AN: Hey guys! This chapter will first show the Heroes' most important moments in these ten years of saving demigods and destroying monsters and then continuing on from the previous chapter. By the way, no one voted on my poll, but myself ;). But seriously, guys, please vote for something on the poll. I have a new format in writing a story. Before every quotation, I make a new paragraph.
(Percy's POV {1st Person})
1 A.B. (After Betrayal)
"Percy, I have something to tell you."
I was sparring with Calypso who gotten considerably better with the spear. I was fighting with my hybrid sword (a mixture of multiple metals), Καταστροφείς (destructor or in transliteration: Katastrofeís), a gift from Hades for saving one of his children. It looked exactly like Riptide, but instead of only Celestial Bronze, it also made of Stygian Iron and Imperial Gold. Hestia came in burst of fire at her palace, which had gotten bigger so the Heroes can live here.
"Yes, my lady?" "Your mother is de… gone." My world came crashing down. I turned to Hestia and saw sadness in her eyes. I felt a tear go down my cheek.
"Who did it, my Lady?" She hesitated and then said
"Your brother."
"What!? Even he isn't that evil! Is he?" I asked, really depressed.
"That is not all Perseus, he also killed you stepfather and their newborn child." At this I burst into tears. My knees buckled and I fell on my knees. I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and saw Calypso looking at me lovingly. She hugged me and I cried on her shoulder.
Hestia sighed and said, "There is one more thing. The spawn of Athena. She helped with the murder."
I felt really shocked at this. "She helped… him?"
At that moment, Hermes appeared and said "What's wrong, Percy?"
Hestia sent him a look that said Later. Hermes nodded and gave me an envelope. Hera, it said on the envelope. Hermes flashed out. I opened the envelope.
"Meet me at my palace." I read aloud. I started to stand up when Calypso grabbed my hand.
"I'll go with you" I smiled at her thankfully and she also returned a beautiful smile. I said bye to Hestia and we started walking to Hera's palace. We reached it and knocked on the door. Hera came out and smiled at me.
"Hello young, Perseus. Almost all the Olympians are looking for you, proclaiming you traitor." I nodded at this. The stupid Olympians voted me as a traitor, including my father.
"Umm…" Hera said scratching her head.
"I wanted to ask you if you want to be my son."
"OF COURSE!" I shouted and then blushed. She smiled and hugged me.
"Thank you… mom.
3 A.B.
"Thanks so much, Lady Hestia and Uncle Hades!" If you are wondering why I am so excited, these two gods allowed me to have a few dead friends in our group. I chose 4 of my dead friends to reincarnate: Luke, Bianca, Beckendorf, and Silena.
"Just look for them in Elysium and get them to agree with you." I bowed to him and shadow traveled to Elysium (Hades's blessing gave him little control over shadows).
"Silena! Beckendorf!" I hugged the two and told them of our group. They agreed and directed me to Luke and Bianca. Apparently, they are Silena's OTP, whatever that is. I caught them kissing, and suddenly figured out what it means. I smiled and snuck on them and shouted
"KRONOS IS RISING! RUN! RUN!" They broke up and stood in panic. They looked around for the source of noise and Luke found me.
"Who are you?" I mentally face palmed and thought Oops. Haven't I grown? I'm like, 6'7 now. My eyes are all colorful because of the blessings.
I then rolled my eyes and said, "I'm Thalia" my voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Percy?" Bianca asked. I smiled and hugged her.
"Hey Luke," I said bumping his fist.
"Are you dead?" Luke asked.
"Gods no. I have a preposition for you" I told and they agreed. I smiled and shadow-traveled to Uncle Hades to tell him about this.
5 A.B.
"Hello Lady Hestia. You called?"
"Yes, Percy. I found a 15-year-old demigod" I raised an eyebrow at this. Apparently, the gods forgot their promise.
"She is living at Long Island AN: I have never been to NYC, so I don't know if people live in Long Island. and she is being abused by her mother and step-father. This will be an easy mission because her house is really close to CHB."
"Do you know her parentage?"
"Yes, she is daughter of Poseidon," she said cautiously.
"Percy, don't kill her parents. It would be harsher punishment if you take their child from them secretly. The government tried to take Maya away but her mother didn't let them." I nodded and she gave me the address. Even if someone is a child of my former dad, it isn't their fault.
I fire-travelled to her address and put my ear against the door.
"You worthless piece of garbage, I told you to clean the dishes after dinner!" I heard a male voice say.
"But sir, I haven't finished my dinner." I peeked inside the window. Maya was a cute teen who had long, untamable raven-black hair, sea-green eyes, a pretty good height for a 15 year-old, and tan skin. Basically a female version of me. She was starting dinner. Guess what it was? The leftovers of the parents, which was basically one bite of buttered toast.
I looked away and suddenly heard a SMASH!
I looked again in the window and saw Maya on the floor bleeding from her stomach and a few piece of a broken glass plate.
My anger fueled and I slowly calmed. The man didn't have enough decency to know that he shouldn't hit a girl!
