AN: Hey guys! Exams are getting nearer and projects are cramming me as well this week. I hope you guys understand. Without further ado, here is chapter 11:
Katie marched through the corridors. Fighting sure made her all tired and vulnerable. Her opponent, Winona Wakefield was left alone in her now withered garden, she was awfully silent after her confession of why she resides with the Titans, and Katie knew that it was best if she left her to think for awhile about camp.
She was completely lost in the mansion, but she was quite sure she is on the second floor. Katie had no idea on how she got into Winona's garden in the first place. She found a door and approached it. Katie turned the knob and went inside. Her green eyes widened when she saw a body of a boy lying on the rug, with glass shards scattered around him. The boy was wearing an orange camp shirt; Katie sprinted to the boy to help him.
The first thing she noticed was the bloody stain on the boy's jeans, just about the ankle area. A silver arrow lay below his legs. Katie turned to look at the face of the boy, she was frozen in shock. It was no other than Travis Stoll. She never saw him like this; during the Titan War he never even got any serious injuries, proving that he was a decent fighter. Katie looked pained, as much as she wants Travis and his brother dead when they mess up with her cabin, she never wanted any of them to be like this.
"T-travis?" she carefully took Travis on her arms. She brushed a brown strand of hair covering his face. Katie was shaking; she doesn't know what to do. She was waiting for Travis to breathe, Katie was praying silently for him to at least show a sign of life left in him. Her eyes started to tear up. She can't lose him, she'll be damned if that happened.
"Where is Will when you needed him?" she cursed, a tear trickled on her cheeks and turned her head away. She was able to heal herself back then because of the blessing of Demeter. She knows how to teleport and all, but the art of healing wasn't her thing.
Then a cold hand held her wrist. Katie looked down and met the greyish- blue eyes of the son of Hermes. For a moment there it was the first time Katie saw Travis without his devilish grin. He was so silent, no sarcastic comments, snide remarks and all the things she always heard from his big mouth.
"You've been crying" he said in a very serious tone. If Katie was in a normal mood, she would really be shocked.
Katie's eyes were still glued at Travis; she still cannot register what happened. Their faces were only a few inches away from each other. Katie could feel his warm breath on her face, before she knew it she was leaning her face to him, but he wasn't pulling back. Then the door burst open, the two quickly turned their heads to see Will whose mouth hung open.
A few more seconds of silence before the two realized it. Katie blushed furiously and pushed Travis away from her. Will was even more confused, first the two are in a very intimate moment then they are back to the normal Travis and Katie.
"What the hell?" Travis screamed and winced in pain, cradling his broken arm and glared daggers at Katie, though his face was also beet red. Katie wanted to scream back at Travis but she was so embarrassed.
"Did I interrupt something?" Will asked awkwardly, looking at Travis then Katie. The two violently shook their heads no.
"T-Travis is injured, you must help him!" Katie excused, averting her eyes from the stares of the two. Will consulted Travis injuries, he reasoned out that he jumped off the 3rd floor, and then he took all his might to push through the window of the second floor. And with that, he received a hard slap from Katie. After a few rituals of Will, and after eating a few cubes of ambrosia, Travis was feeling a lot better.
"So did you run after a demi-titan yet?" Travis asked Will. The doctor shrugged and told them that he healed the demi-titan then chained him in one of the pillars of the library. Katie and Travis looked at each other.
"EVERYBODY GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
The trio turned to see Butch and Clovis running through the door, they sprinted to the door to the other room.
"What's happening, Butch?" Will asked, trying to sound calm.
"No time to explain!" Clovis butted in, though Travis was surprised to see him so awake. Then there was a loud crash on the wall. The wall broke open, making a large hole as if it was hit by a road roller.
"RUN!" Will screamed and took out his guns. Katie, Butch and Clovis followed Will. Travis still struggled to run because of his injury on his ankle.
"Darn that Miatralle girl" he hissed, his eyes looked back at the 7 to 8 foot tall shadow behind the dust. Then a vine pulled him forward.
"What do you think you're doing?" Katie yelled, gripping Travis's shirt. But the demigod wasn't listening; his eyes were glued on the large figure in front of them, holding a very big war axe.
"O.M.G" Butch gasped. Travis and Katie were frozen as the big dude raised his axe over them, with an axe that big he could cut the two into slivers of meatloaves.
Will fired at the giant's hand, causing him to drop the axe. A loud thud was heard as the axe fell on the floor.
"Travis! Katie! Get out of there!" Butch screamed, waving his arms on the air.
"But I freakin' can't!" Travis yelled back, Katie rolled her eyes. The giant is still busy screaming his head off, cradling his wounded hand.
Katie wrapped another vine at Travis's waist. Then she run to the trio who was hiding behind the door to the other room.
"Let me go Katie!" yelled Travis, trying to free himself from the vine tangled on his waist. He was dangling after them as the demigods continued to run away through the corridor.
"Who is that guy?" Will demanded, still running as fast as he could. The giant was dashing after them, breaking everything that stands on his way.
