(A/n) *awkward wave* hey guys…. *No answer*….
Percy Pov:
I was sleeping, my mind restless. You see my dreams have never been the same since I left Earth. Over the past 200 years I haven't had a single demi-god dream. It's strange for me to say this but I actually miss them. Suddenly I woke up.
"Good morning sleeping beauty." That would be Axel, he and I have been friends since I first joined the army, he is my best friend, and my second in command.
"Ewww! Where you staring at me while I was sleeping you perv!" I yelled sarcastically. Both of us got out of bed laughing our heads off. We were both actually happy for the first time in a while, because we finally get to see one of our best friends. Her name is Grim…. Well actually its Corday, Corday is the head of the assassin's guild here on planet Bob. It's always really awkward when Corday and Axel stand near each other because they both have massive crushes on each other….
While I was getting dressed Axel was staring at himself in the mirror, he kept on doing the Justin Bieber and flicking his dark blonde/brown hair around. It was extremely entertaining to watch. My eyes flicked towards the clock on the wall, I realized if Axel was going to keep on adjusting his hair we were going to be really late, and assassins don't take unpunctuality very well… Axel then suddenly turned around as if he had heard my thoughts, then started to scream my name in this really girly voice. "PERCY! PERCY! PERCY! WAKE UP!"
I suddenly woke up, knocking the person's head that was screaming my name above me.
"Ahh, bloody hell Jackson!" I grinned sheepishly at the voice, and then did a double take as I saw Corday. What was she doing here? Weren't axel and I supposed to meet her?
"Was it the same dream? The one before you come to my office, the day everything changed?" I shivered as she said this; it wasn't exactly a pleasant memory that day. As I pondered this I saw tears fall down from Corday's green eyes, to her now shivering tan form.
"It felt so real this time Corday, I thought he was actually here…."
Maybe I should explain a few things.
*flash back*
It all began like the dream, Axel and I were getting ready. As we left the apartment buildings and started walking the streets, a cloaked figure started to whisper to Axel, seeing as Axel looked like he knew him I kept on walking not realising what was happening.
I turned a corner and there standing in front of me where warriors of chaos, standing there pointing their weapons at me.
"I'm sorry sir, there has been a rebellion." One of the warriors told me curtly.
"Very good soldier, could you take me to the assassin's guild so we can figure who is behind this?" I asked, oblivious as ever.
"I'm sorry sir, but it seems the orders are that you have to be a prisoner of war. You can come with us peacefully, or the hard way." As he said this a grin of malice appeared on his face.
"I-I don't understand what-"
"Percy? What is going on?" I turned to see Axel and Corday walk up the street.
"Percy is a traitor Corday; he tried to kill me this morning." Axel whispered softly to Corday with a sly grin directed at me.
"NO. I know Percy…. He wouldn't do this would you Percy?" I shook my head as Corday said this hair falling in my face. In my head I was still trying to understand this, Axel... what was he doing, why is he lying?
Corday POV:
What was going on? Percy would never do this…. Suddenly my com-link on my wrist was beeping non-stop. I put my small ear piece into my ear and listened to what chaos was saying on the other end.
"Corday… it is Axel, he is not who he once was, he has grown with a hunger and lust for power, don't let him kill Percy, if he does he shall steal his powers and grow more powerful then both of us. He seeks to overthrow the balance. Stop him." I nodded slightly not wanting Axel to notice as he continued to watch Percy being tied up by his warriors. I pulled my sword from its scabbard and placed it onto his neck.
"The others have turned against me, don't you too!" he snarled at her, not even bothering to look at her. "Come with me, we could rule the whole galaxy and over throw chaos, all we have to do is kill Percy, it's as simple as that. Percy is selfish, he has so much more power than chaos and he does nothing, he doesn't share with us Corday." He continued softly, and then turned his gaze on me switching from one of hatred to love. He slowly reached up a hand to cup my face. I flinched against his touch. His face hardened as he dropped his hand.
"It's like I don't know you anymore… Axel, you're breaking my heart," my breath coming out in gasps. "You're going down a path I cannot follow." Tears slipped down my face. He turned his gaze to Percy.
"It's because of him isn't it? Because of Percy?" I dropped my sword as my hands clawed through my hair then wipe the tears from my eyes.
"Because of what you've done, what you plan to do!" as I said this, Percy began to glow with power; the warriors where then knocked off their feet and slammed into the buildings on either side of the street.
"You distracted me so he could try to kill me didn't you!" Axel snarled as he grabbed my throat, my breath started to escape me; the world seemed to be spinning.
PERCY POV:
Axel snarled and grabbed Corday's throat and started to strangle her.
"Let her go Axel! Let her go!" I screamed in desperation. I couldn't believe that he has so quickly turned on those I thought he loved.
"Axel..." Corday moaned softly as he dropped her and watched her fall to the ground unconscious.
"YOU TURNED HER AGAINST ME!" He screamed at me, hatred in his eyes. His eyes turning red… whoa turning blind from hatred... that actually happens? Sadness ripped through me like a sword slicing through my chest. I slowly walked to Corday's limp form, hand on my sword, and kneeled next to her to check her pulse, it was there but faint.
"You have done that to yourself." My voice devoid of emotion as a feeling of emptiness washed over me.
"You will not take her from me!" he snarled as he took his cloak off, glaring at me.
"Your anger and lust for power has already done that," I too, took my cloak off to reveal my body pulsing with an aura of power I never knew I had. "You were supposed to help destroy the darkness not rule it!" I said as he laughed maniacally, he circled me slowly his sword slowly coming into being into his out stretched hand.
