Hey so this is my first attempt at a Percy Jackson fic so please comment and tell me how I'm doing. Also I don't own Percy Jackson or anything related to the fandom.
I groaned as I opened my eyes. Apparently I'd fallen asleep in a rather uncomfortable position. My neck and shoulders were stiff. I looked around. I was on a bus in between two boys. One was pale with acne and the starting of a beard. There were chunks of what appeared to be peanut butter and ketchup sandwich being thrown at him. The boy on my other side, with black hair and green eyes, was getting madder and madder at the red headed freckle faced girl who were throwing the bits of sandwich at the first boy. I gasped I was in the Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief book.
"Are you alright Izzy?" Percy asked. He didn't know me, or he shouldn't at least so it had to be the Mist. Grover kept sneaking glances in my direction unaffected by the Mist and knowing I didn't belong. I felt like Jason in the beginning of the Lost Hero. Except unlike Jason I had all my memories.
"Yeah fine. No need to worry Percy." I lied easily enough. I knew Grover and probably Chrion would want to talk to me, but they'd have to wait. None of us wanted to pull Percy into the middle of this. Percy smiled as if he was relieved.
"Good, have a nice nap?" He asked. I could tell he was just trying to make small talk, probably so he wouldn't lose his temper with Nancy Bobofit.
"As good a nap as one can get on a school bus." I answered rotating my shoulders. Another piece of sandwich was aimed at Grover's head.
"I'm going to kill her." Percy mumbled.
"It's okay. I like Peanut butter." Grover said trying to calm Percy down.
"With Ketchup?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. Grover shot me a look that said I wasn't helping. His glare was cut off by him dodging yet another piece of sandwich.
"That's it." Percy growled preparing to stand.
"Percy don't." I said grabbing his arm. Grover's hand came next to mine pulling Percy back down into the seat.
"You're already on probation. YOU know who'll get blamed if anything happens." He reminded Percy.
We made it to the museum without further incident. Chrion led the way into the museum. He took us back to the Greek and Roman section to the grave marker of a girl. I loved this stuff. It was part of what led me to read the Percy Jackson series in the first place. I loved the thought of modern demigods.
I stuck close to Percy and Grover and listened carefully to Chrion. "Will you shut up?" Percy suddenly demanded making me jump. I had tuned out everyone, but Chrion.
"Mr. Jackson did you have a comment?" Chrion asked his eyes sliding to me. He realized I shouldn't have been there, but he wasn't going to say anything. Not yet.
"No sir." Percy answered.
"Perhaps you'll tell us what this picture represents?" Chrion asked. Testing Percy's Greek knowledge and without knowing it foreshadowing what was to come. The second titan war.
"That's Kronos eating his kids right?" Percy answered sounding just a bit unsure.
"Yes. And he did this because…" Chrion prodded.
"Well…" Percy was trying hard to remember. "Kronos was the kind god, and-" I was shaking my head at the word god before Chrion even thought to interrupt.
"God?"
"Titan." Percy corrected before continuing on. "And he didn't trust his kids, who were the gods. So, um, Kronos a rock to eat instead. And later, when Zeus grew up, he tricked his dad, kronos, into barfing up his brothers and sisters and so there was this big fight between the gods and the Titans, and the gods won." Percy said looking pleased with himself for remembering.
Nancy Bobofit just had to go and say something to ruin it. "Like we're going to use this in real life. Like it's going to say on our job applications 'Please explain why Kronos ate his kids'." I growled trying to keep my temper in check.
"And why, Mr. Jackson, to paraphrase Miss Bobofit's excellent question does this matter in real life?" Chrion asked. I knew the answer, but I wasn't going to say anything.
"Busted." Grover said smiling a little.
"Shut up." Nancy hissed. I rolled my eyes. After a bit more conversation we were released for lunch. Most of the girls looked sickened, but I was unfazed Chrion called Percy back. Percy told Grover and I to go on a head. I started to follow Percy, but Grover grabbed my arm and pulled me in the opposite direction.
