Chapter 2. My dad is a barnacle beard

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Percy: By the way, who's son am I now?

Me: Can't ruin the surprise, can we? *smiles evilly*

Percy: *shudders* you're creepy.

Me: Why, thank you. HAHAHAHAHA!

Percy: Creeps out!

Percy: I belong to rick so you have no right to control me :D


Alter pov

I was at a spacious room looking at four people. I looked closer and saw that three of them were the fates. I looked towards the other person and saw a boy with messy black hair and sea green eyes. He obviously worked out, as he had some muscles. I looked around and got lost in thought when I heard something behind me. I looked behind me and saw… that the fates were in front of me! I looked back to where they used to be and saw that they were gone. I was the boy. I looked at the fates again and they said, "You used to be Percy Jackson, hero of Olympus. Now you will be known as Alter Locus, second chance and the bringer of peace for the pantheons." Suddenly, a memory came to me. I was getting claimed in the creek, a hologram of a green trident floating on top of me. I was Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon and savior of Olympus. Now, I was reborn as Alter Locus, second chance, to bring peace to the pantheons. The fates started speaking again. "You are the heir of Chaos, eye of Horus, champion of Odin and the fates." When my brain started moving again, I started to speak. "Wait, who is my godly parent now? Also, which pantheon do I belong in?" the fates smiled. "All will be revealed in time, hero. You will get to learn how it feels to be rejected and not fit in. Now wake!"

I immediately woke up and found myself inside an unfamiliar room. My instincts kicked in and I quickly analyzed the area around me. I had been kidnapped like this before and it was not a fun experience. So, you can imagine my reaction when a face suddenly appeared in front of me. I gave a very manly yelp and punched it as hard as I could.

"Ow!" I blinked and looked to my right. There, on the floor was Silenus with a bloody nose and a split lip. I had punched him without realizing it was my friend. "Oh, I'm sorry. Are you alright?" I asked. "You sir, have one heck of a punch." Silenus replied, holding his jaw. "Sorry, I was startled." I muttered sheepishly. "Anyways, where am I?" I asked. There were beds everywhere with injured people on them. "You're at the infirmary. I brought you to camp." I frowned a little. "I don't remember signing up for a camp." "No, this is a special camp for people like you." Silenus said. "Welcome to camp half-blood." 'What kind of name is that?' I thought but instead said, "What do you mean by people like me? Like mentally disabled kids?" "Well, you'll find out soon. Oh, and here." He gave me a vial with a clear blue liquid in it. I immediately knew what it was. I don't know what came over me but I uncorked it and drank it in one gulp. I gulped down Hydra acid. The strange thing? I wasn't collapsing with my throat burning like I expected. I felt a surge of power. I had a strange feeling inside me and pointed towards a wooden drawer next to me and concentrated. Suddenly, the wood started steaming and melting until it was a puddle of acid that burned the floor underneath. There were rapid footsteps and I looked up and saw a pretty blonde girl with stormy gray eyes, looking at me with fear in her eyes. She looked somewhat familiar. 'Annabeth' I thought and fell unconscious.

I saw a bunch of images, like looking at memories on a videotape. I saw the boy with green eyes see her for the first time. Him and the girl fighting together, back to back. Kissing underwater inside a bubble. And lastly, crying out as she was stabbed and died. I felt a rush of memories come inside me and remembered. I am Percy Jackson. As that realization hit me, I fainted again and in a dream, meaning that I woke up.

Silenus was out of sight. I heard someone talking next to me and turned my head. There, was a blonde girl with gray eyes talking to a boy with black hair and sea green eyes. Annabeth and me. Was that the real me or another Percy? I got a headache just thinking about it. I came back to earth and saw them when I realized, it would be impossible to be with her again. I was not Percy. Annabeth would fall in love with him and I would be shunned. With that happy thought, I swung out of bed and went out of the infirmary. Silenus was outside the door and when he saw me, he greeted me with a smile. "Hey. You're awake. Let's go to the big house."

I followed him towards the big, red roofed house. On the porch were two people. One was a man with curly black hair and purple bloodshot eyes, wearing a tiger-patterned Hawaiian shirt. The other man had brown hair, beard, and eyes. He was in a wheelchair and playing pinochle with the first man. They noticed me approaching and turned to look at me.

