Alright so here is the actual second chapter. I've changed my writing a little bit thanks to some advice I was given. Also, I'm not going to regularly update for multiple reasons. One being that I'm in high school and I know a few of you know what that's like. Second, I'm really lazy. I have some chapters written out but I just can't find the motivation (*cough* reviews *cough*) to type them out. So yeah, don't be looking for me every Monday or something. Send a review, or a PM, on how bad you want the next chapter, if you do that is.
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Disclaimer: I. Don't. Own. Percy. Jackson.
Ok, that's enough of the Author's note. On to the chapter!
(Jace's POV)
"WHAT!" I shouted "you can't send me back there. You know I hate that place!" Chaos had just told me that I was to be in charge of the soldiers he was sending to Earth. More specifically, Camp Half-Blood. The camp full of traitors. Just thinking about the name of that place boiled my blood, and the water in the fountain near-by. "I know that, yes, but I could think of no one else more qualified to be in charge than my commander" he said. "Flattery will get you nowhere with me, Chaos" I said, or more like growled. "Yes, but it couldn't hurt to have tried" Said Chaos, amusement in his voice, "but I do need you to lead them, Jace" going back to being serious all of the sudden. Jace was the name I had chosen when I left Earth so many years ago.
"I really don't want to do this Chaos. Can't you send Alec or something?" Alec was my second in command. "Alec is already going. I may have told him that you were going." Another thing is, Alec was also almost like my twin brother even though we looked almost nothing alike. We went almost everywhere together. Which is why hearing what Chaos said made me even angrier than I already was. And I was angry enough as is. "You what? Why would you lie to Alec like that?"
"I didn't lie to him completely, I just-"
I cut him off "You told him something that wasn't true. I don't know about you, but in my book, that's what a lie-" Then he cut me off "Perseus Jackson!" I visibly flinched at the use of my old name. "You are going to lead those soldiers and that is final!" I sighed in frustration. Whenever Chaos said something was final, you don't argue with him. The last guy that did is now a small purple rose in a vase on the shelf at Chaos' right. "Fine" I spat, and walked out, my anger evaporating whatever water was left in the fountain.
(Annabeth's POV)
Normally, most people would try to forget the people they break up with. I guess I'm just not normal, I mean, aside from the whole half mortal, half god thing. I was standing at the beach, again, thinking about HIM… again. Two hundred years of not seeing someone you realize you still love can really take its toll on your spirit. Anyway, as I was standing there, looking at the beautiful image of the pink, orange, and yellow of the sunset, I heard someone running up behind me. When I turned around, dagger in hand, I saw Grover, panting as though he had just finished running around the world without a break.
"Annabeth, there you are. I've been looking all over for you" He said between pants. "Well, here I am" I said with a slight laugh. He sent a glare at me, but it wasn't much considering he was bent over with his hands on his knees, still struggling for a good breath of air. "Yeah, I can see that," He said, sarcasm heavy in his voice, "all the cabin leaders are being called for a meeting in the mess hall." As he finished his sentence, I took off towards the mess hall. My only thought was maybe they found something out about Percy.
When I got to the mess hall, I saw a sight that usually didn't bring good news. All twelve Olympians were sitting at the main table, each with a nervous expression. Shortly after I took my seat, that jerk, Kyle, came strutting in like he owned the place. I talk about him like that because soon after Percy disappeared, I caught the little piece of crap making out with my half sister, Delyla. Needless to say, Kyle was carried out of the cabin with three broken ribs, a broken leg, and nice, long scar across his face. Bet you can't guess who did that. Anyway, when everyone had gotten to the mess hall, Zeus stood up and announced why they were here. "I'm sure some of you were hoping we had news about Perseus Jackson,"
That would be me I thought, "but, unfortunately, that is not why we are here." he said, sorrow becoming more evident in his voice as he said each word. Everyone in the room visibly saddened. When we found out Percy had disappeared, everyone, except for Kyle, looked as though they had just been told their favorite family member had just died, and, in a way, one did. We spent years searching for any trace that would lead us to where he is.
