CAMP HALF-BLOOD : A TONGUE TIED, CARE TAKER
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JAKE'S POV
Hey my names Jake King 'the Prank king' like you don't know, what you don't? Wow you been living under a rock?
anyway I'm pretty awesome...
When I'm not tied to a rock in a monsters cave.
It's not even my fault it's stupid Evan and Josie's fault if they had just let me go on the quest with them I wouldn't have to sneak out of camp and follow them without money. If I hadn't promised Evan I wouldn't pickpocket I'd have money.
If I had money I wouldn't have to sleep in caves. If I didn't sleep in caves I wouldn't be tied to this stupid rock by this stupid old monster lady! Whats a ten year old to do?
"ohh Gods what am I gonna do?"
Just after I said that a high pitched sing song voice called out "hey is there someone else in here!"
"What if there is?" I shouted back.
"Listen I'm Melody that thing caught me I'm tied up behind you on the other side of the rock" The sing song voice sounded angry now I have that effect on the ladies. Then she started muttering something about passing out for the third time.
"Oh hi Melly I'm Jake King, the-"
"Prank King I know I heard you earlier talking to yourself what are you a son of the god of huge egos" she huffed out "and my names Melody, by
the way". she said matter-a-factly.
Crudmunchers did I say that out loud? "pft whatever Melon I'm not a son of Apollo, I'm Aliza King and Hermes favorite son!"
Crunching could be heard from deeper in the cave like the monster was eating its lunch probably some tasty hikers. "Listen Jake I think there's a lake a few feet ahead of you" Sing song girl whispered. "how can you see that its pitch black?"
"UGH it don't know how, I just know, now try to pass me something sharp!" her shrill whisper cut threw the air like massive gas attack.
"Fine melon head" I started wiggling my toes until my chucks came off, with my toes free I felt around for a sharp rock.
"ohh god what is that smell?"
"shut it Melon I can't pick up a rock with sneakers on but I can knock your socks of without them Woooaaahhh"
just then one rock or maybe a shell glowed green. I saw a peice of scrap metal and stretched my leg out to grab it.
More loud crashes came from the depths. "hurry up King I don't want to be monster chow!"
I stop "just 'King'? huh I like that!"
"Jake!"
"what happened to king?"
"keep going, your wasting time!" Melon shouted.
"FINE!" wow she's bossy. Anyway I found the broken metal on the floor with my toes, maneuvering it to my
my side where I grabbed it and started cutting, with the jagged edge .
'CRASH' in the far right to of the cave -at least I think it was the right- was a loud smack and crash.
" hurry up king, I think she's coming!"
okay either I need to get this girl a muzzle or I need to hurry. How much for a muzzle?
"HAHAHHAAHHA" we heard her monstrous cackle and I decided to go with the latter.
"Well I see I've been visited by some lovely children and just in time for dinner"
This time melon said quiet.
NO ONES POV ( earlier )
After getting multiple cabs and taking one HORRIBLE ride on a bus with guy who fell asleep on his shoulder, Ferney was tired.
He was right outside New Jersey at the foot of a mountain trail. He sniffed the air fervently looking for a certain naive black haired beauty.
"okay I tracked her down to the Hewitt state forest trail right by New jersey " He sniffed the air. " OK she's close, wait
there's . . . is that!" Suddenly Ferney kicked off his new/old sketcher's he got at the thrift shop revealing his black hooves
then sprinted off the trail to a ledge a few paces away.
" I know those scents!" He exclaimed trekking his way around the rocky landscape of the mountain scene
and pricked his ears when he heard a sweet familiar voice and a Hot headed voice that makes him want to yell in frustration every time
he heard it but I guess your about to find out why.
As he approached he set his eyes on the two figures in front of him. They were arguing.
One of the voices he definitely recognized; passing an especially large boulder He saw the two familiar figures squawking urgently.
"Oh my gods I told him to do one thing, one thing Josie! and what does he do the exact opposite !"
"Evan calm down we'll find Him AND the she beast, we just have to-"
"Josie?" I question peeking behind a bush "Is that you ?" the two figures looked to Ferney one in astonishment and the
other in exhaustion.
Quickly running up to Ferney with open arms Josie embraced him, in a welcoming hug.
