Never Say Hero by Tera Lynn Childs

Author:Tera Lynn Childs [Childs, Tera Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, General, Fantasy, Contemporary, Legends; Myths; Fables, Greek & Roman
ISBN: 9781946345110
Google: yTu-zQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1946345113
Publisher: Fearless Alchemy
Published: 2022-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

Griffin stood on the dock, staring up at the Argo. And up and up. The mast reached high into the sky.

It was a very tall ship.

Next to him, Jason was all smiles. Any remaining traces of reluctance had disappeared as soon as they saw the ship. The hero’s face practically cracked with the joy of seeing his old friend.

Maybe all Jason needed was a little nudge out the door to remember what being a hero felt like.

Calix, on the other hand, looked like he’d eaten some bad calamari. Griffin felt pretty much the same. Not just because of the seasickness he knew was coming his way. That was going to be worse by a factor of ten compared to what he’d felt on Aaron’s relatively tiny boat, for sure.

No, he was nauseous because the ship was so freaking big. The deck had to be at least the size of a soccer pitch. He couldn’t wrap his head around how they were going to sail it, just the three of them. Especially not when Griffin and Calix knew practically nothing about sailing.

“It’s really big,” Calix said. “Like, really big.”

Jason nodded proudly. “One of the biggest in her day.”

“How are we—?” Griffin couldn’t manage to get the question out. “We can’t even….”

Jason patted him on the back—so hard that Griffin stumbled forward a step.

“Not to worry, young one,” the hero said. “That’s what the crew is for.”

“The crew?” Griffin echoed.

Surely he didn’t mean that the original Argonauts were still alive. That was impossible. Even more impossible than finding out Jason himself was still alive. A hero like Jason being granted immortality, and it remaining a secret, was one thing. But to have so many ancient immortals walking around the modern world would definitely raise more than a few questions.

Jason turned away from the ship. “Ah, here they come.”

Griffin spun around at the sound of a car pulling up behind them in the marina parking lot. A gleaming black SUV slid into the nearest spot. At once, all four doors opened, and people started climbing out.

It was like something out of an action movie montage. The men and women were all tall, tan, muscular, and dressed like they were ready to either climb a mountain or overthrow a small country. Cargo or hiking pants paired with some kind of performance shirt—tank, tee, or stretchy button-up—seemed to be the uniform of the day.

By the time the SUV doors slammed shut, nine people had emerged. Four women, each within an inch or two of six feet, and five men, who far surpassed that height. Most had their hair slicked back into either a ponytail or a braid. All wore mirrored sunglasses. No one passing any of them—let alone all of them—on the street would doubt their power.

The driver popped the hatch and started handing out tactical backpacks that made Griffin’s school bags look like a joke.

As the group made their way toward the dock, Calix whispered, “Who are they?”

They looked like a team of professional rugby players.

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