Chapter 10
Hercules' POV
I heard screams. I didn't stop running. I wanted to get away from it all.
But, as soon as it started, the screaming stopped. So I stopped. Something
grabbed my shoulder, and I jumped back, and turned around. 'Oh, you
big baby!' I knew that voice. I sighed.
'You just startled me, Thea.' I said, and I heard laughter. Oh, so
Pythagoras is there too. Some friends I have...
'C'mon! The Minotaur is dead! We have survived the Labyrinth! We are
FREEEE!' Thea screamed, and ran around in circles. I
smiled. Always the child, she is.
Then another figure appeared. Jason. He smiled, and offered to lead us
out of the Labyrinth. 'How? Surely we have been through many
passageways and tunnels, there is no way we can find light for a while.'
Pythagoras questioned, and Jason smiled, holding up a ball, with string
protruding out if it. Thea gasped. 'Oh... Ariadne.' She said under her
breath. Nobody else seemed to hear, however.
Once we were out, some guards led us down the pathway that led to
Atlantis. Oh, beautiful Atlantis. How I missed it...
'Ahem. Uhh, Mr. Guard, sir.' Thea asked, tapping one of the guards on
the shoulder. 'The name's Harvey.' The soldier grunted back.
'Ahem, thank you. Harvey?' Thea asked, still tapping him on the
shoulder. 'What?' he grunted again.
'Uhh, how long were we in the Labyrinth?' Thea asked. Oh, I dunno,
Thea, maybe a few days? I'm starved...
'Only two hours.' The soldier told her. I did a double take. What? Two
hours. Surely not...
'Really? It didn't feel like it.' Thea said, and the guard laughed.
'It never feels like it in the Labyrinth, madam.' Harvey said.
'Call me Thea.' Thea growled through her teeth. She hates being called
any name other than her own. She doesn't think she deserves another title
when really, she deserves to be called anything she wants.
We walked for a bit, until we reached the main hall of the palace. The
captain guard stopped. 'King Minos will see you now.' He said, and we
walked inside.
Wow, the main hall was huge. All this walking, I swear, I'm gonna have
no fat left on my bones...
We stopped in front of the thrones, with King Minos standing up, talking
to us.
'For 20 years Atlantis has suffered this curse. No longer will we be
required to send our citizens as an offering to the Minotaur.' King Minos
said. 'This day, the Gods look favourably upon us. The city of Atlantis
owes you a great debt.' He finished off, and I saw my chance.
'Thank you, my lord.' I started off, and the king looked at me. 'The
name's Hercules. You may have heard of my- ' I got cut off from the
clapping of the end of King Minos' speech. Well, that's just rude, isn't it?
Thea slapped me on the back, and we started walking out of the main
halls.
'So, it seems our money troubles are over.' I said to my friends,
and they gave me strange looks. 'How so?' Pythagoras asked. I can't
believe them. I was practically stating the obvious.
'People will pay handsomely for the services of the men who killed the
Minotaur.' I told them, and Jason and Thea glanced at each other,
smirking. 'We shall grow rich, and live like hogs.' I finished off, and
Thea raised her eyebrow. 'Really?' Jason asked, 'and how is it exactly
that you killed the Minotaur?' Jason asked with mock curiosity, and I
opened my mouth. 'I meant we, together.' I said, pointing to all four of
us. 'Well, you weren't even there; you were too busy running in the other
direction.' Thea stated, and I rolled my eyes at her.
'I was trying to draw the Minotaur away from the rest of the group.' I told
them, and Jason laughed. 'Ahh. So you were just pretending to be a
coward.' He said, and Thea giggled a little.
'Oh now you've slain the Minotaur, you think you're a big hero.' I told
him, and he gave me a cheeky grin. 'So you're admitting – it was me that
killed the Minotaur.' Jason said, and I sighed. 'Say what you like –
whoever heard of a hero called Jason.' I told them, as we started walking.
'A ridiculous name.' I scoffed. 'Now Hercules, that's a name to father a
legend.' I said with my head held high, not noticing that the three of them
were grinning cheekily. 'Oh, yes. The legend of Hercules – the man who
fled the Minotaur.' Pythagoras pondered, and I glared at him.
That's when I noticed that Jason had slid his hand into Thea's. Hmm...
Interesting.
'You're an idiot, Pythagoras.' I told him, not bringing up what I just saw.
Jason laughed, saying as he did so, 'at least he's not –'
'I'm not fat! I'm big boned!' I retorted before he could finish
But as we were walking, I thought about the adventure that we just had.
And I realised, that there's no greater friends than the ones that I have.
THE END.
BOOK 2 COMING OUT SOON.