Through The Realms_Finding their Pack

Fire

Time Warp. It has been 10 years since the meeting to create the shifters. It has also been approximately 11 years since the giant war.

Nala's POV

Running. I'm running again. It has been two days since my last 'incident', and my only thoughts are, get away NOW. I may or may not have just started a national manhunt, but com'mon I am only ten and control is not a gift that I have.

Anyway, back to running. I was bolting though the southern Colorado mountains at top speed, faster than humans yes, but not fast enough for my liking, when suddenly I plow into a hiker, or at least someone I assume to be a hiker. With my luck this guy would turn into a monster in the next minute so I simply jumped up, started sprinting, and called out behind me, "Perdon amigo!"

I had barely gone 5 feet when the guy got up and called out, "Wait!" When I didn't stop the guy tackled me from behind. That's it, he was asking for a fight but I would give him one last warning. "Leave me alone! I'm warning you I'm dangerous!" The guy surprised me by saying, "Yeah I figured as much! I'm here to help, my dad sent me!"

I stopped struggling and the guy let go. I glared at him. "I know what you are." I said, "Which ones your dad?"

The guy was surprised that I knew this information, at least he doesn't know how I know that he is a half-blood. Now he took a turn and surprised me by lighting his hand on fire, smiling, and saying "My name's Leo Valdez, son of Hephastus."

"Styx."

"Well I didn't expect that kind of language from a kid."

"Sorry, it's just that I specifically told our dad that I didn't want any help whatsoever. I'm not going to camp, I'm to dangerous."

"Wait your a daughter of Hephastus?"

I smiled deciding that I wanted to have some fun for once. "Yeah, my name is Nala." I said nonchalantly, "I talk to dad every once in a while, he gave me my tool belt and tools me how to do this." At this point I lit myself on fire and started running. "Holy Hephastus!" Leo shouted while I sent the flames one way while I ran the other direction, successfully distracting and scaring Leo.

I had barely gone a mile when a metal dragon landed on me. "You have for too be joking!" I groaned as Leo walked up to me, grinning like a mad man.

"Now now sweetheart,"

"Don't call me sweetheart!"

"Okay, okay, jeez you sound like Calypso! Besides I won't force you to go to camp, its your choice! I just want to talk."

"About?"

"Straight to the point I see."

"Just answer me."

"First, I don't take orders from a ten year old, and second, I just want to help you."

I sat there for a second contemplating my options. "Fine." I said, "Just get this dragon off of me!" Leo smiled in victory, "I thought you would never ask!"

We were at Leo's house now, his metal dragon Festus flew us here. I was about to walk in when Leo stick his hand out said with a mischievous smile, "Wait, I want to have some fun with this." I just furrowed my brow and confusion and followed his lead.

"Honey, I'm home!" Leo screamed the second we step through the door. "And guess what I brought with me?"

"An inflated ego?" A girls voice cried from somewhere in the house. I don't know who she is but I get the feeling we will get along real nicely.

"Ahhhhh, you wound me with your sharp tongue!" Leo exclaimed clutching his chest dramatically, I was definitely starting to like these people. "And no my ego is the same as it was before I left. I brought you another fire user to stay in the house with us a bit."