"I HATE YOU! You always were the topic of conversation, always Percy this, Percy that. So I bided my time. I waited patiently to show them how powerful I really am. You are nothing! You are a useless demi-god, while me? I am a son of Chaos, not a recognised one I give you... But I am so, so much more powerful then you." As he turned dramatically to gaze lovingly at Corday's limp form, as he was distracted I quickly and skilfully slid under his legs and swiped them with my arm so he fell down, while I rolled and flipped back onto my feet. I pulled my sword from the scabbard, and pointed it so it was right on Axel's neck.
"You were my brother!" I yelled at him tears slipping down my face, "I loved you, and you were my only family. Please, don't make me do this." He burst out laughing as I said this.
"You think you can win?" he said mockingly to me through fits of laughter, "You underestimate how powerful I have made myself... Don't you remember all the killings of the commanders from sector 51? That was me, all along. My father didn't even notice. He never notices me…" he turned his gaze to the tall Castle of Chaos; he did not even look like he cared about my sword being on his throat.
Suddenly a scream came from the side of the street, where Corday sat staring at us.
CORDAY POV:
I woke up suddenly hearing loud voices scream at each other, I slowly sat up and screamed at what I saw, and Axel and Percy looked like they were in the middle of killing each other. I did not know what to do. Save the man I love, or support the man that I had come to feel like a brother. The man I loved once. My face hardened at that thought. I could not love someone who would try to kill my family. My mother has raised me to look after family at all costs, and that was how she had died, protecting me.
Thunder rumbled above me, a bright flash of light appeared and as my eyes refocused, I saw Chaos. He stood there, staring at his son that he had never truly acknowledged until now.
"Leave, and never return." He said devoid of all emotion. I then turned to Axel and saw a scowl appear on his face, but it was wiped of quickly when he gazed at me, he looked so lovingly at me that it made me want to puke. I could never love him.
"I will return, my love, one day you will change your mind. You will truly love me, then. I will massacre a planet just for you." Then he disappeared in a flash of light. Percy slowly lowered his sword and turned to chaos. "I'm sorry, my lord, I just couldn't do it."
"I understand Percy; I would not be able to kill him either. But I fear one day, he will come back for Corday," he turned to me with a look of pity. "And you will have to kill him Percy, for he will come for Earth, this is the moment in which I have trained you for, but it will not be today. But now go to your friend, she needs your help."
*end of flashback*
PERCY POV:
So… that's what happened I guess. Axel, my best friend had turned on me. But I am not afraid; this is what I have trained for, for the past 200 years.
I slowly escaped my thoughts to see Corday staring at the door with silent tears escaping her eyes. I pulled her into a massive bear hug and whispered into her blonde hair: "I though assassins weren't supposed to cry, grim." She laughed shakily as she wiped the tears away from her eyes. She wrestled out of my hold to stand up and brush her clothing of crinkles. I could see how Axel fell in love with her, she wasn't one of those extreme girly girls, and she was one of those girls the wears loose and baggy clothes and doesn't care. But today she wore her assassin gear, black skinny jeans, with mid shin black lace up boots, and a green and black trimmed tight fitting shirt with a black cloak. She reminded me so much of Annabeth, except they were different, Corday was like my little sister I would protect her in any way I could, while Annabeth was the love of my life.
"ha bloody ha, I need to tell you why I am here, Chaos wants to see you in his office, also Dan is going to be there. I think it's about Earth. Have you heard the rumours?" she said quietly. I stood up, realising that last night I had slept in my clothes, oh well. We slowly started to walk up to castle were chaos's office was located. It wasn't that far now, seeing as I had moved into the apartment next to Corday, I couldn't stay at my old place. I thought slowly on her question.
"Which rumour? The one about Axel being on Earth, or the one that chaos wants the immortal campers of camp half-blood and New Rome to come here to train?" I said this as the door to chaos's castle opened slowly and eerily. Suddenly we ran into a teenager moving really fast.
"Dan, slow down. As my second in command you don't have to run that fast. Jeez!" I said laughing at him. He looked up to me quickly and cracked a smile.
"Sorry Perce, you guys were taking a while so Chaos told me to get you two." We kept on walking as he said this, 2 flights of stairs later I got tired of walking so many stairs,( I mean come on I just woke up, )so I did what everyone does when you get tired of stairs, I grabbed Corday and Dan by the shoulders and used my new found powers to teleport us to chaos's office scaring the hades out of him.
"Sorry*laugh* sir… didn't mean to scare you*laugh* just trying to hurry that's all." I said through bursts of laughter. Chaos, just stood there staring at me and Corday, she was laughing on the floor now as well. While Dan looked scared at what Chaos might do. Oh, what a rookie he is. Chaos, then seeing Dan's face, burst out laughing and fell to the floor gasping for air.
"um.. aha Percy there is an urgent matter to discuss with you, because Axel is now on Earth your camp is in danger, so I was going to get the assassin's guild to travel in their ship to earth to bring them here to train, then we can go back to face him once they have trained. What do you think of this?"
"Why the assassin's guild, I mean I could go." I said confused.
"Corday, could fill them in about the war more efficiently, while you could be here to help me to understand the immortal campers strengths and weaknesses, so we can better prepare all of them." I finally understood what Chaos meant. I turned to Corday with a grin on my face. "When is the earliest you can leave?"
"In two hours should do, I shall take raven, wraith, reaper and ripper. I soooo cannot wait to meet this Annabeth I have heard so much about." She grinned at me. Chaos laughed at my face then turned to Corday. "How long will it take you to get there?"
"With the front boosters, and back boosters on maximum speed, I think we should be there in 3 hours," As she said this she placed her ear piece into her ear and tapped her com-link. "Raven, get wraith, reaper and ripper to prepare ship24915, we are leaving for Earth in 2 hours." Then without a second glance she walked out of the room hastily.
