I Pick Up a Friend

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New York City
2007
Theo's POV

Now I know how Percy feels every time he has a weird dream.

One minute, I was lying in my bed. Next thing I know, I'm inside a log cabin in a forest overlooking a cliff.

The interior of the cabin was not much. All it had was a fireplace, a bed, a table, a kitchen, and a baby crib.

Suddenly, I heard a baby crying from the crib, then I heard footsteps from one of the rooms. Then a man walked in. He had brown hair and green eyes, just like I do.

 He had brown hair and green eyes, just like I do

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Played by: Daniel Radcliffe

The man walked to the crib and picked up the baby. He started cradling it and shaking it slightly to soothe it.

Man: It's alright, Theodorus. Father's here.

Wait? Theodorus? Is the baby...me?

So that man is...my father?

Father: It's alright, little one. No one will hurt you.

Baby me stopped crying and started cooing.

Father: Are you hungry?

Baby me cooed happily, causing my father to chuckle.

Father: Alright. Come on, then.

My father carried me out of the room and sat me on a chair. He then walked over to the fireplace, which had a pot on it, and stirred the milk in it.

Father: (smiles) You know, you may have my eyes, but...You remind me so much of your mother. She is so...beautiful. In every sense of the word. I know that one day, you'll make her proud.

I couldn't help but smile. But then a man's voice was heard outside.

???: ALEXIOS!

My father's smile disappeared almost immediately. He got up and walked to the window, where he saw a man in full Greek armor standing there with a massive double-edged sword in his hand.

Alexios: Malaka! How did he...?

He looked over to baby me with a scared look on his face. He then picked me up and returned to the baby room before placing me in the crib.

Alexios: Stay here. Don't make a sound. I'll be back soon. I love you, little one.

He then walked out of the room, picked up a bronze sword, put on a chest plate, and walked out of the cabin to confront the man.

But the dream ended there.

I wake up and find myself sitting on the bus going home from school. I was sitting next to the window, watching as I rode along the streets of Brooklyn.

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