CH 6 RIDER

Let me tell you first hand that being stuffed into a backpack with a bunch of smelly clothes and a stick of deodorant in NOT fun. Kasper left the bag open a tiny bit, just enough for Rider to see what was going on. Kasper ran on to the Argo II just in time with Moose right on their trail. A few of the Hecate kids saw Moose and started yelling and cheering. Rider could see out of the corner of his eye staring intensely at Kasper as if he could see through the backpack and see Rider.

Rider collapsed on a bunk and unzipped the bag and took out Rider.

"That wan not fun," Rider exclaimed while taking deep breathes of fresh air.

Kasper took out a wad of toilet paper (I have no idea why he had it) and made it into a pretty good makeshift sleeping bag. Then he scooped rider up and placed him and the toilet paper sleeping bag under Kasper's bunk.

"You can hide out here for the day, we can't have you wandering throughout the ship." Rider wanted to protest but he knew Kasper was right. "Get some rest, that shrinking thing you did probably took a lot of energy out of you." Kasper was right, he hadn't realized it but he was exhausted, and soon enough he was asleep.

In Riders dream he was not sitting on a cloud (finally) but standing in a blank white room. The walls were white, the floors were white, and there was no furniture. Rider was back to his normal sized self in the dream also. Suddenly he heard a voice so similar to his it could have been a recorded massage.

"Rider, welcome to Albus room, it means white in Latin, and as you can see, it is very white." Rider was shocked to have heard that voice to reply. It must have been his father.

"I have not brought you hear to admire though, I brought you for a warning."

"A- a warning?" stuttered Rider.

"Yes, do you remember that Uranus told you that you must find a person to help you on this quest"

"Yes, I mean yes sir."

"Well, beware. She may become you best ally… or greatest enemy. Beware. I am proud of you son, good luck." Caerus finished with a chuckle and the Albus room disappeared.

"Rider!" Whispered a voice. "Get up!" Rider opened his eyes to see the bottom of Kasper's bunk.

"Ugh… are we here?" asked Rider, trying to waist time so he could sleep a little longer.

"Yeah, now get up!" With that Kasper grabbed Rider out from under the bunk and covered him with his hands so nobody could see him.

"You have to stay here Rider-"

"But Uranus said I have to go to Camp Jupiter!" Kasper pondered this for a second.

"Okay, but you're going to go in my bag again, then you can reform your self at night and do what you have to do."

"Deal" and with that Kasper stuffed Rider in his bag and they stepped into the sunlight.