Hellllllo guess who's back. I'm just going to say I'm really sorry to all those who were reading my story. I have been totally crammed schedule wise and honestly kinda forgot for a bit. But I wrote some more and tam thinking one or two more chapters after this one. Again, really sorry, but I do hope you like it.
Oh and I supose I have to say that I don't own any of Rick Riordan's stuff but all of y'all know that so here you go.
Ella's POV:
After breakfast
"Oh man, that was excellent, Jason! Thanks!" Ella said smiling while rubbing her stomach.
Jason looked over and smiled at her. "So, did you say something about shopping?"
Ella smiled even bigger. "Yeah! Here, let me pull up the map." Ella pulled out the necklace from Annabeth and pushed the button on the charm. A holographic map popped up in front of them, showing where they were and all the attractions around Annabeth had recommended. Ella quickly scanned the map to see if the aquarium the lady had been from was on it, but no such place was listed. Ella bit her lip. One of two things was going on. One: since Annabeth knew that Ella hated Aquariums, then she didn't list it. Two: no such place existed.
"Um… Ella? You there?"
Ella snapped back to life, a hand waving in front of her face. She pushed it out of her way, laughing a little. "Yeah, yeah I'm here. Anyway, the mall is here and there is a Crust Pizza here so we could eat there for lunch… And there is an ice cream place here on the way back to the resort. So… Mall, Lunch, then Ice Cream?"
Jason smiled. "Sure. I have a good idea for the afternoon, and also something I think you will like for dinner, if that's ok."
"Sure. Let's go! Time is being wasted!"
Jason smiled. "I'll call a cab. Or do you want to walk?"
Ella thought for a moment. "How about a cab this time?"
"Sure."
In the mall, coming out of bath and body works
Ella smiled leaving the sweet scents of bath and body works behind her. She heard Jason take a deep breath through his nose and snickered as he said, "Ah! I can breath through my nose again!"
"Alright Jason let's head for Crust. I can almost smell their delicious pizza from here!"
"How?" He responded. "I'm just getting feeling back in my nose!"
Ella giggled. They walked side by side, arms filled with various bags from the many stores in the mall, to the nearest exit.
Ella stopped suddenly. There she was again, that crazy woman from the aquarium. She frowned glaring at the lady, with that annoying grin, holding those stupid "free VIP tickets."
Jason stopped and looked back, a confused expression on his face. "Why did you stop?" He turned to look in the direction she was glaring. "What's wrong? Why are you glaring at that lady?"
"I'll tell you why Jason, I keep running into her and I'm beginning to think it isn't a coincidence." Jason frowned and looked at the lady.
"Well," he started. "We could go through a different entrance if that makes you feel better."
Ella sighed, and reluctantly agreed. "Alright let's go." She turned around and headed to the next nearest entrance. When she looked back, the lady wasn't there. "Jason," she whispered. "She's gone."
He turned and looked back at the entrance. "Uh, well then let's just go out this entrance then. I already phoned our taxi from earlier so he should be there."
Ella nodded, "Ok." They headed out the door with no sign of that weird lady with the VIP passes and their taxi was waiting just like Jason had said it would be. They loaded the taxi and as they drove away, Ella looked back to see an annoyed looking aquarium lady watching as they drove off.
Crust Pizza
"…and you will wait here for us right? Ok thanks. See you in a little bit!" Jason finished arranging with the taxi driver. Ella smiled as he turned around and joined her to walk in and order. But as he turned around, his smile turned into frown.
Then she heard the insane coupon lady's voice behind her. "Hello again! Fancy seeing you here! You haven't come by the aquarium yet and we were wondering if you had lost or misplaced you ticket so here is another! And one for this lovely young man, too! Hope to see you later!" The lady walked off and disappeared in a mass of cars.
Ella turned to Jason. "Like I said, CREEPY. Give me your pass." She took it, crumpled it up and ripped it into little shreds before throwing it away. "Now you just wait, they will show up again before we get home I swear."
Jason looked at her skeptically. "Maybe she is just a really nice lady and wants you to go see her fish."
