Moon and the Mysterious Ninja: Book no. 3

Hi everyone! Incase you didn’t know me, my name is Moon, and my best friend is Selene. As you all know, I am a fighter, not a decider. Selene is pretty much the opposite of me, although she does fight really good... (I wonder what’s up with that?) Anyways. I’m gonna tell you guys all about my newest mystery. It involves a bit of fighting, hiding, etc. etc. Exciting right? Let’s get started.

So, it started off as any other day. Selene and I were in the swimming pool and we were swimming laps. Just then, I got a mail on my phone. Shivering, I got out and turned my phone on. Scrolling through my messages, I found the mail. It was from my mom. This is what it said:

Dear Moon and Selene,

We need help with another mission. Meet me at the Creamery. Come fast.

From

Mom

I told Selene about this and I told her that we should go. She replied “I dunno Moon. It sounds like a trap to me. But, that’s probably just me. Let’s go!” Seconds later, we were on our bikes and went to find Mom.

So then, we reached the Creamery, and found my mom eating ice cream. She smiled at us and asked “Do you guys want an ice cream?” We accepted two Crunchy Caramel’s in a cone. I asked my mom what happened. She said, ”There is a mysterious ninja on the loose. Our HQ recently changed locations but we can’t tell you two yet as it might put us in danger.”

We listened to this open-mouthed and I was half wishing that we had stayed in the swimming pool. But I still said ok. So did Selene. We again zoomed off on our bikes, but it looked like someone was tailing us. We realized who it was alright... (P.S. It was the Ninja...)!!!! I whispered this to my mom who sent a message to Selene. We three nodded and took a sudden right turn. We wanted to send him off our trail and we kept taking different random turns to the left and right. We lost the Ninja and my mom secretly directed us to the HQ. We got there and made sure no one was following us.

Once we were inside, she filled us up on everything that had happened before we knew about this case. She said:

“The mysterious ninja has been stealing things from the antique stores. He seems to be looking for the most precious antique item in the world, but what he doesn’t’ know is that the item is actually right in the middle of our HQ, which is so fiercely guarded that as soon as somebody is inside, alarms go off and there are a lot of traps waiting for the thief.”

We wanted to see the item, so my mom took us there and casually said “Why don’t you guys try to train here. We’ll turn off the alarms for now for you. And if you complete it once, you get an amazing prize!”

We accepted and started to train. It took us 3-4 times, but we finally completed it on our 5^th try. The amazing prize was that we got 3 free tickets to the Kung Fu Panda 4 movie, in the best seats in the house. We were so happy we started to scream. After we got out, my mom turned on the alarms. Immediately it started to ring. We rushed back inside and saw the ninja trying to steal the precious antique. We tried to stop him but we got thrown back. It seemed as if he had put up a force field in the room. We hit and hit it but it didn’t budge. Finally, I got so mad that I finally yelled “STEP AWAY FROM THE ITEM!” As I yelled, a wave of power flowed through me. My eyes glowed brilliant silver. And then suddenly the barrier shattered and my voice carried through the room. It knocked the ninja off his feet. I was so angry that I didn’t even hesitate to go through the lasers. I saw a tinge of silvery gold around me as I leapt through each laser, as light as a feather. I got to the ninja and lifted him into the air. I felt so powerful and I carefully made my way back to my mom and Selene.

Once I put the ninja down, my body (especially my head) started to throb painfully. But I had just enough energy to pull the mask of the ninja. But I didn’t have enough energy to see his face. I was in major pain. My body shut down on its own. I heard Selene scream “MOON!” My mom called “GUARDS! Help!” She sounded very worried. I closed my eyes for what I thought would be the very last time in my life...

I woke up in a strange room filled to the brim with strange white machines. I realized I was in the HQ’s hospital. My mom was leaning over my bed, and when she saw me open my eyes, she grinned. She asked “How are you feeling?” I said “Fine.” I was astonished at the sound of my voice. It was so croaky. I asked about the ninja. She said “Since you unmasked him, you’re the one who has to see him first. As soon as you passed out, we averted our eyes. Let me take you to him.” So, I got out and, with support from my mom, went all the way to the prison.

As we reached, I saw some parts of the ninja. He looked like he was burned. As I got closer, I saw a familiar face. I gasped “It’s you?! You’re the mysterious Ninja?!” My mom looked at me dumbstruck. “You know this guy? Who is he?” I turned and looked at her, speechlessly. Sighing, she said “I think you have some explaining to do, young lady. Why don’t we let this fine young gentleman come too. You both should explain everything properly, I hope. By the way, what is his name?” I said “Nax.”

“So, you two are childhood friends? Does Selene know about him?” I replied “Yes. Actually Mom, can you call Selene here? I think she’d like to know about this part.” Selene was called in and I explained everything after from how we met. This is what I told them:

“Nax and I fantasized about being ninjas all the time. We would practice fighting moves on each other. We practiced so much that we were practically ninjas. And then I left. Somebody had found me, and adopted me, but not Nax. I cried for him every night, until I met Selene. And then Selene and I became best friends. I almost forgotten him until I met Selene. Strangely, she always reminds me of him. During nights, when I'm alone in the bed, I always wondered what life would have been like if Nax had been adopted with me, and whether Selene and I would be best friends. But I also wondered what life he had then. I knew he would be roughly around the same age as Selene. I was always sad that he wasn’t next to me.”

