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Athena
After that eventful evening we the gods,demigods,and mortals decided to read the second chapter of the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan.
After breakfast that and Percy summoned bacon,pancakes,scrambled eggs,sunny side up eggs, sausage,and everything else that's for was 8:30 A:M in the morning and everyone was awake and almost everyone knew that Alexandria was outside training. I am willing to swear by the river Styx that Hestia knew how,why and when Alexandria was hurting on the inside,but can't say no to the creator.
I asked who was going to read.
Hermes,Apollo and Will said at the same time "Me." Once they said that however Luna took the book and started to say (Bold is book)
Chapter two
The vice principle get's a missile launcher.
"WHAT! how come he get's a missile launcher?" Hermes and Luna said "It's a bad guy,and he is a man-" Athena cut her off "Continue before my sister starts to say how all boys are bad."
I didn't know what kind of monster was,but he was fast.
"No duh if he is the monster we're thinking of he should be."Artemis,Luna, and Athena said.
Maybe I could defend myself if I could get my shield that it would was a touch of my wrist-watch.
"Your forgetting someone Perce." and "That's rude" also a slap and a "ow"
But defending the di Angelo kids was another matter.I needed help,and there was only one way I could think to get it.
"How?" Someone asked.
I closed my eyes."What are you doing,Jackson?" hissed ."Keep Moving！！！一一!" I opened my eyes and kept shuffling forward."It's my shoulder," I lied,trying to sound wasn't hard,"It burns.""Bah!My poison causes will not kill !"Thorn herded us outside,
"You still haven't told us," Hermes and Apollo said this time. "If you will shut up you will find out how imbeciles,"Luna and Artemis said.
and I tried to concentrate.I pictured Grover's face.I focused on my feelings of fear and summer, Grover had created an empathy link between 'd sent me visions in my dreams to let me know he was in trouble.
"I remember the first vision G-man should I tell or should I not,I should tell!" Percy yelled Grover tried clamping his mouth shut,but it didn't work Percy continued "Grover was buying or stealing a wedding dress while being chased by a cyclops,grover used that wedding dress for a few days until we that is Clarisse,her (Annabeth) Tyson and I saved him." everyone was laughing at that long story short."
As far as I knew,we were still linked,but I'd never tried to contact Grover before.I didn't even know if it would work while Grover was awake.Hey,Grover! I thought.Thorn's kidnapping us!He's a poisonous spike-throwing maniac!Help!
"That's your brilliant plan? I thought it would be better."Hermes said sadly.
Thorn marched us into the took a snowy path dimly lit by old-fashioned lamplights. My shoulder wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so clod that I felt like a Percysicle.
"What's a Percysicle?" Hermes asked "And can we eat it?" Percy ran off and hid by Luna from Hermes."No you cannot eat it and a Percysicle is a Percy Popsicle."
"There is a clearing up ahead,"Thorn said. "We will summon your ride.""What ride?" Bianca demanded."Where are you taking us?"
"We would all like to know that" Hades said darkly.
"Silence, you insufferable girl!"
"Don't talk to her like that you miserable fool!" Percy and Nico one,but the future people seemed to know why.
"Don't talk to my sister that way!" Nico voice quivered,but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all.
"Aww thank you Coral head."Nico told Percy.
made a growling sound that definitely wasn't human.
Everyone laughed and said "No duh Percy/Perseus."
It made my hair stand up on the back of my neck,but I forced myself to keep walking and pretend I was a good little captive.
"Since when did Percy ever become a good little captive?" a random person blurted out.
Meanwhile,I projected my thought like crazy-anything to get Grover's attention:Grover! apples! tin cans! Get your furry goat behind out here and bring some heavily armed friends! "Halt," said.
Apollo and Hermes started to crack up and between laughs they said "I"Laugh"Love"laugh"The way" Laugh "Percy" Laugh "Said" laugh "That"
The woods had opened 'd reached a cliff over looking the least,I sensed the sea was down there,hundreds of feet below.I could hear the waves churning and I could smell the cold salty froth.
"What's a froth?" Hermes was about to answer,but Luna interrupted her by continuing to read.
But all I could see was mist and .Thorn pushed us towards the edge.I stumbled,and Bianca caught me."thanks,"I murmured."What is he?"She whispered."How do we fight him?"
"He is a m-"Athena started to say,but Percy cut her off by saying "it will be revealed."And Ares said "Yes finally a fight."
"I...I'm working on it.""I'm scared,"Nico mumbled.
"Oo look wittle Nico is scared."Thalia cooed with a sarcastic smirk on her face. Nico yelled "No,however I was 10 at the time."while murmuring the last part.
