Again, sorry for the long wait. I'm kinda busy these days with a bunch of extracurricular stuff, so please don't be mad! BTW, in this chapter, I tell a little about each of the people on the quest, and I didn't have access to my info about the OCs, so a few things might be off. I will describe them how I picture them in my mind, just so you aren't confused.
I took a deep breath and strapped on my dagger belt. Then, I picked up my dagger from the bedside table and sheathed it. I slung a quiver of arrows over my shoulder, and grabbed my matching silver bow. I gave myself a once-over in the mirror.
Dagger belt. Check. Bow and arrow. Check. Hidden extra knife in my boot. Check. Hair in a tight braid. Check. Awesome brown eyeliner that Karli lent me which is completely irrevelant. Check.
Okay, I'm all set. I think. I'll check again just to be sure.
The door creaked open, and Kate walked in.
"Hey, Liz, hurry up because we're all waiting for you in the big house," she informed me, looking calm and collected. I turned toward her, distraught.
"Kate, the entire camp, no, make that WORLD, is depending on us being totally ready for this mission. I could have forgotten something important!" I exclaimed. I re-started my checklist.
"Liz, come ON," Kate said as she grabbed my arm. I grabbed my extra bag of stuff as she dragged me out the door.
***LINEY BREAK!***
In the Big House, the air of nervousness filled the room. I glanced at each of the faces of the Chosen Ten. There was Misty Pandora (Hecate), Nicole da Angela (Persephone), Faain Wicin (Iris), Katapiesi (Phobos), Seobryn Arandun (Athena), and Kleftis Shango (Hermes). The ones that I did know well were Kamaria, the toughie little girl, Kate, one of my BFFLs, Karli, my other BFFL, and Aaron.
Aaron looked the most nervous of all. Besides me, probably. (Of course not)
"Alright everyone," Chiron said as he trotted into the room. "Are you all ready?"
There were several murmurs running through the crowd as everyone nodded and looked anxiously around.
"Good," Chiron said. "Argus, are you ready to take them to the first destination? You all will walk or find your way the rest of the time." Argus nodded, eyes blinking all over his body. He led the way out the door to the big van.
We all packed ourselves in, trying to fit our belongings in around our feet. Argus started up the van, and we looked around. The back part of the van was arranged sorta like a limo, so there were seats on all the sides, and we were all facing each other. I was sandwiched between Kate and Kleftis.
"Well," I said, trying to lighten up the situation. "This is pretty good bonding time before the quest starts, huh?" A few people laughed nervously.
"Lets go in a circle, telling a few things about yourself," I added.
"I'll go first," volunteered a girl sitting directly across from me. She had waist-length reddish-brown hair and deep, navy-colored eyes. Her pale-ish skin had a life-filled aura, and she seemed like a really happy person. "My name is Nicole, Nicole da Angela. My mother is Persephone. My favorite thing to do is flower-travel. It's sorta like shadow-traveling, but instead of using shadows, I use plants!"
"Cool," said the girl next to her. "My name is Misty Pandora. My mom's Hecate, and I can control the mist, sometimes! I'm still working on it, but watch what I can do!" Everyone watched expectantly as Misty closed her eyes and concentrated. A few puffs of mist were visible around her head for a few moments. Suddenly, her whitish-blond hair turned jet black, and her tan skin became deathly white.
"Wow!" said the boy next to her. "You look like a vampire!" A few people giggled. Misty smiled and changed back.
"Well, my name is Faain Wicin," said the boy sitting next to Misty. "My mom is Iris, and I can create rainbow force fields!" Everyone smiled and nodded. Kamaria was next.
"Yo," she said. Everyone smiled at the little girl. "I'm Kamaria Henderson, and I can build robots! My big brother Leo even made me a magic tool belt, just like his!" To prove this, she pulled a large wrench out of a utility belt on her waist.
"I'm Karli," said Karli. (A/N: that sounded kinda weird...)
Everyone had a chance to say something about themselves. Finally, we got to the last person, Aaron.
"Hey," said Aaron. He had seemed a lot more confident once he had been claimed. "My name is Aaron Leon, my dad is Apollo. I don't really have a real talent yet, but I guess we'll have to find out!" I smiled at him.
***ANOTHER LINE BREAK***
A few hours later, the van came to a stop. My head slipped off Kleftis' shoulder and I fell towards the floor of the van. I would have had a concussion before the quest even started had I not landed on somebody's nice and cushy duffel bag.
"Wha-" I started as I slowly regained conciousness. I looked around. "Oh, right."
Almost everybody was asleep, except for Nicole, who had her headphones on and was picking the petals off of a daisy. Wait, where did she get- oh, yeah. Daughter of Persephone stuff.
"Hey, Kleft, wake up," I said, pushing my brother's shoulder. His head was tilted backwards and his mouth was slightly open. Next, I tried shoving him with my shoulder. It worked! A little too well. He fell to his right, consequently pushing the person next to him, and same thing with that person, until everyone in the row was a victim of the domino effect. Well then! At least he's awake now!
Kleftis groaned and rubbed his head, and pulled himself up off of Katapiesi, who climbed off of Kamaria.
"Everybody awake now?" I asked. Everyone grunted a response. "Let's go then, everyone off."
I jumped ahead and pushed the doors open, grabbed my bag, and hopped off the bus. Everyone slowly followed, still half asleep. As soon as they came out of the heated van into the snowy cold, they all woke up.
"Brr, where are we?" asked Misty. "Too bad the mist can't keep me warm!"
"Yeah, about that. Anyone got an extra jacket?" asked Kate grumpily as she rubbed her arms.
"I dunno. Maybe Argus knows where we are," I said, turning toward the van. Van, van, where are you?
"Well, then, Argus left. What do we do now?" Faain wondered.
"I dunno about you guys, but I'm gonna follow that thing over there," said Karli. Everyone looked toward where she was pointing. A tan, willowy-looking girl was wandering over at the edge of the barren, snowy field.
"A nymph?" guessed Nicole.
"Let's go find out," I said as I began marching through the snow.
R&R! BTW, if you like TMNT, please read my new turtles fic. It's gonna be an OCxTurtle fic, but I'm not sure yet of which turtle it will be, either Leo or Donnie. It's written in almost the same style as this one, so if you liked this, please read it. Review your thoughts!