My mom and Selene stared at this open-mouthed and with confused looks. Nax then added a bunch more to what I said. This is what he said:

“After Moon left, I wandered the streets, angry at everyone and everything. I would refuse anything a stranger gave me, because I didn’t want to be tricked. Finally, I realized that I was going to have to make a living for myself, so I made myself a ninja suit. I searched around every antique shop in the country for the most precious item. It was called the Wish. It would grant any wish in the world, but, only the purest wish asked would be granted. By the time I tracked the Wish, it was taken by your mom. My dearest wish was to find Moon again, but because Ashley took it, it turned out that I didn’t need the Wish at all. I only recognized you when you yelled at me. I remembered that voice, but when it hit me, I fell down and hit my head. I passed out and it was only when you got me to the safer side, I woke up. By the time I was up, I couldn’t help you. You had passed out and your mom had called the guards on me. I could only scream and yell your name, but no one tried to help me.”

To the last statement, my mom said dryly “It’s probably because you were stealing stuff from antique shops, the way I remember it.” Nax started to get up but I held him back. I looked at him and smiled. I said “We’re going to have a lot of fun, okay? So don’t dare to ruin it now.” He looked back at me and grumpily said “All right, fine. Can we go down to the garden? It’s nice and cool there.” The next moment, I was holding Selene’s and Nax’s hands and Selene was holding Mom’s hand.  We four hugged, and my mom and Selene started talking at the same time. All I could hear was, let’s eat and wait for these two. And I didn’t hear the rest. We went back and ate some food. It had been a long time since we had eaten something.

And that’s the end of my story folks! I hope you enjoyed my most recent adventure, and the happy ending to it. But don’t worry, there are still more adventures to come. And I will be very happy, cause Nax got employed here and is assigned to whatever mission Selene and I get. He’s going to be the most amazing new best friend ever to complete our trio! Oh, it’s time for high school! All right, bye!

                                                    The End.

Moon and The Missing Boy: Book no.2

Hi everybody! Are you ready for the next adventure of Moon and Selene? You are? Great! So, we just got called for a search for a missing boy. For those who don’t know me, I'm Moon Ashley and I'm 16 years old. I study in Cranbourne College now. It was just a month ago that I graduated from Cranbourne High School! Amazing, right? Anyway, back to my adventure!

About three days ago, I was sitting with Selene chatting about our most recent case, the missing horse Mystery. Mystery had had a foal, and we got to keep it. Selene named her ‘Moon’, like my name. We got confused a lot, so, I became Moon-1 and the foal became Moon-2. As we were talking, we got a call. It was from my mom, Ashley Garcia. I know, she sounds like the star, Ashley Garcia, but that is definitely not her. My mom is my mom and in no way related to any movie. So anyway, my mom wanted us to help her on a case. The mission was:

A millionaire’s 16-year-old son had disappeared into the forest in the middle of the night. The boy’s name was Lionel. He had gone fishing with his friends before he disappeared.

I said that we should probably interrogate his friends to see if they knew anything. My mom said “Ok, we’ll do that. Anyway, both of you suit up. You’re coming with us. By the time you reach, we will have finished the interrogation.” I was very happy so I went to suit up and Selene joined me.

A few minutes later, we were ready. We said good-bye to my aunt and cousins. Ready for the adventure, we climbed onto our bikes. We started the bike and zoomed away. We reached the location my mom sent in about 5 minutes. My mom greeted us as we walked inside. She said “Hi, you two! The crime site is about a mile or two away from here. Should we go?” I said “Yup! Let’s go! One question. We can’t take our bikes, so, how are we going to look in the forest?” She replied “Actually, you can take your bikes. There is a forest mode where it turns to camouflage and the wheels turn into dirt bike wheels, so you can take them! Get ready fast!” She ran to her bike and jumped on. I did the same, but Selene hesitated to get on her bike. She said “Moon, is this a good idea? I’m worried that it’s going to be very dangerous in there. Should I be doing this?” I said “Selene if you want to sit out, you can. It’s fine. No one’s going to laugh at you. See, I’m worried too. But if my mom is going, I only want to be there to protect her. And if you’re coming, I’ll protect you too.” She smiled and said “Well then, we should get going, mustn’t we? After you, Moon.” I grinned and we raced after my mom.

The woods were dark, damp and creepy. But I wasn’t going to tell that to Selene. I didn’t want to worry her much. She was already stressed about the journey. My mom was by our side, cutting and slashing leaves out of the way. Soon, we reached the site. CAUTION tapes were all around the place. We started searching, but we found only a few signs of struggle and some drops of blood here and there. Just as we were wrapping up the search, Selene found a small and tiny trail for us to follow. Thankfully, we had brought our bloodhounds to help track the new trail. The dogs were released and one of them found the direction Lionel must have gone. She bounded down the trail and Selene said “Well, let’s follow that dog!” 

