Chapter 3
Monsters 'Would You Rather'
Me: Sorry that took so long, can't remember all the monsters that Percy faced
Percy: You kept me here all this time and you never thought to ask me? How stupid are you?
Kasey: Oh leave him alone Perce…be patient
Percy: How do you know? Wait, what does he do to me?
Kasey: Nothing too bad
Me: Right, come on Perce, you're almost there. By the way, I still do not own Percy Jackson
Percy: Thank god he doesn't
The Stoll Brothers finally calmed down after Chiron's announcement. They were both good at fighting monsters, but it just wasn't their favorite thing to do, unlike Clarisse who had the same grin that the both of them had during the pranks part of the game. I'm not really big on slaying monsters myself; I would much rather hang out with friends and spend my time out in the water like always. Chiron looked at Silena expectantly. At first, she looked confused, but then after a few seconds, she understood what was going on.
"Oh right!" she said. She then turned her attention to me. "Percy, would you rather fight the Minotaur again or slice off one of the Hydra heads?" To me, that was no brainer. I knew what happened if you sliced off a hydra head, two more grow back and I've beaten the Minotaur twice already.
"I'll take the Minotaur!" I said confidently, glancing down at Annabeth who was smiling and shaking her head. I drew Riptide and looked around for the big, ugly bull. After a few seconds of looking foolish, Annabeth spoke up to redirect my attention.
"Uh, Percy?" she said. I looked her; she was pointing to Chiron. I looked at Chiron who snapped his fingers and almost immediately, the Minotaur appeared and charged me menacingly. I dove out of the way and watched him miss me by inches. The Minotaur roared in anger and ripped a tree and held it like a jousting lance. He then charged at me again, the tree pointed at me. I sidestepped and swung at his neck. The head flew off of the Minotaur's ugly neck and landed next to Silena, who screamed and batted it to Beckendorf. Beckendorf laughed, picked up the head, and tossed it into the campfire, watching it burn malevolently. He then returned to cuddling Silena who was gasping about how gross the head was. The Minotaur disintegrated, leaving a pile of dust and a big tree lying on its side. I sat back down, recapping Riptide, feeling proud of myself. Even Annabeth was impressed, she gave me a confident smile along with thumbs up and looked at me. So was everybody else.
"Oh yeah, Annabeth," I started. Annabeth eyes brightened at her address. "Would you rather battle the Nemean Lion or stick your dagger into the roof of the Ladon's mouth?" Annabeth has never fought either of them so automatically I assumed that I was a bit harsh.
"Where's the Ladon?" she said shockingly, but confidently. Chiron snapped his fingers again, and the scene shifted. Everyone was sitting in a large garden, and I quickly realized that we were at the Garden of the Hesperides. Ladon stood a few yards away, snarling menacingly. Annabeth gripped her dagger and walked over to the dragon. The dragon snapped. Annabeth darted to the side and stuck her dagger through the roof of the dragon's mouth. The dragon screeched in agony as Annabeth wrenched her dagger out. Chiron snapped his fingers yet again and there we sat, back at the campfire at Camp Half Blood. It was my turn to be impressed; obviously Annabeth had gotten over her anger towards me because she took a seat right next to me next to Silena who was still cuddling with Beckendorf. Clarisse was shaking as if she were having some sort bloodthirsty withdrawal. Annabeth looked at her and immediately, she knew who to ask.
"Chiron!" she announced. Sparks shot from Clarisse's eyes as an evil grin spread over Annabeth's face. "Would you rather shoot one of Scylla's heads or kill the Chimera?" A calm, warm smile formed on Chiron's face. From what I've seen, Chiron was exceptional with his bow. He was also very skilled at a sword, but then again, it was his least favorite weapon.
"Where's the Chimera?" he asked calmly, but confidently. The scene shifted to the archway that I had visited when I had travelled to Los Angeles. Chiron, now in horse form, stood patiently, his quiver slung over his shoulder and his bow in hand. Echidna appeared with the constantly barking Chihuahua.
