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Post by Candy Redwood on Sept 27, 2009 15:32:11 GMT -5
(is the dagger a normal one or a celestial bronze one? XD)
Mrs Dodds swung around furiously, hissing and tried to get Faye off of her back but Faye held on tight. Which resulted in her leg being slashed by Lumire's dagger. She winced and Grover managed to entangle Mrs Dodds legs in her own whip. Mrs Dodds fell down with a shriek. "Zeus will destroy you!" she screamed. "Hades will have your soul!" "Braccas meas vescimini!" Thalia snapped. Thunder shook the bus. "We need to get out.. NOW!" Faye cried
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Post by stargazer97 on Sept 28, 2009 13:30:53 GMT -5
(celestial bronze, duh. XD)
Lumire jumped away from the hissing creature, and smiled ever so slightly when she fell. "What did you say?!" she shouted at Thalia over the huge thunder clap. She barley heard what Faye said, and her head snapped from side to side as she looked for a way out. "Unless someone can fly, we have no way out. The moment we jump out of a moving train we'll be dead!" she shouted, still trying to be heard over the noise.
Talicia shivered, not at all hearing what they had said. She slumped against the chair, the blood loss making it hard to think. Her mind spun as she closed her eyes, just a little rest, and she'd hop right back up again.......
"Oh no!" Lumire cried, noticing Talicia, she ran over and kneeled next to her, examining. "She needs help!" she cried, looking at the gashes on her stomach and head in alarm.
Talicia fought against her heavy lid, she didn't want to sleep now, but she was so tired. "Athena help me...." she said quietly, her expression changing from numbness to pain. "OW!" she cried, springing up from where her gash was pressed against the seat. "Ow, ow, ow, ow!" she cired, looking down. She whimpered, "Help!"
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Post by Candy Redwood on Sept 28, 2009 15:52:45 GMT -5
(they're on a bus XD not a train. and it skidded to a stop.)
Faye's eyes were wide with panic. "GET OFF THE FRICKING BUS!!!" she screeched, pushing Grover towards the door. Grover sprinted off, Thalia grabbed Lumire by the hand and also ran dow nthe aisle and pulled her off the bus. Faye ran to Talica and helped her up. "just grin and bear it. Zeus is going to kill us unless we leave now!" She helped her up and managed to pulls her off the bus. Passengers from the bus were running around screaming "WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" and a man in a Hawaiian shirt managed to snap pictures of the teens. "our Bags.." Grover cried. "We left our bags on the.." His words were cut off however as the windows of the bus exploded. Lightning shredded a huge crater in the roof, but an angry wail from inside told them that Mrs Dodds was not yet dead. "Run!" Faye cried. "She's calling for reinforcements!" As the rain poured down and flames obscured the bus, Faye pulled Talica along as they all tried to run as far away as possible.
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Post by stargazer97 on Sept 28, 2009 21:25:07 GMT -5
Lumire looked around in panic as she easily kept up with Faye. Her eyes flickering from one thing to the other. 'Those poor mortals.' she thought, her eyes saddened.
Talica nodded, smiling weakly. She hissed multiple times, but managed to make it off with everyone else. "Athena...would be....so mad...at him...if he...killed us..." she panted, not running as well as she would have if she was in perfect condition.
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Post by Candy Redwood on Sept 29, 2009 1:41:46 GMT -5
Faye shook her head with a sigh. " "3 kindly ones.." Grover mumbled, eyes wide. "all 3 at once." "Come on. The further we get away the better" Faye muttered. "All our money was back there." Thalia reminded her. "Our food and clothes.. everything" "Wll maybe if you hadn't decided to jump into the fight -" "What did you want me to do? let you get killed?" "You didn't need to protect me. I would of been fine." "Sliced like sandwich bread" Grover put in. "but Fine." "Shut up goat boy" Faye snapped. "Tin cans.. Grover brayed mournfully. "a perfectly good bag of tin cans."
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Post by stargazer97 on Sept 29, 2009 14:59:58 GMT -5
Lumirew shook her head sadly, "We're goignt o have to find food for ourselves, and just have the clothes on our backs. We'll have to earn money, unless we can find an orchard or something." she looked around at the busy sttreets. "Nevermind...."
Talica looked down, and frowned. "Is anyone else hurt?" she asked, pain laced in her voice.
Lumire looked sympithetically at her. "I don't think so." she said. She stared at her for a second, then frowned. "Coem here." Lumire ordered, leading Talicia over to a park bench. She ripped off the bottom of her's and Talicia's shirt, throwing Talicia's away. She split the cloth from her shirt in half and tied one hald around her stomach, the other half around her head. "There. Blood bugs me." she explained, standing up and walking back over to the others, her middriff now showing.
Talica stared at Lumire for a second, but then stood up and walked back over. "Thank you?" she said, it coming out more like a question.
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Post by Candy Redwood on Sept 29, 2009 15:05:57 GMT -5
Faye shrugged and looked down at her bleeding leg. "Nothing Major." She looked at Thalia and sighed. "Look, I...I appreciate you your coming back for us okay? That was really brave." Thalia shrugged. "We're a team, right?" Faye was silent for a few steps. "It's just that if you died.. besides the fact that it would really suck for you.. the quest would of been over. This may be our only chance to see the real world." Thalia nodded in understanding and they both jumped as a shrill tooting noise came from Grovers direction. "My reed pipes work!" he grinned. "now if only I could remember a find path song.." He played a few notes. "It sounds like a Hilary Duff song." Faye smirked.