It led us on an hour-long trip that resulted in us taking a tiny break to rest and hydrate before resuming our search. As we were packing our things, I found a trail of footprints that seemed to belong to a young person. I told Selene about this and asked her if she would help me search. She said slowly and hesitantly, “Ok... but which way are we supposed to go? Also, aren’t you going to tell your mom that you’re going?” I said “No, because she’s going to stop us. Plus, she trusts the bloodhound’s nose, so I can’t change her mind.” A voice behind me said “Well, she will believe you when she sees the path herself.” I turned and found my mom behind us. She said “I’m not letting you two, under-aged kids, go on a side mission without one of MAS’s finest agents. And that’s me, ok?” I sighed and replied “Ok, fine Mom. But you have to promise not to lead us, okay? We’ll take one bloodhound, if you seriously want to have them on our mission.” She nodded and somehow without anyone looking at us, we got a bloodhound, got it to sniff the track and when the dog ran down the trail, we followed the dog through the woods until the track ended.

We followed the bloodhound for half-an- hour or so until it stopped and started barking loudly. I was pretty sure that meant the trail had ended. So, we looked around, but again, all we saw were a few splatters of blood here and there. I wondered, why there were so many splatters of blood, and I heard a suspicious noise just in the nick of time. I yelled “Trap! Move, move, move!” My mom stared at me in confusion, but Selene reacted faster. She pushed my mom away as a cage fell exactly where they were standing. Another cage fell where I was standing too, but I had moved away before I could get trapped. Then more traps appeared. A flaming axe came out of nowhere and started swinging above our heads, coming closer and closer every second. We ran to another side, but it just conjured up more traps. We activated lasers, a trip wire, a barrel bomb, a huge bear trap, a tiger pit, etc. We got so tired that we almost fell into a tiger pit. All the same, Selene twisted her ankle as we fell in the tiger pit, but we put her on the ground for her to rest. She whispered in my ear “It isn’t a trap, it’s an illusion.” After she said that, she promptly passed out. Thankfully, she was light, so, between my mom and I, we could lift her and take her with us. I told my mom about what Selene had said. She put her hand through one of the trip wires, and it went right through. The only things that were actual traps were the cages and the lasers. So, as we were getting through the lasers, they suddenly turned off. At that exact moment, Selene woke up. We put her on the ground. I looked at both of them and grumpily said “It’s another trap, isn’t it?” A millisecond after what I said, all four of us, the dog, my mom, Selene and I fell into a hole and went down screaming and/or whining.

We went so fast that I thought my stomach had been left way above. Since I was unable to breathe properly, I closed my eyes and passed out.

After a while, I woke up. The blurry outline of someone with a tired face loomed over me, and I somehow knew it was a boy. His bandaged arms were untying me, then my mom and last of all, Selene. He looked worried for Selene’s leg, but I didn’t think he wanted to say anything. As his outline gradually became clearer, I realized he was almost as tall as me, and I immediately knew that this boy was the kid who had gone missing. This kid... was Lionel.

Lionel apologized for the traps that got us tied up, but when his friends attacked him, he needed to get a good, safe and secure security system. I listened carefully to what he said and asked “Why did your friends attack you?” He replied “Well, they’ve always been after my father’s money, but they did it quietly so that I wouldn’t know. But, you see, being in the shadow of your billionaire dad makes you good at guessing others’ behaviors. So, I’ve always known that my so-called friends have been after my father’s money. See, on the day that I had apparently disappeared, my friends had attacked me. They had hidden knives under their clothing. At the first chance they got, they pulled out their knives and slashed me here and there.

“While I was fighting them off, I fell into a ditch, sprained my ankle and broke my hand. Once I was in the ditch, they figured that I’d probably sit there until they came back later. Thankfully, I had seen the ditch before and had secretly tied a rope to a heavy rock and dropped it into the ditch. But I still broke my hand. So, I’ve been stuck here, applying ointments to where they slashed me.

“I found this place I was 10, and during my holidays, I would go down to my tiny workshop and make stuff that would conjure up illusions to make people think that there were traps. I perfected them over the years and when I came, I fixed them all here so that my friends would think that it was dangerous to come into this area. Anyway, I think it’s finally time for all of us to return to our own homes. I’ll just apply a little bit more ointment to your wounds.” He applied a little more of his silvery ointment and bandaged up my last cut. We headed out towards our search party with the dog leading us towards them.

An hour later, we stumbled into the camp, only to find mass panic. People were running here and there. Someone spotted us and said “STOP! They’re here! With another kid?” They crowded around us and asked so many questions until Selene said “Stop asking us questions please!” Everyone moved away, murmuring to themselves. We told the entire story and when we were done, Lionel stood up and said “Hi. My name is Lionel. I’m the kid who apparently disappeared.” He turned to me and asked “Ok... so, can I go home now? I really want to see my parents!” and made a funny face. Everyone laughed and we all headed home.

When his parents saw Lionel, they wept so much they could have filled a swimming pool with tears of joy. Once they were done hugging and crying, Lionel turned to me and said “Thank you for coming to look for me. If you hadn’t come, I would be stuck there for a month! So... maybe catch you later?” I smiled and said “Ok, see you later.” Once he was gone Selene nudged me in the arm and I saw her grinning widely. I asked “What? What is it?” She said “Nothing. Hey, Moon. Do you mind if I tell you something?” I told her to say what she wanted. She said “I hope that we have more adventures like this!” Both of us grinned crazily at each other. I said “You’re right! I love these adventures... but in the meantime, it’s time to party!” She smiled and we joined the big party that Lionel’s parents organized for everyone.

