Percy moaned softly as he ate junk food for the first time in over a month, getting Luke to laugh. "You know, if you didn't make everything so healthy-"
"Don't blame me for that. All we can grow here is fruits and vegetables." Percy stated. "As soon as Beckendorf's done building the coop we can at least have chicken."
"Ah, yes, meat would be nice on a daily basis." Leo stated, his fingers prying open a bag of cheetos and stuffing some in his face.
"We don't know if animals will work like the plants here Leo." Bianca commented. "You have to raise them, and several of the eggs will have to be hatched instead of eaten." She reminded him.
"We need to get one of the farming gods children here." Leo continued. "Maybe Mr. D's or Demeter's… heck, even Persephone's kids would be good." They laughed.
"What we need is a bigger ship so we can bring in livestock. Probably should build a barn and clear some land for a pasture." Luke noted. "Cows, or at least a goat. For milk,"
"Ew, goat milk." Beckendorf made a face.
"Take what you can get." Luke stated. The tinker chuckled. "Until we do find someone to tend the animals, or at least build the building, we need to do it ourselves. That means research. How's hooking our small island up to the internet going?"
"Amazingly," Leo stated. "We get awesome reception here." He took out a tablet he had built and showed Luke. "Just need the things to set up a main computer, maybe one of the rooms could be remodeled again to make a computer room… or we can build a separate building, like a library or something. We've found quite the collection of books and if we're bored…"
"We'll decide on that later." Percy commented. "We need to be reconnected to the outside world, to get updates on news and all that. You can use one of the rooms for now, it's not like we're using them." There were twenty rooms upstairs, ten of which currently held beds and the like, the other ten were cleared out and patched up, waiting to be used. Leo nodded and ate some more of his treats.
"We also have the problem of the little boat, we need something bigger than a rowboat. And Festus." Beckendorf stated, Festus being the metal Dragon that Leo brought back to life. "Preferably a motor boat, or maybe some jet ski's for better transportation between here and the mainland. Percy can't always take us back and forth and I don't trust your pet. Sorry, but no." They all laughed.
"I get that." Percy mused.
"And I can't be shadow traveling so much," Bianca added, shivering a little, over the last weeks she had been the messenger for when they were split up. "We need some way to contact each other while we're off the island. Other than IMing. Maybe like long-range walkie talkies or cell phones?"
"We could whip something temporary up," Beckendorf commented. "But it'd take some time and it's not exactly on our top priority list."
"I'll look into getting cellphones from the mainland." Percy offered. "While I'm there I can see about getting a boat or something as well." He glanced at Luke and the older boy nodded. "How's our list so far?" He looked at Bianca. The girl had been writing everything down in a notebook. She glanced it over.
"For food: Seeds, barn, coop, clearing a plot of land for grazing." She listed. "Technology wise: Computer and all that goes with it, cellphones. Transportation: A bigger boat or jet skis or… well you know. Daily needs: I need pads my period's coming up." She glared a little at all of them and they looked away. "Boys," she rolled her eyes. "We're low on soap and conditioner, new plates would be nice too, and silverware, not plastic and paper. Seriously guys we don't exactly have a junkyard here. Go Green." Once again she glared at them. Percy gave her a smile. "Other random things; Tyson's been asking for a TV to watch some telly." She stated. "He can't do much and we're always busy so that's the least we can do for him. And we need to start a training schedule, we can't get rusty. Last time we went to the mainland, need I remind you that this was this morning we were attacked and Percy got hurt."
"It wasn't that bad." Percy commented sheepishly.
"That's not the point," Bianca shook her head. "You're out of practice, the sanctuary provided to us by the island is limited to the island. What if you go out solo?"
"She's right." Luke agreed, taking Percy's hand. He blushed a little at the contact. "Just because we're here doesn't mean we can neglect combat practice. I'll set up a time for every day, in the mean-"
"Bia! Bia!" Tyson ran into the building, skidding to a stop a few feet away from where they stood. He was panting heavily as if he had just ran from the beach, which he had. "There's people in the sand!" He said once he caught his breath.
