Percy Jackson Story- A year in the mountains
Sup guys, well I had a bit of spare time on my hands so I decided to write the second chapter. Hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: Do you really think I own Percy Jackson?
Chapter II- A year later
I rose from where I was sitting. I stood straight and tall, nothing like how I used to stand before 'it' happened. I approached the crystal clear water beside my tree stump. As I looked into it I remembered how I used to look compared to how I looked now. My once messy hair was now cut short. My once happy and carefree manner was gone, replaced with a cold, merciless one. My once sea-green eyes were different colours. One had stayed the same, the usual sea-green, while the other, the one that Annabeth had cut, was now a cold, empty grey. I had even acquired a light brown stubble around my face. I looked hardly anything like my old self anymore. Immediately after thinking this, an idea struck me. I strode over to where my only three friends in the world sat. I had met them just before I climbed the mountain. Each one knew that they were a demi-god, and each one knew who their parent was. Their mortal parents had told them. There was the weapons and armor maker, Shane, son of Hephaestus. There was the tactical mastermind of the group, Lily, daughter of Ares. Finally, there was Katrina, the all out fighter of our group. She was a daughter of Zeus and my girlfriend. I had asked them if they would like to come up the mountain with me and train. Over the past year, all three had honed their abilities, both in combat and in their own personal skills. I cleared my throat to get there attention. All three shot up and said "Yes sir." I waved it off and they all slackened a bit. Then I told them my plan. Shane was the first to question it. "Why do you want to go back to that place?" Then, Katrina piped up "It's too dangerous! They'll attack us on sight!" Finally, Lily raised her hand to quiet down both of them. "This could work. I mean, Percy looks completely different now. Odds are everyone there has forgotten what he looks like!" I nodded at her words and continued. "We will leave in an hour. Grab your stuff and meet me at the base of the mountain. No questions." About ten minutes later, I had reached the bottom of the mountain and met up with the others. "Alright, let's go!" I said.
Within the hour they had reached Camp Half-Blood, thanks to the helicopter that they 'borrowed'. "Are you sure about this?" Katrina asked. I reassured her by kissing her lightly on the lips. "It'll be fine." I then turned to face the border of the camp and pulled my hood over my head so that only the bottom half of my face was showing. Then I took a deep breath and crossed the border. As I walked through the courtyard, I felt all the familiar memories coming back to me. I saw familiar faces in the shapes of Nico, Grover, Thalia and to my dismay, Jeff. He was surrounded by the entire Ares cabin who was arguing angrily with the Athena cabin. Annabeth wasn't there. "Wait here." I said to them. I walked over to the arguing group and pushed my way into the middle. "What's going on here?" I asked Malcolm. Malcolm shot Jeff a look of hatred and said "This ignoramus has hurt our cabin. He forced our half-sister to leave Percy Jackson, our greatest warrior. Which made him leave, and then he started spreading lies about how he drove him away. Now he has crossed the line. He's cheated on Annabeth for the past two months with this whore!" Malcolm finished pointing at Drew, who up until now I hadn't noticed. Jeff shouted out in rage and tried to hit Malcolm, but I spun around and punched him in the chin. Jeff fell to the ground and was immediately helped up by Drew. "You're gonna regret that, newbie!" He said, as his entire cabin drew their weapons. All of them except Clarisse who shook her head and walked off. I smirked underneath my hood, and then I raised my hand, silencing them. "I'm the newbie. I'm the newbie. Oh no Jeffrey. I have been here much longer than you." Jeff looked at him stupidly. I just laughed, "You really don't remember me. You don't remember what you did to me?" I said as he pulled my hood down. Jeff shook his head, still confused. I secretly pulled out Riptide and hid it up my sleeve. "You ruined my life. You took my girlfriend, you turned the whole camp against me and now you've thrown it aside like a rotten apple. YOU STOLE MY LIFE FROM ME AND NOW YOU TREAT IT LIKE SHIT!" Jeff's eyes narrowed as he remembered who I was. "You" He said. "I thought I ran you off!" Percy glared at him. "I ran off because the campers believed I had burned down the Big House. Everyone would have attacked me." Jeff laughed. "What a shame. Because now the entire Ares cabin is going to beat you black and blue." At those words, I slipped Riptide out of my sleeve, uncapped it and swung the tip at his throat. The point of the deadly celestial bronze blade rested on Jeff's throat. "Get back" I said calmly to the Ares cabin. When they retreated I looked directly at Jeff. "Now, Jeffrey. You will suffer for your deeds." He was beginning to look worried and said shakily. "What are you gonna do to me?" I chuckled darkly and said "Well, for the crimes of stealing my girlfriend, burning down the Big House, spreading lies about me and cheating on Annabeth, I guess the punishment is death!" Jeff didn't have a moment to say anything as I thrust Riptide into his chest. I watched as he fell to the ground, dead, his chest spitting blood. The entire Ares cabin roared with rage and charged at me. I simply pulled out a little smoke bomb that Shane had made me and dropped it. The second it came into contact with the ground, it spurted out clouds of black smoke. I quickly walked away as the Ares cabin was left coughing.
I met up with the others, who were talking to Thalia, Nico and Grover. I walked over to them and said "Come on we need to go!" Thalia, Shane, Katrina, Lily and Grover all groaned. Nico however just looked at me, as if thinking about where he had seen me before. Then suddenly, "PERCY! It is you! I knew you would come back." He said, hugging me. Then Thalia yelped in surprise and hugged me too, saying "It's been horrible around here without you Percy." Grover didn't hug me but instead he bleated happily "Peeeercy, you're back. I was so worried about you. I think we all owe you an apology for what we said and did." I felt my cold exterior melt a little. Just as I was about to reply to him, I saw something that made my heart jump. Annabeth was walking over to us. I quickly pulled the hood over my head and stared at the ground. "Hey you!" She said when she reached us. I looked up and saw that she was pointing at me. "What?" I replied harshly. I saw her eyes narrow. "Are you the kid that stabbed Jeff?" She asked. I shrugged and replied "Maybe I am and maybe I'm not. Who's asking?" Again, her eyes narrowed. I was beginning to enjoy this. "I'm asking. You can't just stab a kid here and walk away from it. Even for demi-gods that's illegal." I felt a small surge of rage build up within me. "Oh, you mean like you left that guy Percy Jackson! I heard you cheated on him with the guy who cheated on you. Yeah and I'm bad!" I retaliated. Then I saw something I never expected. Her face saddened and a single tear fell down her cheek. She quickly brushed it away and said "Never mind about that! You murdered somebody. How could you?" This time there was no anger as I replied "Actually, it was self defence, he attacked me so I stabbed him. Plus, he was asking for it." Annabeth's once sad face was now contorted with rage. "Who do you think you are to say that?" I smiled as I pulled down my hood. "I think I'm Percy Jackson and I can say that if I want to!" Annabeth's mouth dropped open and she stared at me for about a minute. Then she slapped me in the face. Well, she tried to slap me in the face but I caught her hand. "If you don't want to end up in the Underworld, I would suggest not trying that again." I whispered coldly to her. I pushed her back roughly and watched as she fell to the ground. When she looked up at me, I noticed the expression on her face. It wasn't fear or hate. It wasn't even sadness. It was admiration, as if she was pleased that I had become tough. Thalia helped her up and whispered something to Annabeth that made her smile evilly. "Hey Percy" She said. "How about a duel?"
Well, there ya have it. Percy's back and a lot of people know him again. Look out for chapter 3 of 'a year in the mountains' to see who will win the duel. Also, a god visits camp. R&R