You guys are lucky that I'm actually going through with this story... oh, and Robin is a little bi-polar in this chapter, so yeah... also, do you have any title names for me for this story? I think "The War Begins" is a little too... harsh for a story this simple. Feel free to submit ideas! Oh, and I still need a name for the camp, so it would be great if you could help with that too!
Disclaimer: Do I have to say this every chapter? I don't own PJO =.=
Chapter 3
Robin sat up groggily and immediately went into battle strategy mode, laying out a plan. "This is the last stop the train is making. If you aren't planning on going back to where we started, you'd better get off now. Welcome to Washington!" the conductor's came on. The rest of the passengers filed out of the bus, so Rabbit, Fox, and Robin, were the last to leave. What they didn't expect was a little girl, at least 7 or 8, crying on a bench with a hell-hound the size of a car (most likely a puppy) licking her face and trying to cheer her up. Fox and Rabbit drew their weapons, but Robin held up her hand to them and walk over to the girl. The dog growled as she approached, but then it recognized her as a child of Hel and went back to nuzzling the girl. "Are you ok?" Robin asked gently, taking a seat next to her. The girl looked up with a tear streaked face. "My dad is dead." she said simply. Robin put her arm around the girl and said, "Trust me, I know how that feels. I'm Robin, by the way." "Amelia." Amelia had flame red hair with sparkling green eyes. "What about your mom?" "I never knew her. My step-mom hates me. She's an evil witch! I'm never going home!"Amelia wailed. "It's ok, nobody's going to make you. I just need to know one more thing. Have you seen any… monsters at all?" Robin asked as casually as she could. Amelia's eyes opened wide. "Too many… are you a monster too?" "No. I fight monsters so they can't kill or hurt people." "Are you afraid of them?" Robin smiled. "Oh no. They're afraid of me." Amelia smiled too. "Oh, these are me friends, Fox and Rabbit. Don't ask about the names, it's hard to explain. Guys, come and meet Amelia!" she gestured over her friends. The hound growled at them, but stopped when Robin flashed him a glance that said "these are my friends, hurt them and I hurt you". Then she looked then both in the eye and said, "Amelia is one of us." the girl looked confused. "What do you mean?" "Well, it's kind of hard to explain. You know that movie, How to Train Your Dragon?" Amelia nodded. "Well, dragons are real, but their bigger and more deadly. Were, what I guess you could call, teenage vikings. Oh, and the gods are real. Like in the movie Avengers, Thor and Odin and Loki, all that stuff. We're demigods. My dad is Thor, actually. Robin's mom is Hel, goddess of the dead and the underworld," Robin got a strange look on her face, like she was keeping a secret. "And Rabbit's mom is Gefion, goddess of vegetation and fertility." Fox explained. "So, where did you get your dog?" Rabbit asked. "He found me when I ran away and cared for me. His name is Demon." Demon lifted his head at his name. Robin frowned. Hell-hounds didn't just choose someone like that her friends watched as she bent down and put both hands on either side of Demon's head. "Robin, what-" Rabbit stopped when an eerie gray glow came from Robin's hands. A second later, she gasped and backed away. "Oh no… this isn't good… not good!" she muttered to herself. "Garm, what in Odin's name are you doing up here?!" the hell-hound barked. "They WHAT? Oh gods… this is worse than I thought. Garm, get Amelia to camp, then find us again. Fox, Rabbit, it's time to go. Gods, we need to hurry…" Robin grabbed her friends, Amelia climbed onto Garm's back, and they parted ways. "Robin, will you please explain what's going on?" Rabbit asked as they were pulled along. "No time. Fox, use your powers! Use the air-flow and meet us at the volcano. Go as fast as you can! We'll be there in two days or less." "But-" "No. Now go, son of Thor." Robin's eyes were shining, and she pulled down the hood of her jacket. It was the first time the two saw her real face. One of her eyes glinted silver, and the other shone green. Her hair was soft and auburn. Robin's skin was fairly tan. It might sound normal, but she had a sort of rare beauty. Fox nodded and took to the air. Robin turned to Rabbit. "Do you trust me?" she asked simply. Rabbit looked confused. "What?" "Do you trust me?" she repeated. Rabbit looked into Robin's eyes. "Yes." "Then hold on tight!" she closed her eyes and concentrated. Suddenly, the world seemed a whole lot bigger. No… the girls were shrinking. They were at least a foot high by the time it stopped. "Hmm… what have you got for me this time?" Robin said aloud. Her voice was more of a caw or a squawk. She turned to Rabbit. "Cool! A hawk. This'll be fun. Alright, Rabbit. First time as a bird. How does it feel?"
"Um… feathery? Oh, well that's new! My tongue is all dry!"
"Yeah. You ready to go?"
"Where?"
"To the Rainier Volcano, of course!"
Yeah, as I said, kind of bi-polar... continuing! It would be awesome if my readers (if I have any) could tell their friends about it. Sorry, but reviews really just make my day! I check my email everyday to see if I have reviews. Yes, I'm just that paranoid. But really, have you met any ADHD kid who isn't? (::)(::)(::)(::)(::) !