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Chapter 12 Greek Myths
Team Amazon were enjoying the facials in First class. Well Cody, Dawn and Heather were. Courtney and Gwen were bonding aside from their team up in London and were talking about Duncan.
On the other side of First Class Cody discreetly asked Dawn without getting up or opening his eyes.
"How`s the condition?" that made Dawn remove the cucumber slices from her eyes and take a peek at Courtney`s and Gwen`s direction.
"It`s spreading." She said with a worried expression. Turning towards Cody who had also removed the cucumbers by now she asked with a worried expression.
"Should we help?" Cody shook his head at that.
"We don't even know what it is so it would do us no good. We will stay out of it, unless it is urgent we won`t interfere."
Dawn nodded sneaking a glance at the two girls before laying back in her seat.
Soon enough Chris called them to the lunchroom. After all 9 competitors gathered the host spoke.
"Prepare yourselves for challenges of an amateur caliber. Because we`re recreating the original Olympics. And we`re heading for the original birthplace of the Olympics in…."Chris left of as a question.
"Greece." Courtney, Cody, and Dawn chimed together.
"Atlantis?" Tyler asked
"Mount Olympics?" Owen the lovable oaf asked.
"Wrong, fictional and what?" the host said to each answer.
"We`re going to Rome, Italy." He announced making Owen cheer.
"Pizza party!"
"But the girls were right, the Olympics originated from Greece." Alejandro said
"No they originated from…"Chris was interrupted by Gwen.
"Greece. They`re right."
"You must be confused with gladiators."Cody said
The host took out a few pieces of paper and looked at them then called his interns.
"Everyone should probably hang on to something." He concluded then said that said interns should not and suddenly the plane swayed to its left side making one intern fall off. Pointing to the other Chris told him to find info on Greece and they went off to tell Chef the change of plans.
"Prepare yourself for battle." Heather said to TCRRRH.
"Childs play. There`s no way us athletes will lose an Olympic challenge to a team with only one male contestant."Alejandro said further angering the girls.
"Hope you look good in silver, I'm great in gold. "The queen bee said in the Spaniard man's face
"I`ll be happy to lend you one of ours since we`ll have all of them."
They continued to mouth each other off as Cody turned to speak to Dawn.
"You like Greece?" he asked as the petite blonde girl nodded.
"It`s ancient aura will be one in a million. It is filled with history and knowledge. I can`t wait."
"Me neither." Cody said, smiling at the happy expression on her face
…
Later when they finally landed.
"Welcome to the Acropolis in Athens Greece. Home to many of the very first Olympians who as my inter has informed me, competed naked."Chris said making Owen sigh and reach for his belt.
"Okay, time to drop the laundry." But he was quickly stopped by the host.
"No, that was just a quirky fact, not an order. There's no need to be a hundred percent accurate. Stay dressed. Very dressed. We only have to resort to nudity if there`s a tiebreaker."
He started walking "Today we`re going to do things a bit differently. Since TCRRRH is down a man and Team Amazon is with a single male team mate. In order to make things fair all of today's challenges will be one on one match. Every victory gets you a gold medal. The team with the most gold wins first class tickets to our next destination. Second place wins a brutal elimination ceremony." Chris finished.
"And silver medals. Right? Second place gets silver?" Owen asked.
"There are no silver medals. Just gold."
"But at the Olympics…."
"Just gold. That's it." The host interrupted.
….
Leading them into the Acropolis the host explained the challenge.
"Our first historical event is a Grecian scavenger hunt. Inside of the Odium of Pericles is filled with maze like rows of huge columns. Players must search through this ancient forest of columns and return with the Grecian treasure that awaits you inside. First one to do so takes the gold. So who`s going in?" He asked and immediately Gwen ad Duncan stepped out.
"Me!" looking at each other in surprise.
"What?" before backing away.
They started to negotiate before Chris ended it.
"Gwen versus Duncan it is." He said.
"Well that is sooo….fun."Courtney finished.
None of this including the looks Alejandro was giving all three contestants and Tyler went by Cody.
Confession Cam.
Cody-So whatever reason that Gwen`s aura is muddle is also connected to Duncan. I don't like the looks of this. It smells bad road all over.
"What`s the big deal. Just let someone else go for this stupid event." Duncan said walking up to the host.
"My decision is final Duncan."Chris said making the punk mutter under his breath, but unfortunately McLean heard him.
"Excuse me?" he asked.
"I didn't say anything."The Mohawk teen spoke.
