This is my second fanfic! Yay! I leave for my holiday tonight and I can't bring my computer with me. So Sorry. Also this is alternating view points. You'll see why. Again, be patient with me. I'm still writing my book. This is kind of a take on my own book, so you guys can get a chance to see what I'm writing about.
Disclaimer: Percy Jackson and HoO belong to Rick Riordan. But the new characters are mine. You'll know which ones. And all song lyrics in this story belong to their respective writers.
Percy's POV
Okay, so my life turned right around after we defeated Gaea and the giants. I knew I wasn't the only child of the Big Three, but I thought I was the only child of Poseidon, god of the seas.
I was wrong. Very wrong.
It had been probably a year or so since we defeated Gaea. I was doing some swordplay with Annabeth.
"So Seaweed Brain. Are you getting tired?" she taunted.
"Me? Not a chance!" I said.
She parried my attack easily. I blocked her stab. I was about to arc my blade above her head, when we heard yelling in the distance. Everyone around us did too. Everyone at camp did.
"Christine! Come on!"
"Christine! Please!"
We all headed to Thalia's tree. There stood two boys, around twelve or thirteen. They were calling to a girl who was fighting something I had never seen before. I looked over at Annabeth but she seemed just as confused about the monster as I was.
The monster had a neck like a serpent, but the body and head of a leopard. The girl, who I assumed was Christine, kept jumping out of the way of its strikes.
"Christine! You know you can't fight and win!"
"Christine, you know as well as us that you can't kill these things!"
Christine was having none of it. She called out in another language that wasn't Ancient Greek. I didn't know what she said but it sounded harsh. The boys immediately quieted. Christine had a sword in her hand and slashed the monsters neck. It roared with rage and struck, one of its fangs getting her in the arm. She cried out in pain, but kept fighting. She ran far away enough for her to get something out of her pocket. She yelled something in another language and threw it at the monster.
It roared again, this time in pain. And with a 'poof' it vanished.
Christine panted for a bit, catching her breath, then calmly walked over to the boys. She was about my age, sixteen or seventeen. She had sharp, sea green eyes, and ebony black hair going to nearly her waist.
"You boys okay?" she said.
"Yeah. We're okay."
"You gave us a scare there Christine. We thought…"
Christine smiled. She said something in that language and they laughed. Chiron trotted over and greeted them. Christine introduced them.
"A pleasure Chiron. I'm Princess Christine Lotus. And these are my brothers. Princes Seamus and Horus."
Chiron bowed to show respect for these royals. He called me over to let me introduce myself.
"Hey. My name's Percy. Son of Poseidon and camp leader."
Princess Christine smiled and nodded.
One of her brother's touched where she got hit and she seethed in pain. I wanted to know what the thing was. If you couldn't kill it, though it looked like she did, that was a problem.
"Careful Horus. Mind handing me some honey and a healing drop?" Her brother, the one she called Horus, handed her the thing she asked. She poured the honey over the wound as well as ate some then swallowed the healing drop.
"My apologies everyone for the commotion. Long necks are very… well… I guess you saw," Christine said.
"Quite all right, child. Now come in, before another monster comes," Chiron said.
We headed to the Big House. I will admit, Christine was very beautiful. And I could see Annabeth steaming with rage that another extremely beautiful girl came to camp. But honestly, the trio looked like my dad, Poseidon. A lot. The rest of the camp went back to their activities, but I went with Chiron to the Big House, and Annabeth tagged along too.
"I'm sure you have questions Chiron, but I believe this papyrus scroll from the king will answer them," Christine said.
Chiron took the scroll and read it. I could tell he was thinking hard about what was written on it. His eyes widened a little and he looked up at the three newbies. Christine nodded. Chiron went back to reading. When he finished, he handed the scroll back to Christine.
"Now he's absolutely sure he wants this?" Chiron asked.
"Yes. With the exception that if and when he should die and join my brother and sister, Horus will return to take his place," Christine answered, "As the eldest boy in the family, Horus' birthright is the throne."
Chiron nodded and thought to himself. "Very well. Percy would escort the siblings to Cabin eleven please?" I got up to do just that, when Christine stopped me.
"Oh no Chiron! Wait exactly five minutes. It will be dinner then won't it?"
"No… Campfire."
Christine nodded and left with her brother's tagging along behind her. I watched them leave and Annabeth slapped my arm.
