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The Duck Overlord
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In Paradise
Moments We Live For
Star squeaked in alarm as Brandon finally arrived, looking up at him with wide eyes. “Bran!” Her heart rate—which was already racing because of today’s events and Care’s elaborate plan—kicked up a notch, and she tried to breathe deeply to assuage the panic. Gods. She closed her eyes and put a hand to her chest, trying to calm down.
To her surprise, when she opened her eyes, her best friend was holding out a flower for her. For a moment, she simply could not process why this was happening and stared at him in confusion. There was that, and what did forgiving him have to do with the Cupid Shuffle? The gears slowly turned in her brain, and by the time she realized what exactly the context was, she scoffed and took the flower. “Of course I forgive you. But I’m not doing the Cupid Shuffle with you right now. There are more important things going on? And you’re injured last I checked.”
It was a good thing she said so, because just then the Roman twins arrived. Star swallowed. Why wasn’t Care with them? Her eyebrows furrowed as she frowned and listened to the prophecy. While the rhyming was pretty, she wasn’t terribly sure what all of it meant. All she really gathered was that there were to be multiple quests going out, and they had to do something to help the gods. Vaguely, she wondered if her mother was one of those in trouble, not that she’d ever met the goddess of rainbows.
“Rainbow’s aid…”
Star’s eyes widened as she stared up at the twins, and then down at her own hands as she started glowing violet. She was chosen for a quest? But why? Quests involved fighting and monsters, and Star hated all that. She was just the pegasus girl. Now she was expected to go to the Underworld? It was enough to start up another panic in her chest.
When the prophecy was done, Star glanced up fearfully at Brandon. He was also glowing, and so was Nia. They were all chosen to go on quests. Unlike her, they both seemed to be taking all this in stride, and Star’s head whipped back and forth between them as they set to look for the rest of their groups. Her mouth opened as if to say something, but no sound came out. Something was clogging her throat, inhibiting her vocal cords. Fear.
The last person she’d seen off on a quest hadn’t come back. And now there were four of them.
With shaky steps, Star directed her attention to the two campers with similar violet glows to hers that she could see. E…something. Not Eleanor… Elijah! And Felicity, of course. But as she got closer, she realized that Felicity was unconscious, exhausted from her work putting on the distraction. Though Star could see that Adrian had it well in hand, she’d seen too many injured people today. “Oh, gods, is she okay?” She rushed over and gently placed her hand on Felicity’s forehead. No fever… at least, she thought so. It wasn’t like she was an expert. But geez, what a way to start a quest. At least two groups had pre-injured members. What was the Oracle thinking?
Her attention diverted, realizing she was in the middle of… well, she couldn’t describe it exactly. But she’d definitely interrupted something. The three around her she’d seen spending time together before, but they all wore dark clothing and seemed to prefer the nighttime. Star was their polar opposite, a child of rainbows, the most colorful thing in the sky. Awkward.
“So, um.” She looked to Elijah, who was the son of Hades and therefore had a little more stake in this quest than she did. “I hope I’m not the only one who’s completely unsure what we’re supposed to do, am I?”
At least she knew when she didn’t know something.
To her surprise, when she opened her eyes, her best friend was holding out a flower for her. For a moment, she simply could not process why this was happening and stared at him in confusion. There was that, and what did forgiving him have to do with the Cupid Shuffle? The gears slowly turned in her brain, and by the time she realized what exactly the context was, she scoffed and took the flower. “Of course I forgive you. But I’m not doing the Cupid Shuffle with you right now. There are more important things going on? And you’re injured last I checked.”
It was a good thing she said so, because just then the Roman twins arrived. Star swallowed. Why wasn’t Care with them? Her eyebrows furrowed as she frowned and listened to the prophecy. While the rhyming was pretty, she wasn’t terribly sure what all of it meant. All she really gathered was that there were to be multiple quests going out, and they had to do something to help the gods. Vaguely, she wondered if her mother was one of those in trouble, not that she’d ever met the goddess of rainbows.
“Rainbow’s aid…”
Star’s eyes widened as she stared up at the twins, and then down at her own hands as she started glowing violet. She was chosen for a quest? But why? Quests involved fighting and monsters, and Star hated all that. She was just the pegasus girl. Now she was expected to go to the Underworld? It was enough to start up another panic in her chest.
When the prophecy was done, Star glanced up fearfully at Brandon. He was also glowing, and so was Nia. They were all chosen to go on quests. Unlike her, they both seemed to be taking all this in stride, and Star’s head whipped back and forth between them as they set to look for the rest of their groups. Her mouth opened as if to say something, but no sound came out. Something was clogging her throat, inhibiting her vocal cords. Fear.
The last person she’d seen off on a quest hadn’t come back. And now there were four of them.
With shaky steps, Star directed her attention to the two campers with similar violet glows to hers that she could see. E…something. Not Eleanor… Elijah! And Felicity, of course. But as she got closer, she realized that Felicity was unconscious, exhausted from her work putting on the distraction. Though Star could see that Adrian had it well in hand, she’d seen too many injured people today. “Oh, gods, is she okay?” She rushed over and gently placed her hand on Felicity’s forehead. No fever… at least, she thought so. It wasn’t like she was an expert. But geez, what a way to start a quest. At least two groups had pre-injured members. What was the Oracle thinking?
Her attention diverted, realizing she was in the middle of… well, she couldn’t describe it exactly. But she’d definitely interrupted something. The three around her she’d seen spending time together before, but they all wore dark clothing and seemed to prefer the nighttime. Star was their polar opposite, a child of rainbows, the most colorful thing in the sky. Awkward.
“So, um.” She looked to Elijah, who was the son of Hades and therefore had a little more stake in this quest than she did. “I hope I’m not the only one who’s completely unsure what we’re supposed to do, am I?”
At least she knew when she didn’t know something.
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