Chapter 2: The Journey Begins

A boy with hard set features and golden hair stepped out on to the stone balcony of his uncle's house. Leaning against the railing he looked out into the valley below him. "What an ordinary day" he thought.

Suddenly the ground under him shook and there was a great flash of light in the valley. His blue eyes widened in surprise and shock as he looked down at the valley. Shaking himself he started to quickly make his way down. "Not such an ordinary day after all" he thought and hurried down the steps leading to the valley.

In the valley, 8 teens were sprawled in a circle; none of them moving, one just beginning to stir. Lifting his blond head Jason looked around him and his golden face set itself in a confused expression than one of amazement, as he whistled softly. This small noise seemed to awaken the rest of the beings around him.

A girl with red hair lifted her head from the ground, her messed hair showing the black underneath. Moaning softly she gingerly rubbed a black mark on her neck which was in the shape of a quarter moon. Not looking around she snapped at Jason.

"What happened?" She asked angrily, showing an unusual amount of attitude for Rory.

Jason wouldn't have had time to answer because the girl next to Rory groaned, and drew away their attention. Wavy charcoal hair spread out, shifted as Mya lifted her head from the ground, revealing a rather large rock.

"I hit my head." She proclaimed loudly "I think I might have a concussion" her eyes were closed in pain and they did not open.

Rory's head snapped to gaze at her twin, she had finally looked around and noticed two things: One being they were no longer in Port Perry, Two: that everyone had begun to wake up and were now staring at Rory and Mya.

"Mya, we don't care if you have a concussion" She said coldly to her sister.

Angrily Mya opened her eyes, revealing stony grey crackling with anger. Her once brown hair was now charcoal and full of … snakes. 100 withering snakes.

Everyone gasped as Rory went still and grey as rock, or more accurately like stone. Frozen, Mya didn't look away. The girl next to Mya looked around and saw everyone was up. Jason looked at Rory and than at Mya.

"Close your eyes." He said roughly, Mya almost looked back at him but closed her eyes tight.

Terri, who has watched the whole thing along with everyone else, snickered loudly.

"Well, now I always knew you were weird but really…" she said cruelly.

Although Mya didn't look back herself, the withering mass of hair swiveled around and hissed at her, showing rather large fangs and rattles on their tails.

"Terri not now." Candy said "We need to figure out what's going on"

Jason nodded "Is everyone alright?"

Eric and Andrew looked up. "Other than the fact that all our appearances seemed to have magically changed …" they said together "Were perfect."

Chris, who was sitting next to Jason, nodded. "Alright we need to figure out what happened."

While everyone else began brainstorming ways to how they got here, Candy stood up and walked to where Rory and Mya were; Mya still clenching her eyes, although her hair seemed to have become stiller and was only slightly moving.

As she approached Mya's head turned in her direction.

"It's me." Candy said softly.

Mya nodded harshly and didn't make any move to open her eyes but stayed stalk still. Going to Rory Candy noticed that she was still scowling. Grinning Candy tried to think of a way to help. As she was sitting there a soothing voice sounded in her head.

"Touch the stone."

Following her instinct Candy reached her hand out and touched the stone on Rory's neck. As soon as she touched her, color returned quickly until Rory was back; looking mad and slightly confused. When she saw her sister with her eyes clamped, she glanced around. The others had stopped talking and were staring in amazement. No one said a word. Until Terri broke the silence.

"Unless you all want to be turned to be stone we need to do something to Medusa over here."

Mya was shaking with the effort of not opening her eyes and her hair had become a furiously moving mass of garden snakes. Rory looked and Terri and noticed her designer sun glasses hanging out of her coat pocket.

"Terri" She demanded "Hand me your sun glasses!"

"Why should I?" She asked throwing her nose in the air.

Unfortunately Mya opened her eyes at the sound of Rory's voice and Terri who was standing in front of her was turned to stone. Rory grabbed the glasses out of her pocket just before she was turned to stone, and quickly placed them onto Mya's eyes.

"Just keep these on okay My?"

Mya nodded, looking frustrated, and sat on the ground staring at the stone figure of Terri in front of her. Candy stood up at touched Terri on her shoulder and color returned to her as well. Terri was revealed looking daggers at Mya, who returned them easily.

Rory and Candy stepped between them; Candy turned to Terri. "That's why we needed your glasses."