14/12/2010 12:50:00
A/N: Okay well here's chapter II. Btw in this story I am going to be changing some things about the powers of Hecate and therefore, the powers of her children. So don't tell me I'm getting facts wrong if its about that. :P
Disclaimer: I do not own the PJO or HoO series if I did I would be a man, a rich man, a rich man with amazing character's who I wish were mine, but sadly, they are not
Alice watched in shock as James charged the Eurynomos, she knew he was probably outmatched. The creature was about eight feet tall, it still looked vaguely human, was lean and well muscled, and had long sharp claws which looked like they could cut him in half easily. Alice knew she had to help the boy somehow, then she noticed James shoes on the floor beside her.
Alice looked at James who was still charging the monster, where his feet should have been were a pair of goat hooves, and the part of his ankles that were showing was covered in fur. Alice gasped as she realized James wasn't just a regular teenage boy, she remembered reading something about people with goat legs in a mythology book once, what were they called? Fauns or something like that.
The Eurynomos turned towards James, it released an unearthly howl then charged him. Surprisingly he continued his own charge, leaping through the air once he was in range, James raised his club above his head with both hands and swung down powerfully on the creatures head with a loud thud. The Eurynomos' charge was stopped cold by the powerful blow, but other than that looked unharmed, it growled and swiped it's long arm at James, backhanding the boy through the air, he hit the wall with a groan and slumped to the floor.
Alice felt a strange stirring spread throughout her body, strange words suddenly came flowing from her lips and she instinctively raised her right arm to point at the Eurynomos, an odd glow emanated from her hand growing brighter quickly, then a ball of dark energy shot forth, hitting the monster in the chest and creating a gaping hole. the Eurynomos looked at Alice in disbelief, then crumpled to the floor disintegrating into a pile of dust.
Alice looked at her hand in stunned silence, wondering how she could have possibly done that. James groaned as he stood from his spot against the wall, he looked at the dark haired girl in shock. "H-How did you do that?" James asked dumbly, "I have no idea, I just got this weird feeling and that happened." Alice said motioning the pile of dust that used to be the Eurynomos.
James shook his head in amazement, "Wow, your godly parent must really like you." He said grinning. "What did you mean earlier when you said I was a Demigod, and just now by my godly parent, am I some kind of freak?" Alice asked cautiously. James shook his head, "You're not a freak, not exactly. You probably just have one parent right, and ADHD too, it's because you're a Demigod, the ADHD is because your instincts are honed for battle, and you only have one mortal parent because your other parent is an immortal god or goddess. I know it sounds crazy, but you saw that monster, it's all real." The boy with hooves said.
Remembering the fact that James had hooves Alice asked, "And what are you?" James motioned at his hooves, "I'm a satyr, half-goat half-man, duh." He said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "So If I'm a Demigod, then who is my godly parent?" Alice asked, "Well, do you live with your dad or mom?" James inquired. "I live with my dad, so that would make my mom a goddess." Alice reasoned.
"Yep, and judging from that display back there I'd say you're a daughter of either Perse or Hecate," James told her, Alice knew a bit about Greek mythology, and recognized the names, Hecate she knew was the goddess of magic, witch-craft, the night, and was largely associated with the moon and spirits. And Perse she recognized as an Underworld moon goddess, and the mother of Circe as well as many other sorceress' and sorcerers.
"So what do we do now, the monsters dead. Does my life just go back to normal, do I get to meet my mom?" Alice asked, "Well, first I need to get you to camp, and as for meeting your mom, well most gods rarely visit their children, so I doubt you'll be meeting her any time soon." James told her. Outside the gym the school bell rang, time for class. "Let's get out of the school, I smell more monsters nearby and we wouldn't want to face another one right now." James said pulling her along as he headed for an EXIT sign.
"What kind of camp are you talking about, and what makes you think I'm just going to go with you?" Alice asked, annoyed that the satyr just assumed she would blindly follow him. James stopped and turned to face her, "Well you'll come with me if you want to live, you're a Half-Blood, monsters can sense you. In fact I'm surprised this was the first monster to attack you. And the camp I'm going to take you to is a camp for your kind, there are lot's of Demigods there, it's pretty much the only safe place for Half-Bloods." The teenage satyr said.
"What about my dad, am I supposed to just leave without telling him where I'm going, or even a goodbye?" Alice asked, while her dad may have been drunk most of the time and ignored her, he was still her father and she still loved him. "He may already know what you are, but if he doesn't it's best not to tell him, most mortals don't handle the whole gods and Demigods thing well. If you want you can get some stuff from home and tell him you have to go, but I wouldn't advise it, if he doesn't know what you are then he'll probably try to stop you from leaving." James told her.
Alice knew her father wouldn't just let her leave, and she doubted he knew what she was, he never seemed to treat her like she was anything special. She thought maybe she should just go to the camp and call her dad with an excuse later, at least then he couldn't really do anything about it. "Okay, I'll come with you, but where is this camp?" The dark haired girl asked. James turned and started walking, pulling Alice along. "It's in New York," The satyr told her. "New York, How are we supposed to get there? We're in Washington." Alice protested. James pushed open the door leading out into an ally, they walked outside and Alice saw a sight she couldn't believe. Two horses with wings were waiting in the ally. "That's how we're gonna get there." James said pointing to the winged horses with a grin.
A/N: how do you like the story? Is it good? I'll have the next chapter out soon, but it sort of depends on how much you like this one. More likey=faster writing. :P