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Frank
"So, how long have you known Percy and Annabeth?" Frank asked Grover. They were ambling through the forest, in apparently random directions in the emerald woods. The woods seemed to be alive, almost as if it was breathing. He and Piper were just following Grover, who seemed to know where he was going. Grover seemed friendly and calm, and not much of a fighter, but the way Grover acted Frank could tell he'd been on a few quests himself.
"Oh, I've known Annabeth for ages now, back when we were just small kids. I was the satyr that found her and… two other demigods. I also found Percy, but that was only about five years ago now. We've been best friends for ages. But I haven't seen him for around half a year now." He chewed on a leaf casually. Frank figured that was normal for satyrs.
Piper nodded, as if some of what he was saying she knew. "I've heard about you at camp. Can I just ask, where are we going?"
"We have to find the Path of Pan."
Frank interrupted him. 'Pan?"
Grover smiled sadly. "The old god of the wild now. He's… dead now. I released his spirit. But his teachings live on. So as I was saying, only the path will lead us to the misted mountain. You'll need me to navigate it. To find it, we have to do a deed of kindness to nature."
"So like planting a flower?" Piper asked.
Grover sighed. "Well usually that would work, but there are three of us, and you two aren't even nature beings, you're demigods. So the deeds gonna have to be a lot bigger." He shrugged. "Don't worry, we'll figure something out."
Frank was going to reply that didn't sound particularly reassuring, when he caught his breath. He looked up. Piper and Grover followed his gaze. Perched atop the branch of the tree in front of them was a flaming bird. Its feathers were softly blazing, not with a proper fire, but with more of a soft orange candle flame. It was staring at them with it deep eyes that were filled with wisdom.
Grover whistled. He seemed awestruck. "That's a phoenix! They're legendary creatures of myth." He frowned suddenly. "He's trying to tell me something. Something about a boar… destroying habitat… has to stop." Suddenly his face paled. "I think we have our deed."
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They walked in between the wrecked trees. Here the forest was nearly completely destroyed, as if a wild animal had rampaged here. Which one had.
"So that's how we're going to defeat the Erymanthian boar? That's our plan?" Piper looked a bit nervous.
Grover stared at the beaten trees. "Don't worry, I've faced it once before. The plan should work. Remember we don't have to kill it, just stop it. Get ready."
Grover lifted a pair of reed pipes to his lips and started to play a tune. Instantly a massive, brown coated, hairy boar charged into the clearing. Frank had never seen a boar so big. But he knew what he had to do. Piper chucked the apple in front of the boar, Grover changing tune as the apple levitated in front of the boar.
Immediately Frank changed into an eagle. Piper and Grover climbed onto him as he soared into the air. The boar started chasing after the apple. The plan was to lead him into the neighbouring plain, grassy fields of a national park. Grover had said the boar wouldn't disturb anyone there. Whenever the boar got a bit distracted from the apple, Piper used her charmspeak to focus its attention again. Soon they arrived in the fields. Now came the hard part. Frank landed, and Piper and Grover got off.
Immediately Frank closed his eyes. He remembered what Grover had said. To keep it from coming back to the woods, it has to realise the woods is someone else's territory. That's your job Frank. You have to be the dominant animal.
Now was the time to change into a rhino. He hadn't been able to do it before, but the stakes were higher now than in Venice. If he didn't succeed, then they wouldn't get the weapon, and the war was as good as over. He pictured Hazel in his head, and suddenly he transformed. He bellowed and charged the boar. The boar seemed surprised that there was a rival. He charged back, and they clashed horns. Frank knew what he had to do. He just had to show the boar who was boss. This was simple fighting tactic, something all of Mars children knew. You don't have to actually fight them, but scare them, and the battle's won before its begun. Frank summoned all his strength and charged one last time at the boar, hollering and bellowing. The boar finally ran off. Frank turned into human and sighed with relief.
Piper and Grover ran up to him. Piper clapped her hands. "That was amazing Frank!"
Grover grinned. "And you found the path of Pan." He beckoned behind them. There was a clear path showing amidst the dense trees now. They had found the path. Now they just had to find the weapon.
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