Being You- the Jay and Theresa Version
Part two:
Disclaimer: I don't own class of the titans, i wish i did, but i don't
Jay had written Theresa a speech so that she sounded authentic and she had memorised it not to arouse suspicion. She stood at the head of the table in the dining room and filled her friends in on the situation.
"all that we currently know" she mentally read through Jay's speech "is that Cronos is nearby and no one can get into contact with Hermes. Whether these incidents are connected, we don't know. We are going to treat them like they are because, for all we know, Cronos has Hermes and is torturing him right now. Odie, do you have a direct location on Cronos?"
the Braniac looked up from his computer at the sound of his name.
"i don't have the exact location" he confessed "but i do have a basic idea." he turned his laptop around so that everyone could see the screen.
"see the highlighted green area" he pointed to a section of the map displayed on the screen "reports that strange sounds have been heard and a man who fits Cronos's description has been seen there. that is the area we should start our search"
"but it's huge" remarked Atlanta "what is in that area anyway?"
"it an industrial area" said Odie "its full of warehouses."
"ok" Jay stood up "lets go"
"hold on Theresa" said Neil "shouldn't you let Jay finish his little pep talk"
Jay blushed and Archie and Atlanta looked at each other and sniggered. Theresa looked sympathetic.
"its alright Neil" she said "gather your weapons and meet at Herry's truck in ten minutes."
"So whats the plan?" Asked Atlanta as she slammed the truck door shut.
Theresa looked to Jay for confirmation before she started talking.
"we'll split up into groups. Archie and Atlanta, Myself and J..Theresa and Odie, Neil and Herry."
"just a question" said Neil without looking up from filing his nails "why is it always those groups."
"isn't it obvious?" Theresa said "Archie and Atlanta work so well together, they're a good team. You and Odie don't really fight as much so you need Herry and his strength."
"and you and Theresa?"
"i...uh..." Theresa's lack of a reason caused the rest of the group to snigger.
"anyway" Jay butted in, blushing with embarrassment "let...Jay continue"
"right, thankyou" Theresa took a moment to regain her composure "so we split into groups and each take an area of the map to patrol. If you find something suspicious, don't go in. wait for the rest of us to get there but get as close as possible to assess the situation."
"right" Jay nodded reassuringly to Theresa, who looked relieved to have successfully gotten through a speech sounding like Jay.
"We're here" Herry pulled his truck into a driveway "but the gate is closed and locked"
"not a problem" Odie grinned and brandished a pair of bolt cutters.
the indistrial area was huge and mostly concrete with five huge warehouses taking up a lot of the space. Archie kicked a clump of dead grass.
"not much to look at" he said "i guess that's why Cronos decided to camp out here."
Theresa nodded in agreement
"ok, we know the plan" she said "lets go"
Archie and Atlanta held hands once they were alone. Although they were on guard, they were having fun, fooling around and teasing each other, quietly though, so not to draw attention from any unwanted people...or gods. They approached a building, made out of brick and sheet metal and quitetened down, Archie drawing his whip and Atlanta touching her wrist crossbow in preparation and anticipation of what they might find. The door of the warehouse was wide open and inside was dark. The pair darted for the cover of crates, not taking any chances and split up to search for any signs of foul play.
"Lannie," Archie whispered into his PMR "come and check this out"
Atlanta made her way to the other side of the building where Archie was crouched down, examining something on the concrete floor, in his hand was a tiny flashlight
"what is it?" she asked, drawing out her own torch
Archie pointed to some burn marks on the floor.
"remind you of anything" he said
Atlanta gasped
"it's just like the marks made by Cronus's scythe when he shoots power"
Archie nodded. They knew only too well what the marks looked like, they had dodged enough of Cronos's attacks and seen their fair share of leftover burn marks.
"we're getting close" he said
Meanwhile, Jay and Theresa had found nothing. They had been around the perimetre of their area and were now headed for the warehouse.
"you need to lighten up" noted Theresa "if you keep frowning, i'll get wrinkles"
Jay looked up, startled "sorry" he said
"see," Theresa punched him "i was joking, you have to stop being so serious or the others will get suspicious."