Forgetting the urgency of the conversation to speak to her long time friend. "Ferney! its been so long since you left for your first
searchers job. How are you?" Josie exclaimed excitedly releasing him from her embrace. He smiled warmly, and admired his friend
from head to toe. Last time he had seen Josie was a year ago, she's changed! Josie's hair was a short black bob that was sporting
a purple head band, she was now tall enough to reach his chin, she was always so skinny with a tiny frame but never the less
don't underestimate her. She was wearing a grey cut off shirt that said 'ARMY PROUD', Red form fitting jeans that were rolled
up to her calf's, and black vans. She always dressed ready for a fight yet feminine. She always dressed as if she was two different people the strong, tom-boy and the sweet, charity volunteer.
"Great, I FOUND ONE, and all I have to do is find her. . . again" He said gravely, she looked at him oddly when the other figure
decided to speak up or rather laugh.
"wow Fancy pants your first job and you already messed it up huh" Evan joked pushing Ferney's buttons.
Ferney bleated in barley restrained anger.
Evan walked over all swagger, a smirk plastered on his face. Evan looked about the same as when Ferney met him last
year, only now his hair was a deeper red like the flame in his forge, reaching shoulder length now scruffy but spiky.
He was wearing his signature camouflage cargo pants, a black t-shirt and brown worker boots. He was also covered in an
unhealthy amount of dirt. As he came closer I bit the inside of my cheek, HE'S TALLER THAN ME KNOW!
"Evan" Ferney greeted then smirked " What you do fall on your bum or try to kiss a dryad?" Evan growled at the
remark, Josie giggled to herself, then covered it with a cough, when Evan glared her way.
"Got something to say to me Fancy pants say it to my face" Evan challenged nose to nose with Ferney "Nothing to say, McIntosh, nothing to say just something wipe of my hoofs"
"I can kick your Ugly mug any time any where"
"Care to back that up for once?"
"Says the guy who can't even say A-"
"GUYS!" Josie yelled trying time and time again to break up the fight between Fr-enemies, although they'd never admit it before
getting an idea and placing her thumb and index finger in her mouth and blew with such ferocity, both boys cringed.
They both addressed the girl with 'what was that for's' and 'Why!' when they both looked toward her and were met with her famous
'knock-it-off-or-there-will-be-PAIN-in-you-future' look. Both flinched as if burned.
Josie smiled content with the amount of fear that she filled their hearts with. "Okay, Ferney, I've missed you and I'm glad to see you again but were on a quest and we need your help." She looked at him with a silent plea. In the background Evan scoffed, but she continued. "Our quest is to defeat the creature 'Lamia the care-taker' who has been rumored to live in this area, so we came, ready to fight, But what we didn't account for was Jake following us." she sighed, tired.
Jake King. Is a son of Hermes who was discovered around the time Evan was which was 2 years ago in Brooklyn.
the kid lived with his mom and step-dad, and has a record wandering off, stealing, pranking, and a smart mouth.
But through all that the kid only respects two people. Chiron and Evan. To which he would follow the ladder
where ever he went. Which is why it didn't surprise Ferney that he followed them.
"The kid stayed hidden from us till we made a stop at a Walmart and found him trying to pick-pocket a Nunn" Evan snorted
and rubbed the top of his head as if remembering an old pain, then muttered to himself '-good right hook.'
"Any way, we let him come with us but last night when we were making camp, he snuck off, and . . .well" She hesitated
rubbing her hands together.
Evan interrupted saying what they were all thinking "We think the Care-taker got him". He looked off in the other direction
not wanting to face the others.
Ferney stood there thinking for a minute. If the Care-taker took Melody that would explain why I tracked her here which means
we could easily find Jake too. "okay I'll help,Melody is here too".
"Melody? is that the girl your escorting to camp Ferney?" asked a questioning Josie, Ferney nodded stiffly.
"Yeah she begged me to take her to a thrift shop, and I lost her in there I felt the presence of a monster but I was so deep
in the clothes section that it covered the scent. I tracked this far from Hoboken" he looked determined in Josie's Caramel colored eyes. Alas it was Evan ruined the mood.
"You sure this chick didn't just want to run away from you or something fancy pants-" in one gust of wind Ferney was in front of
Evan's slightly taller form. He glared straight into the others eyes with such malice that has never been seen by the others.
A gorgon would envy his stare. He issued a silent warning to the red-head. Before retreating to a ledge and taking a long hard sniff
of the air and turning to his companions. "Lets find Melody and Jake".
MELODY'S POV
"I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. where she sits she shines and where she shines she sits " Jake exclaimed . We were currently fighting for our lives while tongue tying our captor, because at the moment that was the only thing keeping Lamia from eating us like a bag of Doritos. We had gotten out of the ropes, and were immediately caught by Lamia. Only to get into a grudge match with the 'Care taker'.
And turns out Jakes pretty good at it.
