UnTamed [Book 3]

The Bad Guy's A Saint

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Chapter Quote:
“Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.”
~Cary Grant
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Chapter 14: The Bad Guy's A Saint

“How do you lose a dragon?” Luke blurted out.  Percy looked over at him, concern settling over his face.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

“Yeah,” Luke answered.

Percy obviously didn’t believe this but he let it drop.  Facing Annabeth, he said, “Chiron said we need to get back immediately.  Peleus isn’t the only thing that’s missing.”

“What else is?” she replied.

“Bryn’s belongings.  All of them.”

“I’m almost done packing.  We’ll be down soon,” Luke said.  Percy nodded.  Annabeth grabbed her son’s backpack and patiently waited for him to zip up his suitcase.  They headed downstairs and into the car.  Silena took the middle.  On the way, Luke told them what happened in his dream, avoiding the part about telling Bryn not to come back until she decided to tell him the truth.  The group fell silent, each trying to figure out what she was doing.  Silena chose to use music to help her focus.  Luke peered out the window.  Derek chose to sleep, his face smushed against the window.  Luke could only think of how amusing that must be for any passer-byers.
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Derek 

In most cases, dark rooms, for demigods, meant two things.  First, something really bad had happened.  Second, something really bad was about to happen.  This time, it was the former.  There was three people.  Two of them Derek had dreamed about before: Ty and Scott.  The former was sitting down next to a bed, blocking Derek’s view of who was actually in it.  The latter was pacing restlessly up and down the room.

“Would you stop that?” Ty groaned.

“She hasn’t woken up in three days.  We need to get her medical attention.  We’re way in over our heads,” Scott argued.

“No, she told us we couldn’t.  How are the others?”

“Fine.  Exhausted but fine.  They’ll live.  I’m not sure about her though.”

“She shouldn’t have done that.  They were supposed to do it in equal parts!”

“She did it to make sure we survived,” Hallie piped up, albeit weakly, from the doorway.  She was leaning against it for support.  Scott rushed over to her and helped her to a chair.  A few seconds later, Brady and Bradley made their way over.

“How is she?” one of the twins asked.  They looked worse than Hallie.

“Hasn’t woken up yet.  Her heartbeats faint… but she’s still alive,” Ty said.

“Can we have some alone time with her?  Just me and Brady.”

“Yeah, sure.” Ty got and with Scott, helped Hallie back to her room.  The two boys continued down a dimly lit hallway.  In a whisper, Scott inquired, “What do you think?”

Ty shook his head. “Bryn won’t be alive in the morning.  It would take a miracle and we’ve run out of those.”

Derek woke with a shout.

“Oh my gods!” Percy shouted, throwing his fries up in the air.  It was a good thing the car was stationary or else Derek was pretty sure they would’ve crashed into something.