Author's Note 18/2/2020: Today is the 6th Anniversary of my Nan's passing. I dedicate this to her. Love you Nan always.
Chapter .2.
"What the HELL was that?" Lily asks
"Lets get you home now. It is not safe", Basil starts
Bea would see Lily was going to put up a fight.
"We WILL explain at your place to your family too", Bea compromises
Lily wanted to protest but Bea and Basil just start leading her away fast. Both seemed tense and were looking everywhere like more danger was going to pop up.
"What was that creature?" Lily asks
They don't answer. But they get to her building fast. Lily lets them up to the Penthouse. Desperately wanting answers and her Mum.
When they get in Martha greets them. She sees the anxious and confused expression on her Granddaughters face.
"What is wrong dear?" Martha asks
"Bea and Basil said they would explain", Lily replies
"We will. But your Mum and siblings should be here", Bea tells them
"I will call Kate and tell her something has happened", Martha decides
She calls Kate and tells her to get some. She assured Kate that Lily was alright just a little shaken about something. She then calls Alexis who was picking up the Twins.
Martha then asks Lily want happened and Lily hurriedly tells her Gran while Bea and Basil were whispering in the corner.
Half an hour later Alexis arrives with Jake and Reece. Next Jenny arrives with Johanna and her kids. And soon Kate arrives with Lanie, Espo, and Ryan.
"Lily! Are you alright?" Kate asks looking at her daughter for signs of injury.
"I'm fine. But this creature attacked me. And Basil and Bea fought it off. Bea had a sword!" Lily explains
"Sword?" Espo asks looking at the short girl with grey eyes.
"Yes", Bea admits with a sigh
Espo and Ryan's hands twitch to their guns.
"What happened? What is my daughter talking about? Creature?" Kate demands
"Mrs Castle…", Basil says nervously
"Explain!" Kate demands
"Kate dear let them breath. Lily told me what happened it will be a shock. I am not sure I understand. So why don't we all sit?" Martha suggest calmly
Kate takes a breath and motions everyone to sit down. Basil was nervous he really hadn't explained the Greek World to a lot of people all at once before.
"That creature that attack you Lily is called a Hellhound. A monster from the Underworld", Bea states
"That is a load of…", Ryan starts but Jenny stops him.
"Let them explain", Jenny replies softly knowing her secret was going to come out too.
"Basil and I come from a world that is all around you. But mortals can't see it", Bea starts
"Mortals? You say that like…", Kate trails off
"Like I'm not? Well I'm not. Well I'm only half-mortal", Bea states
"How can you be Half something?" Alexis asks frowning
"I would like to know that too", Lanie says frowning trying to work it out.
"Same way as you are", Basil blurts out to Alexis.
Alexis's eyes widen. And Bea curses in Greek.
"Nice job Basil", Bea tells him
Basil looks sheepishly at her.
"Back up what is your other half?" Ryan asks
"Half Mortal, Half God. Otherwise known as…", Bea starts
"Demigod", Jenny finishes
Everyone looks too her in shock.
"Jenny?" Ryan asks
"I am sorry Kev. But I AM a demigod too", Jenny reveals
"But this can't be right", Espo explodes
Everyone bursts into talking but Martha. To her is seemed to make sense. She had always felt something was different. She had noticed little things she would look once and notice something different then when she looked again they looked normal.
"Everyone calm down. Miss Wise please explain more", Martha says
Bea takes a deep breath.
"I live with my Dad. But during the Summer I go to a place for my kind, demigods, called Camp Half-Blood. It is a place that ALL demigods are safe. As a barrier protects us from the monsters", Bea tells them
"Monsters?" Kate asks
"Cool", Jake and Reece whisper
"Yes. If you read a Greek and Roman Mythology book about monsters they are about accurate. ALL monsters you could imagine in Greek and Roman Mythology are real. They hunt demigods", Bea replies
"How would they hunt them?" Espo asks
"Our scent. All demigods have a divine scent that monsters pick up. If you're a child of the Big Three or a child of a God or Goddess who loved their mother or father very much then your scent is stronger", Jenny replies
"So Gods?" Ryan asks his wife
"Greek Gods we are talking about. Roman Gods are the same as the Greek just with different names", Jenny replies
"You mean like Ze…", Espo starts
"Don't!" Jenny, Basil and Bea yell
"What?" everyone asks confused
"If you say the name of a God or Goddess it could offend them. Especially if your mortal. It turns their attention on to you. The King of Olympus is definably one you shouldn't say", Bea replies
"Who is your parent then?" Kate asks sceptically
"Lady Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, Battle Strategy, Civilizations, Mathematics, Warfare, City Defence, Crafts, the Arts and Skill", Bea replies proudly
"Who is your parent Jen?" Ryan asks his wife.
"I am a Roman Demigod. My father is…Mercury. Roman God of Roads, Travels, Gymnasiums, Thieves, Athletes, Diplomacy, Commerce, Trade and Invention", Jenny replies nervously trying not to look at Alexis, Lily, Jake, Reece and Johanna.
"How do you kill monsters?" Kate asks
"With Celestial Bronze or Imperial Gold. But we only banish them. As they reform and always come back. We have swords, daggers and bows mainly", Bea explains
"Swords really?" Espo asks sceptically
Lanie found that hard to believe too.
Bea takes off her bracelet and taps it and it turns into a sword. Making the cops jump back.
"This was a gift from my mother. ALL demigods get a weapon when they get to Camp. But only some get personal weapons from their parents", Bea explains turning it back into a bracelet
"Your guns wouldn't work on monsters", Basil tells them
"Why?" Ryan asks
Bea shrugs, "It is a mortal weapon. Not made of material from the Divine World"
"What does that have to do with the monster that attacked me?" Lily asks after listening carefully to her friends explanations.
"First I should tell you I'm not human", Basil informs them
Kate, Espo and Ryan go for their guns.
"Stop! He is a satyr!" Bea exclaims
They look at Basil and see he not had goat legs showing. He had also put his crutches down.
"Satyrs go to school to find demigods. We can smell them", Basil replies nervously
"And what has this got to do with me?" Lily asks glaring
"Lily! Be nice", Kate scolds her daughter, even through she was wondering too.
"You, and your siblings are demigods", Basil blurts out
Silence had filled the air. But something else had too. Bea and Basil's eyes had widened and they looked shocked and frightened.
"Impossible. I'm not a God and Ca…he was as human as they come", Kate states
"I am so, so sorry Beckett. My Katie", a voice says behind them
Everyone turns and gasps a familiar man was now behind them where nobody had been before. His brown hair and blue eyes. But he was not in the usual clothes they had seen this man in, in the past. He was in a UPS Uniform. His eyes looked older, wiser and had remorse in them with a hit of mischief. But he had an aura around him that they weren't sure about.
"Castle"
"Richard!"
"Dad!"
"My Lord!"
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