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No one's POV
Lupa paced the length of the arena, deciding on whether to do the interrogating or the testing first. She already knew enough about this famous Perseus Jackson, but the other two…
Come down here, Lina Bolton. Whoever your godly parent is will claim you at the campfire tonight, Percy, Lina, and Brendan, but right now it is Lina's time to be tested, she decided.
Lina walked down to the middle of the arena. Her hands were sweating, her mind was blank, but she still had the most determined face.
-flashback-
Lina was sitting in her old, run-down apartment with her dad. The place wasn't much, a sofa, kitchen, a bathroom, and two separate bedrooms. She had lived in this place since she was born. Her mother wasn't there to help them, at all. Besides, her dad was always in a sad mood, and he hasn't been the same since she was younger. Her dad had told her all the stories of her mother, how beautiful she was, how smart. But then it came down to the day she left him. Her dad said these exact words: "Your mother was… the most wonderful thing I have seen. She was smart, funny, and was self-controlled. But, …. we never…. how should I put this? Had lemons… but one day you showed up on my doorstep with a note attached to it. It read, John, you were the most wonderful man I have seen so far, but I have to go. My family needs me. I will miss you." Lina's eyes filled with tears, but she understood why her mother didn't want her. She wanted to ask her dad what exactly was wrong with her, she had ADHD and dyslexia, and why he thought she was so special. But her dad looked at her with pleading eyes to not ask anymore. "Lina, I have to send you away," he said, "It's for your own good," She was confused for a second, but only a second. She stood up, fire in her eyes. "It's because you don't want me? ISN'T IT? You know what? I'm tired of your sadness around the house these days. You USED to be fun to be around when I was younger, but I don't know who you are anymore. So send me to this school, whatever it is, and make sure when I come back, that you are fun to be around again!" she yelled. She ran out of the apartment, tears streaming down her face.
-end flashback-
Lina felt a tear running down her cheek, she understood what her father meant now. She felt grateful, almost, that Percy's mom had sent him away, so she could have a friend.
"My mother is a goddess," she whispered quietly.
Lina will be fighting Hazel Heavern, daughter of Demeter. This will be a sword fight, and because Lina does not have a weapon, she may pick one. Lupa spoke.
A young boy escorted Lina to the weapon shed located right beside the entrance of the amphitheater. They had thousands of weapons, from daggers to spears, from shields to armor, this was almost heaven for Lina. Her eyes fell upon a plain, old, gold, dagger. It seemed almost to perfect to be true. The dagger came with armor that fit her almost perfectly.
She walked into the arena where a little girl, maybe the age of 7, was standing. The little girl had auburn brown hair and green eyes. She seemed so sweet with a smile on her face. Lina put her determined face back on again. She was going to defeat this girl, just not kill her.
The gong, or bell, sounded, signaling the start of the fight.
Hazel's face changed at the sound. Her lips almost formed a snarl. This little girl may be small, but she can only be defeated by Reyna and Jason. Hazel drew her sword and pointed it at Lina's neck. Before she could even attack, Lina fainted.
Lupa's POV
The foolish demigod had fainted in a middle of a fight! How dare she! This disrespects what we stand for!
A light blinded Lupa, causing her to cower. You may not punish my daughter for this incident, Lupa. I must speak to her, and because you want proof, you may see it as well.
We were standing in the Olympian courtyard, Lina in front of me. She probably didn't see me, but I shrinked backward just incase. A beautiful young maiden came forward, whom I knew as the goddess Minerva.
Lina, she smiled sweetly, you have come a long way. I had hoped for many years your father would send you to camp, but he just wouldn't. I'm even impressed that you survived so long without any training.
"Are… are … you my mother?" Lina asked.
I sighed mentally, demigods will never change.
Minerva smiled again. Yes, I am the goddess of wisdom and battle strategies. Now, show me you are a true daughter of mine and tell me what my name is.
Lina's eyes widened. "Athena!"
I almost growled at her. The insolent brat was speaking of Greek origin, again. Reyna had told me about what she and Percy were saying on the ride to the Legion. Minerva gave me a look and sent me away, back to the arena, where unconscious Lina was lying.
Lina's POV
Here was my mother, the one person I had wished to see for all of my life, and she was scolding me.
Lina, Lupa was right behind you. You must be careful with your choice of words around her.