Ella grimaced as they went inside and stood in line to order. "Well, I don't want to see her fish, I hate aquariums! It's stupid to keep fish caged just for people to ooh and awe at! It's monstrous!"
Jason put his hands up in surrender, "Ok, ok, sorry. I'm just saying that if you want her to leave you alone, taking a quick trip through the aquarium isn't a bad idea."
Ella raised her eyebrow and stepped up to order. "Maybe. I'd like a medium cheese pizza please, with olives on one half and pepperoni on the other." She swiped her card and smiled at the cashier.
"We will have it out for you in a minute, please take a seat somewhere." Ella smiled at the lady.
"Um, just out of curiosity, have you heard of the Monstrous Fish Aquarium?" Ella asked last minute."
The cashier looked at her. "Well, yes, it's just down the road from here. Two lefts and a right."
"Ok, thanks. Have a nice day!" Ella smiled and pulled Jason to a table.
"Alright, we will swing by. But in and out that's it."
Jason rubbed the back of his neck. "There is only one problem with that. We don't, uh, exactly have our tickets…"
Ella looked him dead in the eyes. "I know you don't believe me but I'm sure those tickets will appear again."
"Pizza for number 29." A voice traveled over the seating area. Ella eased her hand and the person holding the pizza came over, setting it on the table.
The man's eyes widened. "Woah, are those VIP tickets for the Monstrous Fish Aquarium?! I hear that place is the bomb! Y'all are one lucky couple! Have a nice day!"
Ella smiled slightly offering a "you too" as he walked away. She looked down at the table and sure enough right next to the pizza, two VIP tickets lay as if neatly arranged. Ella looked Jason dead in the eye. "Told you so."
Ella's POV:
Arriving at the Monstrous Fish Aquarium
"Alright, let's make this quick." Ella said as she got out of the taxi and grabbed the tickets. Ella frowned. "Hey Jason" she muttered as he got out also. "Bet you can't guess who's standing at the door."
She watched Jason look up as he got out and frown also. It was the odd lady that had the tickets. "Well, here goes nothing."
As she walked up to the door, the lady's face lit up almost instantly. "You made it just as I knew you would! Come come, much to see so little time!" The lady sung as she beckoned for them to follow and headed inside.
Ella grabbed Jason's hand and pulled him with her. She whimpered in his ear, "If anything gets weird or goes wrong or something you listen to me, ok? I don't want you getting hurt or something."
Jason hesitated then nodded.
"Good let's go."
They walked past people and tanks trying to keep up with the crazy lady. Fish's thoughts filled her mind, things ranging from that's the princess of the sea! Lord Poseidon's daughter! To take us with you! Please! Free us m'lady! Ella pushed on trying to ignore their beautiful voices.
"Through here!" The lady's voice pierced through the fish's words. They slipped through a door marked VIP and Staff.
Suddenly the surrounding changed. The fish's voices were silenced and they were walking through a narrow white tunnel. Ella stopped. The tunnel led to a room full of tanks with a center, empty, tank. The tanks were filled with more than just fish. All were underwater creatures, but they were from the myths. She scanned the tanks recognizing every one of the creatures. They were moving slowly and not responding to the woman as she walked past them. Ella's hand flew to her mouth as she laid eyes on a hippocampus. It's colors were dull and it was sleeping. It looked like it was breathing, but she couldn't tell from here. Ella tried to communicate with it, but when it said nothing back and didn't respond to her even a little bit visually, she got nervous and bit her lip.
She looked over to see what Jason's reaction was, and she found that he was equally appalled. But he was mortal, so as far as she knew he probably just saw normal fish in the same condition.
"What is this! Why would you do this to these poor animals!" Ella shouted at the horrid lady, her anger surfacing.
She turned around and smiled. "Well it's the new exhibit of course! Don't you just love it!"
Ella wanted to run a sword through this woman and her twisted mind. Instead, she gritted her teeth and said quietly to Jason, "On my count run to the door." The woman slowly approached them. "One…" She came closer. "Two…" Then when she was a few feet away, Ella stated, "Three."
