1x1 with яαιnнeαят and Éibhear the Blue.

[ragemonster]

((Oh, and I KNOW RIGHT. Mine does too. :c In the Harry Potter books I was like FUUUUUU NO SOBS DRAMATICALLY when George died. D;))

[kannagi]

(*Names five charries off top of head that died* Does it count if they die and come back to life... twice? xD)

(OMG YESH. Nymphadora made me cry when she died... And George :C And OMG I loved Sirius, he was my favorite in the 3rd & 5th books, and then he just went and died D: WHYYYYYYYYY)

Martin

"Martin, wake up," Dylan whispered, while prodding him. "We're here."

Martin's eyes opened groggily. He rubbed them and yawned, and would've curled back up into a ball and fallen asleep if the shuttle hadn't chosen that moment to stop, flinging Martin onto the floor. Into a metal pole. He heard a snap, though he didn't know what it was from.

"Ow," he groaned. He stood up unsteadily, rubbing his arm tenderly. He felt more pain rush through his finger when it was strangely pricked by a splinter. "What... happened..." He said, confused, as he rubbed the back of his neck. His eyes suddenly widened in horror when he realized that the splinters were from his wooden bow, which slammed into the pole and shattered into a million pieces. "No," he whimpered. He fell to his knees, trying to pick up all the little splinters and fragments. "This... was... my father's," he cried, as a tear trickled down his cheek. "He was an archery instructor. Taught little kids." He turned to face the other three, who were frozen in shock. "He's dead now."

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Rose

Rose roared back into consciousness when she heard a crash and a snap. The sudden, startling sound was enough to make her go for her dagger, but she realized almost immediately that that wasn't necessary as she looked at Martin, who had evidently fallen to the floor... and broke his bow. "Oh, no," Rose said softly, looking at the many pieces of the bow. "Martin... I'm so sorry. We'll —we'll get you a new one..."

[kannagi]

Martin

Martin shook his head. He wiped his tears away before facing Rose. "It wasn't meant to be, anyways. M-my mother was Athena, s-she doesn't use a bow and arrow.." He sniffled. "I g-guess I'll just have to get better at t-the dagger now."

He continued to pick up the shards and stuff them in his backpack.

Dylan

Dylan stood there awkwardly. He honestly didn't know what to say. "Martin... is there anything we can do?" He couldn't help but feel a bit rushed; they really should be moving. Four powerful demigods should not stay in the same place for more than five minutes; much less 2 and 1/2 hours.

Amaryllis

Amaryllis stood outside their camp, pacing. She was so jumpy and nerved up; a side of her that her sisters never see. Oh, she cried to herself, why must I worry myself so? She looked up into the stars, unblinking. Years of pollution may have blurred them, but sure enough, they were still there. Zoe's star shone brilliantly, like a thousand crystals, and Amaryllis couldn't help but feel the bitter pain of her lost sister again. Zoe was always so much better than her. More reassured. Calm. Level-headed. And here was Amaryllis, pacing and worrying about a sister that had gone out to "report".

"Amaryllis!" Cassidy cried, dismounting the silvery white pegasus in a rush to offer her warm embrace.

"Oh, Cassidy! Thou made me so worried!" She replied as she hugged her dearest friend for nearly nine hundred years.

"Nonsense," she snapped back, a twinkle of spirit glittering in her eye, "you knew I'd be fine."

Amaryllis grinned in relief for a few moments longer before changing the subject to a more serious topic. "How were the demigods? Did thou travel safely?"

Cassidy nodded. "The children took down six fully-grown Cockatrices, which is rather impressive. However, the little one broke his bow a mere twenty minutes past. He seemed devastated."

Amaryllis' gaze lingered on the stars once again before replying. "Impressive. But we must wait a while longer before confronting them. We need to make sure they are worthy of Artemis' presence."

"But thy must remember our importance to the prophecy--"

Amaryllis placed her index finger on her stubborn friend's lips. "Hush. I do remember. But the sister will be revealed once the time presents itself." The silver pegasus snorted and pawed the ground in impatience. "Now go tend to him," she said to Cassidy. "He needs to be washed down. I shall awaken our sisters."

