A/N Thanks for reading! Comments are appreciated. I actually had to do a tiny bit of research for this one to make sure I used a new monster. I could be a child of Athena...
"Okay kids. I'm not sure, but I think you have to find Eris' golden apple," Ares told us.
"Well, if you think bringing the cause of war into a camp will keep it from fighting..." Bree replied.
Ares glared at her. "You have to return the apple to Eris. If that doesn't stop the fighting, maybe you can get information from her. Take my truck in the back and head over to Phoenix." He tossed me the keys.
We ran back to the big, navy blue SUV and got in. Ares had left some ambrosia squares in the glovebox. I handed a single one back to Theo.
"Hey. You know what's odd. Apollo could've instantly healed him, but her didn't." You'd think that by now, Bree wouldn't be questioning the gods and their weird ways. I was about done dealing with them. Too bad we were on a quest to meet another one.
We drove for a few hours into Colorado. Then we needed to take a break from traveling. We pulled into a gas station to fill up the tank when we saw that it never lost gas. Hephaestus probably installed some alternative energy that required almost nothing. Bree ran inside the store to get some food, water, and gum for the rest of the ride. I looked at the sign for Godling Gas Station and Child Chompery. I froze. I quickly grabbed my bow and arrow and sprinted inside.
Bree was at the deli ordering some turkey sandwiches from a pale woman with long black hair and red eyes. Her teeth were sharp, like fangs.
"Bree! Back towards me!" I called. She grabbed her sword from its hilt and started to back toward me.
"Come on, little goddess. You must allow me a meal as fine as this demigod child," said the monster.
"Mormo! We will banish you to Tarturus AND rob your stupid store," yelled Bree.
The monster laughed at her and plucked her sword right out of her hands. I ran forward to help Bree, but the monster grew and was able to kick me aside. She tried again and again to consume Bree, but I shot the arrow just good enough to save her, but it didn't kill the beast. Then Mormo grabbed my bow and arrow and I was rendered useless. I grabbed Bree and tried to pull her back. She was unconscious.
"Well. It not everyday that you get to eat a ga-." Mormo dissolved into the dust given off when you killed most monsters. Behind the pile of dust stood Theo, celestial bronze trident in his hand.
"I guess Bree needs that ambrosia more than I do now, huh?" Theo said. I was crying and I ran up to him and hugged him for a few seconds. Then I slightly looked up and he slightly looked down, eyes gazing into one another's. Our faces got closer and closer until our soft lips met. It was a rather lengthy kiss. He hadn't been alright since the fire and now he was okay and he was mine.
Theo lifted her into the SUV and fed her some ambrosia while I got the essentials from the store. I grabbed pretty much anything we could use and bagged it up. We had blankets, jackets, flashlights, batteries, gum, candy, sandwiches, pop, iced tea, water, and three dozen doughnuts. I also grabbed all of the cash and drachmas that were in the store.
I propped a board against the water fountain and tossed a drachma in. "Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering. Leo Valdez, Half Blood Hill, Long Island, New York," I chanted. There was no response. The drachma just sat there. It could only mean one thing. The battle was starting and the Iris Cabin was NOT on their side.
A/N Thanks for reading. Any monster/pit stop suggestions would be awesome atm. Love ya ;D
