New chapter! Thanks to LittleLamb1901 for the prophecy and for the edits! She is a great beta! ;) R&R! Enjoy!
Percy's Pov
At breakfast I wasn't very hungry. I was nervous about telling Annabeth where I was going. I just sat there poking my food with my fork. I could feel Annabeth looking at me, which made me feel even more worried. I decided just get up and to go pack. Unfortunately, I knew I was going to have to talk to her before I left because I needed to ask her for something.
I got to my cabin, luckily Alexis wasn't there, and I began to pack. I grabbed my bag that I used for quests. I stuffed three shirts, two pairs of jeans, some ambrosia and nectar, a couple of drachmas and two hundred dollars in mortal money into it. I started to walk out, but as soon as I opened the door I saw Annabeth.
"What's wrong Percy?" she asked, clearly noticing that I was worried.
"There's something I need to tell you," I said.
"Are you... breaking up with…me?" she mumbled and a tear streaked down her face.
"No! I'm not breaking up with you." I said kissing her on the lips. And before I knew it, it had turned into a full on make-out session. When we finally broke apart she wiped her eyes.
"Well then what is you need to tell me?"
"I'm going to see Rachel and I need to borrow your hat." I explained. Then I realized that it probably wasn't the best thing to mention Rachel.
"Why are you going to see her?" She said, clearly pissed.
"I need to get a prophecy, and I kinda need to sneak into her school to talk to her." I said. It didn't do much for Annabeth's mood.
"Well, why can't I come with you then?" she asked.
"Because one,You still aren't fully healed, two, we're wanted, three, I don't want you to get hurt." I said as I studied her face and quickly added,
" And she can't date, remember? Besides, why would I abandon the love of my life." I said kissing her. And wouldn't you know it, it turned into another make-out session. We finally broke apart when someone cleared their throat.
"Chiron says you need to hurry," some Apollo kid said and walked away.
"OK, fine. Here," She said reaching into her pocket and giving me her hat.
"Thanks," I said as I kissed her on the cheek not want to go further just because Chiron would get mad because I was late.
I waved goodbye as I got into my car, unfolded the directions Argus gave me and was on my way to Clarion Ladies Academy. (A/N: he left at 8:00 am)
~ Five hours later~
Ugh! I can't believe that a supposed two hour trip took me five freaking hours! But then again, I wasn't the best at reading maps and got lost…twice, but when I finally got there it was around one in the afternoon. I decided to take a quick stop at the McDonald's down the street from the school.
After I ate I looked at my watch, it was 1:30. I looked at the schools gate as I pulled over. Man they have some tight security.
They had a fence, security cameras, and guards. Yeah it probably doesn't sound like much but it's for a boarding school.
There must be some very rich peoples daughter's going here. I thought. Anyway I got out of my car and locked it causing it to melt. I put on Annabeth's hat, turning invisible. I walked over to the gates and earth traveled to the other side. No one saw so I started the long walk uphill towards the school.
I finally reached the top and realized I wouldn't be able to get in because people would wonder how a door opened by itself. I started to look down and turn around when a teacher walked out. This was my chance. I ran as fast as I could to the door. I made it just in time and slipped inside. Hmm, now where is Rachel? I thought. Guess I'll have to search every class.
I walked up to the first room scanned it through the window.
Nope. I went to the next one.
Nope. No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no. I spent the next half hour walking from door to door looking in. I finally found her in the gym. I found this kind of funny considering this was a finishing school but I guess they have to release stress somehow.
I watched them for a few minutes, they were playing basketball. Rachel's team was winning, by my count, four points before I heard someone yell "OK girls! Time to clean up and change. I'll be right back," The teacher said as she started to walk towards the door I was sitting by.
I quickly jumped to the side as the door opened and the teacher walked out. I slipped past her and into the gym.
Man! I must be having one lucky day, I thought. Suddenly the wall on the far side of the gym came crashing down. The Gods just love proving me wrong.
As the dust settled I saw four humongous Laistrygonians. What are they doing in New York? Again? Oh right …me.