I climbed up and waited near the chimney. As soon as I sensed two presences go to sleep, I jumped in the chimney and stepped out from the bottom. Maya saw me.
"Who are you?" she said.
I smiled and said, "My name is Perseus Jackson and I am here to rescue you." Her eyes, which were filled with desperation and depression, were filled with happiness and joy.
"How much do you know about Greek Mythology?" I asked her.
"You mean like Apollo and Athena?"
I nodded and said, "They are real. They live in America and come down to mate mortals. Demigods are the result. You are one."
Her face was filled with excitement. "You mean I am half-god?"
I nodded and asked her, "Are you dyslexic and have ADHD?"
She looked really surprised, "How do you know?" I smiled
"Demigods are usually like that. ADHD usually helps you in battle, while dyslexia is there because your brain is made for reading Greek," she really was hyped about that.
"There are three places for demigods to go. If you want a safe and sorta mortal, but disciplined life you want to go to Camp Jupiter, which is the Roman camp. You are Greek. If you want to have a pleasant, but slightly dangerous life, you go to the Greek camp, Camp Half-Blood. If you never want to romantically love men and swear off them, the Hunters of Artemis is your ideal choice," her eyes widened at the name Artemis.
"I've heard stories of Artemis and her Hunters. I definitely don't want to go the Hunters, so I think I'll go to Camp Half-Blood," she looked a bit scared.
I smiled, "That's the closest one. I grew up there. Camp Jupiter is on the other side, San Francisco, while the Hunters keep moving around. They sometimes even go north to Canada. CHB is just 10 minutes' walk from here," she nodded.
"Just let me pack, it will literally take 2 minutes. I don't have a lot of stuff to pack," she grimaced as she said that.
"Oh, and one thing, you are a daughter of Poseidon and I am your brother on your godly side." I added.
She suddenly turned angry, "Where has he been all my LIFE!"
"Shhhh! You'll wake your pare… gaurdi… roommates." I finally settled. Oh man this is gonna be a loooooong night.
5 minutes before the events of the last chapter
"Hey Sophia, I'm gonna walk you to CHB, okay?" I asked my sister.
She is the second daughter of Poseidon I have rescued. I glanced at Thalia and Silena, who were the people who came with me to rescue Sophia and sent them a message telepathically. Yeah, I can do that, thanks to Hera. Stay here, I'll deliver her. They nodded. I walked her to Half-Blood Hill, while the others hid behind the hill.
Now
I was hanging upside down from Thalia's pine tree. I put up the hood of my cloak, which was a gift from Apollo. No one can take the hood off without your permission.
"Lady Artemis, I got an overage male." A female voice said. Oh darn. WHY ARE THE HUNTERS HERE AND WHAT IS WRONG WITH BEING OVERAGE!? Someone blew a conch horn and not after long the whole camp was standing around the tree. I sent another telepathic message to Thalia and Silena: Get out of here. Now. I sensed two presences vanish. Good. A blunt arrow was suddenly fired in between my eyes. I blacked out.
A few hours later
Now I was tied to the tree. My feet, my arms, and my chest were bound by ropes. The sun was coming up. I saw about 100 campers, 20 Hunters, and 1 god: Artemis. In the sea of campers I could make out the worried faces of Sophia and Maya. I coughed (Hey, even demigods can't avoid the common cold!) and all of them turned their attention to me.
"Male, you are over the claiming age of 13 and you have entered Camp Half-Blood without any Roman tattoo or camp necklace. State your name and business or we will not hesitate to kill you," said Artemis with disgust. My cloak is impenetrable (Thanks, Apollo!), so they can't kill me. I decided to keep my mouth shut.
"What is wrong, male? Are you deaf of hearing? Who are you?" Artemis shouted, glaring at me.
"You will not get the answer by being impolite and shouting," I said, chuckling. My voice was disguised (Thanks, Hermes!), so they can't recognize my voice.
Artemis growled, and said, "You! Daughter of Athena! Unhood this monstrosity, now!"
When Annab… my former anchor came up, I suddenly lost my cool demeanor and starting growling. "Let… me… go," I said in a dangerously low voice.
Most of the younger ones just fainted on the spot, while the others took a step back.
She came closer and tried to take off my hood. Key word: tried. Once she grasped my hood, she was blasted back by the sunlight.
"A gift from my blasted twin brother. We now have to make him take of his cloak," said Artemis. I gulped, thinking of the man-hating goddess's tortures for men.
AN: And done! Whajhia think? Please review. And I am so sorry for the cliffhanger, I have no idea what to write next! Almost 2000 words, even longer than my previous one. Any questions, ask me in a review. Please help me guys, I beg you. In the reviews, just tell me a summary of what you want the next chapter to be about. If I like your summary, I'll choose it and try to dedicate the next chapter to you! I really appreciate it, guys. See you on Friday.
AAN (Another Author's Note): I gave you an early chapter because I am on vacation. But I have to go to school on Sunday! *Sniff, sniff*. (I have to go to school from Sunday to Thursday, because in the Middle East, most people are Muslims and on Fridays, we to go to a special prayer.
