Just as I promised, chapter 8! Oh, and, sorry for stealing your name, Owl, but you reminded me of her in this form... so yeah! Enjoy!
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Chapter 8
Robin stood up. "You were right when you said this was right around the corner, Mom." she murmured slightly. Then a purple and black mist swirled around her, and her entire body glowed. "Close your eyes, Fox!" she yelled at him. He did. Robin's body was so bright that you couldn't even look at it without your eyes burning up. Then, all at once, everything stopped. The mist, the glowing, everything. In Robin's place stood a girl with long white hair and pale skin. She wore skinny jeans and a white tank top that complemented her hair, and she had a necklace with a clear diamond hanging from it. Her eyes had changed too, now a rare purple color. She was barefoot on the cool grass. "Right then," she spoke with a British accent. "Ooh, that's new. I've never been British before! Anyway, Fox, I only have five minutes before I black out. When I do, haul me across the border. Tell them the true story up until the volcano. Then tell them that it required two demigod sacrifices. Me and Rabbit were chosen, we both felt it inside, so before you could react, we jumped in. But before Robin did, she told you how to summon Hel and Asgard to get Sleipnir and Garm back home. On the way back here, you found me being followed by a troll, so you killed it, but not before it gave me a nasty cut on the head and I blacked out. That's odd, new personality… ok, you got that?" Fox was staring at her like she was crazy, then regained his voice. "Y-you don't h-have a cut on your h-head." he managed. "Oh, well, we'd better fix that, yes?" she grinned, pulling out a dagger from her pocket. Fox's eyes widened. she brought it up to her head and made a quick jagged scar. "Ooh, that hurts... Please let me blackout soon!" she clenched her teeth and brought a hand to her bleeding forehead. Suddenly, she blacked out. Fox, still pretty much in shock, picked up the pale girl and carried her into camp.
After explaining everything, they put Robin/the new girl into the infirmary. Fox retired to the Aesir's cabin; that was the type of god Thor was. A few hours later, Robin woke up, her scar on her head healed. "Where am I?" was her first question. Fox had to admit, she was a great actor. She played dumb throughout the whole orientation and tour of camp. Finally, it time for her naming ceremony. She headed to The House. Once she entered, Odin's voice boomed, "What now? You were here two days ago!" "Shut up, Odin. I need a new name and a fake parent. Has anyone volunteered yet?" she asked. "Yeah, Skadi did." he grumbled. "And your name will be Owl." "Brilliant! I like Skadi. I like owls. Well, thanks Odin! I expect to be talking with you again." Owl twirled out and went back to Falcon. "My name is Owl, and I'm a daughter of Skadi." she informed him. "Alright! Welcome to Camp Odin, Owl! We'll introduce you to the others at dinner. Fox will guide you around for your first days." he said, then went back into his office. Owl ran to the Aesir's cabin and shook Fox awake. "Come on, wake up, lazy!" she laughed. Cora liked this new form, she was good natured and light spirited. Fox groaned and sat up. "What is it?" he asked while yawning. "Come on, your my guide for today! And I still owe you explanations, yes?" she grabbed his hand and pulled him up and out of the cabin, his friends laughing at him as he was dragged along. They took a seat on a bench and Owl started. "Ok, so basically, my mum is the goddess of transformation too, and since I'm the last survivor of the Great War- and the last rememberer, I might add- my mom blessed me so that I can transform myself into a whole new person before I'm about to die. It does have a limit though, but I've never hit it, and I don't want to. Ever watched Doctor Who? Brilliant show, that is. It's like being a time-lord. Only, I don't have two hearts, or a sonic screwdriver, or a TARDIS." Fox stared at her blankly. Owl raised an eyebrow and asked incredulously, "You seriously haven't watched Doctor Who? What has become of kids these days?" she shook her head disapprovingly. "So… you're still Robin, right?" Fox finally asked. "No, Robin died. I'm Owl now. It's hard to explain. It's like… my soul stays the same and everything, but my appearance, tastes, personalty, and likes/dislikes change. Make sense much?" she attempted to explain. "I guess a little bit…" Fox said, still processing everything. "So… where to?" she asked, swinging her legs. "Oh! I still haven't seen myself in the mirror! You don't happen to have one on you at the moment?" he shook his head. "Darn. Oh wait- I do! Well that's odd, I change forms and have a mirror in my pocket?" she shook her head, pulling out a small circular mirror. "Ooh, nice hair… brilliant eyes… I never expected to be so pale! Strange how this stuff works, really." Owl said, feeling her face. "Anyway," she slipped the mirror back into her pocket. "I need to figure out what I'm good at. How 'bout some football?" she grinned. Fox stared at her. "Football? Aren't you a bit too, um, skinny?" "Not American football, football as in soccer." she said, rolling her eyes. "Americans are so weird." "Brits are weird." "Oi! Who's the ones calling a game that you play with your hands football, hmm?"
So, there will be a whole lot more humor in this story now that Owl/Cora is here, and please note that I'm British, as much as I wish I was. And to answer Scaket's questions, I think that all of the Norse goddesses are Valkyries. So confusing, I spent 30 minutes looking up to see what race of goddess Skadi was,and I still couldn't find it... but instead I found her history, which is... disgusting. I strongly advise you NOT to EVER look it up. Seriously, I'm scarred for life... *shudder* Well, I gotta go work on chapter 9. Until next time, fellow readers!
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