Percy Jackson fanfic- Chapter 1

One of the most unusual demigods was named Alana Grace Emerson. She was born on the 1st of December 1991. She was the daughter of Poseidon and Calista, queen of the rogue nymph clan Parnicus. Zeus had banished the clan from the Paradise Gardens in Greece for seducing mortals and other magical creatures to reproduce. Only girls could be born of Nymphs, and they were always beautiful. Calista's name meant 'the most beautiful', which was true, however she was evil, spiteful and vengeful. She had long, thick golden hair that reached her waist, enchanting silver eyes and smooth pale skin.

When Poseidon first saw Calista, he was taken with her beauty, and thought she was magnificent beyond compare. Despite this he remained distant to prevent her from seducing him. It didn't take long for her to discover his affections for her and use them to her advantage. Her status as a nymph queen gave her a seductive power that she used to draw him in. He had heard the stories about her and thought, as a god, her power would be mute against him. He was wrong. Calista tried harder than ever to seduce him in order to humiliate him. To make it clear to all the clan and the gods that she could have any man she wanted, even Poseidon.

She tricked him and seduced him, much to his humiliation and the anger of his brother, Zeus, who had warned Poseidon of Calista's seductive power and the sadistic nature of her rogue nymph clan. As an added measure to her humiliation of the god, she allowed herself to get pregnant by their union as a way of forcing himself to face what he had done. Despite his clear distain for Calista after their affair, he showed genuine signs of affection for the child before she was even born, and vowed to defend her forever. This included the dangers of the Parnicus clan. Poseidon planned to take his daughter away once she was born to prevent her from becoming a vicious predator like the others in the clan; however Calista was unaware of his intentions.

Zeus was wary of Poseidon, and told him he could not bring the child to live on Olympus as, although she was not part mortal, she was not a full god. Poseidon tried to reason with him and persuade him to allow the child to live with him in the ocean, but he refused. He did not tell Poseidon why he wanted to keep him from his daughter, but he was concerned of Poseidon forgetting his godly duties in having something to dote upon. Out of the 3 brothers, Poseidon was the most likely to give way to his emotions. He was the most caring. Knowing there was no way of deceiving his brother, Poseidon consented to his will but began working on gifts for his daughter while she was in the womb. He took the spirit of a wise old owl and that of an intelligent dolphin and used them to fashion a shroud which he wrapped around the baby's small heart. This gave her a wisdom and bravery that would match any god. He took the voice of a songbird that sat on the highest treetops and offered it to the child. This meant that once she was born, the girl would have a voice worthy of a ministering angel that people far and wide would flock to hear.

When the baby was born, her mother thought of many names such as Ernestine meaning 'battle to the death' and Deyanira meaning 'capable of great destruction' but Poseidon overruled her and named the baby Alana Grace. A name meaning 'a precious awakening' as all the gifts he made for her and her unique parentage made her something quite special that the world had never seen before. Calista yielded to the name, but warned Poseidon she would do all in her power to prevent him from 'corrupting' her, unaware of the gifts he gave her while she had been pregnant.

The baby Alana had thick golden hair much like her mother and beautiful blue-green eyes that matched her fathers, looking like the ocean from which her parentage originated. Poseidon felt so blessed to have such a child, and could only hope the gifts he gave her would prevent her from becoming a monster like her mother and the rogue clan she was to grow up with. To ease the pain of not being able to stay with his new born daughter, Poseidon went into mourning and visited the mortal world to be away from his godly responsibilities, as they were what was keeping him from her. Not long after his isolation, he met Sally Jackson.

As Alana grew older, she became an increasingly beautiful child. Her father's final wish before leaving her was granted. She was benevolent and was disgusted at the sadistic and ritualistic behaviours of the Parnicus. As an added measure after seeing how unhappy his brother was to leave Alana, Zeus and his wife Hera watched over her from Olympus to ensure she came to no harm. They never told Poseidon, Calista or Alana of their observation, but grew increasingly fond of the little girl.

Alana began amusing herself to get away from the practises of the clan by singing to the mortals with the amazing voice her father had given her before he had left. She had always loved to use it, especially to the delight of the humans, but it wasn't allowed. Her mother, who was as wicked and sadistic as she had been before her birth, told her that she should never sing for the humans again. They were not worthy to witness the miracle of her voice. This being removed from her life left her unhappy and alone with only the creatures in the clan for company. Zeus kept watch over her to ensure Calista never hurt her, but could do nothing as no physical harm had befallen her. He and Hera had to only watch and hope that things would improve for her.

Then, one night, when she couldn't take it anymore, Alana snuck away from the cavern in which she lived with her clan of nymphs. She snuck down to the village and sang for the villagers as part of a festival to honour the gods. When her mother realised she was gone, she descended on the village and demanded her daughter never to sing for mortals again, slaughtering many of the villagers in her anger. When Alana refused, her mother cursed her with a spell that had never before been attempted by any creature. She gave her a silver tongue. Now, if she made any noise, it would seriously harm or kill any mortals and if she showed it to anyone who was neither God nor nymph, it would blind them for all eternity. Not understanding the gravity of the spell, as she was still only 6 at this point, Alana tried to call for help, but her voice led to the whole village's destruction. Zeus, seeing the commotion and feeling guilty at not coming to his niece's aid, he spoke to her and helped her escape. Alana ran away from the village and into the mountains on the East.

Terrified at what she had become, Alana preyed to the God's for help. They couldn't help her by reversing the spell, as Gods are forbidden from reversing magic performed by other non-mortal life forms, but Zeus took pity on the girl. Contacting Poseidon and telling him everything that had happened, he called him to Olympus to help deal with the matter. He gave her two pairs of enchanted ear shields that would shield any mortal being from the sound of her voice. He also gave her two pairs of eye shades that would prevent mortals from going blind at the sight of her tongue, but this was all he could do. Her father, who was full of remorse and grief, also sent her a golden ring that would help her evade detection from the nymph clan and her enraged mother. With these gifts in hand, she was able to run away again without being followed by Calista.

Alana ran to the ocean, where she felt most at home. While she sat on the shore, her father sent a white whale to take her to America where she would be safe and around civilisation. Upon arriving, she got lost and fell into the hands of a man named Walter Emerson, so ran the dock the whale dropped her off. He adopted her and brought her into his home, but never knew why she couldn't talk to him, or even give him an open mouth smile. The Gods, who knew Walter was a good man, sent him a dream to explain who she was and how important her protection was. He vowed of protect her and kept her away from the outside world, educating her himself and doting upon her whenever he could.

All seemed to be going well for a while until, when Alana was 17, the golden ring Poseidon gave her fell off her finger while she slept. She soon recovered it from under the bed but it was too late. The nymphs, who had been scouring the world for Alana for years, descended within minutes, killing Walter. Poseidon spoke to Alana and told her how to escape, but now she had nowhere to go, so Poseidon sent Chiron to take her to Camp Half Blood...