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Quetzal-Well hello again! Have you despised me enough since last chapter? I know Firefriday was threatening grievous harm upon my flame bunker. Although everyone else just seemed to be giving me the evil eye ^-^ this chapter not half as bad (I hope)
We see a little of everyone here Hermonie, Percy, and Orion will be making appearance hope you like it.
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Chapter 18-The real fun begins
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Hermonie stared numbly at the trees in front of her, ones not so different from the forest she had just left and cried. How could this happen?(1) After all that work! Two years of trying to get home. She should have known Orion would never put her in danger for himself. Even with Dumbldores damn spells taken off of him at least were she was concerned he was still a damn martyr!
Though her crying it took her a moment to notice the faint echos coming from her link to Orion, but when she caught on to the flickers she latched on with an iron grip trying to figure out if he was ok. She received something of a mental hug and an image of the deepest parts of the Forbidden forest no Titan in sight and a sense of being very tired. She almost started crying again, he was all right! He had gotten away! The presence faded a bit before dropping off to nothing but a faint hum in the back of her mind, but still there. After a few moments she sorted out what he had sent her before he lost the link. An image of a Greek temple and the memory of a photo of a group of men on horse back charging. What the hell was that supposed to mean? She thought before she groaned at her own stupidity. He wanted her to find the gods and 'bring in the cavalry' Du!
She shook her head bemused not that the situation wasn't quite as dier as it had been, and sat up taking her first real look at her surroundings, she was in a forest with a mountain range behind her and a cliff over looking the ocean in front of her. This was not wholly unexpected. They knew that the topography might change a bit in a different world and had been prepared for it. She looked out at the ocean silently thinking, it was strange to think that she was so close now.
She snorted at that thought, ya close. She thought sarcastically she only had the whole world to search now! She moved to get up when a crackle of paper caught her attention she frowned looking down to see a note attached to the sail boat neckless she had gotten for Christmas. She blinked numbplused, how had that gotten there? She wondered pulling the note off.
As Horus told you, you would know why this pendant is special when the time came. Go to the ocean and throw it in the water and you'll see what it can do, then follow the compass it will always lead you where you need to go.
Ptah
She stared at the note for a moment then at the sail boat before getting up with a sigh and walking along the cliff edge she would need to find a way down first before she could figure out what exactly the pendant did. After about twenty minutes she found a spot where a creek had carved a reasonably shallow incline down to the beach below the cliff and began making her way down sliding carefully.
Even then she lost her balance about 10 feet from the bottom and landing hard in a bush, she muttered sourly prying herself out and walking down to the surf. She reached up to take the pendant off wondering if she should leave it on the chain or not when it detached on its own from the chain the pedant almost falling into the sand before she caught it. She frowned at the little sail boat for a moment before hauling back and hurling it into the waves. There was a brilliant flash of blue light from where it had fallen that nearly blinded her, and when she could see again her jaw fell open in amazement.
Resting in the surf now was a sail boat, a real sail boat. The hull was the same deep royal blue that it was on the pendant. It was sleek and looked to be about 60 feet end to end Its single mast held ice white sails containing swirling pattens in deep blue and gold. Without much thought she swam out to it climbing on board and starring around herself in awe, it was beautiful. The deck was made of a brilliant white wood that shown in midday sunlight, the wheel and deck house being made of the same white wood with gold fittings. She knelt down running her hand over the engraved plate in the center of the wheel that held the name of the ship, Akhet. She smiled slightly at that, Horizon hu? She liked it. She stood back up looking around, the ship was without a doubt a work of art. Everywhere she looked there was another bit of ornamentation that was a priceless work all on its own but together they made something she could believe the creator of the world she had just come from had made.
Though why he would give her something like this she didn't know. She had never done anything for him. He had no reason to give her a gift like this and she could have never have excepted it had she known. Maybe that was why they hadn't told her what the pendant was until she couldn't give it back anymore, typical.
"Well," She said running a hand over the wheel the ship responding to her thoughts as the sails shifted a bit. "Lets see what you can do?" She said grinning and spun the wheel the ship turned on a dime to face the open sea. A moment later for all that there wasn't a strong wind blowing, the sails filled as though there was shooting the Akhet forward like an arrow from a bow, she would find her father and the other demigods Bennu had told them were here, even if she had to search the whole world to do it.