                       THE END

Well guys? Did you like this story? Be prepared for more! If you want more, please do comment down below. See you later! Bye!

Moon and Mystery:- Book no. 1

Hi everybody! My name is Moon and just recently I uncovered a mystery! 

I am 16 years old and I study in Cranbourne High School with my little cousin sisters who are in primary. My best friend’s name is Selene. She comes from a Greek family but moved to Australia at the age of 4. So, anyway, I am going to tell you about a few mysterious people who call themselves the MAS Agency. So, get comfy!

One day, Selene and I were heading back home after our daily self-defense session. Suddenly, a car stopped in front of us and 3 men jumped out and ran into the abandoned hospital across the road. We both looked at each other and with one nod, we ran after the men. 

The hospital was damp and dusty. Coughing softly, we pushed aside curtains and peered into the hallway. I scanned the hall and spotted the men. They were dressed in black and were talking to someone on the phone. Selene heard the conversation and reported it to me. It went “Yes... They have taken the bait. Now we can take them in. (A pause) They seem rather smart. It is a good thing we are going to take them in. One of them thinks that we are missing. Let’s hope we can get your kid here in time.” At the last sentence I gasped. It seemed as if they were talking about me. My parents had been missing for the past 12 years of my life. I sighed with nostalgia at the memory of them.

The men had started to walk down the hall. Suddenly, they stopped and opened an old and creaky door. They stepped in and started walking but we couldn’t hear any footsteps. So we walked in too and then... We were inside a cave full of sharp and pointy rocks. Selene whispered “Moon, is this a good idea? It seems as if they are leading us somewhere.” I replied kindly “Selene, it’s going to be all right. I’ll mark this place so that we can’t get lost.” She nodded and so we ventured in further.

We hadn’t got far when a tunnel appeared out of nowhere. We went down it and reached a blue and gray door. I held up three fingers and mouthed, three, two, one and bam! The door blast open and we fell into a pit. Screaming loudly, we closed our eyes and hit... a bunch of mattresses. I opened my eyes and gaped at the sight that greeted me. Someone who looked very familiar was standing over me holding a black cloth bag. She held one finger to her mouth and put the bag over my head. It was complete darkness. I heard her taking something metallic and putting it on my hands. She had put a pair of handcuffs on me. Wondering what would happen next, I heard Selene getting the same treatment. She had put up a little bit of struggle. The woman pulled us up and made us walk for some time. Then I felt something on my arm. Like a needle. I also heard my friend say “Ouch!” very softly. And then, I fell asleep.

When I woke up the bag was still on my head, but I was tied to a chair tightly. I realized that someone had tranquilized us, and that it was supposed to be working for a few more minutes. Then, the bag was pulled off and I pretended to be sleeping. Peeking through my eyes, I saw a young woman who looked like me, talking to a man worriedly with hand gestures. I heard Selene getting up, so I copied her. The sudden light blinded me, and I quickly felt the ropes on my legs being pulled off. Wincing at the pain, I saw the people around and I knew who the leader was immediately. The leader was the young woman who was talking with the strange man I saw. I asked her “Who are you and what do you want with us?” She was stunned for a minute and laughed. Everyone laughed with her too. She said “Well, you’ve certainly got my fierce spirit. We want only you, Moon Ashley. We took your friend with you because I know you’d like some company.” She turned to Selene. “As for you, daughter of the moon, I see that you are my daughter’s best friend. Am I right?” Selene said “Yes, I am Moon’s best friend. But as she said, who are you?” The woman stood up and spread her hands. She said “Well, I am Ashley Garcia and I am Moon’s mother.” In my mind, dramatic music filled the room.

We were untied and my mother apologized for tying us up. They were on ‘high security’ as they called it. She said that a mission was going on and she wanted our help. The mission was: 
A very valuable horse had gone missing just three days ago. The horse’s owner would give the finder of her horse whatever they wanted. Its name was Mystery. It had a dappled black coat with star-like shapes thrown around on her body.  

I eagerly accepted, but on one condition. The condition was that she had to show herself to my aunt and my little cousins. She was ok with that. Then, I asked her more questions. Where do I go? What do I do? What is the name of her company? She said “You have to go to House no. 1000 St Kilda’s Road, ok? There is something there that will help you. As for what you have to do, well, you just have to wait and see. The name of my company is MAS Agency. MAS stands for Mill, Ashley and Sam. I’ve answered your questions. Now, go fast! But wait! Here are some ID’s to get you through lines and security. And down that tunnel are vehicles that you can use. They are AI vehicles so you can do auto drive.” We nodded and ran down the tunnel.

When we reached the end of the tunnel, there were two bikes. Both were super shiny. I and squealed with delight. We climbed on and rode them all the way till St Kilda’s Road.

At house number 1000, there was a scanner. I put my ID up to it and so did Selene. The gates opened silently. We went in and then... a pit opened underneath our feet and for the second time in that day, we fell screaming.

