Disclaimer: Same as always...
Writer: Witty Thief
Margaret's POV
As a I led my struggling sister across the camp and back into our cabin, the words of the prophecy rang back through my head;
"The child of Hermes and her company
Who seek the Golden Apple's Beauty,
Must travel west to the tinker's land,
And avoid the old giant's foot and hand."
I shudder to think about a giant, or the "tinkers" land, especially at the thought of my SISTER facing those things. Glancing back over at Jacquelin, I see her face is streaked with tears, and she is stooped, as if her spirit had lost its life. Placing my hand on her shoulder, I spin her around to face me. As our eyes meet she stops fighting my grip, and, for a moment, her eyes widen with recognition.
"Jacquelin? Do you know me?" I ask, even though I know her eyes have gone dark again.
"I told you, I don't know or care about this 'Jacquelin' character, so stop calling me that! I'm sick of this crap!" another tear leaked out of the corner of her eye, and she shuddered, as if the words were not her own.
While we walked towards our cabin, I told her stories of our pranks, adventures, and fights together. Jacquelin simply allowed herself to be led on, and kept a scowl on her face, an expression that did not belong on her. As we walked through the door of Hermes' cabin, I heard a creaking noise, and looked up to see a giant bucket of water dump itself on Jacquelin and I. It was scummy, full of tadpoles, and lukewarm. Jacquelin and I let out twin screams as the disgusting liquid drenched us.
"BOOYYYYYYSSS!" I screamed, completely outraged, it was the same smell I had sprayed the twins with a few weeks ago.
Travis and Connor appeared on the other side of the bunk, doubled over laughing.
As the smell wafted up towards Jacquelin she staggered as she had been struck by a blow.
"I-I remember!" Jacquelin cried, "That-that smell! It's almost as I know it!"
"Because you do!" I smiled at her, "Oh, please, please remem-"
*BOOM*
A huge explosion of force rocked the cabin, throwing Jacquelin, Travis, Connor and I down onto the floor, as my vision flipped, I saw my sister hit her head, and slump down. Suddenly, a mighty voice shattered the silence after the explosion, and the vision of a woman clothed in gold appeared at the roof of the cabin.
"You DARE to try and disobeymy orders, wench?" the woman glared straight at me,"Your sister has been blessed with my favor, do not try to assist her regain her memory. You all have displeased me, and because these two boys seem to bring you so much joy, I will take them, until Jacquelin completes her quest."
A flash of light blinded me for a moment, and when I could see again, I realized my brothers were gone. I crawled over towards my slumped over to my sister, holding back tears. She stirred as I touched her shoulder, and gazed at me through clouded eyes.
"Who are you?" she said.
With these words, I collapsed into tears, and finally let myself slip into unconsciousness.