Last chapter! The conclusion to the golden bow! And remember Percy Jackson/ The lost hero belongs to Rick Riordan!
Sitting on a bench at camp seemed so normal after being on such a wild quest. Well, you must be wondering what happened after we shadow traveled. When we arrived back at camp Ryan, Jess, and Alex passed out. Luckily Apollo was with us and healed Ryan's hypothermia. Jess and Alex would be fine after a few days of rest. Apollo also healed my cuts and bruises and there was no sign I had even been bitten by one of Scylla's heads.
Now I'm sitting on the bench outside of the archery room. I had tried to practice, but it wasn't really helping and I wasn't very focused. I drew different shapes into the little bit of snow that had been allowed to fall in the camp.
"Hey, I have to show you something," Ryan said excitedly.
"What is it?" I asked.
"You have to come see," He replied and smiled at me. He took me by the hand and led me to the Hades cabin that was now only occupied by Jess and Alex. Ryan opened the door. Alex and Jess were smiling so wide I thought their face might stay like that for the rest of their lives. Behind them was Archaeos! I let go of Ryan's hand and threw my arms around the huge dog. He licked my face.
"How did he get here?" I asked.
"We shadow traveled into the underworld and made a deal with Hades to let us keep him," Jess said.
"A deal with the devil?" I said, "Are you crazy?"
"Maybe," Ryan replied.
"Thank you," I said and put my head against Archaeos.
"We're going to have to call you Archie 'cause Archaeos is a lot to say," I told the dog. He licked me in agreement.
"What kind of deal did you make?" I asked.
"It doesn't matter," Ryan said. I looked at Ryan. He had been through a lot and didn't want to get into an argument so I let the subject drop, for now.
"We need to get him a collar and a leash," I said.
"You can get Leo to make you a super cool metal one!" Jess said getting excited.
"Oh! Or we could make one out of bones," Alex said.
"Um, I think I'll pass on the bone collar," I said and laughed.
"Come on Archie," I called him and whistled for him to follow me. Ryan also followed me out of the cabin.
"Hey, when I said you weren't anything like an Apollo child, I was wrong," Ryan said. I looked at him.
"You are like an Apollo child. You're strong and incredibly brave," Ryan explained.
"You may not have the best aim, but I'm sure we can fix that," Ryan said. I hugged him tightly.
"Thank you. It means a lot to me. You're the best brother ever," I said.
"You're the best sister," he replied.
"I really hate happy endings," Jess said coming up behind us.
"No one died," Alex said disappointedly.
"You guys are nuts. Lets go find Leo and get some lunch," I said and pulled them away.
THE END! Sorry the conclusion was so short, but I wasn't really sure what to write for the end. Now it's time for a boring author's note! I just wanted to say thank you to all the people who actually reviewed. Reviews really mean a lot to me, I really appreciate the constructive criticism to help me become a better writer. So here's the last time I'm going to ask you please review!
