Saving Time - A Caleo Story

Ancient Greece 3x1

Calypso was finally getting used to being alone in her island when the intruders arrived.

She wasn't meant to be at the beach when they arrived. Today was the day to collect her harvest and try to make it last through the winter and cold days. Then, she would explore a little deeper into the woods to see if she could find some animal that wasn't fish or even other berries for her to eat. But, for some stroke of inspiration, she had headed to the beach.

And she had witnessed the event in all its glory.

One second the box wasn't there and the next, it was. Calypso had to blink several times to check she wasn't losing her mind, that she wasn't hallucinating about it. But when the figure of a man stepped outside the box, followed by five other she knew that they were not real- no box is big enough to hold five people and much less appears out of nowhere!

So, she did the only rational thing she could think of on the spot.

"Who are you and what are you doing on my island?!"

She saw the intruders stop dead on their tracks and stare at her in surprise. Calypso could see that there was a crew of three women and three men. Her heart felt a jab of  sadness invade her heart. She had hoped for Odysseus to come get her, but she knew he was smitten by the lovely Penelope... she was no match for her. She would be his Queen and she would be just a girl he knew and now lives in an island.

Shaking her head to erase the sad memories, she focused her attention to the group, who seemed to be whispering among them. This gave time to Calypso to see their clothes. There was something wrong with them. No one she knew of would dress like that. Then again, she had been trapped in the island for a couple of years now, so it could be current fashion. Finally, one of the women that had braided-feather-adorned brown hair spoke to her.

"Um, hi..." She started, unsure of what to say. "My name is Piper and these are my friends-"

"Are you exiles of Athens?" Calypso interrupted her, serious. "You can't be from Sparta and Crete is very far away from this place, but- you appeared of thin air-" Calypso opened her eye wide and covered her mouth, interrupting her own muses. "Are you gods...?" The group's eyes opened wide as well, shocked by the statement, but to Calypso was shocked from being discovered. Immediately, she fall down and bowed to them, hiding her eyes.

"Oh, no!" One of the men spoke up, trying to lift her up, but Calypso didn't budge. "Please, get up! We're not gods-"

"Though, I could be consider-"

"A repair boy if you keep the charade up!" Another woman interrupted the second man speaking with a scold. Claypso heard many sniggers and decided to be brave and peek a little. The women were glaring at brown-haired man while the other two- one blonde and a raven-haired one both who looked sun-kissed -tried not to be involved.

"Fine, fine..." The scolded man gave up, and the women smirked. Calypso looked down when they caught her looking at her and she could feel a soft hand on her arm. She looked up again and saw a red-haired woman smiling at him.

"Don't be afraid... Sorry we scared you before..." She helped her up, while Calypso stared at her. There was something familiar of this woman...

"Are you a pithia of Delphos?" She whispered in awe. The red-haired woman looked at her, confused.

"I'm a what of where?" She repeated, as if she didn't understand.

"A pithia. A mortal blessed by the gods to pass their will to those looking for it." The first woman told her. "Delphos is where the sun god Apollo used to have his Oracle."