The Origins of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn

Author:Kate O'Hearn
Language: eng, eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

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“WHAT?” HER FATHER CRIED.

“Yes!” Emily turned to Joel. “The moment you’re feeling better, I’ll send us back to Cape Sounio. We’ll destroy the weapon before it can be found. Then none of this will happen and everyone will live!”

Agent B shook his head. “Time travel isn’t possible. If it were, the CRU would have discovered it by now.”

Emily faced the CRU agent. “No matter how big and powerful you think the CRU are, they could never be as powerful as the Xan. You can’t do it, Agent B. But I can. And I’ve got proof.”

“What proof?” he demanded.

Emily looked at Stella. “Tell them about the pots in the museum, the ones with Joel and me on them. You said they were from the past.”

“She’s right!” Stella cried. She told the group about the two amphorae at the Acropolis Museum. “They were from thousands of years ago. They even had Mike on them.”

Everyone looked at the dog beside Emily, excitedly wagging his tail.

“That proves we went back in time. We were there.”

Once again Agent B shook his head. “It still won’t work. Even if those pots prove you did go back in time, you obviously failed. The weapon still existed and Olympus was still destroyed. Us being trapped here proves that.”

“I don’t know what happened,” Emily said. “None of us do. But I’ve got to try—and you aren’t going to stop me.”

“Agent B’s right, Em,” her father said. “Time travel is impossible.”

“No it’s not! Dad, the pots prove it. Now that we know what’s at stake, we’ll be extra careful.”

“Okay,” her father surrendered, “let’s say it is ­possible. But it’s too dangerous. We need you here, Em. You know this world. We don’t.”

Emily shook her head. “What about Diana? Dad, I know how you feel about her. I’ve seen you together.”

“Emily,” her father said quietly.

“It’s okay,” she said. “After Mom died, you were lonely. We both were. I know she would have loved Diana and wouldn’t want you to be alone. Neither do I. But if I don’t try, Diana will die, just like Mom.”

“This isn’t like fighting the CRU. Em, you’re talking about time travel. What if something goes wrong and you can’t come back?”

“I know it will be dangerous,” Emily agreed. “Until I entered Arious, I would never have considered it. But I’ve changed. The memories aren’t all there yet, but they’re coming. I know what powers I have and how to use them. I can do this.”

Emily paused and reached for his hands. “Dad, it won’t be Emily Jacobs going back there. It will be me—the new and improved Emily. I promise I will always be your little girl, but like it or not, I am also a Xan!”

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