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Disclaimer: I am not a man who lives in Austin with his wife and kids, I am a female who lives near him and watches his every move. (Just joking... Sorta)

Chapter 5

Fangs and Rings and Other Fun Things:

So I took a deep calming breath and stepped out into the middle of the black box facing the door, holding onto my new twin swords, Alkaios and Alexios. And only one thought was spinning round and round in my head. I am so gonna kill Percy later for being late!

I am scared, not gonna lie here. I. Am. Freaking. Out. Here I am standing in the middle of the black box, staring at the door waiting for the monster to burst through solid wood and rush over to devour me. I clenched my hands tighter around Alkaios and Alexios. I closed my eyes and took another breath, and let my mind go. My eyes poped open, just as I heard the splintering of the wood. I took up a defensive stance, as I readied myself for the monster.

CRASH!

The door flew into the room, and crashed into the now wreckage of the once cluttered props room. I had followed the movement of the door with only my left eye, the other was intently focused on the monster in front of me. It was a giant black dog, bigger than an average car, with red beady eyes, and 6 inch long fangs. It's fur was an unruly, black, matted mess. And looked like this thing had spent its whole life running through vast forests chasing down unknowing kids. It had blood still dripping from its already stained teeth, and sky blue feathers stuck in its dark gray gums. I noticed, with mild intrest, that it hadn't had its last meal all that long ago. And I was next on its list to fill its pit of a stomach.

"Ugh! Hellhounds, I never did like them. And HE always feels the undying need to send them out to possibles." A voice spoke in my head, the same voice that had spoke to me in my dream. It was weird, but I automatically knew, that this was my sword, Alkaios, talking.

"But this one doesn't look trained, I'd say a rogue. Also, this is not the case of a possible demigod, but a confirmed one." I recognized this voice as Alexios, he had been the one giving me information.

"Ahh agreed."

"Um... Hellhound, so what is that?" I questioned, already aware of the answer, but wanting to ask anyway. I shifted my weight onto my left foot, and tilted myself back just a little. This was one of the simple techniques that Percy once taught me. It helps with hitting harder more accurate blows.

"Hmmm, I thought it obvious, but I guess not. Hellhounds are ancient greek monsters. Does that help?" Alexios informed me, while adding his own sarcastic comment at the end.

"Yes it does. I will talk to you later, but now I have to kill some Hellhound!" I whispered as to not make the Hellhound decide that it needed to attack me so soon.

"Oh! I like this one. She has guts. Okay, Andromeda, we will lend you our strength, so fight to the death, perferably of the Hellhound, if you don't mind."

"Yeah, thanks Alkaios."

After my lovely two second conversation with my swords, I decided to make a move against the monster, finally, I know. I took off towards it's right side, hoping that this side would be weaker since it just burst through a door. WRONG! It anticipated the move, and swatted at me with its deadly sharp claws. I jumped back quickly, just in time to feel the claws fly an inch away from my face.

"Woah!"

"Haha, watch it there, that Hellhound seems smarter than the average monster." Alkaios chuckled, well as much of a chuckle as possible to produce while being swung in a wide ark in the air.

Uh huh, I had noticed, not that I needed him to tell me. I imediatly took 3 flying steps back, and held Alexios at the ready. I tried to watch the Hellhound, to see where it was weakest. It had no visible weakness, other than eyes but I wasn't sure so I decided to ask Alexios. Yes, I know, asking a sword for help, I must be insane. Be that as it may, I needed help, and I knew that Alexios could give me an answer. "Uh, Alexios, a little help here. Do you have any info on this thing, like a weakness..."

"OR, what time it takes its showers, it's favorite color, who it ate for breakfast..." Alkaios listed seemingly oblivious to the dire situation.

"As for weaknesses, I can offer a varity, the heart, eyes, neck. Basically anything that can get to its core and kill it, just carve it up." Alexios stated bored.

I just gave him a mental glare and shook my head. Of course anything that would kill it would be a weakness! Ah, whatever I ran back up to the Hellhound, feinting to the right, and once more to the left. I started to go right again, and the monster followed me with its eyes, and started to lunge for me. But I stopped myself at the last minute and rolled to the left, and jumped with all my force onto the Hellhound's back. It finally noticed me and started to swing itself around, a sorry attempt to shake me off. I gripped into its thick matted fur, and raised both Alkaios and Alexios to it's throat. The monster turned around, and caught sight of me and my swords and turned its whole head around to bite me, as I was making a cross pattern from my swords on it's throat. The six inch fangs found their mark in my thigh, right as my swords found their way back to my body. As soon as I cut off it's head, I ducked and jumped off the back of the Hellhound frightened with the idea that it would end up exploding. But no, the monster simply crumbled away as yellow dust, like when you destroy a sand castle. I was glad it was finally over. I went to stand up and put pressure on my left leg and found myself back on the floor in an exhaushted heap. My leg had deep puncture wounds on it and it hurt so bad that I didn't think I could even stand the thought of moving it again, much less trying to stand up and get home.

