The Lightning Thief
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"She just has pre jitters. Everyone gets them. Its where you are so nervous about something, you start acting up. Some people do it by being naughty. Others just crack up. Rarely some just start dancing. I'm a first with a new symptom of pre-jitters. I start thinking. Like, about every possibility that could happen. Counter attacks, when to advance and when not to advance, it is like a race track up here." I explain, gesturing to my head. "Thats why I am always blurting facts before a battle. If I get a good long think time, I have better chances of victory. That I can't explain."
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I bowed my head in shame."Sorry. I guess I'm just nervous, like you said."
I shook my head and said,"But I'll get over it. Come on! We've got a snake to find!" I began walking away, towards the central fountain again.
"Yes. Yes we do." I grumble. I start looking around for a cold blooded serpent. "So where should we find this snake of ours?" I ask.
As we walk, I look around half-heartedly, then start in surprise. "Hey!" I say, pointing. "What about that?" I was pointing to a gigantic billboard that said: "Come join us on this Greeky ride! Zeus!Perseus!Giants! Titans! Medusa!" "Well," I added,lowering my arm,"that's kind of obvious."
"Too obvious. An obvious trap." I conclude, inspecting the poster.
When we reach the fountain, a shimmer catches my eye. When I turn around a girl is standing near the lake. I look at her. The girl looks back at me and smiles. She's wearing one of those 'Finding Nemo'-shirts. "Daughter of Hades, Daughter of Hecate, Daughther o-" A boy shrieks with laughter and I can't make out what she says. "-come."I look bewildered at the girl. She knows who my Father is. I walk closer, as not to miss anything more of what she says. "I'm sorry, but, eh, who are you?"
"My name is Merlyn. And I've come to warn you."
"Warn us?" I snort. "For what? Scary stuff? Yeah, no thanks. We're good."
"You will be in grave danger, if you continue." Merlyn explains. "It's not just the lives of the people you love that you will lose when you continue."
"Look, Merlyn, neriad, whatever," I got really annoyed with her at this point. "We're going to find them, and we will survive the trip."
"That temper is not going to help you, daughter of Hades." She sounded like Debby. Ugh, there's that cramp again "But if you choose to continue, have this." She handed me a small bag. "It may help you on your journey. Good luck, daughter of Hades."
"Seriously," I say. "Must you keep emphasizing it?"
"He is your Father, so I will address you as such."
"Fine, whatever. Thanks for-" I look at the bag in my hand. "For whatever this is."
"One more thing, daughter of Hades." She smiles at me. "Tell them. They will understand."
"Ok. What? Who? And why?" I question Maj. I look at the purse and frown at it.
I stand, bewildered, next to Maj, and stare at her.
I look at Ruby and shrug. "You had nothing to-do with this, Mrs. Magic?"
"Ummmm. What the hell just happened. Maj...what did you do!" i say turning on her. "That...that is not normal"
"I didn't do anything!" I say defensively. "She just gave me this!" I shake the purse. When I open it, a single key falls out. A key. "So that's what you meant with..." I look up to see three sets of eyes looking at me, asking a million questions without uttering a single word. I drag them into a shadow. "Do you guys trust me?" I ask, while I make them hold on to my shoulders.
"yes why. if your shadow traveling do you need help. you need all the strength you can get"
“I’ll be fine. We’re going home.” I say as I close my eyes.When I open them again we’re standing in the middle of the playground. “C’mon.” I say, as I turn and start walking.
After not so long we stop in front of a red-bricked house. We walk up the walkway and I hear Ruby mutter. “D. E. Meter’s Haven? Sounds like a company…”
I open the front door, and I see Junior on the couch. He smiles when he sees me. As he gives me a big hug I ask: “Hey squirt, where’s Debby?”
“Mom is with Ryan.” He says. “Skipped school three times this week. The principal’s office called, so she’s probably getting the full speech about The importance of a good eduation and all that.” I can see the glee in his eyes. It’s probably one of few times he’s not on the receiving end of one of those speeches. “I’ll go tell her you’re home and brought, uhm, company.” He says, running up the stairs
“Thanks.” I mutter. As we walked into the kitchen I see Megan making her homework. “Again those maths problems?” I ask her. When she looks up I see her frown turn upside down.
“Maj! Can you please help me?”
“Not today. Can’t Adam help you?”
“He got detention… Fifth time this month.” She says. “So when he’ll finally gets home, he’ll be having a third degree from Debs. Who are your friends?”
“Oh,” I say, and I look around. “Uhm, these are people from boarding school. We, eh, got a field trip into town, and I wanted to drop by.” It was a quick lie. The kids didn’t know about my parentage, or where I truly spent my time year-round.
