Chapter 9
Another weird thing about little miss sunshine and Mr. Dead is they both snore in unison. Honestly I shouldn't be surprised at this point, I mean they've lasted three days which is a lot longer than anyone would expect. After about six hours of driving I was falling a sleep at the wheel and could have sworn that a guy on a motor cycle has been following us the whole time, so we pulled into a motel. I parked the car and locked the love birds in the car to go get a room key. When i got inside there was three old women behind the desk, one had a pair of gold scissors, one had a measuring tape, and the third had electric blue yarn. This seems familiar but I'm tired and don't even try to make the connection. I say,
" I need a room with two beds and a couch."
The old women points to a sign that was in greek and it said,
Monster Free: 3 something or others (I have no idea what that word is)
Monster Free with 1 bed: 6 something or others
Monster Free with 2 beds and couch: 10 something or others
I point to the last and with out even thinking dump out ten of the fifty gold coins that Luke gave me. I was about to take it back when the women with scissors swipes her hand over the coins and takes them. Whatever I don't give a shit at this point. She gives me a key and turns around and cuts the blue yarn, it was kind of creepy. I go to the soda machine and get a root beer, wake up time, benefit of being the only one a wake. I unlock the car and shake the can as hard as I can, open the car door, took one of my knifes and stab it into the can and throw he thing into the car and shut the door as fast as I can. Within five seconds Jess and Nico start screaming, soda just covers the backseat window. They come out drenched in soda, best idea ever, and I start laughing my head off. Nico yells,
" What in Hades did you do that for!"
" You needed to be woken up."
Jess says,
" Was there any other way?"
I shake my head and say,
" No."
Nico says,
" You could've at least chosen a good soda."
" Come on let's get to our room."
We get to the room as said, 2 beds, a couch, monster free, and a bathroom (bonus). I say,
" Nico and Jess you guys get SEPARATE beds and I get the couch."
" Who get's first watch?"
" That's up to you two, but it's not gonna be me."
Nico said he would go first because he wants his sunshine to be at full glow in the morning, weird. I pass out immediately and regret it, I see fire and blood, but this time screams in horror and death. And a dark low powerful voice that says,
" I know your there you and the world you know will die at my power."
I yell,
" Give it a try asshole!"
" Ha ha ha! Your anger feeds me, give me strength, and you will die!"
The fire, blood, and smoke come flying at me and start eating at my flesh. I start scream and that's when I wake up with a knife in my hand. I look around and see Jess and Nico are asleep, they didn't hear me scream, I didn't pin them for heavy sleepers. Then the hairs on the back of my neck stand up I hear some one outside the door, corrections he's now inside the room. He comes stumbling in the room with a motorcycle helmet on, clearly I wasn't crazy someone was following us. I get off the couch and grab the top of the helmet and tilt his head back so his neck is exposed and place my knife gently on his neck and say,
" Hands up now."
He lifts his hands up and I continue,
" Now take your helmet slowly or your dead."
He takes t off slowly and drops on the ground I say,
" Turn around slowly."
He turns around slowly and I think I can make out a scar under his eye but it's really dark. I reach over to the wall and flick on the lights I was momentarily blinded then Jess and Nico start yelling. The guy turns his head to see who was yelling and I still can't see his face, and like that Nico and Jess shut up when they realize there is someone else is here, and they can't tell who he is. He rotates his head in my direction and see that it is Luke. I yell,
" GOD DAMN IT LUKE!"
" You screamed so I just need to see if you were okay."
" There is a reason why I didn't bring Luke."
" I don't care I need to keep you safe."
" But I do care Luke! I don''t want you to get killed on this thing! You're to important to me!"
Luke just froze after that, I guess even he can forget to think ahead. I look at the clock and say,
" It's time we move out."
Luke was going to say something when I said,
" Luke you're coming with us since I know you won't stop until I'm safe."
We all pile into the car and ride in silence until we arrive at Harvard. Luke asks,
" Why are we here?"
" Getting answers."
"From?"
"Coeus."
"You are not serious?"
"Don't be smart with me Luke I am still pissed at you"
We weave around the school until we reach his office. The lady behind the desk said,
" Do you have an appointment with Mr. Carson?"
" No."
" Well I am afraid that you will have to come at a later."
"We weren't asking."
I go over to the door and kick it down with all the anger I have. Behind the door was a seven foot tall man and a huge library surrounding him, Coeus. The women starts to say,
" I am so sorry..."
Coeus said,
" Ren how lovely to see you again."
" Don't be hurt if I really don't feel the same."
" I wouldn't be."
" Good."
He looks over at his assistant and said,
" Emily clear my afternoon."
" But sir..."
" No buts."
" Yes sir."
We walk into his office and sit down. He says,
" Why have you returned to Harvard Ren?"
" For answers."
" On?"
" This."
I put a written copy of the prophecy on the table. He takes it gingerly and starts to read it. In the middle he whispered to himself,
" It was only a matter of time."
Jess says,
" For what?"
" For his return Jessica."
I said,
" Who is it Coeus?"
" He goes back farther than any of us."
" Who?"
" Chaos, the being that started it all."
" And the hero?"
" I can't and won't tell you because it would sway the hero's descion."
" Why would it matter if you told us?"
" Because the hero is amount you."
We all look around at each other as trying to figure out who it is. Luke said,
" How do we defeat it Chaos?"
" You need two things, one of which I can provide you."
" What is that exactly?"
" Luke Castellan don't get testy I already know your fate but I am willing to end it soon."
I say,
" Tell us, you still owe me."
" I am aware Ren, it seems that most titans owe you a debt."
" They do but wouldn' t be wiser to pay the debt first?"
" Yes, it would be. The only thing I can give you is The rays of the sun."
" To put it in demigod terms it's a golden plate that can produce ten times the light of the sun and more happiness than you can image."
" Alright give it to me."
" That's not all it takes the happiest thoughts from people to do this. Are you willing to do that?"
" If it means saving the rest of the planet. So hand it over."
" I don't have all of just one fith."
" And the rest?"
" With other titans some might know you."
" Then just give me your piece."
" At a price."
" This isn't the way to pay a debt."
" 27 puzzles instead of 100."
" I'm not playing your thinking games."
" Then no piece."
Luke got and held his knife to the titans throat, little did he know weapons don' t work in this room. I say,
" Luke it doesn't work in here."
"What?"
" It turns into vapor if you try to inflict harm."
" How do you know that?"
" I've tried."
" What is it that you did that he now owes you.?"
Coeus said,
" She is the only one who survived the games."
" What does that mean?"
" It means this titan is in my favor. Take us to the maze."
Everyone looks at me like I am crazy but I know what that dumb ass wants and he is going to get it. He goes over to the book case and pulls a book and a passage appears he says,
" Have fun."
And we all enter the maze and start walking until we arrive to the first puzzle.
I can be half but not thinner
I can shine with no fire
I can be hidden but never taken
I stay dry while moving the ocean
Who or what am I?
I know if we get just one wrong we will be dead.
