A/N: I do not own Percy Jackson
Oh Tidal Lord of the Sea Perseus, Spare your daughter.
Just as the edges of her vision began to blur, Annabeth's eyes picked out her daughter, floating in the surf, cocooned by a bubble of pure, green light. She thanked the Gods silently in her heart.
"What isss that light?" the Manticore muttered,distracted for a fraction of a second.
Annabeth wanted to snort and tell it how stupid it was, but unfortunately she was already unconscious before she could open her mouth.
"Well, I'll sssstart with this demigod then…."
The Manticore reached one paw out toward Annabeth's prone form.
A flash of bronze blinded the Manticore, and it howled in pain, a long bronze spear sticking out of its paw. A tall warrior, who had seemingly stepped out of the ocean, drew his wickedly sharp bronze scimitar. He was clad from head to toe in shining bronze armor, and had long flowing white hair. A golden trident was emblazoned at his breast. The Manticore roared and charged at the warrior. Just as the Manticore was on top of him, he used his heavy bronze shield and smashed it onto the Manticore's thick skull. The Manticore reeled from the unexpected blow, and faltered in its assault. Spinning his scimitar in a wide arc, the warrior beheaded the Manticore with one, powerful stroke. The Manticore dissolved rapidly, its death cry still resounding long after it had disappeared.
Alicia, who had been watching through the translucent cocoon of green light, started in disbelief and awe at her bearded savior. He waved his hands once, and the green light dissolved.
He bent down and started examining Annabeth's wounds, occasionally pulling out small bottles of medicine and dabbing her wound with it. Trembling, Alicia got to her feet and walked shakily towards her mother.
"Is she okay? What happened? Who are you?" Alicia's voice broke at the last question, and she began to sob quietly to herself.
The warrior's face softened, and he reached a hand out toward Alicia.
"I am Carthlo, Captain of the palace guards of Atlantis. And I must say, you've got your Father's eyes." (A/N: If you've read my first story you would know him.)
Alicia looked up through tear-stained eyes at him. "Atlantis? My Father? Who are you? What the HELL is happening?"
Carthlo frowned and said, "These are not my questions to answer. For now, I shall take you to camp. Your mother will come with me to Atlantis to receive treatment."
"Wait! Don't take my Mum away! I go wherever she goes!"
Carthlo stared directly into her sea-green eyes, and said, "You'll just have to trust me."
Looking back at him, Alicia could not help but feel a sense of security blanket her senses and she nodded slowly, not taking her eyes of him.
Carthlo got up and extracted a small milky-white pearl. He placed it securely between Annabeth's limp fingers, and enveloping her small hand in his big ones, crushed the pearl.
"Atlantis…" he whispered into the wind.
Alicia yelled in shock and surprise as her mother was borne aloof by the sea breeze, disappearing in brilliant flash of green light. "What the hell?" she shouted, unable to control herself.
Carthlo merely shook his head. "As for you, you have to follow me. I shall now take you to camp." Carthlo turned towards the sea and whistled. They both stood there and waited, he in expectant patience, and she in perplexed curiosity.
Then, Alicia caught sight of a moving object out at sea; just visible from where she was standing. It resembled a claw gliding through the waves, leaving three lines of foam in its wake. As it reached the shore, it burst through the surface, a mythical creature with the head of a horse and the body of a fish, a hippocampus. Alicia's eyes glowed in wonder at the beautiful creature, and she took a step towards it. Strangely, she could hear its thoughts in her mind.
Greetings, my Lady. My name is Nenith, and I will now bear you to Camp Half Blood.
Carthlo placed a muscled hand on the Hippocampus's slender head, and seemed to be giving it instructions. It inclined its head slightly, and when he let go of it, it bowed down low to the bearded warrior.
"Godspeed, Nenith." He muttered.
Then, he unexpectedly lifted Alicia under her shoulders, which made her gasp in surprise.
"Oh my god!"
Carthlo chuckled under his breath, and said, "It's Oh my Gods, young one."
Alicia looked at him, confused.
"What do you mean?"
He then placed her securely onto the Hippocampus's back.
Carthlo just shook his head in amusement and said, "Hold tight, Alicia."
The Hippocampus jerked, and suddenly Alicia was gliding on the surface of sea with exhilarating speed, her long golden blonde hair flying in the wind. Her heart was thumping wildly, and despite the fact that she'd just lost her mother and that she was off to an unknown camp, she could not help but feel excited. All the new revelations resounded in her mind. Daughter of Athena, Captain of the palace guards in Atlantis. Hell, next thing you know, they tell you your Dad is some kinda God. (A/N: Hehe, you never know.)
As Nenith slowed down, she caught sight of a quiet quay. Canoes were moored just off the beach, and the night breeze was cool in her face. Already, she felt at home. She made out a figure waiting for them at the jetty, darker against the night sky. She/he was wearing a long cloak which obscured all facial features, but it was obvious that she/he was watching Alicia.
Alicia cautiously watched the figure as she slowly got off the back of the hippocampus, trying not to slip of the smooth back of the creature.
I leave you here, My Lady. Do not fret, you are in good hands.
Alicia nodded uncertainly and wrapped her slender arms around the creature's scaly mane.
"Goodbye, Nenith."
She watched as the Hippocampus dived under the surface and disappeared into its cold depths.
She turned reluctantly, and saw that the cloaked figure was still watching her. She cleared her throat nervously and held out her hand, saying, "Hello. I'm Alicia Chase and I'm pleased to meet you."
The figure pulled off its hood and revealed its face. He had warm black eyes and a wispy beard. His abundant curly brown hair framed his narrow face, and he had a splash of freckles on his cheeks. Alicia gaped in surprised when she noticed that he had horns.
He took her outstretched hands into his warm ones.
"I've been waiting so long for you, Alicia. You remind me so much of your parents."
His eyes unexpectedly started to tear, and Alicia could not help but wrap an arm around his shoulder.
"It's okay, my mum is alright! A guy called Carthlo said so!"
The guy smiled tearfully.
"Yes, I heard that she's okay. It's just that I miss them so much…. Wait! Where are my manners? I'm Grover Underwood, Assistant Director of Camp Half Blood, And I'm pleased to meet you, Alicia Jackson."
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Atlantis
Poseidon sat on his coral throne, his deep sea-green eyes watching his son intently as the latter paced up and down the length of the throne room non-stop. His son was so much like him. He had inherited his father's black hair, sea-green eyes, but had apparently not inherited his father's appetite of having multiple affairs with different mortal women at a time.
"What should I do, Father? I haven't seen her in what, fourteen years?"
"I don't know, son. I was never good at these sort of things. No wonder now Sally is with that horrid mortal Paul Blowfish. I would have killed that insect long ago if he did not make your mother happy like he does now."
Perseus paused, and glanced at the room where he knew Annabeth was now resting. His eyes turned unexpectedly cold.
"She was the one who broke my heart, over and over again."
He paused, and continued.
"Worst still, she didn't even tell me we had a daughter while I was away patrolling the Atlantic. Why should I care about her? Yes. I'll let her go back to her life, but I will watch my daughter and make sure nothing untoward happens to her."
"We Gods should let our children fend for themselves, Perseus. It's tradition."
"Yet she is my only daughter, and I don't intend to change that any time soon."
"Whatever, son. Just make sure you are subtle."
A/N; Next Chapter, as promised! Haha. My midterms are around the corner, but don't worry, i will update soon.
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