They bolted, and as Ella ran she summoned the water reserves waiting in her rings and attacked the ceiling violently behind them. As the woman came under it, she slammed the water one last time into the ceiling and it collapsed on top of her. She collected her water and sped off, hearing footsteps approaching. As much as she wanted to free the animals, she couldn't. Not without jeopardizing her and Jason's life.
She picked up speed as she jumped ahead of Jason and slammed into the door forcing it open. She grabbed Jason's hand and ran full speed dodging around people and tanks and out the door.
"Where's the taxi?" She said to Jason.
He responded with a wild look on his face. "Parking lot on the left!"
Ella veered left and immediately spotted the taxi car. She ran to it, pushing Jason in and hopping in after him. "To the hotel please, as fast as you can!" She managed, out of breath.
Just as they left the parking lot the lady, looking just fine, came out in a fury. She sniffed the air and then locked onto the taxi, her eyes following them as they disappeared.
At the hotel
Ella got out of the silent taxi to get the bags from the back. Jason did the same. They waved goodbye to the taxi driver and headed inside the beautifully crafted doors.
After making it to their room and dropping the bags off on Ella's side, Jason asked, "Are we still going to go to the beach today?"
Ella turned and looked at him. She smiled and nodded her head. "Give me a bit to change and recover from the trip to the aquarium then we can walk down." Jason nodded in agreement and headed into his room and closed the door after him.
Ella closed her eyes and thought about the trapped animals and their sluggish behavior. She wondered what Percy would think.
Percy. She needed to call Percy, and she would leave the details of the Aquarium trip out. Didn't want him to worry himself to death. She went and slipped her rings off to give her fingers some breathing space, and laid them in the precious box, then grabbed a chair and set it next to the fountain. She pulled a drachma out of her pocket and flipped it into the mist made by the fountain. "Percy Jackson, Camp Half-Blood."
Jason's POV:
So, Ella was a demigod to. And that camp… Camp Half-Blood was it? Must be a camp of demigods. But… He had never heard of a camp. All he knew was that demigods were left to roam alone in the world and fight horrid creatures. He sighed and plopped down on his bed.
Water. She had used water as her weapon. The only god or goddess he knew that was acquainted with water was Poseidon… could she really be a daughter of Poseidon? And who was that person at the aquarium? That lady gave him the creeps. He should never have talked Ella into going. She had been right the whole time. He felt really guilty about that. I wonder what that lady wanted with Ella… she didn't seem to care about me at all. He must try harder to keep Ella safe, and be on the lookout for monsters.
A knock came at the door. Jason, startled, sat straight up in his bed. The knock came again. Jason went to the door and peeked through the peep hole. It was an old man in… was that a wet suit?!
Jason opened the door. "Um, can I help you, sir?" Jason got a better look at him now. He was sort of hunched over and his hands were up in the air for no reason. Maybe a habit of some sort?
The old man turned to him, and smiled sadly. "Are you Jason Grace? Son of Zeus?"
Jason grabbed his coin from his pocket and flipped it, catching his sword mid air and holding it at the mans neck. "Who are you and what do you want with me? Are you some kind of monster?"
The old man gasped, an aghast look on his face. "What? N-no! I'm Ella's father… Phorcys. The god of the hidden dangers of the deep."
Well, that would make sense what she did with the water at the aquarium. Jason lowered his sword a little bit so that it was at the old man's chest. "Prove it."
"Well, you know the rings she wears on her right fingers? I gave those to her last year for her birthday. They were quite a beauty. Them and their storage box. Had some help from Hephaestus on that." He chuckled a little bit.
Jason looked at him. She did begin to wear the rings last year after her birthday, and she had said they were from her father… Well, the facts all line up…
Jason completely lowered his sword and put it away. "Come in."
The old man smiled. "I don't want to intrude, I just wanted to give this to you."
It was an envelope. Jason took it hesitantly.
The old man sighed. "I really don't want to do this to you, but she is one of the many hidden dangers of the deep herself. You see, you are not the only boy in her life…"
Jason stared at the man and got red in the face. "Are you suggesting she is cheating on me?!"
The old man looked away and sighed. "Look in the envelope yourself. Or wait if you want. Just make sure you contact me right before you confront her. You aren't the only one who wants to punish her." He handed Jason a card.
