Chapter 13

Heather Richards

Well so we followed Percy through the snow. Why was it Snowing! don't ask me cuz i dont know. We walked right into a wall and emerged right into the country side. We walked until we saw Caldocott Tunnel and continued to travel to San Franscico.

"Hey how are we gonna go to New Jersey?" Matthew asked

wow we don't even know how to go to New Jersey.

"We're going to San Franscisco first and to the dock, and ill take care of it." Percy said

"Where do you think you are going," said a female voice behind us.

We turned around, and found a girl that looked like she could ice you if you threaten her.

"Who are you?" Percy said coldly. Matthew had the same look on his face.

"I am Khione, daughter of Boreas." She said back giving a look at Percy. Immediately she said that, i calmed down.

"Why have you come, are you helping Gaia?" Percy said coldly back again.

"Dont you mean Terra?" Matthew said

"No, Gaia. And are you Helping her or not!"

"As a matter of fact, yes!" She said with an evelish grin.

Great, just what we needed, to be already attacked right when we leave the borders.
"What are you doing here?" i said.

"Oh, just trying to help you. When i heared you were going on a quest, i knew i needed to help."

"I cant fight her." Percy began to say.

"What? why fight her and why cant you?" i asked intrigued

"Water, Ice. Ice against ice or water against ice, not good." He began

"Oh i see," Matthew said.

"See this boy is smart," she grinned again."But, Im not fighting you, they are," and she pointed at hellhounds, dracaena, empousai, and much more.

"Hello Percy, meet again." said one Empousai with flaming hair.

"Kelly," he growled and he charged shouting some battle cry i couldn't hear.

Khione then grinned and disappeared.

"Great! Right?" i said to Matthew and then we both charged.

Percy was fighting like a maniac, splashing water at Kelly and then he caught her with his sword, by her shoulder and then she disappeared.

"Get rid of the dust before they come back," Percy shouted. I then looked at the dust and saw that they were coming back together.

Mathew and I then kicked all the dust near a cliff that we were fighting by, which looked over the ocean. Percy fought with the water, and made the water also by the cliff, absorb the dust.

We then returned to the fight fighting Cyclops, and Hellhoundds and much more.

I fought for like eternity and kicked butt. I also made the magic around the area so we could kill them even easier.

"Dont kill me!" said the Cyclops. It sounded just like my dead father. Thats what stopped me.

"Please, Dont," he said in a pleading voice of my father.

I looked at the cyclops shocked lowering my dagger.

"Don't Heather! Cyclops are able to change their voices! Thats how we get manipulated, Don't!" Percy shouted at me while fighting some earth clay looking things.

Thats what grinded my mind and made my day. I charged up to the cyclop and yelled at him holding his shirt in my hands, making them burn."Dont you dare do that to me, you cannot do that to me, you are not allowed to manilpulate me, my father's dead and he cant do this!"

The cyclops grinned and said," Yes Heather Elizabeth Richards, I am the one who killed him. Be glad. and now i will continue my deed."

I looked at him with shock. "Ill kill you first!" and thats when my dagger went through his one eye and killed him.

When all the dust and monsters were gone, Percy collapsed and we groaned. All of us had cuts and bruises, except Percy who didnt have any because of the Curse of Achilles. Not only was the monsters were gone, but the snow stopped. Weird. That Cyclops really scared me. He killed my father? How could he! he was my only family and he killed him!

I began to cry. I was supposed to have fun now with my father, the cheerful father that gave me a life.

"Are you okay, Heather?" Asked Percy when i realized he was awake. This time, he really would have made my day if not for the horrid Cyclops.

"im fine." i said trying to make myself smile.

"Are you sure, that cyclops really must of hurt you." Percy said worried.

I saw Matthew watching from a distance with a same worried face. I wondered if he knew i liked Percy.

"Yea, lets just keep walking." I said getting myself up.

We continued to Frisco with us looking horrible and me noth trying to tear up.

When we got to Frisco, and to the dock, we began to follow Percy, not knowing what he was planning.

"Hey you wanna eat first? Im starving!" Percy said

"Sure, my stomachs been grumbling for hours." Matthew groaned

"Yeah, me too!" I agreed. Not showing any emotion.

"What are we going to eat, has to be very quick." Percy said squinting at the signs.

"Um...theres Olive Garden, , Mcdonalds, In N Out, Souplantation, and much more." Matthew said.

"Well, what else is there, i cant read it." Percy said squinting still.

"What? How?" Matthew asked.

"Well, dont all demigods have dyslexia?" Percy said now looking at us.

"Um...no..., no demigods i know have dyslexia other then you," I said trying not to say anything.

"Just, tell me what there is we need to be quick, like quick!" Percy said annoyed when usually he's the annoying one.

