Hey guys, gals and non-binary pals! Thanks for clicking on this! Reviews and constructive criticism is appreciated. I don't own Percy Jackson, sadly. There may be a way for other characters to be revived or saved. Feel free to make suggestions.
I was watching the scenery as my two friends bickered in the front of the car.
"I say we go to all the clothing stores! There is a sale today! And you spent hours in the food court last time causing us to not have time for anything else!" Amelia argues which causes Luis to retort. "You were the one who spent ages complaining with the manager," He takes on a high pitched voice to mock Amelia. "My tofu taco had a sliver of meat on it! The cashier charged me an extra two dollars because he saw me as a stereotypical white girl that can afford it! I got my food extra greasy, I demand a different one!"
Amelia rolls her eyes and replies. "It was labeled as a vegetarian dish, yet every time I get it, it has some sort of meat in it! I did not complain about the extra greasy food, I onl-" Luis interrupts. "You only made a face which prompted the manager to come over instead of having you storming over there."
"Well, it isn't my fault that I'm allergic to red meat!" Amelia nearly shouts, throwing her hands up. That causes the car to start slowly leaning its way to the right. I started to fear for my life since it was getting dangerously close to the edge of the lane. I am not usually this paranoid but I have an uneasy feeling in my gut.
"Please keep your hands on the wheel and focus on the road! We are getting close to being off the lane." I finally speak up, basically shouting. I caught the attention of both of them since it is rare that I raise my voice. I am usually the calm pacifist unless of course there is an emergency or someone is being an idiotic jerk.
Amelia grabs the wheel, still with her eyes off the road, and says. "Happy now? Everyone knows that a few seconds won't do anything, you're just bein-" Luis interrupts her. "Just because you're mad at me doesn't mean you should take it out on Eli."
That causes another argument which once again prevents Amelia from focusing on anything else. We wandered off the lane by now, the car was going towards the right, "For the gods' sake, please stop arguing an-." I start shouting as Amelia says. "It's not like anything is going to ha-"
A red truck is suddenly going straight at us. Amelia doesn't notice due to her glaring at me and Luis, and nothing I can say will get her to notice in time though I try anyway. "SOMETHING IS BLOODY HAPPENING! FOR THE GODS SAKE, STOP BEING A MALE AND WOMAN UP!" My loud, abrupt but calm voice cut through the argument. Great, like normal, I spew references.
"Was that a British demigod accent? You read too much, Eliana." Luis teases to get me back on the stop being a male thing. "Next thing-" His voice dies at once when he actually look towards the road and noticed the car barreling towards it. He snaps to attention and is noticeably trying to think of a plan, fear visible in his face.
Meanwhile, Amelia panics and freeze up like a deer caught in the headlights upon spotting the car. She seems to now realize that things are serious, especially since Luis finally shut up. If I have known that it only took a life or death situation to shut him up, I would have threatened him with a butter knife, lawnmower, chainsaw or brick a lot more times. You know, whatever works.
Time seems to slow down as the car heads towards us. Fear and panic fill up every pore in my body but I managed to stay calm. At this rate, the car is going to slam right into the front. Maybe if we serve to the right?
Now knowing that I was the only one who had decent survival instincts, I launched myself at the wheel and yanked it to the right causing the car to serve. At the sudden motion, everyone is thrown to the left which causes me to lose my balance and fall into the backseat.
However, the car didn't quite get out of the way and my last image is the red truck hitting perfectly on the back seat. I'm the only one in the backseat. Great. Of course, I am the only one who will end up seriously hurt or dead. Well, at least my friends won't die. Another great thing, I sound like a seaweed brain. Ugh, I can hear Luis's voice in my head. "Eliana whatever her middle name is Llamarada, says references from books and movies so often that her last words are a reference." "Luis Manuel Gonzales, don't assume she is going to die yet. Maybe it'll miss!" Amelia says. Oh, wait that means I said that last part out loud and Luis' voice wasn't in my head.
A sudden impact and I no longer feel anything. I know I am getting thrown, well rather, my body is getting thrown. However, I am disconnected from it all as I am being yanked away from myself.
A swirl of darkness and colors overtake my mind like paint being poured all over a canvas of ever-changing colors. I feel myself swirling and whirling like I just got out of a very dark and fast water slide.
Something gets shoved into me, if you ask me what it was, I couldn't tell you.
There is no way to describe how it looked like since I wasn't really seeing anything or what it felt like since my senses were dying and reviving at the same time.
I get shoved into another waterslide thing and I'm gone.
A sudden flash of light and a cry of relief. I don't really understand what's happening. I feel like my brain has been shrunk into one of a newborn. In fact, I wasn't forming any thought in words, it was just flashes of feelings and images.
I'm crying and a smiling, black-haired woman is holding me. A young man with a blinding smile and blonde hair is looking at us with a proud smile. "I see that she'll have your eyes and my hair. She looks beautiful." The black-haired woman let out a laugh and says with love clear in her voice. "She'll be the most beautiful girl in the world. I don't need visions of the future to see that." The man smiles and after washing his hand, comes over to take a closer look. The woman passed me off to him and he holds me gently. He murmurs. "I see that you are one of them. You'll do awesomely of course." The woman appears not to hear him.
A sudden crack of thunder interrupts the peaceful, content mood. The man appears to be listening to something as another guy walks in. The new guy was in jogging attire and was talking into a phone. He holds up a finger until he finishes the call. "The man upstairs calls us for a meeting, I can cover for you for so long." The blonde man sighs, hands me off to the woman and says. "I'll be there in a few minutes. Please buy me some more time, brother." The jogging guy nods steps out of the room and disappears.
The blonde guy takes out a box which looks to be about the size of the House of Hades book and a letter was taped onto it. "When she tells you that she needs to come to camp, give her this. I won't be able to visit again, ancient laws and the guy upstairs being a pain." The woman frowns but nods. She takes the box, clearly knowing that she shouldn't open anything until she gives it to me.
"At least name her with me. You said that you had a good middle name." She pleads. The blonde man smiles and says softly. "Her middle name shall be Aurora." The woman smiles brighter than the sun and somehow brighter than the blonde man. "She'll be Equoia Aurora Diaz Llamas."
Thunder booms again and the blonde guy frowns. "Looks like I have to go." He walks over to me and gently whispers. "You'll do great, my Προφήτης."
He steps backward and tells the women. "You should cover your eyes." The woman does as he says and even covers my eyes with a careful hand. With a flash of golden light, the man disappears. All the medical supplies and stained sheets were cleaned up and put away. It was like he was never there. All that's left is a woman with her child and the box.
The first chapter is done. If you feel like this is going too slow, let me know. I am trying to have this go at an even pace though in the process of not rushing, sometimes it goes too slow. Thanks for reading and have a great day/night/afternoon/morning.