Percy Jackson and the Adopted Older Brother
A.N. SECOND CHAPTER! Now we get to the BIG APPLE and you should be able to figure out what that means.
Last time:
"My name is Lupa. I am the she-wolf that raised Romulus and Remus. You two are Demi-gods, like them and I will train you and give you the skills and knowledge needed to survive in this world of Gods and Monsters."
ON WITH THE STORY!
1 year later-6 year old Sean
Now that I had gotten packed I ran through my checklist one more time: Nemean lion pelt Knapsack? Check. Necklace, blanket, 3 stuffed animals (Birthday presents from Mom)? Check. Moms- no - My Sword? Check. Camp Half-Blood pamphlet? Check. Wolf-Pelt outfit? Check. Drakon-skin crotch protector? Check. And, MOST importantly: Moms necklace, rings, glasses, wallet, and other things dear to her (after me of course)? Check.
I had all of my things for my trip east. Jason had gone west 6 months ago, but Lupa had me stay because she said that my destiny lay elsewhere, though we would meet again. Apparently when I fought the Drakon, ie the giant snake, and the Nemean lion I had SOMEHOW gained the blessing of Ares, so I was and always would be a bit taller and better built than most my age. I had also discovered that I could shape-shift, though I could only do wolf, bald eagle, stallion, and Cerberus at the moment. I could also control FIRE and STORMS, though I did not have very good control and tended to set my clothes on fire at this point, so it was a last resort on the fire-bending at this point.
Lupa had also had me learn to use my mom's sword, which was mine now, so I could fight better against monsters. She had also blessed me to have sharper senses and reflexes, like wolf sharp hearing and smell.
I was snapped out of my musings by the feeling of warmth and contentment that always accompanied a visit by Lady Hestia.
"Hello, my lady." I greeted.
"Hello, Sean, I see that you're almost ready to leave." She stated. "I give you my blessing; you will find a family before you reach Camp Half-Blood, one that you will fiercely defend when the time comes."
The full meaning of her words hit me like a freight train. "Th-th-th-thank you Lady" I stammered. She smiled and said "It is time for me to say farewell so here it is: Goodbye young one and good luck" just before she disappeared.
Lupa came into the clearing "I hope that you will find your way back one day, little cub" she said and gave me an affectionate lick and a nuzzle before leaving me.
"Look out world, here I come"
1 month later
A 4-year old Percy Jackson was walking with his mother when he noticed a boy, a little older than him sleeping in an alley and got his moms attention.
"Mom there's a kid over there asleep! He looks cold. Can't we help him?" he asked laying his puppy eyes on THICK and no one could withstand that so she agreed.
Later that Day
I woke up on… A comfy couch? With a kid looking at me point blank? I was confused so I did the only natural thing: I screamed.
"AAAAGGGGGHHHHH WHERE AM I?!" I screamed. "You're at my house, silly! I'm Percy Jackson and you looked cold and lonely so I had Mom bring you inside!" he said with all of the enthusiasm I used to have.
His mother chose that moment to walk into the room "Ah, you're awake, Percy dear could you go in the other room, please?" she said "Fine" he huffed and ran off. "Now tell me why such a powerful demigod isn't at camp already, Percy is a demigod, as well" I detected no lies and so I told her.
That is how I came to join the Jackson Family
8 years later-14 year-old Sean
I was so glad that I no longer had to endure that BACKWATER SHITHOLE CALLED YANCY ACADAMEY! It was interesting to see Grover, Chiron, and Alecto act human but the icing on the cake was seeing Percy try to get people admit that Mrs. Dodds existed. It was HILARIOUS.
I was brought out of my musings by the bus stopping.
While I scoped out the scenery I saw something that made my blood freeze so cold that I later swore to Leo that even Khione couldn't make things that cold. The Fates. Staring at Percy. Snipping a cord. I rushed Percy and Grover back onto the bus.
"Percy those old ladies, they were staring at me, right? Tell me they were staring at me," I said trembling. "No they were definitely looking at me" he said, "Is it important or something" "No, it's nothing little Bro, it just wasn't clear to me which they were staring at, that's all" I replied. Grover just sat there looking worried during the whole thing.
We ditched Grover at the stop while he went to the rest room. I withdrew 100$ from my Mothers (the one that birthed me) account. 50 bucks for either of us, to placate Smelly Gabe. When we walked in the door I went straight to him, gave him the money and went to the bedroom that belonged to Percy and me and sat down on the bed, followed soon by Percy himself.
