Greek myths are real? Alien or Monster? Chapter 13
Sam looked at Annabeth who was tense as she looked at Natasha and Steve, both wore serious expressions.
"Who are you?" Steve asked
"What is going on?" Sam asked Annabeth ignoring Steve and she turned to look at her.
"Will called, there is a…problem downtown." Annabeth replied, "He was adamant we get you first." Annabeth replied
"Will? Is he oaky?" Sam asked, she did not want to lose another sibling.
"He was fine when we spoke…best not to keep him waiting." Annabeth replied Sam nodded she had spoken to Athena just before telling her it was time…now Will was in trouble. If these mortals tried to stop her she would fight them on this.
"We are leaving, if you try to stop us we will fight you." Sam stated looking at Natasha and Steve hoping she was relaying the urgency in her expression.
"We don't want to fight you." Natasha stated and signed for Sam seeming she was looking at Annabeth and not her.
"Then you will let us go."
"If there is trouble we want to help."
"I told you before that this is not your concern. Go back to faking ignorance." Sam replied knowing that it was harsh but she was over these adults thinking they were protecting her. Sam ended up grabbing Annabeth's hand noticing that she was glaring at Peter, she would have to ask about that at a later date. They ran Annabeth ended up taking lead as they ran towards the trees now did she see Percy standing back there with three Pegasi behind him. Annabeth pointing to the one for her she nodded they ran right up to the pegasi and climbed on taking to the air without pause as Percy took charge telling the Pegasi where to go. They made it down town but something was wrong, she saw red lines just as the pegasi she was riding began to buck under her and they ended up turning around and gliding down to one of the rooftops. Sam clinging onto the pegasi's neck as they ended up landing she jumped off it and moved over to Percy and Annabeth as Percy tried to calm the horses but it was a no go Annabeth's and her one took off the black one that Percy rode looked at Percy before taking off.
"What is going on?" Sam asked, "why did we land here?"
"There was a horrible noise. We got any closer…it would not end well." Annabeth stated
"What do you mean?" Sam asked
"You can't hear it, but there is a terrible noise…I think a monster is making it." Annabeth stated looking towards the center of town.
"Where is Will?" Sam asked as she looked around she saw the red lines the closer into town the thicker the lines got and darker in colour.
"There." Percy said pointing to the roof down the street further back Sam turned to look and saw Will was waving at them. Annabeth and Percy agreed they would go meet up with him to make a plan. Sam followed behind them and saw them duck she followed suit but nothing attacked them.
"What is it?" She asked Annabeth
"Something exploded." Annabeth informed her looking back Sam followed her line of sight in time to see a helicopter going down and ended up crashing into a building.
"Come on." Annabeth said taking her arm and pulling her towards the building that Will was on. He met them out on the street.
"Where is everyone?" Percy asked him as Sam hugged him.
"Those that got out have made it back to the blockade that the police have set up on 32nd. Those that didn't…are unconscious. They have tried sending in teams but once they reach a certain point they pass out from the noise." Will informed them
"Do you know what it is?" Sam asked but Will shook his head
"I can't get close." Will replied
"How are we going to fight it if we can't get close?" Percy asked
"You don't." Sam replied the three other demigods were looking at her.
"You can't go in alone." Annabeth stated
"I am the only one that can, I can't hear anything."
"Its essence will be strong, what if there are others?" Annabeth asked
"Relax Chase,I know what I am doing." Sam smiled but Annabeth could tell that the smile was forced. "I will silence it, then you can come in. there are innocent people at stake…we are done discussing this."
"Tell me you have a plan." Annabeth replied
"Sometimes…a good plan is to have no plan." Sam replied handing something to Will, he looked confused. "When they come…stop them from coming in. Here." Sam said pulling out a small device it looked like a cell phone but it was not a cell phone. "Encase I need something." Sam said pulling out a matching device, it was a lot like a radio.
"Don't do anything reckless. We all go home tonight." Annabeth stated and Sam once again gave a small smile. Before she ran away from them following the red lines her bow was formed in her hand and she was happy to see her quiver in her bag she had an arrow at the ready. The closer she got the stronger the monsters energy became and the red lines were so thick they were the width of one lane of the road. She rounded the corner ignoring the bodies on the ground she had checked the first one she came over and they were alive just unconscious.
'they are here, they can't get in.' a message came across her device
'The people are unconscious. I do not recognise this monster.'
'Describe it.'
'Two heads, it looks like a hydra but it isn't. One head is making the noise while the other…'
'What is the other head doing?'
'Eating people.' Sam replied watching as the head picked up a man and swallowed him. 'This thing has four arms and two thick legs made of scales…an arrow won't work.' Sam replied placing the arrow away. 'It has spines on its stomach and back, it has two tails but they are joined until the end where they make a v shape.'
'I have no idea what that is.'
'The heads are changing…there are smaller serpent style monsters near its feet. I need to get its attention away from the mortals.' Sam told Annabeth
'Sam do you know how to defeat it?' but Sam did not get a chance to reply seeming her position behind a car was compromised by a monster she turned it to dust with an arrow she fired eight arrows in rapid succession as she fired she started running, the monster seemed to screech that made Sam stumble as the red waves intensified they were clouding her. She jumped out of the way of a flying car as the monster started throwing things at her. She rolled out of the way of a serpent attack she really hated snakes at the moment she changed her bow into her sword slicing their heads off if they got too close to her. She jumped out of the way landing on the street she had to roll to her feet. She ran to the side hiding behind a building she still had several meters to go before she reached the monster. Changing tactic she looked around the street an idea slowly forming she ran into the building and up the stairs. She felt the ground shake but kept going until she reached the roof, looking down she always got a better perspective from up above she ran and jumped to the next building rolling she got back to her feet firing several arrows down at the monsters that were taking this advantage to try and eat the mortals. Sam kept running until she jumped onto the next building only to end up being tackled from the side she rolled with the hellhound only for it to die with an arrow she had been carrying in her hand but she cursed lightly as she dropped her bow and it landed on the ground below her. She looked down at it then moved back she ran. Jumping across the road to the building on the other side was a very reckless thing to do. Even with her fast reflexes slightly increased strength and speed it was not enough to get to the roof on the other side. She managed to grab hold of a ledge several floors down she swung herself so that she landed on the fire escape. She then jumped just in time as the monster smashed the building with its body she landed on the monster and slid down to the ground only to be grabbed and thrown down the street. She got back to her feet shaking off the pain.
