Just As Strong

Chapter 24: Done? Good.

Big, huge, GIANT thanks to FanFiction-King and DEADPOOL80900 Even though we don't talk much anymore, they're still my best friends on here. Thanks for everything guys.
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Apollo won't shut up. When I want to ask him a question, he answers before I could say something! So, I soon stopped trying to ask questions. But he still wouldn't shut up! Even if I wasn't thinking of something, he'll either be singing poetry about himself, or telling me how expensive it was to build his gigantic gold house!

After what seemed like hours, we arrived at our destination. The roof. The roof was full of instruments, medical books, and poetry. Apollo sat down a sofa, while I sat down on a chair with the mysterious woman. "Oh, her name's Kratos," Apollo said. Great. I won't be able to even talk. "So, I need some help," he said. "With what?" I asked. "Well, Zues took my favorite bow! I mean, come on! You flirt with one cloud nymph and suddenly she starts breathing down your neck! Like seriously! 40 years ago, she wouldn't stop having kids! It just doesn't make sense!" Apollo explained. "So, I need to get the bow back?" I ask. "Yeah," he said. "It's at Zues' Palace though," she informed me. "Oh yeah, while you're there, you should also get that blue and gold sword you found!" he said. "Why? What does it do?" I asked. He averted his eyes to the left. "Uh, it's better if you don't know," he said. "Alright, do you know how I could break in?" I asked. He seemed to light up from that. "Of course I do! Here's the plan! Kratos will go in guns blazin'! While she attacks Zues, you'll get my bow! Easy!" Apollo explained. While she simplified it, I think it could work. I looked over at the unconscious woman. "I don't think she'll be too happy to help," I said. "No worries!" Apollo said, grabbing my shoulder. He gave me a smile. "I'll take care of it!"

Apollo came back with Kratos. It took, maybe, ten, fifteen minutes? The good thing was Kratos didn't look mad anymore. She had a look of a statue. No emotions whatsoever. "Is she alive?" I asked. "Of course she is! What kind of doctor would I be if I couldn't wake someone up! She's just a little down, don't worry!" Apollo bragged.

Over the next couple of minutes, Apollo, Kratos, and I discussed our plan. Kratos would storm in and fight with Zues, she'll grab sword. While she's fighting, I'll sneak in and grab Apollo's Bow.
Now that we're caught up, I'll tell what went wrong. Hera. I completely forgot that she was even a thing! Shouldn't she be living with geese or something? Geese? Goose? I forget.

Getting in was easy. Zues was too prideful to employ guards, or anything. Lucky me. Getting the bow, now THAT was hard. Finding it was easy. There was literally a room labeled 'Apollo's Things'. Just what does Apollo get up to?
Back to where I was, Hera was in the room. But why? For what reason? Doesn't she hate Apollo, or something?
"Hmmmm, if only they knew........" Hera whispered. "Just how much I loved them......." Hera finished. Hera then reached for a bottle of wine next to her. "Empty......." Hera said, after taking a drink. Hera sighed, then turned into a bundle of leaves and flowers.
God is she depressing. Well, at least she's gone.

With Apollo's Bow in hand, I tried to sneak out. I wasn't caught, or anything. I just witnessed something interesting. Zues' and Kratos's fight.
The fight was so fast, complex, and emotional, that it looked like a movie.
But, do I leave her here? I got what I came for? I don't really have any other choice. Besides, she's a tough gal.

Apollo was so overjoyed, he hugged me. "Thanks man! I'm so glad it worked out in the end! Of course, I was always rooting for you!" Apollo said. "Uh, sure......" I said. "So, did I finish my quest?" I asked him. "Yep!" he said, popping the 'p'. "So, how do I get back?" I asked. "Oh! Just go out the way you came!" he said.

I've been swimming, swimming, and swimming. No light. . . until now.
Breaking through the surface, I saw it was now day. I looked to my left seeing Selina looking right at me. "Had fun?" Selina said, smiling. I shook my head. "Not really, no. But, I finished the quest," I said. Selina raised an eyebrow. "Just like that?" she asked. "I guess," I told her.
And just like that, my journey across the U.S.A. ended. Anti-climactic, right? Well, it's not like I had any say in it.

Epilogue

"Selina?" I asked, brushing a Pegasus' mane. "Yeah?" she responded back. "Is it just me, or is Slow Dancer way bigger than the last time we were here?" I asked. "I think so," she responded. Before, Slow Dancer was about to my knees. Now, I could almost ride him. Of course, not yet. What's even weirder, is that I can't hear him talk. I can hear every other horse just fine. But him? No. His appearance also changed. Instead of black with white star-like dots, he was fully white with a few blue stars here and there. But him being genderless didn't change. Not like I thought it would.

BRRRRRRWWWMMMM

I suddenly heard a loud horn. "Shit! Go get ready, Selina!" I yelled at her. "Damn it! Why now!?" Selina yelled back.

With my armour on, I ran to Camp Half-Blood Hill. I saw everyone in camp herded up. "What's the situation?!" I asked. A fellow camper looked back at me. "Look for yourself," he said.
Looking in the crowd, I saw something in a tree. It was a girl.

Finally out of the tree, she stood up. She had black hair cut short in a pixie-cut. Her electric-blue eyes started into the crowd with confusion. Then, they finally landed on me. I finally got a good look at, beside from her face. She dressed up like a. . . punk? Yeah, a punk. She was wearing high-top combat boots with black skinny-jeans and a black leather jacket. Her shirt had one of my favorite punk bands on it. But, why was she looking at me? I looked at myself. Oh, so that's why.

We were wearing the same shirt.

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Yeah, ending was kinda ass. But that's not what this is about! I just want to thank everyone who reads my book for 6.11k views! I can't believe that only a few weeks a go I barely got 5k views! Really makes me me happy! I thank you all, and have a good summer. I may be going on hiatus for a good while, so bye, for now!

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