Soo this is chapter 2. I'm kinda dissapointed that only got 2 reviews for the last chapter, so pleaseee review this time, okay? If I don't get reviews, whats the point of writing? :)
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO. Sigh. But everyone knew that. Back to the story!
I froze as the snake-lady snarled and lunged at me. I yelped and jumped back. I landed funny and pain shot up my ankle. Percy pulled a pet out of his pocket. If the situation wouldn't have been so scary, I would have laughed. A pen? I thought. Then he took the cap off and it grew into a 3 foot long sword. Oh. He slashed the one coming at me in mid-air. I gasped. He ran at the other snake-ladies and started slicing them to bits! I cheered for him, but one escaped his maracre and slithered toward me.
"Your mine!" She growled. I was terrified, but wasn't about to show it. Percy glanced at me and yelled,
"Catch!" He threw his pen-sword at me and I barely managed to catch it. Glaring at the snake-girl and terrified out of my mind, I charged her. Her eyes widened in surprize. She readied her sword. I swung my sword at her but she managed to block it. My knees buckled as my sword clashed with hers. I staggered back, swinging the sword wildly. The sword sliced her arm off and she wailed. She dissolved into what looked like sand and was gone. I silently congradulated myself. Percy walked over to me.
"You okay?" He asked. I nodded, then glanced around at the gym. It was empty. I sighed in relief. Everyone was fine. "We need to get out of here." I looked at him.
"Where would we go? What were those things? And why are you really here?" I asked him. He sighed.
"I'll tell you on the way there." The way where? I wondered. I just wished someone would give me an answer. I took a step and winced. I must have twisted my ankle when I jumped back. I thought miserably. Percy noticed and said I could lean on him. We walked out of the school. Some people looked at us funny, but no one said anything. We walked into the parking lot and stood by the road. Percy started rumaging through his backpack. I sat on the curb. What were those things? I thought. They looked kinda like. . .Nah, they couldn't be. Their just myths.
"Thank the gods! I found one." Percy said suddenly. He had a golden coin the size of a small ball. It shone in the sunlight. Is that really gold?
"Stêthi," He shouted in Ancient Greek. "Ô hárma diabolês!" I instantly recognized it as Ancient Greek, but what he said I had no idea. He tossed the coin into the road. I waited for the sound of metal-on-asphalt, but it never came. Instead, the coin seemed be absorbed into the road! I gasped. Where the coin landed the road started to bubble. It turned a dark red and a gray taxi formed. The words Gray Sisters was printed on the side. It looked like it was made of smoke. A old lady stuck her head out of the window. Her frizzy hair covered her eyes. I gagged. Someone needs to introduce her to a hairbrush!
"Passage? Passage?" She screeched. I grimaced, covering my ears.
"Two to Camp Half Blood." Percy said. Camp Half-Blood? I thought. What's that? We got in the cab. I looked for my seat belt, but all I found was a chain. Uh oh. Three old ladies were crammed in the drivers seat. They all looked like bags of bones, with frizzy mops of hair and hideous sackcloth dresses.
The one driving floored the accelerator. I got smashed into my seat. A voice came on over the speaker: Hi, this is Ganymede, cupbearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine I always buckle-up! Cupbearer to Zeus? First snake-ladies, now Zeus? Is any of this real? I turned to Percy.
"What's going on?" I yelled at him. "Why do I suddenly feel like I'm in a Greek Mythology movie?" He grinned.
"That's because you are!" He yelled to be heard over the ladies arguing and shouting out directions, such as: Turn! You missed your turn! "What do you know about Greek Mythology?" He asked. I thought about it.
"Well, there are the gods, like Zeus and Poseidon. There are also minor gods and goddesses, and monsters, like cyclops. Why?" I asked. His smile faded.
"Okay, so what would you say if I told you that was all real?" He asked. I laughed out loud. Those myths, real? He had to be kidding, right? I glanced at his face. He looked so serious. But then I thought of the snake-ladies. With a start I realized where I had heard of them. They were! Scythian Dracaenae Dragon women. I learned about them in my Greek Mythology 101 class. And the Gray were in their too!
"Okay, say I believe they are real. Where do I come in?" I asked. He smiled.
