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I woke up underwater in a really pretty room. Impossible? No. A guy with sea-green eyes and black hair was watching me. He was cute but he looked like 18, way too old for me.
"Oh, hi, you're awake." He smiled. It wasn't some evil I'm-going-to-kidnap-and-kill-you! smile, it was more like a hi smile.
"Am I underwater?" I asked. "I'm either dead, hallucinating or dreaming."
"Neither. It's real," the guy answered. "I'm Percy Jackson."
"Caroline Jacobson," I replied. "Um- what happened...?"
"You fainted," Percy answered. "And then I saved you."
I rolled my eyes and sat up, legs crossed. "I meant specifically. After I fainted. How you saved me and why. And thank you."
"You're welcome," Percy replied. "I'll start with the basics. Do you know about the Greek gods?"
"Like Zeus, Poseidon and Hades?" I asked.
Percy nodded. "Yeah. The thing is, they're all real. I'm a demigod. Half god, half human."
"Son of Poseidon?" I guessed.
"Yeah." Percy answered. "That's how I can breathe underwater. You're in Poseidon's undersea palace. And it's under renovations after this war. Anyways, though, thanks to him, you can breathe underwater for now. If you weren't a demigod like me, the spell wouldn't work."
"Okay..." All of this went through my head. "How do you know I'm a demigod?"
"Demigods have ADHD and dyslexia. The ADHD is our battle reflexes and the dyslexia is because we read Greek- or Latin if you're a Roman demigod," Percy replied. "You've probably been kicked out of a few schools.:
I nodded, since I could relate. "This is so weird. You get me."
"Yeah, it is." Percy laughed. "Things you need to know about being a demigod- no technology. This means no cell phones."
"I've never had a cell phone," I replied.
"Your parents might know. And... I'm sorry about them, they were already gone along with your aunt and uncle when I got there." Percy sighed.
"Wait... you were the one, controlling the waves, weren't you?" I asked.
"Yeah," Percy nodded.
"Cool," I replied. "So do all demigods have powers?"
Again Percy nodded. "Yeah. Like Zeus kids can control lightning. My bro Jason, son of Zeus, can fly. Hades kids can summon the dead and shadow travel, which is literally travelling through the shadows."
I shuddered. "Skeletons creep me out. So, let's just say this is real. So Zeus set the fire on my house?"
"Most likely, or he was mad at your parents or aunt and uncle. Most likely, he wanted to kill you for some reason." Percy said.
"Kill ME?!" I squeaked. "What did I do to him?!"
That was when my least favorite god became Zeus, after trying to kill me.
Percy shrugged. "Maybe you're too powerful."
"And then you decided to save me?" I asked, trying to get the whole story.
"Yes and no. I suggested it, and my dad said I could. By the way, I don't live here, I'm just visiting." Percy replied, looking out the window. "My dad said you probably didn't know, and that we'd need to get you to Camp Half-Blood."
"Camp where what?" I asked, hopping off the bed and running over.
"Camp Half-Blood. One of two safe places for demigods. The other is Camp Jupiter in California. You should be claimed if you're over 13 the day you arrive." Percy stepped to the side so I could look out the window.
"Yeah, I'm 14...Woah..." Everything outside was majestic. It looked like one of those mermaid kingdoms from fairy tales. "So, your dad's a god, and you said something about a war?"
"Really long story. The first war was against the Titans. Kronos rose from Tartarus- which is literally hell- again. He made a huge army, and there was a prophecy about a demigod of the eldest gods- me- who would reach 16 and choose weather to preserve Olympus or raze, with a z, meaning destroy." Percy replied. "The second one was against Gaea- mother of the Titans, literally Earth. That prophecy was about seven demigods- me and six others- who would destroy Gaea. We destroyed her physical form, but the earth is still here."
"That is a long story..." I thought about what he said. "What do we do now?"
"We go see my dad," Percy replied.
"Okay." I shrugged and followed Percy. It was weird. I could actually walk- like a normal person. I guessed that was god magic or something.
We found Poseidon sitting on his throne, and then he looked at us. "Percy."
We bowed.
"Dad, this is Caroline." Percy replied.
"Hi," I said.
Yeah, I don't know how to do this, I thought.
"Hello, Caroline. Percy, have you told her about camp?" Poseidon asked.
"Yeah," Percy answered. "Also told her what happened, and what has happened to me."
Poseidon nodded, considering that. "Well, Caroline, my brother can't get to you down here."
"Because you, him and Hades divided it all up..." I remembered history class. "He got the sky, you got the sea, Hades got the Underworld. And gods can't cross into each others' territories without permission."
Poseidon smiled a little. "Correct. But land is neutral territory, so be warned."
"Yeah..." I replied.
"I can sense your power. It is similar to Percy's in size, a little smaller." Poseidon studied both of us carefully. "I know you're not my daughter, Zeus wouldn't kill you if you were his, but who...?"
"You don't think she's...?" Percy suggested.
"She could be..." Poseidon replied.
Huh? I thought. Be what? The one, just like in Harry Potter?
"We'll know tomorrow, and I'll tell you," Percy replied. "She needs to go to camp."
Poseidon nodded and waved his hand. A dolphin swam off. "You should get going. I've arranged for some hippocampi to take you."
"Thanks, dad." Percy replied. "Come on Caroline, to Camp Half-Blood."
"Thank you, Lord Poseidon," I finally said. We walked out and Percy led us out to where some rainbow colored horse/fish crossover animals were.
"These are hippocampi," Percy explained.
"Your dad is my favorite god," I said. "By far. Zeus tried to kill me, and I don't know anyone else."
Percy laughed and helped me onto the hippocampi. "Mine too.
"Of course." I laughed.
Percy smiled. "In the Prophecy of the Seven, the Greek and Romans met each other. You'll meet a few of my friends from that prophecy. The seven demigods were me, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, Leo and my girlfriend Annabeth. Frank, Hazel and Jason are Roman demigods. Frank's a praetor of Camp Jupiter. Jason and I were both former praetors. Frank and Hazel stay at Camp Jupiter, and Jason goes back and forth with his girlfriend Piper. They're at Camp Half-Blood now. Leo stays at Camp Half-Blood with his girlfriend Calypso. She's one of the peaceful Titans. And Annabeth and I don't really leave Camp Half-Blood much- only on dates."
I snickered. "And are Frank and Hazel...?"
Percy nodded. "Yeah. You'll meet Jason, Piper, Annabeth, Leo and Leo today."
"Great! And what were you talking about, she could be?" I asked. "With your dad, I mean..."
"It's nothing." Percy replied.
For some reason, I didn't believe him.