I Learn That Twin Tilapia Exist
Once Cece was back to full heath, Mr. D and Chiron called for a meeting with all the head counselors and Cecillia. Chiron turned off all the lights in the big house. The only light was the sunlight, a few candles around Cecillia, and Cecillia herself. She glowed like the Apollo kids and the Hunters. She was in a ball looking scared as Chiron was instructing her through the process of connecting with her sister purposely.
"I don't think I can do this, Chiron," she said, frightened. He knelt and put his hand on her knee. She turned her gaze from the candles and looked up at where Chiron was, like she could see him. "I've never done this on purpose, it always happens in my sleep. Worse yet, I've never shone anyone else what I was seeing. You felt what happens when you see what I see."
Chiron looked at Thalia. She walked towards Cecillia and knelt down beside Chiron. "We really need to know what is going on right now in order to know if we need to go on a quest to find Palla."
Cecillia shot up. "My sister's absence is so important and we do need to search for her. Do you know what happens to a demigod twin when the other one is missing?"
Thalia looked at her, shocked and confused at the same time. Chiron cleared his voice and started to stand up. "Demigod twins, especially two that are very close, should stay in reach of each other in all times, or one could die of sadness or frustration of their Olympic parent, since they are very rare and the pride and joy of their parent. The twins may change. I believe Cece here is cursed of blindness and is mysterious and sweet."
Cecillia turned her face to Chiron, figuring out what his question will be. "Palla is, um, brave and hard-headed. Palla is barren. She can't have children, which is worse to me than being blind, but I would have traded it to make her happier."
Chiron looked at Zoƫ, who was writing all of the info down. She nodded, as if she was trying to persuading him.
"Listen, Cece," Travis said. She shot her eyes at him, and he turned his face away. "You care for your sister, right? So why do you refuse to connect with her and try to save her?"
Whit those words, Cece cooperated for the whole process. Once Chiron was helping her relax, she busted out an early apology. "If I hurt you, it's all your fault, not mine, ok?" Yeah, I didn't say it was the best. I could feel her emotions change and her loneliness emerging.
Told us all to relax, but keep an eye on Cece. She may bring some pain, so we needed to be prepared. She waited for the sun to shine all over her glowing, caramel skin. She closed her eyes and sat still like a statue. Everything was quiet, to quiet, for a moment or two. Suddenly, I was aboard the Princess Andromeda.
I was in first-class suite that was too regal to believe it wasn't a Chateau. Several purple crystals hung from chandeliers in the high ceiling that looked endless. The walls were painted a royal purple and the bed was round and had several colors of purple, burgundy, pink, and black with thin cream curtains hanging from the ceiling put with a decorative flower knot in the center to where you could see the bed clearly. On top of the bed was Palla, reading an Italian gossip magazine, resting on her arm.
She was wearing a plain cream dress with a simple pearl necklace. She looked worried and relaxed all at the same time. Her hair was her normal wavy side pony tail. Same Palla, same intense look, except she was wearing a dress. Unlike her sister, she seems to have not changed at all.
Suddenly I heard a door open and close from far away. Her facial expression softened and acted as if she was really into an article. It was Luke. He wasn't in his usual ever day Greek armor. He wore shorts and a black t-shirt. He jumped onto the bed, folded his arms, and placed them behind his head.
Palla pulled her eyes up a bit to look at Luke and turned her eyes back to the magazine. "Decided to be formal today instead of being casual and wearing you armor I see."
He chuckled a little and shook his head." I have to be formal sometimes, you know. When I'm off."
"Are you ever off?"
He didn't answer that one. She put her magazine down and laid on her stomach. Luke shifted closer to her and rested on his elbow, face in hand.
Palla looked him straight in the eyes, seductively. "When are you going to let me have those questions answered?"
He gave her a huff, like she killed the mood, whatever it was. "Once you call me by my name."
"Lucas"
"No,"
"Yes it is."
He looked at her confused. She snorted. "Don't think I'm slow, Luke. I know your name and your nickname. I'll use as I freely want to."
He turned back to his back. "Oh gods, you're so mean to me!" he said sarcastically sad. Palla kissed his scare and then went back into her position. That made him blush, but was faint and soon, it was gone.
