The Adventures of Atlanta Johnson: The Golden Arrows

Chapter 12: A vision sends me help.

I felt so stupid. I should've done better to save Harmony. I can't believe she is gone. I was in a state of guilt, for the rest of the night.
Drake was setting up camp while I was sulking against a tree. He kept looking at me with concern, but he didn't bother me for awhile. But after he finished, I could tell he had enough of me being sad.
He walked up and said next to me, "Hey." He said.
I didn't reply. I just nodded slightly.
"Come on Atlanta, get out of your funk." Drake said shoving my arm with his elbow.
"How can I?" I said suddenly. "I just lost my best friend. Possibly forever. And there is nothing I can do about it." I turned my head sideways, not wanting Drake to see my expression.
Drake sighed, and laid a hand on my shoulder. "You can't just sit here and let her go can you? We have to find a way to save her."
I looked down at my hands. "I guess your right." I turned sideways to look at him.
Drake smiles slightly. "Come on. We should probably iris-message Chiron and tell him what happened."
"Yea. Be a good idea." I replied.
Drake stood and helped me up. We walked back to our site and he pulled a drachma out of his pack.
"How are we going to get mist?" I asked.
"Over there." He pointed to a nearby fountain."
"Good thing it's dark." I murmured.
We jogged to the fountain and Drake threw the drachma into the mist. It vanished.
"Chiron. Camp Half-blood." Drake stated.
The image shimmered into place and there was Chiron, standing in the training area, shuffling his hooves nervously.
"Chiron!" I called.
He turned his head toward us, and trotted over.
"Drake! Atlanta! Just the people I needed to speak too." Chiron said.
"We need to talk to you too." Drake agreed.
"Where is Harmony?" Chiron questioned.
Drake and I looked at each other.  I sighed sadly.
"Just what we wanted to talk to you about sir." Drake replied soberly.
Chiron's face turned sad. "Such a tragedy. What happened?"
Drake explained. Chiron's eyes showed no surprise. Even about the part of the skeleton.
"Well, I also have bad news for you guys also. Two things."  Chiron took a deep breath. "Those undead were probably people who died on the losing side of a war. And the dead who lost war are minions to Ares. Which means Ares has Harmony."
My mouth dropped open. "Ares? Why would Ares need her?"
"I do not know. But it cannot be good."
"What is the second thing?" Drake asked.
Chiron leaned forward, his arms crossed. "Andy has gone missing too."
Drake looked at me, I shook at the information.
"Do you have any idea where he has gone?" I asked.
Chiron shook his head. He started to say something, but stopped to look at me worriedly. "Atlanta are you alright?"
Just as he said that I got really dizzy. I felt my face grow pale. Drake grabbed my arm.
"Atlanta what is-" Drake started, but was interrupted by Chiron yelling, "Drake catch her!" As I fell forward.
I blacked out then, and vision waiting for me.

My vision was placed underground, in a cave of some sort. A tall, burly man stood in front of a picture, studying it closely.
The man was eight feet tall at the very least. He had on full battle armor, dark wrap around sunglasses, and two swords strapped to his back. He looked made for battle.
A large metal door opened, and a boy ran through it. He had brown-ish hair and stood five feet two. His hair was so long you could not see his eyes. He kneeled behind the battle man.
"My Lord," The boy said, his voice strangely familiar. "They caught the girl."
The man turned around, a smirk on his face. He stepped toward the boy. "Good. Bring in the prisoner!"
Two guards entered through the door carrying a frail blonde girl. Her head hung down, so I couldn't see her face. But I had a feeling.
The battle man walked up to her, laughing and pulling her hair up in an attempt to make her look at him. She wouldn't.
"My word, we got a fighter!" The man laughed and again pulling her hair. She finally looked at him, and when she did my thoughts were confirmed.
"I won't help you." Harmony muttered.
The man laughed again. "Oh you aren't? Stop lying to me." The man pulled Harmony's hair harder, making the boy behind him wince.
"Sir, be careful, she's-"
"A friend of yours I'm guessing? Well not anymore kid. You came to my side, and you left her behind in the decision." He spat throwing Harmony down and turning to the boy. "Take her to the cell. We will work on changing her mind later." He said to the guards as they took her away.
"Sir, why did you need her?" The boy asked.
The man gave him a stern look, and started walking in circles around the boy. "Because she will find the arrows for us. We don't need that stupid daughter of Poseidon, or that other kid. We just need her." He said.
"But sir, what about the request that-"
"Forget the request!" The man yelled angrily. "I do not care about it. The other gods think we need it, they are foolish to think that girl could do it."
"Sir-" the boy began.
"Enough! Out of my sight with you." The man spat, and the boy scampered off.
The man walked back to the picture, and muttered something that I couldn't make out.
Because I woke up.

I woke up to Drake looming above me, Chiron still there through iris-message.
"She awake!" Drake exclaimed to Chiron. I tried sitting up and got dizzy again.
"Stay down child, whatever that was hit you pretty hard." Chiron said.
"Vision." Was all I could muster.
Drake put his hand on my forehead. "You okay now Atlanta?" He said softly.
"Yea. Help me up." I replied weakly.
Drake lifted me into a standing position. He didn't let go of my hand.
"Atlanta, tell us everything." Chiron said.
I told them pretty much everything. The only part I didn't was the request Apollo told me about. That was still a secret. But it didn't stay that way for long.
"Well you could find Harmony after you return the arrows." Chiron suggested.
"No! Harmony has to be there when we return them." I yelled.
"Why?" Chiron asked.
I told them my dream from Apollo. I didn't get vaporized or turned into a mongoose, so I guess it was fine.
Chiron looked distant. He sighed, "Try to find Harmony and the arrows before the deadline. And I won't be able to talk for a while. I have to arrange something for you Atlanta."
"Why?" I asked.
"Someone to help you. In ways that I can't help you, to realize how important you are."
Drake looked surprised. "Chiron you can't possibly be serious, he-"
"He will teach her things that will help her. Considering they are much alike. Chiron interrupted.
"Who are you guys talking about?" I demanded.
They both looked at me.
Chiron said, "Someone very much like you Atlanta." He turned to his left, and I heard a door open. "Gotta go!" He said hurriedly.
Just as Chiron slashed through the message, I heard two voiced say, "Hey Chiron!"