In Different Places: Pt2

Antonella Nightshade

South Dakota

"… I also like 'booking' people."

"What does that mean?" I asked. So, she did an example on me. She touched my nose and said, boop. Is this what they do now these days? Have I been asleep that long?

"What about you Ella?" Nikita cheerfully asked.

"Umm… Well…" Then, I heard it. A voice. The same voice that I had heard millennia ago. Sunny and cheerful. Happy and joyful. His voice. This is what it said.

"The daughter of Iris is by your side.

Take the way, the widest tide.

Meet the duo who will help you achieve.

To go and say the next part meant to be."

I was stunned. This girl is Iris' daughter? Since I had nothing to do, I told her my story. She was quiet and intensively listing through the whole thing. I even told her the part that scares me most.

"One day, I was sulking in my room. I was sad about my father and about how I was shunned. He was there. He cursed me with a sleeping spell. I slept until the end of the first Giant War. I woke up and found my sister was dead. Ever since, I was looking for her constellation. I was walking and searching, all around the earth. "

"Oh man! Now I feel sad!" Nikita yelled in frustration.

"Sorry," I whispered.

"WAIT! YOU'REAGODDESS! I'MTALKINGSTREIGHTTOAGODDESSANDIDID'NTNOTICE! WHAT!"

"I know. You're a demigod."

"A WHAT NOW?!" So, I explained what a demigod was and the prophecy I heard.

"A PROPHECY? WELL I'LL HELP YOU!"

"Umm… You're in the prophecy."

"Oooooooh! Wait, what's a prophecy?" She asked. So, I told her all about prophecies and quests.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOH! That makes more sense!"

"So?" I asked.

"Let's go save the world!"

"But after this, I need to find a friend. I bet her daughter is looking for her too."

"Who is this friend?" She asked with curiosity in her voice.

"Her name is Alayla. The original goddess of war."

Greece

Luke

That is the girl. The girl who is in the quest. How does she even trust me? She doesn't even know me?

"Are you alright sir?" She asked. "Brooke. There's this man here. Brooke. Brooke?"

"Go down the mountain Vanessa." Brooke said.

"Bu-"

"Go now! I'll meet you down there!" And with that, she turned herself into a golden, giant, fuzzy lion. She looked at us and roared. It was a roar so loud, you could hear it all the way from Canada. Possible? Maybe. It seemed as if she were telling me to help her. She roared again and leaped up the trail.

"Vanessa. I know you don't know me, but you have to trust me. You are going to get killed if you don't listen."

"I'm listening." She said. I could tell she was nervous. "If it has to do with Brooke turning into a jaw breaking lion, count me in."

"All you have to do is follow me." I said with more confidence then I pictured. As I guided her down the mountain, a million thoughts were erupting in my head. What do I do? Who will I meet? WHY IS BROOK A FREAKING LION?! All these things were clogging up my mind that I almost fell down a hole.

"Whoa there buddy, careful." Vanessa said while she caught me. She had a grip at strong as steel. He voice was gruff and hard but also protective.

"Thanks." I said. Then, out of nowhere, there was three emposia blocking our way. I had to think fast. What would Annie do? Idea. "Take this and fight." I gave her my sword and she started to fight one of the emposia. As for me, I took on two emposia at once with only two daggers. One in each hand. Right before I got killed by the second emposia, a great lion came and pounded on her. The lion transformed into Brooke.

"We have to hurry son or Hermes. We might not have enough time."

"How did you-"

"No questions, help Brooke while I clear the way." Then, she transformed into another animal. A dragon. So, I ran behind to emposia and stabbed it all the way to Tartarus.

"Hurry up Vanessa!" I screamed. "But Brooke-"She started.

"She said that she'll be fine and to meet us at the train station there."

"Are you-"

"Do you trust me?" I asked. She nodded her head in agreement. "Then follow me." So, I started down the dirt path. I never knew people could be so scared of dragons. Makes sense. They have never been to CHB. But, my question is, is Brooke a friend or foe? She can shape shift like an emposia, but she helped Vanessa and I. Sometimes, I just get confused.

Once we were down, we saw Brooke. She was in human form, luckily. "Hurry up!" She beckoned to us. "We don't have all day!" We followed her to ticket booth. "So, where are we going?" Vanessa asked.

"We are going to find Camp Half-Blood." Brooke said while looking out the window.

"We can't." I said. They looked at me with surprise in their faces. "We must never try to delay or forget the prophecy." And with that said, we boarded the train to who knows where.

Cliffy! I am so nice like that. Well, I hope you guys like it so far. BEWARE THE NEXT CHAPTER! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Yup, you have been warned. Nothing new….. So BYE!