Book+3

Odysseus wakes up in Russia, on a beach. Figuring it is around noon because the sun is at the highest point in the sky, Odysseus decides to search for food and water. it is a long walk to the closest town tough and Odysseus soon starts sweating for the air is very humid. After three hours of wandering around, he finally reaches what appears to be the nearest town. Just as the sun is about to set, Odysseus wanders upon an old house that looks empty, so he thinks it’s a good idea to take shelter in the small house for the night. To his surprise, when he opens the door, Odysseus sees a family of four sitting at a table eating dinner. Instinctively, Odysseus pulls out his gun, ready to shoot when the man tells him to put his weapon away and that he is kind. The man offers Odysseus some water and food and tells him to talk about his journey. Being cautious, Odysseus doesn’t tell everything, just enough to show the family respect and to say thank you for letting him stay in their home for the night. In the morning, Odysseus awakes to the smell of breakfast being made in the kitchen and wakes up eagerly to get some food. Not wanting to overstay his welcome, Odysseus leaves right after breakfast. He doesn’t know where he’s going but he knows he needs to continue his journey back home. When he leaves, he heads out in search of a ship that will take him out of Russia.
 * Book III: Russian Adventure**

Luck is with him, for Odysseus finds a ship heading for the States, that is willing to take Odysseus with them. Right when Odysseus is about to board a ship to leave Russia, he is attacked by strong, tough Russian soldiers. The unlucky, ill-fated, Odysseus was being taken away to an unknown location. He tried to resist the strong hands of his captors, but his strength couldn't compare to theirs. After walking for what seemed like forever, they finally reached a tall building that looked deserted. Inside, Odysseus was put in a small, dark, square shaped room. He sat there for hours before someone came and dropped off a tray of stale food. Odysseus was left sitting alone for two days, before a Russian soldier came in to talk with him. At first, the soldier did not know Odysseus was American, so he was interrogating him in Russian. Not able to understand him, Odysseus just sat there silently. The soldier got very annoyed with the silence and decided to leave and try again the next day.

Late that night, Odysseus heard a strange noise, he thought it was a soldier, and instinctively, he got defensive. To his great surprise, it was not a soldier that entered the small room, but Athena the goddess of wisdom, war, and strategy. Athena spoke in a soothing voice and told Odysseus that if he wanted to live and continue his journey back home, he had to escape. Look for a sign to help you escape, she had said. Not knowing what this meant, Odysseus went to sleep, but was woken up a few hours later by the soldiers. They grabbed him and took him outside, to what looked like an army base. There were planes everywhere and there were over one hundred, strong, tough Russian soldiers training. Right then, the unlucky, ill- fated Odysseus knew what Athena the goddess of wisdom, war, and strategy was talking about, he had found his sign: he was going to get on the plane and fly away. All he needed to do was wait for the perfect time to make his escape. As a bird wishes to escape it's cage, it hides from it's master, learns to open it's cage and fly away to freedom, even so did Odysseus watch his captors, waited for the right moment to escape and jump on a plane to freedom.

Once the soldiers are distracted, Odysseus sprints to a plane he noticed when he first arrived. He doesn’t have much flying experience, but enough to get him away. As the plane takes off Odysseus looks down at the angry faces of the Russian soldiers as he heads over the mountains and out of Russia.