Hey! This is Olympus Surf Academy!

ALL RIGHTS GO TO RICK RIORDAN!


I woke up early today for the olympus surf qualifier competition. I was so happy. About a month ago I had written a letter OSA, Olympus Surf a Academy saying that I would love to be in their program.

Flashback*

"Hey hon, look this is a surfing academy in Macedonia. Says 'mail an essay about yourself and why you'd like to be in our academy!"

"Cool so isn't their a competition, or something?" I asked, because I was really excited.

"Let me finish," my dad joked. "'We like your letter, you get to compete in the Olympus surf competition. Top six girls and top six boys get accepted into the academy, were you surf and train to make it to the top and be crowned Olympic Surfer of the year.'" My dad skimmed through the paper. "This looks like a really good academy for you. Your mom was in it. She won actually got crowned as Athena, funny that was her real name."

My dad got a sad look in his eyes. "I'd like to do it," I said.

"Go get writing then," he ordered me.

My letter went kinda like this:

Dear Olympus Surf Academy,

My name is Annabeth Chase. I'm fifteen years old and I would love to be in your program.

My mom and dad taught me to surf when I was seven and I've been doing it ever since. I can do a tricks and I love to get in tunnels whenever I can.

Aside from surfing, I'm an A+ student and I love school.

End flashback*


And they accepted saying they would love to come and see my surf. So, my family, consisting of my dad, stepmom Susan, and my stepbrothers Bobby and Mathew got packed in the car and we drove off to Macedonia beach, only ten minutes away from our house.

When we got their I was surprised to see how packed the beach was. Families milling around every wear. Then I spotted the hut for the competitors and raced over their with my board.

"Hello," the man sitting behind the table with a bunch of papers said. "Name please?"

"Annabeth Chase."

"Ah here we go, I must say that was an amazing essay you turned in."

"Thanks."

"Ok hear is your rash guard." He gave me a light grey swim shirt that had three letters on it: OSC, olympus surf academy. On the back it said qualifier. "You may take your board over there, so they can see if it is suitable for the competition."

"Thanks." I rushed off to the young chocolate colored lady who gladly took my board and told me to go find a spot under the next hut to store my stuff and meet my competition.

I got to the spot and claimed a chair. I looked around and saw that almost everyone else had their rash guard on, so I quickly took off my tank top exposing my swim suit top and pulled my rash guard on. Surprisingly it looked good with my blue swim shorts.

They brought my board back saying that it was good to go, so I dug my wax out of my bag and sat down on the warm sand. I started rubbing the wax on my board, when I saw a familiar kid sat down next to me.

"Hey, you as excited as I am?" I looked over and saw a boy that looked about as old as me. He had unruly jet black hair and green eyes, but not just any green. Sea green. He also had a blue rash guard and black swim trunks.

"Uh... Ya." Ugh, I found my shyness taking over. I guess that's what happens when all you do is read, study, and surf.

"Attention surfers, you will find your heats on this table. Good luck!"

"See you." He said as in a question, then I realized that he was asking for my name.

"Oh you mean my name. Um... I'm Annabeth... Annabeth Chase."

"Cool." He grinned. "I'm Percy Jackson. Ya... Um... Well, see ya later, Annabeth." He rubbed the back of his neck then ran back to get his board.

Now I new why he looked familiar. That was the famous Percy Jackson, the swimmer and surfer. His dad was in the Olympics for swimming and broke a ton of records. Now, Percy Jackson was famous, because of his dad. He has been so close to breaking his fathers record and he is an amazing surfer. Supposedly as good as some professionals. No wonder he was trying out for the best surf academy in the US.

I went over to the board to check my heats. My first feat was two, my second was six, and my last one was eight.

I looked out over the water again to see a group of six boys talking with the judges. I spotted Percy and my mouth decided to smile. I felt like I made a freind.

I heard someone next to me take a deep breath. I looked over and saw a girl with choppy brown hair and an orange swim shirt.

"You uh... Nervous?" I asked.

"Oh ya," She said. "Just hope I don't wipeout, I'm a master at that."

"You will..." I stuttered. "You will do fine."

"Thanks." She flashed a white smile. "Oh, I'm Piper by the way." She held out her hand to shake, which I took.

"Annabeth," I said.

"Sweet," Piper said. "Well, when is your first heat?"

"Two."

"Me too."

The horn blew for the boys to get in the water.

"Come on." Piper dragged me out onto the beach. We watched the boys surf.

After 20 minutes, the horn blew and the judges announced the winner. "Percy Jackson wins the round and gets a guaranteed spot in the Academy!"

Percy came running out of the water and dropped his surf board, pumping his fists in the air. I clapped along with everybody else. He ran over to who I'm guessing was his mom, and gave her a big, wet hug.

"Yes!" Percy yelled. "Oh ya!"

I couldn't help but laugh.

"Now the girls heat is coming where we have six girls, same rules first to win, gets a Spot in the academy, the rest will continue to compete. Ok now we have our girls."

When the horn blew, I dashed out into the water, and until I got past the mini waves in the front, then I put my board down and started paddling. I got past the second line of waves and waited. Looking for a good wave to catch. I saw one, then realized that two other girls were already going after it. The other two girls tried getting onto it to early, but I was in the right position, so I started paddling, sure enough, the wave caught me, and I stood up. I did a few tricks to impress the judges then I caught a tunnel at the end.


The rest of my waves that day went kinda like that. But on the second heat I won. I was so happy, the judges announced that I would be making it into the academy. I sat and watched the rest. I got a letter saying that I got in and after the qualifier completion they called a meeting under the tent, so I joined them.

"You twelve have amazing talent," he was saying. "I believe that with help from us, you could become pros, so I want you guys to go home, pack, and come back tomorrow, to the big house and we will start, the rest of the info is in your letter."

So the next day I came back to the big house with my suitcase, a back pack, and duffle bag, full of stuff. They gave out rooms and it looked like I would be rooming with Piper, the same girl I met yesterday, so I wasn't to upset. I unpacked, then went to a dinner meeting, where they explained schooling, policies, surfing, rooming, and more.

I found out that we'd be attending Goode, a high school, a little mainland and we would ride in a van their every morning. We would catch waves at night and train on the weekends.

I am so excited!


Hey! I actually wrote this a long time ago and I just found it. So, I thought, you know why not post it and see what everyone thinks.

I got the idea from another fanfiction during the summer, but she put only one chapter up, so when I was in Florida over the summer I started writing my own.

I really hope you like it!

I'll probably update about on a week.

Review! I'm always looking for suggestions!

-Lizzy

Updated 9/21/2014