I woke up in a cold sweat. Questions bounced in my head: Who was that man? What were those symbols above their heads? What do they mean? What did this have to do with me? And what in tarnation did "This is your legacy. Know that, and you can rule all," mean? Excellent questions if I do say so myself. I sat up and shook the thoughts from my head. "It was just a weird dream inspired by all the weird stuff that just happened." I said aloud to help make it seem truer, but I still had a nagging feeling that the voice was right somehow.

I rubbed my eyes and took in my surroundings. I hadn't really taken them in when I woke up...yesterday? Earlier? What time was it anyway? I'll figure it out later. The room and door were marble white but were clearly just painted that way. They had swirls on them similar to the ones that were above my mom's head. They reminded me of my kindergarden drawings of wind. The swirls were accented with blue to make them stand out I guess. The trim of the room was a turquoise color a little darker than the swirl accents. The carpet was also white and seemed very thick. There was also the bed I was in, a dresser, and a desk with a cabinet and wooden chair, all with the same color scheme as the walls, although the dresser had a navy blue flower painted onto the side and didn't have any turquoise on it. I got out of bed and felt something heavy in my pocket. Puzzled I pulled it out and promptly dropped it in shock. I picked it up off the ground for a better look. It looked exactly like a combination of the two symbols above mom and that other guy's head. I was beginning to suspect that the man was my dad. It would make sense and the medallion I now held only seemed to confirm that. It would also make that statement about my "Legacy" make more sense too. The only questions were: Who is/was he? WHAT is/was he? and Where did he go? Uggh! All these questions are driving me crazy! Deep breath Percy, deep breath. Ok, lets just explore the room and keep calm.'

I walked over to the dresser and found a note from Intonay "The clothes will automatically fit themselves to your person, just imagine the design you want on them. Nothing too fancy or intricate though or they may wrap you up like a mummy" Ooookkkkaaayyyy then. I looked through all the drawers and found white t-shirts, pants and under clothes. These were all in drawers marked with a 'B'. I didn't look in the ones marked 'G'. This was clearly a guest bedroom to cater for anyone's preference. I changed into the clothes and they were a bit big until adjusted to my size. They shimmered like gossamer and were extremely comfortable. I imagined my self in jeans and a blue t-shirt. Blue was my favorite color ever since I was small and my mom would bake her amazing blue cookies to thwart Gabe. I shook the memory away and proceeded to look at myself in the full length mirror. My reflection shocked me.

It had been years since I had properly seen or really cared for myself in a while. Despite the clean clothes, I still looked pretty bad. It appeared Intonay had cleaned up some of my cuts and might've given me a sponge bath but I still had dark bags under my eyes and although the t-shirt helped hide it a bit, I looked very thin. My hair was a mess but then again it always was even when I wasn't living on my own.

After that shocking revelation I went over to the bathroom and found some dry shampoo and conditioner extra strength. It appears my family wasn't the only ones to think my hair was crazy. There was also a comb. This is going to be fun, I can tell already.


Shampooing and Conditioning my hair took about 2 mins each. It was combing my hair that took the other 26 mins of the half hour I spent in the bathroom. My head was so sore after I combed out all the tangles and I had this headache that made my vision a little wonky but thats over now thankfully. My hair seems to have a mind of its own. I tried to tame it, I really did, but after 10 mins of trying to get it to stay flat I've given up. However the bathroom mirror confirms that I managed to do SOMETHING with it.

It looks glossier and I can actually run my fingers through it though its very long. I've chopped it with scissors a few times and it shows. The length is very uneven now that I can see it not as a jumbled mess. I left the bathroom and sat down on the bed and pulled out the medallion.

It had almost a Yin-Yang look to it except with spirals that went around each other. One was clearly a wave and the other had the swirly, wind look of my mother's symbol. They were outlined/separated by a line of gold. The rim was also golden. It was a little bigger than my palm and the sides were also golden. Wait, if mom's symbol looked like air and I suspected she was a dragon then she must be an air dragon! That would explain why I managed to telepathically talk at Melody! (AN: Yes I meant AT. He didn't actually know she was there so he didn't talk TO her) That means I must have some control over air or something! I didn't actually try to do something because I feared I might break something or hurt myself somehow. Now I'm bored though so maybe I should go explore what's outside this room.