Jason looked at it and looked up to give the man his card back, but he was gone.
Jason slammed the door. He went and sat on his bed, envelope in hand. He hesitated and then opened it.
Inside of the envelope were picture of Ella and… another boy. He flipped through them. There were tons. Some with them in an armor he'd never seen before, some with the two at the beach, some with winged horses. It just went on and on and on. He got up and threw them in the trash. They must be photoshopped or something. He gritted his teeth and went to check on Ella. The door was cracked open. Right before he entered, he heard Ella talking to someone. It was a male's voice. He peeked through the door and saw the same boy he'd seen in all the pictures.
Jason stumbled back into his room. He sat down on the bed and wanted to cry. He saw the card and got angry. The old man had been right. Jason grabbed the phone on his bed stand and dialed the number. "Hi-uh- is this Phorcys? You were right."
Ella's POV:
"Yeah, the trip has been great! Jason and I went shopping and grabbed lunch and now are about to go to the beach."
Percy smiled. "Glad you're having a good time. You are wearing your necklace still, right? And no trouble with monsters either?"
Ella made sure to maintain eye contact with him. "Yes I am wearing it. And no monsters! Now I have to…"
Ella was cut off as the window shattered open. Ella brought up a wall of water to protect herself from any of the glass.
"Ella what's going o-" the Iris connection was cut off as a shower of drywall crashed down on the fountain. Ella retreated to the back of the room. She felt for her rings but got nothing. Her rings! She dashed into the bathroom as a creature crashed through it. She grabbed the box and looked up to face Jason.
"Jason, what's wrong? You look horrible…"
Jason shoved some pictures into her hands of her and Percy.
"Jason… how'd you get these?"
Jason looked at her. "Why don't you tell me who that is."
"Jason you don't think- oh my gods you do. Jason WHO GAVE YOU THESE PICTURES."
"YOUR DAD! He stopped by and was all sad and crap and when he gave me these pictures I thought they may be fakes or something but then I saw you in some kind of message system with him just now."
"My-my dad? That impos-" the door to the bathroom smashed open. Ella grabbed Jason and ran into his room, shutting the door. She fumbled with her ring box opening it and slipping her pinky one on. "That's impossible Jason, my dad can't. He's too busy with his work."
"Your dad is Phorcys, am I right? God of the hidden dangers of the deep?"
Ella was shocked. He knew about the gods? "Wha- how do you know about the gods?" The door smashed open, rubble just missing Ella's head. She shook back to reality. "Wait, no he's not my father!" A deep laugh rumbled in the doorway.
"No. No I'm not. But your boyfriend was dumb enough to think so."
Ella trembled. She dropped her ring box containing the second ring that was supposed to be placed on her ring finger. Jason would believe him-an old man-over his girlfriend?
Tears formed at the corners of her eyes. She looked at Jason. "We're done. And that boy you saw in the pictures? He's my twin brother, Percy. Percy Jackson."
Jason's POV:
Jason instantly felt horrible. No. No horrible is much to mello of a word. More like he felt destroyed and guilty beyond extent. He stared at Ella, who was on the verge of tears, mouth agape.
A voice laughed. "What's wrong Sparky, too shocked?" The stupid laugh rang around again, laughing at his own pun.
This old man… he had tricked Jason. He had led Jason to think about Ella as something else than the sweet girl she really was. This was not ok. He furrowed his eyebrows and turned to the man, flipping his coin out of his pocket and drawing out his sword. "I should have run you through when I had the chance earlier."
"Oh no, I'm so terrified." The man replied sarcastically. "But it wouldn't have done you any good. You see, besides telling you I'm her father, I was telling the truth. I am a god so you can't kill me."
Jason gripped his sword stronger. "Ella," Jason said to her. "Get out, I'll take care of him."
Ella look over him slowly, registering the sword in his hand. She pointed at it and looked at him almost sneering. "You're one, too?"
