Aww, no one suggested. Well, it is alright. I wasn't expecting a lot of people would read the first one anyways. I will just go with the first demigod that came into my mind. So, I just work with it. About the droids part, I will try to answer that later on.
Anyways, here is Chapter 2. And, remember, I don't any of the characters.
(Btw, I just edited this, if you happen to read this chapter and still found some grammar errors, please let me know)
Chapter 2
Leo was down on the ground when the hunters came and point their arrows at him. He knew how strong these girls. He even saw one beat an Ares kid with a stick. A freaking stick. If he was to survive and save Percy from blood loss, he has to cooperate. But, with what they were in right now, he really wished that he could bust off his fire powers and get the heck out there.
The hunters tied him up and dragged him towards their camp. He didn't like it, but at least they placed Percy on a stretcher. He is no condition to even walk right now, with wounds like those. They did, however, took their stuff. That includes the bracers they need to get back to their dimension.
How on earth did they get into this kind of situation in the first place?
"Let's save Annabeth first." Leo said. Percy looked like he was about to say something about his decision, but Leo cut him off. "Don't get me wrong, Perce. It is not about the gem. It is just that, we need someone smart if we want to save the others. And, Annabeth is my best bet on it." Percy looked at Leo and saw that it was hard for him to choose someone else to save first than Calypso. He nodded at Leo.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go." He said to Leo. He was about to jump to the gateway when Leo stopped him. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, lover boy. Before we go, we should gear up first." He said as he took out something in the rumble. "But, I already got Riptide." Percy complained.
"Yeah, but if you want to get back here alive, you will need this. Now put one on." Leo said, throwing Percy the two bronze bracers. "What is this for?"Percy asked as he puts one on. "These bracers will help us get to the dimension that we want to go and get us back. All we need to do is to put the one on to Annabeth, and we can get her out of the other dimension." Leo explained, putting one on as well.
"Ok, setting the coordinates on this dimension. And, we are good to go! You ready, Perce?" Leo asked.
"Let's do this." He replied.
"Ok, on the count to 3." Leo said to him.
"1."
And Percy jumped in. He only heard Leo's scream before he fell into the bottomless pit of neon colors.
Let's describe the feeling of jumping into a Gateway to another dimension: It sucks.
It took a while before Percy woke up, his head dizzy from jumping in. He shook it off, and noticed his surroundings for the first time. He knew one thing. And, it is that Leo machine worked as they are not in Bunker Nine anymore. They are now in the forest and it was night time. He turned and found Leo groaning on the grass.
"Come on, man. Wake up." Percy said as he shook him up. Leo waves his arms around, showing that he is finally awake. "Ouch. My head." Leo looked around and frowned. "Where the heck are we?" He asked.
"I wanted to ask the same thing. This place isn't camp, from the way I see it." Percy told Leo. The latter looked at his bracer. "According to this, we are in some park in California. Just a few miles away from Camp Jupiter. With luck, we can find Annabeth before we know it."
Before they can do anything, however, they are attacked by two Emposai. "Wow, a fight already? But, we just got here." Percy said, showing them Riptide. The two monsters hissed. "It is definitely him, Cleo. Get him but don't kill him. Our mistress wants him alive." One told the other.
"Mistress?" Leo asked, already holding his hammer. "What about the other one, Missy?" Cleo asked. "Well, we could always have a snack to go." Missy laughed as she and her companion move towards them. They were about to attack when two black arrows flew pass the demigods and into the heads of the monsters. They wailed a bit before turning into dust.
"Well, that went well." Leo said, putting his hammer back into his tool belt. "Yeah, but where did those arrows come from?" Percy asked. He got his answer as an arrow was pointed behind his back. "Where did you get the sword, kid?" a voice echoed.
Leo turned and gasped, a man in a black hood was pointing his arrow at Percy. He lit his hand ablaze and threw fireballs at him. Percy ducked out of the way as it went towards the man. The man simply moved from side to side and avoided them with ease. Percy moved to Leo side, unleashing Riptide again.
"I am only going to say this once. Give me Riptide, or I will take it from you." The man said, with a dark and cold voice. Leo would have said yes right away. But, Percy stood to his ground. "And, why should I give my sword to you?" He asked him. The hooded figure took off his hood and revealed himself to the two. "Because, I am Percy Jackson, and I own that sword."
