I had a school consort today. It was really boring. Oh well, can't win 'em all. I don't own PJO.
We walked in the direction Lacy told us to for hours, and Tammy sang the song that never ends the whole time. Natalie looked ready to burst when we finally stopped for the night in a small field. We didn't bring tents, they were too heavy. We had sleeping bags instead. Anywho, as I unrolled my orange sleeping bag I heard hissing. I froze instantly. It sounded just like a snake, and if there's one thing that scares me, its snakes. Natalie screamed at something behind me. Slowly, I turned my head. A snake, a freaky big snake with emerald scales and evil yellow eyes was right behind me, staring at me with a look full of hatred.
"You look like the the golden one." It said in a raspy voice. "You musssst be one of hisssss offsssssspring. Hisss children musssst pay for hissss killing me so long ago, for I am the king of snakessss!"
It began slithering toward me, it's eyes practically glowing with hate. I was too scared to scream, too scared to run, too scared to defend myself. I was paralyzed in my fear. Everything went in slow motion. The snake was inching it's way toward me, slowly opening it's mouth. I think either Lacy or Natalie called out my name, I couldn't be sure. Tammy jumped in front of me, her sword in her hand. She swung it downward right on the monster's green, snakey head. It exploded into that gross monster dust, getting all over everything. Everyone hurried over to me, Tammy still covered in the dust stuff.
"Anna! What happened? Why didn't you move? You could've died just then!" Natalie yelled at me before hyperventilating as bad as Tina. Must be an Aphrodite thing.
"Nat, do you realize what monster that was?" Asked Tammy, her usually mischievous face dead serious. "That was Python, king of snakes. Apollo's number one enemy. Pretty much the worst monster any child of Apollo could ever face. He was supposed to be stuck in Tartarus, I have no idea what it was doing up here."
I shook my head. It was like I came out of a trance.
"That was the third scariest thing I ever saw." I said before fainting on the spot.
The scene before me was kinda depressing. It was a dark, damp, and dirty little room with little head space. I think I saw a rat scuttling into a hole in the wall. Ew.
"Anna!" Came a voice behind me.
I yelped and spun around, my pigtails whipping my cheeks in the process. I came face to face with an old friend.
"Nico! Give me a heart attack, why don't you?" I whined at him.
"Nice to see you too." He said, rolling his eyes. Then he got all serious. "Anna, you can't come here. It's not a possible to complete this quest. You'll just get hurt, or die."
"Um, no. I didn't travel in some crazy taxi for 2 hours, and get attacked by the third scariest thing I've ever seen for nothing. So where are you?" Honestly, it was taking all I had not to hug my friend and try to heal the many wounds that were clearly visible all over his body. I also wanted to untie the rope that tied up his feet, making shadow travel impossible.
"I heard something about Illinois, but don't come! It isn't safe. Just go back to camp. I can get away on my own." He waved his hand through my face, and the dream began to change. Wait, how come he didn't just untie himself? I thought just before it changed completely.
Oh look! A monster, and Nico! What a fun filled chapter this was. Review!