“Maj?” I turn around at the sound of Debby’s voice.
“Deb! May I introduce you to Mae, Ruby and Zaynah. Guys, this is Debby. My... mom.”
As everyone mutters how much of a pleasure it is to meet, I look at Megan. “Go see if Junior can help you with your math.”
She sticks her tongue out at me. “If you want the kitchen, you could just say so.”
I stick my tongue out in reply. “Just get out.”
Debby looks at me. “So, what’s wrong?
“Why should anything be wrong?” I refuse to meet her eyes.
“Maj, you wouldn’t be here if there wasn’t anything wrong.”
“OK. Do you still have that trunk you got from Nico?”
“The Italian kid?” She looked confused. And she wasn’t the only one. “Yes, I still got it. But I thought that was locked, and you didn’t have a key?”
“I do now.” I sigh as I put the key from the purse on the kitchen table.
"Nico? The Nico Di Angelo? Cool. Family Reunion of the Underworld people." I say with a smile. Maj gave me a look of "Be quite or I will really show you the Underworld" look. I shrugged my shoulders and looked around at my surroundings. Lots of siblings, I noticed. But none of them looked like Maj. "Foster home." I mutter. Maj looked at me surprised and raised an eye brow. "What?"
"What?" I ask. "The fact that I introduce her as my mom makes her my biological mom?""I didn't-" Mae starts.
"Yeah, you didn't mean it like that." I glare at her. "Every single one of these kids are my family. They're all I had until I came to camp. So what?"
"I wasn't saying it as a bad thing! I was saying it as a realization! It means you have more than just your family that loves you!" I say, trying to make her believe. "I'm saying you have a family, beyond blood!"
I want to give a snarly reply but Debby stops me. "Maj, she didn't mean anything by it." Debby looks at me sternly. "Now, about that trunk." She looks at the four of us. "Come with me."As we walk through the hall to the backyard I see the twins in the living room. They've grown at least another two inches since the last time I was here. They don't see me, and I decide not to say anything until Mae says to me: "They look like you."
I look at her. "That's because they're mine." Without another word I follow Debby to the shed where we used to stack spare furniture.
We get the trunk out of the shed, and I fit the key into the lock. "Thanks, Deb." I smile at her. "We've got it from here."
When she walks back to the house I open the trunk.
"What is this stuff?" Zaynah asks me.
"Appart from the obvious spare weapons and clothes?" I ask. "It's an old game Nico and I used to play. But we chanched it a bit. And now," I give a little laugh. "Now it's going to save Kat."
I walk behind the wooden cover in the shed and get changed. hen ireappear my v necked bluse is gone. My long black hair is pullled up high in a pony tail. Im dressed head to toe in balck armour. black jeans and a tight fitting black top. my armour is strapped on, made of fine silk and safed with ebony handles. By knife is strapped into my thigh belt along with roped thats bound around my waist. my backpack is slung over my shoulder with spare clothes and aid. I grab my mahogany made bow and an arrow filled quiver and sling over my back. My sheath with my dagger is in my back pocket. it's unfamiliar . i had always practiced with a pistol. I search through the large trunka nd fin the gun with 13 bullets in. I grab the belt of spare bullets and tie it around my right calf.
i smile at maj and mae who have also suited up with similar Armour only maj's is maroon and mae's is a dark brown and they each have a sword. "I'm ready. Let's bounce!"
i smile at maj and mae who have also suited up with similar Armour only maj's is maroon and mae's is a dark brown and they each have a sword. "I'm ready. Let's bounce!"
"ummm. maj those twins are your what?! i ask.
(You said "maj's is maroon and maj's is a dark brown".)
(Yikes! Sorry Mae. I'll fix that!)
(sorry. your names are quite similar only your 'e' and shes 'j'...sorry!)
(Thats ok. Easy mistake. It took me a second to figure out what it mean't. ;-) )
"Her's. Her siblings." I explain to Zaynah.
"ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh...i...i knew that" i say to Mae quickly. stupid!
I looked through the window as we leave the backyard, when I hear Zaynah's question and Mae's explanation. "Actually," I say, not knowing how to start explaining. "Well, basically, I'm their birth mom. But Debby is taking care of them, because I can't. It's too dangerous for them with me, and they don't belong at camp..." I look into Zaynah's eyes. "So, yeah, I'm 17, and I'm a mom."I can see her starting to calculate. "I was 14. And before you ask: No, I did not want to get pregnant. Now can we go?"
i stand their stunned. like someone had just slapped me. "no we can't....what. their your kids. Maj, if something happens to you then...then what will happen to them. i thought they were your siblings. your kids??? what!!!! your 17...how.....i swear how!!!! what the....no way!!!!! your kidding right!!!! No your not...yes your are...you must be...what.... how....hu?"