(4 hours later)
Hermonie couldn't get the grin off her face she had never had this much fun before! Tearing across the ocean surface at speeds that would have terrified most people she had made good time having just passed the western side of Iceland a few minutes before after 4 hours of travel. At this rate she would hit America in a little over a day. She had deiced to follow the coast instead of crossing straight over the Atlantic, and everything had been going beautifully when it happened, the whole boat shuddered like she had just hit a rock, which she knew she hadn't then the water just off the bow exploded. She starred for a moment at the sea serpent in surprise as it hissed at her showing off a massive collection of razor like teeth before her gaze hardened. "What do you want?" She called to it.
"My master Lord Kronos demands your death Demigod! Perish!" It shrieked and lunged Hermonie threw the wheel around taking the Akhet into a hard right turn making the serpent miss and disappear back beneath the waves. Knowing better then to wait for it to reappear she spun the Akhet around to the left and shot forward taking advantage of the Akhet's ability to turn at a dead stop and accelerate without any wind to help, and just avoided the sea serpents reappearance where she had just been. Had the attack connected the Akhet would have been thrown through the air, but she glided out of the way thinking franticly of what to do? She was going to have to kill the thing to get out of this alive but how? Just jump out and go after it with her sword? At this thought a strange thunk sounded from below the deck she glanced down with a frown wondering if she had just clipped the sea serpent as she wove a zigzag path through the shallow water just off the shore to buy herself time.
Another thunk sounded and the deck at the bow of the Akhet split open folding away as a massive harpoon gun popped out from under the deck. She stared at it for a moment thinking before a grin worked its way onto her face she glanced back gauging where the sea serpent was for a moment before heading for a shallow inlet. She forced the Akhet to its top speed in moments easily out pacing the sea serpent and spinning around as she reached the far side of the inlet. The water burst in front of her as she completed the turn the serpent lunging out of the water straight at her only spotting the new addition of the harpoon gun at the last second and trying to twist out of the way as it fired. It was too slow though the barbed harpoon lodging into its neck causing it to explode into gold dust. Hermonie smirked victorious, if that was all Kronos had to offer to keep her away then he was in trouble.
She glanced at the harpoon gun thinking about it retuning to its hiding place and with a thump it dropped back into its compartment the deck folding closed over it. She shook her head with a faint smile, how many tricks did this thing have?
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Percy paused frowning on his way to his cabin after dinner a sudden feeling of vertigo making him stagger and lean against the cabin he was walking by to stay on his feet, as his vision blurred and suddenly he was somewhere else. He found himself standing on what had to be the most beautiful sailboat he had ever seen before as it cut through the waves at a speed only a high power speed boat should be able to achieve. Throwing up a spray of sea water as it went.
He looked away from were the boat was heading into the setting sun towards the back to see who was piloting and stared in shook. It was the Demigod from the vision Horus had sent him! Hermonie! But...if he could see her she had to be in their world now, he couldn't see the other without help!
Looking around it was then that he noticed she was alone...he could sense that their was no one else on the ship, so where was Orion? His attention was pulled back to Hermonie a moment later when she moved leaning forward to check the ships compass. He moved over as well to take a look it would be helpful to know what direction she was heading when he tried to find her and frowned, he looked up considering where the sun was for a moment then looked back at the compass. It wasn't pointing north, instead it was pointed south west by the looks of it. Why the hell would she need a compass the didn't point north? Unless it was just broken which considering the way the boat looked he somehow doubted, so it was pointed at something specific then, but what was south west of where she was? He knew she had been in Britain before coming to this world, that could have changed, so assuming she was still coming from Britain, what was south west of her? His eyes widened in realization, New York was south west of that! Well, more or less anyway she was headed towards camp!
When he realized this the vision began to fade bringing him back to reality he where he found in himself not learning against a cabin but rather begin held up in someones arms. He opened his eyes a little groggy he had never seen something like that when he was awake before and he felt like his head had been stuffed full of cotton as a result, he gave his head a shake as the fuzzy feeling faded. "So," Asked a familiar voice brightly. "Since when can you see the future kid?" Percy blinked and tilted his head to the side and looked behind him to see who was holding him. It was Apollo, he cursed internally of all the cabins he could collapse by it would have to be his, probably the only reason he had noticed him to!(3)
"As long as I can remember." He answered seeing no point in lying to the god he would just see through it anyway, Apollo nodded looking thoughtful.
"Im surprised I never noticed it before," He said frowning Percy shrugged pulling himself loose from the gods grip.
"Iv never had one when I was awake before the've always been dreams." He answered thinking over what he had seen. Apollo looked curious at this.