'What were you thinking?' Annabeth asked it being clear she was somehow watching this.
'not a total loss, I saw something.' Sam replied before she could say what that was she was once again moving this time she ran over to a motor bike looking down at the owner she borrowed the bike taking it away from the monster. She stopped and turned back to face it she reeved the bike. 'Will track 7.' She informed him
'You can't be serious, you know what you're asking me to do. Sam…'
'Will track 7.' Sam repeated
'I can't, you will be defenceless.'
'It is the only way.'
'If what you say is true…'
'Will.' Sam stated she was getting frustrated with him, she had informed him about how she could see sound waves and he knew that they were helping her fight. 'You will confuse it, it needs to be loud.' Sam added, 'it will help me get close.' Sam added
'It is too risky.'
'Will, trust me.'
'Fine, don't die.' He replied and Sam couldn't help but smile at that it took a few seconds before anything happened and had she not been standing holding the bike up she would have fallen as new sound waves washed over her, these ones were blue, green and yellow she shook her head to clear it as she set the bike loose. She sped down the street faster than what her mother would have allowed her to drive the monster also seemed to be confused at the new noise as it tried making itself louder. Both its heads were singing now Sam actually had to look away from it before she turned the bike hard. She ended up skidding over the road underneath the monster she fired an arrow up, one of her trick arrows so that it sent a blast of bright light into its eyes she rolled to her feet jumping up onto the tail she began to climb the monster's back her bow was now her sword both heads it took a while for it to turn to look at her. When it did they were snarling at her. They looked at each other and seemed to be in agreement as they both lunged at her trying to eat her. She held her sword up in the air running the last few steps letting the sword catch the last light of sunlight she did not know what really happened next…she felt a strange pull in her stomach as she screamed at the monster that was when she felt heat. For a second she thought the beast was blasting fire at her, and that was when she realized it was her that was the source of the heat. Her sword was now on fire but it was no ordinary fire, this fire was flames from the sun. As she stabbed down it was like cutting through butter, she let herself slid down the body pulling the sword with her. It went really still after that, her sword was still in flames as her grip tightened the monster dissolved into grey gunk. She looked around at the serpent snake things but they slithered off. She looked around the street only now did she feel exhaustion. The flame died out and she dropped to her knees. Sam felt a hand on her shoulder and did not have the energy to fight whoever it was off. She turned to look up and saw that it was Will, Annabeth and Percy were behind him but she felt herself losing consciousness. Until she felt something placed into her mouth, nectar…she savoured the delicious flavour forgetting how good it tasted she sighed and opened her eyes.
"Can you hear?" Will asked when she was looking at him, she shook her head as she was reading his lips. "Oh I thought…nevermind. How did you do that?" he asked helping her up but again Sam did not know so she shrugged. "We need to get out of here. Chiron might know what that was." He stated as Annabeth and Percy were talking to the adults they seemed to be at a standoff neither one backing down. The only thing Sam knew was that her head was really hurting and she was tired. Will handed her a piece of ambrosia which she took gratefully.
"I didn't die." Sam stated and she felt Will laughing, "You can stop holding me now." She added
"You sure?" He asked after they were standing she looked around the group of adults. Natasha, Steve and Tony were at the front with Bucky, Sam Wilson, Wanda, Pietro and Spiderman behind them. Sam turned to Annabeth.
"What is going on?" She asked
"They are demanding answers." Annabeth replied turning to look at her as she rubbed her ears, "You okay?"
'Still cannot hear.' She signed only to end up stumbling Will grabbed her but he had to let her go as she fell to the ground
"Don't touch her." Will said
"She is glowing golden again." Percy stated
"We don't get this power…in recorded history none of his kids." Will said he watched as she grabbed hold of a car trying to get up only for the metal to melt. Her eyes widened and she fell backwards…
"Make it stop, please, please make it stop." Sam stated moving away from the others afraid she was going to hurt someone as she looked at the melted metal. Before anyone could do anything about it Sam disappeared.
Percy and Annabeth looked at the spot Sam was in a minute ago.
"You don't think?" Percy asked
"No Apollo kid has that sort of power, I thought it was his blessing at first but it was her. She did that." Will stated
"You don't think he will."
"He threatened to do it to me." Percy pointed out
"Yeah but you are His son, one of the three…she is Apollo's." Will retorted
"No Apollo kid should be that powerful." Annabeth stated and the three of them shared a look. "We need to go." She added grabbing Percy's hand knowing that Will would follow behind them.
"What just happened? Where did Sam go? Who are you? What was that thing?" Tony asked blocking their path.
"If you do not let us go now we cannot help Sam, and right now she will need our help." Annabeth stated
"What is going on?" Steve asked
"You choose not to believe that is on you. But right now Sam's fate is being decided and if we are not there…she could die." Annabeth stated and at that they let them go, Percy admired the way Annabeth was glaring at the mortal heroes he could tell that it made Captain America uncomfortable he had seen that glare several times, it had been cast his way on occasion and he pitied them for being the target of it. Percy ran next to Annabeth behind Will he was running really fast heading for the Empire State building.