I blow up a Cruise Ship

"Please Percy; it's only for a week. I need you on this trip." Rachael begged me. We were currently in Paul's Prius in Montauk, taking a joy ride. We were here with my mom and her boyfriend, Paul Blowfis. They had been dating for about a year or two now. Paul is a teacher at Goode High, while my mother is a novelist. I had met Rachael two years ago when I was on my quest to save Annabeth and Artemis, in which she saved my life from killing death machines. Then we met again at orientation last year where she saved me from two demonic and psychotic cheerleaders. You know just the average meet and greet. "Rachael we both know I can't. I'm going to be sixteen in a week." I explained calmly. You see Chiron, my centaur trainer and camp leader, had a prophecy years ago that said a child of the Big Three would make a choice on their sixteenth birthday to destroy or save the world.

At first the prophecy pointed at Thalia, a daughter of Zeus, but she was turned in to a tree after sacrificing herself for her two friends, Annabeth and Luke. Then it pointed to me when we all discovered that I, Percy Jackson, am a son of Poseidon, god of the seas. I was the prophecy child until after my second quest, where Annabeth, Grover (My best friend who is a satyr), Tyson (My Cyclopes brother), and Clarisse daughter of Ares. We got the Golden Fleece, to revive camp from dying. Long story short Luke, son of Hermes, betrayed camp and joined the titan's side. He poisoned Thalia's tree which was what kept the camp invincible, but we were able to stop it from dying. After we put the fleece on, Thalia was revived and was the new prophecy child. The next year however she became a Hunter of Artemis, a group of men-hating immortal girls. That same year we discovered that Nico is a son of Hades. He had a sister, who joined the Hunters, but died during a quest. He hated me, and ran away which was dangerous because if Kronos got him on his side, he could destroy the world. That next year however we made up and became good friends.

So now, I had the fate of the world in my hands. Lucky me.

"I know Percy, but I-"

"Rachael please, I know you need me but I seriously need to focus on the whole saving the world thing."

She sighed like she knew this would happen. "I know and I'm sorry it's just that if you come on this trip with me to Florida it would help me so much. My father h-he wants me to go to Clarion Academy." She visibly shuddered at that thought. Clarion Academy was this all girl preppy school, which was exactly why Rachael hated it. "I'm sorry Rachael but I really need to stay here, at home." She sighed again and nodded. "Yeah I guess-"She was interrupted by the sounds of hooves slamming on to metal. I looked up to see something that I was regretting to see for weeks. Blackjack, my Pegasus, Guido, one of Blackjack's friends, and on top of him was Bekendorf, son of Hephaestus.

"Hey Percy. What's up?" Bekendorf asked as if we weren't on a top secret mission. Yo boss! Got any sugar cubes for me? I just sighed and shook my head. "Well looks like you've got to save the world now huh?" Rachael asked. I nodded, not even looking at her. "Well, I guess I can't stop you from doing that." Then she did something that surprised me, and probably her. She kissed me full on the lips. When she separated she said," Go save the world for me hero."

I opened the door of the driver seat but before I left I asked," Do you mind telling my mom and Paul that-"

"Yeah don't worry I'll explain it to them."

With that I exited the car and walked over to my friends who had gotten off the hood of Paul's car, and on to the floor in front of it.

"Hey Perce how've you been?" Bekendorf greeted.

"Oh you know. My birthdays in a week, I have to decide the fate of the world, and an evil titan lord is after me."

"So I'm taking that as a good?"

"Yeah I'm good." I smiled. Bekendorf always got you to smile, even under my extremely situation.

"So I guess that you don't want Annabeth to know about this little meeting." He stated with a smirk forming on his lips.

"Oh gods don't even think about it."

With that he laughed, and I set up on Blackjack, and we soared off in to the sky. I looked back at Rachael and waved, but she had a faraway look on her face, as if she was a thousand miles away.

I spent the rest of the flight memorizing our plan. Bekendorf and I had to sneak on to the Princess Andromeda, a giant cruise ship that Luke, or now Kronos, used to transport himself with his monsters. The first time I had been on the ship was on my second quest in which Luke has tried to kill me. You know the regular family routine. The plan was simple: Sneak on the ship and plant the explosives, and then for me to use my awesome son of Poseidon skills to escape with Bekendorf. We had been training for this moment for weeks, and now we would see if the training paid off.