"What? Where?" They all stood and followed Tyson out to the beach. Two boys, identical in appearance were laying unconscious just out of the surf, both with curly brown hair and fair skin. Luke and Beckendorf moved to their sides, checking them over.
"Bianca get a room ready." Luke ordered, "Tyson go with her." The two jogged back to the Inn. "Find out how they got here?" He looked at Percy, Percy nodded then watched as Luke and Beckendorf carried the boys back to their home. Leo followed Percy to the dock where the Kraken waited just under the waves.
"Why did you bring them?" Percy asked.
The Master is not pleased? It asked in response, it's tentacles curling around in the sand below.
"I just want to know why." Percy responded.
They had been in the coast of the 'main land' as you call it, and taken under by waves. He responded. They had been drowning. The Master had helped the last I had brought, I thought the Master could help these two.
"Drowning?" Percy repeated, looking at Leo. He shrugged. "Now we really need a bigger ship."
I know where a ship rests, I will bring the Master the ship. It sunk into the surf.
"Wait, what?" Percy questioned. He didn't get an answer.
"What's it doing?" Leo asked skeptically.
"It said it knew where to find a ship and would bring it here." Percy stated.
"Your pet Kraken's stealing a ship!" Leo laughed. "Dude, I have to teach that to Festus!"
"Leo it's not funny," Percy stated. "The ship could have people on it, what if he brings the-" Before he could finish he noticed a bubbling in the water. Moments later a black mast head surfaced followed by a soaking flag that flapped feebly in the wind but revealed a skull with ruby eyes that had tridents crossed behind it. Then the black mast rose followed by the rest of the ship. An air bubble seemed to pop as it completely surfaced, the Kraken pushing it from the water and over to the dock where it ported by itself, the bridge dropping for them to climb aboard. The black ship was beautiful, as if crafted by the gods, bronze lettering curling across it's side stood out against the black.
Huntress
"Leo." Percy grabbed onto the boy as they stood, staring at the ghost ship.
"Uh-huh?" The fire bender responded.
"Is that… did the… I'm not hallucinating right?" Percy crept out.
"Dude, maybe there was something in the food we ate." Leo said in a small voice. "This can't be The Huntress right?" He asked, his voice growing smaller. "That sank, like hundreds of years ago."
The Master once sailed this ship. The Kraken told Percy, he glanced at it for a moment before returning his attention to the ship. Then the Master towered to battle and called upon me, preventing the rise of the Old Titan Lord and he perished with them. Now the Master has returned.
Percy tried to find words to respond to that. "Returned?" He managed.
The Master had returned from death. Rebirth as my father calls it. The Kraken confirmed.
"I-I was reborn?" Percy repeated, disbelief in his voice. Leo looked at him with a frown on his lips. Percy tried to sort it out, that can't be true right? He couldn't have come from another life. He couldn't have been reborn. That would mean. "I was the Prince of the Sea?"
That is what they called the Master. The Kraken confirmed. Percy's legs gave out and Leo had to catch him before he fell.
"Percy what are you talking about? What's it saying?" Leo demanded to know. Percy turned wide confused eyes onto him.
"I'm The Prince of the Sea." He choked out.
"What… how?"
"He died a Hero's death." Percy whispered.
"Rebirth." Leo realized. "You… You're… oh gods! This is… that's your ship, this is your legacy. Percy!" He grew more excited with each word. "This is amazing!"
"This is terrifying!" Percy stole himself and backed away from Leo. "Knowing myself I was trying for the Isle of the Blessed, I can't live up to that legacy, I'm not a hero I'm-"
"Percy calm down," Leo said, lifting his arms cautiously. The ocean behind him had started reacting to Percy's emotions and waves were building up. "You don't need to live up to the legacy." Leo said. "You can't do that, that's a battle no one can do. You create your own legacy."
