We were driving for hours. Trees zipped by and were being swallowed by the darkness behind them and the silence in the car was unbearable. When I looked at my sister she look really scared and she was hugging her legs close to her body, "we'll be fine," I reassured her.
"But that thing it's still chasing us," She observed and I knew she was right I couldn't see it but every known and again I heard a growling and the shadows would move. "It should have given up," She said "It must really have it in for us." She always got scared like this whenever a monster attacked. After the first attack we experienced she has had nightmares ever since. She used to wake up in the night and call me and I used to tell her the story of me as a brave hero defeating whatever monster was disturbing her sleep then our parents came in and told me to go back to sleep while they reassured Marina that everything was ok. "It will give up;" I said "and if it doesn't I will make it," I tried to sound strong but my voice wavered and I think Marina noticed it too. She didn't reply, she just turned and stared out of the window. We drove for even longer and I wondered was this camp was actually like. Just then as I was in deep thought a huge animal like shape landed on the front of the car with an earth shattering, BANG! My mother screamed and that's a sound I never wanted to hear or I sound I don't want to hear again. Anger rose inside my gut and my farther slammed the brakes and we span and span if you've ever been on the waltzers at a local fair then times that my 100 and then you would be close to what this feels like. I closed my eyes as we span and I actually fell out of my seat belt and was thrown into another chair right next to my sister I could feel a liquid trickle down my neck and I guessed it was blood I opened one eye and my sister was staring at me with worried eyes with a mix of concern. "I'm...ok," I managed and then the car jolted to a stop and my mother and farther both turned around to check on us. "Are you both ok?" My father asked and my sister nodded in reply. "And Nate? Are you ok?" He asked clearly noticing I wasn't in my seat belt. "Yeah," I grunted though I didn't feel great. I noticed the monster wasn't on the car anymore. "What happened to the monster?" I asked and my farther when to speak but then a humongous lion roar rattled my brain inside my head and then I saw it pounding towards us. I had a lion's head and body but with a goats head sprouting from its back and then its tail was a slithering snake. It was coming straight towards the car and I knew I had to draw it away I don't know why but some instinct told me to help. I grabbed my sword and kicked at the door. "What are you doing?" My sister pleaded and then I grabbed the door handle and the door flung open. "No!" My farther cried
"Get back here now Nate Jackson!" My mother Called and they both got out of the car. I charged the beast but it was impossibly fast. It leaped out of the way and turned towards me it leaped and it was hit. I flew backwards the beast grabbing me and my sword flew out of my hand and landed out of reach. My parents tried to intervene but they were too far away. I crashed into the ground and a horrible pain shot through my back. The beast which I realised was a 'chimera' opened its jaw and blood from its last victim splattered onto my face.
"sssstay my sson," Said a cackling laugh and a snake women appeared. The chimera obeyed and closed its mouth but it stayed on top of me. "You cheated me once before Jackson," the snake women said and turned to face my dad. "You essscaped the clutches of death and now your children will pay." She hissed and threw her head back which was probably laughter and the Chimera stepped back staring at me the whole time making sure its meal didn't escaped. "Now my sssson," she said. "Destroy them starting with that interfering brat," she looked at me with hatred and then the Chimera pounced. My parents were running to help but they were too far away to reach in time. "Son!" It was my farther this time talking to me instead of the snake women talking to the chimera. I looked at him. "Can you catch?" He asked me and he uncapped his pen and threw it while it was still morphing into his sword. The creature opened its jaw and its snake tail hissed in delight. The pen/sword was whizzing through the air and I caught it just as it finished changing into a sword I slashed forward and I actually hit the chimera in mid Jump. It howled and fell backwards but it scrambled back to its feet. "Good hit!" My mother and Farther cried in unison and my mother ran to fight the snake women. My farther picked up my sword and used that for now. They charged to intercept the snake women before she could intervene. The chimera growled at me and I said something like: "Bring it on or can't you fight without your mommy?" It roared and spit flew at me. I've angered it and made it reckless. It swung with my father's blade 'riptide' but it avoided just then my sister got out of the car. "You can do it Nate!" She called and it gave me hope. Meanwhile the snake lady hissed "you wont ssssurvive me a sssecond time Jackson," and my farther just said "yeah? Bring it!" then my mother put on her Yankees cap and vanished. The chimera saw a chance to strike and its claws dug into my stomach. I winced but I tried to look brave because my sister was watching then the Chimera open its mouth one last time and I thrust forward the blade going straight into the mouth and the Chimera exploded into dust. "Yeah!" My sister cried and I ran over to her. "you two get to camp," A voice said next to us and it sounded like my mother's a few seconds later she materialized next to us. "It's just up there," She pointed up the hill.
"B-but-"my sister protested buy my mother shook her head. "Now go! We'll hold off the snake women." I hugged her one last time and she smelt like lemons and then I pulled away so my sister could and I had to fight tears back. "Don't get upset Nate," She said wiping my eyes "We'll see you again but for now the camp is the safest place for you,"
"Good luck son!" My farther yelled and I ran over to him. "Trade swords back?" I said and we gave each other our swords back just as the snake women went to attack my farther again. "You fight well Nate but just take care of yourself yeah?" I nodded but I decided to leave my dad to his fighting. When I got back to my sister she was crying and I took her hand. "Come on," I told her and we sprinted towards the hill. I stopped and turned around my mother waved and then she put her cap back on and she was gone. We ran up the hill dodging trees and at one point my sister tripped up. I caught her and we kept running. We finally made it to the top and I could see strawberry fields and then when I look closer I saw cabins arranged in a U shape. There was the climbing wall with lava pouring down it and I could see demi-gods fighting with swords or chatting. I realised me and my sister would be the only people there who weren't demi-gods. Well we kind of are but technically were not because our parents are both demi-gods. I remember suddenly feeling light headed and nauseous. The world span around me and I looked down. My shirt was torn and I was bleeding where the chimera caught me. I saw the ground rush up to meet me and I hear a muffled scream from my sister something like "Nate! What's wrong?" and then I passed out.