"He introduced himself as Tyler Smith, son of Menuetus, titan of violent and rash actions" Butch explained.
"Now I see the similarities between him and the titan" Katie muttered as another loud growl was heard behind them.
"Why is he so angry?" Will asked again, and Butch sighed.
"During the fight, he was so offended to see Clovis snoring in the corner. It seemed like he is now targeting him right now"
Clovis's face was flushed.
"I didn't mean for him to take it too seriously! I'm a child of Hypnos, for Chiron's sake!"
"GUYS, YOU CAN RUN FASTER THAN THAT RIGHT?" Travis screamed as Tyler's axe almost hit his feet, now the demi-titan is reaching for his leg.
"You cannot escape me!" Tyler growled, sprinting faster than ever.
"He's gonna get me!" Travis closed his eyes; he realized having an arrow on the ankle was much better than getting his bones get pulverized by this large dude.
"We're almost there!" Butch screeched, looking at the wall ahead of them.
The demigods turned left and ran to the door. Will shut the door, he knew that the giant will be here in any moment, they cannot hold him much longer. The room looks like a ballroom, but who would need a ballroom anyway? The room has no furniture in it, just a plain chandelier hanging on the high ceiling.
"Where is Clarisse when you need her?" Clovis yelled. Butch shook his head; he knew they are so dead. Unless he could execute one thing a child of Iris can do.
The door crashed open, the demigods took out their weapons for battle. Katie took out her knives, Will with his guns, Butch with his plain bronze sword while Clovis doesn't have anything but a switchblade.
"You've got to be kidding me" Will glared at Clovis who gulped hard, staring at his bronze switchblade. Travis demanded Katie to let him go again, but Katie simply said no.
"You're too injured Stoll, take it from a doctor" Will muttered, waiting for the demi-titan to lunge at them.
Tyler then barged in the room. He looked like a Laistrygonian Giant, minus the cannibalism. He grinned wickedly at the demigods.
"Playtime's over, demigods" he gripped his axe and glared at Will. Will knew he too wasn't in shape to manipulate light at the moment, or else he'll end up like Jasper.
Tyler lunged at the demigods. The demigods spread out across the room, Katie threw Travis on the dark corner of the room, ignoring his protests.
Will expertly aimed at the giant but it seems like he's become indestructible. He was now glowing bright red, bronze bullets bounced off his shoulders.
"Blessing of Menuetus, don't be surprised. I know children of Ares have the same ability" he grinned then pounded Will to the ground. Will's head felt heavy, he was blacking out. He should've been more careful, in one strike of those beefy arms of his he would surely knock his light bulbs off.
"WILL!" he heard Katie scream at him, but he cannot turn his head, his vision turned black and he never saw anything after that.
"Oh my god is he alright?" Butch bawled. He tried hitting Tyler with his sword, but still no avail. He was pushed to the other end of the room, but Katie's vines caught him before he lands on the hard concrete.
Katie was weakened as well, even though her wounds from her previous battle are healed; she still grew weary and weak. She fell on her knees, she cannot control more plants at this instant, and how can she even teleport in her current condition. Will was down, Butch was struggling to fight Tyler, Travis is still injured and Clovis is out of sight.
Butch was knocked aside again. Tyler grinned at the fallen demigods then turned at Travis who was still tangled in the green vines.
"Son of Hermes, you're father might be so disappointed in you right now" he chuckled humourlessly and Travis glared at him
"Hermes never looks down on any of us" he snickered, but then he remembered Luke. Right, he promised his cabin mates to bring their family back together again, to bring Luke back again to the cabin. Most of the Hermes kids still believe in Luke, that includes him and his brother, Connor. Some of their siblings even abandoned camp to join him. He promised he will set things right. But right now he couldn't even save his brother from the Miatralle sisters and the Huntress, what more if he is to save Luke?
Travis closed his eyes; Tyler was raising his axe over him. He was expecting his head to be rolling on the floor later on. Travis was waiting for the cold metal to cut through his body.
"KATIE!" Butch screamed, and Travis quickly looked up. A weak whirlwind of flower petals lay on the floor where she was kneeling earlier. His eyes widened in terror when he saw Katie's shadow in the air, receiving the strike that was meant for him. She sprawled next to him; her camp shirt was soaked with blood. Travis desperately tried to remove the vines around him, he should run after her.
Tyler pinched his nose, completely disgusted by the scent of flowers.
"What an idiot..." he muttered and Travis glared at him. He wanted to kill him on his very spot, if only he could get out of the vines. A blast of purple light hit Tyler's arm. The demi-titan turned around to see Butch panting heavily. His arm is stretched in front of him, he fired the light.
"Son of Iris" Tyler muttered. He dashed at Butch who continued to make colourful flames on his hand and threw it at the demi titan.
"Butch..." Travis whispered, he looked at Katie who was badly injured. He closed his eyes; he tried not to shed one tear. Then he felt a tug on the vines. Clovis was cutting it with his switchblade.
