Hylla's first week wasn't the best. She spent most of the time learning where everything was. She also met some of Kinzie's friends. They were nice to Hylla, but their hesitation was clear.
Kinzie would spar every morning with Hylla. She pushed the daughter of Bellona to her limit. Hylla noticed how quickly her skills were improving. The actual time with the Amazons was the best.
The worst part was the visit with the doctor and dentist. Half of Hylla's week had been spent at the doctor's office. She had been poked and prodded by almost every instrument in the world.
The dentist wasn't much better. Hylla had a few cavities, and the dentist gave her a long lecture about it. Hylla made a few comments about pirates not having toothbrushes. The dentist had then given her a shot that made it impossible to speak.
Hylla sighed as looked down at the report that she was suppose to give to Emma. There wasn't anything interesting. The only thing she wrote was that Kinzie had trained her. She refused to write about the doctor and dentist.
"What are you writing?" Kinzie questioned. Hylla closed the notebook. She went back to eating her food. Kinzie raised an eyebrow and sat across from her.
"A letter to my sister," Hylla lied. She focused on her food.
"Do you think she has already made her way to Camp Jupiter?" Kinzie asked.
"What do you mean?" Hylla questioned. She slowly looked at her friend.
"I've been to Camp Jupiter a few times before to deliver supplies to them. They have all their new campers visit the goddess Lupa and get trained by her. If they fail, they get eaten," Kinzie explained.
Hylla stared for a few moments. Kinzie noticed her look and quickly spoke, "I'm sure your sister will be fine."
"Yeah," Hylla muttered. She pushed her food away. "Ready for training?"
"You're on a delivery today," Kinzie answered. She glanced at Hylla's plate. "Are you done eating?"
"Go ahead," Hylla answered. Kinzie smirked and dumped the rest of Hylla's food on top of hers. She went back to eating. It was almost hypnotic to watch. Kinzie had an endless appetite and blamed it on a fast metabolism.
"Tell me about this delivery job," Hylla said. She took a sip of her coffee.
"It's really simple. Part of the training. We are going to drop off some boxed supplies at a dock. We probably have to carry the supplies onto the ship. It's a simple job really."
"I hate ships," Hylla commented. She knew that was why Emma picked the assignment for her. "How many of us are going?"
"You and I will be in one truck. Do you have your license?" Kinzie questioned. Hylla shook her head. "I'll be driving then. You get to pick the music."
"We have two of Emma's friends on the other truck," Kinzie continued. "We are delivering weapons and Greek fire. I hope we don't crash."
"Isn't Greek fire one of the most dangerous substances in the world?" Hylla questioned. Kinzie nodded and smiled. Hylla could just imagine her fiery and explosive death. "Wonderful."
"We leave after we eat. You need to run and get a weapon from the armory. It's a precaution because we never know if monsters will attack," Kinzie said.
"Can I just get a weapon now?" Hylla wondered. Kinzie nodded. Hylla stood and grabbed the notebook. She hurried towards her room and slipped the notebook under her pillow.
Hylla took a deep breath and walked towards the armory. She grabbed a sword and a belt that had a scabbard on it. It only took a few seconds to put on the belt. Hylla walked back towards Kinzie.
Kinzie waved to her and put their plates up. Hylla walked towards her and spoke, "I wasn't gone that long. How did you manage to eat that quickly?"
"It's a talent," Kinzie answered. She grabbed Hylla's arm and led her away. "There is something special coming next week."
"Which is?" Hylla wondered. She did her best to memorize the path that they were walking. Hylla stopped as she saw the truck they would be in.
"I love semi trucks," Kinzie commented. "Anyway, we have two days off. I didn't think you would have anywhere to go, so would you like to hang out with me?"
Hylla hesitated. She didn't remember when the last time that she had just hanged out was. After a minute of silence, she nodded. Kinzie watched her.
"Am I that repulsive?" Kinzie wondered.
