Chapter 13: We fight Coffee to get a Rock?!

We drove for over a day and a half, Jack, Dilan, and I all taking turns as driver while the others slept. It was when I was asleep on Nico's shoulder when Dilan(Who was sitting in the passenger seat) suddenly shouted for Jack to turn left, onto this old dirt road.

"DUDE MORE WARNING REQUIRED!" He yelled as the car suddenly turned, bouncing as it went off the black asphalt onto the rough dirt.

I let out a hiss of pain as my head connected with Nico's, and a fully grown husky was launched against my stomach.

"What in HADES?" Nico shot awake, eyes wide.

"We're almost there." Dilan frowned, staring out the window," You see that mesa there?"

"Yeah?"
"The stone is up there. We can only climb it at midnight." He frowned, glancing at the car's clock," Which is in thirty minutes. Perfect timing."
"We have to climb that?!"

"Yep. And fight whatever is up there, nab the stone, and get down all before the path closes."

"How long do we have?" Jack scowled, pressing his foot down harder on the gas pedal, causing the car to suddenly rush forwards.

" All in all? An hour and a half at most."
"You have to be kidding me." Nico growled out.

I winced as a thought entered my head," Guys I don't know how to fight."

"It'll come naturally or you will die." Jack growled out," Just stay close to one of us. Dilan can you fight?"
"I use a gun, but yeah, I can fight."

"Good." Jack nodded," Heres the plan."

The next thirty minutes were spent deciding that I would stay close to Nico and Jack and Dilan would grab the stone, and if anything went wrong Tsuni would have me and Nico on his back and carry Dilan and Jack with his hind talons.

Needless to say, like everything in my life at this moment, it went terribly wrong. The storm spirits, or Venti as I was informed they were called, did not take kindly to a bunch of teenagers attempting to take the thing granting them eternal life away.

Lightning flashed wildly as Jack and Dilan sprinted down the path allowing us to enter the mesa, an infant sized rock held tightly against Jack's chest as Dilan shot at the spirits, blood pouring from a cut across his cheek. Nico and I had somehow gotten separated from them and were being backed up against the cliff, the hilt of my knife shockingly cold in my hand as I sliced at the Venti when they got too close, as Nico was busy slashing away at one of the human shaped storm spirits.

"You Said Jason tamed one of THESE?" I yelled over the roar, fear causing my heart to leap into my throat as I continued to lash out at the violent monsters.

"SI. SOMEHOW." He yelled back,his hair whipping around his face. We were standing back to back, yet the roar of the wind and crack of thunder had us shouting to be barely heard.

"SMALL ONE. GET ON."

Nico whipped around as he heard Tsuni's voice, promptly leaping off the cliff and dragging me along with him.

I Let out a scream as we fell only to land roughly on the back of our Peryton friend, his wings beating hard to keep steady with the extreme wind.

"GO" Nico shouted,his hand still closed against my wrist as I panted, tears welling up in my eyes as I looked back at the mesa we were surging away from," Jack!"

"They are at the bottom!" Tsuni yelled," They are following us!"
"We're Being followed!" I yelled back, my eyes wide as I saw the swirling shapes coming after us.
"They want their fake baby back!"

" We will outfly them!" He shouted,"None can outmatch a Peryton for speed in the air!"

"Have you met a Venti?" Nico protested, his eyes wide.

We made it about thirty stressfull, lightning filled minutes before it took another turn for the worse.

"YOU WILL PAY FOR STEALING OUR PRECIOUS!" a multitude of crackling voices surrounded us

" GO AWAY YOU GOLLUM WANNABE!" I shouted- In hindsight, not the best idea to insult a storm spirit in the sky-

" YOU WILL PAY WITH YOUR LIVES" It shouted again as lightning arced around us.

"Merda!" Nico hissed, his hands tightening against Tsuni's shoulders,"CAZZO!STRONZINO!" He continued to curse in Italian before turning slightly and striking out at the Venti nearing his reach," VAFFANCULO!"

"Plimba ursu!" I hissed, not entirely caring about having a filter anymore as I stabbed at the venti smirking at me.

"You will go down before your quest even starts!" It's hissing voice turned into laughter as I was blinded by a flash of light, and then we tipped horribly.