Atalanta's Return: Chapter 1

Josh's P.O.V

Melody was sleeping beside me, and since she isn't awake yet, I quietly got out of the bed, and quietly go to the bathroom to take a shower.

As usual, it's solar powered so it's powered by sunlight, and a backup generator to keep it up and running at night. I turned on the shower and quickly switched to bathtub mode as I am about to take a bath in a bathtub, which is the most convenient way to take a bath, and when you're relaxing.

I used warm water to take a bath, and it fills within 1 minute. Then, I slowly dipped my foot onto the bath, and it's within my optimum bathing temperature, so I stripped of my clothes and slowly submerged my body and finally, I put my whole body underwater, with the exception of my head. Then slowly, I pinched my nose shut and submerged so the water won't enter through the nostrils. I set myself in a meditative state so that I could focus my mind on Atalanta's progress. I began to see the trees cut down so very quickly by the working mortals, and they are close to finishing.

I emerged and gasps for breath. Apparently they are close to finishing cutting down trees. I decided to keep track of their progress.

I set myself in a meditative state again, but this time my head is above water, so I could breathe. I visualize Atalanta hiring more men by manipulating the mist into that they are working for her building the olympic stadium in the middle of a forest.

Just then, I saw a couple of roman centurions coming. They are dressed in battle armor, each holding a spear on their right hand.

Atalanta approached the centurions. "Hello, what's the matter?"

"We came here to investigate." One of them said, and it's a scrawny boy with blonde hair. "What is this that you're building?"

"Ohh... you'll see." Atalanta said. "You'll like it." Then a moment's pause makes the centurions frown and are ready to thrash the project into pieces, but Atalanta said something else. "If you have to know, we're building an olympic stadium."

"Olympic Stadium?" The second centurion looked confused, "Didn't they have a stadium back at London?"

"Why should we have a stadium just at London? It would be good to practice running, and you can even compete with your friends!"

The centurions looked excited with her lure. I'm not sure that the centurions know that she is Atalanta, but whatever is on their minds, they're excited and they cannot wait to tell Reyna that.

But they also have to obey the rules, which is no deforestation or buildings in this region.

"I'm not sure that you're allowed to clear up the land for more olympic stadiums. As much as I hate to say this, I'm afraid that I have to abort your operation."

I was expecting Atalanta to protest, but she didn't. She just ran, and the centurions chased her. The centurions, of course, are too slow. Atalanta zoomed across the clearing while running and dodging trees. Then she veered to the left, and knowing that the centurions are far behind her, she waited behind one of the trees and when a centurion came, Atalanta grabbed his weapons and stabbed him with it. The man succumbed to his death as Atalanta went to search for the other centurions.

I snapped out of my meditation and back on the bathtub. I stood up and put shampoo on my hair and soap throughout my entire body. After a few minutes, I rinsed by submerging myself again, and after a couple of minutes, I got up to dry myself and got myself a nice t-shirt and pants. I walked back, and found Melody still sleeping, but she didn't sleep for long as she opened her eyes and yawns.

(WIP)