Leo's jaw dropped. Percy, on the other hand, was hysterical. "Ha ha ha. Yeah. You. Me. And. Ummm. Uhh. Hmmm" And fainted on the spot as he meets his counterpart.
"So, you are saying that you couldn't have sent in droids to help your colleagues." A voice said, as Percy starts to wake up.
"Yeah! Look, if I ever send something that is not from this world and someone else finds them, the dimensions might fall apart. It was already bad enough for us to get into this world. Any more stress in the space of the different dimensions and everything will fall apart." The other voice explained. He was sure that it was Leo this time.
"Leo?" Percy called out.
"Percy! You are awake." Leo said, walking towards his side.
"I had the weirdest dream. That everyone got sucked in some gate-thingy and I met another me in another dimension." He said, scratching his head.
"Yeah, that is not a dream. Everyone is really gone. And, that guy is you." Leo said, pointing at the guy that looked exactly like Percy, minus the green eyes.
"Sup' me?" AU Percy told him. Percy wave slyly before looking at Leo. "You mind telling me what is going on?"
Leo's usual grin disappeared and AU Percy shook his head. "He told me why were you guys here, and frankly, you will have a hard time getting your Annabeth back." He told Percy. "Without a doubt, she is already with our Annabeth right now."
"But, isn't that a good thing? I mean, she will be safe, right?" Percy asked him, but his counterpart shook his head. "That is not that easy. Since our Annabeth works for Gaea, or rather, she is the current Gaea." He said, sadly. Percy was taken aback, shock with this revelation. "But, how?" He asked him.
"After Kronos took over Luke's body, Gaea went to Annabeth's place and gave her an offer she couldn't refuse: a way to bring Luke back." AU Percy said as he took down and have a seat next to them. "With the help of Gaea, we manage to get Kronos out of Luke's body and defeat him. But, Gaea took her end of the deal. As soon as the Gods came back, Gaea took control of Annabeth's body." He shuttered for a bit, as if the memory scared him. "I saw how her body slowly turns into earth and how her eyes turned gold. It was terrifying."
"After she took over Annabeth's body, she walked away laughing. No one stopped her, not even me." AU Percy said, ending his sad experience. "This world's Percy said that after that, he asked the Gods to not bother him anymore, as another reward of him saving the world. And, he went into hiding ever since." Leo said, finishing where the AU Percy left off.
"If what you guys said was true, then—" Percy said, but was cut off by Leo.
"Then, Annabeth is in grave danger." Leo concluded. They sat there in silence. It was a while before Percy stood up and said "We have to save her." AU Percy looked at her counterpart with deep confusion. "Are you crazy? She has armies everywhere. And, not only does she has powers beyond measure, she also have Annabeth's tactical gift. You guys wouldn't stand a chance!" He exclaimed.
"I rather die trying to save the woman that I love, than live to see her die in front of me." Percy told his counterpart. Leo still finds it weird how Percy could come up with such good one liners. Nevertheless, he agreed with what Percy said and stood with him. "Percy's right. We need to save Annabeth." Leo said. Percy clapped him on the shoulders. "Thanks, man."
"Ok, Perce. What is the plan?" Leo asked him. "Well, um. Wow, I never this through." Percy said to him. Leo hit his head with his palm. It wasn't a surprise that Percy got caught up in the moment. AU Percy sighed. "If you guys want to save your Annabeth, then it is best that you find their base first."
"So, you're telling me that you know where their base is?" Leo asked him. AU Percy shook his head. "No, but I know a group of people that might."
"Who?" Percy asked is counterpart.
"The Hunters of Artemis." AU Percy told them. "I heard from a reliable source that they found out where the enemy's base is."
"Then, let's just go and ask her then." Percy told him, but his counterpart shook his head. "I'm not going."
"But—"
"I am not ready to see everyone right now. Not yet." AU Percy said, looking away from them. Percy and Leo looked at each other and came to an agreement. "It's cool, man. Just tell us where can we find the Hunters and we can go there by ourselves." Leo asked him. But, before AU Percy could tell them the location, a large spike zoomed in and hit Percy in the stomach. He yells in pain before another spike hit him in the chest, nearly missing his heart.
