AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my first ever fanfic I know its short but I just want to know what you think about the plot. Please review and give feedback, I'm only a kid so no swearing please (apart from swearing upon the river styx =). DISCLAIMER: I don't own these characters all rights to R.R
Percy's POV Why? Just why? After everything we'd been through, all of the adventures and hardships, the romans had betrayed us. Just as we were about to topple Gaia's forces Jason snuck behind me, put his gladius to my throat and said " Its over bro."
"W-what! Jason what are you doing?" Piper stuttered, shocked.
" W-what!" Jason mimicked "foolish daughter of Venus. Or should I say Aphrodite for you idiotic Graceus," before Hazel knocked her out.
" Now Perseus," he sneered, " you are going to get your girlfriend and come peacefully to the base of Mount Olympus, or I slit your throat."
I silently cursed. Stupid Romans. I found Annabeth with a sword pressed against her throat, courtesy of Frank. My vision went red with anger.
"Get your filthy Roman hands off of her." I said through clenched teeth.
"Or what?" he taunted.
"Or this." I punched him in the face. "Blackjack!" Suddenly, a large shape shot out of the clouds and swooped Annabeth and an unconscious Piper onto his back, kicking Frank in the head for good measure. "Aaaarrrrggghhh!" Jason shrieked, fruitlessly throwing his sword at Blackjack.
A stupid mistake.
I advanced on him and slashed Riptide across his chest. "You shall pay Jackson!" he screamed, blood pouring from his torso.
"Seeing as though you don't have a returning sword like I do, I find that prospect highly unlikely," I replied calmly.
"New Rome shall prevail!" he shrieked like a madman, before I plunged Riptide into his chest. But I had made a mistake; I had forgotten about Hazel. Oops. Then something smashed into the back of my head and I fell unconcious.
Annabeth's POV
I was slashing away at a pack of Hellhounds with Frank when I heard Piper shout something at Jason. "What? Noooo!" I shouted as Frank grabbed me and held his sword to my throat.
"How stupid are you Graceus scum?" he laughed. I shook with rage at his words. How could they? After all we'd been through how could they mislead us just like that? I got over my shock and started contemplating escape plans. I racked my brains but couldn't think of anything. I scolded myself. You're a daughter of Athena; of course you can think of something.
"Thinking of escape plans Minerva spawn?" He sneered, "Don't worry; we'll take good care of you… At least, until Gaia needs you that is,"
I spat in his face. "You do realise that Percy is probably coming to find me right now," I said matter-of-factly.
He laughed. "No such luck Graceus. Your boyfriend has probably already been taken by Jason," he said, just as Percy emerged from a group of Earthborn giants. "Speak of the devil," I muttered with a slight smirk on my face. Percy saw us and clenched his teeth,
"Get your filthy Roman hands off of her."
"Or what?" Frank taunted. That was the wrong thing to say.
"Or this." Percy's fist slammed into his face rendering him unconscious. "Blackjack!" he shouted. Percy's favourite pegasus shot out of the sky and lifted me onto his back. "Put me down Blackjack!" I shouted. He just whinnied and kicked Frank before launching into the air again. As we were flying I spotted Piper on the floor. "There Blackjack!" I pointed down, "let me get Piper." He rocketed down in a speedy dive and at the last moment pulled up so that I could get Piper, and shot back up into the clouds. " To the Argo II Blackjack," I spoke in his ear. When we touched down on deck we were met by a worried Leo.
"What happened Annabeth?" He asked, all of his childish humour gone, " I just saw Percy kill Jason." He had tear streaks down his face.
" The Romans turned on us – they've sided with Gaia," I replied.
" What! No! This can't be true! You're lying," a look of shock and disbelief was etched on his face.
"I'm sorry Leo but everything I just said was true – I swear it upon the River Styx." Thunder boomed in the distance. Just then Piper gave a groan.
"Quick Leo, get me Nectar and Ambrosia," I ordered. He went below deck and reappeared with a packet of Ambrosia and a flask of Nectar. I sat Piper up and poured some Nectar into her mouth. She soon came around so I offered her a square of ambrosia. She took it gladly. She looked around and noticed that Percy wasn't here. "What happened to Percy?" she asked. I hesitated and she must've taken it as a bad sign. She gasped. "He-he isn't d-d-dead is he? She asked, shocked. I quickly shook my head. But I wasn't quite prepared to tell her the full truth: that Jason was dead.
