Meloetta.
Water. He needed water. Percy thought to himself as he slowly trudged towards a lake that was no more then forty yards away. What had seemed so close was in essence to far away for Percy to touch.
Is this my end? Percy thought to himself, his eyes seeing the water so far away. No, this couldn't be. He had done so much to protect everyone he loved. He had to make sure they were okay.
"Melo. Meloetta?" Percy heard a voice, one that he couldn't understand. Melo? As in Melons? A watermelon sounded good right about now. Percy's eyes opened up wide. He could eat once he got to the water. He had to heal.
One crawl forward. Alright. I can do this. Percy told himself, taking another crawl forward. He would get there. It was so far away but he could do this. One crawl led to the next and it kept going more and more.
Then Percy heard a cry, was that his own? Looking down to his forearm he saw the continuation of blood that wouldn't stop coming out. He had slipped, and a rock had torn through his skin. Tears began to pour down his face, there was no way he could make it now. He looked at the water one more time before smiling sadly. "I guess this is how it ends." The voice was unfamiliar to him with how tired it sounded now.
Finally letting his arms slip down, he collapsed to the ground. Relinquishing in the cool night air that he was surrounded by.
"Melo?" The voice, it was the same voice. "Percy's eyes opened up to see a creature he had never seen before. An animal? It was a rather pale animal, dare he say white skinned? With what looked to be a microphone on one side and long green hair on the other. The animal looked rather… cute.
"Hey there." Percy gave the animal a strained smile. His eyes drooping slowly, unable to keep them open. He could feel his will slowly slipping away. The realm of Hades coming to grab him.
'Meloetta! Melo Melo!" Percy watched as the animal begin to freak out.
"Hey." Percy slowly reached out towards the animal and pet it lightly. "You remind me of Ms. O'Leary. She always-"Percy began to cough abruptly and withdrew his hand. "Sorry, it seems my time is up." Briefly giving one more smile to the creature, Percy began to close his eyes one last time.
"Meloetta! Where did you go Meloetta!" Percy's eyes didn't fully shut, that was a human voice he heard that time.
The animal beside him started crying though what it was saying was incoherent to Percy. The rest was a blur before his eyes closed for the last time.
Well that was his thought as his eyes opened back up. Instead of being on the grass near the lake, Percy's eyes opened up to see himself on a bed with his wounds wrapped up. "It must have been that voice I heard." Percy said, examining his wounds. There were two big wounds that would cause him problems for a while. One on his forearm that had been from him slipping and the other one was on his stomach, this one he had received from battling Tartarus.
The room was brightly lit, indicating it was day time. On one side was a wall with various portraits and pictures of what Percy guessed was the family that lived here. On the other side was a window that held a single potted flower. A yellow one that Percy hadn't seen before.
Percy began to move, going slowly so that his wounds wouldn't hurt him to much. He was wrong, it had been quite a while since he had felt such agonizing pain. The scars from Tartarus needed to be healed from water, not with bandages. Even then water might not heal it completely.
Percy's breath began to become irregular as he moved. It was taking a lot of energy out of him just to move slightly on the bed.
"Oh Zeus." He breathed heavily out. He could barely move at all and was ready to pass out. Accepting defeat, he lied back down on the bed. If the people that had held him wanted to hurt him they would have done so already. He could wait a little bit to see if they wanted anything.
His movement or voice must have been heard as multiple footsteps were heard running up the stairs. At once the door slammed opened and five people entered alongside some weird looking animals.
"Are you awake!?" Arguably the youngest looking boy asked.
Another one shook her head, this one had long dark purple hair and looked half annoyed half amused at the boy. "Of-course he's awake Ash! We heard him talking, remember?"
"Oh, yea." The boy said lamely, looking somewhat sheepish.
"Besides Ash, you should be a little quieter. He could have just woken up." A man with green eyes and green hair asked. Percy didn't think he had ever seen green hair before.
"Yeah you're right." The boy named Ash rubbed the back of his hair. Turning to Percy he rubbed the back of his hair. "Sorry about that."
