Arpious

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__Intro__ My name is Arpious. I am an unknown sailor who helped Odysseus throughout his journey home until the hideous Scylla eats me. I fight alongside Odysseus from the moment we head off to Troy to when I die.
 * [Song: Hero Music]**

__Scene 1__ For many months, Odysseus has been taking us to many different islands that have unfortunately caused many comrades to lose their lives. At all of these islands, I fight for my life and the lives of my comrades. I am only man, so I cannot save everyone. Ever since we left from Circe’s island, Aeaea, Odysseus has been acting strange. His deadpan expression shows that something is wrong. Odysseus tends to talk in his sleep, so one night I heard him saying something about Scylla and six men. I have no idea what this means, but I know it has to do with him being distracted.

__Scene 2__ After several days on the open sea, Odysseus’s deadpan expression is still the same. In fact, his expression has been getting worse. Looking out into the sea, I see a dark cave covered in blood, guts, and bones. I know Odysseus is a great man, so he will steer us away from this creature that has done this. What? It appears our boat is heading right towards it. Is Odysseus mad?

__Scene 3__ Now seeing the bug infested cave swarming around the blood on the ground and walls of the cave, I begin to question how great of a leader Odysseus is. As we approach the cave, a hideous, six headed, twelve legged creature charges out of its cave and peck at my fellow crewmembers on the ship. Unfortunately, no one was prepared for this to happen because Odysseus did not tell any of us that this was going to happen. The creature began to throw people in the air and swallow them whole.

__Scene 4__ I see some spears leaning against the mast of the ship, so I rush over and pick one up. As I pick up the spear, I see that the creature has spotted me. One of Scylla’s hideous heads began to thrust towards me, so I pick up the spear, aim the tip right at the neck of the creature, and throw the weapon as hard as I can. The spear penetrates the neck of Scylla causing blood to gush out of her neck. Unfortunately, in doing this, the other five heads spotted me and all attacked my body. They threw me up into the air like a raggedy doll and swallowed me like a pill.
 * [Flinstone's run]**
 * [Spear whizzing though the air]**
 * [Shriek]**
 * [Swallow]**

__Scene 5__ Being one of the six to die, I question the leadership skills of Odysseus. I know some people would not want to know when they were going to die, but I do. Although my life has ended, I am proud to fight alongside the men I did. Several days later, some of my fellow crewmembers came to the Kingdom of the Dead and said that because of me, Scylla ran off leaving a trail of blood behind her. In hearing this, I knew I did my part that day to save many comrades lives.
 * [Song: Hero Music]**