He was fiddling with something-a little metal toy soldier of some kind.
Percy flinched and no one,but Thalia and Artemis went over to him and whispered "not your dam fault quit blaming yourself."While slapping him with a electrified hand.
"Stop talking!" said."Face me!"We 's two toned eyes glittered pulled something from under his first I thought it was a switchblade,but it was only a phone.
"You honestly have very weird thought."Hermes said.
He pressed a side button and said,"The package-It's ready to deliver."
"What package?"Almost everyone asked.
There was a garbled reply,and I realized Thorn was in walkie-talkie seemed way to modern and creepy-a monster using a cell phone.
"How is a monster using a cell phone?" Apollo like when a cricket can be heard when there is awkward silence.
I glanced behind me,wondering how far the drop .Thorn laughed."By all means,son of Poseidon,Jump!There is a yourself.""What did he call you?"Bianca muttered.
Nico took it onto himself to say the accomplishments of our hero."savoir of the lighting bolt,defeater of Ares,breaker of national monuments, retriever of the golden fleece,savior of Artemis,holder the sky,been to the Underworld and lived,went into the Labyrinth and lived,found Daedalus,gave Daedalus's computer to Annabeth,defeater or Kronos,Savoir of mount Olympus,Bearer of the Curse or Achilles,Beat my dad in a battle,hero and inspiration to many demigods,leader of camp Half-Blood,Praetor of Camp Jupiter,savior of Thanatos,founded all imperial gold weapons,been to Tartarus and lived with his mind intact,won another war with Gaea,and still lived,defeater of many monsters defeater of many giants, guardian of the hunt,been dead and back,lover of Artemis and was offered godhood twice he is god of darkness,Hunt,archery,time,hurricanes,typhoons,wolves,and shadows,death" . Nico had finally ran out of breath and finished his rant about Percy was hiding somewhere near Luna.
"I'll explain later,"I said."You do have a plan,right?" Grover! I thought desperately.Come to me! Maybe I could get both di Angelos to jump with me into the ocean.
"you are really a seaweed brain,you should know by know that they are children of Ha-"Luna and Annabeth started to say but Percy cut them off "Shh they don't need to know." Some one curiously asked "Don't need to know what?" Zeus and Poseidon inquired."Um N-nothing"Percy stuttered.
If we survived the fall,I could use the water to protect us.I'd done things like that my dad was in a good mood,and listening ,he might .
"quit being such a pessimistic Percy" Luna and Artemis said at the same laughed.
"I would kill you before you ever reached the water," said,as if reading my thoughts,"You do not realize who I am,do you?"
"Hey Perce,how come you have really bad luck?"Apollo interrogated."Monsters hate me."Percy replied
A flicker of movement behind him,and another missile whistled so close to me that it nicked my had sprung up behind -Like a catapult,but more flexible...Almost like a tale.
"B-i-n-g-o and your correct Percy"Luna and Athena said.
"Unfortunately,"Thorn said,"You are wanted alive,if you would already be dead."
"Who's the leader of and the monsters trying to kill Percy?" Percy said darkly the General and Luke Castelian." (sorry if spelled last name wrong) All the gods gasped and Artemis said "Not him"
"Who wants us?"Bianca demanded."Because if you think you'll get ransom,you're don't have any family. Nico and I..."Her voice broke a little."We've got no one but only each other."
Percy mumbled something inaudible"now he only has a few friends and I should have done it not Bianca." However Thalia heard and as before slapped him harder and said again "Not your fault get that through your thick head!"
"Aww," said."Don't worry,little brats .You will be meeting my employer soon you'll have a brand-new family."
"Shove off her and her brother you corrupted, insensible,demon!" Percy yelled at the book then snapped his finger and appeared out of chuckled darkly "Now you will die over and over again."
He took out a dagger coated with Hydra threw it at the manticore and hit bulls eye,and Artemis shot an arrow of the same substance.
However Perseus just caught the arrow and had a forced on it he began to carve words,and curses on the was excruciating because the monster kept screaming until he withered in pain and grew into a golden light in an instant he turned back into regular Percy and asked "What happened?" Luna said "you beat up and made him fade.""Good he deserved it."
"Luke,you work for Luke." 's mouth twisted with distaste when I said the name of my old enemy-A former friend who'd tried to kill me several times.
"What!" Hermes screamed."He tried to kill me with a pit scorpion, and with backbiter"Percy said.
