I really hate Mondays. Everything just seems to go wrong on them, you know? Hi, I'm Percy Jackson, and I live with my mom and stepfather, in a small apartment in Manhattan, New York. Right now, my stepfather, Smelly Gabe, was out with his buddies, probably smoking or something else nasty. I'm in the kitchen with my mom, eating cookies and talking about old dead people. My mom has been explaining Greek heroes to me and its pretty cool. Perseus, Heracles, and Jason are just a few.
"They were all children of gods, such as Zeus, the king of the gods, and… Poseidon, king of the sea" She said that last name softly, and it instantly made me like him. My mom is the absolute best, and if she likes someone then i do too. Except Smelly Gabe, I'll always not like him.
"What about Jason? Wasn't he a god's kid too" i had asked because she hadnt mentioned much of him before, unlike her strong explanation of Heracles and Perseus, who were very different, but atleast I understood that Heracles was strong, but not nice, and Perseus, who was a great hero and was happy in the end. Which was about all he could process being only eight years old.
"Percy they are called demigods, and no, he wasn't one. That's what ruined him in the end, he disrespected and ruined a woman's life by breaking a marriage vow, and had no defense against Hera when she came after him for it." She was scowling when she said it, and softly barked out to me that if i ever did that to a woman she'd never give me a cookie again, which I think is fair so i quickly nodded.
I heard a loud spark noise near my ear, and it made me just about jump out of my pants but i didn't make a fuss about it cause i wanted to look strong in front of my mom. However she did notice something was off about me, and her eyebrows got closer together.
"Percy, baby.. I wanna give you something." She reached under the counter we were sitting at, and pulled out a gray knife.
"Percy this is silver, i want you to be careful with it, but please hold onto it. It'll keep you safe when I can't if you use it right." It was shiny, and i quickly stretched my hand out and grabbed it. She didn't let go though, she looked at me very seriously and whispered "Please."
I had a feeling she was talking about multiple things but I nodded and complied and asked "Please".
As she let go she went in for a hug. I gladly took it, and then it ended. But something was off. The floor was… buzzing. Charged? I wasn't really sure. I know when things have energy they buzz a lot. That's why my moms says I'm always moving, which i can understand, I am a total handful.
My mom noticed the buzzing too and I looked at her, and I was scared. She was looking confused but then she went kind of still as the "buzzing" got louder. She then started talking really fast and very seriously.
"Percy you need to get out of here. Very fast, you are a demigod son of Poseidon, god of the seas!" She was freaking out and i was so confused. "What? I thought those were a myth, what's happening mom!" I was so confused and i was gripping the knife really hard. My legs started moving and i was running towards my mom but she shoved me away. "PERCY LIVE!" The buzzing reached its peak with me being in the edge of the room.
All of a sudden a massive lightning strike went through the building.
And through my mom.
I was screaming and crying and gripping the knife so hard my hands were bruising. The building was breaking around me and i was trapped by the way the ceiling fell. i could feel the crashing of the building around me, and i was trapped.
I don't know how long i was down there. But eventually i got up from the ball i was in and i cut through the thin wall with my knife and climbed out to see.. Wreckage.
There wasn't anything i was feeling, my mom was dead and my home was gone and i was apparently part god. Which should be cool but right now it wasn't important. I bolted from the scene, but only after grabbing the cash from the cash jars i could scavenge from the wreckage. I didn't know how much i had grabbed but it seemed to be a few hundred dollars. I was running towards the border between Manhattan and Long Island.
I saw a taxi, and since I've been raised in New York all my life, despite my age was able to call it over as for me to get in. I shoved the money in his face and said "Montauk."
Montauk is a place me and my mom go t-.. Went to on vacations, it's where she met my father, who since i now know is Poseidon, makes since. Actually it explains a lot of her excuses as to why he's never around, and why I always liked water.
He was grumbling but accepted the money, and we were on our way. I was super sleepy, and my last thoughts before I fell asleep were how pretty the surroundings were and how i felt so cold.
I was floating through recent events. I could hear angry screeching and and mumbles that slowly turned into actual words. I could hear yelling about my mother and how she didn't deserve it by two really really tall guys, which were Zeus and Poseidon, which I don't know how I knew but I did. My dad was yelling to a smug looking Zeus. I lost focus of them but then I say my dad sitting on the beach at montauk looking glum but calm. Way calmer than he was talking to my- Uncle? I guess Zeus fits that. My dad was holding and seemed to be waiting on something. The scene faded to black and I slept mostly peacefully with flashes of mortal horror about my mom inbetween.
"KID. GET. YOUR. A-BUTT. OUT. OF. MY. CAR" I woke awake to his very annoyed voice, as if he'd been trying to wake me up for awhile. Once I realized everything that had just happened was real and I was really in Montauk quickly got out. The second I was out he sped away right the way we came. I turned and there he was. Just sitting there. Just like i saw him in my dream.
I walked over to him and sat next to him. And then i had a question.
"Are you really-"
"Yes"
"Is she really-"
".. Yes, I'm sorry son"
"It's ok, at least i still have a dad" I glanced over at him to see his reaction, and was satisfied to see he smiled a little.
He got up, and with him I did too.
"I can't stay for long, but a few things must be done before I go." He grimaced but hurried along with what he was saying. If I was more serious i think we'd look the same.
"You, being a demigod, will have to face monsters. Since you're my son, you get more monsters attracted to your "demigod scent" then normal. It sucks but that is life. There is a demigod camp that you can go to, but I can't let you go quite yet. In a few years yes, you may, but not yet. You need to train your weapon skills and your water abilities." For once in my life I only needed to be told once to understand it fully. This was serious.
"I suggest seeking out naiads, which are river nymphs, for them to help you learn your water abilities. And for your knife…" He reached down and put two fingers on the knife I had in my hands, put on a concentrated face, and then relaxed.
"Your knife is now a lot more durable, and has the ability to fully harm monsters no problem." I stared at my knife. I felt more connected to it than ever.
"One last thing before I go," He put out his hand and when i looked at it, it held a large book in it that wasn't there before. "Read up on this in your free time, it holds all the knowledge you need surface level. Don't lose it, because if i send you a message itll appear as a letter in this book probably." He sounded very tired about it all. That's understandable, I was sad and tired too.
"I've made a bank account in your name. It has money for supplies you could need. Don't abuse it but it is a very large amount, you get that percy?" I was dead on my feet but i was definitely listening.
"I've gotta go now, I'll have to go deal with my wife." I perked up at that. I remember my mom mentioning her. She didn't ever say anything bad about her but now that I think about it she is prolly very angry about me. So I wanna make up for that.
"Hey, Dad!" I called out to get his attention as he had begun to walk away, "If amfa-trite(?) ever needs or wants anything from me, I'll do it to help make up for my existence, make sure you tell her that, OK?" I was about to pass out but I saw my father smile sadly, wink, and he was gone when i blinked next. I walked over to the empty cabin that I used to stay in with my mom, got in a bed, and passed out.
Hey guys?
Do you guys like this kind of story?
I have lots of ideas and not a lot of time to put them into words. I take suggestions if they're good but i generally have a plan until he gets to the point in which the original story starts. I encourage comments.
BTW I don't really wanna be basic and write percabeth. Personally i prefer perlia but idk what ill do with this story. Im going to avoid making percy op
Ignore grammar errors im not cool enough to have a beta reader
Sorry if its too short or the pacing is too fast im not used to attempting long stories