Percy just smiled and nodded at the boy. They all seemed polite and nice enough. "How bad was I?"
There was a butler like man that began to talk. "You were in rough shape sir. I have never had someone be so on the edge before. If it wasn't for Master Meloetta then I am afraid you would have died.
"The animal?" Percy watched as they all blinked at the word animal.
"What's an animal?" The one name Ash asked.
Percy blinked, they had a bunch of animals right next to them and they didn't know it. "Well those are animals; don't you know that?"
Holding up the yellow one, Ash looked curiously at him. "This isn't an animal! This is a Pokémon! He's my best friend and he is called Pikachu."
The yellow mouse climbed up into Percy's lap and sat there, "Pika?" It asked in a questioning voice. Percy honestly couldn't tell if the voice was male or female or if they even had a gender at all. Gently lifting his hand, he began to rub the mouse like creature softly on the head and then tickle it underneath its chin, making it began to drool.
"I see." Percy said, beginning to sit up and throwing his legs over the side. "If it wouldn't be to much. Could I take a shower by chance? The water does wonders to help me feel better."
The butler look a like bowed down. "Of-course. I will be preparing the bath for you right away Master."
"Please." Percy began, not at all liking the word master. "No one should be beneath another, just call me Percy."
The butler looked at Percy with a new-found respect. "Of-course Master Percy." The man said, quickly exiting the room.
Percy frowned as the other four began laughing. One of them laughing hysterically. "He got you good." Ash said.
Percy gave a light smile, it had been awhile since he had been with people who could be so care free. "Perhaps he did. May I know all your names?"
The young boy pointed to himself with a grin on his face. "My name is Ash!" The yellow mouse jumped off the bed and climbed up Ash's arm. The mouse looked just as excited as… keeper? "This here is Pikachu. I plan on being the best Pokémon trainer the world has ever seen!"
The purple haired girl looking just as young as Ash went next. "My name is Iris and this here is Axon!" Pointing at the green Pokémon, she continued. "I plan on being a Dragon Master!"
The green haired male went next, just slightly younger then Percy. "My name is Cilan and I'm a Pokémon Connoisseur!"
Lastly was the blue haired girl. "Hi! My name is Dawn and this is Piplup! I'm a Pokémon Coordinator!" Dawn said Pointing at the blue Pokémon with a beak.
Percy smiled at them, "It's nice to meet you all. I'm Percy. May I know where I am?"
Ash looked confused. "You mean, you don't know where you are?"
"Ash! Be nice!" The two ladies called out at the same time before Iris continued, "Geez Ash he just woke up, he probably doesn't remember that much. Quit being such a kid."
"It's alright." Percy smiled at Iris, "I'm sure I would ask the same question if I was in his position. All I remember is being on the grass and then I blink and I'm on this bed."
"What sweetness! His smile can fill anyone with joy with how far it can reach!" The man named Cilan did a twirl as if exaggerating what he said.
Coming back in the door, the butler looked at Percy. "Your bath is ready Master Percy." The man bowed his head slightly in respect.
"Please don't call me Master." Percy smiled in respect. "May I know your name, Master Butler?"
"Oh, please don't call me Master either." The man shook his head. "You may call me Jervis."
"Only if you call me Percy." Percy immediately responded.
"Very well." Jervis nodded appreciatingly. It was obvious that the two of them were not going to get anywhere had they not agreed.
Percy grew a light blush on his face. It wasn't often that he had to ask for help like this. "If it wouldn't be too much to ask, Jervis could you help me to where the bath is? I'm afraid that I can't walk there by myself just yet." At once the butler came to his side and helped him up. The Trainers were quick to move out of his way. "We can talk late, yea?"
"Of-course!" Ash responded with a thumbs up. "We will see you soon!"
The bathroom was just right down the hall. The bathroom was much nicer then the bathroom he had seen at Camp Half Blood and his own apartment. The house in general from what he had seen was much nicer then anything he had ever lived in before.
