Hello, I am back with another chapter. Once gain, bold is movie and regular is reactions. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!
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Chapter 3
Third Person's P.O.V.
Everyone was back in the dark movie house while Annabeth turned the movie back on. It was back in the classroom with the teacher about to introduce herself.
"... Mrs. Dodds. Your substitute English teacher." Mrs. Dodds said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! ENGLISH teacher? Last time I checked, it was Pre-Algebra teacher!" Percy shouted. "Percy, its just a movie, calm down." Piper said, pouring charmspeak into her words. Percy took deep breaths and calmed down. "Yeah man, mortals can't get everything right." Jason agreed.
The camera focused on Percy. "Would someone please explain what Shakespeare was trying to convey in this line from Othello?" Mrs. Dodds asked and some people raised their hands.
"That would be Annie." Leo muttered. "Don't call me Annie, Leo." Annabeth snarled.
The next shot showed Mrs. Dodds looking around the classroom. She looked at Percy. "Percy Jackson?" She said. Percy looked surprised and glanced at the board, squinting. "Well?" Mrs. Dodds asked dryly. The letters started to rearrange into a jumble of words that made no sense. Percy just stared at the board, trying to read it.
"Is that what dyslexia looks like?" Rachel wondered and all the demigods nodded.
"I'm sorry, I don't know." Percy told her, looking away. Mrs. Dodds just looked at him and then asked, "Anybody else?" Percy just leaned back in his seat, taking a deep breath. The scene changed to Percy walking home and then more words.
Produced by
Karen Rosenfelt
Chris Columbus
Micheal Barnathan
Mark Radcliffe
"More words?" Leo complained. "I thought we were done with words." He pretended to shoot the TV with a hand gun. "And no one even cares about the words. They are just some names." Travis added and his twin brother agreed.
Based upon the Novel by Rick Riordan
"Rick who? We have our own book?" Chris asked his girlfriend, Clarisse. "I don't know, but if we do... I'm not gonna read it." She grumbled and all the half-bloods agreed except Annabeth.
Screenplay by Craig Titley
"Hey mom, I'm home!" Percy called, when he entered the apartment. "I'm up here honey." She called back.
Directed by Chris Columbus
"Hi," His mom was ironing. Percy threw his backpack on a chair. "Hey mom," He responded. "How was school today?" She asked. He headed over to her. "The usual." He kissed her on the cheek. "Think this, uh, this dyslexia thing is getting worse." Percy picked up a book, looking at it.
Annabeth nearly fainted. "Percy... picked up a book?" She asked and Percy sighed. They'd never get over him picking up a book. "I've picked up a book before." He argued. "But not because you wanted to read it." Katie Gardner pointed out.
"Oh, why do you think that?" His mom,Sally, looked up at him. He sighed, throwing the book. "I don't know," He walked away. "Maybe its the ADHD," He suggested. "You know, I thought this school was supposed to make things better." Percy poured himself something to drink.
Leo, Travis, Connor, and Nico all shook their heads. "Nope, hate to break it to you Perce, but school does not make ANYONE feel better." Nico said, pretending to be sad. "Except little Annie over here." Connor jerked his thumb towards Annabeth, who picked up a pillow and chucked it at his head.
"Percy, I know how hard this is for you," His mom said sympathetically. Percy walked towards her again. "But someday it'll all make sense." She went back to ironing the clothes. "Really," Percy asked, leaning against the wall and seeming unimmpressed. "When?" He demanded. "Hmm?" He continued to stare at her. "Tonight? Tomorrow? When?" He gestured with his hand. The door opened and a guy came in. "Woman!" He shouted. "Hi Gabe," Sally said.
Percy stiffened, glaring at the actor who played Gabe. "Gabe was fatter," He announced to everybody, and they didn't comment.
Gabe groaned and sat down heavily. "Where's my beer?" He asked. Sally sighed. "Its in the fridge." She pointed to the fridge. "So what? Its supposed to magically float from the icebox into my hand?" Gabe sneered. Percy just shrugged. As his mom made her way to the fridge Gabe laughed and said, "Hustle," and slapped Sally's butt.
Everyone looked horrified and wanted to kill Gabe very slowly and painfully.
"Oh come one man, you have to do that right here?" Percy asked, disgusted. "That's disgusting. We're in a kitchen." He said to Gabe. As his mom walked back to iron, Percy said to her, "Yeah, real charmer you got there. Really." Gabe sipped his beer. "Show some respect alright? That's my mom right there." Percy pointed to Sally. Gabe got up and headed towards Percy. Gabe got close to Percy. Gabe grabbed Percy by the hair and pushed him against the wall. "This is my house. You show some respect." He growled, let go, and walked off.
By now, everyone was clenching their hands in fury. "That stupid son of a bitch." Thalia glared at the TV. "We should go give him a piece of our mind." Leo said. Jason and Piper nodded, looking at Percy, who was trying not to get too angry. "You can't." Annabeth told them. "Why not?" Piper asked. "You just can't. I'm sure you'll find out in the movie." Annabeth wouldn't give anything away. She just turned back to the TV.
"Oh come on," Percy said to his mom. Percy gestured to Gabe. "Why? Why do you stay with that pig?" He demanded. "He smells like a sewer," Percy said. His mom just looked at him. "He sleeps till noon everyday and he can't even hold a job. Why do you stay with him?" Percy questioned.
"Because he hides that you're a demigod." Nico said and Percy groaned. "Yeah, I know that NOW." He mumbled.
"He's been good to us, Percy. In ways that you just... just don't understand." His mom looked down, like she was hiding something. "You're right. I don't understand. I don't get it" Percy said to her, walking into a different room. Percy climbed onto the metal stairs on the outside of the building. He looked around. The scene changed to the entrance of a big building.