We landed on pillows that were super soft. I got up and looked around. We were in a training room. There were lasers, a balance beam, uneven bars, how to identify a trap and, of course, escape from a trap with your hands tied up. There was a suit generator and Selene stepped inside it. The door closed and then opened. Selene was dressed in a black suit with detective glasses and was standing in a pose. I also went in and got the same treatment as her. And then, the training started. I went for the uneven bars and Selene went for balance beam. Once we were done, we did vice versa again and again until we could do it with our eyes closed. Then we did team training. Lasers were our first. I could analyze the beams and so we got out of lasers easily. Selene was an expert at identifying traps. There were bear traps, pit traps, tiger pits and etc. To escape a trap was a bit harder. I could get out silently and untie the other person in quick moves while we were trapped. But Selene could help me escape when we got trapped in compressing walls. So then 9 hours later, we were finished and ravenous. I cooked up a little something and we ate. As we ate, I saw something that might help us. It was a bracelet. I realized that it would project anything we needed. My best friend found a laser that would cut through anything so we could sneak in and out of traps if necessary. But, of course, the gadgets needed rest if used more than 6 times in a day. The bracelet suddenly projected a video, so we listened to it.

We had to go to North Cranbourne to house number 5, which was the scene of the crime. We showed our ID’s and they let us through. We searched the entire place. We found no mark. Then I used my bracelet to see if there were any fingerprints and found one fingerprint which I somehow knew belonged to the thief. I tracked them and declared that it belonged to someone named Lionel. We found out that he lived in St Kilda itself. Together, Selene and I went down to his house.

When we reached, my friend kicked open the door and stood there, imposing and as beautiful as the moon. The guy inside was lean and mean, with crooked teeth. He looked scared out of his wits. He immediately cried “Please don’t lock me up. I had no idea that this horse was someone’s precious pet. I found her on the street chewing cud and looking unhappy. So, I brought her to my house and gave her some grass and milk. I gave her a bath. I combed her fur and brushed her mane. But she looks very sick. Please don’t lock me up!” I said softly “It’s ok. We won’t lock you up. But show us Mystery.” He nodded and led us to the back of his house. Mystery was there, chewing grass.

She was the prettiest horse I’d ever seen. I immediately knew why he wanted to take care of Mystery, though. I looked at her round tummy and realized this: she was with foal. I quickly told this to Selene and she told Lionel to call the vet. I called her owner and gave her the location. As I stepped forward, I fell down, deep inside a pit, hard on my right hand. It was a trap. Thankfully, I had trained for that type of situation. I tried climbing out, but it seemed as if I had broken my hand. Selene ran around looking for a rope. I remembered my bracelet. Would it have a rope? It did, and it also had a grappling hook. I attached the grappling hook and threw it up. It caught itself on something heavy and so I climbed up. It seemed like hours before I reached the top. But I reached and rushed to the hospital. When I got out, my mom was there. I hugged her. She had some good news. The foal was born and Selene and I could keep her! I couldn’t help but stare at my mother in amazement. This called for a party, for sure.

I went home with my mom and my aunt gasped with surprise at the sight of her sister who had been missing for so long! She hugged her so tight I thought Mom’s lungs would burst. But she didn’t let go. I hugged my little sisters and told them all about my adventure, about my training, about my bracelet, about the cool things my suit had and about Mom, but I left out the part about Mom’s agency. 
The next day, I went to Selene and hugged her tightly. I told her that I wanted to do more adventures like this. I also asked her what the name of our foal should be. She thought about it and said one word “Moon.” 

THE END

So, readers, did you like my adventure? If you want more, comment down below! I’m sure I will have more adventures with Selena and I will meet more people! Bye for now!

Story # 3 - The Protector of Olympus - The Battle Royale

Hi guys. Coral signing in. Sorry for the wait. This month is Exam Month. I have to study all the time. I got some free time now. Anyway, I will tell you what happened with Kronos and Hyperion and all of those other Titans. Now, get comfortable because I’m going to start now. But wait, I have news to tell you. There will be a quiz at the end. Also, this may or may not be the last story. If you want more, comment down below.

I was eating lunch with my demigod friends at a restaurant and we were having a great time. We ate cheeseburgers and drank Cokes, something that’s a treat for them because at camp they get only healthy food. We were having a lot of fun until we heard sounds of terror. We rushed outside and saw a man on fire. He was also surrounded by more fire. We all took one look at the guy and screamed. We screamed because the man was still alive, but he was looking like a zombie. My friends screamed again because the man looked like an exact replica of Atlantis, but then thankfully Atlantis was with us. Oh, for those of you who don’t know Atlantis, he’s my brother. So anyway, people were trying to put the fires out, but my friends and I knew that it wouldn’t work with regular amounts of water. He needed a large amount of water. So, I made sure no one was looking at me and released the water in a nearby water tank. As it gushed past me, I accidently touched it and the water went all glowy and shiny. But it worked. The fire was out. The man was alive. I rushed off.

Once I reached home, I got a very strange headache. Atlantis asked me what was wrong. I said “I don’t know. It feels as if the gods are calling but it’s way too loud. Well, if it is them, will you come with me Atlantis?” He said he would. I realized that it was the gods who were calling me, but they were panicking. Not a very good sign among gods. I sighed and used my new magic power. Just last week, the gods gave me two very efficient powers. I only need to think of the name of the place I want to go. I could also use it for teleporting. The other is that, when in battle, I get speed, agility and I can spot an enemy’s style of battle in one second. Anyway, back to the story now. We were soon standing in front of the gods. Hades was among them. I immediately knew something was wrong. Hades never comes unless it’s the winter solstice or if something was very, very wrong. Anyway, we felt the need to kneel. They all looked at me, and I was shocked to see their faces. They looked so scared. I asked “Why did you call me again? And,what happened to you guys?”