"Ok," He said, "Shoot"
They both shifted to the edge of the bed. "Why are you hear, with monsters?"
Luke shifted a bit. "I want to destroy the Olympians, of course. Doing so and putting Kronos in charge will make the world away better place, me as king."
Palla meditated on the answer, accepting it, but not fully. "Ok, why am I here?"
That one made Luke's prideful face flush with red. Palla caught on and went on to the next one. This one seemed to make her cry. "What did you do to my little sister?"
Luke's face start losing color, his eyes were turning gray and his golden locks also. He shot up and turned his face into a corner.
"She's fine."
She shot out of the bed and walked towards him. "You're lying to me, Luke." He sighed and turned to her. He stared in her eyes and played with her ponytail. He began to gain color. "I let her live, I promise."
She didn't buy it, but she smiled. Suddenly, there was a massive roar that mad the ship turn over. Luke stared in her eyes a little longer and walked out the room. As soon as she heard the door close. She commanded her ring to turn into her sword. "He shall pay," She cried. "He shall pay."
Chiron snapped his fingers and we were all back in the big house. We were all in our same spots. Chiron shook his head a little. "That was the worse romance story I have ever watched." Selena said. Coming for the counselor of the Aphrodite cabin, it had to be true, and I had to agree.
"Tell me, Cece," Chiron said, placing his hand on her shoulder. "What was basically going on?"
She took a deep breath. She let out a short whistle. Suddenly, out of thin air, was a pure white owl with a few black spots and beak. The owl's eyes were yellow and it had a strong and prideful hoot. He rested on a stand Chiron brought out.
"Hello, young demigods." The owl said. Everyone jumped at the owl ability to speak English. "My name is Aspros, but, like Cece calls me, Sonic." She shrugged. "I like Sonic, though he's a hedgehog and he's an owl." He looked at her and then back at us. "Yes, I to enjoy the hedgehog." Cece's expression became serious again. "Sonic, please tell the camper's my sister's plans.'
Sonic hoot, probably a groan. "I'm always here for mission work. Out of all millennia I have lived-"
"Sonic,"
"Ah, yes, master. Currently, Palla is planning to take on Luke herself, since it has been a week since she was abducted. She has Luke under hypnosis, so he thinks he is madly in love with her, though he does have some kind of feelings for her, but I'm not sure if they're what you all think it is. She thinks Luke killed you, making her change her mind about him, because she thought of him as a friend."
Travis Stoll raised a finger and stood up. "Why would she want to be friends with someone she saw beat her sister up?" Cece volunteered to answer that one. "Palla and I can see into the soul. He's not as cruel as you take him, he's just insecure, a total wuss. When he knocked her out, she didn't see if he killed me or not, so, seeing his soul, she suspected he let me live, but suspects he killed me and wants to kill him."
Sonic turned his head completely around and looked at Chiron. "Shall we send a quest?"
Chiron looked insecure. "I think it will be a waste of heroes. We can waste any more heroes on this Luke kid."
"Aha! That is where you are foolish, sir." Sonic turned his head to Cece.
"As I see, if this quest is not taken, it will end in mass chaos. Only a quest would bring any good. And, if you need me, you need Palla. She is my other half, literally."
D'Angelo Parker, head of the Apollo cabin, groaned. "This is not the time for Life Science and family, cousin.
Cece shot her eyes at him. He flinched, thinking she was going to hurt him. "What if I was you sister, D'Angelo? That would make her your sister. If, for some reason, Apollo was my father, do you know what he would do to you and the rest of your siblings?"
D'Angelo pursed his lips and looked away. Apparently, her threats were as bad as her glare. Chiron had cleared his voice. "I shall call for a quest then. May we meet tomorrow after the morning activates."
Suddenly, there was a loud implosion and screams for everywhere. The emergency siren had come on. "AMBUSH!" a voice cried from outside. There was another problem at camp.
Questions!!
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What should be going on outside?
Should Palla Kill Luke?
Should they go on a quest? Should it be for this reason? Why?
What are your thoughts of Sonic?
What kind of pet should Palla have? Who should have given it to her?
