Sorry it's so late. Here is chapter 3! It's a long one! :D FAMANDA FOREVER!
CHAPTER 3
Amanda POV
"What did you get?" I ask Finn.
"Our first clue." He holds up a blue note.
"Open it!" I say excitedly. We haven't been getting much KK action since the cruise. I've gotten very bored.
"Uh… Amanda." Finn looks down at my feet. I am floating about an inch above the ground. He pulls me down.
"Thanks." I blush. Finn opens the note.
"So it looks like a riddle or poem. It says:
The clock will strike at twelve on a very dark night,
Light and half-bloods will come to fight,
An evil so powerful will be revealed,
And a friend will need to be healed,
Find the pen,
And you shall win,
But also a shield will be needed that day,
And to get it you must go away,
To a camp of godlings, you must go,
They will be friends, not foes,
Find the magic concealed inside,
And the shield you will have to very much find,
Will not be made of metal or stone,
But would have been made from old bones,
The magic will lead you on,
To fight or Disney shall be gone
Weird." I look behind us at the group of teenagers that were with us. They had shocked faces.
"Okay. That's just plan scary." I say.
"We'll discuss it at the ice cream parlor. Finn, got sunglasses?" Philby asks putting his on and a cap.
"Never forget them." He puts them on. "Let's go. Bye you guys." He waves to everyone else.
"Wait!" Annabeth says.
"Annabeth-" Percy says.
"No. We know it's about us too." She faces us. "We can help you."
"How in the world can you help us?" I asked.
"Well, first. I think we should come to the ice cream parlor with you. Then tell you." I look at Finn. He stares back.
"Fine but warning, Maybeck." I start to laugh.
"Huh?" Nico says. All three of us burst into tears laughing.
"Let's-" I wipe a tears off my eye. "Go." You know Maybeck. He can be… well… interesting.
We walk down Main Street. We walk to the ice cream parlor and see Maybeck, Jess and Willa outside. I wave at Jess and Willa. They respond back with waves and smiles.
"So who are they?" Maybeck asked, pointing to Percy and the rest of them.
"Friends. Meet Percy, Annabeth, Nico, Frank, Hazel, Piper, Jason and Leo. You guys, meet Willa, Maybeck and Jess." Finn said. They waved.
"I didn't think you were that popular Whitman." Maybeck. Finn rolls his eyes and we all moved some chairs and crowd around the small table. I sit down by Finn and Jess. Finn explained to Maybeck, Jess and Willa what happened and the note.
"So, you said you could help us." I said to Annabeth who was admiring the buildings and castle.
"Ya. We can." That didn't help.
"Well, let's try to figure it out first. So The clock will strike at twelve on a very dark night, Light and half-bloods will come to fight. So, DHIs are light. So what are half-bloods?" Philby asks.
"We are." I turned to see Percy.
"You're what?" I ask.
"Half-bloods. AKA demigods." He responds.
"Wait, aren't demigods like offspring of the Greek gods?" Willa asked.
"Exactly." Annabeth said. There was silence.
Philby finally spoke up. "But they are just-"
"Myths, ya ya. Don't believe everything you hear. But the gods are very much real. I am the daughter of Athena." Annabeth says.
"I'm the daughter of Aphrodite." Piper says. I can tell.
"Son of Hephaestus." Leo says.
"Son of Mars." Frank says.
"Wait, isn't Mars roman?" Philby asked.
"Ya. Me, Jason and Frank are roman." Hazel said. "Daughter of Pluto. Hades, in Greek form."
"I'm her half brother. I'm the son of Hades." Nico says. Now I can see why he is kinda emo.
"I'm the son of Jupiter." Jason says.
"You're the son of Zeus?!" Willa says.
"Yep." He seems so chill about. I can see why Piper would be dating him. If only Finn would just ask me out. What am I saying?!
"And I'm the son of Poseidon." Percy says.
"Oh! I had no clue, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth says.
"I'd be quiet if I were you Wise Girl." Percy responds in a sweet, but joking tone.
"So, we have half-bloods. Wait. So godlings are demigods, right?" I say twirling my hair. It distracts me from levitating.
"Ya. And we know what the camp is. Camp Half-Blood."
"Where is that?" Jess asks. That's the first thing I've heard out of her since I've seen her.
"Uhhh… New York." Percy says. He gives us a half-smile.
"Well. There's an issue." I said. "How are we going to get to New York?"
