I OWN NUFFIN!
This is not solely based off the book. It's more based off the movie. This is purely to humor myself and for my friend. If you have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all because I WILL ignore you. And if you are nice you get a virtual cookie. Thanks, and please come again. 3
Peace out bitches!
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Chapter 1
Ding! The elevator doors to Olympus slid open smoothly and omitted two figures at the base of the grand stairway to the Temple of the Gods. One figure was rather short, standing at 5'4, with warm, naturally tanned skin from thousands of hours out on a training field. She showed off sparkly green eyes flecked with copper and honey that highlighted the golden honey blonde of her curly waist-length hair. The other was towering at a very pale 6'2, red auburn hair, and ice gray eyes that could sear the soul.
How did these two fit together? Not a being knows, but they both looked up and sighed at the task of climbing up thousands of stairs in order to complete the quest they were assigned.
Climbing up the stairs two at a time, the small one, Victoria, chattered incessantly about defeating the Hydra that they were set to slay two weeks previously.
"And remember when we were in that cave in that small bit of nowhere we found in Finland? That place was SO hard to find. And it smelled like rotten fish in there." She made a face of disgust and started taking the steps two at a time to appease the growing energy that one gets when about to be in the presence of Gods.
"Tori, how could I forget? That was only like four days ago. And it smelled like fish because that's what the Hydra ate when it was short on humans. We wouldn't have made it out of there if you hadn't volunteered to be swallowed by the damn thing." Replied Redeaseous or Red as most called her for fear of being sent to Hell.
"I know, but I feel so experienced when I reminisce about past events. And how ELSE do you kill a beast like that if not by slicing it from the inside out?" Red wondered, not for the first time, how one so small and graceful could talk about something so violent without making it sound out of the ordinary.
"Experienced?! You are the freaking only daughter of Zeus! You've been at the Camp since you were three and have been battling the unexplainable ever since!" Tori smiled sheepishly at what Red had said. She was right, except for one small detail.
"Actually, I was two and a half." She corrected.
Red glared at her, and that was the end of the conversation. But at that point they were at the top of the stairs and they had to compose themselves before entering the Meeting Chamber, where they would meet the Gods.
They knocked on the door and heard a deep voice command them to enter. Obeying immediately, they dropped to their knees and bowed their heads. "You may rise." Said a voice, assuming it was Zeus, who ruled over the rest of the twelve. The pair regarded the group, Tori with excitement, and Red with boredom.
"Have you completed the task of which was set to you?" Zeus asked in a deep voice that sounded like a thunder rumbling in the distance.
"We have, Daddy. We have slain the Hydra that lies in the Finnish catacombs and collected three of her eggs.
As she spoke, Red pulled three large eggs out of her backpack, wrapped in a white towel, and presented them to Zeus. He looked them over and accepted them, handing them off to a servant who was nearby for purely that purpose.
"You have done well my daughter and you as well Redeaseous." Red winced at the use of her real name and then shrugged thanks in return.
Tori, as always, who was ecstatic from receiving the compliment, repeated her thank you over and over again until her father silenced her softly.
As they were being dismissed a few minutes later, Poseidon stood and cleared his throat. "Victoria, Redeaseous, I was hoping that when you return to Camp you could say hello to my son, Percy, for me." Puzzled, the two quickly agreed and figured that they would find out soon enough.
"Also, Redeaseous, your father who is unable to attend would like me to send his regards." Zeus said as Red and Tori prepared to leave. Red turned her back and started down the steps. Muttering something about how her father could go to Hell.