A/N: So, finally fourth chapter is here! Don't mind the silly chapters titles, their purpose is to have "some" relation to the content of the chapter, but most of the time they will be kinda wacky or weird. Like this one. Anyway, hope you enjoy it!

Jodie

A footstep. A mother fucking giant footstep. Holy martyrs! Nathan crouches and analyzes it himself.

"Could be a giant, maybe the Minotaur itself…" Any of those options are scary. The last monster Nate and I fought was the Erymanthian Boar, and hell it was tough. And if we almost die fighting that big pig, well, I can't picture a scenario in which we defeat whatever left this footstep. Nate seems like realizing something. "or some Ciclo…"

"We should get moving, right?" Nathan shows no objection, so we carry on; searching clues of whatever attacked the punks.

After five minutes we find the first body. I recognize him: he was the old man that carried a shotgun and killed Robert's brother in one of their assaults to our fortress. Glad he's dead. I check him out and found a couple of shotgun's bullets, and even if back at the school we don't have any shotgun, we could find his or another one, so I put them in my backpack. I also notice that what killed him was a big rock that was next to him, partially covered in dry blood. Nathan notices it too, but doesn't say a thing.

A minute later we reach what it seems to use to be their main base. A supermarket named "Chan-shou", which doors were barricated, but not anymore: an upside blue car is in the middle of the market, and left behind a trail of destruction. We enter and see the base for the inside: all the shelves are empty, without exception. There is a stair up to the first floor. Nathan crouches and, slowly, advances, while I keep an eye on our backs and be ready to assist him if needed. In a moment, Nate says:

"Come, there's no one."

I go up next to him. The room looks like before all of this happens it was an office block, but now is like the main hall of the punk's camp. There is one couch by the left wall, and a bunch of chairs disposed in a circle. Both to the left and right are two doors.

"It looks like those punks used to meet here… " I say.

"Yes. You check the left's doors; I check the ones on the right."

I unsheathe my spear and open the first door slowly, wishing there were not a scary monster at the other side. Luckily there is not. It's just the bathroom. I do a quick inspection: three toilets, two urinals and four sinks, wasted white tile walls. I close the door and proceed in the same way with the other door. This is no bathroom. There are several self made bunks and a mattresses, also unlighted candles in wooden tables. I approach the nearest bed, take off the sheets and put them in my back: winter is coming, and I don't want anybody at the school to freeze at night.

"Jodie!" I hear Nathan saying back from his side "Come here a sec'."

I go straight to the open door, and found Nate in some sort of armory. There are two tables and a shelf. A couple of knifes, hand-made shivs, and even a revolver were just lying there, like if they were forgotten, or not taken in time. But Nate's attention is in a little book he's holding.

"What is it?" I ask.

"A journal. It seems that these "four giant and horrible creatures" attacked this camp several times." He stops and continues reading a bit further. "Hmm. Bad news Jodie, this guy points out how terrified he was by the fact that the monsters only have one eye…" He look at me, kinda concerned. I try to keep the stance, but he doesn't buy it. "I think we better return to the camp. There are not survivors and the Cyclopes are no to be seen. Grab these weapons and let's go."

I hardly want to do what he says, but a part of me refuses to still be chicken out by those creatures. However, I know our mission is done: we find out what happened to the punks, and that's it. Then I remember about the food.

"Wait, have you checked the other room?" He shakes his head. "Then I shall look it in case there is any food inside" Before he could refuse, I add: "Come on, take all these knives and shivs, I take the revolver."

I check out the revolver and find out that it still has four bullets in it. Not much, but "not much" was the "a lot" of these days. I put it in my pants and go check the last door.

"Score one to myself" I think. It is the kitchen, it has a small table in the middle with three food cans inside, I can't believe the luck we had all day. I rush into the cans, when I notice there is a BIG hole in the opposite door of the room. I stop right in the place. Holy martyrs! So that is the reason of the slight breeze that I feel. Anyway, I go to the table. I start packing the cans in my backpack, when suddenly an enormous hand appears from the hole and approaches to me!

"AAAAAAAAAAH! NAAAATE!"

I try to escape, but it grabs me anyway and pulls me outside of the building, letting me fall on the top of a car.

"Ha! I got one! JONATHAN! Come here! I got one!" yells an strident and deep voice.

I incorporate slowly and see my aggressor. The Cyclops is wearing a brown outfit, which consist in an ugly vest, wasted pants and a dirty pair of gloves. It is staring me with its gigantic, only, fucking terrifying eye. Unsurprisingly, it is also brown. The monster looks happy. And hungry. Especially hungry. I look out for my spear, but I realize I left it in the kitchen. I definitely didn't want to be food of such a disgusting beast, and trying my best to don't panic, I started talking:

"Well… well done big guy! Hmjdf" my tongue get jammed at the end

"What?" It looks confused "you minn capturing you?"

"To-to… Totally men! Yo-You get me with my… my pants down!" It seems to blush, fucking pervert "so, huuh, what's your name?"

"I'am Crackbone" says proudly "you know whi I ern it?"

"Huh… difficult question…" I pretend to think. "Because… " I shake of the nervousness "you break your victim's" I gulp "bones and it do-does "Crack"?"

It looks surprised and impressed.

"Whoa! Your really smart! How does you… AAHHHH!"

Nathan fell in his back, and is stabbing the Cyclops with my spear. I grab my new revolver and aim to the big eye of it. I know it would not kill it, but at least it will blind it for a matter of seconds.

BANG! Straight to the eye of the monster, it makes it close it. Nate doesn't lose any time and jump off to the street, pass me my favorite weapon and we both start running from Crackbone.

After two blocks, f a giant foot appears from the corner and kicks us both directly to a car. While trying to get up, the new Cyclops makes a noise like smelling, and yells at us:

"A fucking demigod! I bet you are tasty little girl…"

In that we were when Crackbone reaches us.

"Jonathan! Surrry, the boy stabb me from beehind and she… " Jonathan make him shut up by slapping him.

"Fool! Didn't you learn anything from Hexaplus? She said to knock out the prisoners INMIDIATELY. And what did you do? CHAT. Fucking idiot you are!" And slaps him again "this is how it is done" says and kick in our direction.

I manage to roll out from it, but Nathan receives the full impact and become immobile, hopefully just fainted. I try to run, but Crackbone pushes me to the ground and step on my head, making everything dark.

A/N: hope you don't mind the little cliffhanger :) And yes, I do know how to write properly (most of the times), but Crackbone can't talk well, so I show it writing grammatical horrors. Yeah, it also made my eyes hurts, but that's kinda the idea. What do you think will happen in chapter 5? A little promise: it will be longer than the the rest (not thaaaaat long but longer anyway). Don't forget to comment/review, I really appreciate it