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Post by stargazer97 on Sept 29, 2009 18:40:58 GMT -5
"Me too." Talicia piped in, smiling at Thalia.
Lumire grinned, "I've always wanted to travel." she said, smiling to herself. She giggled at Faye said, and smiled brighter.
"I liked it." Talicia whispered, her head down.
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Post by Candy Redwood on Sept 30, 2009 0:54:56 GMT -5
Thalia grinned at Talicia and stopped suddenly as she smelled like fried food, fires, burgers and such. Faye tilted her head and they all headed towards a low, roofed warehouse surrounded by statues. Thalia squinted at the neon sign. "ATNYU MES GDERAN GOMEN MEPROIUM?" she frowned. Her Dyslexia kicking in. Faye shrugged, also not having any idea of what the sign actually said. "Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium. " Grover translated. Thalia walked towards the entrance. "Hey.." Grover warned. "The lights are on inside. Maybe it's open." Faye said. "Snack bar." Thalia said wistfully. "Snack bar." Faye agreed. "Are you two crazy?" Grover frowned. "this place is weird."
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Post by stargazer97 on Sept 30, 2009 18:04:04 GMT -5
Lumire smiled, "Don't be a worry wort. Let's go!" she cried, smiling happily as shewaved the others forward.
Talica frowned, "There is something about this place, you guys. We might want to not go in there."
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Post by Candy Redwood on Oct 1, 2009 0:37:48 GMT -5
Faye shook her head. "don't be silly." They walked amongst the statues off all kinds of different people and creatures. Grover saw a satyr one which really freaked him out. "Bla-ha-ha!" he bleated. "Looks like my uncle Ferdinand!" They all stopped at the warehouse door. "Don't knock" Grover moaned. "I smell monsters." "Your nose is clogged up from the furies" Faye shrugged. "All I smell is burgers. Aren't you hungry?" "Meat!" Grover said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian!" "You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminium cans." Thalia grinned. "Those are vegetables. Come on let's leave.. these statues are.. looking at me." Grover shuddered. The door creaked open, and standing in front of them was a tall middle-eastern woman. She wore a long black gown that covered everything but her hands and her head was completely veiled. "Children, it is too late to be out all alone, where are your parents?" she said in a soft voice. "They're um.." Faye began. "We're orphans." Thalia butted in.
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Post by stargazer97 on Oct 1, 2009 14:20:03 GMT -5
Lumire shivered, but payed no attention to the statues.
Talica's eyes shifted back and forth nervously. "This is too freaky." she said quietly, wrapping her arms around herself.
Lumire's eyes widened in shock hen she saw the wman, not expecting someone like that in a snack bar. "Y...yeah, we travel together...'cause......
Talicia shivered, "Our parents worked together, but the building burned down and none of them made it out." she said, finishing Lumire's sentance. "We've known eachother forever."
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Post by Candy Redwood on Oct 1, 2009 14:32:45 GMT -5
"Oh you poor dears!" The woman said. "You must come in children. I am Aunty Em. Go straight through to the back of the warehouse please. There is a dining area." "Thank you Ma'am!" Faye and Thalia chorused and walked inside, Grover following slowly. The dining area had a fast food counter with a grill, a soda fountain, a pretzel heater and a nacho cheese dispenser. "Please sit Down" Aunty Em said. "Awesome." Thalia grinned. "Um.. We don't have any money Ma'am.." Grover muttered. "No, no children. No money. This is a special case yes? It is my treat, for such nice orphans." Aunty Em replied. "Thank you Ma'am" Faye smiled. Aunty Em stiffened but relaxed quickly. "It's quite all right Faye. You have such beautiful grey eyes, child." She left and soon came back with plastic trays filled with double cheeseburgers, vanilla shakes and XXL servings of French fries.
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Post by stargazer97 on Oct 2, 2009 22:52:54 GMT -5
Talica immediatly felt like there was something...out of place. She said nothing and followed the rest though she was feeling quite..anxious, as if she could sense something would happen.
Lumire sensed nothing, and followed Thalia closely, smiling at Auntey Em.
Talica smiled poilitely, but frowned when she was gone. "Don't you think it's strange she has the same name as the aunt from The Wizard of Oz?" she asked. She leaned closer to Faye and whispered after Aunty Em's last comment, "You never tld her your name." she hissed, looking slightly frightened.
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Post by Candy Redwood on Oct 3, 2009 4:11:34 GMT -5
Faye looked at her blankly. "So?" she shrugged and dug into her food. Thalia did the same. Grover picked at the fries and eyed the wax paper on the tray. "What's that hissing noise?" he asked. "Hissing?" Aunty Em said. "Perhaps you hear the deep-fryer oil. You have keen ears Grover." "I take vitamins. For my ears." "That's admirable." she said. "But please, relax" "So you sell gnomes?" Thalia asked. "oh yes. And animals. And People. Anything for the garden. Custom orders. Statuary is very popular you know." She replied. "A lot of business on this road?" "Not so much, no. Snce the highway was built...most cars, they do not go this way now. I must cherish every customer I get." Thalia turned and looked at the statue with easter basket. But something was wrong with her face. It looked as if she were startled or terrified.
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