We finally saw the ship after about half an hour of flying. Oh man not this nightmare again, Blackjack whined, bad memories of My Little Pony hairstyles and annoying sweaty giants. See I had freed Blackjack and all sorts of other magical creatures on my second quest, so I knew this would be hard for him. "Land right there behind those barriers." I pointed out for him. He and Guido obeyed and cleverly flew behind giant barriers without being seen. "Okay, Bekendorf and I got this; you and Guido can head out." I ordered. You don't have to tell me twice boss! Don't die! With that he and Guido flew off, unseen by our enemies. I looked around for any activity, but it was like a ghost town, or I guess ship. Last time I was here there were hundreds of delusional tourists, who might as well have been zombies. It was only about 5:00 so I knew they wouldn't be in bed. I visually shivered at what could have happened to them. I looked at Bekendorf who was holding a folded map, no wait. It was a picture of a beautiful girl smiling. Silena Beaguard. She and he had been dating for about a month now, and they were perfect. You could see their eyes light up when they saw each other.

He had a bit of sadness on his face, even a little guilt. I understood exactly what he was thinking. I could tell even after all of our training, that he doubted both of us would make it back to camp, our home.

"Hey, we'll make it back." I assured him.

He looked at me, as if realizing I was there, but then he nodded and smiled.

"Let's go kick some Titan butt."

We snuck around the ship looking for the boiler room. We ran into a monster or half-blood now and then, but we hid before we were caught. If we got noticed then the whole plan would be ruined. After looking at several 'You Are Here!' signs we found the entrance to the boiler room. We snuck inside to find it empty. We thanked the gods, literally, for that and continued with the plan. With using the amazing invention known as duct tape, we taped jars of Greek fire all around the place. We were about finished when I heard sounds of feet clattering down the steps. Oh no.

I could tell just by the sounds that there would be at least twenty monsters or half-bloods walking down the steps, toward us.

"We can take them." I whispered to him.

"No Percy, I still have a few more jars to tape."

"It's only five jars Bekendorf! We can live without it...literally!"

"No, we can't risk anything. It's now or never!"

"Then I'll do it!"

"No I can't just let you go!" He sounded exhausted, and was covered in sweat just like me.

"Bekendorf it's just like you said. Do it now, and escape, or never and get caught."

He realized that I had trapped him, and with that he sighed. He whispered me a good luck, and I was off. I opened the door, and without hesitation I ran through a group of enemy half-bloods. They were too shocked to see me that they didn't even put up their swords. I crashed through them and onto the deck. I heard the sound of an alarm going off. Well I guess this is a way to cause a distraction. I bolted as far away from the boiler room and towards the middle of the ship. I know what you're thinking; wouldn't it be stupid to go to the middle of the ship? Well when have I ever made a smart decision? I'm not going to explain what happened after that really. It was filled with me killing dozens of monsters, and knocking out half-bloods. Still, it wasn't as much as I had thought it would be. I mean you sneak onto a TITAN'S ship and they only have about a hundred scouts. After battling and defeating about 50 monsters I found myself stopping, exactly in the middle of the deck.

I was breathing deeply, and my arms were sore from all of that sword fighting. I was sweating buckets, and I felt like I would pass out soon, but I had to keep fighting. I was about to go into battle stance when I heard a bone chilling voice. One that I have been haunted by since my first year at camp, my first quest, and my first year knowing who I really was. Kronos, lord of time.

"Percy Jackson. We have been expecting you."

I looked up to see Lu-Kronos. Last year Luke willingly let Kronos take over his body so Kronos could have a form sooner. Now Kronos was inside Luke's body, which utterly disturbed me. I mean just thinking that my "grandpa" had possessed my "cousin's son". When you think of it like that you can't just help but shiver. He was leaning over a rail, and he was on top of one of those helipads, which I didn't know they made for ships.

I glared with pure hatred. This titan had ruined my whole life. I could have had a whole different life, if it weren't for him.

"Why the cold shoulder grandson?" He smirked. I breathed deeply, trying not to respond. We had planned on meeting Kronos in battle, but I expected a certain son of Hephaestus to be here with me.

I heard a large sound, and the floor of the deck shook violently, as if we were experiencing an earthquake. I was soon surrounded by hundreds of enemies. I tried to hide my surprise, but it was really hard when you had hundreds of weapons pointed at you.

"Bow down Jackson. Join our side and fight against the gods!" Kronos cheered.

I shook my head. "Not a chance."

He only shook his head, obviously knowing my choice. Then something weird happened. His usual gold eyes shimmered to a light blue. When he spoke, it wasn't Kronos' dark voice, but Luke's.

"Then come join me for your last battle Jackson."

I thought about it. I knew he was just baiting me, but I needed to distract everyone from Bekendorf. I hesitated for a second, but then I walked confidently to the stairwell that led to the helipad. Everybody separated creating a large line. I knew they wouldn't dare attack me, especially if Luke challenged me.

