My Math Teacher Tries to Kill Me
*PERCY POV*
I was flying back to the DOA Recording Studios in Los Angelo, California at full speed, ready to report back to my father about the mission I just completed. Little did I know that I my life was about to change in the next few moments. But you might be a bit confused. Let me explain. My names Percy Jackson and I'm the cursed son of Thanatos.
Right now I'm on my way to the underworld to receive a new mission from my father.Y'all might be wondering "Percy, what are you doing running errands for the god of death." Well let's get this straight. It's not my choice. But I guess I'll have to all started two years ago when I was ten years old.
*FLASHBACK*
The school bell rang signifying the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. "Finally" I thought. I was getting ready to leave before I heard my name called. I turned and realized it was my math teacher, Mrs. Dodds
"Great." I thought.
I nodded at my best friend Grover to let him know I'll catch up with him.
I say best friend but he's pretty much my only one. Grover's a pretty scrawny kid. He must of been held back a couple years cause he's the only sixth grader that has the start of a goatee. He has some leg disorder and walks pretty funny. But don't let that fool you, he'll be the first in line on enchilada day in the cafe. We met while I was defending him from some bullies. We bonded over talking about how weird everyone was at our school.
Anyway Grover gave me a worried look but I assured him I would meet him at my locker. "Fine just don't get in too much trouble." He said as he left the room.
"I'll try." I muttered
I turned around to see Mrs. Dodds staring at me angrily making me wonder if I did anything wrong. I stood their for a second focusing on everything but her face, but she continued to stare at me. "This is kinda uncomfortable" I thought.
"So, what did-"
" I'm done playing games son of Death" she hissedThe door behind shut suddenly behind me when she finished her sentence.
Wait what did she call me?
"Uhhh, what?" I asked
"I know you must have used your connections to steal it, so hand it over and you will have a painless death."
I stared at her like she was crazy.
Cause she was.
"Umm is this some kind of..."
I couldn't finish my sentence. In front of me, Mrs Dodds had transformed into a bat-like creature with fanged teeth and pointed ears.
"Times up,sweetie." Mrs. Dodds said, her voice almost demonic
Before I could react she lunged at me. I closed my eyes and braced myself for pain. But it never came. Instead Mrs. Dodds went straight through me. I looked down to see my body had turned into smoke.
I stared down at myself dumbfounded and unable to talk.
Mrs. Dodds thought for a moment."He can already manipulate it" she muttered
"No matter, I'll just have to kill him before his powers can develop further."
With that she lunged. Without thinking I ducked under her attack. When she came at me again I kicked her back, somehow my body had turned back to normal. "What the heck is happening !" I thought. Before she had time to recover I sprinted ran towards the door and swung it open. I looked in the hallway to see that all the kids had cleared out.
I kept running without looking back. "HELP!" I yelled desperately. I turned the corner and ran straight into Grover. "Woah! Woah! What's up man" He said, grabbing my shoulders trying to calm me down. "OUR MATH TEACHER IS A CRAZY BAT MONSTER"I yelled. "Di immortalis. She shouldn't have came out so soon. There no time, follow me" he said as he grabbed my wrist and we ran down the hall.
I looked back to see Mrs. Dodds flying behind hind us bumping into the lockers and open doors. We burst threw the school entrance but didn't stop their. We ran pas a group of kids without looking back. We stopped on the corner at the end of the street and sat on the curb, as we tried to catch our breath. After what seemed like forever, I spoke.
I looked at Grover."What just happened?!" I finally asked
"Too much- Too much to explain here, you just have to follow me"he said,panting.
"I'm not going anywhere until you give me an answers." I stated
Before he could react there was a blood curdling screech. Mrs. Dodds landed in the middle of the street in all her glory.
"You will not escape me now son of death, I will enjoy eating you and your satyr friend." She hissed. But before she could take a step a truck turned the corner and ran right over her.
Grover and I stared at the spot where Mrs. Dodds had been a second ago. After a couple of minutes trying to comprehend what just happened I looked at him. "I think I'm ready to follow you." I said
"Uh huh." He said still staring at the spot where got hit by the car.
So we ran all the way to a the bust stop without looking back. "We better hurry," said Grover "That truck didn't kill her, it only bought us time."
"Do you mind explaining what she was?"I asked
"Not now we gotta get to the station before she catches up" he replied
That got me to pick up the pace a bit. We didn't talk till we got to the bus waiting for the bus to arrive we boarded and sat in the very back."Explain. Now" I demanded
"Well it isn't a great idea to talk about it here but...here we go" he started
"Do you know anything about the Greek gods?" He asked
"Uh ya," I replied skeptically "like Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo?"
"Yeah them, though it may not be a great idea to say their names so casually."He said "But anyways, those gods, the Olympians, are real.
I stared at him for awhile making sure I heard him right. After about five minutes of mostly staring, I spoke.
"You've got to be kidding me..right?" I asked
"No, this isn't a joke,I'm serious, you gotta believe me, the gods are real!" he said "and so are monsters."
I stared at him waiting for him to crack a smile and say it was all a joke. He didn't minutes ago I would've called him a liar flat out. But for some reason I believed him. Probably cause of what had just happened just happened.
"So are you saying that Mrs. Dodds was a.. a monster?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"Yes, Percy, a kindly one, and there will be many more hunting you down, unless you follow me to camp."
"Woah! Wait up. Why are they hunting me?!"
"And what camp are you talking about?"
Grover sighed "Percy, what are the gods notorious for in the myths?"
I stared at him. After a second he seemed to release that I'd didn't know the answer. He should know I don't pay attention class.
"The gods had tons of kids with mortals Percy, and they haven't changed over the millennia." He said. "And those kids live dangerous lives, constantly on the run from monsters.
"What are you trying to say?" I asked fearing the answer
" I think you know Percy," he said "One of your parents is a god."
A/N: There it is, chapter one of my first ever fanfiction. Good, bad? Please let me know in the reviews. I will gladly take criticism if it will help me improve as a writer. You guys can expect new chapters on Monday-Friday starting 1/4/19/. You can think of this as a little preview of the story. Don't forget to leave a review. I will see you guys soon -Dr. Prodegy