[UNDER HEAVY REVISION] After receiving an unexpected package from an unexpected sender, seventeen-year-old Amelia Kingston is thrown into the prestigious Olympian High. For someone whose life revolved around constant transferring to schools due to h...
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"H-hey, Duke. Uh. . ." I glanced around nervously to see if anyone was looking. "I'm. . . Amelia."
"Nice to meet you, Amelia! Your name sounds very pretty, by the way," he said. "Are you new here? Can we be friends so we could play together? Pretty please?"
I couldn't help but smile at the boy's words. "Aw. . . That'll be nice, Duke but, um, listen. Can you help me find a way out of the mansion? I got a bit lost while looking for the exit."
"Why do you wanna go out?" he asked. "This place is awesome!"
I knelt beside him, putting my hand on his little shoulder. "Well yes, the house is nice, but you see, I. . . didn't want to be here, and my friends are going to be worried if I don't get to them soon."
His mouth formed an O. "Ohhh. . . So you really are new! I knew it! Do you have cool superpowers like Eloise and the others?"
I tilted my head. "Eloise? Who's Eloise?"
"You've probably seen her. She's the one with the gray hair," he replied. "She likes bows and arrows for some reason. And those big dogs she keeps as pets." He shivered. "I hate them. Their sharp teeth are so scary."
Is she talking about Artemis?
Wait a minute, he knows about the Rogues? That's interesting. . .
"Yeah, I can't imagine." I nodded in agreement. "Can tell me more about your, uh, friends?"
"Sure!" He grinned. "Eloise has a brother and his name is Elijah. They're both twins but they don't really look like twins. I'm not really sure what his power is, but he's great at healing his sister's boo-boos."
I grimaced. He was talking about Apollo, and he sounded like he didn't know that he was already gone.
"There's, uh, Raymond who can turn into different animals. He can be a fish, a bird, and all that stuff. It's amazing!"
That sounds something like Hermes could do.
"And then there's Alistair," he continued. "He can shoot really, really hot fireballs. He can set things on fire and explode, which is so cool!"
I get that controlling fire was a great power, but blowing up Vesuvius awake and destroying half of Naples was not cool.
"Thanks for telling me about them, Duke." I ruffled his hair. "Is there anyone else who has powers you would like to share?"
His tiny eyebrows knitted together. "No. I don't think so."
"Okay then." I pushed myself up. "Can you show me the way out now?"
He shook his head. "You didn't tell me what your powers are yet!"
"Well, I. . . It's complicated." I rubbed my elbow. "I can't use it right now."