"You have no idea what's happening,Perseus Jackson
"As usual he doesn't you should have known that by know"Luna said with a lot of sarcasm."Hey I take offense to that moonshine!" Percy retorted a fight could get out someone yelled "read the book!"
"I will let the General enlighten are going to do him a great service tonight .He is looking forward to meeting you.""The General?"I realized I'd said it with a French accent."I mean...who's the General?"
Everyone bursted out laughing when Luna said that.
Thorn looked toward the horizon."Ah,here we transportation."I turned and saw a light in the distance,a searchlight over the I heard the chopping of helicopter blades getting closer and closer.
"Nice personification Percy"Athena looked at her like she had grown horns."What?" she asked "Y-you just complimented Percy"Apollo stuttered.
"Where are you taking us?" Nico asked."You should be honored,my will have the opportunity to join a great army! Just like that silly game you play with with cards and dolls."
"Hey Nico do you still play that game?" Thalia inquired."Um N-no." "Yes you do" someone from the future said.
"They're not dolls!They're figurines! And you can take you great army and-"
"I have a feeling that I know what he was going to say" Most people said.
"Now,Now,' warned "You will change your mind about joining us my if you do not,well... there are other uses for have many monstrous mouths to feed,The Great Stirring is underway."
"The Great What?" Apollo asked.
"The Great what?" I asked
"Noo I have Percy again" Apollo said sorrowfully.
"The stirring of monster," smiled worst of them,The most powerful, are now that have not been seen for a thousand will cause death and destruction the likes of which mortals have never soon we shall have the most important monster that shall bring the downfall of Olympus!"
"And yet that hasn't happened yet so you were totally wrong"Percy said.
"Okay,"Bianca whispered to me. "He's completely nuts."
Everyone in the room agreed.
"We have to jump off the cliff,"I told her quietly."Into the sea.""Oh super you're completely nuts,too."
The Olympians agreed other than Poseidon.
I never got the chance to argue with her,because just then an invisible force slammed into me.
Everyone raised their eyebrows.
Looking back on it,Annabeth's move was her cap of invisibility,she plowed into the di Angelos and me,knocking us to the a split second, was taken by surprise,so his first volley of missiles zipped harmlessly over our gave Thalia and Grover a chance to advanced from behind -Thalia wielding her magic shield Aegis.
"She got a shield named after mine?"Zeus asked."Yes I believe you gave it to her ,but not the same one"Percy replied.
if you've never seen Thalia run into battle,you have never been truly frightened.
"Aw thanks Coral boy"Thalia said."Percy decided to hide behind one of the gods/goddess.
She uses a huge spear that expands from this collapsible Mace canister she carries in her pocket,but that's not the scary shield is modeled after the one her dad uses-also called Aegis-A gift from shield has the head of a gorgon Medusa molded into the bronze,and even though it won't turn you into stone,it's do horrible,most people will panic and run from the sight of it.
"Good" Zeus and Thalia said.
Even winced and growled when he saw moved in with her spear."For Zeus!"
"Hey Thalia,"Percy said."Look toward me for a moment."Thalia turned she was splashed with very cold water he was grinning and said "Payback."
I thought was a jabbed at his head,but he snarled and swatted the spear hand changed into an orange paw,with enormous claws that sparked against Thalia's shield as he it hadn't been for Aegis,Thalia would've been sliced like a loaf of bread.
Nice to know that you have faith in me Thalia thought but didn't say anything.
As it was,she managed to roll backward and land on her sound of a Helicopter was getting louder behind me,but I didn't dare look.
"Good thinking"Someone commented.
launched another volley of missiles at Thalia and this time I could see how he did had a tail-a leathery, scorpion like tail that bristled with spikes at the tip.
Someone else commented "No duh."
The missiles deflected off Aegis,but the force of their impact knocked Thalia sprang planted his reed pipes to his lips and began to play-a frantic jig that sounded like something pirates would dance to.
Apollo asked "who met a pirate before?" After a though Percy put his hand up rather timid and said "on Circe island however I was a Guinea pig and Annabeth and I set them free they destroyed the island with prisoners sorry Reyna and Hylla."
Grass broke through the seconds,rope-thick weeds were wrapping around 's legs, entangling .Thorn began to grew larger until he was in his true form-his face still human,but his body that of a huge leathery,spiky tail whipped deadly thorns in all directions.
"Exactly who I thought it was"All the goddesses said.
"A manticore!" Annabeth said,now magical New York Yankees cap had come off when she'd plowed into us."Who are you people?"Bianca di Angelo demanded."And what is that?"
Leo asked "What is a manticore?" Luna said "read the book"
"A manticore?"Nico gasped."He's got three thousand attack power and plus five to saving throws."