They explained that the two titans we had defeated had gathered Iapetus, Krios and Koios and hundred more Titans (except for Leto, Rhea and a few more peaceful ones) to hunt down the gods and destroy them. I, for once, didn’t freak out. I said “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go find the demigods at Camp Half -Blood!” Chiron was on duty, even greater! He introduced me to two people, Julius and Annabelle. We four liked each other from the moment we met. We hung out a lot. Atlantis explained my problem to them. They grimaced. Jules and Anna said “Oh… well, that sucks. You want help?” I said “ Sure. The more the merrier. Zeus and all are negotiating with Chiron. Apparently, a lot of demigods from Los Angles and California want to help, and I’m grateful for that. Because, we’re facing the same Titans who battled the gods in the first war, including Atlas. It’s why we can’t battle them alone. Thanks for offering to help, guys. Just don’t get killed.” By then, Zeus had finished the negotiation, and by the look on his face, I thought it went well, so that would mean bye bye Titans, hello peaceful world! He said “It went well. Chiron is going to help us track down these demigods, which will take only few hours. He also said that all the demigods here want to help. We have loads of time, since Kronos is trying to get supplies and more Titans. If you want to join, bring those friends of yours. I think they will be quite useful on the journey.” We all cheered up and away we went, me teleporting with my new friends and the gods, as usual, in their chariot.

(6 ώρες αργότερα (six hours later) ...)

“Umm... Zeus? We’ve found 83 demigods and I can’t teleport more than 85- 88 people. Should we head back now?” I asked. He replied “Πρέπει να βρούμε άλλους 20 ημίθεους Κοράλλι. Θα αυξήσω τις δυνάμεις σου μέχρι τότε, εντάξει; Θα το αναπληρώσω για να μην κουραστείτε κατά τη διάρκεια της μάχης. (He accidently said it in Greek. Let me translate. We need to find another 20 demigods Coral. I’ll increase your powers until then, ok? I'll replenish it so you don't get tired during the battle.)” Atlantis whispered to me “You will be fine Coral. You are the strongest demigod I know.” I was fine with that, but I was still a little bit worried. So, anyways, we found the remaining 20 in their houses or outside. We had 103 demigods. We left and prepared for battle. I had to teach them strategies with Athena, and Atlantis helped Dad teach them tricks of the battle. By then, it was the last day. We practiced like crazy, and then figured out which armour was perfect for us and which sword or bow and arrow should we use. We had a restful yet nervous night of sleep.

The day of the battle... (Η μέρα της μάχης)

It was time. We got ready for fight. Each demigod knew where they should lead the enemies who they should battle. It was a proud moment for the gods, so they say, to see us all united and battling to help save Western Civilization and themselves. We stood at the gates and waited. When we saw the army, there were gasps among our army. The enemy was roughly 60 Titans. Me, Julius, Atlantis and Annabelle, shouted “Don’t be afraid. Remember the plan. If something happens, then whistle to show that you’re changing the plan and stick to the new plan.” They cheered and we ran into battle. It was so loud that the Titans stopped and gazed in fear. Kronos yelled “CHARGE!” The battle raged on for roughly 2 weeks. Finally, we defeated almost all the Titans and cornered the remaining. We killed the main 4 - Kronos, Hyperion, Krios, Koios (we left Iapetus, because he just stood on one side, saying that he did not want to fight, and he will stay where he is), yelling gleefully in Greek, together “ΠΑΤΕ ΣΤΑ ΒΑΘΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΑΡΤΑΡΟΥ! ΓΙΑΧ!!” (Translation: GO INTO THE DEPTHS OF TARTARUS. (battle cry)) and then after that, we placed Atlas back on the mountain, holding up the sky where he belonged. Then the other Titans we chained up and threw them into Tartarus. We entrusted Hades with the task of making sure that none of them escaped through the opening. And, we all left.

Back at Olympus, we had a great party, with so much food and drinks that we all had to take huge portions back home. We had an amazing time. Jules and Annabelle lived close by, so we had sleepover and study parties all the time. Atlantis said during one of our sleepovers, “Well, I hope there are no more adventures for a long time.” We laughed but we all agreed. This battle was a lot of excitement that would last forever.

The End!

Well folks? How did you like the story? If you want more, comment down below. Now, for the quiz...also... no cheating!

QUIZ:

1. Who were the people Atlantis and I met at camp?

2. How many demigods were there?

3. How many Titans were there?

4. What did we shout at last? (Answer in English or Greek)

5. What did we ask Hades to do?

6. What did we do with Atlas?

7. What did Atlantis say at the end?

You can email the answers to me at advika.arunp@gmail.com

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Did you like this series - The Protector Of Olympus ?

Story #2 : Protector of Olympus - The Second Battle

Hi guys, Coral here. 

Remember the last story I wrote? 

Well, I’m going to tell you about the battle between Kronos and me. See, a lot of things happened. I had to take a painful bath in the River Phlegethon. I had to travel to the Underworld, blah, blah, blah. The usual. Well, it’s time for me to start. Now get comfortable and relax with a cup of hot cocoa and read on.

