Percy Jackson and the Battle of the New York Subway

by Percabeth Returns

What do you think would happen when a Percy Jackson quest mixes with a clue hunting mission? Disaster. Percy thinks that the clue hunters are rouge demigods or at least monsters in disguise. And the clue hunters think Percy is a wild, crazy Cahill who kills anyone he sees...at least for those who can see through the mist.

1. I Hear the Worst Prophecy Ever

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the New York Subway

Chapter One: I Hear the Worst Prophecy Ever

It was the last day of school, and everyone was relaxed. Annabeth was coming over from camp. On the way out, I met my frizzy red-headed nightmare: Rachel Elizabeth Dare.

"What are you doing here, Rachel?"

Suddenly, her eyes glowed serpent green and she began to talk in a voice that sounded like RRRRaaaacccchhhheeeellll or 4 Rachels talking at once.

"5 shall dive into the land without light,

Mortal's life, save, kill, you might.

One shall be lost at the bull man's feet,

A promise to keep with a heart's last beat."

Rachel has just said a prophecy, and it doesn't look good. The line about the bull man? That was the Minotaur. The Minotaur was the first monster I have ever killed, years ago on Half-Blood Hill, when it almost killed my mom. I fought it again during the Titan war, he still gives me nightmares.

I ran back to my apartment to tell mom, but I ran smack into someone else. That someone else was Clarisse.

"What are you doing here, punk?"

I knew better than to fight Clarisse. She was a daughter of Ares AKA the war god. I've gotten on Are's bad side during the first quest I have ever completed. I told Clarisse to get out of my way.

"First tell me what Rachel told you, punk."

"Eavesdropper!"

"Tell me!" Clarisse said as she pulled out her electric spear, or her third electric spear. I broke the first one during my first summer, she broke the second one herself while fighting the Lydian Drakon during the second Titan war.

"She said something like '5 shall dive into the land with no light, some mortal's life you can save or kill.' Then she said something like 'Someone shall die at the bull man's feet, a promise to keep before he dies.'"

I drew Riptide and said "Now can you leave me alone?!" Clarisse got out of the way.

Once I got to my mom's apartment, I quickly showed her what I copied down of what Rachel said. She told me I better get going.

"Where?"

"Annabeth would show you."

So I had to kill time until Annabeth came. I did everything I could do. But I was still bored, so I drew Riptide and went out on the street, slashing at mortals, who were not harmed by the blade (they can't see it either, they just thought it was a pen).

Finally, Annabeth came over. First thing, I showed her Rachel's prophecy. After we looked at it for a while, I told mom that we had to get to camp.