Origins of Olympus (4) (Pegasus)

Product Description Emily And Her Winged Horse, Face An Ancient Challenge Of Olympic Proportions In This Fourth Book Of The Exciting Pegasus Series.A Deadly Plague Has Struck Olympus. While The Olympians Fade One By One, EmilyS Heart Breaks As She Watches, Particularly When Pegasus Begins To Slip Away. Determined To Save Him, She Embarks On An Investigation That Takes Her Back In Time To The Origins Of Olympus And To The Deadly Battle Between The Olympians And The Titans.In The Present, She Must Face The Force Of The Cru. In The Past, She Must Confront Cronus, The Father Of The Gods And Leader Of The Titans, Who Is Intent On Destroying His Offspring. When Emily Encounters The Full Power Of The Flame And A Discovery That Could Change The Face Of History, Will She Make The Right Decisions? And In The Race Against Time To Save Pegasus, Will Olympus Find Its True Hero? About The Author Kate OHearn Was Born In Canada, Raised In New York City, And Has Traveled All Over The United States. She Currently Resides In England. Kate Is The Author Of The Pegasus Series, The Shadow Dragon Series, The Titans Series, And The Valkyrie Series. Visit Her At Kateohearn.Com. Excerpt. Reprinted By Permission. All Rights Reserved. Origins Of Olympus1The Light Of The Solar Stream Pulsed And Flashed As She Tore Through It As Fast As She Could. She Had To Get Home! But The Faster She Traveled, The Longer The Journey Became. Obstacles Blocked Her Path, Slowed Her Down. Other Worlds Called To Her. Unseen Hands Reached For Her And Pulled Her Down.No! She Screamed. I Have To Go Back Before ItS Too Late. Leave Me Alone!Breaking Free Of Their Grip, She Raced Through The Solar Stream Until At Last She Made It Home. She Arrived In The Temple And Hurtled Along Its Long Stone Corridors. Her Heart Roared And Her Terror Grew As She Felt The Others Gathering Far From The Temple. They Were Drawing Together And Merging Their Powers. She Had To Reach Them. Join Them. She CouldnT Be Left Behind.She Emerged From The Stone Temple And Dashed Into The Dense Green Jungle. She Put On More Speed As She Moved Along Paths As Old As Time Itself, Rushing Past The Great Statues Of Her People And Dodging Around The Massive Trees. This Was Her Home. Her Sanctuary. Her World. But They Were All About To Leave It. To Go On.They Had Said They Would Try To Wait For Her. But When The Stars Aligned, They Would Go With Or Without Her.Please DonT Let Me Be Too Late . . . , She Begged. Please! Please!EmilyS Cry Woke Her From The Terrifying Dream, And She Felt A Warm Tongue On Her Cheek. She Looked Up And Saw The Magnificent Winged Stallion, Pegasus, Standing At The Side Of Her Bed. He Was Glowing Brightly As He Stared Down At Her And Nickered Softly.EmilyS Face Was Hot And Flushed, And She Was Panting Heavily As If SheD Been In A Race. IM Okay, Pegs, She Said Quietly As She Looked Up Into His Large, Concerned Eyes.Pegasus Nickered Again And Pressed His Face To Hers.Em! Her Father Raced Into The Room. WhatS Wrong? You Were Shouting And Crying.She Was Shaking All Over. ItS Just A Dream, She Said. Ever Since We Got Back From Area 51, IVe Had The Same Dream Over And Over Again. ItS Like IM Someone Else And Trying To Get Home Before Something Huge Happens. IM So Scared That IM Going To Miss It. But As I Go Through The Solar Stream, Things I CanT See Block My Path And Something Tries To Hold Me Back. She Looked Up Into His Caring Face. What Does It Mean?EmilyS Father Sat On The Bed And Pulled Her Into A Tight Embrace. I DonT Know, Honey. They Say Dreams Come From Our Subconscious As It Tries To Work Something Out.Like What? Emily Asked.IM Not Sure. But YouVe Been Through So Much Lately. Maybe Your Mind Is Trying To Digest Everything ThatS Happened. Look At How Our Life Has Changed. We Live Here On Olympus, And YouVe Got So Many Powers Now. I Know They Scare You. Maybe ThatS The Caus