I was sitting on the couch and staring at my armour and sword. I was thinking about the crazy scary part of my life that I had gone through last month. I battled a Titan and met gods and I had also become a protector of Olympus. I was still pretty scared because I knew I would have to battle a lot of people who wanted to kill the gods and now, me. So, I went over to my desk and started writing a letter to my dad, Poseidon. I wrote the following:

Hey Dad,

How are you doing? I hope that the sea didn’t get polluted again. I was sick for days after the little garbage incident. So anyway, how’s everything going? Are you still having the gift I gave you for Father’s Day? I miss you a lot. I wish you could come visit, but I know Zeus would forbid it. You aren’t allowed to come meet me unless it’s something important. But I still hope you can come. Mom’s doing well. She says to send you her love, oh and, she’s given me those cookies you and the others like. I’m putting it in a ginormous box. There are enough for all of you, don’t worry. Tell Athena that I miss her. Well, bye now.

Love,

Coral.

Yeah, it was quite a long letter. So, I sent it with a pouch filled with drachmas via Hermes Express. I waited for it to disappear and then with a ding! it floated up and disappeared. I went back and then polished my shield so many times that when I finished, it looked super shiny. Then I polished my sword and then the doorbell rang. So I went to open the door, and standing outside was my father, Poseidon. I squeaked “Umm…. Come in dad. Mom’s gone out to buy groceries. What are you doing here?” Then, my father explained exactly what was happening. He explained that Kronos was charging at Olympus in a week. I freaked out at that.

“Kronos is coming to destroy you guys already?! I can’t do this! I’m not ready to battle the lord of time and king of the Titans. I just beat Hyperion, for goodness sake! Just, just tell Zeus I’m not ready yet. I need to train. Please Dad, please help me.” I said. He said “But Coral, we need you. We will battle alongside you. Please Coral, come with me. Oh, and by the way, everyone loved the cookies.” I was hyperventilating but I slowly counted to ten and calmed down. I told my dad that he could take me to Olympus but there was one condition. I wanted proper training from Athena and him because the god of the sea and the goddess of wisdom were a perfect match for a guy who was all brawns and no brains. He agreed to them and took me back.

As usual, Olympus stunned me for everything seemed more beautiful and bigger. Wonderstruck, I followed my father into the giant throne room. I knelt in front of them and hugged Athena, the goddess who had helped me so much in the war against Hyperion. Zeus said “Ah finally, you reached. I thought you would take forever to come.” I gritted my teeth but stayed calm and said “Lord Zeus, I have but two conditions. One, both Athena and my father must train me. And two, I want your promise on the River Styx that you will fight with me against Kronos. You never know, I need might, brains, beauty and brawns to defeat him.” They all gave me their word and my training began. Athena taught me strategy and finding balance with my sword. My dad taught me fighting, martial arts and how to control my powers. My ability to make a hurricane came in useful when I couldn’t reach a mango on a tall tree. When there were only two days left for Kronos to arrive, my father introduced me to my partner, Atlantis. Atlantis was also a son of Poseidon. He was a year younger than me. Atlantis was 17 years old.

At dawn next day, Atlantis told me that the only way to avoid Kronos’s scythe killing me was to become invulnerable. He said “You must take a bath in the Phlegethon. It is the only way that you will be able to beat Kronos.” I thought, “Okay I can work with that.” So, I said “Ok Atlantis, when do we leave?” We left immediately.  We took a shortcut to my house to get my sword. Apparently, we needed it.

We had reached an entrance. It looked like a door made of diamonds. It was very, sparkly so obviously, I was blinded. Atlantis said, “Cyrene used these doors. Point your sword into the middle.” I pointed my sword into the middle. The doors opened and we stepped into the darkness. There was a long and narrow corridor that seemed to go forever. But then, we finally reached the river after a lot of walking. I looked at the river and shuddered. In the Phlegethon, there was fire. The fire reminded me of Hyperion. I said “Well, here goes nothing.” I focused on the middle of my spine and plunged into the river.

The river was super hot and I couldn’t breathe. I finally understood why others panicked when they were drowning. I saw my friends look at me. I would die in this river, I thought bitterly. Suddenly I felt a hand and saw Athena trying not to laugh. She said “All right, come on up. Grab my hand!” I grabbed it and I jumped up. I saw burns everywhere on my body. I told Atlantis “Run! We have little time left!”

We ran to the top and burst into the sunlight. We ran until the Empire State Building and headed to Olympus. We reached in time. Kronos was about to reach. I wore my armour, grabbed my sword and ran outside. The gods and Atlantis were waiting. I yelled “Well? What are you waiting for? Attack!” We ran forward and I was leading them. Kronos shouted “You are the girl who killed Hyperion. For that, you shall pay. You shall pay with your blood!” I thought, Whoa, he is a maniac. All the better for me. We all charged and slowly we cornered him.

But just then, he roared “BACK!” so loudly that the gods had crashed into a wall and it looked like Athena was hurt a little but Atlantis was wounded badly. I glared at Kronos and yelled “For hurting my favorite god and my brother, you will die!” I charged and slashed with such force that his weapon broke into two pieces. Then, I stabbed at his heart and his eyes glowed brighter and he howled. I then used my hurricane powers to propel him to Tartarus. Exhausted, I went to the group lying on the wall, with grins on their faces. I went over to Atlantis and hugged him. His head was bandaged and he was eating some ambrosia. I said “Don’t ever worry me like that again.” “Don’t worry, I won’t. After seeing you go crazy, I have to be careful. I don’t want to get on your bad side!” he joked. I looked around and said “Well, let the party start!”

