OMG! Chapter 10 already?! This is literally an epic milestone for me. I've only written two stories before(both deleted). The first one I made with 4 chapters(reallyy short) before I gave up. The next one, I didn't even make two:D. I hope I'll manage to continue this, as I already have the story planned! Hope you enjoy!
The afternoon sun was blaring down on us. I could feel my eyes drooping, but I forced myself to stay awake. I would go to sleep when I wasn't needed. I stared down below. The busy, day-time America was all to interesting from above. It was a bit like going on a high ride, and staring down below, except you weren't buckled down, and you could fall at any moment and die. I grinned to myself at the very depressing thought of demigod pancake with imperial gold sauce. Leo looked around, and grinned at me, before asking Jason,
"Hey, Grace, where's our first stop?" Jason thought for a moment, before replying.
"Quebec. We need to talk to Boreas about where to find Hera." I snorted.
"Boreas? Who is he? The king of boring?". Piper shook her head.
"I can see why you and Leo get on together well. You really capture each other's personalities!" I gave Piper a friendly smile. Leo, we had known each other from when we were seven, Jason, I had helped him find part of his identity, so it was inevitable that we gelled well, but Piper? We weren't on that level yet. Oh well. It would happen. In the meanwhile, I looked ahead.
"How far away are we?" Piper asked.
"I don't know exactly how fast this thing is going, but I should think about a few more hours." Piper nodded, and then said,
"But won't we be seen?"
"There's mist." I replied. "It's a sort of veil separating the mortal world from the magical one. It'll probably make us look like a small plane, or something."
"Like how we believed that Jason was at the wilderness school the whole time. Fake memories," Leo reasoned. I nodded.
"About that. Jason, the shirt you were wearing when you came to camp, do you have it with you?" Jason pulled it out of his bag.
"Yeah, here it is." I took it from him. It was purple, with a golden wreath on it. In the center of the circle, it had the letters 'SPQR' on them. My eyes widened. A rope tugged in my chest, and I passed out.
My eyes opened. I was no longer sitting atop Festus. I was in a dark cave, and I was leaning against a hard, sharp surface. Wincing, I got up. There was something familiar about this. Then I realised that it was the dream I had from a month ago. I hadn't thought about it much, as demigod dreams were demigod dreams, but now I realised there was a reason I was being shown this dream again. Suddenly, the lighting went up, and the scene changed. I was in a pavillion- a dining pavillion. There were people flocked around in it, all wearing purple shirts, Just like Jason's, I realised with a jolt. They were laughing and messing around and generally were having a good time. There were hazy figures swooping around everywhere, bringing plates of food. This reminded me so much of the mess hall at camp. The scene zoomed in on to two people at the entrance. From the expression on their faces, it looked like they were having an argument. The girl, who had dark, queen-like features, and dark hair plaited over her shoulder, said something.
"Look, Octavian, I know what it says in the rules, but I have faith Jason will return. He is a much respected praetor here, more than you will ever be!". The...boy(?) opposite her, who was thin with scraggly blonde hair, and for some reason was carrying a... was that a teddy bear(?) replied,
"Reyna. You have had faith. But for how long now? It has been weeks since Jason disappeared, and he has not returned. I have consulted the Gods, and they do not know if he is alive!". Reyna's face curled into a snarl.
"Did you really? Honestly, Octavian, you are a sorry decendent of Apollo!". With a wave of horror drenching over me, I realised that this weirdo looked like a watered down, unhealthy version of Will Solace.
"Reyna! You have been praetor alone for too long. The rules clearly state that an auger can ascend to the rank of praetor once the place is vacant!" Reyna swirled her cloak.
"The rules also state that they cannot do so, unless an already ranking praetor promotes them. That I won't do, not over my dead body!" She turned her head. "We shall talk of this no more!". She walked away. Octavian was seething. I could see nothing good coming out of this. The scene zoomed out, until all I was shrouded by was darkness. Suddenly, a burst of light broke through, and I knew that if I was really there, I would be blown out of my essence. A figure dressed in white, with a wreath of green around his head stepped forward.
"My daughter, do not speak of this to anyone. You and you alone must know the truth until Hera has revealed it all. She steps in a dangerous gamble." Apollo swirled away, and the dream stopped.
I felt dizzy. I raised my head, and realised i had passed out in front of me, onto Leo. I looked around me. Piper was looking at me, relieved.
"You're alive!" she said, sighing. Leo turned around.
"How long was I out?" I asked him.
"Two hours," he replied. I did a double take. Two hours! But it felt like minutes!
"What happened, Al?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Just an old dream." I felt really bad about keeping this from them, even Jason from his identity, but I kept my mouth sealed. There was a reason it was just me being shown this.
"We're nearly there, Alex," Jason said. I smiled at him.
"So you figured out where it was?" Piper nodded.
"How long will it take us?" she asked. I thought about it. Usually, by plane, it would take around 1 and a half to two hours to get to Quebec, but since I was out for two hours, we were obviously not going at the same speed as a plane, so I estimated a ToA.
"We should be there in about 30 minutes," I reasoned. Piper nodded, and then asked Leo,
"Is she right?". Leo turned around and gave us his goofy smile, and then said,
"Bang on. It says on the GPS that-"
"Hold up!" I said. "A GPS is a technology device, so it should be going haywire with four demigods' aura around it. And also, how the hell does it work on a 50-ton bronze dragon?" Festus creaked. Leo patted his head.
"Hey, Alex, Festus is quite sensitive about his weight, and the GPS is a Godly Positioning System. I found it attached with wiring into the main circuit system. But yeah, it says that we should be arriving in half an hour or so. In the meanwhile, why don't we entertain ourselves!"
I want to do an end authors note, but I don't know what to say. So...See ya!