When I made it to the top I got in my battle stance. There was no escaping this, and he knew it too. I've been trying to avoid this battle for years, but now there was no escaping. He got in his battle stance and smirked.

I lunged. I aimed a stab at his chest but he blocked. I noticed he wasn't using Backbiter like he used to. Now he was using Kronos' scythe. I heard from a monster once that one touch, and your soul would be separated from your body slowly. He got on one knee and aimed for my thigh, but I jumped out of the way. I swung my sword which would have decapitated him, but my sword just bounced off. This jolted my arm, causing me to drop my sword in pain. This happened last year too. I thought it was just because it was Kronos in control, but it wasn't just him. Luke laughed victoriously, lifted the scythe over his head, and brought it down towards my head. I jumped out of the way a second before it hit, and in my place was a giant hole. I lunged again but he blocked again and countered with a swipe. I tried to jump but it was too late. The blade made a small cut on my arm. It hurt, worse than anything I've experienced. I nearly collapsed in pain. I quickly backed away until I hit the railing. I was cornered. Luke's eyes changed back to gold, and he grimaced as if he drank something bad.

Then he laughed, like there was no tomorrow, which there might not be for me.

"Jackson, it was fun fighting, but now I need all of my focus while destroying Olympus. If only you could survive to see what I have planned for you and your friends at your puny camp."

I however was smiling, probably making me look crazy. My watch, which I had noticed during his laughing, had glowed for a second. It was a message from Bekendorf. It meant all clear. He finished the job and was at the rendezvous point waiting for me. Now…how to get there. I needed to distract Kronos.

"Bring it Kronos. We can take you any day." I gloated.

He snarled at me," You obviously don't see the situation you're in. We have you now Jackson and your little friend too."

That stopped me. They had Bekendorf? He just signaled to me he was ready. What happened? Two giants came forward from the crowd. Each holding Bekendorf by his arms. He was bloody, covered in scars and bruises. His shirt had been sliced up so much it was barely hanging. He had a black eye, and a broken nose.

Kronos laughed at the shock in my face. "This is only the beginning Jackson. Your camp will be in flames, and Olympus will be mine. It's terribly sad that you and your friend won't be able to see it." He and all of his cronies laughed smelling victory.

I looked at Bekendorf, who was looking at me. He looked like he would pass out like me. I was using the rail for support now, and my vision was a little blurry.

"Prepare to die Jackson. I'll let all of your friends know what happened to you! How you surrendered to me, and prepared for death!"

That's when I snapped. I thought about all of my friends, people I considered family, who were counting on me. They needed ME, and I was going to help them, no matter what.

Suddenly there was a tug in my gut. At first it was the average, but then it grew in pain. It was nearly a hundred times worse than Mt. Saint Helens. It almost matched the pain of my cut from the scythe. I collapsed onto my knees in pure pain and let out a scream. Suddenly the large cruise ship groaned as water surrounding us lifted high in the air and collapsed onto the decks. It swirled around instantly killing monsters, and drowning half-bloods. I barely had the strength to see the water make a small hole around Bekendorf like a shield, causing all of the raging water to avoid him.

The ship started to tilt, and all of the surviving enemies lost their balance and fell into the raging ocean, and never came back up. When Bekendorf fell, the water shield seemed to wrap around him, except for his head, keeping him on the ship, alive.

I tilted my head to Kronos, who was holding onto a rail as the ship started to sink.

"Jackson! How on-"Suddenly a giant wave crashed over him, drowning out his words.

With all my strength, which wasn't much I called Blackjack.

Within seconds he came, but he had to fly above us so he wouldn't get wet.

Boss! Hey boss! I only leave you for an hour and you sink a ship! Did you at least get a picture?

"Blackjack this is serious! Get Bekendorf to camp!"

What about you, boss?

"I'll find a way, hurry!"

He tried to whine in protest but then grabbed Bekendorf by the collar and soared off to camp. The ship was now nearly underwater; only the helipad floated. I was too weak to talk, and it took all my energy not to pass out. Then I heard my watch beep. Oh Styx! I forgot the timer! That signaled one minute till detonation. I was done for, and what was worse was that Kronos was getting up.

"How on Earth did you do that Jackson? You destroyed almost a third of my whole army!" He snarled. I only held onto the rail for my life, I could barely stand. Water was now flowing onto the helipad's floor, and the water was powering me. I mean by tenfold, but I was still too weak. I muttered, "I don't know." Then I jumped over the rail, and sank into the ocean. My last bit of strength was used to propel myself as far as I could from the nearly destroyed ship. Still I could hear Kronos' roar of anger; obviously furious that I just did the impossible. My last thought was, what have I gotten myself into now?