"Home sweet home? I wouldn't even wish this place on Bobofit" I proclaimed. "Or Dodds" Percy replied with "Yeah she was a bitch." Percy got his got you! face on "Look, I'll explain tomorrow while… Wait no I can't say! It would ruin the surprise!" I said
It was then that I heard, and smelled, mom come in the apartment. Some context before you meet her: Sally Jackson is THE BEST PERSON EVER! And she has the WORST luck. She married Gabe to mask the strong demigod scent that I and Percy radiated; I mean the man is so revolting smelling that I almost puke when he walks into the room. But I digress. She works at Sweet on America and always brings us "free samples" from work and only seems to be completely submissive to Gabe.
She isn't naïve enough to do it directly, though. She does it in little ways like with the scholarship, keeping her maiden name, and, most importantly, the blue food rebellion. Let me explain: By the time I was 10 I had finished 12th grade and was ready for college, in fact over the school year prior to the one that just concluded I had earned my PhD in Philosophy, Quantum Physics, and Engineering, but Gabe hadn't wanted me to go because "you're a freak already, I don't need you to come crying to me when you fail". Mom was having none of it and she even wagered her "allowance" for a year on my success to get him to let me. Yes, the slime-bag told her that she only had the money he LET her have. The maiden name thing is self-explanatory, she refuses to be Sally Ugliano, and so she's still Sally Jackson. The blue food rebellion is how I refer to how she goes out of her way to make all of the food she makes outside of meals blue just because Gabe had an argument about how there is no such thing as blue food with her once.
"There you two are!" she said, walking into the room with a bag of free samples and sat down between us. We began to dig into the bag and she began to question Percy about the school year and I noticed Percy lying about Mrs. Dodds. "I have a surprise for you," she said. "We're going to the beach."
Percy got the most disbelieving look on his face and asked: "Montauk?" "Three nights, same cabin," I confirmed for him. "When?" he asked. "As soon as I get changed she said" While Percy got ready I focused on not hurting Gabe with thoughts like "He's beneath you" and "After this summer she can divorce him, Percy will be able to protect himself" I almost snapped by the time we left. The best part was seeing Percy do the warding off evil thing, causing the screen door to smack Gabe on the ass.
When we got there we made s'mores, ate blue food, told stories and had fun. Mom told stories about her life with her parents and her childhood, Percy asked about his dad (A.N.-hmmmm… SUPER important, met Sally at a beach, "lost at sea", couldn't stay to see Percy born, Percy is a demigod, and Sally is DFINETLY mortal. I wonder who he could possibly be?), and I enjoyed myself. When we went to bed a storm began to pick up. My last thought before I fell asleep was "I hate Demi-god dreams".
When the dream began I was standing next to Percy, watching a HUGE bald eagle fight against a beautiful stallion and a lion that would be a perfect specimen of the spices, were it not for the disfigurements that it bore. They were all beautiful creatures, but as they fought, nature seemed to be turning on itself. I heard the eagle screech "Give IT back, give IT back!" at the Horse and the Lion while they replied with "We don't have IT!" Just as the 2 of us attempted to stop them, the dream ended.
When I opened my eyes the storm was in full on hurricane mode and someone or something was pounding on the door. "Open up, open UP" they yelled, and Mom opened the door to reveal Grover, who wasn't wearing pants which revealed his goat legs. "What's after us?" I asked him over the wind. He yelled back "Pasiphae's son, as well as The Wolf King and his Pack!"
We were in dire, dire shit if a monster that old had been sent, not to mention that Lyacon must hate me more than I thought if he took a break from hunting Roman demi-gods and entered Greek territory just to hunt me.
A.N. THE TROLL STRIKES AGAIN! But yeah, I think that this went well, all things considered. Yes, Sean knows about the Romans because of Lupa, but he's sworn not to speak of it unless they encounter each other and the fate of the world rests on each other's survival, even then they must take the same oath. Also Mrs. Jackson is the most badass PJO character ever! My Evidence is this: She petrified Smelly Gabe and SOLD him so she could get a new apartment and go to college, she was surrounded by monsters in TLO and instead of running when attacked she goes into a police car, grabs a shotgun, figures out how to use it, and shoots the thing all in a few seconds, she attracts Poseidon's attention through her strength of character alone, she stands up to the Minotaur, and she is the most caring and compassionate character in PJO history, but she manages to NOT worry about Percy unless he just disappears into the wild blue yonder.
NEXT TIME: We FINALLY reach Camp Half-Blood and we might get to play Capture the flag, MIGHT
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