"No," Hylla said. She looked away awkwardly. Kinzie started to laugh. Hylla sighed and glared at her friend.
"You should see how embarrassed you look," Kinzie joked. "It's cool if you don't want to go. I wouldn't stay around here though."
"I do," Hylla interrupted. "It's just been awhile."
Kinzie nodded. Hylla turned as she saw a forklift carrying a large amount of small boxes towards them. A boy in the an orange jumpsuit was operating the forklift.
Hylla knew that the Amazons didn't like boys. They never did. Hylla shared the feeling. Circe was the one who had implanted the idea, but it wasn't that hard to convince Hylla. All the men in Hylla's life had hurt her in one way or another.
"Newbie!" an Amazon yelled. Hylla snapped out of her thoughts and stepped out of the way of the forklift. A woman walked towards her. The Amazon had to be a few years older than Hylla.
"Do you understand what a forklift is?" the woman demanded. She towered over Hylla and was much buffer. The woman seemed content to talk down to her. Hylla took that as a challenge.
"Is that a forklift?" Hylla questioned as she pointed at the semi truck. The woman glared at her. She had brown hair and cruel, brown eyes.
"Hylla," Kinzie began. She grabbed Hylla's arm. "I don't think now is the best time. We should really get everything loaded."
"I suggest you listen to your friend," the woman sneered. Hylla clenched her fist. She always had anger issues, and this woman was pushing it. Kinzie grabbed her arm and pulled her away.
"You do not want to get on her bad side," Kinzie whispered. "Please, can we just load everything and leave?"
Hylla nodded. She bit her tongue and watched the forklift lower the boxes. It backed away. Kinzie smiled at her and picked up a box. The other woman opened the back of semi truck. Hylla silently picked up a box.
It only took a few moments to get all of the boxes loaded. They were extremely careful with the boxes that were labeled danger. As they finished loading the boxes, Hylla glanced at Kinzie. She spoke, "This looks like supplies for a war."
"I just know that we are dropping it off to the ship. My guess is that the ship is some kind of base, or they are setting a base up on an island. It's useful for demigods that have to go on quests," Kinzie explained. "Sea monsters love to ruin a demigod's day."
Hylla nodded. She watched the woman seal up the semi truck and walk towards them. The woman spoke, "Don't screw this up newbie."
"I don't plan on it," Hylla said. She dug her nails into her hands to keep from getting angry at the woman. Kinzie grabbed her and led her towards the semi.
"Who is that?" Hylla grumbled.
"Bellatrix," Kinzie answered. "She's a daughter of Ares who can kill you before you blink. I'm begging you to leave her alone. Don't get involved with her, and do your best to avoid being you around her."
"A smart ass?" Hylla guessed. She received a nod. Hylla opened the passenger door of the semi truck and sat inside it. She closed the door and looked around.
It took Kinzie a minute to get into the driver's seat. That was also the same amount of time that it took for Hylla to get bored. She picked two pens off of the ground and had a sword fight against herself.
Kinzie placed an iPod down by her and spoke, "I did say you get to pick the music. I have a bunch of bands on here."
"What is the name of the ship we are dropping the supplies off at?" Hylla wondered. She looked through the iPod.
"The Princess Andromeda," Kinzie answered. "You know the Greek myth about her, right? She was chained to a rock after her family angered Aphrodite. The goddess asked Poseidon to punish them. There was a sea monster, and Andromeda got chained to a rock before being rescued."
"That's a stupid name for a ship," Hylla commented. "Know anything else about it?"
"Nope," Kinzie replied."The Amazons don't really get information about our demigod clients. You would think that the Olympians would give us heads up. There was this one time where we walked straight into a monster's trap. Our queen actually went to Olympus to yell at Zeus."
"He didn't take too kindly to that," Hylla guessed.
"She was turned into a pile of ash," Kinzie confirmed. "Anyway, nothing bad will happen on this trip. It's just your standard delivery. Go ahead and put some music on. We have a long drive ahead of us."