Author's Note: Oops! I accidentally posted this instead of the actual chapter 3. For those of you who caught me, sorry! If not, then don't worry about this message.
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I woke up a few days later after that battle. And, in all the time I was knocked out, I had been having dreams. The first was a repeat of the dream from the Big 3, and then it got confusing from there on out.
The second dream was not that confusing, it was just horrifying to the core. I'm not too sure what it was about, all I really remember is hearing cackling and watching cities crumbling, the sky falling, and the Earth turning into a barren landscape, void of life. That was probably about what would happen should we fail. And I was not about to let us fail.
The third dream was an image of Carmen and me delving deep underground. I remember seeing flames everywhere, a man asking for a coin, and a girl in shackles. Other than that much info, there wasn't really anything that I could remember. The fourth was a dream of what seemed like the ruins of an underwater palace, probably Poseidon's place. There weren't really any other places it could be. I can remember bits of that one, like searching piles of rubble to find… to find… Strange. I can't remember that one. Whatever.
Anyway, the fifth and final dream was probably the worst one of them all. I was forced to watch as my group of demigods-turned-gods was captured and I couldn't do a thing to stop them. Plus, I couldn't see any of their faces, so that was a total bust for having a bright side. At the end of that dream, now that was probably the worst part.
What was it, you ask? It was… I was… I was forced to watch as my sister was… I can't even dare to write it down. After that final dream faded into blackness, my eyes opened wide and I found myself shivering and sweating in the camp infirmary, my side bandaged and in pain.
On my left was a nightstand with medicines and other doctors' supplies. On my right going straight down to the other end of the hall were more beds for the wounded, and most were filled with moaning campers. I steadily rose, my arms supporting my upper body, and looked around for more details. Carmen was asleep in a chair next to my bed, probably waiting for me to wake up. Chiron had just came in to check on the campers when he saw me wake up. "Ah! Carson! You're awake!" Chiron exclaimed in polite joy. He wheeled himself to my side. "How are you, my boy?" he studied me as I answered.
"I'm fine." I winced. Even that small sentence hurt a little bit. "Hey, Chiron? I have a few questions to ask you." Chiron raised an eyebrow, giving me a questioning look. "While I was out, I had… Dreams. They were dreams, but they felt very much like visions."
"That's natural, Carson. Dreams are powerful to demigods, it gives them insight to certain… events that even an oracle can't see." Chiron answered wisely, "Now tell me, what was in your visions?" I quickly summed up what I had seen, and then after a moment of thought, Chiron spoke. "It seems that most of them are pretty straight forward. The first you already know, so I won't go into that one. The second one was, and you probably have guessed this for yourself, what happens if you fail. The third is probably about looking for someone in the Underworld, and the fourth is probably also about looking for someone in the kingdom of Poseidon. The fifth and final one, I'm not so sure what that could be. You've already seen what happens when you fail… I'm not too sure. I guess that we will have to wait and see."
And at that exact moment, Carmen had finally decided to wake up. She yawned, and then finally registered that I was awake. "Carson! You're alive!" She yelled out, pulling me into a bear hug.
"Ow!" I cried out. She let go of me and apologized, smiling the entire time. I turned back to Chiron. "Now what do we do?" I asked him.
"It would be my guess that you and Carmen take off before another attack comes. I suggest that you use your dreams to your advantage, Carson." And with that, he rolled himself away. I steadily stood up, my legs wobbling slightly as I did. Carmen looked alarmed and tried to help me, but I pushed her away.
"I got this." I hobbled out of the infirmary, Carmen right behind me in case I fell or something. Once I reached the Zeus Cabin, I grabbed at the pack on my bed. I pulled it down and checked its insides. I had ambrosia and nectar, at least $500 in mortal money, and 27 drachmas. I also had two spare changes of clothes, two quivers of arrows, the weapons, and my mechanical pencil, which was safely stashed away in my pocket.
Carmen looked like she was ready as well. Together, we walked to the Pegasus stables and saddled up our personal Pegasi. Mine was red and gold, its wings a deep blue. Carmen, of course, got a rainbow colored one. We led them out of the stables and into the open grounds, ready to take flight. Mentally, I counted down from 3 and spurred my Pegasus, which I had chosen to name ΑΣΤΡΑΠΗ, or astrapee, which is Greek for lightning. Carmen followed close behind as we rode into the sunset-red sky.
Authors Note: Once again, thanks for reading, and I plan on bringing Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in the next two weeks. By the way, I've completely forgotten to say, if you guys can think of any comments that would help with the story, don't be afraid to make a review. So until next time… rainstorm24 OUT!