The First Daughter

I slowly woke up to the sound of a car moving with me inside: like I was in a car. The place where I was laying in suddenly swerved to the left and my body slammed into another body that hit like car plastic and I was awake in an instant and a hand came down on my head and bumped me to the floor of the car. I groaned as I stirred from the floor of the car and looked up and saw Darren rubbing his head and Lilly still passed out laying out on the car seat.

“What was that?” Darren asked, he offered me a hand up and I gently put Lilly on my lap and checked Lilly over, she was breathing, but knocked out completely. I looked over at Darren, “What happened back there?”

“The question is deeries-” an old hag's voice said from the driver's seat. I looked for a second and the car swerved again and my head hit Darren's shoulder, while Darren's head hit the car side. Lilly just slept on my lap.
“Is what is going on.” Another hag said.
“SISTER WATCH YOU'RE DRIVING!!!!!” The other hag shouted.
“Well Anger give me the eye and I WILL PERHAPS DRIVE BETTER!!!” the hag at the wheel shouted.
“Oh no!” Darren cried out, “Not these jokers!”
“Watch your tongue young man.” A hag on the far right turned and in her gnarled hand she grasped an eye.
“Ewww!” I cried out. The thing was disgusting, it mad my stomach turn! That and the driving of the other hag.
The hag turned around and mumbled something to the other two all I was able to hear was, “... even for this pay.” The car suddenly swerved again harshly and both Darren and I cried out as the hag that was trying to gain control again.
“I hoped I'd never see these wack jobs!” Darren yelled.
“CAN IT!” The middle hag yelled.
“We can just toss you out and you can walk the rest of the way the gods forsaken town!”
“Who are you?”

“RIGHT!” A hag called out and the car veered right and we were all tossed like salad in a bowl. But Lilly just stayed curled up in my lap, sleeping away. Honestly I envy her so she doesn't have to remember this.
“WHAT OUT FOR THAT TREE!!!!!” the far right hag yelled.
“What tree?” the one driving asked.
“THAT TREE!!!!”
“Do please be more specific sister Anger.”
The middle hag covered her face to protect herself, “Give Tempest the eye!” She cried out.
“All right all right fine.” the hag grumbled and tossed the squishy thing of an eye across the cabin and the hag at the wheel caught it with ease and quickly swerved to the right again tossing all of us, and yes even then Lilly didn't even budge.

“Alright now we are on the right track.” Tempest said with a slight bit of happiness.
“I will ask it again... Who are you three?”
“Isn't it obvious?” Tempest started.
“We are-” the middle one added.
“The Gray Sisters.” the last one named Anger interrupted.
“Can I say more than two words?” the middle one complained.
“You said something.” Tempest replied.
“Well you two got three words. I only got two.” The middle complained.
“Wasp!” the other two groaned, “Stop complaining about those little things.”

“How did we get here?” Darren asked.
“The children ask too many questions.” Anger hissed.
“Too many questions indeed.” Tempest finished.
“Let me have a say!” Wasp compained.
“Then say something!” Anger shouted.
“Cheesecake!” Wasp said gleefully.
“Cheesecake?!” the other two repeated together in disgust.
“Yeah cheesecake!”
“Why cheesecake?” Anger asked.
“Cause I want cheesecake!”
“Well once we get our tooth back maybe you can have some!” Tempest sneered.
“For the last time I'm sorry I lost the tooth, could you two get off my back already?!”
“NO!” Both shouted.

The car swerved again.
“Who payed for our trip?”
“One shouldn't ask,” Anger started
“What a goddess intends to keep secret!” Tempest finish.
“Yeah! Cheesecake!” Wasp added.
The two other sisters groaned, and Tempest hit the gas pedal with no restraint, and my body planted against the seat.

Up ahead I saw a small town coming up against the dash, “Finally!” One of the sisters cried, “We've gotten to this small town, now...” Anger said.
“If we can only get to that ice cream shop.” Tempest added.
“Can we get some ice cream?” Wasp asked.
“NO!”

