Chapter Three: Battles
Theresa tossed and turned in bed, trying to get to sleep. Her thoughts were churning, and she thought that her heart would break if she had to leave for good. She thought of all the things she hadn't said, all the things she hadn't done. Defeating Cronus, letting Archie win an argument… telling Jay how she felt. Tears trickled down her cheeks as she thought of leaving it all behind- for good. Would they find someone to replace her? Would it be a girl who was prettier than her, and that Jay would feel attracted to? Would they all forget her and act as though she had never been? Her mind tormented her, sending her into a fit of tossing. Rain pounded on the window, and then…
Atlanta is facing a huge, growling lion, who lunges at her, teeth glowing with saliva. Archie risks his own life to push Atlanta out of the way. Herry attacks the lion from behind, trying to tackle it, while Neil stands to one side, terrified and screaming. Jay is facing off with Agnon, holding a tree branch instead of his xiophos. His face is set and grim, and he leaps up…
Theresa woke up, her sweat mingling with her tears. Her friends! They were in trouble! But where were they? Theresa closed her eyes and concentrated hard. Trees, benches, a river. The park. What were they doing there? Theresa had no time to wonder. She tumbled out of bed, and raced for the door, not bothering to change her clothes. As she touched the door handle, an unseen force blasted her across the room, knocking her against the wall. The breath knocked out of her, she struggled to sit up, gasping for breath. She looked up to see to midnight black eyes glaring down at her cruelly.
"Going somewhere?" the god asked.
Atlanta tried to yell as the lion lunged at her, but was knocked aside as Archie dived, pushing her aside. She fell to the ground, Archie landing on top of her. "Thanks for saving me," she said, scrambling to her feet as he nodded wordlessly. They turned to face the monster, only to see Herry trying to tackle it from behind.
Atlanta looked around, trying to find a weapon. She noticed that Jay had grabbed a tree branch, and was facing off with Agnon, who was raising a club to bash him. "Watch out!" she screamed, and was filled with relief when he dove out of the way.
"Odie, what is this thing?" Archie asked, using a piece of metal he had found to fend off the lion's huge claws. "I thought the Nemean lion was dead!"
"So did I!" Odie said, frowning. "Cronus must have brought it back from the past."
"Ughh," Atlanta groaned. "He just had to set a man-eating lion on us after I stuffed myself with turkey last night. I think I ate more than Herry did!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Herry asked, trying to keep his hold on the lion's back, rodeo-style.
"Forget it!" Atlanta yelled. "Now where am I going to find a weapon?"
She searched frantically around, and an idea came to her as she saw Neil trying to hide behind a bush. She marched over and grabbed his arm. "Come on, Neil, we need your luck." Neil struggled against her hold. "He'll mess up my hair!" he protested. She glared at him. "You won't have any hair if you don't come," she growled. He let out a squeak of horror, and reluctantly let her lead him to where Archie and Herry were fighting the monster. "Now just stand between where Arch and Herry are fighting the lion, and where Jay is fighting Agnon. Then let your luck do the rest." Neil complied, although only for the sake of his beautiful blonde hair. Atlanta dashed off to help Jay, snatching a huge branch off the ground as she did so. "Hello, Agnon," she said. "If you think you're going to win this fight, you'd better have a good excuse for losing when Cronus asks. Because you are going down."
a/n: How did you like that chapter? I try to keep the characters as much like they are in the show. I hope you like my story so far. I will try to update as soon as possible. Please review!-Becky