"Who are you?" Grover demanded. I rolled my eyes.
"What do I smell like to you?" I asked making sure I wasn't really a monster.
"A demigod, but that's the point. Did the camp send you?" Grover plowed forward. I sighed. So now I was a demigod. Well it made sense. It would fit with my family history and the fandom.
"No. Honestly I didn't even know I was a demigod until you told me. You won't even believe how I got here if I told you. Point is I'm not an enemy I'm a friend." I told him. Grover sighed.
"I wish I knew what the mist showed Percy about you. Clearly he thinks you're a friend. What's your name anyway?" He asked calming down a little bit. If he knew what I knew he wouldn't have relaxed at all.
"Isabelle, Izzy to friends, Jackson. Different Jackson I assure you." I answered. Grover seemed struck with an interesting thought. Percy joined us breaking Grover out of whatever thoughts he was having.
"Hey Percy I always forget how are you and Izzy related." Grover said making me wanna facepalm.
"We're not blood related. Her dad met my mom in school. When he died power of attornery went to Mom. Mom hasn't officially adopted her, but she plans to." Percy answered. Grover shot me a look. A look that said we were both wrong. I knew when Percy was gone he was going to drag me to go talk with Chrion. I had to think of wheatear or not I would tell them about the books. I wouldn't do that darling. That is not Eris's plan for you. A voice inside my head. It spoke softly. The suddenness of it almost made me jump.
"You alright Izzy?" Grover asked already learning the steps to this dance we had to perform.
"Fine." I answered trying to focus on the voice. What do you mean Eris's plan for me? What the hell did the goddess of discord even want with me?
She had gone to many seers and even tricked Apollo into revealing what he knows of the future. She knows of Percy Jackson's many quests and the two wars to come. Two wars? She must have known about the giant war as well. She soaks in the chaos but she feels there is not enough drama. That all the gods, except for her have gotten to play their part. She found you, my lost daughter and ripped you away from the world you were a part of and into one you belonged in. Do not reveal the books. Only tell Chrion that a goddess placed you there and it's your job to remain close to Percy. The voice told me. Lost daughter? So this voice, whoever she was, was my mother.
"Hey Izzy. Are you still with us?" Percy asked snapping his fingers in front of my face. With a roll of my eyes I pushed his wrist away lightly.
"Yeah come on let's go eat." I said brightly as if my head wasn't spinning from the strange message I'd just received. The fact my mother was alive, that she was a goddess, and oh I couldn't forget about the whole Eris snatching me from my home world and dumping me here just so she could have more action. I mean come on. Why did the famed goddess of discord have to choice me out of all the single parent raised normal children, but what if I wasn't normal to begin with? My mother, again whoever she was, had called me her lost daughter and said that this was the world I belonged. Maybe I had started in this world and somehow moved into mine. Ugh this was making my head hurt.
The three of us sat on the edge of the fountain. "Detention?" Grover asked. I tuned them out. Unfortunately a screech ripped me out of my thoughts. It was Nancy Bobofit exclaiming that Percy had pushed her into the fountain. Other kids saw the truth. Percy's powers activating. His power over water awakening. And that's when I first caught sight of Mrs. Dodds, grinning evilly as if she'd finally found her opening to rip out Percy's throat. I hadn't paid her any mind until now. Mrs. Dodds ushered Percy to follow her back inside the museum. After of course she made sure Nancy Bobofit was alright and Grover tried to take blame for pushing Nancy. She told Grover to stay there, but I was quick to follow the two inside.
Mrs. Dodds led Percy back to the Greek and Roman section I stuck to the shadows and proceeded to follow. I listened to the conversation but mostly focused on their actions. Mrs. Dodds shredded her human form and attacked Percy. Chiron burst in and tossed pen version of riptide to Percy. When Percy caught it it became his sword. He soon turned Mrs. Dodds into Mrs. Dodds's ashes. And now that the action was over I was going to have to pretend the Mist affected me. Not hard since Mrs. Dodds was one of the least memorial villain in the series.