"Um...theres Tops, Some chinese place called, um... Capital Seafood, and also Burger king, or we also could just buy something from Trader Joes," I suggested.

"Um...lets just have In n Out, its really quick, just burgers." Percy said rushed.

We went into In n Out and actually just got eat out. Percy paid. Don't ask me where he got the money, he had a lot. After eating our food by this park, overlooking the ocean, we then went to dock, where Percy wanted us to go. Luckily no monsters so far, OH NOT JINXING IT! Even though I was still sad.

"Okay, ill just be a second." Percy said. Matthew and I looked at each other giving confusing looks. Percy then walked up to the water and walked until he was almost past his knees and then he took some coins out of his pocket. Some of them were aureas but i have no idea what the one was. He dropped them into the water and then started praying. He nodded his head as if someone was talking to him, and continued for a bit longer.

After like five minutes, the water in front of him began to rumble. In a few minutes, there before Percy was a huge ship with something in greek written in it. I didnt know what it was. Matthew and I just stared at the ship with shock sprawled across our faces.

Percy then turned around, and nodded to us. the ship actually looked like a greek wooden ship. I felt like i shouldnt go into this greek war ship for i was not greek. I knew Percy was holding things back but I didnt question.

"Common! We dont have all day!" Percy yelled at us grinning. Wow hes excited.

"Dude! thats a greek warship! Bro! Were all Roman! How on earth and not only that, but did you get that from Lord Neptune?" Matthew yelled back.

"Just c'mon!"

I began to roll my jeans up, but Percy shouted to me we dont need to.

I was like what. Matthew just rolled his eyes, and began to the water. I got ready for the water and took a step.

You want to know what was weird? It wasnt water. IT WAS AS HARD AS ROCK!

"How on earth is the wa-water not liquid," Matthew said shocked.

Percy just gave him an evil grin and began to bored the ship.

Matthew and I still shocked began to walk across the Pacific Ocean. When we reached the ship, we climbed the ladder which we then pulled up.

The ship looked like it hasnt been used for centuries even though it was good shape. I noticed that their were three levels in the boat. There were a few other rooms, other than ours. It looked...nice and comfy. On the deck, there were ropes everywhere and a place for a lot of people to sit, like a meetiing place.

"so whats the plan," Matthew said.

"We're going to use this ship to go all the way to New Jersey." Percy answered seriously. Wow, didnt know he had a serious side.

"Um.. okay." Matthew said. "Im gonna go to sleep, im tired and dead."

When he said dead, my face immediately turned pale, but i didnt say a thing.

After Matthew left the deck, Percy asked me a question again.

"Are you really sure, positively sure that you are fine," Percy asked still worried stirring the boat out of the harbor and down south.

"Well, ill tell the truth," I said giving up.

"tell me everything," Percy said.

"Well, when i was seven, my dad died. I dont know how, but he was known everywhere. WHen he died, I lost it. He was my only family. I missed him. He was even on the news for our town in Michigan. We first lived in a town in Michigan, called Tenga. We loved our town. It was somewhat big. My dad worked as a printer. Weird how Trivia marries a printer. So my dad worked as a printer, but when he printed stuff, he'd always put little artwork in their that seemed to dance, and thats how his personallity was which i think attracted Trivia. One day, he said that he had to go meet a friend of his in a city close by. I was watched by my neighbor that day. She was always quite queer. That day, i some who knew something bad was going to happen. and something did. My father...he ..he died. He was murdered on his trip there. My town started to feel bad for me. everyone loved his work and how he acted. I was devastated. I cried for days with my neighbor. She told me it was my good to go to Frisco to live with my dads sisters. And that was when i was just eight. I lived there with them till now. And thats where my real adventure begins. Just now, earlier that cyclops, he reminded me of my father. He knew my father. He threatend me, to not kill him, but for him to kill me. He- he was the one tha-that killed m-my father. He did it. By his voice, i knew he wasnt lieing. He was the one. Terra was awaking. I remember that night my dad was killed, Terra sent me a dream of the killing and was taunting me.
I hate that woman. That cyclops is coming back. I know it. He is." I began to cry again.

"Its okay. Im sorry you carried all that burden. Ga-Terra knew."

"Knew what." i cried more.

"She knew, that you were one of the seven, you are as I and Matthew are." I didnt even dare correct his grammar mistake on how devastated i was.

"Its okay.

"you're going to be fine."

"Thanks, Percy, you're a great friend you know." I said getting better and happy about what Percy told me.

He smiled at me still stirring the wheel.

we were like that as the sun set. His smile whipped off his face,

"She-she's back" He said

And then i looked at my worst nightmare.

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~ace or ac