Heh heh, this scene is pretty random. I'm pretty sure Calypso can have demigod, well, technically, titan dreams, because Ares mentioned he had a dream in The Lightning Thief, and he ain't no demigod.
Cookies to Guest and AshiG563 for getting the trivia correct! Percy's sword is called Anaklumos, his birthday is August 18th, and his cabin is number 3. Whoo!
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson, no matter how much I wish upon a star...
Exile. Alone. Eternal solitude.
Calypso's mind went blank and a wave roared in her ears.
And then, her rage died away. She slowly uncurled her fists and for a long while, she just stared off into the distance, the full weight of what she had just done crashing into her.
She had cursed Annabeth.
That night, Calypso dreamt for the first time since Leo crash-landed on her island.
She dreamt of the horrific events war. Calypso could recall long and tedious hours of weaving magical clothing to protect their army. She was never involved in the actual fighting, instead flitting about in the background, tending to wounds. (sound familiar? I was trying to imagine Calypso participating in the war, but while I think she is pretty strong-willed and fierce, I don't think she is really the kind of fighting person. The books never say exactly what she did to support the titans, but she heals and cares for all the heroes that wash up on her island, and her healing and weaving expertise probably came from somewhere) Some of the injuries had been horrendous, twisting her stomach into knots and warping her mind. The scenes flashed by in her head, bringing up images of severed limbs and bloodied bodies. But she had soldiered on, determined to do everything she could to support her family.
The scene changed to after the gods had triumphed. The wreckage was disastrous, and Mount Olympus was in ruins. Like all the other prisoners of war, Calypso was brought before the Olympian Council for judgement.
All the major gods were there, as well as Hades, Persephone, and a few other she didn't recognise. Awkwardly, she knelt, magical chains preventing her from doing anything rash. Even in a dream, she could feel the intense power of radiating from the numerous pairs of eyes pointed her way. A fellow Titaness, Hecate was there as well, standing tall and regal next to Aphrodite, but she wasn't a prisoner of war. Unlike Calypso, she had chosen the 'right' side.
There was an eternity of discussion between the gods, all of which sounded muffled to Calypso, as if she was underwater. She couldn't distinguish any clear words. Finally, Zeus clapped his hands, and the muffled feeling around her ears fell away.
As Zeus solemnly announced her crimes, Calypso stopped listening, as she had already lived through this experience. Instead, she focused on Hecate, who was wearing a pitying smile on her face. She shook her head sadly, and Calypso felt the sudden urge to look away.
Turning her eyes slightly to the left, Calypso looked up at Aphrodite. Unlike Hecate, she was frowning slightly, looking at Zeus and hanging onto his every word. Her doe-like eyes were multicoloured, shifting from brown to blue to green before settling on a brilliant amber.
All of a sudden, Calypso realised that everyone was once again staring at her. Zeus' face darkened like storm clouds and he waved his hand, causing thunder to boom overhead. He spoke in a deep voice. "Calypso, daughter of the Titan Atlas, we announce your verdict. You have no choice in whether or not you shall accept it." He paused for breath, letting this sink in. "You shall face an eternity on a secluded island known to no man. You will live a peaceful, but guarded life."
And this is when it happens.
Calypso's breath hitched, careful not to blink, lest she missed anything.
Gracefully, Aphrodite moved forwards, unfolding her body from her throne.
"Lord, if I may speak. I have a proposition. A life forever alone would be undesirable and unwelcome. I have an idea that can at least allow our dear guest over here to have her fun every millennia or so." Aphrodite hesitated, and then plunged on.
"If the Fates allow it, I will send a worthy hero every a thousand years to the shore of her prison. Somebody to keep her company." Here, she stopped and sent a mischievous smile towards Calypso, as if thinking about the tricks she could play on her life.
Zeus frowned, and glanced towards a corner where the Fates were huddled. They nodded in approval, which was all that he needed.
Rising from his throne, Zeus held up his hand. "So be it." The chains on Calypso's body turned white-hot and melted away.
Calypso's dream shifted.
This time, when Calypso's vision cleared, her surroundings were unfamiliar.
She was standing on board a large warship, watching a satyr and a few demigods running around and trying to repair the rigging and the oars.
With a start, Calypso realised that the ship was one that Leo had been building in one of the memories she had glimpsed earlier on. She could also recognise some of the demigods. Piper and Jake, she thought, trying hard to remember. Or was it Jason?
Calypso found that her feet seemed to be glued to the ground, so instead, she looked around. It was a pretty impressive ship, even by the standards of a child of Hephaestus.
Calypso was brought back to the moment by a girl with luminous golden eyes talking with a buff-looking boy. She caught snippets of the conversation, hearing 'Leo' and 'have to find'. After a few minutes, golden-eyes finished her conversation with the boy and joined Piper with shouting instructions at Jason, who was levitating in the air and attempting to fix the mast.
Golden-eyes glanced behind her shoulder, and seemed to be able to sense Calypso. Her eyes opened wide, and she turned around fully. Her eyes narrowed down into a squint, as if she couldn't quite put a finger on what was there.
Piper noticed that her companion seemed to be preoccupied, and asked, "What's wrong, Hazel?" Hazel opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Calypso woke up, shivering and sweating.
That scene was really random, but I can't help thinking if Aphrodite played a part in Calypso's curse, and I haven't updated in a long time, so voila (I'm learning French in school XD)!
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Trivia:
Name five people that love/loved Percy in a romantic way.
Now tell me, if Calypso were to be in the mortal world, what would her last name probably be? Atlas? Ogygia? Moonlace? Or make up your own original name to suit her!
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Yours in demigodishness and all that,
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