The Secrets Behind the Demigods:
PIPER
Chapter Four: Venture
"This is stupid." Drew mumbled, anger lurking in her voice.
The quintet huddled together. Piper had her dagger, Kapotris, nocked in a seethe on her arm. Clarisse had a long and silver sword, shimmering in the moonlight.
Drew had; nothing. She was too busy putting blush on her face to care.
Connor had a bag of M&M's he was munching on. Travis knocked them out of his hands, and the treats spilled on the ground.
"What the...? Dude, what the heck is wrong with you?"
Travis angrily stared at Connor Stoll. He leaned over to his ear, and whispered, "Connor. Shut. Up."
Connor let a deep sigh escape, and he shook his head. "Fine."
"Yeah, you need to shut up," Clarisse agreed, staring around, looking for a hunt.
"Wha-?"
"You heard me. Shut it."
The group treaded their feet. Drew didn't care whatsoever. To her, it just seemed like a drag.
"Piper, what are you doing with your life?" Drew abjured.
"At least I'm not doing dumb little things while we're on a quest for a god!"
"I'm not dumb!"
Clarisse looked worried. "Guys, please stop. We're doing something important, and,"
GROOOWWWWWL!
All the half-bloods turned and looked in all directions. Some - creature had made that noise. Piper shook out of fear, and anxiety. She worried about what would come.
They looked around the trees with darkness upon them. There was no sign or message of life anywhere. No trace.
GROOOWWWWWL!
"Show yourself!" Clarisse screamed, tears streaming down her face. She wasn't one to cry...?
They heard the pitch-cracking screech once more. They were all shaking and trebling - crying - and wishing they were back at camp.
Then the unexpected happened.
The monster called Chimera appeared to the demigods; a lion with a viper as a tail. A goat's head sprouted from the legends side, thrashing and flailing; looking hungrily for a victim.
Clarisse, the daughter of Ares, looked terrified as she normally isn't. Everyone was visibly shaking. It turned and growled at the Stoll brothers, thrashing it's claws and hissing.
Connor reached into his shorts pocket, and lit a firecracker. He tossed it under the legend, and ran for his life. Drew was shocked, as was Piper.
"Kill it, Clarisse!" Piper screamed, fearful, crying.
Shakily, Clarisse ran over behind Chimera and slashed off part of the snake. Chimera pounced onto Clarisse, and ripped open the tip of her kneecap.
"Ahhhh!" she screamed, and felt her soul was loosing away and drifting down into Hades.
Drew turned at Piper, and nodded. She decided to do something unexpected.
And Drew saved Clarisse's life.
Yet it was a fragment.