The Magic Within

1. It All Changed

Hi, my name is Luna Destiny Olympus (picture, except with silvery purple eyes) my friends call me Lu. I'm adopted and I live with a middle aged lady named Miss Grennis. I had just turned 1 years old when the orphanage found me on their doorstep in a box. I was wrapped in a blanket with a note that said: "This is Luna Destiny Olympus. Take good care of her." Miss Grennis then adopted me when I was 5. I'm 10 now with really cool best friends, Grover and Chelsea. We all go to Westwood Academy in New York. Let me tell you a story about my slightly ( understatement) unusual life. It all started in French class:

The bell rang for the end of the day which was such a relief. I was in French class and it wasn't easy. Did I forget to mention I have dyslexia and ADHD? Oops, sorry. My reading of English is bad enough , imagine trying to read French! I walked to my locker and got my books. " Luna!" shouted a voice. I turned around and saw my friend Grover walking/wobbling to me. " Have you seen Chelsea anywhere? I can't find her." asked Grover. "Not a clue. Maybe she's waiting outside the school." We walked through the halls and out the school.

I then saw Chelsea running as fast as she could on heels (she's a living, 10 year old Barbie!) "It...real...danger...bull" was all she could mutter before fainting. Ok now I was scared. I looked into the distance she came from and charging right at us was this huge bull thing. Before I could get a closer look Grover bleated-WAIT! BLEATED?!-and picked up Chelsea, We then ran to the parking lot where Miss Grennis had parked. "Omigods! Quickly get in" she shouted and started the engine. When did she start saying that? We immediately obeyed. I sat in front and Grover sat at the back with Chelsea. " Grover. I want you to take Luna and Chelsea to Camp as soon as we get to the house." Grover just nodded. I was so confused I just stayed quiet the whole ride. We stopped at the house and Miss Grennis ran in. She came with a bag and gave it to Grover who was already in the driver's seat. 'How can a 10 year old drive' I thought. Miss Grennis then came to my side. "Your mother told me to give this to you when it was time" she said and gave me a beautiful bow and arrows necklace. Before I could ask anymore Grover started the engine and sped off to 'camp'.

"So where is this 'camp'?" I asked Grover. "In Long Island Sound." said Grover "about 10 minutes away". I nodded and leaned back into the seat. Chelsea then woke up."Where are we going? " she asked. "Long Island Sound, Camp Half-Blood. " said Grover with an eye roll. "Half-blood?" Asked Chelsea. " I'll explain when we get there" said Grover with another exasperated eye roll. "Okay" said Chelsea, but I knew she wanted to ask more. So did I.

We rode on for a few more minutes without saying a word. I couldn't take anymore of the silence, but before I could open my mouth to speak, a black SUV fell FROM THE SKY in front of our car. Grover tried to go around it, but the road was wet and we skid. The car tipped over and fell on it's side. Grover smashed the window on his side and climbed out. I then climbed after him and helped Chelsea. We were all pretty beat up and scratched and smelled like we hadn't had a shower in months. I turned around to get a better look at what was attacking us. It was that bull thing from earlier. l looked closer. It, in fact, was not a bull thing, but a half bull, half man.

"Minotaur!" I shouted in realization. Grover noticed this too and led Chelsea and I into a forest. We ran through bushes and scratchy branches , sometimes looking back to see how for the beast was. It felt like we had been running for hours, no DAYS, when we finally came upon a sign that said "CAMP HALF-BLOOD" in Greek-wait Greek?

We were nearly there when I had to be clumsy and trip over a branch. My ankle was sticking out in weird places. My head had hit against a rock and when I reached to the back of my head, there was blood.

Grover and Chelsea tried to help, but the Minotaur was only a few metres away now. I started to get dizzy and saw spots everywhere. "No, no! Stay awake!" said Chelsea, who was shaking me rapidly. That just made my head hurt even more! Grover took a wooden flute thingy out of his jacket and started to play. Vines wrapped around the Minotaur's legs, holding it back. Grover then past out, from all the energy he used. Then Chelsea fainted! What's up with Chelsea and fainting today?

There was a loud battle cry behind me and when I looked around there was a tall boy with black hair and a sword. He was too far for me to see his eyes. He looked like he could kill the beast, but he was too far and it was starting to break out of the vines. "The necklace Luna. Press the necklace" said a voice. I reached for the necklace and it grew into a life-save bow and arrows. With my last bit of energy, I drew an arrow and shot. I then slipped into darkness.

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Hi Guys. Thanks so much for reading my story. This is my first so please comment so I can improve.

-Artemis' Angel