"Um what the Hades do you mean?" All past gods one answered the future people wanted it to be a surprise.
I didn't know what he was talking about,but I didn't have time to worry about manticore clawed Grover's magic weeds to shreds then turned towards us with a snarl."Get down!"Annabeth pushed the di Angelos flat into the the last second,I remembered my own shield,I hit my wristwatch,and metal plating spiraled out into thick bronze shield.
"Didn't Tyson make that for you?" Annabeth questioned. Percy said "yeah."
Not a moment to thorns impacted it with such force against it with such force they dented the beautiful shield, a gift from my brother ,was badly damaged.I wasn't sure it would even stop a second volley.
"Quit second guessing yourself!"Everyone yelled at Percy.
I heard a thwack and a yelp,and Grover landed next to me with a thud."Yield!"The monster roared."Never!" Thalia yelled from across the charged the monster,and for a second I thought she would run him hen there was a thunderous noise and a blaze of light from behind helicopter appeared out of the mist,hovering just beyond the cliffs.
"Where'd the helicopter come from?" Everyone asked.
It was a sleek military-style gunship,with attachments on the sides that looked like laser-guided rockets.
"Can I have one?"Whined Apollo and Hermes."No"Hera said.
The helicopter had to be manned by mortals,but what was it doing here?How could mortals be working with a monster?
All the people in the throne room yelled "Money""Wine"guess who said that.
The searchlights blinded Thalia,and the manticore swatted her away with its tail.
Just then they heard a thud and a "Sorry continue" everyone guessed it was Alexandria.
Her shield flew off into the spear in the other direction.
They heard a clang from somewhere not inside the room another "sorry"
"No!"I ran out to help her.I parried away a spike just before it would've hit her chest.
We heard a whoa and close call however the gods and the future ones had no idea that Alexandria was cursed.
I raised my shield over us,but I knew it wouldn't be .Thorn laughed."Now do you see how hopeless it is? Yield,little heroes."We were trapped between a monster and a fully armed had no chance.
They that is the gods heard a helicopter but most dismissed the thought quickly however Hestia didn't and went to where Alexandria gods and the future told Percy again to stop being such a pessimistic.
Then I heard a clear,piercing sound:the call of the hunting horn blowing in the woods.
They heard a whistled like noise and dismissed it.
The manticore a moment,no one was only the swirl of snow and wind and the chopping of the helicopter blades."No," cannot be-"
"Who or what!"Apollo yelled
His sentence was cut short when something shot past me like a streak of moonlight.A glowing silver arrow sprouted from 's staggered backward,wailing in agony.
We heard a scream it said "ow" and it sounded like Alexandria no one knew why.
"Curse you!" Thorn unleashed his spikes,dozens of them at once,into the woods where the arrow had come from,but just as fast,silvery arrows shot back in reply.
"How does a arrow reply?" random person asked.
It almost looked like the arrows had intercepted the thorns in midair and sliced them in two,but my eyes must have been playing tricks on me.
Why was I there? Artemis thought.
No one,not even Apollo's kids at camp could shoot with that much accuracy.
"Hey"Apollo protested.
The manticore pulled the arrow out of his shoulder with a howl of pain.
We heard a scream and a one knew about Alexandria's curse.
His breathing was heavy.I tried to swipe at him with my swords,but he wasn't as injured as he dodged my attack,and slammed his tail into my shield,knocking me aside.
We heard a thud and a someone got up and went to the thinking that if no one knows where she went they wouldn't care.
Then the archers came from the were girls,about a dozen of youngest about oldest,about fourteen,like me.
Athena then gasped and said"I know who went there!"
They wore silvery ski parkas and jeans,and they were armed with advanced on the manticore with determined expressions.
Zeus asked "Why were you there daughter?"She responded by a "I have no clue."
"The Hunters!"Annabeth to me Thalia muttered"Oh,Wonderful."
"So that's what you muttered Thalia"Artemis said.
I didn't have a chance to ask what she of the older archers stepped forward with her bow was tall and graceful with coppery colored skin.
Percy's eyes widened as she recognized the hunter and he that was not unnoticed by walked over to him and said"Not your fault she died she knew one of the death was hers."
Unlike the other girls,she had a silver circlet braided into the top of her long dark hair,so she looked like some kind of Persian princess.
Luna said"That's what she used to look like."Percy again flinched,but luckily for him it went unnoticed.
"Permission to kill,my lady?" I couldn't tell who she was talking to,because she kept her eyes on the manticore.
The council heard a slap and a "Still clueless."Percy who was now red said "Yep"While popping the P.
