Happy Labor Day! But I'm not updating on Labor Day... Hm... Oh well! Sorry for the late post, Ive been busy and grounded and such. This is ending soon, I swear. It is gonna zoom by, and the next fanfic will be entirely different and better (I hope)
Disclaimer: I wish I owned anything Percy Jackson related, then I would know about Mark of Athena already! .

XXV

Piper

Crud, she was screwed. The monster had just popped out of nowhere and attacked her, and no one was around. They'd all gone to bed an hour ago, after Annabeth and Frank had tied at Scrabble, with 97 points each.

And she had stayed back, which would now probably get her injured, at the least. She scream in spite of herself.

The snake-man with the sword was huge. He looked almost like a giant, and yet he wasn't like any she'd seen so far. About ten feet in stature, with a gruesome and scarred face, mop of greasy black and green hair, and pet boa constrictor around his neck. The weapon was a mixture of Celestial Bronze, Stygian Iron, and Steel.

"I am Chrysaor!" he bellowed, fowl breath settling over Piper like an unpleasant and stinky blanket.

Chrysaor? She didn't remember him from the myths she and her dad had studied. Could he perhaps be Roman? She shook herself out of that thought. It didn't matter, all she needed right now was a way to kill the creature, without dying herself. It was beginning to seem impossible.

Until Percy charged up the staircase. Oh thank the gods for it being right outside his door...

"Piper?" he called to her in confusion. "What the Hades is going on?"

"This thing just appeared! He says his name is Chrysaor, but I never heard of him!" she yelled back. The giant was advancing, although it was painfully slow.

"'Course he did." Percy muttered, "Can't have peace for too long right? We are demigods afterall. C'mon, lets hurry and kill it. I'm tired."

Okay, how in Hades could he be so calm right now? There was a giant advancing on them, in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep, and they didn't know who he even was or how to defeat him.

Then again, this was the great Percy Jackson that all of Camp HalfBlood loved and admired, except maybe the Ares cabin. He'd been going on quests each year since he was twelve. Percy was pretty used to it by now, she supposed.

Wait. Chrysaor... The name sounded fami- Oh gods.

"Percy! Be careful, this is a kid of Medusa and Poseidon. Your half-brother, I guess." She warned him quietly. Good thing he was still next to her.

Chrysaor. No one knew for sure what he looked like, some said he was a flying hog, just as his brother Pegasus was a flying horse. Others believed he was a giant.

Couldn't have been the animal, could it?

"Half-brother? My dad had a kid with that gorgon? Zeus, he's gotten better taste over the years. Thank gods too, Medusa is evil!" Percy said, sounding confused and teasing at the same time. Interesting combination, that.

"Yeah, Pegasus' brother too. Now c'mon we do need to kill him still."

"Right."

And they charged back, having no plan, nor any clue as to how to defeat the giant. Percy lunged for the gut since he was taller, Piper went for his calf. Both their blows bounced off, mereley scratching the beast.

Oh that was so unfair!

Chrysaor laughed. "Puny demigods, you cannot harm me. I am an immortal! The sea heals me, for my father is the mighty Poseidon! I shall offer you as sacrifices to him, for I am truly his favored son!"

Percy scowled, "What is it with my monster-siblings and thinking they're Dad's favorite? And if he's working for Gaia, why would he offer us to a god?"

Piper looked at him inquiringly. "I'll ask about that first part later, as for the second, I have no idea. How can we kill him though? That's our priority right now."

"Right, sorry. Uhm, if the sea heals him, then we need to get him dry and away from the ocean. Which means-"

Piper had already caught on. "JASON! LEO! ABOVE DECK NOW!" she scream. They were usually pretty light sleepers, they'd hear her. She hoped.

Meanwhile, she and Percy braced themselves for the looming attack.

Shush. Its short and no way to repay you all after skipping Monday, but Ive been staring at this screen for half an hour and I CANNOT continue with Piper. Not after that last sentence... So I will upload another chapter either today or tomorrow. Depends when I get it done. Please, please review people! I love em, they make me smile, gimme advice or critique or praise, dont just ask me to update... Love yas all to the pit of my heart and that soo sounded creepy... Off to write another chappie, adios! ~La

avocran: Firstly, thanks for being consistant with your reviews, and for writing the good stuff. *applauds you* Now- glad you liked that little detail! It was my single stroke of brilliance. Dialogue... Yep, I got a few complaints for that, it was sucky. Is it better this time around? Ive started reading and writing actively again, so I hope so! And yea, part of it was Annabeths mood. Well Im splendid as ever and my weekend was great! How 'bout you? Have a magnificent weekend!