Hi, this is mi5hao. I'm having a huge writer's block with my other PJatO fanfic, so I'm very sorry. Anyway, this idea has been rolling around my mind for a while now, so I've decided to write it out!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the idea of this version of the series, though I seriously wish I do.
P.S. It's going to be almost exactly the same (actually, I didn't just say that), but through Annabeth's point of view. Enjoy!
Chapter One: Introducing…Annabeth Chase!
I'm not fussy about dramatic entrances and stuff like that, so here's a brief (emphasis on the brief) introduction about me.
Name: Annabeth Chase
Age: 12
Godly parent: Athena
Address: …I think it's Delphi Strawberry Service if you're a mortal. Otherwise, it's Half-Blood Hill.
Yep, that's about it. Oh wait! I forgot something.
Diagnosed with: ADHD, dyslexia, and a weird craving for blueberry muffins that I'd developed after that argument with the Demeter kid this morning. Am I allowed to be suspicious of the Demeter kid?
Yeah. Should we get on to the part about what my hobbies are, how my life is now? Well, up until a few months ago, my life had been downright boring. I mean, Camp Half-Blood is cool and really nice in every way (cough cough, not including Clarisse, cough cough), but life can get a bit plain after five years of the exact same routine every day. Wake up. Eat. Archery lesson. Then wall climbing in full lava mode for another hour. Lunch! Ancient Greek lessons. The best thing in my life was the time I got to study the architecture. So eventually, I asked Chiron whether I could get a quest, though my hopes weren't high. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention—Chiron's a centaur. Don't panic! Though if you're still reading this, you probably haven't. In case you didn't notice, I'm a half-blood. Meaning half human, half god, which explains the godly parent.
Anyways, just before the trip to the gods' winter solstice council, I asked Chiron about going on a quest—again. This time, I was going to try to persuade him instead of just plead a bit. All the way to the Big House, I calculated ways of phrasing things, analyzing all of his reaction possibilities. Yeah, a typical child of Athena. I was even thinking of ways to start the conversation when Chiron came down the porch steps and asked me:
"Wondering about when you can get a quest again?"
I jumped. "Yeah. I was thinking that—" I stopped when Chiron raised a hand.
"I had a prophecy last night. You have to wait for someone special to come to the camp," Chiron said. I stared at him. Someone special? That sounded like those Valentine cards that said You're my special someone! or something like that.
"Uh-huh."
Chiron just smiled at me real knowingly, like he knew all about my future. Then he checked the time and said: "Oh! It's time to go. The winter solstice council will begin soon." And with that, he disappeared into the Big House to get into his magical wheelchair, leaving me standing there with snowflakes landing on my shoulders looking like a complete idiot.
We arrived on the six hundredth floor of the Empire State Building. I know I know, aren't there only a hundred and three floors? Yeah, but Olympus has to be a bit higher than that, right? So naturally, it's on the six hundredth floor. The elevator opened with a pleasant Ding! We all got out and headed towards the throne room, me, Luke, Clarisse and a few other year rounders. Luke's this guy with short-cropped sandy hair, a nice smile, and a scar that ran just beneath his right eye and jaw. Nineteen years old. Son of Hermes. He's like an older brother to me.
Anyway! While we were walking through Olympus, I kept thinking about how I could improve the place, and Luke had a funny look on his face, like he was contemplating how to destroy Olympus. For example, tearing it down brick by brick, or just making it go KA-BOOM! Only later did I find out that that was exactly what he wanted to do.
"Hey Luke?" I said.
Luke turned to me and grinned, though it seemed kind of forced. "What's up, Annabeth?"
"You okay?" I asked.
Luke spread his arms. "Still in one piece." He tucked a lock of my blond princess curls behind my ear and I blushed. I quickly turned away to hide my face which was beginning to feel like a overcooked tomato.
I glanced at Luke. We were in the throne room, listening to Zeus rambling about some random stuff that I wasn't really interested in. Everything was perfectly normal, except Luke. He kept looking around nervously and every time I tried to talk to him he jumped and told me not to scare him angrily. Finally, he said that he forgot something he had to do in mortal world and left the throne room quietly. Nobody noticed…expect, well, me.
After the winter solstice council, we took the Delphi Strawberry Service van home. On the way Chiron asked me where Luke was. I just said what he told me—he had other things to do in the mortal world. Chiron shrugged and Clarisse said some nasty comments about random stuff to other campers. Everything was normal…until the weather started getting weird. Thunderclouds gathered over New York City the speed of light, while the sky rumbled with the earsplitting cracks of thunder. Then lightning flashed and it started to rain. A lot of rain, just splattering down on the van. We drove through the storm back to Camp Half-Blood, even though it was impossible to see anything through the windows. Maybe Argus's eyes have weird X-ray powers, but anyway I on guard the whole time, waiting for the KA-BOOM! of the van when we crashed. It was a miracle that we made it to camp alive.
Erm, well, that was a bit shorter than I wanted. Though next chapter, the real fun begins!
