Prologue

Alex fired a shot towards the giant eye coming out of the sea in front of them before he vaulted over a large tentacle lying on the deck.

"Alex, duck !", shouted Percy from the helm. Alex, fortunatly for his head, did duck just before a ten foot wide octopus arm sailed over his head.

Alex kept running, trying to get to her, the one who had, along with Percy, had his back since the beginning of this quest. The one who Alex was pretty sure he had some feelings for, maybe even love. He shouted back to Percy, "Can't you get this thing out of here ? You're the bloody son of the sea god, We're at sea !"

"I'll try !", answered Percy. His face scrunched, concentrating, before he raised his hand in front of him. Two giant hands made out of hardened water rose out of twin whirlpools on each side of the ship. They ripped the tentacles off the large wooden ship, copying Percy's movements. They then headed for the eye, the monsters weak spot.

Ten seconds later, a large pile of seaweed was floating across the ocean.

Alex glanced back at Percy, who was drenched in sweat, aparently his powers over liquid didn't extend to sweat, and looked very pale. Percy nodded towards their fallen questmate, at which point Alex dashed towards her.

Kneeling down next to her, Alex inspected her injuries. She looked bad, she had a large gash in her stomach, a cut on her head and her leg looked broken. Alex turned around to tell Percy to get somenectar, only to see that Percy had collapsed. The ship was now swaying violently off course and Alex was no sailor.

Suddenly, Alex felt exhausted, the exploits of the last few days finally getting to him, and he collapsed. His last conscious thought was,

It's all my fault this quest failed, we started with four, one's gone, one's dying right next to me and me and Percy are dead on our feet. I'm sorry.

Hi ! How was the first chapter ? I hope you enjoyed it !

I can't decide who Alex's parent should be, I've been thinking maybe Artemis, since Alex will be using a gun, ranged weapons n'all. Tell me in a review ! I've also been thinking about the girl's parent (I'll probably go with Demeter but suggestions are welcome).

I'll only update after I get six reviews, so that will give you some incentive. Love you all,

-The First Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper for short.