Before Jason could say something, Phorcys cut in. "This is boring… listening to you two. Let me introduce you. Jason son of Zeus, Ella daughter of Poseidon. There, done. Now if you don't mind I have a big exhibit to fix and set up and then a big opening show to present, so I will be taking my main act and scuttling out of here!"
Ella's POV:
At that moment Jason flew at him, but was knocked against a wall, hard enough to make him see stars. Ella didn't react, not a flinch or a glance to see if he was ok. Not like she would care. She was now in battle mode, and nothing could get to her.
She pulled water out of her rings as a rock was chunked at her. She used the water as a shield to halt the rocks progress. However Ella had to dive out of the way as the rock pierced through the small water shield.
She looked at her hand. Her other ring! She had forgotten to put it on! She made a dive for it as another rock came at her. It narrowly missed her as she picked up her box containing the ring. She fumbled with it for a moment, and right as she was about to slip it on, everything went black.
Jason's POV:
Jason shook the stars away only to look up and see Ella get hit in the head and crumple, her ring and ring box falling from her hand. Jason used air to cushioned her fall so she wouldn't get hurt further.
Before she hit the floor, Phorcys swooped in and hoisted her up and over his shoulder. He reached out and grabbed her ring box and reached for the ring too, but Jason summoned a wind that brought the ring to him. He held it close as Phorcys sneered at him and backed away. Jason stood up, leaning on the wall, sword in one hand and the ring tightly held in the other.
Phorcys smirked. "I don't need that ring and neither does she where she's going. Now toodaloo Sparky!" And with that, Phorcys ran through the broken doorways and out the wall in Ella's room.
Jason watched as Phorcys disappeared into the city. A tear rolled down his face as he watched the sweetest girl he'd ever known disappear with him. He couldn't go after them. He could barely stand on his own, much less fly. He'd drained himself completely getting her ring.
A few more tears fell down his face as he made a promise. "I will find you Ella, whether you like me then or not, and I'll return your beautiful ring to you." He slid down the wall, crying a river of tears for the lost girl.
Present day
Jason looked at Ella, whom he had just caught in his arms. "No no no… I can't lose you again…" he rushed off to the infirmary, the one place he knew where to take her. The Pegasus followed after him, catching up, then sped ahead of him. Towards the middle of camp.
Jason shook his head and focused on getting Ella to the infirmary. From what he could tell, she was still alive, but only just.
He landed and took off running. He ran right into the infirmary where the boy, Will, took her with urgency and laid her on a bed. He immediately grabbed ambrosia and nectar and fed her all that a demigod could take without exploding into ash.
Still she slept on. Jason looked at her and began to pace.
Will looked up at him and began, "What happened man? It look as if she has been str-"
He was interrupted as the door was thrown open, and a wild looking Percy ran in. "Where is she?"
"Here Percy." Will called.
Percy rushed over and Jason could see the concern on his face. He stood by Ella's side taking her hand. He looked at Will. "Have you tried water yet?"
Will shook his head. "No I didn't know what or where to pour it."
Percy ran his hand through his hair and told Will, "Alright I need some ASAP.."
As Will went and grabbed some water in a cup, the blonde girl, Annabeth, entered. Although she appeared a lot more calm, Jason could tell she was as worried as Percy. "Oh my gods. Have you tried water yet?
Percy looked at her. "No, we are doing that now."
Will returned and gave the water to Percy who dipped his hands in the bucket and summoned the water so that it swirled around in his palm. He then placed it on her forehead and Jason watched as some of the water entered her body.
Percy pulled away waiting to see if it worked. Nothing happened.
Percy tried twice more, neither giving any results. He sat down and put his head in his hands. Annabeth went over and gave him a hug. Percy hugged her back, digging his head into her shoulder.
Jason's gaze slipped back to Ella. How could he have been so stupid?
Will came over and pulled him aside. "Hey, what happened? If I know I may be able to do something else."
Jason looked away. "I...I… hit her. Accidentally. I got mad and she kept running and I just wanted to talk. And I couldn't control what was happening and I hit her with…" quietly Jason whispered as a tear fell, "lightning. I swear on the Styx I didn't mean to. She jumped right into the stream, thinking I would aim it at her. But I didn't. I aimed it above. But not high enough."
