Chapter 3
"Ow," I muttered into the ground. I had landed on my face. I slowly turned over, and looked up at the bright blue sky. I sat up, and looked around me. There were large, green hills all around me. Sheep and cattle grazed everywhere. I sighed, and stood up. "Time to find out who brought me here," I said under my breath.
"I was the one who brought you here," A woman said behind me. I spun around to see a human with black hair, tan skin, and gray eyes.
"I'm sorry to ask this," I said. "but who are you?"
The woman smiled. "My name is Athena. I am the goddess off wisdom, battle strategies, and crafts."
My mouth fell open. I was not expecting to meet a Greek goddess. "So you summoned me, then?" I asked
She nodded. "You are needed to stop an evil that has entered our world from yours."
"What's the evil?" I asked.
She looked off to the distance. I followed her gaze. There was thick smoke in the air. It looked like it was coming from a giant volcano.
"A creature from your world is doing that," Athena said.
"I honestly don't know what kind of creature would be creating smoke," I said.
Athena glared at me. "Fire creates smoke, Hedgehog."
"I know that," I said. "I still don't know what creature would create fire."
"Well then, find out," Athena said. She tossed me a sword and a little gold coin. "Use the sword if needed. The coin is to contact the gods once you've stopped what is going on."
"Okay," I said, completely confused. "How do I stop it?"
"Are you not the fastest creature in your world?" Athena asked. "If you are not, then I have chosen the wrong creature to save us." She disappeared, leaving the smell of olives hanging in the air.
"All right, that was weird," I said. I shrugged, and looked at the smoke again. "This isn't going to be fun." I looked around me, and saw a little town in the distance. I smiled. "Maybe I can learn some more stuff about the smoke from the people there."
I started running towards the town.