The monster wailed."This is not fair!direct interference!It's against the ancient laws."
Artemis and Luna said"The hunting of all wild beast is within my sphere."
She had auburn hair gathered back in a ponytail and strange eyes,silvery yellow like the moon.
"So you did think that my eyes were a little weird Perseus."Percy flinched the gulped "um I was fourteen"Then he started to run around until he was shot in the butt by Melody.
Her face was so beautiful it made me catch my breath,but her expression was stern and dangerous.
"So you did think that too Percy"Aphrodite cooed.
"The hunting of all wild beast is within my sphere.
Everyone started to laugh when both Artemis's said that.
And you,foul creature,are a wild beast."She looked at the older girl with the circle."Zoe permission granted."The manticore growled."If I cannot have these alive,I shall have them dead!"
"He's a bit overconfident"Apollo said.
He lunged at Thalia and me knowing we were weak and dazed."No!"Annabeth yelled,and she charged at the monster."Get back Half-Blood!"the girl with a circlet said"Get out of the line of fire!"But Annabeth leaped on to the monster's back and drove her knife into his mane.
We heard a scream,but didn't try to find the source.
The manticore howled,turning in circles with his tail flailing as Annabeth hung on for dear life.
"Why Annabeth Why"Athena cried while Annabeth looked uncomfortable,but said "Mom,I'm fine Percy saved me."
"Fire!" Zoe ordered.
What are you mental! Athena screamed in her head.
"No!"I the hunters let their arrows first caught the manticore in the hit his chest.
Someone cursed loudly and screamed in one paid attention.
The manticore staggered backwards,wailing"This is not the end,Huntress!You Shall pay!"And before anyone could react,the monster,with Annabeth still on his back leaped over the cliff and tumbled into darkness.
Athena couldn't take it anymore she screamed "Annabeth!" Annabeth went to her mom and gave her a hug.
"Annabeth!"I yelled.
Apollo and Hermes said "Athena has the Percy now woo hoo!"Athena sent owls at them and made them peck the two gods.
I started to run after her,but our enemies weren't done with was a snap-snap-snap from the helicopter-The sound of gunfire.
We distinctively heard it near Olympus,but we've been hearing odd noises so we didn't bother anymore.
Most of the hunters scattered as tiny holes appeared in the snow at there feet,but the girl with auburn hair just looked up calmly at the helicopter.
Apollo yelled at his sister "You know you could have been hurt!" While Artemis just looked him oddly.
"Mortals,"she announced, "are not allowed to witness my hunt."She thrust out her hand,and the helicopter exploded into dust-no not black metal dissolved into a flock of birds-ravens,which scattered into the night.
"Nice power sis"Apollo glared at him and said "Suure."
The hunters advanced on one called Zoe stopped short when she saw Thalia."You,"she said with distaste."Zoe Nightshade."Thalia's voice trembled with anger."Perfect timing,as usual."Zoe scanned the rest of us."Four Half-Bloods,and a satyr,my lady."
"Sounds like she's like a metal detector"Hermes and Apollo both got a silver and a blue arrow to the butt by Artemis,Luna and Percy.
"Yes,"The younger girl said."Some of Chiron's campers,I see."Annabeth!"I yelled."You have to let us save her!"
"Why are you so concerned Perseus?"Athena told her "My fatal flaw is personal loyalty."
The auburn-haired girl turned toward me."I'm sorry,Percy Jackson,but your friend is beyond help."
"Umm you just called me by Percy Luna"Percy smirked."No I didn't it's your imagination Perseus."
I tried to struggle to my feet,but a couple of the girls held me down."You are in no condition to be hurling yourself off of cliffs,"the auburn-haired girl said."Let me go!" I demanded "Who do you think you are?"
"Woops wrong question"Percy said Alexandria walked in with a lot of ambrosia and nectar in her hands while munching on said "Hi" We said "Hello."However no one noticed all the scars on her arm and anywhere else the battle hit.
Zoe stepped forward as if to smack me."No,"the other girl ordered."I sense no disrespect, is simply does not understand."The young girl looked at me,her eyes colder and brighter than the winter moon." I am Artemis,"She said."Goddess of the hunt."
"And that ends the second chapter"Luna sighed and mumbled "Thank the gods" inaudibly so that no one could hear her unknowingly Hestia the goddess of the hearth heard her and decided on the next time to follow was the only one who noticed she was bleeding,bruised and cut.
When everyone teleported out only Alexandria mumbled to herself "Why did he try to curse my sister knowing full well that I was wide awake watching her."