Voila, my amigos. Chapter 9 is done! Happy Halloween! *insert witch laughter here* I have a sore throat from fog machines in haunted houses, but my zombie costume was pretty epic and i almost filled my pillow case half way full. Yeah, it was a good year. Anyway, as for replies... actually Owl, I used the name because it reminded me of you and seemed to be the only way to describe Cora. Oh, andthanks for da reviews! It makes my day when I get reviews of excitement :D anyway, I gotta rest my sore feet and sleep, so please enjoy this sorta random chapter!
Disclaimer: really? I made a poem for this in last chapter! Does it need saying?
Nanu Kitty: just shut up and do your job. You get paid for this...
Disclaimer: fine... I don't own PJO -_-
Chapter 9
The next few days were peaceful. Owl found out that she hated pears, was great at soccer/football, and bows and arrows were her favorite weapons. She had a bow with a quiver that she slung across her back, but still kept her crystal sword/ring on her finger. Falcon had announced her arrival, and she had been welcomed into the girls' Valkyrie cabin with open arms. Yes, everything was perfect. Until July 15. Of course, Owl felt the change in the day immediately. She went to find Fox. He had gotten over the shock about her and accepted the fact that she had changed. She sat down with him on the usual bench. They started their regular talk on archery and sword fighting, when Owl interrupted. "Do you feel it?" "Feel what?" he asked, puzzled. "It's like a chill in the air. And it isn't a winter chill, it's like an evil chill… something bad is going to happen today." she said, unintentionally swirling her finger around and making a miniature blizzard. Fox stared at her. "How do you know?" "I have been blessed by many gods," she began, not meeting his eyes. "Almost all of them. Too many to count. I have many powers, which makes me dangerous. I am feared by all monsters who remember me. The so little few… they cower when I pass by. Even in a new form, they know me." her purple eyes flashed with a mixture of emotions. Sadness, anger, loneliness, exhaustion, tiredness, hurt, pain, and much, much more. Fox didn't ask anymore. Owl was lost in memory. Suddenly, a dagger flew out of the woods and lodged itself into the wood in between the two friends. "You missed." Owl noted calmly as a boy walked out of the woods. He grinned. "Of course I did! You don't think I would actually hurt you, do you?" She sighed and looked up. He had shaggy brown hair and laughing green eyes. "You did in the past. Why not now? And how did you find me? Or this camp, for that matter?" she glared at him. "Oh, I asked around. You know, it's kind of hard to miss a volcano that's about to erupt stop smoking and quiet down." he said. Fox looked back and forth between them. "Owl, who is this?" he asked confusedly. "Trevor, Fox; Fox, Trevor." she grumbled. "Why don't you go and eat breakfast? I heard the horn a minute ago." she told him, giving him a look that said, "I'll explain later". He nodded and headed off. Own turned back to Trevor. "As for you, you should know better than to charge straight into a Norse camp! Even worse, you did it in front of my friend!" she stood up and walked over to him. "Friend or boyfriend?" he smirked. "Friend." Owl growled, and slapped him across the face. He held his cheek in one hand and grinned. "You haven't changed a bit." her gaze softened and she pulled him into a bear hug. "It's good to see you." she smiled, pulling away. "You too." he smiled. "Now, no more charging into random camps like that! For all that you know, Fox could have been the camp leader and would have killed you on the spot. I told you I would be back to Camp Half-Blood in two years at maximum, and so far it's only been one year." she said, straitening his shirt. "I know, but we all missed you! I'm still coming up with an excuse of why I was gone. I'm not really suppose to be here…" he trailed off, scratching the back of his neck. Owl slapped him again, but more softly that time. "Go back to New York. Tell them Gaea captured you, but you escaped. I don't care, just get out of here before someone sees you!" she gave him a slight push to the woods. He sighed. "I came across the country looking for you and now you're telling me to go back?" "Yup. Bye!" she turned around and started walking towards the breakfast tables. "Bye." he walked back into the forest. And just like that, the boy from her past was gone. Owl looked back one time, smiled to herself, and continued on. (A/N Trevor isn't her boyfriend, just a half-brother)
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It was was around 6 PM when they attacked. Draugers, land and water, rose up and attacked. Owl had just barely started to explain to Fox about Trevor. "I met him along the way of the quest that Seal, Tabby, and Frog picked me up on. He's a demigod, but not- ugh, you just never give up, do you?" she groaned,standing up and notching and arrow. She shot the drauger in the chest and it disintegrated instantly. "Right then. Camp is under attack, naturally. You ready?" she pulled Fox up from the bench and he got out his sword. "Yeah." "Allons-y!" Owl said, grinning. "What does that mean?" he asked. "Let's go! It's French." she was grinning like and idiot and pulling him by the hand inti battle while yelling, "THE CAMP IS UNDER ATTACK! NOW GET OFF YOUR LAZY HALF-BLOOD BUMS AND HELP US!" Before charging into battle, she grabbed her Viking helmet with two horns sticking out of it. The battle was in full swing by the time the two got on their armor. Demigods were every, hacking and slashing in a way that would make Romans jealous. After the draugers, trolls emerged. Let me just tell you, it would really suck to be a troll right then. Owl somehow killed them in more painful and ferocious ways than the draugers. Occasionally, a monster would get close enough to deliver a scratch, but that was all. "Battles are so intense." she commented to Fox before disappearing into the crowd again. Hell-hounds melted out of the shade of the forest and joined to party. Even a few unicorns and pegasi galloped/flew in. Owl managed to swing onto the back of a cream colored unicorn. "Hello, what's your name?" she asked. "Audrey."* it replied. "Nice to meet you, Audrey, I'm Owl. Now, I hope you don't mind turning your back on all of these monsters that are trying to kill me, do you?" she asked casually. "Not at all. As long as I don't die in this war. You see, I have two little fillies back on the field, and they need me." Audrey said, shaking her mane. "Brilliant! I can definitely keep you alive. Allons-y!" Owl grinned like a madman. The camp had been battling for nearly an hour, the number of monsters were decreasing, and soon the remaining monsters saw that it was hopeless and ran away.
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"Vikings! You did good at the battle! Somehow our barriers fell, but they're back up, and stronger than ever! Tonight, we're playing UNO!" Falcon announced. The crowd cheered. Suddenly, there was a loud boom, and Odin was sitting on Sleipnir in front of the demigods. They immediately bowed down. "Fox and Owl, step forth. The rest of you may rise." he said. The pair walked up to him, Owl whispering to Fox, "He just likes saying that to sound official." "Come with me." he ordered, walking towards The House. Once they where inside, he changed his appearance into a much younger man and Sleipnir disappeared. "Alright, let's get down to business. You two need to go on another quest, but there always has to be three of ya. Unfortunately, your Bunny friend passed on, so you'll need to find a new partner. Oh, and here's your prophecy;
"Go North-East to the warrior's foreign land,
Where the lost boy roams seeking his sister's hand.
The goddess shall guide you to his trail,
And all will be lost if you fail."
Well, on that happy note, let's end the chapter! I know, you guys love me. Chapter 10 is on its way! Oh yeah... one more thing!
*: My 16 year old sister named Audrey made me swear on the Stix to put a unicorn named Audrey in there. And she has to be important. So basically, she's gonna be kind of like Blackjack in PJO.
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