I turned around, expecting a snarling Lupa right behind me. But all there was was the water fountain of the courtyard. I turned back to my mother.
"Where did she go? And why do I have to chose my words carefully?" I asked.
My daughter, this will be a long talk, but we have limited time. Lupa is trying to wake you right now. Just make sure of this, talk only like a Roman around any Roman person. Percy will help you when the time comes. My mother seemed to frown at that. And remember, whatever you do, you are a true daughter of Athena. (!)
And I blacked out in a dream, how ironic.
(I'm going to put here the things about the chapter above.)
!- did ya get it? Lina isn't Roman! She's Greek! And somehow… she has ended up in the wrong place :D
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P.S- I'm picking a part from the Lost Hero and typing it here. I'm going to add some stuff, but you will know what day/time it really is.
Jason slipped on his new shoes, ready to get out of that cold, empty cabin. Then he spotted something he hadn't noticed the night before. A brazier had been moved out of one of the alcoves to create a sleeping niche, with a bedroll, a backpack, even some pictures taped to the wall.
Jason walked over. Whoever had slept there, it was a long time ago. The bedroll was musty. The backpack was covered with a thin film of dust. Some of the photos once taped on the wall had lost their stickiness and fallen to the floor.
One picture showed Annabeth-much younger, maybe eight, but Jason could tell it was she: same blond hair and grey eyes, same distracted look like she was thinking a million things at once. She stood next to a sandy-haired guy about fourteen or fifteen, with a mischievous smile and ragged leather armor over a T-shirt. He was pointing to an alley behind them, like he was telling the photographer, Let's go meet things in a dark alley and kill them! A second photo showed Annabeth and the same guy sitting at a campfire, laughing hysterically.
Finally Jason picked up one of the photos that had fallen. It was a strip of pictures like you'd take in a do-it-yourself photo booth: Annabeth and the sandy-haired guy, but with another girl between them. She was maybe fifteen, with black hair-choppy like Piper's-a black leather jacket, and silver jewelry, so she looked kind of Goth; but she was caught in mid-laugh, and it was clear she was with her two best friends.
"That's Thalia," someone said.
Jason turned.
Annabeth was peering over his shoulder. Her expression was sad, like the picture brought back hard memories. "She's another child of Zeus who lived here-but not for long. Sorry, I should have knocked."
"It's fine," Jason said. "Not like I think of this place as a home."
Annabeth was dressed for travel, with a winter coat over her camp clothes, her knife at her belt, and a backpack across her shoulder.
Jason said, "Don't suppose you've changed your mind about coming with us?"
She shook her head. "You got a good team already. I'm off to look for Percy."
(I'm going to skip a few pages to the part where Jason tells Annabeth Thalia is his sister)
"My last name is Grace," he said. "This is my sister."
Annabeth's POV
My head was going a million miles per hour, trying to figure out what this meant. Zeus broke his oath? Twice? How the Hades did this happen? Something clicked, everything was connected. Thalia and Jason. Jason's tattoo. Percy's disappearance. The Gods going silent. Everything was connected.
Butch ran in with half a dozen campers. "Hurry, the dragon is back." He said.
Jason and I ran to where the dragon was sitting in the sword fighting field. It was the dragon me, Percy, and… Silena saved in the woods 2 years ago. Of course, the dragon has changed. Instead of dirt chunks sticking to his head, he was leaking oil out of his ear.
Everyone was tense, weapons withdrawn. Leo began to speak, "Whoa, whoa! Hold your weapons! We're all friends here!"
Some people put down their weapons, but most people were still looking at the dragon with eyes that could kill.
"Leo! Where did you get that?" Jason said.
"You said I could be in this quest if I got you a ride, and here it is!" Leo said.
"Yeah, but where did you get it? Shouldn't that take years to build?" Jason said.
"The Hephaestus cabin made it years ago, I just found it in the forest and hooked it up with wings," Leo said, wiggling his eyebrows.
I looked at the dragon with sad eyes; it reminded me of all the stupid comments Percy used to make. Especially when he said he would want me to screw his head back on if it ever fell off…
"You guys should get going," I said.
"I agree; this has been fortunate, no matter what other think," Chiron glared at certain people in the crowd, "get going, Jason, Piper, and Leo."