"And you won't say anything else until the Olympics are over. Between now and then, you can either zip it or sing it. That`ll begin to make up for the songs you missed while you were in breach of your contract and if you speak instead of singing you'll earn a lash from chiefs Olympic Towel." The host finished.
"Ooh a towel. I`m so scared." The punk said mockingly.
"You should be. Exhibit A" The host said and motioned towards him where behind the punk Chef stood and lashed the towel out making the delinquent cry out in pain.
"Shucks. Really should have sang that 'ow' bro" and after another hit that`s exactly what Duncan did. In a high pitch note.
"Much better." Chris commented and tossed them two garbage can lids.
"Uh, why do we need these?" Gwen asked.
"These are authentic Spartan shields that will help you in your treasure hunt. For the treasure you seek is tied to an Erymanthian Boar. Good luck to you both. Duncan, chief will be following you so be sure to sing it if you got to say it. Chef sounds the Spartan battle horn!" Chris commanded and Chief did on a kazoo.
Getting frustrated Chris told the two teenagers to go.
"The rest of you follow me." He told the other teens.
"We`re not going to stay? And watch? Closely? At all times?" Courtney asked the rest as she sneaked glances in the direction Duncan and Gwen went.
"Nope. Time to flip channels. Just like the real Olympics." The host said as the other followed after him.
They were let to a circle of sand where Chris explained.
"Pankration is an ancient Greek martial art with no rules. Last man standing wins the gold."
"As the strongest Amazon I volunteer to fight for our team." Courtney said before Cody quietly spoke.
"Let me handle this."
"Team I`m really really really hot, who is your contestant?"
Both Tyler and Owen entered.
"Hey I thought you said it was a one on one!?" Courtney said as she saw that it was two against one.
"Yes. Yes I did."
First of the two to attack was Owen. He charged towards Cody who simply sidestepped him and hit his neck in a chopping motion. Owen hell like a log. He didn't get up, only continued to snore.
Next was Tyler who was slightly more difficult. After a few dodges in a particular evading step Cody grabbed Tyler's hand and jumped as he twisted his legs around his neck and twisted midair causing the jock to fall on the ground after a few silent seconds of the jock trying to free himself and get air he slammed his hands on the ground signifying defeat and Cody loosed his hold.
After he got up, he offered the jock his hand in order to get up.
"No hard feelings?" He asked.
"None."Tyler sad as he took the hand.
"Those were some sweet moves. Where`d you learn them?" he asked Cody.
"Boot camp." The scarred teen simply said.
"And Amazon wins their first gold."
….
While they were resting they heard music coming from the maze and guessed that Chris made Duncan and Gwen sing. Grudgingly Cody admitted to himself that the punk could sing pretty well.
Next were hurdles.
"Welcome to the hurdles even. The ultimate test of speed and flexibility. Players must leap higher and higher over these hurdles while they race for the finish line. First one across wins the gold. Since heather and Alejandro are the only two yet to compete they`ll be going head to head.
"Sorry." Heather told Alejandro "But I'm fast and flexible." She said as she made perfect vertical splits.
"Yes, yes you are." The Hispanic teen said, his eyes appreciating the look. That made the queen be fluster and stumble and miss the mark only to start running a second later. And it was that second that caused her to lose the challenge.
Gold for TCRRRRH!" Chris said passing said medal to Alejandro.
Later the team gather to a relatively clear patch of dirt covered land.
"Okay seriously where is Duncan?" Courtney asked about the punker who still hadn't joined them.
"Duncan will join us as soon as he can. You know if he`s still alive." Chris commented.
"If?! What does that mean?!"Gwen asked almost hysterically, causing the CIT to glare at her.
"Can we focus on the game please? It`s time for the final match. Now I know I said that nudity is not going to be necessary unless we have a tie breaker. But guess what? I lied." The host said making the teens groan before Courtney interrupted.
"One sec Chris. You sounded concerned there. "She said narrowing her eyes at the Goth.
"Well I … I know how you feel so…."Gwen started to say before Courtney interrupted her.
"You know how I feel? Like you get it or like you feel the same way?" the CIT asked looking at the pale girl who was starting to panic.
"Uh, look wings!" she said trying to divert the attention of herself.
An intern was rolling two racks with wings and armor on them.
"Attention please. Chef spent over one hour building two sets of wings out of wax and the feathers we found in the plane's engine."Chris explained causing Dawn to pale then turn a bit green from the last sentence. Cody patted her on the back saying that the host was messing with them.
