Ok so this is my first fanfiction story ever so try and read it with an open mind. I'm trying to make a story about Thalia , Luke and Annabeth during their days on the run. Please review!
Oh I do not own these characters. All rights go to Rick Riordan
The story of Thalia and Luke before Camp Half-Blood
Thalia Grace was 10 years old when she decided to run away. It wasn't a quick decision. She had thought of leaving before but had never done it. It was mostly because of her mother. Her mother, who would sometimes disappear for up to days at a time. Her mother who never cared what Thalia doing or if she was all right. Yes her mother was a big problem.
But her biggest problem was her dad. He was the main reason she left. She hated him and yet the strangest thing was she had never even met him. Her mom spoke of him often saying how amazing he was and how grateful Thalia should be that he was her father.
" You should pray to your father tonight Thalia." Her mother would say before going to bed. Or it was "You should give some of your meal to your father as an offering, he would like it."
Thalia would just always roll her eyes and mutter "Whatever," but she never let her mom know how she would pray to him or give him offerings and always try to feel some sort of connection to her dad. A connection that had never came.
You would think that the all powerful Zeus, Lord of the Sky, would have time to say or do anything to his only daughter to make her feel less lonely but he never did.
Until one day when he showed up at her front door.
She was 7 years old when it happened. She remembers she was watching cartoons and eating goldfish when the doorbell rang.
"Thalia, sweetie, can you get that please?" Her mom called from the bedroom.
"All right," she called back. It was a commercial anyway. She flung the heavy door open and there stood a man she had never met. He was tall and looked powerful. Intimidating was a good word to describe him. He wore a suit and his eyes were gray like storm clouds. When he saw her, his face broke into a huge grin.
"Thalia, you've gotten so big. You going to be killing monsters before I know it!" He laughed in a way that seemed to frighten her. It didn't seem possible, after all these years that he would be right here but she asked anyway.
"Dad? Is that you?"
"Of course it is! Who did you think I was?" He asked with a shocked expression on his face. As if he thought Thalia would know what he looked like. She had never even seen him before. She felt shocked, hurt, angry, but she also felt happy. Her dad was here. He had never been here before.
"So where's your mom" Zeus asked letting himself in. Thalia was too much in shock to say anything but then her mother walked in the room.
"Honey who was it at the," She stopped suddenly looking at the god in her living room. Thalia looked from her mother to her father wondering what would happen next. Her mother was looking at Zeus as if she was in a trance. Then suddenly a tear fell from her eye.
"What. I don't understand. What are you, I mean how are you, I, I." She stopped muttering while the lord of the sky stared at her. She seemed to be silenced under his gaze.
Thalia wasn't really sure what to do until her dad looked at her and said, "Dear why don't you go outside and play?" It was obvious he wanted some time with Thalia's mom. Thalia ran outside.
After that Zeus came by more and more. He would take her mother out sometimes, and ask Thalia questions about herself. For a while, with Zeus around, things seemed to be better. Thalia was happier and her mother smiled much more often and easier. It seemed that everything might turn out okay. Until Thalia's mom announced she was pregnant.
It seemed that after she had announced that news, Thalia's father came around less and less until finally one day he just stopped.
Ms. Grace had a blonde haired blue eyed little boy that she named Jason soon after. Thalia loved him instantly. While Thalia seemed to adore Jason, her mother didn't seem to like him. Perhaps she blamed him for Zeus leaving.
Thalia found out the truth one day while her mother was drinking and lying on the couch doing nothing. She had gotten quite lazy, going from job to job and drinking more after Zeus had left her again.
"You know why he left me Thalia?" She said slurring the words as she went. "He left cause he was afraid! Yeah that's right. Afraid of Hera's wrath. It must have angered the queen of the heavens to see her husband fall for a mortal not just once, but twice! Twice! I wonder what she will send after you and your brother once you get older! You just wait!" She yelled this last part at Thalia pointing a finger at her.
What Thalia had gotten from that speech was that it wasn't her dad that was afraid. Well maybe a little. But definitely not as much as her mom. Her mom was scared. She was scared of Hera and what Hera might do to her. After all Hera has never been forgiving. It went on like this for a couple more years until one day Ms. Grace took Thalia and Jason to the park. Jason was now two years old.
Thalia's mom had gotten worse over the years. Thalia didn't trust her anymore and had finally begun to dream of running away. Occasionally a monster would attack but not too often. This seemed to scare Ms. Grace even more. The only thing keeping Thalia at home was Jason. She loved him.
While they were at the park Thalia's mom turned to her and said, "You know I think I left the picnic basket in the car. Be a dear and go get it." Thalia didn't really want to leave but she would only be a few minutes. Thalia turned and went to the car.
When she came back, Jason was gone and Thalia's mother was sitting on the ground sobbing. Thalia had this awful feeling in her gut but she calmly asked her mom "Mom, where's Jason?"
This made her mom cry even harder. "Hera has claimed him. He is as good as dead," She said moaning. Thalia stood there feeling like the whole world was crashing down on her. She knew she was not going to stay with her mother. She had decided that Jason was the final straw. Thalia ran away.