Jervis closed the door behind them and waited patiently as Percy sat on the bat tub. "Jervis, I know it might look bad, but I need you to take off my bandages with me."
The man looked shocked. "What? You still need to heal Percy."
Percy waved the old man off. "I'll heal faster in the water, you may want to get some cleaning supplies out though." Percy said looking at his wounds. The faster he was in good shape the better.
The butler looked confused on what to do but after seeing Percy's look he reigned in. "Very well. But please clean up your mess afterwards." Jervis bowed and began helping Percy take off his bandages. The results were horrendous and Jervis half way out had to excuse himself from how Percy's scars looked.
Blood began to seep out of the wounds and he at once laid in the water. He was lucky as the second he entered the water the blood began to go back into his wounds and the wounds began to close. It only took a few moments, but he was completely healed.
With all his wounds healed, he was able to move more freely but it did nothing to recover his strength. Slowly, he began to clean the parts of the bathroom that his blood had gotten on that didn't come back in, but he finished rather quickly. "I need a nap." Percy murmured to himself. Glad that he was in this new place. He had no idea exactly where he was but it seemed much more peaceful then the previous place he had been.
Opening the door to the bathroom, he was found face to face with Jervis. "I hope you don't mind that I had to step out for a bit." The butler bowed to him.
Percy waved him off. "I have asked so much from you and you have done more then enough. Plus, blood isn't something that a lot of people can get used to seeing."
"I am used to seeing blood." Jervis began, not knowing how to continue. "I am afraid I have never seen that much blood in my life."
"Most never do." Percy stomach grumbled. "Now I must ask, would it be alright if I had something to eat? I'm afraid It's been quite a while since I've eaten Jervis."
"Of course, Percy, this way please." Percy slowly began to walk behind Jervis, not able to go nearly as fast as the old butler.
It's been a while since I haven't been able to move like this. Percy thought to himself. It was brutal not being able to move fast enough. Every inch of his body wished he could do more then he was able to, but the water had healed as much as it could.
Once he had arrived in the kitchen, the butler had already put out a variety of fruits for Percy to begin eating and began to cook a meal for Percy. As Percy sat down, he took note of how no one was in the kitchen but the butler, Jervis. "Where is everyone else?"
"Masters Ash, Dawn, Iris and Cilan went out to practice their pokémon training. They are preparing for a big tournament."
"A tournament? For what?"
"Many pokémon trainers around the world enjoy a pokémon battle to test the strength of their pokémon. Pokémon battles are how most of the problems in the world can be settled." Percy blinked, of all the things. Pokémon battles?
Percy heard a loud boom and shot to his foot. Getting in a position ready to take anything down. The boom was followed by laughter coming from outside so Percy slowly began to move towards the sound. Stepping onto a balcony, he looked to below where multiple humans and Pokémon resided.
The friendly atmosphere that resided earlier had now disappeared as the two Pokémon he had seen earlier were now in a fierce battle of wits, staring each other down.
"The pokémon listens to their trainers and tell them what to do while the Trainers try their very hardest to make sure the Pokémon can win the battle." Jevis said from his right. Watching the trainers as well. At once Pokémon and Trainer began to yell out things to do and while both of them were trying their best. Everything happened to move so… slowly to Perseus. He was used to really fast fighting and while the Pokémon could jump high and move fast, they just seemed to have something that felt lacking.
"Is there something wrong Master Percy?" The butler asked Percy.
Percy glanced at him. "Yes, you called me Master."
The bulter looked slightly surprised by the quick thinking of Percy but didn't say anything about it. Heading back inside, he quickly prepared the last of the food and went back outside to give it to Percy who was silently watching the new match between a red and black Pokémon that Iris had and a small yet fat, red Pokémon that Ash had.
Piplup, the pokémon of Dawn, kept stealing glances at him which Percy found odd but decided not to comment. "Jevis?"
"Yes Percy?" The butler was by his side in less than a second.
"Is…" Percy was unsure how to start this conversation. "Is it weird for someone not to know about Pokémon?"
