Hello and welcome back to my newest story. At he moment it is 3:27a.m. and I am expecting to stay up till around 8:00 a.m. Yay, to no sleep except four hours. Okay, I got my five needed reviews and I have started the story. My schedule for this story will remain near the same until school starts. I will post a chapter at least every three days but hopefully around one or two. The first chapter of this story went up 8 hours or so ago and I hope it does well. This is chapter two and I still don't have a good name for this story so I am leaving it up to all of you to name it in the comments. Please don't put some ridiculous name like, "The Flying Unicorn that rides rainbows", unless that is actually the name you want. Any feedback is excepted unless it is; unhelpful or has unkind things that may be offensive to another person or writer. No racism, sexism or hate will be tolerated. Now on to the second installment of this story. Ares is awesome!
Still need a name.
Chapter 2: Returning Isn't Always Easy
Gregor took Boots and put her head in his chest so she couldn't see. He looked at Lizzie, grabbed her hand with his free one and led them to the grate at the laundry room. Gregor just hoped everything would be better.
Gregor stared at the vent with a longing that had been there since he had left the wonderful but horrid Underland. He set Boots next to Lizzie as he moved towards the grate leading to the Underland. He started to pull the grate back until he realized something. The wisps of white air emitting from the currents slowly stopped until they reached a full stop. Gregor punched the grate as hard as he could leaving a crack down the wood covering the hole. He stood as he spun back to his sisters. Walking towards them he motioned for them to leave up the stairs.
"What is wrong with the entrance?" Lizzie asked as she walked with Gregor to the concrete stairs.
"The currents aren't going anymore." Came the gruff reply from the rager as his blood started to simmer and boil.
Lizzie knew that her brother was mad and at any moment could do something irrational and stupid so she took control of the situation and grabbed her brother's hand spinning him around. She gave him a soft and gentle look as she told him, "Gregor. The currents will be on in a few hours and we can go down. Are you going to make it that long?"
Gregor stood there getting madder at the moment that his sister would be asking him if he would be OK? He had survived a war and killed the Bane. He was mad and barely heard his sister tell him to look at her. He looked down and saw her beautiful green eyes looking at his. He face melted into a smile and all his anger left his body. She could manipulate his emotions a lot and she knew it yet she knew not to try and make him mad.
Lizzie's face was changed from a worried expression to a smile too when she saw her brother give her a big, goofy smile and a answering nod of yes. They continued walking up the stairs to the lobby where Gregor led them towards the bathrooms. "You both use the restroom and wash your hands. Just wait outside if you come out first. Ok?"
They both nodded and Lizzie shooed Boots into the ladies' bathroom as she watched Gregor disappear through the door into the men's bathroom. He noticed Lizzie watch him as he entered the bathroom thinking nothing of it. He went ahead and used the restroom before walking over to the sinks. They were all dirty except the one on the end of the row. He sat there and let the water run over his hands as he stared in the foggy mirror back at himself. His hair was a mess and the single scare along his throat barely showed as he put water on his hair and straightened it out. A minute later and he was satisfied with his new hairstyle.
What had happened back there at the grate? He wasn't even very mad about it. But something that felt like the force from his dream a night ago. Then he remembered his horrible dream. No, nightmare. Was that really what happened if he met Ares again? Nightmares were only his fears in a form of a dream his dad had told him when Gregor told them to his father. His father. His father was dead now though and he could of stopped it!
He shouldn't of just stood there and let them die like that. His blood started to boil and he balled his fists. A voice almost seemed to whisper to him, "Let me take over for just a few minutes and I will take care of everything for you."
Gregor felt something in his blood start to take him over and try to control him and start to move through his brain. His vision went red and started to cracked as he lashed out at the mirror and punched it. It fell to the ground smashed and in pieces as he withdrew his hand he noticed the blood leaking from his knuckles. The being inside of him made him spin and move towards the door but something fell onto the ground as he spun. Ares' claw. A calmness came over Gregor as he looked at his bond's claw lying on the ground. His vision became clear and the redness went away leaving him with pain in his hand and a voice saying as it faded away, "I will be back and I will take over."
Gregor looked down at the glass in his hand and slowly pulled the pieces out while bending over to pick up the black claw. The rager opened the door and looked for his sisters. They hadn't came out yet and he sighed with relief. He wouldn't half to explain the blood. Two minutes later they came out fully awake and ready to go but they looked really hungry. Gregor motioned for them to follow up the stairs again. A bit of walking later and they came to Mrs. Cormaci's door. Gregor knocked and heard the sound of shuffling a little later.
Their Guardian Angel opened the door and invited them in and sent them to the kitchen except Gregor who she pulled aside. "Why are you here so early in the morning?"
"Me and the girls are returning to the Underland and they never ate anything this morning while we were leaving."
A smile spread over her face as she remembered cooking food for them so much until they were on their feet. She had noted that Gregor was now taller and she could see he hadn't had much to eat for a long time. He must of wanted to train himself to deal with hunger. She was startled from her thoughts when she heard glass hit the ground in her kitchen.
Gregor rushed over and found his sisters cleaning up some glass from a cup Boots had dropped. Lizzie was just putting the glass into a dust pan and dumping it in the trash when Mrs. Cormaci walked in. She looked around before she shrugged and pulled out some baking utensils. "Let's start cooking Gregor." After half an hour they all sat down and ate the best food they had in along time. An hour later the trio left Mrs. Cormaci's apartment and headed to the laundry room. Gregor smiled the biggest possible smile when he saw the vapors slowly rising from the grate.
How was that? Sorry they still haven't gotten to the Underland and there hasn't been any Gluxa. If people want to answer this they can. Here is two questions, one will always be wrong, one is an opinion thing. Ready, set, answer in the comments or through a pm, your choice.
If you go back in time and kill your father or grandfather. Would you of killed your father or grandfather?
What will Gregor find out in the Underland that has made me half to wait two chapters too reveal? (I kind of already said it though. A little while ago.)
Bye for now and I will see you in the next chapter. That is what one of my fav You tubers always says. Goodbye. Ares is awesome!