Chapter 2: I Go Back To School… Sort of

Ok now I was getting freaked out as Hermes drug me through a wormhole. I sat there like I was still in my dad's Camaro passenger seat. I had my bag and the files I stole at my feet. And then the wormhole ended with a thud on the ground. My papers began to slowly fly down from the sky and my backpack nearly killed me if I wasn't moved by Hermes. I looked around the area and it looked like I was on an island and around me was a floating door labeled "Earth." As I looked more closely there were floating doors all over this place and each one lead to a different location. One was labeled "Olympus" and another with the name of "Valhalla" and the doors went on and on. I stopped and just starred around the tiny island, and looked into the sky. "Where are we exactly Hermes?"

"Glad you had the guts to ask. Most kids just go into shock and don't remember any of this. You will be lucky; you'll have an escape route."

"An escape route?" I asked.

"Yes, in case you or anyone is ever in trouble you can be a guide. Given your sight of course."

"I have 20/20 vision. My sight is perfect."

"You may need to chat with Apollo then and learn your true fate. Also I recommend getting a pair of glasses at the school store before you get into too much trouble."

"What are you talking about?"

"You will find out in due time. Now carry on, we need to get you to the school."

"What school?"

"Demigod Central of course. Where else would a half-blood go to school?"

"I don't know a normal high school!"

With that he rolled his eyes at me and motioned for us to continue walking around the island. We passed all sorts of doors. Each one lead to a mythological location it appeared. I kept walking until I hit an invisible wall. Hermes waved his hand and the door began to glow and hum. It hummed louder and louder until it broke. "Go in and enter the school. The guards may intimidate you but say, "I am a son of a goddess, I enter at will."

With that he stared at me and bid me farewell. He let me know we would meet again in due time. And after exchanging farewells he pushed me into the door that was now an abyss. It was what it looked like of what I came through with. This time I was somewhat prepared until I began to see the school. It looked as though Marvel's Professor X's School had met Hogwarts in Harry Potter. The little Island that I was on was nothing compared to this island. The school would be too rich for even for Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerburg put all their money together with the 30 world's richest people, they couldn't afford it. It was easily from ancient times which made me begin to think this mythology stuff was actually kind of cool.

As I was getting closer and closer to the building I made out two separate buildings and a bridge connecting the two. The building to the left side or west side was more of a dormitory. I could see windows left open with beds and somewhat personal belongings. The building was just shy of a sky scrapper, and I was questioning how deep its basement was as well. As I scanned to the focal point the bridge had a modern feel with the glass panels everywhere even on the floor. As I got closer I made out the support beams on the bridge. They were ancient from what appeared to be Poseidon's Temple in Greece with the let up of all the damage. There were five pillars and the middle one I found interesting. It was a rust orange color as I got close to it. And as I made my way eastward to the right wing of the building I noticed the bricks in the buildings were not just of simple mud and mortar they were gold, silver, and bronze, platinum. Many rare earth metals were just sitting on this building like it didn't even matter.

This building was almost a mirror copy of the other building. With the only differences being location and its use. I could make out some classrooms a cafeteria, and a gym. There was an armory placed on the second floor. This building was like nothing I had ever seen. I almost forgot what I was doing until a guard pushed a spear hilt against me. I let out a weak moan, and glanced up at him. He was about 27 in age with a big scar gut out across his arm. He had on sunglasses that mirrored fire. Not only was he tall but this guy was ripped. He sounded almost like a gorilla grunting at me. He said, "My name is Grant son of Ares. And you are?"

His pause was almost terrifying as if he was calling me a multitude of names inside his head. I could hear "Little wimp, weasel, pip-squeak." And then I recalled Hermes words, and I said them "I am Lance Wakeman, son of a goddess."

"Which goddess? Tons to pick from I need one."

