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move so fast it?s, like, inhuman. The only other time I?ve ever seen

anyone move that fast was when one of those Delos kids was playing

the hero during football practice and this freshman went down

on the other end of the line?? Zach was cut off by Helen?s history

teacher, who gestured for Helen to hurry up and get in the room.

For the moment, Helen was saved, but from the way Zach was

looking at her, she had the feeling that this wasn?t the end of the

problem. She tried to put it out of her head by telling herself that

he could spread as many rumors as he liked, but everyone would

think he was exaggerating. Zach liked to gossip and even though

people generally listened to him, Scion speed was something that a

person had to see to believe.

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On her way to the auditorium to meet Claire and Matt, Helen got

intercepted by Cassandra and Ariadne. They asked where she was

going, and she didn?t feel like lying to them, so she invited them

along.

When the coast was clear, they sneaked in the unlocked fire door

and came into the auditorium from the backstage entrance. Matt

and Claire were already sitting on the apron of the stage, their

lunches laid out on napkins like a picnic.

?Good. You invited them,? Matt said with a satisfied nod when he

saw that Helen wasn?t alone. ?But don?t bring anyone else along or

we?re going to get caught.?

?We?ll probably get caught, anyway,? Claire said with a smirk.

?But it?s totally worth it. Where else could we get such atmosphere??

She gestured to the beautiful, glittery set that was growing,

piece by piece.

Cassandra and Ariadne looked around appreciatively, especially

at the parts of the set that were to be Theseus?s palace. They shared