I got a quick glance at the city limit sign and it said, Oak Grove.
“How? Who gave you the cash and knew where we were going?”
“Secrets the goddess wants to keep.” Anger hissed.
“And she payed well to keep it a secret.” Wasp added.
“SHUT UP!”
There was a crossroad with a stop light and all but...
Well they weren't paying attention to the laws, and yes somehow we made the left turn without any accidents. Tempest took a right turn and suddenly hit the brakes and I saw the back of the front seat and my head slammed with Lilly still sleeping in my lap.
“GET OUT KIDDIES!” Anger yelled, and before I knew it I was dumped out on the sidewalk, with Darren on my right and Lilly curled up still sleeping.

“You're a tad late.” a voice said and I looked up and saw Apollo licking an ice cream.
I looked back to the road and saw the taxi's tires squeal, “They drive a taxi?” I asked.
Darren shrugged and nodded.
“Somebody needs to get them to do something less dangerous.” I mumbled.
Apollo chuckled, “Believe me we've tried.”
Darren quickly dusted himself off and got up, “Dad? What are you doing here?”
I shook Lilly and she slowly woke up as if nothing happened, “What-?”
“You slept through all that?” Darren asked.
“Through what?”

“I'm one for jokes and fun, but now is not the time.” Apollo motioned to a wooden picnic table, “Join me?”
We each sat at the table Lilly in the middle, me in front of Apollo and Darren on the other end.
“Before we begin Apollo, may I ask: why here?”
Apollo laughed, “Oak Grove has been a close and quiet place for me.” Apollo turned his head, “It's where I met your mother.”
Darren took in a sudden breath of air, he seemed to be surprised. Darren then looked away and looked like he was holding tears back.
“She actually worked here if you believe it.”
Darren then got up and walked a distance away.
“Darren?” I asked as I turned from the table.
“Don't worry about him Miss Hannah, just give him a moment.”
“What happened to his Mom?”

Those words seemed to strike Apollo and he seemed like he was going to cry too.
“I'm sorry, I didn't mean-”
“No. It's alright, but let's get down to business.” Apollo motioned for Darren to sit down.
While Darren was walking to sit down Apollo turned to the window for the ice cream shop, “Give each one a round on me.”
The woman at the window nodded and smiled and went to work.

Darren settled down at the tabled and wiped his face with his arm as Apollo began to talk, “Now about Artemis: She's been put in Hades high security prison, even Hermes can't even break in or out of there.”
“What do you want from us?” Lilly shyly asked.
“Break her out before it's too late.” Apollo replied.
“When is too late?” I asked.
“A week from now: Since the winter solstice he has been gathering power. Now the thing is during the winter solstice Hades is the most powerful but usually his power diminishes to normal but somehow he has retained his power and gained some alone the way.”
Apollo took a lick of his ice cream.
“How is that?” I asked.
“I believe that Hades has made secret packs with other minor gods: One I have confirmed that Nike is one of them.”
“The goddess of victory?” Lilly asked, “How can we hope to win if she's on Hades' side?”
“Funny thing about Nike is that she is bound to the winner no matter what she thinks.”
“So there is a chance?”
Apollo thought for a moment, “It's there... kid.”
“Great.” I groaned.
“What about the other demi-gods that are captive?”

“Oh yeah,” Apollo replied, “Yeah get them out while you are there.”
“Anything else- Dad?” Darren said with a angry voice.
I looked at Darren and his face seemed like he was a hurt animal.
Apollo looked Darren directly in Darren's eyes and replied, “Yeah: come back alive, I'd rather not have more demi blood be spilled: I can't bear to loose another son.”
Apollo looked back at me, “Make sure he comes back alive.” He stood up from the table, “Eat your ice cream and go down to Hades: you'll find the prison soon enough.”
Apollo inhaled his cone and acted as if it was normal (I think that's where Darren got his table manners). “Please friends eat, and be on your way!”
Apollo began to glow and we all shielded our eyes and when we looked back we all have differently ice cream cones in our hands. We all looked at each other, and slowly we all solemnly ate together.

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