Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or any of the characters already made up.
Chapter 1
I gradually opened my eyes. Bright colourful lights danced in front of me, blurring my vision. Then they slowly vanished and my eyes feasted on the beautiful underwater scenery that seemed to stretch right to the horizon. It seemed every amazing plant and creature who lived in the ocean occupied this coral reef. There were sea anemones that looked like flowers, multi-coloured corals, graceful seahorses, playful dolphins, spotted rays, millions of rainbow fish and many other organisms.
I decided to swim round and investigate a bit. I knew that I should be wondering where I was and how I come to be here but I was too caught up on my surroundings. I found crabs hiding in big clumps of seaweed and I followed schools of fish that swam near the ocean floor in search of food. I had just spotted a Hawksbill turtle when all of a sudden the water turned ice cold. My breathing became painful and my hands and feet started to go blue. Then as if the temperature change had never occurred, the sea became normal again. I started to relax.
Hello, my lord a mocking voice behind me said.
I span round in alarm to find myself looking into the beady eyes of a gigantic, blue-green eel. Its huge ugly face and razor sharp teeth were centimetres from me. I took a step backwards for safe measure. The eel looked with what seemed to be, a smug look; seemingly amused at my facial expression. I opened my mouth to speak but only bubbles came out.
You can only speak underwater with your thoughts, my lord .I would have thought that by now you, of all people would have figured that out by now. He swam round me once in his sardonic way.
Only now did I smell the awful odour that the creature was releasing out into the ocean. I had to pull myself together so as not to throw up. I didn't know. I can't remember ever tying to talk under water. I then started thinking more clearly. The sea had lulled my senses but now I was fully alert. I then started coming up with loads of questions. Where am I? What am I doing here? Why can't I remember anything? and then a horrible notion crept into my head who was I?
I span round in the water, looking for any clues that could help me, but I had no such luck. I didn't know this place at all even though something in my head told me that I was somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. How I had come to be here was a mystery to me. I finally turned back towards the eel that now was my only hope. Please can you tell me where I am, why I am here and most importantly who I am because I haven't the fishiest! I pleaded with the eel. The eel looked at me for a moment; slightly amused, then he replied well, of course I know who you are. Every fish knows who you are. You're a hero amongst us sea creatures. And as to where you are, you're in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Thanks, but I gathered that much on my own I said sarcastically to him and then to myself Quite the joker...now let's see if there is any other creature that's got brains instead of seaweed!
I was just about to swim away when the eel suddenly said hey, wait! I was only joking a bit with you. I don't know at all who you are but I will show where you can find out. Follow me.
I hesitated for a moment and then I decided to follow him. Wait up; I don't have a super strong tail like you! Anyway, what was it you said to me when we first met? O yes, you said 'my lord'. What was that all about?
He slowed down a bit and simply said we think very highly of your kind.
Even I knew what he meant by that. Humans. But I thought that sea creatures would hate humans because of fishing, but I decided not to enquire further.
The eel took me away from the beautiful coral reef until we swam in an underwater desert with nothing to see except black sand. We travelled at a fast rate and I only just managed to keep up and when I thought my body was going to give up on me, we stopped. I stood on the black sand, looking at a large, gaping black tunnel. I asked the eel why have you brought me here? How will this tunnel help me get my memory back?
By going into the tunnel, of course. The tunnel is very ancient and it has powers that will help you remember what you have forgotten.
Are you just playing another game with me or are you being serious? I should go into this tunnel?
Why would I lie to you? I've always been an honest creature. Go in and you will remember everything.
I didn't like this one bit. Could I trust the eel? But did I have another choice? Maybe I had to overcome my fears so that I could get my memories back. I decided to take the risk so I took I deep steadying breath and I swam towards the oncoming darkness.
As soon as I entered the tunnel my instincts told me I was in danger. Countless white eyes opened all around me and I saw from the small amount of light from the entrance thousands of gleaming sharp teeth.
The last things I remembered was my yelling at my stupidity at being tricked, hundreds of open mouths streaming towards me and a mocking and pitiless laughter...
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