"That's Mr. D, the camp director. And that's Chiron, our trainer." Silenus said, pointing at them. Wheelchair man held out his hand and welcomed me. "Ah, hello. You must be Alter." I shook his hand carefully. But then, he turned to Silenus and asked, "Didn't you say he was in ninth grade? He seems very small for his age." Silenus was about to answer when I cut him off. "I am in ninth grade. I'm twelve. I skipped three grades." He looked at me, a surprised look on his face. "Oh, impressive. And you did that with your ADHD and dyslexia?" I scowled. I didn't like talking about my mental disorder. He seemed to notice and beckoned me toward the table. "Why don't you sit down? Do you know pinochle?" "Yes." I answered. The man, Mr. D, spoke for the first time. "Oh, what a relief. I was getting tired of having to tell you how to do it for decades."

We started playing. Chiron told me about the gods, which was quite funny. It went like this. "Alter, have you heard of the Greek gods?" "Like Chaos, Gaea, and Ouranus?" I asked. Chiron seemed surprised. "Yes, although most people don't mention them, they are primordials and one of the first beings." "But, what about them?" I questioned, wondering why he was suddenly talking about this. "Well, they are real." He said, bidding. My reaction was normal. Or maybe slightly abnormal. "No they aren't," I said, a matter of factly. "They are just myths, to explain the natural things that occurred in life, before science." "No, they are very much alive. The gods simply moved, to Rome, where they got different names- Zeus to Jupiter, Hera to Juno. They moved with the western civilization." Chiron said. "Prove it." I said with a glint in my eye. "That doesn't explain they are real. Prove that the gods are real." Mr. D sighed and waved his hand muttering something about annoying mortals and science.

A glass full of wine appeared next to him as if the sunlight had bent and created it. I stared at it for a second before holding it and taking a sip. The glass was solid and the wine tasted good. I looked at them, Mr. D smiling smugly and asked, "Mr. D, are you a god?" "Yes, my father is Zeus. He answered proudly. "You're Dionysus," I said and looked at Chiron. "Aren't you supposed to be a centaur?" Chiron smiled. "You're quite fast, aren't you?" he began rising up from the wheelchair until he stepped out and I got a good look at his body. His lower half was a white stallion, while his top half was the same man I had been talking to. I stared at him and blurted out, "Do you have fleas?" Ugh, stupid ADHD.

He stared at me for a while then smiled, "No I don't. Well, you're taking this pretty calm. Most kids faint of wet their selves." I blushed a little. "I don't think I could get any more surprised after a Hydra burned a hole in my chest." He seemed a little surprised but said, "Well, this is a camp for demigods, meaning half god, half mortal. Since you're staying here, you will be staying in cabin eleven. I suppose you won't need the orientation film." He started muttering to himself. "Wait! I'm not staying here. I have to go back to school-" "We took care of that with the mist, which created fake memories that you had never been to that school." Chiron said. Chiron started muttering to himself along with Mr. D who was saying, "A royal marriage, trick!" when I got an idea. "Chiron, if the Greek myths are real, are the roman myths real too? I know they adopted the Greek gods but they still had different names and aspects, along with other gods." Chiron looked like he had been caught doing something wrong. "No." he finally answered. The Greek gods are the only ones in Manhattan." I had a feeling he was hiding something. He wasn't lying, but he wasn't being entirely truthful either. Chiron suddenly changed the subject. "Do you have any family?" My face darkened. "No, just my street allies. They won't be too worried. Thank you for your hospitality." I said and followed Silenus to inside the camp.

Camp was cool, with an archery range and a sword fighting arena. There was a climbing wall with lava spewing down and the two walls clashing against each other if you were too slow. I saw the curtain move on the fourth floor of the big house and asked Silenus what was in there but he replied that the oracle housed there. While I was following Silenus to the Hermes cabin, I saw a little girl poking at a fire. She looked so lonely that I went towards her and sat next to her, ignoring Silenus's calls.

"Hey." I said. "Why aren't you doing the camp activities? It looks fun." She seemed mildly shocked. "Nobody stops to talk. Alas, most never do. You are the first in many years. How did you notice me and why did you come?" "You seemed lonely sitting there so I came here to keep you some company." I hugged my legs. "It's my first day here, after all." "I'm sorry. I sense your distress, your hopelessness. I'm thinking you lost something?" laughing a little at my shocked expression she said, "All may seem lost now but have hope. The hardest power to master is the power of yielding. Remember that, and you will be able to make the right choices. Good luck, hero." She finished and vanished into a burst of flames. She had been Lady Hestia. "Thank you for the words of wisdom, Lady Hestia." I said and the fire seemed to burn brighter. I went over to Silenus and said, "Hey. You owe me a tour of this place."


Silenus is a satyr that comes out in the battle of the labyrinth.

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