"Ouch! What was that for?" I asked.
"You were staring at her!"
"Yeah so?"
"May I remind you Seaweed Brain, that I'm your girlfriend? And my mother greatly disapproves our relationship."
I rolled my eyes and kissed her nose. "You're the only girl for me Wise Girl. I was only watching, cause they looked like my dad a lot. You've got nothing to worry about."
We waited five minutes exactly and went to the campfire. We sang songs and ate s'mores, but the three siblings were nowhere to be found. Then the fire erupted and we all shrunk back. There standing beside the fire were the three siblings. Horus looked very pleased with himself.
"Well done, brother. Your powers are growing. But be cautious. Fire and water don't go together easily," Christine said.
Fire and water? What did she mean by that? And by powers… Could they be children of Hecate? She was the goddess of magic. It would make sense. They did seem powerful.
"Chiron, in exactly ten seconds you will see where we belong," Christine addressed Chiron.
I started to count down and I could see Annabeth doing the same.
Ten.
Nine.
Eight.
Seven.
Six.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
Just then a bright green glow illuminated from each of their heads. And above their heads were three tridents. The symbol of my dad. Chiron trotted over to them and bowed. Everyone did the same, even me.
"Hail Princess Christine and Princes Horus and Seamus. Children of Poseidon, gods of the seas, storms, and earthquakes." We all sat down again after that.
"Hey Jackson! Looks like you've gotten some siblings!" I heard Clarisse shout.
I rolled my eyes and layed back in my seat. I was just relaxing again when there was a loud screech. I jumped up and so did everyone else. We were all on edge since the Stymphalian birds incident a few years ago. Hearing a screech as harsh as this, we hoped they hadn't returned. The only ones who weren't fazed were my new brothers and sister. In fact, they were smiling with joy.
"Christine, is it really?" Seamus asked.
In response, Christine called to the bird with a similar call. But she sounded like a bird actually. Like she had transformed into a bird. The bird spiraled down and landed on her shoulder. I saw it was a falcon. Everyone stared in shock and awe of these three.
"Hey bud! How are things back home? Haha! I missed you too." The falcon nipped at her skin and her ear, lovingly. Christine took something from the talon and read it. She seemed joyful but her demeanor quickly changed from happy, to shock and sadness.
"What does it say Chrissy?" Horus asked. Apparently 'Chrissy' was a nickname.
Instead of answering her brother, she ripped the letter to shreds. Before we could ask her what was written she pointed at the shreds and spoke one word. The shreds busted into flames. Everyone was silent. Even Leo from the Hephaestus cabin. He always had a joke to crack. Christine came over and sat beside me. I could see tears pooling in her eyes. Whatever it was, it was not happy. Someone from Aphrodite asked what was wrong. No doubt it was Piper. She always cared for others. Horus and Seamus stayed where they were and asked the same.
"It was… Pharaoh," Christine started.
Chiron stood a little taller at the mention of the person Christine was talking about.
"And? What did he say?" Seamus asked.
Christine shook her head and stood up. "I will not discuss the contents of that letter in front of the camp, brothers. We are tired after three weeks of running around. You two should retire for the night. I'll be along shortly." Horus obeyed and walked off. Somehow or another he knew where our cabin was. Seamus stayed. He looked down. Everyone was listening eagerly. We all wanted to know what was happening, for someone like Christine to go from strong, leader, and happy, to upset, angry, and hurt.
"It was about Mother. Wasn't it?" Seamus asked.
Christine sighed heavily and put a hand to his shoulder. I was concerned for my brothers and sister.
"Yes Shay. It was. And it was about us. I'll tell you in a second. Go follow Horus and get to bed. I'll be along."
After Seamus left, Christine sat beside me and leant into me. She was weary and sad. She needed rest. I made eye contact with Annabeth and she shrugged. Chiron asked her to stand once more.
"You can tell us what was on that letter. It's all right. This is a safe place."
Christine took a deep breath. But instead of talking she sang.
"This world is hard, the world is mean,
It's hard to keep your conscience clean.
Faceless in the crowd. Anything's allowed."
Chiron seemed to understand and nodded. Annabeth, I could see, was working the words out to connect to the letter. What was in there that made her so upset? I guessed I'd find out soon enough.
And there's Chapter one! Yay! I'm sooo sorry for not going to be able to write. For two weeks. But it'll fly by. I promise. Please review.