"Chiron, trainer of heroes; prepare to meet your doom!" she growled. The barking Chihuahua transformed into a massive lion, but it only spent two seconds as a monster because Chiron had lodged an arrow in its chin and in between Echidna's eyes. Echidna and the Chimera disintegrated in a combination of shrieks and roars. The scene shifted and we were back at the campfire; Chiron was back in wheelchair form, his bow and quiver had mysteriously disappeared. Everyone was impressed at Chiron's skill and tactic, or at least everybody but Mr. D. But then again, all he has to do is flick his hand and the monsters practically commit suicide. Clarisse looked like she was having a silent meltdown in her seat. Thank god Chiron had noticed it.
"Nico!" he announced. It was hilarious the way Clarisse had reacted both times. "Would you rather fight Cerberus or fight the manticore?" I know very well that the last thing Nico wanted to do was to make Hades angry and killing his massive three-headed dog would certainly do the trick. But then again, Nico isn't exactly the brightest person in the world so he might choose Cerberus.
"I'll fight the manticore," Nico said nervously. I remembered 3 years ago Nico's encounter with the manticore and how it had nearly killed him and his sister Bianca. I still felt guilty about her death despite how long it's been. Chiron snapped his fingers and a red lion with 2 separate eye colors and human face appeared just yards away from Nico. Nico drew his stygian iron sword and readied it. The manticore launched a volley of spikes at Nico who managed to dodge each of them. He then sprinted towards the manticore as fast as he could and ran his sword in its shoulder. The manticore roared in pain and disintegrated. Nico returned to his seat next to Chiron, gazing at the green fire as if it were the most interesting thing in the world. He then turned his attention to Clarisse who looked as if she were about to have a nervous breakdown.
"Clarisse, would you rather fight a Lydian Drakon again or fight Charybdis?" Nico asked Clarisse who relaxed once Nico addressed her. A chill raced down my spine at the sound of both names. At the time, I thought Charybdis was the most terrifying thing I had ever encountered, until I fought the drakon. At least against a drakon though, Clarisse stood a fighting chance, unlike Charybdis. It didn't even take Clarisse 5 seconds to answer.
"I'll fight that stupid worm again," she growled confidently, drawing her electric spear from her back. Chiron snapped his fingers and a two hundred foot long drakon appeared in front of Clarisse, who charged it immediately. Fast as a gazelle, Clarisse sprinted across the grass and drove her electric spear into the middle of the drakon's head, reminiscent of her last encounter with a Lydian drakon. The sound of electricity crackling and the smell of barbeque filled the air as the drakon shuddered uncontrollably. It then lay motionless, dissolving into giant snake bones. Clarisse sat back down looking disgruntled, probably hoping that this fight would have been much harder. In my mind, and in probably in everyone else's, to take out a drakon in one powerful strike, there's no monster that can stand up to Clarisse after that.
"I can't wait for the next section," Annabeth whispered in my ear, a slight swoon in her tone. "Clarisse is so funny in this section, she hates romance." The sight of Clarisse holding hands with some poor camper flashed through my head. Even though it was just a passing thought, I couldn't help but feel bad for the poor guy. Then an image of Annabeth and me walking across the beach, smiling and holding hands replaced the disturbing scene of Clarisse. This thought made my cheeks burn and I would be willing to bet that the sides of my face were blood red.
"Well, that's it for the second round," Chiron announced. He then turned his attention to Pollux was half asleep. "Pollux, you can start the next round." Silena looked at Chiron with disbelief on his face.
"Well what about Charlie?" she asked, gripping Beckendorf so tight that I couldn't believe he was still breathing. "He hasn't gone yet!"
"Relax Ms. Beauregard, he will go," Chiron promised.
Me: Sorry that took so long, Percy wasn't very helpful
Percy: Yeah well, you telling everybody what I was thinking about weren't very helpful either.
Me: What do you expect? It was funny
Kasey: You were always shy around me before we started dating
Percy: Ha!
Me: Shut up lover boy. Review please! Thank you for all who subscribe to this story! Really keeps me going. Give me some suggestions for the love and dating section, I really need help!