Annabeth and Thalia glanced at Percy. "Is this where... you know." Annabeth asked and Percy shrugged. "I guess so." He answered. Jason, Leo and Piper looked puzzled. 'What do you mean?" Jason asked Annabeth, but she didn't answer.
Then the camera zoomed in and you could see Percy and his friend walking up the stairs. "Be prepared." A deep voice said, but there was no one there. "Everything is about to change, Percy." The voice said. Percy stopped, looking around. "Everything is about to change." The voice repeated. Poseidon in human size could be viewed. He was staring at Percy, but when the bus whizzed past, he vanished. Percy frowned, heading inside. The scene changed to the class circled around statues. "There are twelve Olympian gods." The teacher said.
Everyone in the room cheered. "Zeus is the best!" Thalia cheered while Jason high fived her. "No, Poseidon is WAY better." Percy argued. "Athena is smarter." Annabeth pointed out, glaring at Jason. "Demeter is healthier." Katie said, and Nico snorted. "Well Hades can bring your friends back to life." He puffed out his chest. "Hermes can steal things and has a caduceus." Travis and Connor said at the same time.
"And he has winged shoes to help him fly faster." Chris added. "Ares loves bloody wars." Clarisse growled. "Hephaestus can make weapons and stuff." Leo quickly made a robot to show off. "But Aphrodite can curse your love life FOREVER!" Piper shouted and everyone shivered. Rachel, begin the Oracle, defended Apollo. "Well, Apollo's prophecies warns everyone, so that we can help fight the bad." She smiled and everyone nodded.
"The Big Three are the brothers, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades." There were shots of a statue of Zeus and Poseidon, and a painting of Hades.
"What!? Why doesn't Hades have a statue!" Nico pouted, while everyone laughed.
Another shot showed a man with long hair and a beard in a wheel chair. "They obtain power by over throwing their father," The man pointed somewhere. "Kronos. By chopping him into little pieces." There was an image of that. Percy was listening to music. "The three gods have been rivals ever since. Always arguing,"
Everyone nodded, knowing that this was true. They were almost always arguing.
"Always threatening war." The teacher stared at Percy and his friend, who shrugged. The class moved over to something else. "Several occasions they would come down to Earth and... um. How should I put this?" The teacher asked. "Hook up?" Percy's friend offered. The whole class laughed. "They would hook up with mortals." The teacher finished.
"Yeah, they would hook up with mortals and then leave them with a baby." Percy growled. "And not even check on them." Travis added. "That was Zeus' fault." Percy told him. Thalia just sighed, not wanting to defend her father.
"The children of these unions were half god, half human." The teacher looked around.
"I'm guessing that's Chiron?" Jason asked. "Yeah, that's Chiron." Katie said.
"Can anyone tell me what they were called?" The man glanced at Percy. "Percy," He said. Percy was too bust listening to music to hear him. His friend nudged him whispering, "Percy." Percy looked at him. He pulled the earbuds out. "Oh, I'm sorry. What Mr. Brunner?" He asked. "What is the proper name of the offspring of the human and a god?" Mr. Brunner asked, wheeling his chair closer to Percy.
"Demigod!" Everyone shouted at the screen.
Percy looked at Mr. Brunner for a second before answering. "Demigod." Percy stated.
Everyone in the room was quiet, not expecting Percy to get it right.
"Exactly," Mr. Brunner agreed. "Many became great heroes." Mr. Brunner informed the class.
"Like Percy!" Travis and Connor shouted. Percy just blushed.
"Like Hercules," Mr. Brunner said. "And Achilles," He added. "Can you name another?" Mr. Brunner looked expectant. Percy shook his head slightly. Mr. Brunner leaned forward. "I'll give you a hint. You have something in common." Mr. Brunner said. Percy's friend looked at him. Percy looked upwards at a statue. There was Greek on the top. The letters reformed to say, Perseus defeats Cetus. "Percy," Percy muttered.
"Yes Percy, that IS how you say your name." Leo smirked as Annabeth giggled. Annabeth didn't giggle that much either. Percy just settled for a glare.
"Perseus?" Percy guessed. Mr. Brunner nodded. "Correct." He stated and wheeled away saying, "Now over here we have a depiction of Hercules defeating the Nemean Lion." The class gathered around the picture. "Hercules killed the beast with his bare hands and took the skin as a trophy. The camera zoomed in on Percy and Mrs. Dodds. "Percy," Mrs. Dodds said. Percy slowly turned towards her. "Yes Mrs. Dodds?" He asked. "We need to talk." She told him. He raised his eyebrows, smiling a little. "Okay," He said, following her.
"Oh, things just got real!" Travis grinned.
Percy looked back, before following her with a suspicious look. They entered an empty room. "So, did I do something wrong?" Percy asked, walking away from her. He turned around. "Mrs. Dodds?" He asked. "Hello?" He called into the empty room.
"Wait? Where's the teacher? Mrs. Dodds?" Piper asked, on the edge of her seat. Jason groaned. "Its a monster, isn't it?" He put his head in his hands when people nodded.
"Where is it?" Mrs. Dodds hissed from up on a high platform. "Whoa whoa, hey, hey! How... did you get up there?" Percy looked extremely confused. Mrs. Dodds bared her teeth. She jumped off and transformed into a hideous creature with wings. "Whoa whoa!" Percy exclaimed, back pedaling. The creature dived at him, but when Percy fell to the floor, she missed and went over him. Percy looked up in fear. "You stole the lightning bolt." The creature hissed. "I don't know what you're talking about!" Percy shouted at the thing. The creature grabbed Percy and lifted him off the ground. "Give it to me!" She hissed.
Just then, the dinner bell rang. Everyone sighed. "We'll finish this tomorrow." Percy turned off the TV and wondered when he would get Riptide.
