Chapter 10: Alex's New Skills. Oh Yeah! And a Monster.

We chased Jenna down the hill to the street.

"What do you mean you're part of the Seven?" I called out.

"No time for questions!" She shouted, "We have to go! NOW!"

"Why?"

"A monster is coming! A hydra!"

"A what?" Josh yelled. He tripped over a rock and fell over. A head popped out of the shadows and picked him up.

"Guys!" He yelped, "What creature is holding me in its mouth like I'm a baby kitten? I'M NOT A BABY KITTEN!"

The creature stepped into the light.

"What the beep is that?" Alex shouted.

Rose's eyes widened and I screamed a little bit.

The hydra looked like a dragon with 7 diamond-shaped heads. Each head had viciously sharp teeth dripping green acid.

"It burns!" Josh screamed.

The hydra spit poison and I fell on my face while trying to dodge it. It burned the pants right off my butt. Alex disappeared into the shadows. Josh screamed again.

"HELP!" He squealed.

"Guys!" Rose shouted. "The acid is burning him!" She pulled out her sword and chopped off the head that was holding Josh.

"Don't!" I shouted, a little too late. 2 identical heads grew from the chopped stump. It bore down on us. The green acid dripped and sizzled on the dirt. In the grass next to me, Josh was laying on his stomach. Rose had her bow and aimed an arrow in the hydra's nose. I knew we were going to die.

"STAND BACK!" I heard Alex's voice from somewhere behind the monster. Rose and I dragged Josh back. Suddenly, the hydra was sucked back into a black hole.

"What the heck?" Rose shouted.

"IT WORKED!" Alex cheered. She pumped her fists in the air. She looked at us. "What? No thank you?"

"Sorry for not saying thank you while I was trying to get my heart beat and the color of my face to a normal level!" I croaked.

"The hydra's not dead you know." Alex pointed out, "There needs to be more of us."

Rose stood up. "Has anyone made sure that Josh isn't dead?" She leaned over Josh.

"What happened?" Josh sat up, "Why can I see Clara's underwear?"

I blushed and scooted into the trees.

"Forgetting that exciting experience," said Rose, "We need some kind of transportation."

Jenna froze. Her face went blank and her hands were shaking. Her eyes opened suddenly.

"I found us some transportation." She said hesitantly, "I see 3 demigods. They're on a quest and they have found some. I'm pretty sure they know us, so we need to tag along. And I see horses for some reason."

"Horses aren't really good transportation for that long of a journey." I said.

"I don't like horses." Josh frowned, "Their butts smell really bad. And I should know."

"I never said that I see the whole future." Jenna said, "We still have to run. The sun is coming up and Chiron is going to send someone to find us."

"Where do we need to go?" Alex asked.

"In the forest on the corner of Farm Street a mile south." Jenna replied.

"Let's go, I guess." I said.

I heard voices yelling from the light of the camp.

"We need to go." Jenna said.

Alex grinned and we were all enveloped in darkness.