Sabrina Prez and Aiden Fisher: The Song of Sun and River

Chapter Eight: Snowfall

 "Why couldn't they have given us normal clothes?" Maitland complained. "I dunno. But they's got some nerve doin' that," Eloi said. "At least we have blankets..." Sabrina said, wrapping herself in a blanket. "I heard that when William and Eva had left their hometown to go to Mt. Olympia, they only had two fleece blankets to keep warm," Aiden said. "Our blankets are thicker."

Winter was soon approaching, which meant snow. They had to hurry if they wanted to get to Mt. Olympia. Sabrina couldn't control the snow, as her mother was more powerful.

"Winter's approachin'," Eloi said. "Great... Just when things couldn't get any worse... There just HAS to be snow!" Sabrina complained. "Can't you control it?" Anya asked. "No. My mother is more powerful, especially since I am still technically human," Sabrina said. "Oh..." Anya said, disappointed. "Well, either way, we oughta hurry if we wanna get ta Mt. Olympia. Otherwise, we ain't gonna make it in time before snowfall," Eloi said.

They had to continue on. Eloi made his horses go faster so they would make it to Mt. Olympia in time before snowfall. But the first snowfall usually happens in the first week of December. And they were a day before December.

"Any idea what month it is?" Sabrina asked. Everyone said no. "Oh. I was asking because winter happens in the first week of December, and with how cold it is right now, I can tell winter is almost here," she said. "You're right..." Ian said. "All of the leaves on the trees are gone." "Then that means that we're near the start of December," Maitland said. "Dammit. We oughta hurry then," Eloi said.

Eloi made the horses go even faster. But it soon got dark. They went to sleep, as it was far too dark out to continue on. Mrs. Perez was still unconscious in the wagon. They covered her with a blanket and hoped for the best.

The next day when they woke up, there was snow everywhere. Sabrina went out to see how deep it was, and it was deep enough so they couldn't continue on in their wagon.

"How deep is it?" Aiden asked. "It's going up to my knees, so I would guess about two feet? Maybe three?" Sabrina said. "Damn. That's too deep," Eloi said. "What do you mean?" Maitland asked. "I mean, we can't use the wagon no more," he said. "So what are we going to do now?" Anya asked. "I could try to move the snow out of the way with my flute," Sabrina said. "Alright. Let's try that," Ian said.

Aiden handed Sabrina her flute and she assembled it and played it. The snow didn't budge. "It's not moving," Sabrina said. "Aight... So we're gonna have to continue on horse then," Eloi said.

Maitland and Anya created some warmers for the horses so they wouldn't get cold and get hypothermia. There were only four horses, so some people would have to share a horse. Eloi was far too big to ride a horse, so he chose to walk.

"Are you sure you wanna walk?" Anya asked, concerned. "Yep. I grew up in them colder areas, so I'll be fine," he said. Anya and Maitland shared a horse, Ian was on a horse with Mrs. Perez strapped to it, as she was still unconscious. Sabrina and Aiden shared a horse and the remaining horse was used to carry the food.

Eloi still lead them to Mt. Olympia with the help of Aiden. The snow was still falling, and where they were at, they should've been able to see Mt. Olympia. But they couldn't.

"We're almost there!" Aiden exclaimed. "Are ya sure? I don't see Mt. Olympia," Eloi said. "Yes, I'm sure. I recognize this area. From here, you could see Mt. Olympia clearly if there isn't anything in the way," Aiden said. "Aight, I trust ya," Eloi said. They were almost at Mt. Olympia when they were stopped by some demons.

"Give us the flute and pendant, and lead us to the Goddess of Creation and Destruction..." one of them said creepily. "Over my dead body!" Sabrina said. "Oh well. Time to die then," the other said creepily.