CHAPTER 1A/N: Hi there! I would like to make a few quick notes about this story before we begin this fanfic takes place in a alternate timeline where Percy was never born, and also includes some stuff that was not in the original due to Riordan not knowing it at the time, like Greece having a snow goddess, oops should not have said that, also note I am not writing a second chapter to "Of Fate and Demigods" for several reasons NONE of which I will disclose, anyway enjoy and hopefully in the following chapters I can make GOOD OCs this time around...
Sammy Fitzgerald never thought he would live to see the day he woke up to a lion monster trying to kill him, but alas there is a first time for everything. The morning started off as any other day would have, the sun rays gently waking him from his slumber, the smell of cappuccino his father made for the two of them everyday also helped him to get out of bed, and the fact that his dog kept jumping on and off the bed barking, this was the main reason for getting out of bed Sammy thought and agreed as he put on his usual summer outfit, a periwinkle hoodie, plain white tee and a pair of baggy grey sweatpants. Sammy quickly went to the small bathroom upstairs to wash up and what not, he checked his hair, a curly mass of ash like hair with, "Another one," Sammy said as he found more white streaks in his hair, they looked kind of cool so he never minded them, Sammy then took a deep, long look into his eyes, his eyes had the color and appearance of ice, white irises with crack like streaks, he had no idea where he got them but like his hair they made him stand out. he grabbed his glasses, small circular, grey frames that somehow made thing unnaturally clear and he then went downstairs.
"So how did you sleep Sammy?" his father asked in a sarcastic manner, "Your dreams make some sense this time?"
"Why ask a question you already know the answer to?" Sammy replied in a groggy manner. You see, Sammy had the strangest of dreams that always seems to try to tell him something but he can never understand.
"Oops, forgot not to talk to you until you had your cappuccino," he said as he grabbed the to-go cup. "But first," Ugh... more Greek trivia Sammy thought, it was his fathers way of getting him to remember Greek mythology. "Who is the Greek god of the sun?"
"Apollo" Sammy retorted as he yawned.
"Nope, that would be Helios" his father jested.
"Helios was a titan, not a god" Sammy knew that was one of his dad's many trick questions, you see his father-Dr. Harold Reigns-was a Greek mythology teacher at the local college and from the homework he often sees his dad grading, paid VERY good attention to stuff like that.
"That's my boy!" he exclaimed as he looked like he was beaming with pride as he handed Sammy the cup. Sammy and his father looked Nothing alike, while Sammy's only defining traits appearance wise was his hair and eyes, his father was a contrast with long hazelnut hair tied in a ponytail, this "hippie" feature was offset by his normal attire of a magenta suit, and red scarf-winters only- but since this was summer and it was time to head to long island to visit his aunt Esmeralda, he wore a buttoned up Hawaiian shirt, cargo shorts and sandals.
Suddenly a loud noise could be heard from the woods, and for what seemed like the first time ever his father had a look of terror on his face, which Sammy almost was terrified himself, his dad was NEVER afraid, but the look on his face mad Sammy think that there must have been something truly horrifying to incur this reaction, but when he went to see for himself he almost spit his drink out, he saw a lion, with the head of a man, bat wings and to top of the WHAT!? factor, a scorpion tail, Sammy was looking at a manticore, Sammy blinked multiple times but every time he reopened them he saw it,and it seemed to be staring at him, for some reason his dad made an odd gesture, he held his hand like a claw and pushed outward from his chest, "Oh no," his father said. "I thought we would have more time..." he continued as he grabbed the bags they had packed last night, "grab your bag we need to go, NOW" his father made it seem like an emergency, and given his father usual attitude during an emergency, and how he was acting now, Sammy did as he was told as they headed out to the car, a red Suzuki Samurai, when they got their things in the car he did not even wait to buckle up as he stepped on the pedal.
"Dad, why are you acting like this? and why was there a manticore in the woods?"
"Sammy its time I told you about your mother," Sammy's heart skipped a beat, his dad NEVER talked about his mother, and now he was finally going to hear about her, but that changed when several metal needles lodged themselves in the car as the manticore attacked.