Best of Both Worlds

Chapter 4: Race to Get Out part I

Just to get the warning out there: there is use of bad language in here. Although they are bad now days, but in the future I predict that they will be everyday words.

Blood pounded in her head. Could she stop what was going on?

But what about her friends?

She suddenly gasped, realizing what was going on and it took her breath as it dawned on her.

"What is it?" the boy questioned.

"My friends!" she gasped out. "I need to save them!"

She tried to run, but she was cut short by the boy. He grabbed her around by her waist and held onto her hard. Sam struggled and fought him, but she couldn't break free of his strong grip.

"Let me go!" she cried.

Desperation won. She ripped herself from his arms and ran forward. She ran with everything she had: fear, terrified, and the tears threatening to come out.

"Samantha!" a voice screamed.

"Dylan!" she screamed back.

She saw Dylan running toward her and ran to him. They crashed into each other and he picked her up midair. He spun them both around and then he set her down.

"Are you ok?" he asked.

She locked eyes with him.

"Yes I am."

Then they heard someone clear their throat. Best friends turned around the mysterious boy standing by them. The boy smiled when he saw Dylan. Then something clicked to Sam.

"I thought you were staying at camp to keep the monsters out, man" Dylan said.

They are friends?

The boy shrugged.

"Got a weird dream vision from Artemis. Said something how a child of the gods is being hunted and will be attacked tomorrow. Alex went with me with her own talk with her dad. The demigod is important, whoever they are."

Dylan grinned.

"Then we have to thank the gods for saving our lives." Then he slammed his hand to his head. "Oh gods!"

Sam jumped and the boy laughed.

Dylan pointed at her. "Samantha Jackson," he said. He pointed at the boy, "Gill."

The boy gave a nod to her and she returned it. So his name is Gill.

Wonderful.

There was the sound of glass breaking. Sam spun around, and pulled out a ball point pen. She pulled off the cap and it turned into a long double-edged sword. She could see the translation: Riptide on the side in gold. It was the last gift she got from her father before he died.

Then she saw it. A girl was running toward them. She was fast, but it was going to take her a while to get where they were at.

The boy, Gill took a step forward.

"What is she doing?" Gill whispered.

He also had his sword out.

Dylan cried out.

"RUN!" The girl screamed.

Gill swore and spun around. He grabbed Sam's arm and forced her around. But that didn't stop her before she saw the shadow. He put his sword to skull ring and Sam followed his lead. The lights above blinked.

"Dylan!" Gill yelled, "Come on!"

Dylan started to run with long strides. They ran and ran, making sharp turns by Dylan. Soon they were out of the school. The grass was covered by screaming kids and teachers trying to get back control. Gill ran to the crowd, shoving kids away. Sam could hear their cries of shock and anger as they slammed into others.

"Sorry!" Dylan yelled.

Sam shoved a boy out of her away with one arm. Then she lost her grip on Gill. She tripped and fell hard. Kids shrieked and started to run all over the place. She started to get trampled on, classmates stepping on her stomach, legs, feet, and kicking her head. She slowly pulled her body into a fatal position, trying to protect her organs.

"Dylan!" she cried out. "Gill!"

Then there was no one. Sam went to her hands and knees, launching herself to her feet. The ground trembled and shook as she sprinted. Where were they?

"Sam!" a girl screamed.

She spun around and saw the girl that was fighting the boy just as he tried to kill her. The girl did a front flip, landing in front of her.

"Come on!" she yelled.

Once again Sam was grabbed by the upper arm and forced to run with everything in her. But the girl held on tighter than Gill. She could feel the bruises forming underneath the fingertips of the girl. They ran hard, sprinting as a roar echoed in her eardrums.

The girl suddenly stopped, throwing Sam in front of her. Sam rolled on the grass and coming to a stop a few feet in front of her. She cried out and got to her feet slowly. She turned around, and then suddenly wished she hadn't.

The monster was somehow see-through, looking like a ghost. It's red eyes glowed in hatred. Spit it the ground in huge globs and the grass burned. The monster roared when it saw the girl. It ran toward her, its claws expanding from the paws.

The girl swore in the old language. She used words that only her parents used. She expanded a shield from an old wrist watch and twisted at the hip. Then she snapped the top half of her body forward. The shield sailed through the air and hit the monster like a bullet going through a human. The monster sailed feet back and landed flat on his back.

Sam's heart pounded. She stumbled to the girl.

"How did you do that?" She demanded.

The girl spun to face her.

"Why were you not with Gill?" She demanded back.

"Got lost in the crowd."

The girl sighed.

"Come on," she said, "let's get you back to them."

Sam nodded. Suddenly she felt as though she was going to faint.

The girl grabbed her arm. Suddenly, Sam was yanked up.

"Stay awake Sam," a voice whispered.

"I'm so tired," she muttered. "Just let me sleep."

There was an earth-shattering roar.

"S_!"

Sam's eyes snapped open. She was suddenly not so tired after all.

The girl let her go.

"How the hell is it still alive?"

Then she attacked the monster. Sam stood frozen in fear at the monster. It had been what? Three years since she had seen it? More? But yet, fear was still for this monster.

She remembered when she last attacked it. It killed over twenty people trying to kill her.

"SAM!"

She spun around to see Gill and Dylan running toward her.

"Get Sam!" Gill yelled at Dylan.

Dylan ran toward her as Gill went to attack the beast.

"NO!" Sam shrieked.

Another roar cut through the air, silencing her own voice.

Then there was a bellow of laughter beside her.

Sam spun around and saw the boy that attacked her earlier. His blond hair was in his eyes and cuts were all over his body.

"Well, well." The boy smirked. "Remember this monster, hybrid? Remember how many people it took into its jaws?"

Sam trembled with anger.

"What do you want?" she yelled.

She could hear Gill and the girl yelling at each other as they attacked the monster as one. She could also hear Dylan yelling as he tried to get the guy to let Sam go.

"Come with me, daughter of magic," he said. "Come with me and we can destroy the creatures that killed your family."

Sam's voice caught in her throat. How much did he know about her family?

"Don't listen to him Sam!" Dylan cried out.

Sam pulled out her pen.

The boy snarled. He pulled out a sword and a dagger. Sam let her sword out of its container and turned the point toward him.

"Your promises our lies to me." She said, "and only my death is what you wish for.

"If you want me, then come and get me."