I look at Zaynah. "I'm dead serious. And if something happens to me, they'll stay here. They don't know I'm their mom, heck, even the other kids don't know. Except Junior knows, Adam knows and Kat knows. The other kids were either too young, or not here yet when I got Quinn and Olivia. So drop it."
"Wow. That was nice of Debby to take care of them." I say, not phased by the news. "Now, shall we flash back to our snakey doom?" I say, putting a hand on Maj's shoulder.
((Smooth Maj))
i wanted to do everything but drop it but i kept it shut. "then how come they took kat and not one of your kids"
i wanted to do everything but drop it but i kept it shut. "then how come they took kat and not one of your kids"
lets do it. My spin and swerve back and reappear a few feet form we left. Ok. should we spread out or stay together"
((What?))"I don't know. And I'm not willing to find out."
"Stay together. We are more vulnerable separated. But it would be faster..." I shook my head. "Speed is not the key."
"ok. umm...don't you think people will notice 3 fully weaponed girl walking around with armor on."
"Dude, its Disney Land. There is a huge mouse walking around with no shirt on. I think we'll be just fine."
((Oww, haha, thanks :P))"The only maze I can find on this map is Alice's Maze." I say to Zaynah, as I study the huge YOU ARE STANDING HERE map.
I smile slyly..
"Edoms maze isn't on the map"
"Edoms maze isn't on the map"
and hahahaha Mae
shirtles Micky!11
shirtles Micky!11
Its true though. Mickey just has pants on. XD
"So its a small side track thing? A part of a bigger picture?" I ask Zaynah.
"So its a small side track thing? A part of a bigger picture?" I ask Zaynah.
"Then how will you find it?" I look questionably at Zaynah. "And mortals see what they want to see. At worst they'll think we're palace guards."
.nope. it's not open to the public. only gods and of course" i give a little bow..."their children"
"Well... thats slightly amusing. Disney Land ride for the great gods of Olympus? Love it."
We search for a while looking for a certain ride. finally i spot it. the Haunt!!!!
we step into the entrance and are stopped by a young boy. maj and mae instantly stiffen with nerves but i smile. I tilt my head and give a dazzling smile
"hey there" i say batting my eyelashes. "umm...i was wondering. i lost my tickets and so did my friend. see we were on the swings and they dropped from my pockets. silly me huh? anyway i was wondering could you let me in with my girls. i'd be really upset if i cant go in after comigng all this way."
the gaurds eyes slightly glazed. "ummm...miss. im sorry. that...that...won't be umm... possible"
"well, fine then. no worries guess ill just leave and don't worry i'm not disappointed or anything." i sniffed slightly and turned but he caught my arm. "well..perhaps i could make an exception for lovely girls like you." he stepped aside and we walked into the dark corridors.
i smile to my self and laugh gently...
"well girl..that was easy enough
we step into the entrance and are stopped by a young boy. maj and mae instantly stiffen with nerves but i smile. I tilt my head and give a dazzling smile
"hey there" i say batting my eyelashes. "umm...i was wondering. i lost my tickets and so did my friend. see we were on the swings and they dropped from my pockets. silly me huh? anyway i was wondering could you let me in with my girls. i'd be really upset if i cant go in after comigng all this way."
the gaurds eyes slightly glazed. "ummm...miss. im sorry. that...that...won't be umm... possible"
"well, fine then. no worries guess ill just leave and don't worry i'm not disappointed or anything." i sniffed slightly and turned but he caught my arm. "well..perhaps i could make an exception for lovely girls like you." he stepped aside and we walked into the dark corridors.
i smile to my self and laugh gently...
"well girl..that was easy enough
I look at Zaynah with a smile. "Lead the way, oh magnificent one."
I roll my eyes. "Am I the only one who has no manipulation with magic over mortals? You have your creepy eye thing." I say, gesturing to Maj. "You have the whole "Magic Mother" thing." I say to Ruby. "And you..." I ponder at Zaynah and glance at the guard. "And you do that." I say, pointing at the guard.
i crack up and throw my head back laughing. some minutes later we run past the first 33 cubicles. then at no 34 i stop and walk slowly in. the room is covered in mirrors. floor, ceiling, left, right, up, down, forward, backwards, the room is made of reflecting glass. i grin and turn to mae and maj and ruby in turn. i hold out my hands to them
"do you guys trust me?" i ask
"do you guys trust me?" i ask
"It matters what you are about to-do." I say, hands on hips.
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