The butler looked curiously at Percy. "You are the first one I have ever met so yes, I would agree that is the case."
"Hmm." Percy was wondering out loud. In all honesty he was wondering how he got here in the first place. The battle was bloody and as Tartarus was falling, the last of the Primordials, he smiled wickedly at Percy and waved goodbye to him. In reality he should have landed in Hades realm, but he didn't and now he was here. "Why is there a Pokémon invisible over there, is that normal?" Percy asked the butler.
The butler looked slightly shocked. "How can you tell its there?"
"Trade secret." Percy smiled at the butler who just stared at Percy in disbelief. After eating the meal Percy walked down stairs to the pokémon training area where everyone was fighting and sat on the side. It took a moment but at once everyone stopped what they were doing and went over to Percy.
"How are you moving already?" Dawn asked Percy who was smiling at the group from their curiosity, oh to have innocence.
"A little bit of magic." Percy stretched out slightly, "I still am really sore, but I should be able to move now at least." Looking up to the invisible pokémon, he smiled gently at it. "You can come out. I won't hurt you. I would love to meet you as well." Percy said politely to pokémon that was staying hidden.
"How do you know that Meloetta is there?" Ash asked Percy in a curious tone.
Percy looked to Ash, "A little bit of magic." Ash curiosity broke, and he fell to the ground. Laughter was heard from the other three of his companions as well as the pokémon. Percy ignored them and smiled at the invisible pokémon. It took a moment but the pokémon came out of the shadows and appeared before Percy.
"Meloetta." Percy breathed abruptly. "I believe I have you to thank." Percy smiled at the pokémon.
Meloetta was frozen for a moment, circling around Percy for a moment before flying into him and hugging him. "Melo! Melo!" Tears began to fall from her eyes. "Meloetta!"
"Ah, don't cry." Percy told her, not knowing how he knew it was a her. Wiping her tears, he gently gave Meloetta a kiss on the top of her temple. "See, look! I'm all better."
"Melo?" Meloetta circled around Percy then sat in his lap. "Meloetta! Melo! Melo!" The Pokémon couldn't stop the tears that were coming out of her eyes as she hugged Percy and wouldn't let him go.
"Wow Percy! I've never seen Meloetta so friendly with anyone before, not even Ash!" Dawn commented on it. Watching the interaction between Meloetta and Percy.
"The spice! The delight! The two flavors mixing together to create a new sweetness filled with love and passion! Oh, where is my book! I need to write this down!" Cilan danced around with happiness. Percy could do nothing but stare oddly at his new friend. For being the oldest out of all of them he was definitely on the weird side.
"Wow you really like him, huh Meloetta." Ash got to his knees and tickled Meloetta underneath the chin.
"Meloetta!" Meloetta agreed with Ash. Finally letting go of Percy and flying up to Percy's shoulder, holding on tight.
Percy blinked owlishly. He hadn't been expecting this from a pokémon, not at all. Were pokémon usually like this?
"I don't know what I did to warrant such a reaction but thank you." Percy told the pokémon, softly rubbing her head.
"Meloetta!" Meloetta rubber her cheek against his.
"I must say its fascinating to see a bond between human and pokémon. The result is beautiful." A new voice Percy hadn't heard before. Looking up he saw a tall woman who was a blonde. She had a rather eloquent look to and Percy felt as if he was standing next to a goddess once again. A minor one albeit it but just the presence alone wouldn't make Percy forget it.
Percy smiled at the woman, she looked to be slightly older then he was, about twenty-two or twenty-three. "Hello there, my name is Percy. May I know yours?"
She smiled back at him, "Cynthia, I'm glad some people have manners." Percy had an inkling of a feeling she was mentioning Ash though her eyes betrayed nothing. Based on Ash's reaction, Percy would say that his idea was spot on.
Cynthia walked forward to Percy and held her hand out to him. "I have I wish to discuss with you Percy. Would you like to join me for some tea?"
Percy took her hand, what was the worse that could happen?
