A/N: Hello friends! Sorry I haven't uploaded recently, I decided to take a bit of a writing break. I finally bring to you the next chapter of Beginning of the End!
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Thalia's POV
Thalia was worried about Celeste's condition. Even more though, she worried about Camille. She'd much rather have been there with her friend. Besides, they should've been back by then.
Celeste almost jumped right off the bed all of a sudden, ripping Thalia out of her day dream of how she would tear Darien to shreds if he even hurt a single hair on Camille's body. She rushed over to steady her friend, wrapping a steady arm across her shoulder.
"Camille…. Camille, where is she?" Celeste demanded, scanning the room with a crazy glint in her eyes.
"Woah, Celeste, calm down. Camille went with that rotten Darien kid, remember?" Thalia replied in what she hoped was a calm voice. Celeste twisted around to face her and put a decidedly clammy hand on Thalia's arm.
"Then they already have her…. No, no no no….. I have to find her, and Zane…. This is what they want! But I have to," Celeste whimpered.
"WHAT? Where is she?! I swear to god I will rip their heads off!" Thalia screamed. Not Camille. They didn't get to take Camille. Darien, they could torture for all she cared (she didn't tell any of this to Celeste, obviously) but they weren't allowed to so much as touch a single hair on her friends head.
Growling, Thalia went over to her small bag she'd brought from her house that contained a few supplies she thought they might need. Including her two favorite things for going on a little trip.
When she turned eleven, just like her Great Grandmother, Scarlet had given her a pistol.
"Mom, why would I need a gun? I'm only eleven," Thalia exclaimed, barely hiding the excitement in her voice. Carefully she reached over to pick up the gun. It felt right in her hands.
"When I was eleven, my Grand-mère gave me the same thing, sweets. You never know when you might need one," Scarlet replied.
Thalia also pulled out something neither of her parents knew about, although she suspected Wolf knew she had it. It was a silver knife, with a grip that had practically molded to the shape of her fingers and hand. She was particularly good with the knife. Although, unfortunately she'd never gotten to test it out in a fight.
Celeste's eyes went wide open when she saw Thalia's weapons. Thalia smirked.
"You simply never know when you might need one. I'm assuming you wish to come? Here's the problem, Celeste. You can barely walk. Stay here, and let me handle it," Thalia said.
"Look, Thalia, you know as much as I do how much I want to help-" Celeste started but Thalia cut her off with a sharp glare. Sighing, she reached into her bag and pulled out two other things. One was a wristband and the other was a small silver circle about a half an inch wide. They both had a small blue button on the middle that gave off a faint glow. Thalia passed the wristband to Celeste.
"Here, wear this. If I'm in trouble, I'm going to press the small button on mine. I'm going to hide it somewhere on me so they won't find it though, obviously. The blue light will go red and flash three times. Then a small holograph will pop up, showing a map of my general surroundings and where I am. If it's crushed, it'll show you the location I was right before mine gets destroyed. Got it?" Thalia explained. Celeste shakily nodded.
Grumbling about not having a belt to strap her knife to, Thalia slipped it into her boot. Everyone said it didn't work like in the movies from the second era, but Thalia always found it worked ok for her. Next she slipped her gun holster onto her jeans, tightening the clip so it wouldn't fall off.
Taking a deep breath, Thalia gave one last smile towards Celeste before leaving the small hotel.
Upon setting a single foot outside, she knew something was wrong. It hadn't been this quiet when they'd gotten there. With a small growl, she slid into the alleyway which opened up onto a small path. She blended in with the shadows, thank the gods. (And yes, all these era's past their 'time' Thalia still strongly believed in the Greek Gods).
She'd been following the path for a few minutes when it opened up to reveal a small pond that lapped quietly at the shore around it. Thalia could barely hide her gasp when she saw the signs of a scuffle. What unnerved her more was the sign of blood on the ground, and two smashed ID chips.
"Oh, Camille, I'm so sorry…." Thalia whimpered, gently scooping up the chip that belonged to Camille. Carefully she slid it into her shorts pockets before scanning the ground for signs of where their attacker went. She had to look for a good while before she saw very faint footprints leading into the tall, dry grass.
Looking once more around her surroundings, Thalia swiftly followed.
A/N: Hi guys! I hope that was like…. Semi ok at least! If you have any suggestions or anything please let me know!