Megabound Chapter 3: The Ride to Portland

Chapter 3:
 "What just happened?" Kayla asks, who was just overwelmed with information about an alien race and defeating one of the members of said race.
 "Well, I think it would be best if we break down the information we've just received. Adrian from the future told us about an alien race that will plant a capsule in the core of the planet and kill the Earth in a few years." Kyle almost fainted from hearing about the information.
 "Well, from this tracking device, we know that one of the others we need to find are close to us" Alex mumbles as he looks into the device, he clicked onto the closest green dot, the words "Portland, Oregon" shining above it.
 "Hey, you know our bus driver, Becky? She can take us to the green dot!" Kayla checked her watch, it said "3:55"
 "Uh, we better hurry, Isn't that when the buses leave?" Kyle stares outside the window of the library, the buses ready to drive off the cul-de-sac road of the school any second. Alex leads the group, the shortest route from the library was through the Faculty Bathroom in the Math Hall, because it has a hole where a window should be. Alex runs to the Math Hall's bathroom, jumps out the hole, and lands on his back.
"I-I'm okay, wait, I'm not, it'll take me a while to get up" Alex was struggling to get up, they quickly decided to have Kyle jump out in front of the bus to stop it, and Kayla to help Alex up.
"Woah kid! Don't jump out in front of the bus, you do know that you can get ran over like that." Becky suddenly stopped the bus, lurching the passengers forward.
"Can you wait for Alex and Kayla to get on?" Kyle sits behind the bus driver's seat. After a few minutes of struggling, Alex and Kayla finally got onto the bus and sat in the seat across from Kyle.
 "Since it's a monday, it's to your Aunt's house, correct?" Becky asks as she drives into the countryside to drop off the other passengers
 "Not exactly, we need to go to Portland" Alex replies, clicking on the green dot again for a precise location "The Law Enforcement Building, to be exact"
 "Is your Aunt fine with this? You're children, you could get hurt, there's thugs, very fast cars, you could get attacked by a bobcat! At least let me walk you children into the building." Becky says with concern in her voice
  "Oh gosh my Aunt, I forgot!" Alex started dialing his phone to call his aunt.
 "Me and Kyle should call our parents too" Kayla pulls out her phone at well.
 "Just tell them its a field trip, if they need to talk to a teacher, just give the phone to me" Becky was pulling onto the freeway to Portland. Alex couldn't get to his aunt so he left a voice mail.
 "Hello, its Alex. Just letting you know, I'm going on a field trip to the Law Enforcement Building of Portland, don't worry, our teacher's chaperoning and I have enough money to cover food. I hope I can see you again" Alex clicked "End Recording" on his phone and just now, a wave of fear hit him. He only had enough money for a few days of food for him and his friends, what if the green dot is a mistake and there's actually no body there. What if they encounter Hephaestus, or someone stronger than him. Is it possible to feel homesisk already?
 "Kayla, maybe we should have Becky come with us, we're just children, and Portland is quite intimidating" Alex asked with worry.
 "I agree, even though Becky can't protect us from Hephaestus, but she can protect us from the thugs she told us about." Kayla felt a lump in her throat, as if she's about to cry.
 A rapid beeping come from the machine, a red dot was coming closer to the bus, from the previous encounter, it's probably not a good thing.
 "Becky, no matter what happens, you promise to continue driving, right?" Kyle asks.
 "Of course, why-" Becky was cut off, a figure formed on the bus, it was a pink figure with bright magenta eyes, it was taller than Hephaestus with the limb extensions. It wore a glittering pink dress and was holding a pink paper fan, the ends sharpened like swords, its shimmering pink hair was in a bun.
 "Hello, the chosen five- er- three. You seem speechless, so I'll fill you in. I am Hera, the Gorgeous Figure named after the equally beautiful Goddess, and so you know, a Figure is what you call someone like me and Hephaestus. But enough talk, let's fight!" Hera threw her paper fan, the ends spreading and coming at them like throwing daggers, fortunately ending up in the seats behind them.
 "Hera' has no weapon, let's grab the daggers before she can get them!" Kyle grabbed the daggers out of the cushion bus seats and gave a dagger to Kayla and Alex. Hera, with no weapons, threw a punch at Kayla, which was deflected by the dagger, Kayla saw a jewel embedded into Hera's forehead, and assumed it was a weak spot and dashes to attack.
 "No one touches the Beautiful Hera and lives to tell the tale!" Hera's skin turned a bright red, and shot a blast of solar energy at Kayla, knocking her out. Fueled with rage and fear, Alex dashes towards Hera.
 "Maybe since Hephaestus's technology was his weakness, so Hera's beauty could also be her weakness!" Kyle yells to Alex. Too late, Alex stabbed the dagger into Hera's chest, with anger, Hera punches Alex. He falls onto the floor, injured, but not unconscious.
 "Hm, what can affect somebody's beauty, make up, body shape," Kyle gasped "It's her hair!" Kyle crawled under the bus seats and popped up behind Hera, slicing off her hair with a single swipe.
 "You'll regret this..." Hera's form lost its shape, then she teleported out from the scene.
 "Oh gosh, I'll get the defibrillator for Kayla." Becky stopped the bus, powered up the machine, and shocked Kayla
 Kayla gasped for air "Did Hera win?"
"From what it looked like, I think we won" Alex limped from the back up to the front of the bus. Alex's knee was infured from the shock of felling, he only got a nosebleed from the punch
"Does this happen to you on a normal basis? I don't feel comfortable having you defend yourself from these things" Becky said, with concern in her voice
 "Don't worry Becky, that's why we're going to the Law Enforcement Building, we will hopefully meet someone there that will help us fight these, Figures" Alex replies, but is also unsure about his answer.
 It will be a long ride to Portland.