"I can't tell you what a relief it is to have you believe me. Most of them usually freak out. Well, you know how in those stories, the gods have children with mortals, and end up having a child?" I nodded. "That's us! You are a half-blood. Half mortal and half god." My eyes widened. My mom was normal, that I was sure of, but was my dad really a god? Mom said he was in the Navy. He walked into a trap while trying to free some other soliders and was killed trying to save them. End of story. But what if it wasn't? Just then the driver screeched on the brakes.
"Were here," Percy said, climbing out. I got out as well. "Come on, I'll introduce you to my friends.
We walked up the hill. At the top sat a huge pine tree. A glistening golden cloth was draped over the tree. The Golden Fleece. I thought. I looked down and gasped. A dragon was curled around the tree.
"That's Peleus. He guards the fleece." Percy told me.
I smiled. "Coool!" He laughed.
"Come on, their are cooler things over here." He said, yanking on my hand. We ran down the hill and came to a bizarre collection of buildings in a circle. A giant area the size of a soccer field was dotted with Greek statues, flower beds, and basketball hoops. There was a campfire in the center. A young girl was tending to the fire. I smiled and waved. Here eyes lit up, but then I realized here eyes were fire. Not on fire, just fire. This just keeps gets better and better! I thought. She waved back.
"Is that Hestia?" I asked Percy. He smiled.
"Yup. You can talk to her later if you want. First, let's check out the cabins, okay?" I nodded in agreement. We led me over to two cabins. They had little numbers on them. Cabin one was big and bulky with lightning bolts carved into the door. Cabin two was a bit smaler, with peacocks carved on the sides. Big collums were in front of both of them. Zeus and Hera, I thought.
"Zeus and Hera." He said, reading my mind.
"So, uh, demigods stay in their parents cabin? How do you know which god is your parent?" I asked.
"You get claimed. Usually happens at campfire. Come on, I'll introduce you to your temporary cabinmates." He led me over to a run down cabin. The brown paint was peeling of the walls. Over the doorway was a caduceus. I peaked inside and saw a bunch of kids. Some were playing poker, and some were pickpocketing others. Two boys walked up to us. They were tall and had curly brown hair. One was slightly taller that the other.
"Hey, Perce, what's up? Who's this?" The shorter one asked.
"This is Brooke, Connor. She's undetermined." He grinned and grabbed my hand.
"Come on in!" His brother said. "I'm Travis. This is Connor. We're the head counselors. Here, you can have this bunk." I sat down on my bed and suddenly realized how tired I was. I layed back on my bed and yawned. Travis noticed and said,
"Oh, yeah, go ahead and take a nap. We'll give you a tour later." I smiled and nodded. I shut my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
I dreamed I was back at school. Percy and I were fighting the Scythian Dracaenae again. One of them got a lucky strike and Percy fell, blood gushing out of his back.
"No!" I shouted. I tried to run to his side but couldn't move. They turned to me and started to approach, pointing their swords at me. I tried to run, but my feet were stuck. I let out a cry of terror as one swung her sword at me.
Then my dream shifted. I was standing in front of what looked like the Empire State Building. The sky was dark and cloudy. A battle raged on the street in front of me. I recognized Percy fighting with some other campers. I saw monster after monster get struck down. I heard a voice. If you don't help me, I promise I will get the camp to fight again. But this time, they will fight themselves.
My dream changed again and I was at Camp Half Blood. Campers were fighting campers. Some were laying dead on the ground already. I saw Travis and Connor fighting each other. Travis found an opening and struck Connor down. I was crying, begging them to stop, but they couldn't hear me. I turned and saw a beautiful blond haired girl was fighting with Percy. Percy had a evil look on his face. I turned away, sobbing. I couldn't bear to watch them fight, even if I barely knew them. I pinched my arm, willing myself to wake up. The dream faded.
I jerked up, slamming my head on the top bunk. I grimaced, rubbing my head. I saw Travis and Connor looking at me worriedly.
"You okay?" Connor asked. I forced a smile and nodded.
"Just a dream." I assured them. They looked at each other.
"Well, you slept through dinner. We tried to wake you, but. . ." He raised his hands helplessly. "Anyway, it's time for campfire. Come on." I stood up and streached.
"Let's go see who your daddy is," Travis said.
So was it better? I tried to make it more interresting, and longer than the last chapter. Pleasee review! If i don't get any reviews, I will stop writing. PEACE!
Xion98