I went over to the door and found that there was no handle. Am I stuck here until someone comes to get me? Why doesn't this door have handle, that makes no sense! I looked around after a minute I found an indentation in the wall next to the frame of the door and stuck my finger in it. It didn't seem to do anything until I looked over to find that the door was gone. I took my finger out and nothing happened, but when I put it in again the door reappeared. That's so cool! I re"opened" the door and went out into the hallway. When I turned around the door was back again but I could see the indentation in the wall to open it again. Just to be sure I tested it and it seemed to work. To my right and left there were hallways that both looked interesting to explore, but I chose the left hall because I could smell something amazing cooking down that way.

After a few wrong turns I found the kitchen and the source of the delicious scent. But I was surprised to find Melody there and not Intonay. "Hello" she said

"Um... hi. What is that?" I asked pointing to the pot.

"It's tapioca pudding. It looks a little weird but its delicious!" I looked into the pot and gagged.

"I told you it looks a little weird. Here try some." She held out a spoon with it. I looked at it dubiously but took the spoon. It sorta looked like normal vanilla pudding with fish eggs in it. Melody gave me a look and it was about 3 times more threatening than usual with her slitted eyes. I put the spoon in my mouth and nearly choked on the it. "Don't kill yourself! Jeez, oh wait, its my eyes isn't it" I couldn't answer her with anything but a nod because the pudding, despite it's appearance it was heavenly. I swallowed and found her looking at me expectantly.

"It's great! This is the best thing I've tasted in a long time!" I exclaimed.

"See, I told you it was good. So, was it my eyes that made you choke yourself? I forgot that you might be able to see through the Mist." She questioned.

"Yeah, they are kinda off putting. What is the mist?" I asked.

"Haha, silly." She gave a small smile, "Its the Mist. The Mist is a magical..." She waved her hand searching for a word. "... energy, that hides reality from mortal eyes. Because your part dragon you have the ability to not only see through it, but to manipulate it as well. Some magical being are better at manipulating the Mist than others. Our species has became adept at manipulating it to disguise ourselves from the general populace because unlike our wings, our eyes can't be pulled into our bodies without looking completely wrong and even more out of the ordinary."

I shuddered at the image that came to mind. "That makes sense but, if I'm a dragon too then why don't I have wings or snake eyes?"

"Hmm... probably because your only half dragon. That and only descendants of wind dragons have wings."

"About that," I pulled out my medallion "I think I am part wind dragon." Melody gasped. "That's an element amulet! Your family must have been either very important or very powerful! Thats incredible! There are only 36 in the known existence for the 36 descendants of the Elder Dragons! Only the royals of each clan have some!" She exclaimed.

"Really?! It just appeared in my pocket this morning after I had this crazy dream. I don't even know if I'm actually supposed to have it." I said.

"Well of COURSE your supposed to have it! If it chose you then that means..." She trailed off lost in thought.

"Means...?" I prompted.

"You MIGHT be a full-blooded decadent of one of the original dragons of water or wind colonies. However my logic may be flawed, it has been centuries since the wind OR water colonies have had a full-blooded heir to the throne. Right now, my family sorta runs both colonies, but separately. Lucky for dad, wind and water have peaceful relations and aren't very war inclined anyway. Wait! What are we doing talking about this kinda thing! I still have to make dinner! Crap, mom will KILL me if I don't have dinner ready soon. My little brothers are hard enough to manage when their bellies are full!"

I started at many things. Could I be a decadent of the royal family? I certainty don't FEEL royal. Would I want to be if I was? Probably not. Hold on did she say dinner?! If dinner is anything like that tapioca pudding then I DEFINITELY want to be a part of this. "Could I help?" I asked.

"With what? Dinner or my younger brothers? 'Cause both would be great."