"Percy!" Leo yelled. He took Percy in his arms and ducked as more spikes flew overhead. "Manticore." AU Percy hissed. "Leo, bring me and head to the north. You will find the Hunter's camp there." Leo nodded. "And you?" Leo asked. "I will hold this guy back. Just long enough for you to escape. Now, go!" AU Percy said, as he starts throwing arrow after arrow at the spikes towards them.
Leo nodded. He took Percy up and help him out of the fight, not even looking back at AU Percy fights the Manticore on his own.
It was a while before Leo slow down and checked his back. No sight that the Manticore is coming towards them. This must mean that AU Percy must have held the monster off. He didn't have the time to celebrate though, as his Percy Jackson is so much pain. He placed the son of Poseidon into the nearest tree.
He examined his friend. Two spikes were impaled into his body. One on his arm, while the other is on his stomach. He already poured a bit nectar into his friend's wounds just to keep him alive. But, without taking the spikes out, even if he drops him into a lake, he wouldn't be able to help properly. And, Leo is not stupid enough to pull them right away.
Leo checked around the place. AU Percy said that the Hunters should be camping around here somewhere. He found the hunters the hard way as he found himself surrounded with a ground of silver wearing girls, all pointing arrows at him. He raises his hands as a sign of surrender. "Um, I come in peace?" Leo said, in an attempt to make a funny joke.
The hunters didn't even smile. "What are you doing here, boy?" One of them asked him. "We were attacked by a Manticore and one of us got separated while the other one is hurt. Can you help us?" At this, the other hunters laughed.
"And, why should we help a boy like you?" Another hunter mused.
"Please, my friend is dying. And, he doesn't get medical treatment. He will die." Leo pleaded. The others looked at what seems to be the leader of the group. She sighed. "Fine. But, we will consult our Misstress after to see the punishment of breaking into our camp. Girls, get that boy into a stretcher." She ordered, pointing at Percy. "Abigail, tie this one up. Just in case he would try and escape."
And that is how Leo got into this kind of situation. He wondered if how is Percy holding up. He wanted to look behind him, but the one holding his binds pushed him. "Keep moving, boy. We are almost there." She told him. Leo sighed. At least, in their camp, he would know that this world's Thalia isn't an anti-male hunter.
When they got to the hunter's camp, however, he saw that there was no Thalia Grace in their camp. He looked around and saw that the hunters in the camp was also glaring at him. They stopped at one of the tents and one of the hunters called out. "Lieutenant! We found two male trespassers! One of them is injured."
"I will be out in a moment." A girl answered back from the inside. Leo frowned. She called Thalia, but that voice is certainly not hers. The tent open, and Leo almost gasped. She looked almost exactly like Calypso. Except the fact that she has black hair and black eyes, and has a look that can make any guy say that she can beat anyone up.
She looked at Leo with disgust for a moment before looking over and seeing Percy for the first time. Her eyes widen and looked at Leo again. "Who are you, and how did he get those wounds?" She asked him. Leo was about to speak, but she cut him off. "Never mind, we shall talk in the infirmary. Girls, take him there and give him medical treatment right away. Abigail, go to milady's tent and tell her that we have found Percy Jackson." Their eyes became wide and did their orders right away.
She took of the binds of Leo and lead him to the infirmary, where the spikes are slowly taking off Percy. "Now tell me, how did this happen?" She asked Leo. "Before you go asking me, you might tell me who you are? It is not right for me to give information to someone who leads girls that ties up men." She glared at him, which made Leo wish he never had just said that. "As much I hate your tone, you share a valid reason. I am Zoe Nightshade, the lieutenant of Artemis, Godness of the Hunt."
And, done! Isn't that fun? Anyways, I want to point out that I can't write every single week if that is what you guys are expecting. I mean, it is not that I am lazy or that I have no clue what to write next, it is just I am a busy man. I am already a college student who is already working on his thesis. So, don't expect that I will write all the time.
However, this doesn't mean that I will go on hiatus. I will try to make another chapter if I can, such as what I just did right now. It is just that it will have to be late. Around 2-3 weeks late. I will make earlier chapters as soon as the summer vacation starts, which is by the end of March.
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