Chapter 6- Putting the clues together
(Sorry about the lack of detail in this chapter I wanted to hake the days feel shorted, and feel like they went bye fast)
The next morning after everyone got up they all ate breakfast, and left looking, leaving Neil at camp again he didn't mind all he had to do is sit and relax and wait for a sign. The team looked for hours and hours with no luck or sign of Atlanta
In the cave Zaha tied Atlanta back to the wall, she went for hours being tortured by Zaha, she wouldn't say a work to her. Zaha tried everything whips, slaps, kicks, punches and Atlanta still wouldn't say a word
Later that night everyone sat around the fire, all silent, no one had anything to say….well most did but didn't want to say it
Most people where thinking, Atlanta's gone she's not coming back, but no one wanted to say it, most people the only reason why they where still looking was to give Archie some hope, he had so much hope, he didn't want to let her go
"Tomorrow after dinner we are leaving, tomorrow is our last day" said Jay
"No JAY we can't leave, Atlanta's out there…. I can feel it" said Archie sadly
"Archie Face it Atlanta's gone, she has been gone for three days now….Let her go!" said Jay standing up
Theresa looked up at Jay with mercy in her eyes "Jay. No" she whispered up to him
Jays shoulders dropped then his eye's glazed to the ground in sadness, then he just walked off to his tent
After a few more minutes Theresa stood up, she walked behind Archie, she put her hand on his shoulder "It pains me to say this but, Atlanta's been gone for three days, with the injuries she had, there was little chance that she could have lived in the forest" she said sadly then walked to her tent
One by one they left to bed first was Odie then Neil, Herry leaving Archie all alone with his thoughts, he was really upset in a way he knew Jay was probably right but he didn't want to believe it, after a little longer Archie put out the fire and went off to bed
The next morning everyone woke up and sat by the fire like everyday "Ok I have a few more hours to look before we leave…. Lets start with what we know" said Jay
"Her and Archie got into a fight the night before" said Neil
"The next morning her shooting was off, then she went out for a run" said Theresa
"She disappeared after a few hours" said Archie
"Theresa saw her fall over the cliff then lay there practically dead" said Odie
"Then we don't know what happened after" said Herry
Everyone sat for a minute then Archie had and thought "Guys…Guys" he said excitably
"ya what you thinking Arch?" asked Jay
"Remember the night before, before our fight and we told ghost stories" he said
"Ya why?" asked Theresa not following what he was trying to say
"Well remember Odie's story about Zaha… what if that is true and Zaha's rival was Artemis?" he asked
"Well its possible, I will give Hermes a call" said Odie taking out his PMR "Hallo gods are you there?" he asked into it
"Hello Odie how is your vacation going?" Hera asked
"Not good is Hermes there?" he asked
"Hermes is hear with Hera what would you like?" Hermes asked them
Odie told them everything that was going on
"Hold on I know the story but I forget the god too, I will get Artemis" said Hermes flying off. After a few minutes they came back "Artemis hear what would you like?" she asked
"Atlanta's been missing for over three days now and we herd a story, and I wondered if it was you?" asked Odie
"What story?" she asked
"Zaha" said Herry
They didn't hear anything for a minute "Welll…. Yes, I banished her to that forest, you must be very careful Zaha is very dangerous "she said to the teens
"Do you know where her hid out could be?" asked Theresa
"I don't know exactly but I know it is a room underground about 8 by 7, with two long tunnels on either side, leading to it, the openings are camouflaged, one comes out of a rock and one a large tree, one opening is always her out and one always her in" she told the teens "Just get Atlanta back"
"Ok" said jay into the PMR "Thanks talk to you later" he said turning the PMR off
"Ok we know about Zaha but what if she didn't take Atlanta?" asked Neil
All the sudden Theresa had flashed of a vision, she first saw what she saw first Atlanta falling off the cliff but this time it was a full body view and she saw Zaha smiling behind Atlanta and pushed her over the cliff, then another vision of Atlanta passed out at the bottom of the cliff with Zaha standing over her body smiling, then she saw Zaha hunched over with her arms under Atlanta's, dragging her unconscious body off into the woods, then she snapped out of it
"What did you see?" asked Jay standing beside her
She frowned "It was all Zaha, I saw her, she pushed Atlanta over the cliff, she dragged her unconscious body off into the forest" said Theresa realizing what was happening
Odie smiled "why are you smiling?" asked Archie
"Because I know how to find Atlanta….come on" he said running off, everyone followed
At the bottom of the cliff where they figured out where Atlanta fell, Odie stopped, and so did everyone else
"Odie what is your idea?" asked Theresa
"You know how in different experiments, you can us different lights to see things that the human eye can not" said Odie, everyone nodded "well if I use a curtain light, on a curtain setting, I can see where things where at a curtain time" said Odie opening his PMR and typing in something, then he pointed it to the ground a blue light came out a reveled a human silhouette on the ground, and two lines going off in a curtain direction "see that is Atlanta's heal marks going off into the distance we just have to follow it"
"Good idea" said Jay amazed
"What would we do with out you?" asked Archie also amazed
They all followed Odie into the forest, around the trees, down a trail, the trail led into a rock and ended, Odie held out his hand and it disappeared into the rock "this is her in tunnel I guess"
"We should find the out tunnel just in case" said Jay then everyone spread out looking for a tree that your arm went into
They searched for a while, finally Archie got tired, thinking he checked the tree he leaned on one then falling through, he quickly stood up "I found it" he yelled to the others
They all nodded, Odie signaled everyone to come to him, they all walked over to him he was standing by the opening