Jason looked shocked. I couldn't blame him, the time I got my first quest, I almost hid in the attic forever so I could diverge it. But Piper looked confident as ever. With her ragged jeans and snowboarding jacket, you would think she was going on a ski trip with her family instead of a dangerous demigod quest that could get you killed in painful, nasty ways.
Thank the Gods for Piper's charmspeaking or Jason might never have gone.
"Guys, let's go, the faster we leave the faster we get back," she said. Jason and Leo immediately started to nod their heads in agreement.
"Yeah, let's go! I'm excited for this quest!" Jason said.
Yeah, right. And I'm excited to go bathe in a mountain of spiders, but that's never going to happen. Jason, Leo, and Piper started loading on the dragon's back. Jason caught my glance as if to say, I hold you to your promise. I nodded in response, but my mind was thinking a bunch of different things. Like, where I should start searching for Percy, what was for dinner tonight…
My thoughts were interrupted by Leo's dragon lifting off, or Festus, as he likes to call him (I don't see how anyone would want to call him Happy the Dragon)
They soared high in the sky, almost out of sight. Rachel ran up to me.
"Annabeth, you're going to start searching for Percy now, right?"
"Of course, every second counts in the long run," I replied.
Her eyes started to show worry, "When are you leaving?"
"Right now," I started to head towards Half-Blood Hill.
Her eyes widened, "Oh! Well, hold on a sec. I need to give you something from my cave before you start your quest." She started to run towards her cave in the woods.
My attention returned to Half-Blood Hill. It brought back so many good and bad memories. Like the Colchis bulls, I could almost imagine Percy running up the hill to defend his camp. Or the time I deserted him 2 years ago, with him standing there with a dumb-founded look on his face as he headed towards Argus' van. Oh, he should've remembered I had my Yankees cap then. (!)
But the hill was as silent as ever, a cold breeze started picking up my hair and tangling it around.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" someone said.
I turned to see Chiron about 2 feet away from me.
"Yes, most defiantly. It's just… I can't believe that I'm leaving without Percy standing by my side. It seems like this should be a quest, and me and Percy should be joking around right now. But… this doesn't feel right. It feels like I'm walking to my death," I said.
"Or walking towards Percy," Chiron responded. I gave him a cold stare.
"If you're wondering why I'm still here, it's because Rachel had something for me."
"Oh, I know. I came to see your reaction." He said. He made me wonder exactly what Rachel wanted to give me.
"Don't worry about it, child. This maybe your only key." Chiron said.
"Yes, but you said-"
I was interrupted by Rachel running up the hill. Her breath was heavy, as if she had ran all the way to the cave and back, which she probably had. Rachel looked nervously at Chiron. But she gripped something in her pocket. Tears started to flow from her cheeks.
"I'm sorry I haven't given this to you sooner, but I was afraid you would breakdown,"
"What do you-"
She shoved her hand out of her pocket with a necklace in her hand. It was a black leather necklace, with four beads on it. The beads were an assortment of colors, one black, one yellow, and…I looked at it carefully and my eyes widened. It was Percy's necklace. My anger started to build. How dare she not give this to me when she found it! Rachel and Chiron obviously saw it in my face and backed away from me. I was so furious that she kept this from me. It would help remind me of him. Wait. It would remind me of him. She said I might breakdown. My anger started to cool down. She was trying to be a helpful friend.
"Annabeth, are you okay?" Rachel asked.
I sighed, "Yeah, thank you for giving this to me," I gave her my biggest hug.
"Alright, I guess this is time for you to go. I want to give you something, too." Chiron said. He whistled and it echoed high into the air. A black Pegasus flew down to meet me.
"Blackjack." I whispered. I started to pat his neck. He brought back good memories.
"I have charmed him to be able to talk to you, Annabeth. It will be almost like what Percy did when he talked to him."
I looked back at Chiron and Rachel. "Thanks you guys, this has helped me more than you could imagine."
They smiled and nodded. "We know."
I gave them one last hug and got on Blackjack. "Let's go find your boss," I whispered in his ear. He seemed to like it, he started to rise into the air, and once we were out of sight, he said back to me "My boss is sure gonna have a fit now that you can talk to me too," I laughed at that. I just hoped that we could find him.
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!- I know Rick Riordan said he watched until she was out of sight, but I decided to say, and once she was, she but her Yankee cap back on and watched Percy's dumbfounded look.
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