"You have to help Butch out there, I cannot do anything else for my powers only apply on sleep" Clovis said, cutting the last vine. Travis was free; he looked at Clovis then at Katie again. He gripped hard on his knife, he swore that he will make that demi titan pay
"Don't let emotions overcome you, Stoll. It can lead to the downfall of a hero" Clovis warned, Travis grip loosened. He can't fail again, ever.
"Stay by her side, promise me that"
"If you say so"
Travis tolerated his wounded ankle, he prayed for Hermes to bless him strength. He looked down on his feet. If he cannot run, why can't he do it the other way around?
"MAIA" he yelled and wings fluttered on his running shoes. He took out his remaining blade and flew at Tyler with amazing speed. Tyler's glow was fainting gradually, making him vulnerable to cuts. Travis landed a swift slash at the demi titan's face, leaving a cut on his cheek.
"You'll pay for this!" he screamed and swung his heavy axe at Travis. Having a complete advantage in the air, he easily dodged it. Butch fired a red beam behind Tyler. Tyler's back was burned and smoked, but it seems like the half blood was able to tolerate the pain. Tyler pounded the floor and the ground shook. Butch lost his balance and Travis covered his face with his arms.
"I will never lose!" he growled and launched at Butch. The son of Iris fired a blue beam, ice crawled over the giant's arm.
"Each colour has different elements, want to try each of them?" Butch grinned lightly. Travis gashed a wound on Tyler's shoulder.
"Never knew that rainbows are that powerful" Travis smirked,
"Shut up, Stoll. For once shut up!"
Tyler angrily swung his war axe at the demigods, who in each minutes past grow weary. But the demi titan seemed tireless. The two demigods were both flung to the wall on the other side of the room. They are both wasted but Tyler still kept his strength after the fight.
"You two will die!" he yelled at them, he gripped Butch's neck at his axe was aiming at Travis's neck.
Then they heard Clovis yell in Ancient Greek. Both of them suddenly felt sleepy, but Tyler was the one who was affected the most; he bunked on the floor beside his axe. The demigods looked at Clovis, they both tried to stay awake, but when Clovis snapped his fingers their drowsiness quickly left them.
Travis took his knife; he wanted to cut the demi- titan's throat but Butch held him back
"We should not kill him, there's a far more important things to handle" Butch's eyes darted to Katie and Will. Travis flew to Katie and carried her in his arms, bridal style. He flew back to the two, and then Butch dragged Will to the group.
Clovis knelt beside Tyler. He closed his eyes and put his right hand on the demi-titan's forehead.
Two children walked on the slums. One boy was skinny and the other one was bulky. They seemed to look around looking for a place to stay for the night. Then the image shifted. The boys were getting into a fight. A band of men with a biker's outfit and motorcycles surrounded them. Both of them were being kicked on the ground. Then a Harley went into the scene. A man wearing black jeans, muscle shirt, combat boots, and a red tinted wraparound sunglass went down his Harley. His face was full of scars as if he went into a lot of fights. The two children looked at him, they were both terrified.
"Are these the two?" he asked
"Yes, Lord Ares" one of the bikers replied.
Ares looked at the two children, the children moved uncomfortably.
"I hate doing Zeus's orders. Godly duties, bah! Just take them to the lowest cell in the prison back at Olympus. I drove all the way here to see greasy children. I was really expecting a fight in here"
The image changed again. The boys were inside the dark prisons of Olympus. Ares walked in front of them, he removed his shades and played with his knife.
"Introduce yourselves, demi-titans" he said the word demi-titans with disgust. The children were confused about being called as such. Meeting a god is also a great shock for them.
"Jonathan Scott, sir" said the skinny one. He couldn't help but glare at the god. Ares grinned when he saw the rebellious side of the kid
"You" he pointed at the bulky one
"Tyler Smith, sir" he gulped and Ares snickered.
"You still don't know what you are, I see" he started, "If Zeus made up his mind, I guess you two will end up like the rest of your kind" he sneered then walked away. The torch lights were turned off as the god of war passed through them, leaving the whole prison in the dark.
"Where are we? Who are they?" Tyler asked.
"I don't know who they are, but I promise you. We will break out of this prison; we will leave this place called 'Olympus'" Jonathan replied
Then the image faded.
Clovis opened his eyes. Does the gods have something to do with any of this? Are they responsible of what these half bloods are now?
"You done?" Clovis turned to see Will bandaging his own head, while Butch feeds Katie with ambrosia. Travis just stared down at Katie, as if waiting for her to wake up.
"Yes"
"What did you discover?"
He could not reveal it, not yet. There must be an explanation to all of this. Ares took two innocent kids from the slums to Olympus and one of those kids is the demi-titan who lay unconsciously on the floor now.
"He just loves pie, nothing important" Clovis sighed and looked back at the demi- titan
There really is something that was left to be a secret for a long time, now it is time for it to be revealed once more.
AN: Heya! Hope you like it! I just made out the prison in Olympus. I have no idea if it really have one. Anyway, don't forget to review!