"Thats a bit odd, anything change lately?" He asked Percy titled his head to the side trying to figure out if it was safe to tell Apollo about his unexpected visit to another world a few months before but something gave him the feeling he shouldn't not yet.
"Well...I don't think I can tell anyone yet." He said after a moment Apollo looked at him thoughtfully for a moment before nodding.
"I know what you mean." He said not the least bit upset about being denied information. "You'll know when you can tell, so until then try not to fall on your face again." He said flashing him a brilliant smile and disappearing. Percy took a shaky breath and stood up straight and continuing his walk back to his cabin glade that Apollo hadn't forced the issue. Then again if anyone would understand that he could just tell him what he saw yet it was Apollo the other gods would have just gotten annoyed.
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When Orion woke it was to find himself laying on something soft, which was a bit odd since last he remembered he'd been in the forbidden forest. "I know your awake Potter." Said a familiar voice laced with slight irritation. He pried his eyes open and looked to his left to find a very familiar sliver haired slytherin starring at him with a raised eye brow.
"Draco." He acknowledged wincing as he tried to sit up he felt like he was made out of rubber! Draco looked at him thoughtfully for a moment before speaking.
"Don't try to move, you completely drained your magic, it'll take a few days to recover until then your going to feel like a day old kitten." Orion sighed and nodded understandingly.
"After yesterday I don't find that all that surprising." He agreed the corner of the slytherins lips quirked up a hair in something that didn't quite qualify as a smile.
"Ill say, I was watching from a safe distance, nice exit by the way." He said making Orion snort.
"You were watching?" He asked Draco nodded.
"I over heard you talking to Granger and the wolf a few weeks ago, I was uncertain of what I had heard so I went to the dark lord. I don't know how he confirmed it but he was certain it was true that you were a Demigod. I was told to watch you and try to find out what was going on. He's quite happy to know that you've learned nothings quite as black and white as it may seem at first glance." Draco said with a shrug. Orion starred at him for a second.
"So does that mean he's not going to try to kill me anymore, because it would be fantastic to have one less thing to worry about." He said uncertainly Draco laughed.
"Make no mistake Potter he is still an evil man, but he is no fool. He will not threaten a Demigod and the sooner your where your supposed to be the better as far as he's concerned." Draco answered Orion nodded the enemy of my enemy is not quite my friend he supposed but this should work in both their favors at the moment.
"So your a Death Eater then?" He asked instead Draco raised an elegant eye brow at him looking amused.
"No, I don't serve him I am not one who could torture others as they are required to do, but I hate the so called light just as much, I provide useful information when I have it but otherwise do not get involved." He answered Orion looked thoughtfully at Draco his opinion of the Slytherin going up a few notches.
"Seems reasonable." He answered diplomatically Draco looked at him vaguely surprised.
"I surprised you would think so Potter." He said "I was expecting you to throw a fit when you found out I had any contact with the Dark lord." Orion just gave him a look.
"I believe you stated earlier that nothing is black or white Draco I don't condone the killing of innocent people but I have bigger things to worry about at the moment and this war is not responsibility." Orion had a feeling that the Slytherins opinion of him had just gone up as well, but he merely nodded.
"I suppose so, would you like something to eat? The house elves will get you anything you want." He asked changing the subject Orion just shrugged. This was just one more thing to add to the list, he supposed answering the slytherin, nothing was ever as it seems. (4)
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Quetzal - well what do you think? Next chapter should have Hermonie reaching camp and Percy having a conversation with his dad about why he never mentioned the whole 'I see the future in my dreams' thing. So stay tuned! Updates may get a bit sporadic maybe once a week for this month its finales coming up and such and as much as I love writing this I need to focus all right? Though chapter 19 could be out by Friday if im sufficiently motivated (hint hint- Review!)
1- 'cuse im evil thats why
2- i.e. bring in the Calvary
3 - convenient no? ^-^
4 - Orion will not be allied or anything of that sort with voldamort. Draco, as he said although in contact with the dark lord isn't serving him or anything like that. He rescued Orion when he did because he wanted too not because the dark lord wanted him too. But voldys not stupid enough to attack a Demigod especially when the situation is going to take care of itself if left alone and because it might remove Dumbles in the process. So Voldamort is just going to be sitting back with a bowl of popcorn where Orion is concerned for the most part not that we wont be seeing anything of him he not one to wast an opportunity if it presents itself.
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