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Rose

Rose felt aching pity for poor Martin. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to loose her weapons, either of them. As a demigod's greatest tool, besides their instincts, the owners of the weapons become highly attached to them. Rose reflexively felt for her dagger, sighing in relief when she found it. She helped Martin to his feet but the second he was standing, he shrugged her off. Rose couldn't blame him, but she was still fractionally hurt by the gesture. "Come on," said Jacob, in a quiet voice as he led the others off the subway.

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Dylan

Dylan followed Jacob out of the subway station. He was still tired, but not unbearably tired like before. "I think we should go to eat somewhere," he began, looking cautiously at Martin. He was still sniffling, but otherwise seemed okay. He looked up eagerly at the thought of food.

They walked a few more blocks before coming upon a run-down, retro-looking McDonalds. The parking lot was empty except for a single employee's car. "I guess this will have to do," he said, defeated.

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Rose

Rose sighed and nodded, following Jacob into the establishment. The outside might look run-down and unhealthy, but the inside was at least clean-looking. The chrome counter tops gleamed and the napkin dispensers were all filled and tidy-looking. Rose walked up to the counter, placed her order, and stepped back to Jake, Dylan, and Martin could do the same. While she was waiting for the food to be made, she took the cup the cashier gave her, said thanks, and went to fill it up with Coke and ice.

[kannagi]

(Micky D's ... yay.. :3)

Dylan

Dylan got a breakfast deal, which came with a bottle of water, two pancakes, two sausage patties, and two little syrup packages. He got a tray and crammed his food on it, as well as Martin's cheese, egg, and saussge biscuit.

He slid in one of the corner booths in the way back. When you first walk in, the table isn't visible, so they should be pretty safe there. Plus it had a great view of the parking lot so if a monster showed up they would be able to see it first.

He sat down next to Martin, shaking his head at himself for being so paranoid.

They ate in silence for a while; Rose and Jacob slid into the booth across from them, and they all enjoyed their semi-decent meal. Though they all looked relaxed on the outside, Dylan could see that Jacob kept looking out into the parking lot and Rose had a deathgrip on her dagger the whole time. Meanwhile, Martin had grabbed a plastic knife and was currently brandishing it like a weapon.

[ragemonster]

((LOL'D SO HARD AT MARTIN. And psh. Pssssh. Psshhhhhhh. Long John Silver's is where it's at. >U Lmao.))

Rose

Rose ate her McNuggets(she almost bit her tongue off saying the name to the cashier, as it sounded so stupid) idly. She didn't really like any fast food place; she'd grown fond of the camp food, the uber-healthy barbecue they served. Though the soda was a nice change, she'd admit, and the McFlurry. Seriously, did they have anything that didn't have a 'Mc' in front of it? She flicked a glance out to the parking lot, as she had been doing for the past few minutes. She noticed Jake had been doing the same, and wouldn't be surprised if Dylan hadn't been doing it for the 15 minutes they'd been sitting there. Martin... well, Martin was busy with his mental breakdown, Rose thought, laughing as he brandished his extremely dull plastic knife.

[kannagi]

(lmao I know xD I didn't know what other weapon to make him use so I figured plastic knifes are good xD ... Pfft. I disagree :U WENDY'S FTW xD)

Dylan

Dylan finished his pancakes and moved on to the sausage, devouring them in a second. He burped loudly, causing them all to erupt in laughter. Even Martin. But then reality kicked back in and they fell into a hushed silence once again, afraid they had been heard by a monster.

"Ya know, does anyone else get the vibe they just ditched us at the curb yesterday?" They all stared at him, confused. "Like why didn't they give us pegasi? We could travel ten times faster. Plus," he added, pausing to take a sip from his water, "Your father is Zeus." He gestured towards Rose and Jacob with his water bottle. "So, he wouldn't, like, zap us out of the sky or something like that. Or even an airplane! I mean really. It's like they want us to die."