"We can call Blackjack or even Mrs. O'Leary." Percy suggests. Who's Blackjack and Mrs. O'Leary?
"Ya! Iris Message camp to send Mrs. O'Leary over and we can Shadow Travel."
"I'm afraid to ask what shadow traveling is." Willa says.
"It's difficult." Percy and Nico say at the same time.
"Thank you Lord!" Maybeck says.
"So we need to go there and do all of this by when?" Jess asks Finn.
"It's says midnight but I don't know what day." Finn replies. I grab the note and reread it.
"Uhh… what's a matter with her?" Hazel asks, pointing at Jess. I look up and see her. She's getting a dream.
"Paper. Pencil." She says. I look around for her bag as fast I can. No luck. I look under the table. There it is. All the way on the other side. I stretch out my arms and levitate the bag to me. I franticly look through her huge purse then I see a notepad and pencil. I hand to Jess and she starts drawing. She finishes drawing. Then all of a sudden she starts to faint. I catch her.
"Her dreams… they have been getting extreme. They take all the energy out of her." I say. Jess, half conscious, sits back into her chair. I hand her my water bottle.
"Okay, so we have basically explained ourselves to you. Now what's up with you guys?" Annabeth asks.
Finn looks over. "We are the Kingdom Keepers." I smile. I just love when people say our name.
"Okay, so who are Kingdom Keepers?" Leo asks.
"Well, see. Our DHIs are like half of us. So when we go to sleep, we 'crossover' to our DHIs in the park." Philby explains. The group had a blank expression. Hmmm…
"And we fight the Overtakers, AKA the Disney villains, and try to save the parks and until recently, cruises." Willa said.
"Charlene is a part of our group too but she left." Finn adds.
"And so how do those two fit in? They aren't DHIs." Hazel says. I wanted to slap her then and there. But Jess grabbed my arm.
"We are DHIs. Philby programmed us and made us DHIs so at night we can crossover with them," Jess says.
"We are also fairlies." I add.
"Don't you mean fairies?" Percy asks. I exchange a look with Finn. We start laughing.
"Sorry. It's just that… never mind. But no, I mean fairlies. As in fairly human. We are kids with an unusual power." I say.
"So what are they?" Jason asks.
"Well, you just witnessed one a minute ago. Jess dreams the future." I say.
"Oh, so everything you dream will come true?" Frank asks.
"Yep. Pretty much. But I wouldn't call it a power. I would call it a curse." Jess says.
"Tell me about it." I say, rolling my eyes.
"So, what about you?" Piper asks me.
"What should I example on?" I ask the group so anyone could answer.
"Well, you held back a 30-foot wave. So maybe you can do it to them." Finn answered. I looked back at them. Their mouths were shaped in an O.
"Hmm… okay. I'll do that!" I stretched out my arms. I could feel the power running through me. I raised all of them out of their chairs a centimeter. They had no clue what was going on. I raised them up to where they were 2 inches off the ground.
"How the Hades?" Leo said.
"Gods. You have a cool power." Nico says.
"Cool." Piper says to herself.
I lowered them safely to their chairs. I took a deep breath. No matter how big or small I levitate, it still drains all my stregth.
"So you can levitate things. That's so cool!" Annabeth says. I smile, and grab my/Jess's water bottle. I take a long drink.
"Don't waist it Amanda." Jess says. I roll my eyes.
"So… are you too… like twins or sisters or something like that?" Nico asks me and Jess.
We both nod. "Well, we are both orphans and we lived together since we were little so we are basically sisters. We've been through everything together. From when we ran away to when to when Greeny put a spell on me."
"Ya. I didn't like Jezebel." I say. I shiver.
"I don't think anybody did." Maybeck says.
"Ya. Sorry again about putting you in SBS." Jess says.
"It's fine. It's Greeny who is to blame," Maybeck replies.
"Who is Greeny?" Hazel asks.
"It sound like Granny." Leo adds.
"I wish." Maybeck murmurs.
"Greeny is the witch from Sleeping Beauty." Finn says. Nobody likes to say her name though we all known perfectly who she is. Witches wish they could be as bad as her.
"You mean Maleficent?" Leo says. We all jump in our chairs at the name. I look around, see if any heads looked over. And of course, I spot something.
"Finn?" I ask, keeping my eyes on her.
"What's a matter Amanda?" Finn asks me.
"The Evil Queen is giving me the death look." I watch as she starts to slowly walk towards out table.
DUH DUH DUNNNNNNNNNNNN! I love Amanda. R & R!