Most people eventually gave up and assumed he was dead. However, a lot of us, me included, still search for him. We tell stories of his adventures, much to Kyle's displeasure, at the camp fires to the newer campers who didn't have the pleasure of meeting Percy for real. "Anyway," Zeus continued, "I'm sure you all know that Gaea is beginning to awaken, and is most likely going to want to destroy us. Unfortunately, we are at a huge disadvantage. However, recently, we were offered assistance by-"
"What do we need help for?" interrupted Kyle, "We're fine on our own. We have me" Ugh! What did I ever see in that kid? "And that is why we need assistance," growled Zeus," Chaos was kind enough to offer a portion of his army to train and assist us in the impending war" As if on cue, there was a loud noise coming from outside, along with the shouts of the other campers. We all ran outside and what we saw was something we still have a hard time explaining to ourselves. It was a huge, pitch black spaceship. And when I say huge I mean like stack five city buses on top of each other, then, put another twenty stacks of five buses behind it, and you would have a third of how big it was.
Here comes the slightly cool, kinda scary part. As the Hephaestus kids were drooling at the sight of the ship, out came about fifty soldiers, each with black body armor that, oddly enough, looked like medieval armor. Each suit of armor had different color trimmings though, and none of the soldiers had helmets on, so we could easily see the faces of the soldiers. About two seconds after the soldiers had completely lined up, three other people jumped out of the ship and put three separate holes on the ground in front of us. That alone made me wonder how strong they were. When I saw the gods actually flinch away from the power I assumed they felt, I couldn't help but be scared of these soldiers. Kyle, being the idiot that is, went up to the one that was at the front, which I assumed was the leader, and asked "Who are you and why are you here?"
The one at the front had green armor that seemed to have waves moving around it. The person on his left hand side had sky blue armor that reminded me of, well, the sky obviously. On the leader's right was a girl that had golden armor on that showed off the curves that she had. Each wore a hood made of tightly linked chain mail that, somehow, hid their faces from view. The leader answered Kyle "We are the soldiers of Chaos. We are here to train and assist you in your war"
"We don't need your help. We're fine on our own" Said Kyle. The leader looked like he really didn't want to be here. I don't know how I could tell. It was probably the sneer he's had since he jumped out of his ship. "Chaos sees it fit to help save you and your pathetic gods. I, personally, don't see why we should," Ouch. That kinda hurt, "but Chaos is the one who calls makes the big decisions, not me" he seemed to be growing more and more irritated with each passing second. Yeah, Kyle had that kind of effect on people. Of course, Kyle just had to go and try to prove himself the better person, and most likely fail miserably while doing so. "You can't talk about us like that. Especially me" said Kyle. Gods, this idiot is going to screw us in this war before it even starts. "I challenge you to a duel. Just you and me. No special powers" said Kyle with a look on his face that pretty much said that he thinks he's going to win. "I'd rather not have the injuries you will sustain be my fault" he said. The two soldiers at his sides had smirks on their faces.
"What? You too scared to face a son of Poseidon?" as soon as Kyle finished his sentence, the leader lifted Kyle into the air by his throat. "You, me, arena, five minutes. If you're late, I will hunt you down and kill you, bring you back from the underworld, and then kill you again" he said. The pure malice and hatred that was in his voice made me want to find a dark place, crawl in to a ball, and just die.
I was soon trying to hold back a laugh though because of the look on Kyle's face. His eyes were as big as softballs, not baseballs, softballs, and he had an oh-my-gods-I'm-about-to-piss-myself look. All Kyle managed to do was nod his head in response to what the leader had told him. The leader dropped him and walked away with the rest of the army following him, while Kyle lay on the ground, gasping like a fish out of water. My only thought after that display was this should be a short fight.
Alright so that's the third chapter. The longest chapter I have ever written so far. By the way, Delyla was the one who broke Kyle's bones. Annabeth only gave him the scar :P so again, please press that little blue button on the bottom that says the word review.
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