Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson nor Heroes of Olympus series. It belongs to Rick Riordan. All I own is the interesting idea that wouldn't leave my head, so I wrote it.
AN: This isn't the first I wrote, but it is the first I'm actually publishing, since I've summoned the courage to write it. The characters may be out of character, but that's because it's how they should act according to the story. I'm just going with the flow, not really planning this story out, so a little warning, the plot may get dark. Enjoy!
Prologue-
Percy(age 5)- 3rd POV-
"Persephone!" Amphitrite yelled.
A little girl with black curly hair and beautiful yet mischievous eyes laughed happily as she ran from her mother. Her laugh was like a chiming of bells, it brightened up the room with its light and melodious tone.
"Persephone stop running in the halls! A princess never runs! They act proper and lady-like!"
Percy spun around, stuck out her tongue, then resumed running and said, "Its Percy, mommy! And you also said that girls should not raise their voices, as it is unlady-like, yet you're yelling mommy! You should be influencing me, so since you yell, I yell, and since you run, I run! And I will not stop because I am Percy! Daughter of Poseidon and I am an adventurer! And like daddy always says, the sea does not like to be restrained!"
Amphitrite sighed and ran after her daughter. No matter how much she tries to make her daughter a proper princess, she just rebels! And she's only five! I guess if you consider her a godling, then you can say it's normal for her to be more mature, but still!? Shouldn't she at least try to act like a princess, not like a wild child?
"Percy, it's your birthday today, you need to dress properly, all of the Olympians are coming!"
That just made Percy run faster, "No! I don't wanna wear a dress! You can't make me! My friends will make fun of me!"
Amphitrite mentally face palmed. She tried to arrange her daughter to befriend some of the other girls, but Percy just calls them stuck up and annoying. Instead she'd rather play with the boys. She swore if she could die, Percy would've been the end of her.
"Fine! No dress, but you at least have to comb your hair or else no blue cake!"
Percy stopped in her tracks and gasped, she spun around, "No blue cake!?"
The sea goddess nodded, "No blue cake, so I suggest you get ready or I'll give all the blue cake to Triton."
"No! Anything but that!?" She yelled dramatically, quickly grabbing a brush and gave it to her mother. Amphitrite gently brushed her daughter's messy hair until it looked decent.
"Well, at least you don't look like you rolled around in the sand."
"Dear, you know the sea does not like to be restrained."
Percy's head shot towards the voice. A smile appeared on her face as she ran and jumped into the man's arms, he spun her around.
"Daddy!" She giggled in delight.
He chuckled and placed her back on the ground. "How's my little sea?" He asked, kneeling to be eye-to-eye with her.
She smiled and said, "I'm great! I get blue cake!"
He laughed and looked to his wife, "I see how you actually got her to sit down and let you brush her hair."
Amphitrite huffed and said, "She's definitely your child Poseidon. I swear she acts more like you every day!"
He kissed her, "She's like you too dear, after all she is our child."
Percy wore a look of disgust, "Ew! Mom, Dad, not in front of me, and especially not on my birthday!"
They chuckled and led her into the ballroom where Triton sat on his throne. He quickly stood and rushed over to hug Percy. "How's my favorite princess?"
Percy rolled her eyes, "Fine Tri, stop being weird."
He frowned, "Why aren't you in a dress?"
"I hate dresses! It's my birthday! I dress how I want to."
Triton chuckled, "Father, she's growing up so fast. Soon enough, boys will be asking you permission to wed her, but they'll have to go through me first of course."
Percy looked at them in confusion, "What?"
"Nothing sweetie." Amphitrite said with a small smile at the lost expression on Percy's face.
There was a knock at the door and a servant came in and bowed. "My lords and ladies, the guests have arrived."
Poseidon nodded, "Escort them in."
The servant bowed once more and left. All the Olympians came and the party commenced. Then came the blue cake, and Percy's favorite part, the gifts. Zeus and Hera came forward first. Zeus gave her access to the sky and his blessing. While Hera just gave her blessing.
Hades gave the same gifts as Zeus, blessing, and access to his domain. While most of the gods and goddesses just gave their blessing, Hephaestus gave her a dagger and shield, much to the displeasure of Amphitrite, Poseidon gave her a black Pegasus named Blackjack and the sword Riptide, yet again Amphitrite scowled, so she gave Percy a necklace that would help control her powers better.
Percy beamed at everyone and thanked them happily. They all laughed. Percy had earned all of their love and had actually made their relationships stronger and the Olympians barely fought anymore. Percy was like the glue that brought everyone together.
