-This is the only time I'm going to do this – I DO NOT own Percy Jackson I own Clarynda and her sisters, but that in itself is awesome –
Quest for the Third
xStarletx
A/N: Here we are my first EVER Percy Jackson. I just saw the movie and though it deviated from the book which I happen to love so much, it was pretty awesome. I figured after the movie aired a few people might like. So This one's going to be LONG. The written version is up to 30 chapters and I haven't really gotten that far. Be sure to read the instructions at the bottom it will help you understand what's going on. Awesome. I hope you like it, don't forget to review!
Chapter 1: I Destroy the Ares House
The summer was full on suckish this year at Camp Half-Blood, for one Thalia's pine tree was dying, meaning that monsters of any kind could get into camp. My friend Tyson, a Cyclops, had been claimed by my father Poseidon so I was constantly being teased about being related to a Cyclops. Chiron had been fired from Camp Activities Director and replaced with a guy named Tantalus who wasn't going to stop harassing me until I was either Dead or expelled, maybe even both. No one would listen to me either when I told them Luke had to be behind this then after getting punished for saving the camp from vicious birds during a chariot race I decided staying in my house was just plain safer for my sanity and my chances of staying at Half-Blood camp for the rest of the summer. I didn't know just how bad of an idea that was.
It was fine until I heard the shrill screaming echoing through the camp. I rushed out of my cabin and saw the strangest girl running through the houses, her green hair was flying out behind her like a cape, her green grass like dress swished as she ran, and she was running bear foot as fast as she can. Behind her was a Hellhound three times the size of the Hellhound that had attacked me last summer. Uncapping Riptide I rushed towards her, though I wasn't sure what help I could provide her. She slid to a stop right in front of me, and in those five seconds the Hellhound caught up with her. With a swing of his massive head we were sent flying into the Ares house, the force of the impact causing the house to collapse around us. I had landed in a pile of spears, the girl had landed upside down in a shrub that had just appeared out of nowhere. The Hellhound loomed above her, his sharp yellow teeth closed down on her, I thought she was a goner but when the Hellhound lifted his head he had her by the front of her dress. She thrashed around like a fish out of water.
"STOP! SIT! STAY! DOWN! LET GO! BAD DOGGIE!" She cried. As I pulled myself out of the rubble that was once the Ares house, I wondered why no one had come to help us. She was making such a racket that it seemed impossible that not a single person at the camp had heard the struggle, and where was the border patrol? I glanced back at the wreckage and grimaced, I was definitely going to get in trouble for that.
When I had managed to catch up to the Hellhound he was at the entrance of the forest. Branches were lashing out at him, smacking him across his massive muzzle, vines were lashing out at his feet like whips, and winding around his legs attempting to trip him up, I had never seen a tree act in such away, I was told that wood nymphs had always been pretty peaceful, what I was watching wasn't peaceful. The Hellhound didn't even notice me until I brought Riptide down on his hind leg, and even then I didn't do much damage. The massive hound yelped and the girl fell to the ground where she landed on another shrub I was sure wasn't there. Once her feet were on the ground the girl took off for the lake with the Hellhound in pursuit. I felt a little unloved at this point, it was like the Hellhound didn't care at all that I had just let his original quarry get away, he just continued to chase her. What was so important about that girl anyways?
The stopped just short of the shore line, and the Hellhound was speeding towards her. She kept glancing between the two as if wondering which she should be more scared of, but then again why would she be so scared of the water? Maybe she couldn't swim. I was running toward her again, the Hell hound was almost to her, she looked pretty desperate.
"Please Help me!" She cried and from the forest rolled at least five logs. They rolled into the water, vines weaved around the ends binding them together, the girl hopped on and the logs began to move. The Hellhound lunged at her but she ducked and he missed, the water lapped onto his feet and a sickening sizzling sound could be heard. Once again the Hellhound yelped and backed away, he then began to pace the shore watching as she floated out into the distance, out towards the sea. He howled at her once or twice, and I stood behind him wondering when he was going to turn around and attack me, but he never did.
There was this strange woosh noise and all the shadows in the area swarmed towards him, stopping right in front of his front paws, they gradually grew raising higher and higher until the formed a doorway of sorts. The Hellhound looked out at the girl again, who was now a dot on the horizon, and howled once more as if he were uttering a warning. He then turned to the shadows and walked through, once he disappeared completely the shadows flew back to what they had previously been and I stood there confused and alone, wondering why the thing hadn't attacked me at all.
"There he is!" Someone cried. I turned back towards the camp and saw almost all the campers racing towards me, Annabeth was at the lead.
"Oh My Gods Percy! What happened?" Annabeth asked me. I looked down for the first time, I was covering in cuts from where I had been hit by the spears as well as dust and bits of rubble.
"There was this Hellhound, it was chasing a girl, but she got away, she out there somewhere." I told her pointing out towards the sea, Annabeth turned to where I pointed but the girl couldn't be seen anymore.
"Percy, we would have heard a Hellhound if there was one, we all returned to our cabins to get ready for dinner and the Ares cabin was completely destroyed." Annabeth whispered to me. She looked like she was going to say more, but Tantalus and Mr. D had appeared.
"Well what do you have to say for yourself?" Tantalus asked me. I was slightly confused.
"There was an attack. A Hellhound got into the camp and was attacking a girl." I told him. He huffed at me.
"A likely story! You destroyed the Ares house out of malicious revenge!" He crowed. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
"What? No. I don't care about that. The Ares house fell down when the Hellhound rammed me and the girl into it. Here I can show you the shrub she landed it!" I told them, before waiting for an answer I rushed past everyone and back to the ruins. There was no shrub to be seen. Where does a shrub just up and disappear to? It's not like they can walk. Tantalus was beside me now smirking.
"Maybe you're just plain crazy. Either way you are going to have to rebuild the Ares house, yourself, with your own bare hands." He sentenced. I wanted to fight this, but what good would it do? There was no proof after all.
It didn't matter anyway. I only had one day of actual remodeling, I left the night after going on a mission for the Golden Fleece and to save Grover from marrying a Cyclops, even though Tantalus set Clarisse on the mission instead. I didn't know it at the time, but it was going to be one of the most heart breaking quests I had ever been on.
Alright. This is basically a puzzle story. Each chapter is from a certain character's point of view, and it may or may not be in order. Percy Jackson's point of view will always go in order, but in between will be random chapters from other characters like Luke will show up and will most likely not be in order. At the end of Each chapter I will put up the name of the character and what number that chapter is for that person. I know it seems complicated but honestly, it's much more entertaining that way! So please stick to it! I hope you guys enjoy it.
Percy – 1
