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So here's the next part of the story, it's kinda short but at least I got past some of my writers block. I'm going to have a hard time with the next part . . .
The next morning Mallory’s alarm when off at the usual time, but today the cabin was still dark aside from a few table lamps that had been switched on. A few of the other kids in the Athena cabin were gathered around the windows murmuring. “What’s going on?” Mallory asked. “Did someone cover our windows?” It seemed like something the Hermes cabin would do.
“No,” said Lucy sounding distressed. “The sun isn’t up.”
“What?” Mallory exclaimed as she hurried over to the window to look. Sure enough it was pitch black outside, like it was still the middle of the night. “Did someone sneak in and change all our clocks?” someone asked.
“I don’t think so,” said Lucy. “Look.” There were other campers poking their heads out of their cabin doors, even a few wandering around outside. “If this is a prank it sure is an elaborate one, because all our watches say that it’s morning,” Said one of the boys.
“And no solar eclipse could make it this dark,” added a girl named Gianna. “Not to mention the fact that there won’t be a solar eclipse for a few more (years?)”
There was a knock on the door, and since she was the closest Mallory answered it. It was Jackie.
“What’s going on?” Mallory asked.
“Nobody knows,” said Jackie, “But Chiron has called everyone to the dining pavilion.”
Before Mallory could ask anything more Jackie said, “I can’t talk right now, I have to go tell more people to head to the pavilion.” Turning he saw two first year campers sneaking off toward the woods, “Hey, you two I see you! Stop right there!” he turned back to Mallory and said, “Gotta go.” Before running after the campers as they sprinted away.
“What’d he say?” Lucy asked.
“We all need to go to the dining pavilion.” Mallory said, “Hopefully Chiron knows what’s going on.”
Lucy nodded then turned to the other kids, “Athena cabin fall in!” she yelled.
The campers immediately fell into a line by who had been there longest. Mallory quickly made her way toward the back of the line. Even with a few new campers she was the very last person in line. Seniority counted but when you had more than one camper with the same seniority you went by age and since the new campers were a few months older they got to be in front of Mallory.
“We need to head down to the pavilion,” Lucy announced. “Hopefully Chiron will be able to explain what’s going on.”
“I’m hungry!” protested one of the boys.
Lucy smiled, “Perhaps breakfast will be ready.”
When they reached the dining pavilion it was noisier than any mealtime they had ever had. Everyone was talking and worrying and trying to figure out what was going on.
“Mallory!”
Mallory turned to see Helen coming toward her. Helen’s mass of ginger curls was a frizzy disaster and she was wearing the shorts she had gotten from Cassandra along with a big t-shirt that looked like she’d slept in it.
“Where’d you get that shirt?” Mallory asked.
“I borrowed it from Shawn because I didn’t have anything to sleep in, but that’s not why I came to talk to you, I had the freakiest dream last night, my dad talked to me,” She said all in one breath. “Is that normal or was it just a crazy dream?”
“Demigod dreams are always important,” said Mallory with wide eyes, “What did he say?”
“He said that Apollo has disapeared, and that I have to find him,” said Helen with a scared expression.
“Your father has given you a quest,” said Mallory in awe. “You need to tell Chiron.”
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