The party that followed was amazing. There were hot dogs, blueberry cakes and my favorite cookies and juices! This time, I didn’t hesitate. I partied for a day before returning with Atlantis. It turned out that he lived close by, so we invited him to move into our big house and so, we became a big happy family. But, since I was blinded with happiness, I didn’t regard the facts that Kronos and Hyperion would re-form and together they would gather an army and charge at  Olympus with such force, that I would need all the demigods in California and Los Angles.

Find out what happens next in The Battle Royale.

                                 

Story #1 : Protector of Olympus

My name is Coral. I am 18 years old. I live in New York City, near the Empire State Building. I am the daughter of Poseidon. My mom’s name is Ava. Let me tell you a story about my life when it got crazy. Let’s start!

I stared out of my window, looking at the sun and kids playing. I heard laughter and sounds of joy. I stepped outside and said to myself “Maybe I’ll go for a walk.” 

It started to rain when I was about 30 miles away from my house. Luckily, I had my umbrella. I continued walking. A few moments later, a shadowy figure appeared in front of me and whispered in a female voice “You are worthy of being the protector of Olympus. We didn’t tell you before as you were not of age. We are in trouble. You must come fast!” I didn’t see it remove its coat. I didn’t see it remove the cap. I didn’t see the long hair that swished around when she flew out of sight. I didn’t see anything since I had passed out. 

When I woke up, I was in a hospital with blurry figures standing around me. I saw a doctor and 2 nurses. I didn’t remember what happened for a few seconds. Then suddenly, everything flowed into my mind. Someone had told me that I was the protector of Olympus and she had said that Olympus was in trouble. I knew that I had to get home fast. I sat up in bed and the doctor said “You're going to be discharged in half an hour.” I asked him what happened. He said “A man found you lying on the road, looking as if you were dead. He brought you to the hospital and begged us to help you. He's standing outside the door.” I asked them to bring him in. I said thanks to the man who had saved my life.

As soon as I was home, I passed out on the couch and had a strange dream. A few people were sitting on thrones and they said “Come fast. We are in trouble. An evil force is coming to destroy us. We are still weak and it is why we appointed you. You can ask further questions later when you have reached. Come to the Empire State Building. Come fast!” I woke up, sweating. Then an evil voice said “Try little hero. Try your best!”

I hailed a taxi and paid the cabbie. It took about 20 minutes to reach. I was thinking about the evil voice and the people that looked like gods. When we reached, I waited for 5 minutes and then, zap!  I was standing in a giant throne room with 12 gods sitting on thrones. The air was tense, like they just finished arguing about something. I said “So... what do you want me to do?” 

“So, you want me to battle a Titan who is charging at Olympus. No offence, but can’t you guys just do it yourself?” Athena said “We told you that we’re in a weak state. We just finished battling Typhon a month ago. That drained all our power.” I said “Okay, fine. Hyperion will reach in some time, right? Then let me get ready.” Then, they gave me indestructible armour and a wickedly sharp sword called Riptide. I thanked them and ran to the gates just in time to see the Titan Hyperion charging to meet me. I called “They say that you can incinerate a city with your power. If that’s true, prove it in the battle.” He charged and when his sword met mine, they clanged and I pushed and attacked. I slashed and jabbed until finally I pinned him to the ground with Riptide at his neck. I said “Go to the depths of Tartarus.” I stabbed him and he wailed, a horrible wail that the grass around us flattened. Then he disintegrated. I returned to Olympus, triumphant and a bit hurt. They gave me some nectar and ambrosia (food of the gods) which healed me straight away. We celebrated for some time. Then they returned me to my own home. I was happy but little did I know that I would be called again. Next time, I had to battle Kronos, king of the Titans and lord of time.

THE END

And, the blog has a new owner!

 Many moons ago, when the writing bug hit me, I started a small blog and posted a few stories...but like everything else I jump into, this one too died a premature death! Maybe, because the writing wasnt good enough to capture the imagination of the audience....and I'd completely forgotten about it, well...until today!

So, my little one who is referred to as A2 on all my social media has an extremely vivid imagination and its quite fascinating! During the pandemic years that we were all homebound, the young one, all of 8 years then, started her own little blog and she had a few stories published too! But, google ammayi found that she was a minor and deleted the blog and the entire contents! We were devastated because the stories were woven by an 8 year old and some of them were really good! Sadly, I cant seem to find copies of any of them locally either. 

Anyways, cut to present times! She's been after my life since the beginning of summer 2023 to reinstate her blog and youtube channel! But lethargy got the better of me, until today ! I told her that I'd create a blog if she wrote a story and boy, she did! And, it was too good to not share! However, google ammayi again said the child was a minor and hence she couldnt have her own blog! So, we decided to publish her stories and writings from this account until she's old enough to create her own !!!

Meanwhile, do show her some love ! Read and comment on her stories if you like them....and subscribe to the blog! I'm assuming that she'll be regular going forward and with a little encouragement, she might actually publish her own book one day! You never know....!