"OW! Guys, could you help me or something, there is no way I am going to be able to move." I winced at the further movement of my whole body, feeling how sore it was going to be tomorrow.

"First I think that you should morph us into a more manageable size, because I'm sure you will get no hospitality from anyone while you are carrying two very deadly bronze swords. And then you could always get in touch with your mother." Alexios stated hotly, like he did not like being with me.

"Well, thanks Alexios, but how should I 'morph' you like you said, and what should I do call my mom on the school phone?" I questioned while glaring at my smart ass sword.

"A good object would be something that you could always keep with you without it being suspicious, like a pair of rings or something." Alkaios suggested while Alexios made a rude remark of 'That's exactly what I said, you should call your mom and get her to help you. Tell her you were attacked by a dog, cause it's not entirely wrong, just not exactly right either.'

I chose to ignore Alexios's comment while Alkaios spoke to me again. "Don't worry about Alexios, He really is kind once you get to know him. It just takes him longer to warm up to a new master. Our last master was rude and hateful, and it has made Alexios even more unforgiving, but at least he is trying to help. It shows that some where inside he thinks that you are awsome master. Also in order to morph us into another object, you must see it vividly in your mind. Put us both down on the ground infront of you and picture what you want us to become, every detail, and make us somewhat different, that way you can tell who you are relying on to help you."

"Thank you." I mummbled as I set both Alexios and Alkaios on the ground. I could identify both of their personalities, and I had a feeling what would look best for both of them to be similar, yet unique at the same time. I tried to morph Alexios first. He is the defender, so he needed a softer gem stone and color, but needed durable material in order to keep in shape. Alexios was enveloped in a shining blue light, and became a simple infinity knot ring made of a round Iolite gem, and Platinum ring base and design. Next I turned to Alkaios. He is the strength, his color needed to be strong as well as full of life to match his intresting personality. I deemed that Alkaios too needed the same material that Alexios was made out of, for he needed to dish out some serious ass kicking. Then Alkaios was wrapped in the same light as Alexios was at first, and when the light died, he became a round red garnet gem, and platinum material ring.

"Ahh! I did it! Did you two see that, I made you into rings!" I squealed excitedly at the two rings sitting infront of me. I didn't wait for either of their anwsers before I slipped Alkaios onto my left hand's pointer finger, and doing the smae for Alexios on the right.

"Why did you put us in the opposite hand of which you were holding us in during your fight?" Alexios questioned with pure curiosity spilling from each word, not a note of sarcasm.

"Well, that way when I pull off your ring forms, you will become a sword and you will be in the correct hand. Clever huh?" I asked quickly, and flipped over onto my stomach. I started to army crawl my way across the vast empty space of the back box to the theatre teacher's office. It provided the only light in the dark room, and the only phone that I would have access to in the whole school. Thank goodness I decided I should have memorized my mom's cell phone number in case of any trouble I got into. Oh and just a little momment in rant ville thank you. I hate not having a phone, I mean both Maggi and Mason have cell phones, but I am not allowed to have one says Percy. He is so weirdly over protective. Not that it would matter much anyway, none of the 'Night brothers', aka my friends have cell phones either, so I would really only use it for calling my mom and dad, but nooo! ANYWAY, back to my army crawling, oh looky I'm at the thresh hold of the door. As I crossed the last bump into the office I climbed up and sat in one of the comfy chairs infront of my theatre teacher's desk. I took a good look around the room in order to try and locate the phone.

The office was small, and had three small desks with paper work in stacks on the desks mixed with various objects such as stage makeup, food, props and costumes, and fake weapons and blood. Behind the desk I was sitting at was a door that led to a room with two couches in it as well as two filing cabnets and a long table with tons of random peices of paper on it. I spotted a phone on the desk in the very back corner of the room. So I went over to the desk and picked up the reciver. Okay, confession, I took the wheeled and padded chair I was sitting on and blasted myself to the other side of the room, all I can say is that my favorite invention right now is the rolly chair, I love it!

I picked up the reciver, and started to type in my mom's cell phone number with a response of several *BEEP* tones. The dial tone took off and was replaced by the every wonderful ringing sound of a call being connected. The ringing stopped and I heard a voice on the other side say 'Hello?'

"Hello, Mom."

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