"Lets see what is going on in there" he said, holding up a mechanical spider, the size of his palm, he placed it on the ground and used his PMR to control it down the tunnel, the tunnel was long after a few minutes the spider reached the room, they had a direct view of Atlanta on the wall, she looked terrible with burses and scars all over her body, they saw a lady in front of her, they kept watching
"Tell me where the gods are" said Zaha angrily
"No never" said Atlanta with burly any energy left, Zaha slapped her across the face
"TELL ME!" she yelled
"NO" said Atlanta, Zaha slapped her across the right cheek then left
"We have been at this for days… why will you not crack…. It infuriates me" she said angrily at Atlanta, she closed her fist at her side, then let it go and slapped Atlanta again
"Oh any god she is being tortured" said Herry not believing his eyes
"I can't watch this said Theresa covering her eyes
"She has a broken leg, sprained wrist, black eye, about three broken ribs" said Odie
Zaha what really mad now she closed her fist then punched Atlanta in the gut, Atlanta cringed
"Ohhh four broken ribs" Odie corrected, then zoomed in closer on Atlanta's face
"TELL ME!...please" she asked Atlanta
"No I will never tell you anything" said Atlanta
Zaha slapped Atlanta across her left cheek, her head went right looking at the ground, the team watched a tear run down Atlanta's face and off her chin
"Ok now we have to go in and get her" said Archie standing up
"NO I have a good idea" said Odie before Archie could run down the tunnel
"Well let's hear it" said Neil
"Someone will be bate and get Zaha out of the room, then Archie will run in and get Atlanta, then come out the other way, Theresa and I will keep Archie informed and tell him if Zaha comes back" said Odie
"How about the rest?" asked Jay
"They will keep Zaha occupied"
"Ya but who would want to be bate?" asked Neil, then everyone looked at him weirdly, he stared for a moment "What no. no" he wined
"Lets get into position" said Odie ignoring Neil
Odie and Theresa sat up in a tree where they could see the in tunnel and out tunnel, Archie stood out side the in tunnel waiting for a signal, Neil stood outside the out tunnel, Herry and Jay hid behind other trees for back up
Odie gave Neil thumbs up, Neil rolled his eyes not wanting to do it, he cupped his hands around his mouth then yelled "ZAHA…OH UGLY HAIRED ZAHA…COME OUT AND PLAY" he yelled
Zaha slapped Atlanta once more then turned facing the out tunnel, she ran towards the tunnel "I will be back" she yelled back to Atlanta
She ran up an out the tunnel spotting Neil, Neil squealed then ran in the opposite direction, Odie gave Archie the ok, and he ran down the tunnel disappearing into the tunnel
He turned into the room, Atlanta was brused up and on the wall, and her head was down facing the ground probably wishing she was dead
"Atlanta" said Archie
Atlanta's head jolted upwards she saw Archie walking towards her "No your not Archie… your just another figment of my imagination" she said trying to make scene
"Yes it's me" said Archie confused
"No I have seen you many times before you're can't be…. The real Archie is probably mad at me he wouldn't come for me" she said sadly thinking he was just a trick of her mind again
Archie stopped in front of her "And I wouldn't blame him I was horrible, I was a horrible friend" she said another tear ran down her face and to the ground from the sadness
Archie reached up he unclipped the one whist chain, when she felt that she looked up, she had a glimmer in her eye, a sign of relief, he undid the other chain Atlanta fell forward into Archie's arms "You actually came for me" she said with a slight smile
Then she tried to stand but almost fell over because of her broken leg, Archie put her left arm around his neck, his left hand was holding Atlanta's around his neck, and his right arm around her waist, then they started to walk towards the out tunnel, Archie walked, Atlanta limped, they started to walk down the long windy tunnel.
"Archie…I'm sorry" she said to him
"For what?" he asked
"For everything, the last time we talked I was terrible, a terrible friend"
"No you weren't I over reacted you where just trying to help"
"No Archie… stop" they stopped in the middle of the tunnel, she looked up to him, he looked down at her
"You where right I have a tendency to push people away, and I should have been more sensitive about your fear; I do know how you feel"
"You where also right…you where just trying to help, I didn't need to flip out on you"
Outside everyone was running around from Zaha, she through a rock that hit Theresa and Odie out of the tree, jay, Neil, and Herry got tied up around a tree by a few branches, and vines, then she ran down the tunnel. When she got down there, she screamed loudly at the sight of no Atlanta
Archie and Atlanta herd the scream, and immediately started to walk again, they walked out of the tree, and everyone ran over to them
"LETS GO!" yelled Odie
Everyone ran, Atlanta couldn't so Archie picked her up Herry ran to the out tunnel, then Jay and Neil ran to the in tunnel, they pilled branches, rocks and other things so Zaha couldn't get out. After they blocked it they ran over to the others that where further away behind a tree, Atlanta sat on the ground leaning on the tree
"Atlanta nice to see you again" said Herry with a smile
"Right back at ya" she said with a slight smile on her face
Then a portal appeared Hermes, Hera and Artemis walked through
Artemis walked over to Atlanta "Atlanta darling" she said giving Atlanta a hand up, then giving her a big hug, Atlanta's face scrunched up in pain "Come on" said Artemis pulling her arm around Atlanta's and walking her through the portal
"Nice job children…. Atlanta is safe, Zaha is trapped, and doesn't know where the gods are" said Hera
"Thank Atlanta, she wouldn't crack at all" said Jay
"Well that's our Atlanta" said Theresa
"Yes…we will send someone to get Zaha, you all should pack up and head home see you tomorrow, we will take care of Atlanta for you" said Hera
"See you all tomorrow" said Hermes, and both walked back through the portal and disappeared
They all packed up within a few hours, they put everything in the back of the truck, and drove off back to Olympus high