Daughter of Mother Earth

Chapter Thirty-Five

The woman nodded. "Yes. I am the Princess Of Colchis. My friends call me Your Highness. What are you looking for?"
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Crystal's eyes widened. Something was really wrong, but first, she needed an excuse.

"Excuse me, Your Highness. Is there a bathroom here?" She asked.

The princess raised an eyebrow. "Yes, on the third floor in the cosmetics department."

Crystal quickly rushed to the elevator closing to doors. She stepped onto the third floor, still able to hear her friends. She ran into the bathroom, pacing around in it.

"Why does she sound so familiar? Princess of Colchis..." Crystal racked her brain for information.

"The only princess I remember is... Medea! That's why something seemed off! Medea was a charmspeaker. I really need to thank Annabeth for those Greek Mythology lessons."

Crystal stayed in the bathroom for a few more minutes to actually use it. She grabbed some cotton balls in a jar on a shelf on her way out, making sure they were concealed by letting her hair out of the bun it was in and covering her tan ears. The princess and her friends met her at the elevator and they all traveled down to the first floor.

"Here are the best magical mixtures you will ever find anywhere on the planet." A muffled voice said.

The cotton balls didn't completely block out sound, just enough to block the magic. The counter and shelves were full of potions in every shaped vials and were colored any color that can come to mind. Medea continued to talk and describe what some potions could do. Crystal looked over to Leo and Jason who seemed to be in a trance. She frowned slightly at the boys. All the while, Piper was talking to the witch about a potion that could cure memory loss.

"Now, would you all like to see more?" Medea asked.

Jason and Leo replied, nodding their heads.

She turned to Crystal and smiled. "What about you dear?"

Crystal quickly nodded, playing along. "Yes, please."

"Then let's keep going. If you want to make it to the Bay Area, then you'll need as much help as possible."

Ah, jeez... I don't like the sound of that... Crystal thought.

"What's the Bay Area?" Piper's hand moved to her dagger.

Crystal wanted to reach for her own knife when she heard the princess's answer.

"Well, that's where they're going to die, of course."