Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan, therefore I do not own any of his books/characters/events/locations. I might aspire to publish my own novel but I assure you I have not as of yet since I am only 17.

Hi everyone :-)So this i my first Percy Jackson fanfic and I would originally published it 2 years ago but, due to some inspiration on my part and some events in H.O.H/B.O.O (which came out after I originally started this) I have decided to revise it. Hope y'all like it!

Kyla

Pain shot through her leg from her ankle. She didn't scream, that had stopped two days ago, but a moan escaped her lips. "I can't go any farther, Leo. We'll set up camp here. By the Gods! Papa should be the one saying that!" Kyla practically screamed the last part. Two days wasn't enough to heal a broken ankle, let alone a shattered heart. If it wasn't for Leo, the cougar that had saved her life when she was young and had become her shadow, she would have died that day… right after her father was killed by a giant, crazy fox.

"No!" Kyla shook her head, like she could shake the thoughts out of her mind as if they were leaves in her hair, "The more I think about him the more I'll think of her," she practically spat the last part. Slowly, she slid off of Leon (that was the cougar's full name), wincing as her foot touched the ground. As she put up the tent, Kyla talked to Leo, which was one of the only things keeping her sane –at least she hoped it was, "What would the chances be that I end up being saved by the same person as Papa?"

Leo made a noise that seemed to be a cross between a cougar's chirrup and a lion's growl, Kyla thought for about the thousandth time if he was actually part lion since he also had a fluffy bit of fur around his neck. She took his noise as an answer and replied to what she thought he would have said, "I don't care how much it would help. She left us and hasn't made any indication that she wants to know me. Papa taught me to survive and I have you to help me. It shouldn't be long before we find civilization."

Another chirrup/growl came from Leo as she finished talking and setting up camp. "Ya," Kyla snorted, and tried to fight back the tears welling up in her eyes, "Maybe we'll find the camp that Papa was so adamant that I needed to go to."

At this point she couldn't keep it back. She collapsed into the small tent, her body shaking and tears streaming form her eyes. Leo came in and pressed his furry self against her. Immediately, Kyla threw her hands around him, but was careful about how hard she squeezed. She had learned early on that he freaked when too much pressure was put around his body, especially his neck.

After about half an hour, Kyla used the angle of the sun to tell time and she was usually within a minute of the right time, she was finally out of tears. Now she sat by a small fire, cooking a bit of rabbit that Leo had caught and munching away at some of the trail mix from her pack.

Suddenly, the sky grew dark. much faster than it should have, that is. "What the Hades-?!" Kyla jumped up, temporarily forgetting about her ankle and paying dearly for it, "Argh!" the scream ripped form her throat. Still, she reached for her hunting blade by the fire and looked at the sky. What she saw took her breath away.

Hovering there- yes, you heard right, it was hovering- was what looked to be a modern, Greek-style boat. Kyla stood there, perplexed, as a long rope ladder fell from the side, an eagle swooped down towards her and it looked like someone… No! Someone had actually jumped overboard. That thing is above the tree line, which is, like, 30 meters high! Kyla thought. She immediately dropped the knife yelled, "Leo, help me catch this idiot!"

Then she saw another miracle. The person wasn't falling, but was floating towards her. Okay, she thought, I'm either insane or this is a really bad hallucination from hunger, dehydration, constant pain, and emotional damage. Both of which are completely possible.

Ok, I know this is a short chapter but never fear! The second will be out soon (if not within 24 hours of this one) and will be MUCH longer... and we'll meet some of our favorite characters by RR ;-) Please review and wait till the second chapter to dis. Thanks Everyone!

Bye from Ky 3 xoxox