Ch. 3
Percy P.o.V
It would've pretty dark now, except for the stars and full moon. They were really bright and I could pick out a few constellations here and there. A few of them were Cancer- I think- and a female huntress running across the sky. I think I'll call that one Zoë. We have landed on a beach now. Is this really Japan?
"Finally, we're here," Tami said and jumped out of the chariot. She waded across the shallow waters towards shore. Reyna and I followed carrying the rest of our supplies in three red bags.
"So where are we," Reyna asked and looked at me. I considered giving her a coordinate just to bug her, but thought it would be a bad idea to tick Reyna off. I tried to figure that out, but my mind was at a blank. Just to see what would happen, I stepped into the water.
"We're somewhat near Tokyo, about 50 miles." Reyna gave me a weird look.
"What? How come there are no bright city lights, then," Tami faced us looking agitated.
"Looks like we're going to have to see just how much damage the earthquakes and tsunamis caused," Reyna said grimly. I felt even more confused.
As we started walking away from the beach, I began to see what Reyna meant. Even though we are heading away from the shore, water still surrounded us. We had to walk on high ground and float on debris through flooded parts of the land. Once, I saw two dogs-one of them injured- were desperately swimming against the current and dodging the rubbish in the water. I mentally urged the water to change direction and the dogs were pulled towards a small piece of land. I hope they are okay.
I also saw a lot of wrecked houses and even some people who were sleeping on the roofs. It was a pretty sad sight. I know my dad causes earthquakes and tsunamis, but I can't imagine him wrecking this sort of havoc. I looked over at the others and noticed Tami was crying.
"You okay," I asked
Tami looked defensive and turned away from me. "I'm fine," she said in a firm voice.
"Tami has some relatives here," Reyna whispered very quietly to me. I sat back, not knowing what to say.
"You guys want to rest here for now," Reyna broke the awkward silence. We all agreed and fell asleep.
Tami P.o.V
I was having that nightmare again as soon as I started sleeping. I was at the foot of a mountain and the weird woman was there, along with a gigantic monster. It was about 20 feet tall and wore a thick silk cloth around its waist. It could have passed for a sumo wrestler, except for the fact that it had snakes for legs and was covered in tatoos. Despite the fact that it towered over the woman, it seems to revere her. It glances around warily with its dark, blood-shot eyes without noticing me. "Are you sure we are alone, Tellus-san."
"You do trust me, don't you," the woman looked relaxed, but spoke in a stern tone.
"O-o-of course."
"Then, pay more attention to me instead of your surroundings. You remember the plan, right."
"Yes."
"You know that three demigods are sent here to stop you?"
"What?"
"Do not look distressed. You are one of my favorite sons. You will surely defeat them." I backed away, not being able to process what I was hearing. Apparently, I was listening to a conversation between the earth mother and the monstrosity that is one of her sons.
For a scary moment, he turned and looked right at me. I immediately ran away, not sure how far I could get in a dream. I ended up near a pile of rubble and tried pinching myself to wake up.
A tall, handsome man in his twenties walked up to me. He wore a neat business suit with a tie that had a pattern of stars on it. He had black hair that was combed back and a clean shaven face. "What are you doing here," I hissed at my half-brother.
He rolled his eyes. "What does it like I'm doing? I'm helping you on your miserable quest."
"Then tell me what's going on."
He raises one eyebrow. "Even you must have figured it out by now with all the hints I've been giving you."
I thought for a moment. "Terra Mater is waking up?"
"Yes and…"
"So are some of her children."
"You got it, to an extent. I heard the gods talking and they said that the outcome of second Titan War has devastated Tellus. She got upset that her children, the titans, were defeated by the gods, again. So, she is gaining consciousness and raising her other children, the Giantes. The giante you just saw is Polybotes, the one that was meant to oppose Neptune." I felt shocked by what I just heard. I remembered from the lessons at camp that there was a war between the gods and the Giantes. Hercules helped out with it and Neptune threw an island on Polybotes. Unfortunately, Antony didn't elaborate a lot on the subject and that was all I knew.
"You must really be worried if you bothered to tell me all of this. Did Dad put you up to it?"
"No, and this is serious. The gods are expecting another war soon."
"We never seem to get a break."
"Just do one thing for me on this quest."
"What?"
"Don't screw up." The scene faded away and I was awake.