"One member from each team must strap on the wings and take flight all the way up there." Chris motioned to a medal hanging from a hook of a crane.
"Whoever snags the gold medal out of the sky wins the Olympics and First Class passage for their team!" the host said.
"Um, sounds kind of dangerous."Owen commented looking at the wings.
"Not at all." Chris said just before all the feathers on the wings fell and the intern quickly rolled the cart.
"So who`s going up?" The host asked rubbing his hands together.
"I`ll go."Cody said but he felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Dawn looking at him in worry.
"Don't end up like Icarus." She simply said.
"Team me. Super hot me? Who`s going?" Chris asked before Tyler energetically volunteered.
"I`ll do it! To the extreme! Whoo hoo."
"And since I mentioned there will be nudity please slip in these traditional Spartan battle costumes."
A few second later both boys were dressed in the costumes which left them bare chested. While Tyler looked okay, Cody looked as if a Warrior angel had just landed and was ready for battle. His scars complimented the look.
Dawn was mesmerized, she felt a slight tingle inn her abdomen, but though nothing of or about it as she gazed at the perfection her team mate made.
"Those are not authe…."Alejandro started to say before Heather slapped a hand on his mouth to shut him up.
"No one cares." The queen bee said as she herself was appreciating the sight Cody made.
Alejandro approached Cody and Tyler.
"Time to pay back that favour. Please tell Courtney what you know about Duncan and Gwen." The Hispanic said making Courtney glare at Gwen and for Tyler to chew on his bottom lip as Cody and Dawn exchanged a glance. This is not good passed as a message between them but they were powerless to stop it.
"I saw Duncan and Gwen kiss!"Tyler blurted out.
"What?!" was Courtney`s scream on incredulity.
"How could you?!" the CIT turned towards the Goth.
"I thought we were friend- ish. I hate you! I HATE YOU!" She screamed out as Dawn and Heather were restraining her from hitting Gwen.
The one most shocked by this was Cody. He knew he had let go of Gwen, but there was still a tiny spark that started to flicker through the season. He felt incredulity.
"Duncan? Duncan!"He asked out loud just as the punker arrived.
"You called? Huh, nice bikini." Said green Mohawk said making the surprise replace itself with burning rage.
Cody could not help it as he let his fist fly and hit the punk right in his left eye.
That made Cody aware of his surroundings.
"Cody stays where you are!"Courtney ordered him before turning to Gwen.
"You. Are so. E. Li. Mi. Na. Ted!"
"She`s got my vote."Heather commented.
Although Cody was angry he didn't want his team to lose only so they could eliminate Gwen. So he started flapping the wings that were strapped on his back.
As he was catching up to Tyler he noticed that the wings were molting.
"Just like in the myth."He muttered as he saw Tyler fall back down. If he calculated he had a few seconds left before he followed. Flapping hared he reached and grabbed the medal with his teeth and quickly glided down as his wings were starting to fall apart.
He landed just at the wings dissolved.
"Amazons win! And the losers are heading back to the elimination room for the second time in a row."Chris said.
"Yes!"Gwen silently cheered, just before she got hit in the face by Courtney`s backhand.
….
In the plane Dawn was looking at the slight abbreviation on Cody`s knuckles.
"Your muddled aura has cleared Cody. Though I still detect some anger in it the dark that was there is now gone. And what a nice azure blue it is."Dawn commented
"On the other hand…" she trailed off as they looked at the rest of the tem.
Courtney was crying with Heather trying to console her
"Such a sad mixing of sadness, anger and betrayal." The petite blonde commented.
Gwen on the other hand was getting guiltier and guiltier by the look of it.
"Hers is beginning to muddle instead."Dawn said with a frown marring her usual serene face.
…
Cody was hiding to see that Duncan was not voted out. Instead an intern was. Cody sighed. One day he would write a check to all interns who had to bear with Chris.
…
As they sat next to each other Cody and Dawn conversed.
"So how did you like Greece? You know despite the drama."Cody asked the moon child.
"It was nice. And it felt wonder full. I would love to visit it again." Dawn said sighing at the brief stay there.
"Who knows? Maybe you will." Cody commented.
"I think the goddess Selene suits you best."He commented.
"I think Prometheus fits your attitude as best." Dawn said making Cody chucked.
"The man who stole the fire from the gods, huh? I guess it seems fair." He said and they both chuckled at the plane continue d to fly to their next destination.