"Um, dinner please. I doubt that I can interact with younger kids in a positive way. The ones that lived on the streets like me where vicious! They ran around in packs like piranhas and would beg older people for stuff and annoyed them until they got it! That or they just took it. I know which one I prefer and it doesn't involve my ears falling off." Melody looked as though she were having a seizure or something. "Are you OK?!" I asked worriedly. Then she let out a carking laugh.

"That... was the...funniest...thing I...ever heard...EVER!"She managed to say between giggles. "Well then you can help me in here. Could you get some flour from that cabinet over there? The box is labeled."

So I helped Melody make something called Beef Stew and some rolls. It smelled great and I couldn't wait to dig in, when I heard a loud "THUMP". I jumped and strangled a scream when I heard 2 young voices and figured out that they were Melody's little brothers. Melody looked torn between laughing at me and being upset that her brothers had appeared. She ended up making this weird coughing sound and looking like she was having another seizure. "Melody?" I said hesitantly, not sure how she might react. She continued to make that noise and I was pretty sure we had broken her on accident. Then she sneezed and continued on like nothing had happened and I just looked at her.

"What?! Why are you looking at me funny!? What happened, what did I do?!"

I didn't even know what to say, I was just throughly confused. "You... broke?"

"What do mean I... OH I know what happened. You must have done something that tore me between two or more actions. I have this interesting but not uncommon reflex among dragons that when I can't decide between two actions logically I just don't do anything and my body and brain just shut down. Apparently its not rare its just usually runs in families and none of my ancestors have it so its a little puzzling. Don't worry its perfectly normal. You just need to poke me or something and I'll start again."

"That is the weirdest "reflex" I have ever heard of. EVER. That seems, I don't know, sorta made up. Its just odd." She scowled at me and I knew I had said something offensive to her. "Oh! I'm sorry! It just sorta, came out! I'm so sorry!" She just glared at me and carried the put of beef stew to the table in the other room. I felt bad. It really was a mean thing to say and I shouldn't have said it. I awkwardly followed her out thinking I should really review both my social skills and my thought process for future encounters with her. I really enjoyed making the stew with her. The table had been set and the two boys who looked to be around 6 and 5ish were bouncing in their chairs. When I entered they both stopped whatever the heck they were doing before and pelted me with so many questions I didn't even know what they were saying when Intonay came to my rescue.

"Boys! What did I tell you about questioning our guest! Introduce yourselves before you start demanding information from him!" She scolded them. I sat down at an empty spot and filled my bowl.

"Sorry mom." They said in unison. Then they turned to me. The older looking one said,"Heh, sorry about that. Its been a while since we had anyone new to talk to. I'm Ralen and this," He indicated the smaller boy, "is Esmond. I'm seven and Esmond is 4. Our neighborhood is all full of old people who only talk about either manners or how cute we are and pinch our cheeks. You have no idea how BORING it is and Melody never plays with us anymore, she's such a killjoy."

"Hey! If I'm a killjoy then you're a spoiled brat." Melody had finished already and was in the kitchen. I had been eating while listening to Ralen and was about half way finished. Ralen stuck out his tongue in the direction of the kitchen and continued eating at a stern look from Intonay.

We finished the meal in silence and I excused myself and found my way back to the guest bedroom I was apparently staying in but when I walked through the door I got something dumped on my head. "AHhh! Gross what the?!" I couldn't see and managed to stumble into a wall before some of the mystery substance made it's way to my mouth and I tasted the vanilla of tapioca pudding.

I guess I deserved that. How on earth did she manage to rig that? The door couldn't exactly be hooked up to a string or something and I didn't hear or feel a container for the pudding either. I knocked into another wall before finding the bathroom and a towel to wipe my face. I heard Melody laughing maniacally down the hall and when I looked in the mirror I laughed a bit too. It looked like I had taken a bath in tapioca pudding instead of just getting it dumped on my head.

I undressed and took a shower and made EXTRA sure to scrub my hair. I did NOT want to have to go through THAT nightmare EVER. AGAIN. EVER. I got out another pair of the magical clothes and imagined them as my old PJ's. They were sorta embarrassing but I just wanted to go to bed and I was pretty sure that no one would look under the covers even Melody if she wanted to prank me again. So I climbed into bed and drifted off into sleep. Of course, I had another dream.


