Chapter 1- Percy
I awoke in the middle of a forest clearing, my face facing the sky. The stars twinkled brilliantly and I didn't feel as though I wanted to answer the question as to why I was there. After a few minutes of staring up at the night sky, I reluctantly got onto my feet and brushed myself down. Suddenly, I heard a twig snapping behind me which was followed by a low, menacing growl. I quickly turned around only to come face-to-face with an animal with the head of a lion, the body and hooves of a goat and a serpent for a tail. Even though death was staring me in the face, I still wasn't panicked. Something told me that I had been in worse situations than this. Now, what was its name again? Chihuahua? Oh yeah. Chimera. Suddenly it opened its mouth and I heard a rumbling sound from it. Better run now.
Now, I was running blindly through the forest with it hot on my heels. I swerved around another tree.
"Gods, when will this ever end?" I panted under my breath.
I blinked, Gods? I pushed it to the back of my mind, I'll think about it later.
Sweat poured down my face and my breath came in short, shallow gasps. I had probably run about ten miles now and I was starting to get dead tired. Something told me that this had happened many times before, but it didn't mean that I was alright about it I looked back. It was still there, mouth opened wide showing its two rows of sharp teeth clearly reminding me not to slow down or else I might end up in them. I quickened my pace. I didn't plan to let it get me that easily. Suddenly I spotted smoke, coming from the top of a hill, in the distance. Yes! Someone there might be able to help me. I twisted through trees with the vague hope of losing the monster there. No such luck. I climbed the hill stumbling over a few rocks and occasionally throwing rocks at the whatever-it-is. Just a I saw the tips of the fire, the monster jumped. It landed on me and the chimera and I rolled down the hill and landed at the base of the hill with a loud thud. Exhausted, I shakily got onto my feet, eyeing the monster warily. It still hadn't gotten up. Maybe it was dead? Fate has a way of proving me wrong. The monster opened its eyes and gave an angry roar. The roar scared me but also managed to light a fire in me. Something told me that I didn't usually act like this. Act like a coward I mean. I was sick of running. I stood my ground and stared the chimera in the eye hoping to stare it down. Unfortunately, it didn't work very well and the chimera was on its feet once again, angrier than before. It snarled. What had I gotten myself into? The chimera prepared to charge and I searched my pockets frantically for something which I might be able to use against the chimera. All I found were some coins, a blue envelope, which I would open later( if i managed to survive this), and a pen.
I stared at them in dismay. How was I ever going to defeat the chimera with this? But my hands seemed to think differently. It grabbed the pen and uncapped it. I almost dropped it in surprise. Once the cap was off, the cheap, ballpoint pen became a sharp and definitely deadly blade. I twirled it around experimentally. It felt good in my hands, balanced. Just then, the chimera charged. I stood my ground and assumed a battle stance. I had a feeling that I knew how to beat this monster. After dodging most of its attacks and throwing a few of my own, the chimera finally made the mistake of opening its mouth to roar at me again. I saw my chance and threw the sword into its soft, pink maw. It gave a yelp and disintegrated into dust. Exhausted from fighting it, I collapsed on the spot. The last thing I heard before blacking out was the sound of footprints near me, a gasp and someone calling for help.