"Prepare to die, Son of the Sea God!" The one on the center right boomed staring right at me. I decided to take off the hat seeing as it wasn't gonna help much if they could smell me like that.
I ran strait at them drawing out my pen and uncapping it to reveal Riptide. The first one was pretty easy he didn't even try to block my attack as I slashed his chest, unfortunately as I was falling back to the ground from about ten feet up, one of them back-handed me.
I flew into the wall, through it and into another room and into something metal. The last thing I remember was someone yelling my name.
"PERCY!"
Rachel's POV
Yes! We won the game! That usually never happens since I'm the only athletic girl on the team.
"Hey good game Lesley," I said to one of my friends as I changed my shirt.
"Yeah, you too. When did you get so good?" she asked. I smiled.
"Oh well I had some time over break so I practiced a little." Suddenly there was a loud crash.
"What on earth was that?" Jessica said, another friend of mine.
"Prepare to die, Son of the Sea God." A voice boomed. There was only one person I knew that was addressed like that. Percy.
But why is he here?
"Should one of us check it out?" Lesley asked. Nobody moved except me. I walked over to her, pulling my pants on, when something came flying through the wall and into the lockers where I was just standing. I looked at it for a second.
"PERCY!" I yelled and ran to him.
"Who's that? Your boyfriend?" Jessica asked.
"No, but we need to wake him up." I replied.
"Help me get him into the shower." I said. Nobody moved. "NOW!' I yelled. Jessica came over and helped me.
"Why do we need to get him into the shower. I mean yea he's dirty but shouldn't we worry about what did this to him?" she asked as I turned the water on spraying Percy right in the face.
Percy's Pov
I woke up with water spraying me in the face. I felt the familiar pull in my gut as I willed it to stop.
"HOLY SHIT! H..HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?" A girl screamed. I looked around for the source and I saw that I was in a shower with some girl and Rachel.
"Percy whats going on?"Rachel asked as she helped me up.
"Who...who is h-he h-ow did the water move like that?" the other girl asked.
"Three Laistrygonians." I said to Rachel.
"PERCEUS JACKSON! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I turned around to see who was yelling this time. It was Annabeth.
"No time to explain. I gotta go." I said and waved through the mist, cutting the connection.
I walked back out of the shower and realized where I was. I was in the locker room. I stood there with my mouth open as I stared at a buch of girls that were naked."Oh hades, this isnt gonna end well." I said to myself.
"AAHHHH! DON'T LOOK AT ME!" some of the girls screached at me. Others throwing stuff at me while trying to cover them selves. I got hit with so many things it was unbelieveable. I didn't know girls kept this much crap in their gym locker. (sorry if your offended.) by the time I got out of there and back into the gym I had counted that I was hit with 6 brushes, 12 make-up bags, 9 shoes, 7 textbooks, 11 hairdryers and a tazzer. What girl bring a frickin tazzer to school?
I saw that the laistrygonians were laughing to themselves on the other side of the gym. I concentrated all of my anger on the earth. It began to shake. I raised my hand and a crack started at my feet and made its way over to the laistrygonians and they fell in. I closed it so that only their heads were on top. I slowly walked over to them.
"Prepare to die." I mocked them then slashed wach of their head and they turned to dust.
"Percy why are you here?" Rachel asked as she walked over to me. "And how did you do that?"
"Well you know how my dad controls the ocean?" she nodded. " Well he's also known as the Earth-shaker."
"Oh OK. But still, why are you here?"
"I need a prophecy," I replied.
Her eyes turned green and the smoke seeped out of her mouth and surrounded me.
"Travel where the laurels came
Only there six can take name
To search for a quire of most power
So what you seek can once again flower."
(Prophecy courtesy of LittleLamb1901.)
Her eyes returned to normal and the smoke went back into her body.
"Thanks Rachel," I said as I ran out the door.
Alright, I got the prophecy, I didn't die, now only two things are left; To get started on my new quest and try to explain to Annabeth what she saw. Man that was a scary thought, but don't tell her I thought that.
With a little digging, you should be able to understand it. If you do, don't spoil it!! Review!!