"well what about you" Jay retorted "if you keep smiling and being cheerful the others will suspect I've gone crazy."
Theresa stuck out her tongue. "come on," she led the way to the warehouse.
Jay pushed at the door. It creaked when it opened and he ducked for cover. But no one came so he motioned for Theresa to follow him in. the stench inside the building was horrible and Jay covered his nose and tried not to gag.
"what is this place?" Theresa whispered
jay didn't reply, something had caught his eye.
In the corner of the warehouse was a simple Greek sandal but when Jay touched it, little white wings sprouted out and fluttered feebly.
"Hermes" He said
Theresa put her hand on his shoulder, silently surprised at how thin her shoulder was in Jays large hand. She must seem so weak to him. Then Jay reached back and clasped her hand.
"did you hear that?" he whispered. Theresa listened closely.
"the door" she hissed in reply.
the ominous creak of the door was unmistakable in the silence and the two teens turned, crouching in preparation.
But they couldn't be prepared for what walked through the doorway.
"is that…" Theresa's voice faltered and Jay swallowed hard.
"Run!" he cried urgently. Theresa didn't need to be told twice.
The two of them ran.
They rounded a corner and stopped to catch their breath
"you run like a girl!" joked Theresa
Jay glared at her.
" this is no time for jokes." He said seriously "that was a Dracaena"
"I thought it was pretty funny" Theresa muttered.
Jay's lip twitched and soon he was on the floor laughing. Theresa was quick to join and the pair of them collapsed, exhausted and slightly hysterical, back to back in the middle of the pathway.
Neil was in agony.
Herry stood guard while Odie tried to calm the hysterical blonde.
"this can't be happening" Neil sobbed into Odie's shoulder
"shhh, it's ok" Odie soothed "you can always buy a new shirt"
"it won't be the same, this is a limited edition cashmere with pure silk panelling. And its designer"
The trio had entered a warehouse only to find it filled with broken machinery. Neil had tried to push his way between two large pieces and ended up snagging and tearing his favourite shirt and breaking a nail.
"Would you quiet down" Herry waved a hand in annoyance "we don't want to draw unwanted attention to ourselves."
But it was too late. A quiet hissing sound came from the doorway as a silhouette appeared.
"what is that thing?" Neil shrieked
"I have no idea" Herry yelled "but it's coming this way!"
He clenched his fists and flexed his muscles, moving to block Neil an Odie.
Neil screamed.
"what are you doing?" though it was Jay's voice, it was undoubtedly Theresa's question. Archie and Atlanta broke apart, blushing furiously.
"we finished early…we were waiting for you guys" Archie, stuttering, began
"we didn't know when you'd be back so we had some time to kill" Atlanta continued
"so you thought you'd make out?" Jay raised an eyebrow
"I knew it!" Theresa squealed. Jay shot her a look
"never do that in my voice again" he said, horrified. Theresa laughed
"how long have you been together?" she continued
"since we switched back to ourselves" Atlanta confessed
"and you didn't tell me?"
"well, no…"
"Never mind, I'm so happy for you!"
"We were thinking" Archie cut in
"sure didn't look like it" Jay muttered, grinning
"…that" Archie continued "it was very strange for there to be no monsters here. We found evidence of Cronus, but nothing else."
Jay and Theresa looked at each other
"there is something here." Theresa said "we got away before it really saw us. We thought it would be better to regroup."
"What was it?" Atlanta asked
"a Dracaena" Jay replied gravely
"Like I said," Atlanta repeated "what was it?"
"There are two types of Dracaenae in Greek mythology" He began "The first is a creature that has the upper-half of a woman and the lower-half of a serpent, nasty stuff. The other type of is Dragons from ancient Greece such as the Lydian Dragon and the Colchian Dragon. We're dealing with the first kind. The dracaena is nasty and merciless, she won't give up."
"Thankyou textbook" Archie said sarcastically "but how do we fight it?"
Just then, a scream echoed around the industrial area
"The others!" The four of them cried in unison
"learning by doing" Archie considered as they ran towards their friends "nice."
Short but sweet. Sorry for the enormous wait! I hope it was worth it!
stay tuned…