The Godslingers 4: Chapter 20

Zarana's POV
Should I shock Josh again? I thought as I watched his unconscious self on the ground. Jack sat beside him, looked at William and nodded. William stepped forward and lifted Josh's legs while Jack held his arms.

"Hey Zarana." Jack said grimly and eyed Josh's head, which was rolled against his shoulder. I shuffled to them and, bored, lifted Josh's head. We walked to a field full of sunlight and gently dropped Josh.

He seemed to be regenerating. His eyes flew wide open, and he sat up and groaned. Me and the other members sat in a circle around him.

"What happened?"

"Nothing so far." Annabeth said, rummaging in her backpack. She brought out a sandwich and a canteen of water and began to eat.

"Anyways, what do we do now?" She said through a mouthful of bread and turkey.

"Convince the Fates to stop?" I said as I brought out a tupperware filled with salad and some milk.

Andrew shook his head. "Even Zeus can't stop them." He said sadly, looking at Annabeth, who was busy eating.

I stabbed a tomato with a fork and chewed it mournfully. "So....anyone have ideas?" I said, and filled my mouth with lettuce. I gulped the salad down and drank some milk.

"How can you eat at a time like this?" Linda spoke as she glanced at me with a disapproving look.

"Well, even us have to eat." I said, shrugging. The others nodded and Jack, Josh, and William began to search for food in their rucksacks. Andrew just smiled and held Linda's hand tighter.

"How about we head to Mount Othrys?" William suggested. "Maybe we could find the Fates there."

"Why on earth will they be there?" I countered, taking another swig of milk.

William just shrugged.

As we sat there eating in the midst of a field with no shield, I began thinking.

What's next?