I didn't think of this. I needed a goddess and quick. Why would I sleep through World History, and Latin class? Who knew I would actually need this information to probably keep me alive. Then without a hesitation I said, "Athena!" I don't know where I knew the name from or how I came up with it but Grant bolted up straighter than he already was. He handed me a key and said to go to the room marked. He also added that the headmaster would want to see me before dinner. And I thought, "Great another person who could possibly squash me like a bug."

Grant removed his spear from my chest and opened the door. He told me to go up the elevator to the 13th floor and cross the bridge to the West wing. There I would need to go up to the 29th floor and find my room, which was numbered 13. So I needed the numbers 13-29-13. Simple enough to remember. I walked up and got into my room. And when I walked in it was crazy.

The room looked like it was ransacked and a bomb went off. But not knowing this place in full yet I was cautious to say it out loud incase it would happen. There were clothes thrown about the floor and there were some dangling from the fan. I thought to myself, "what on Earth am I boarding with?" But then I recalled that Hermes took me away from Earth. The room was quiet with a faint murmur of music coming from an iPod on the floor still playing his music. Whoever this kid was he was a slob, and in the morning I'd request a room change. If I even stayed here. Then I stepped in the pizza and I had just about had it and I began to walk out the door when I walked right into him. He was 6 foot 1, and he had his hair short and cropped with that, "Oh look I just ran into a wall my hair is sticking up," look. He had tan skin and dirty blonde hair, and sea blue eyes. He looked like a surfer to be honest except for the short dirty blonde hair. He wore a leather necklace with a shark tooth on it around his neck. He had a certain power in him that was different from the other demigods I had met so far. I tried to take a step to the right and he stepped the same way. This went on at least two more times until he said, "Whoa dude, what's the rush?"

Ok that "Whoa" was too much for me and I just shoved my way past him and said, "I'm off to dinner."

"Ok cool. I'm coming with," and he darted down to chase me. Great I thought another kid I got to deal with. "My name is Kyle," he said.

"Hi Kyle," I said reluctantly. "Do you have a last name at all that I may call you by? Oh and I'm Lance. Lance Wakeman."

"Well you see I've been here my whole life so I don't really know my last name. I bet you do though. You're a son of Athena. So technically we should hate each other."

I stopped in my tracks at the mention of me being a Son of Athena. "Listen Kyle, Hermes sort of brought me here by accident so I'm really just waiting to leave. And at this point I don't know who your father was, so I can't tell you your last name."

"So you do know stuff than. Cause I didn't tell you who I'm a child of yet." Kyle was right. Somehow by just meeting him I was able to learn more about him. Maybe I am a Son of Athena.

"So how are we supposed to find the cafeteria in this whole mess, Kyle?"

"Well, it's actually really easy once you get used to it. But I will lead you since your new here."

"Actually I don't need your help and I will find it on my own."

"Uhm, I wouldn't do that if I were you. I mean this school is huge for all we know you could run into somebody that you don't want to. Or you could get into a lot of trouble."

"I think I can handle it. So if you don't mind I will carry on my own now." And with that I continued my march down the hall as I turned my back to him. I thought if this kid is my roommate I will hate him by the end of the night especially if this keeps up. I walked down the hall and made it to the elevator. I crossed the bridge and entered the hallway and there he was. Kyle was right behind me on my tail. Figuratively of course because I think I did see something here with a tail earlier.

As I made my way further into the academic wing I could hear Kyle saying, "Lance, Lance you might want to stop you don't know what's down that way."

"Oh really Kyle, really?" I said as my temper began to flare. "I don't know where I am going. Really? Ok watch the cafeteria is right down this hallway through the door." Kyle stood petrified in his tracks not moving. I pushed the handle down and opened the door. Doing so I put one foot inside and there was no floor. Too late I was slipping and falling into an abyss. I could make out Kyle screaming and sprinting his way down the hall to help me. Then I saw him make his way into the abyss with me. The abyss was dark and the only light it had was from the door that was slowly closing behind us. Then I landed with a thud on a hard slick stone like surface. As I tried to get to my feet Kyle landed on top of me. Kyle gave me an annoyed look and then we heard a snarl.