I dreamed that I was hovering above some of chasm that radiated hatred and and just felt plain wrong. I heard voices drifting up from the pit "Only a few more years my servants. Then we shall have enough power to rise again and wreak vengeance upon the Olympians and all they stand for. We must be patient." The voice was cold and raspy from misuse. It sent shivers up my spine.

Suddenly I was whisked into a moonlit garden and it was just silent. I couldn't understand what I was doing here when a being appeared and apparently didn't see me. She sat down in the grass and looked at the sky, seeming to listen intently. I tried to call out to her but my voice didn't work. I too looked at the sky and saw that it was reaching down and then a figure appeared. A large man who appeared to be straining against some heavy load that I couldn't see. The girl got up and reported something eerily similar to what I heard in the pit. "He is preparing and so should you." The figure managed a smile and said in a deep, commanding voice, "Good, we will soon have our thrones back then?" "Yes." replied the girl. "Wait. She seemed to sniff the air. "There is someone else here!" She turned and looked straight at me. "Good, a snack before I go." What was with people and eating me?! Seriously! As she came at me she changed and had a donkey leg and a prosthetic one. She also grew fangs and longer hair. She walked with a limp. She lunged and I tried to back away but she still managed to knock me to the ground.

She stood above me and said, "Calm down, young hero. I mean you no harm." Despite what I saw earlier I started to believe her. She beared down on me and I showed no resistance. A voice in my head was screaming at me to get away but it was so faint that a barely heard it. She was leaning down with a hungry glint in her eyes when I heard music.

It was beautiful. Most importantly it snapped me out of my trance just in time and I woke up. The music was still going and then I heard a voice. The voice was singing to the music in a language that I understood somehow, but it wasn't until I was halfway down the hallway when I realized I had moved at all. That was also when I realized that I couldn't actually understand what was being SAID.

I understood the music on an emotional level. The song was about being tossed around in a storm and finding a light to guide you. I followed it down the hall I hadn't explored and found a staircase, but that wasn't where I was going. I went to the end of the hall and found a door cracked open. It lead to a large room with walls that I had seen in the music room when I had gone to school that apparently amplified sound. It had all sorts of instruments but I was too entranced to take much notice. All I noticed was the singer, Melody. She hadn't seen me yet as her back was turned and I just stayed in the doorway listening. After what seemed like an eternity of bliss the song stopped and Melody turned around.

"What are you doing here!" She asked.

"I well... I was about to eaten when I heard your music and woke up. I just followed it to the source. It was beautiful." I told her.

"You..." She looked torn between pride and anger. I thought she might freeze up again but clearly she had enough warning because she calmed down. "Why? I did after all dump tapioca pudding on you."

"I deserved it after what I said. I'm sorry. Although how DID you manage to rig that to the door?" I asked. This was something I really wanted to know.

"Well I did a REALLY unstable levitation charm on the pudding, so when you walked under it it broke and the pudding fell on you. I also used the Mist to temporarily make the pudding invisible. I was going to prank my brothers with it but I thought you were more deserving of punishment." She explained, looking very pleased with herself. I smiled at the last comment. "So what was that you said about almost being eaten? Isn't that like, the second time in two days?" I explained my dream to her up until the point I woke up.

"That was an empusa. Wait... that chasm... that sounded like Tartarus, and if your having those kind of dreams that must mean you're a..." Her eyes widened in a sudden realization and she paled.

"What?" I asked worried.

"Demigod."


AN: Sorry its a tad late but I did say Wednesdayish. Would've been updated sooner if all my teachers hadn't suddenly decided to pop tests on us for the next day a few days in a row. Seriously! That and I had to prepare for a special church event that was focused around the Young Women (me/ every girl in my church from age 12 to 18) Hectic week. The next chapter should be on time though. Have a nice day! ~FictionGirl11

P.S. Thank you for all of the great reviews! I really appreciate them!