The Eighth Crew
Chapter one: Crete
The Argo II was sailing the Mediterranean, around the Greek mainland.
Annabeth was worried. Although it was better than flying over Gaea's territory, the route was too dangerous. The route of heroes, but also the place full of monsters. And she was sure they would meet one soon.
That's when the ship crashed into something. Annabeth tensed. She ran to the deck. She saw others, who were trying to find out what was going on.
"Percy!" Annabeth shouted. Percy turned to her with anxious face.
"There's a sea creature, but I can't talk to it. Do you think it's..."
"From the aquarium again? Kate and Porky?" Frank said behind him.
"...Keto's monster. Yeah. I'll try to jump into the sea and find out what it is." As he said that, he uncapped Riptide and walked toward the edge of the deck. Suddenly, Annabeth grabbed his arm. "Wait."
The sea was swirling. Then, hundreds of fishes with sharp teeth emerged. And right beside the ship, the one bigger than a horse was aiming to strike the shp again, where was already squashed.
"Leo, fly the ship!" She yelled. The Argo II shot out of the sea and flew at full speed, away from the horrible aquarium fish.
They landed, since Leo said he should repair the squashed part. They found a beach with some tourists, hoping the Mist would make them see some kind of a motorboat or a cruiser. But the real problem was not mortals. The island they landed, was the most dangerous place they had ever been.
Crete.
Alex Rider sat alone at the bench. He was on a vacation on his own. he did need some time to be alone, an exotic place that reminds nothing from his past. Like this place, Crete. Full of unreal stories.
He had a hard life. He had been a pawn of MI6. MI6 had ruined his life and had made Jack, the only person he could have believed and relied on, die. Living in Sabina's family was okay, but he couldn't forget the events from the past. If he was a normal boy, worrying about his school projects and scores, not worrying about saving the world and preserving his life...
Alex ran his hand on the newest iPhone Smitheres had given to him with awful lot of secret funtions. It called back his memories, but he couldn't live without a phone in this age. He put on his earphone and tried to enjoy the music and landscape.
That was when he wwas something. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bronze... old fashined warship? He turned his head in that direction. But all he saw was a cruiser, but its front was crushed. And there were teenagers repairing it.
Teenagers? Alex thought. How can teenagers repair ships?
Alex was sixteen now, and even though he had destroyed the world's biggest criminal organization, repairing a crushed cruise wasn't something he expected to a teenager. getting curious, he turned on the eavesdropping funtion.
Just then, his vision flickered. The cruiser turned into a damaged warship and one of the teenagers was holding a sword.
Alex was shocked. He put off the earphone right away. But the vision was the same. He blinked hard, but he could still see it. Not believing his eyes, he put on the earphone again and listened.
"...don't need more celestial bronze..." A boy's voice.
"...soon...ten days... Olympus..." Another boy.
That didn't make sense. Alex presumed it was some kind of code. His curiosity overwhelmed his sense of danger. He opened his bag and brought out some gadgets. A fan club(with highly advanced matal framework) and the zit cream(with very little cream left) were there. He was ready to explore.
"Somebody is eavesdropping on us at the beach!" The boy who he heard earlier shouted.
Leo and Percy ran to the ladder and got into the ship. Percy was furious. How could he say about such important things when they were out of Argo II? And who was listening to them? "Leo, who was listening to us?"
" I don't know. I just sensed something like an eavesdropping device. A demigod product, I suppose." Leo replied. He frowned. "How could you let someone hear about the blood og Olympus?" Leo hesitated, as if he wanted to say more, then went back to the helm.
Percy was already feeling really guilty. Crete was full of dangerous creatures and he lowered his guard. He recapped Riptide.
Suddenly, there was a movement behind him. He thought it was Jason or Frank, but he remembered everyone was near helm. He immediately uncapped Riptide again and turned back.
Alex knew he was walking into trouble. But he had to find out about it. Maybe it was some kind of terrorist organization or something else that should be stopped. He got on the ship, then suddenly the ship was afloat. He couldn't get out of the ship now. Alex ignored the surprise of flying. he just wanted to know what was going on.
When he went to the deck, the boy with the bronze sword turned to him. He had a fierce look in his green eyes. He swung his sword, but Alex dodged. He could feel the amazing skill the boy had, but Alex had something the boy didn't have. When the sword was about to thrust him, he stepped aside, caught the blade in the metal framework of the fan, and flipped hard with both hands. The sword came out of the boy's hand, and Alex caught the hilt and pointed it at his opponent.
"Who are you? And what is this place?" Alex demanded.
At that moment, an arrow flew toward him.
