Chapter 11: A younger Rachel

Okay, I hope you liked the last two chapters. In this one the Rachel of fourteen years old will show up. I will have to write most of the dialog they exchange during The Titan's Curse but this chapter will have its original stuff as well. Oh and I will restart the poll. The Author's Note at the bottom will tell you why so make sure to read it.

Like always, I don't own anything except for the plotline. You should know it by know.

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Percy's POV

The moment I heard her blowing her nose behind my back, I did what I had to do. I slashed riptide in her direction but it didn't hurt her because she is a mortal. When she dropped her Kleenex startled, she started talking.

"Oh my god!" My good friend Rachel shouted. "Do you always kill people when they blow their nose?" She asked me.

I barley paid attention to the question though. I was staring at her hiding a smile of relief. I was watching Rachel again even though the one from the future has been kidnapped. I had an urge to hug her and make a spell to cure her cold. But I knew I shouldn't do it. Then I tried to reach her mind but nothing happened. It must be because she hadn't eaten that golden strawberry yet.

Then, I said what I was supposed to say.

"You're mortal!" I said.

She looked at me like if I just said something very obvious.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Of course I am mortal! How did you get that sword past security?"

Even though I knew why she could see my sword, I played dumb.

"I didn't… Wait, you can see it's a sword?"

She rolled her emerald green eyes.

"Well, it's either a sword or the biggest toothpick in the world," She said. "And why didn't it hurt me? I mean not that I am complaining. Who are you? And whoa, what is that you are wearing? Is it made of lion fur?"

I almost chuckled when she started to ask questions so fast again. Then, I said my next line.

"You don't see a sword," I told Rachel even though I knew that controlling the mist wouldn't work on her. "It's just a ballpoint pen."

She blinked.

"Um… no. It's a sword weirdo."

"Who are you?" I asked her even though I knew who she was.

She huffed indignantly. "Rachel Elizabeth Dare. Now are you going to answer my questions or should I scream for security?"

"No!" I said. "I mean, I'm kind of in a hurry. I'm in trouble."

"In a hurry or in trouble?" She asked me.

"Um, sort of both." I said like I was supposed to and wait for her to look over my shoulder and see the skeletons.

Soon enough she did and yell told me to go to the bathroom after her eyes widened.

I went there without thinking it twice. From the bathroom I heard the entire conversation she had the skeletons and the lie she said so that they will look for me someplace else. When the skeletons left, she opened the door.

"All clear, but you better hurry." She added.

She looked very scared.

"I owe you one Rachel Elizabeth Dare," I told her.

"What were those things?" She asked. "They looked like…"

"Skeletons?" I suggested.

She nodded uneasily.

"Do yourself a favor," I said. "Forget it. Forget you ever saw me."

I wished I could do more for her but I knew that I had to leave soon.

"Forget you tried to kill me?"

"Yeah. That, too."

"Percy…" I started to say. Then, the skeletons turned around like they were supposed to. "Gotta go!"

"What kind of name is Percy Gotta go?" I heard her yell but I bolted for the exit.

Eventually I reached the dam snack bar. I would have chuckled again if I hadn't 11 undead warriors chasing after me.

That was when it hit me. Ugh, why didn't I saw it before I decided to change history again? Now that I spoke to Athena she never really said to the tourists, while I was hearing, the hint that the statues will come to life if Thalia prays to her father. That means that the automatons won't help us reach our destination. Well, I guess we will have to shadow travel all the way to San Francisco. I am glad I managed to save Bianca.

Eventually I found the others with their burritos in their hand. However, they didn't look as relaxed as the last time I saw them in this place. Their weapons were below the table in their laps.

"Okay listen," I told them once they saw me, "Eleven of those skeleton warriors are about to attack us."

Thalia and Zoë muttered an ancient greek curse. Then they took grabbed their weapons and stood up.

I shook my head.

"What?" Grover asked.

"There are too many of them, they can't die easily, and we can't escape the way we were supposed to because I changed history again," I explained. "The only way we will get rid of them for good is that Bianca controls the dead energy that allows them to rise as undead and take it away so that they burst in flames," I said.

After a few gasps everyone looked at Bianca. She looked surprised for a moment but then an idea seemed to cross her face.

"I have a better idea," She said. "Don't follow me," She added and moved a few yards forward.

After putting her hair back in a ponytail she muttered something and her cloths morphed into her Stygian iron armor. A few seconds later all the skeletons were in front of her. They were about to rise their weapons before Bianca yelled something that we didn't expected she will yell.

"Stop!" She yelled.

Like if the skeletons were in a trance, they stopped moving their weapons. We didn't expected that either. Usually, when monsters attack us they never stop just because we tell them to stop.

"I am Bianca di Angelo, a daughter of Hades," She said loud and clear.

Suddenly, all the skeletons did something that surprised us even more: They bowed before Bianca.

"I order you to stop attacking me and my friends," Bianca commanded. "I also order you to go back to your general and act like if nothing happened and if we cross paths again anytime soon you help us in a battle against Kronos forces. Did I made myself clear?" She asked.

The skeletons nodded and leave us alone.

There was an absolute silence after the scene that wasn't supposed to happen, happen. Then, I started clapping.

"Bianca for once you have impressed me," I said smiling.

She smiled me back.

"I thought that if things get bad we should have back up and if those skeletons will follow my orders without hesitation, since Hades is my father, I thought it will be a good idea to have their support," Bianca explained.

Zoë Thalia and Grover looked at Bianca in amazement.

"Well what are we supposed to do know?" Bianca asked me.

"We are supposed to fly to San Francisco is flying automatons but now we won't be able to because I messed up with history again," I said. "Tell you about it later," I added when I saw the looks in their faces.

"So what should we do?" Thalia asked.

"Well mighty daughter of Hades," I said chuckling, "Will you mind to shadow travel us all to San Francisco?"

Bianca beamed me with a smile.

"Not at all," She said.

Then we did the same thing we did the last time we shadow travel. We grabbed each other hands until we were all connected by physical contact.

Then, we were engulfed in the shadows.

I hope you like this chapter. I am noticing that I am enjoying writing about Bianca for some reasons. Oh and poseidon262 about the last review you posted, i already have plans for the next story about that particular topic and the prophecy to so don't worry.

About the poll, I will have to restart it because moments with Calypso, Rachel and Annabeth will have to wait until the next story and I received many votes for those three. So, I will restart it. Same poll but with only Zoë, Bianca and Thalia as choices. I know that I already put the awaited kiss between Percy and Zoë but believe me when I tell you that I know what I am doing. After this story there are two more left and many things in store for the main characters so just vote for who you will really want to have the moment with.

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