the Blood of Olympus

by Parker and Me

Percy and Annabeth have escaped Tartarus, and now the crew on the Argo II are flying to Athens to stop Gaea in the final battle. Meanwhile, Nico, Reyna, Coach Hedge, and a forty foot tall statue of Athena are off to stop the Romans and Greeks from going to war. Can they stop Mother Earth? (This is my first fanfic, please review and enjoy!)

1. Percy I

Percy

Percy stood by the mast of the ship, breathing the open air like it was a life-saving medication. Ever since Tartarus, the world, the earth seemed like a dream. Ironic, considering Mother Earth herself was trying to kill them all. He watched the landscape fly by below them as they, well, flew by.

The ship was once again damaged by (surprise, surprise!) Gaea's minions. Stymphalian Birds attacked. Festus and Leo torched them, and then sent them away with the ships horn, but they still damaged the oars, and Leo said they would need to stop for supplies before they could travel by sea again. It was early morning, but Percy wasn't tired. He watched the sun come up over the ridges of some hills below. The sun got bigger, and it seemed to get closer, and closer, and closer. Too late, Percy hit the alarm bell. The crew ran upstairs. Percy had just enough time to yell,

"DUCK!" A huge fireball smashed into the deck, right where Annabeth's head had been. It crashed into the main mast and set it on fire. The automatic sprinkler systems went on, drenching everyone. But that was the least of their worries. A serpentine creature, as big as a school bus, looked down on them. It had glowing yellow eyes and rows of jagged white teeth. Beautiful green scales covered its hide, and its clawed feet grabbed onto the rails.

"The Ismenian Dragon!" yelled Annabeth, which she clearly thought explained everything. Seeing the bewildered looks on everyone else's faces, she continued. "Cadmus slayed it easily, but—" she swallowed, and the serpent blew another ball of fire at the crow's nest. It fell, with a large crunching sound, on Hazel's foot. She screamed and Frank rushed over. "It was a son of Ares! Ares got mad at Cadmus for killing it, so he turned Cadmus into a snake!"

"No problem." Said Leo nervously, "we've dealt with sacred monsters before right?" He glanced at Piper and Jason.

"Yeah," said Piper, "but you don't have that netting, and I doubt it will listen to square dancing commands!" Percy had absolutely no idea what they were talking about. He stood looking at them, unaware, as the dragon got ready to fire.