"No he's fine he's just taking down more monsters," she calmed down when I said that but I was uneasy too. I decided to ask Blackjack to find him and bring him here. But when I looked around Blackjack was gone.
Percy's POV
When I finally regained consciousness I found myself in chains at the foot of an ancient temple dedicated to my father, Poseidon.
"So, the great Perseus Jackson has finally been overpowered, hmm? Your blood shall be used to wake the Earth Mother and you shall be sacrificed in your own father's temple! We lied when we said we needed two demigods- with one as powerful as you we shall not need a second!" The Giant King Poryphion said boastfully. He picked me up and laid me on the altar I my father's temple. "Oh great Earth Mother, rise from your slumber, use this demigod's blood to wake!"
I had no strength. It was hopeless. The world as we know it was going to end; all because of one big betrayal. I wriggled on the altar but ropes of earth shot out of the ground ad wrapped around me tightly, restricting any movement. Poryphion laughed all the time this was happening.
"Your attempts are futile little demigod – your friends will get cut down if they come within 200 feet of this temple and the Olympians are back to their split personalities because of the Romans' betrayal. Face it: the Earth Mother has won."
The worst thing was that I knew that it was true. But that didn't stop me from trying with all my might to escape. Poryphion raised his spear.
"Now you die," he snarled.
Suddenly, Poryphion was flat on the ground. "How dare you be so arrogant as to attempt to kill my son at my temple?" Poseidon fumed, "you shall pay for what you have done here Poryphion."
I felt the earth ropes loosen so I untangled myself and jumped down from the altar.
"Thanks Dad," I said to Poseidon.
"No problem son. Now, let's make an example of this ugly giant," Poseidon replied.
I stepped towards Poryphion, uncapping Riptide as I went. He struggled to one knee. One knee that I cut off using Riptide.
"You don't know what you're talking about Poryphion," I said, kicking him in the jaw, "you have underestimated us too many times. A fatal mistake on your behalf." I lopped off his right arm and ducked under a swipe from his left.
"Bah!" he exclaimed out of frustration.
Just then a winged figure came out of the sky. Whassup Boss? Blackjack spoke in my mind. Got any doughnuts? I sighed and shook my head. That pegasus was obsessed with doughnuts.
"No Blackjack but I promise I'll buy you some if we come out of all this alive," I said out loud. Sounds good to me Boss.
"Gah! How many times Blackjack? Don't call me Boss!" Blackjack just chuckled. But then something happened that made his eyes widen in shock. Duck Boss! I dropped to the floor just I time to avoid an otherwise fatal blow from Hazel's Spatha. I swiped her legs out from underneath her and Poseidon shot a bolt of energy at her which turned her into a puddle of water. I breathed hard, adrenaline coursing through me.
"Thanks Blackjack, I owe you one," I said. He went over to Poryphion and stomped on his head, making several horseshoe shaped dents in his face. One ton of doughnuts maybe. I explained to him that a ton of doughnuts would cost more than everything in my apartment, and a dozen others, until he seemed satisfied with two packets of the delicious treat from the funfair stall in Central Park. To my left Poseidon coughed.
"I believe we have a certain giant to dispose of,"
Oh right; I'd forgotten about Poryphion in the 'intense heat' of my argument with Blackjack. The Giant King was unconscious with golden ichor spurting out of the stump of his arm and his knee.
"Together?" I asked.
"Together," Poseidon confirmed. As one, me Poseidon and Blackjack all brought down our respective weapons - Blackjack's hoof, Poseidon's trident and Riptide – and disintegrated the Giant King.
"I believe that there are a few demigods that are anxious to have you back with them; Blackjack will fly you back to the Argo II where you can regroup and formulate another plan," Poseidon ordered.
"But father, wh-,"
"Not now Perseus, I must return to Olympus and report to the Council," Poseidon interrupted, "Farewell my son, I promise we will talk later, and know that I am always proud of you." And with that, he disappeared into a sea breeze and floated away.
"Well then Blackjack, take me home,".