DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON. THAT IS ALL THE WORK OF RICK RIORDAN.
DISCLAIMER #2: THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING A FANFICTION
Percy was swimming along the coast, tense. The recent attacks on Atlantis by Olympus made him nervous. Though they weren't that dangerous, after all, air spirits couldn't go underwater like merfolk could, it only grew to serve as a reminder of how tense things were getting between the kingdoms. Zeus, king of Olympus, had recently lost his javelin. He blamed it on Percy's father and the king of Atlantis, Poseidon. Poseidon blamed it on the king of the Underworld, Hades, which put him on Zeus's side. Athena, the queen of Athens and Crete and old rivals with Poseidon, also sided with Zeus. On the other hand, both Hermes, king of Troy, and Aphrodite, queen of Italia and a fellow mermaid, sided with Poseidon. While Ares, king of Sparta and Thebes and rival of Athena, sided with Poseidon, both Hephaestus, king of Syracuse, and Hera, queen of Rome and Thessaly, both rivals of Ares, sided with Zeus. That made both Apollo, king of Delos, and Artemis, queen of Ephesus, to side with Poseidon, as they were both rivals of Hera. Finally, Dionysus, king of Macedon, remained neutral.
As Percy thought about this, his grip on his sword tightened. Although he was the son of Poseidon, he was not the heir to the throne. That would be his oldest brother, Triton. In fact, Percy was the youngest. Still, Percy was important. He was the general of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions he was by far the best with calvary out of all his family, showing remarkable skill with both riding and commanding hippocampi, whales, dolphins, horses, unicorns, chariots, elephants, camels, and even pegasi and venti. He could use a spear, an axe, and a bow while on a horse, though he personally preferred his sword. If they were to attack Olympus and the Mainland, then he needed to be alive.
As he thought about this, he saw a ship approaching.
Athens, he thought, as they were the dominant seapower to date.
Their only rival at sea was Crete, and for now they were under the same rule. A bit too late, he realized he should move. He soon was caught in net, struggling to get out. As he squirmed, the net seemed to get tighter.
I'm dead, he thought, I'm caught.
As he was pulled out of the water, he closed his eyes, wishing for it to all be over.