Will looked at him shocked.
Jason turned away and took off his necklace with Ella's ring on it. He slipped the ring off the chain and headed to where Ella was lying.
He slipped the ring onto her right ring finger. It fit perfectly. A small, sad smile rested on his face. I kept my promise. Now I'll go. He thought. He turned, walking away from Ella, her brother and best friend, heading out the door. He walked slowly, avoiding anyone and everyone, to his cabin. He plopped down on his bed and curled up, a few tears slipping out of his eyes, trying to get his mind off all the events of that day and the horror he had created.
Percy's POV:
Percy shook, crying uncontrollably into Annabeth's shoulder. Why wouldn't the water work… was she too far gone? She couldn't be… not after all the wars and monster fights… it couldn't come to this.
Annabeth gasped quietly as the other boy Percy had been vaguely aware of came over to Ellanna and then left without a word. "Percy," she said quietly as he looked up at her, his eyes red and his features showing complete distraught and worry. "Do you have her ring?"
Percy gingerly pulled out his camp necklace and fingered the ring on it. "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" He replied quietly, his voice shaking like an earthquake.
"Can I see it for a moment?"
Percy nodded and slipped off the necklace from around his neck, handing it to Annabeth. He watched as she untied it and slipped off the necklace and onto her pinky finger.
Nothing happened and he put his head in his hands again. But when a hand shook his shoulder and he looked up, he saw the most amazing and wonderful sight he had ever laid eyes on.
The rings were glowing a misty blue, shining a blue light on the room. Slowly the glow spread into Ellanna's fingers, then palms, and forearm. The glow continued to spread until her entire body was glowing. After a moment, the glow receded, starting at the fingers and toes, until just the part of her chest where her heart resided shone.
As the glow receded Ellanna's eyes fluttered open, and a small gasp left her lips. Her hands left her sides and came up to rest on her forehead, eyes closed once again, groaning.
Percy exhaled, a smile plastered on his suntanned face, and one last tear escaped his eye as he stood up and walked over to his sister's bed. He laid a hand on her arm. She opened her eyes and brought down her arms, a smile creeping onto her face.
"Percy!" She pushed up from her bed and hugged him, and he her.
"I'm so glad you are ok, Ellanna! You had me worried sick!" He pulled away and grabbed her shoulders. Looking directly into her eyes he sternly said, "Don't ever do whatever you did again." Relaxing a little he finished, "What did happen anyway?"
Ellanna looked away, the smile turning into a slight frown. She sighed, stating "It doesn't matter, I'll take care of it. I'm fine and that's what matters." Looking back into his eyes she completed her thought. "It won't happen again, don't worry!"
Percy wanted to scream at her, NO IT MATTERS YOU TELL ME RIGHT NOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!" But he didn't want to startle her now, after she had just recovered. Besides, once her mind is made, it doesn't normally sway from her decision.
He pulled her into a hug again, and Annabeth came and joined him. The three smiled, then pulled apart.
Ella's POV:
Ellanna rubbed her right temple, asking, "So how'd y'all heal me? I don't feel like I've drank any nectar or eaten any ambrosia. It's almost as if…" she died off as she noticed two rings she hadn't seen together for a while on her right hand. Her mouth hung open for a minute, staring in awe. She hadn't seen these rings since… since about a year ago, on vacation, with a boy she had thought she loved at the time. Jason. Jason Grace.
Soooooooooooooo, what do y'all think? I haven't really asked before but I really want to know what you think, but I do prefer it to be nice you know? But you can say whatever, and if it's mean I'll just ignore and delete it. Oh and I do have a question. Do y'all think I should put Jason and Piper together and bring in a new character at the end, or put Jason and Ellanna together? Or do you want me to write both and post them both? Honestly I'll probably end up doing tat last option cause I want to see how it will turn out both ways, but I want to know what y'alls opinion is. Anywho, until next time my fiends.
Oh and thanks my dear editor for helping me out and reigniting the flame for this story! ;) Also, I will probably post sometime soon again I just don't know when. I had a lot of freetime over break and was able to write all this so I'll see where this leads. Hope to see y'all later!