'peter piper' Lamia countered with a smirk playing on her beautiful face. Her entire face would flicker while she thought about her next tongue twister between the flicker I could see her mouth was filled with sharp teeth the each the size of pinkies
and probably has been snacked on by. She wore black and gold body armor complete with breast plate and shoulder pads
and then there was her bottom half that was of a snakes in gold and green that reflected in the caves low lighting and ended
in a rattle that shook when she moved.
I looked over at Jake. Now that we weren't in total darkness and tied to opposite sides of the of a boulder, I could get
a good look at him. To sat the least I wasn't expecting what I saw. He looked 11 stood about shoulder length at my side,
he had straight blond that went to about his ears ,He wore a burgundy baseball cap and blue mischievous eyes. He wore
some grey knee length cargo shorts an orange t-shirt with writing I couldn't make out at the second; under a long
sleeve white shirt rolled up to the crook of his arms, and some black Reebok's.
He talked like he was such a big guy but . . . he was just a kid. It made me think where were his parents? and why was he here
all alone? why was I here? Ferney said that this is all real the Greek gods and all and I believe him but what does that
really have to do with me?
I was starting to feel the grip of fear and doubt tugging at gut when Lamia screech broke threw my thoughts.
Her razor like teeth were presented to me again, as if to say 'Hi Melody are you ready to go munch, munch now?'
then she spoke "Gah young demi-gods I am done with your games, I will feast on your bones now starting with
the pretty one" she smiled cruelly at me before snatching my left calf and raising me into the air. Her tail shook I happiness.
I struggled in her grip. "Let her go you old raptor, your just sore that I won the game!" I heard Jake yell from below
Lamia snapped at him " You did not win I postponed the game" " because you knew I was winning!"
" Jake please don't argue with the lady who is holding me upside down and is threatening to eat me!" I pulled my shirt
down, I swear he's grumbling to himself right now. I could feel the blood rushing to my head, I was getting dizzy.
" Both of you SHUT IT !" Lamia screeched, the cave shook. I started to panic
' what if Jake gets hurt?'
"Lamia! stop this please we've done nothing to you!" I started to plead with her, she looked at me with sorrow but her eyes
never blinked they seemed to grow wider. " NO but the queen of the sky has cursed me to eat the children of
others; including my own I am sorry for the fate you must share with my children but I must FEED!"
She lifted me higher into to the air over her open mouth when she was suddenly struck in the arm.
I was jostled but she held me in a firm grip, her nails digging into my calf's.
I looked down to the best of my ability and saw something weird; I know the gods thing, the two creatures that
have attacked me and being called a hobo wasn't enough. but this was just insane!
Flying by a winged barking yoyo. " Arf, arf, arf!" the yoyo looked wooden and had one of those winged sticks on
the logos of hospitals, was blue and had chipped paint but it had no trouble lugging around a kid by a string!
"taste _place name here_ ya butt!" he started to swing himself, hitting Lamia in different places
she waved her hand a tail in the air trying to hit him. 'think quick' I thought as
as I dreaded what I was about to do. I quickly kicked her cuticle heard a snap then free fell to pond below
I shielded my face waiting for the plunge when I felt a tug at my naval.
I felt like a was being caressed by my mother again, and felt her warmth again then I opened my eyes expecting
to see her kind face but all I saw was blue I some how knew I was under water but it felt strangely newer to me like a new door has opened. I shook my head a swam to the surface expecting to see a Jake in trouble but all I was Ferney and two others
attacking Lamia.
They were swift in the way they fought and it happened so fast I felt if I blinked I would miss it so I quickly stood
intending to help not wanting anyone to die, even though I don't know most of them very well. I didn't get a good look at the fight
but I made it just in time to get covered in gold dust. blah! I was coughing violently when I was hugged rather roughly by
a tuff of curly bond hair. "Hahaha never seen anyone swallow so much monster dust before "I heard Jake comment in the distance.
Not realizing what he meant I approached them" " Woah don't hug me so tight I might cough up more gold dust!"
Ferney released me and looked at me with those big brown eyes; almost watery.
"Never do that again Melody Vega, EVER!" I smiled at him when he suddenly backed away the others as well.
I looked up and saw a misty flag above my head colored in a sea green brilliance, in the middle a trident surrounded by
a golden glow that was unusually familiar to me. I stared at it for a bit longer until it started to fade.
I looked at Ferney and the others seeing gaping mouths, wide eyes and mumbling of " I take it back fancy pants"
when I broke the silence.
"So my names Melody and you are ?"