-Line Break-
Percy- age seven-
"Persephone!"
Well… some things never change. Percy had ditched her tutoring of proper princess manners, and went outside the palace, which she was never allowed to leave. She was riding Blackjack as they sneaked out, "Where to boss?"
"Surprise me." She replied.
Blackjack took off and they wandered around aimlessly. Until they came to an abrupt stop. "Uh… Boss? Sorry to say this, but um… were lost."
"What!? Oh well, it's fine. Let's just retrace our footprints."
They turned around, but someone clamped their hand around her mouth and yanked her away from Blackjack. "You're coming with me princess."
Percy looked up in fear and struggled to get out of the man's grasp. The man just held on tighter until a voice yelled, "Oceanus! Let go of my daughter!"
Poseidon came into view and stabbed the man in the shoulder causing him to lose his grip on Percy. Poseidon grabbed Percy and held onto her protectively. He glared menacingly at the titan, "Leave before I make you fade."
Oceanus glared and said, "Next time we will get her, and you will be the ones fading. The titans will rule once again, while the Olympians will be no more!" He screamed then flashed away.
Poseidon held onto Percy tightly and said, "Don't worry Percy, I won't let anyone hurt you."
He rushed back to the palace and called for his wife and son. When they showed up he stated, "There was an attempted kidnap on Percy. The person has threatened to do it again. It's not safe to leave Percy alone anymore. Amphitrite, they want Percy for some reason, we can't let that happen."
She looked at him with wide eyes, "What are we to do?"
He sighed, "We shall have only the ones we trust, the ones who are always loyal to us to be with her at all times. She will not be allowed out until she gets full goddess status. Until then we have to keep her safe. No more adventures. She has to start acting like a real princess now." He looked to his sleeping daughter with worry.
-Line Break-
Percy (Age 9)-
"Persephone?" Amphitrite asked softly.
The girl looked up with sad, lonely eyes, "Yes mother?"
The queen looked at her daughter with worry, "I'm sorry. It's for your safety. Please… just please smile again."
Percy's eyes went blank and she just sighed and looked away. Amphitrite's heart broke again and she left the room. Percy got up and walked to the window. She sighed and just looked out it, daydreaming of adventure.
Someone cleared their throat, she pretended not to hear. A cloth was placed over her nose and mouth, she struggled, but with a deep breath in, blackness consumed her. She woke up, arms and feet tied, and her surroundings indicated she was on a ship. She smiled slyly. Hermes' blessing came in handy as she untied herself and picked the lock, sneaking out of the room without a sound.
The boat was conveniently tied to a dock. She was about to jump into the water, when a thought struck her.
You're finally out of the palace. Why go back and be trapped, when you can stay on land and be free?
She took one last look at the water, then jumped onto the dock and sprinted silently away. She ventured into a mall, stole a couple of clothes and other accessories, then sneaked into a vacant restroom and locked it. Inside she found a body mirror and looked at her reflection.
Staring back was a girl with curly black hair reaching her back and eyes, color of the sea. She was barefoot, wore a dress decorated with flowers, and her skin was flawless, due to Aphrodite's blessing.
She recoiled in disgust and quickly changed into a plain blue t-shirt, shorts, a plaid green hoodie, black knee high socks and blue-grey vans. She took out her dagger, gathered her hair into her hand, and with one swift motion, she cut it off, leaving her with short choppy boy hair, that quickly styled itself nicely, also due to Aphrodite's blessing.
She threw away the hair without another look and turned back to the mirror. Staring back at her was not a girl, but a boy. A smile slowly spread across her face and she laughed in delight. Free at last! It was her first laugh in two years and it felt great.
She discarded the dress, put the extra clothes into a backpack she stole, placed a baseball cap on her head, and picked up the backpack, placing the straps on both shoulders. She unlocked the door and walked out, shoving her hands into her pockets.
Goodbye Persephone, hello Perseus Jackson.
AN: So how'd I do? Was it weird? Oh and don't worry about how she came up with the last name. I'll explain it in later chapters. Oh and also, some things later on will be made up. Kind of like when she cut her hair with the dagger and Aphrodite's blessing magically fixed it. I made it up people, so please don't get angry if the gods' blessings can't really do that. It's a story filled with my ideas, don't like? Don't read, simple as that. And to all those who like it, thank you, and hopefully you'll still want to read later chapters.
R&R or don't R&R, it's your choice. Do what you want to do, no one can control your life.
-IAmTheDaughterOfHades
Peace out peeps! XD… okay, never going to do that again. *Face palm*