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Story: Perseus and the Monster Force

Chapter 35: A Whale of a Dilemma

Percy stood at the controls of the boat; he turned and waved one last time at his family; the Monster Force and the hunters stood on the glacier and watched the boat sail away from Alaska. Percy sighed before he looked at the others on the boat. Dakota sat by himself drinking some red liquid, Percy wondered what it was. Annabeth and Reyna sat together talking about the differences between the Roman and Greek camps. Percy gaze moved to the brother and sister that stood near the bow of the ship; he smiled at how happy Thalia was. He'd never seen her so carefree before, it warmed his heart.

Thalia stood beside her brother; she couldn't help but smile at him. "I missed you Jason."

Jason smiled. "I was so little when we were separated. I thought you were a dream, until today," he replied as he kept his unshed tears from falling.

Thalia grinned as she looked her brother over. His blonde hair and his facial features were so different from hers, but his eyes were the same. "I can't get over how grown up you are now."

Jason blushed. "I'm still only twelve, so… you're a hunter now?" he asked awkwardly.

Thalia chuckled. "Yeah, but don't worry… I could never hate my little brother," she reassured.

Jason sighed. He looked back at the others near the rear of the boat. He felt someone watching him. He looked up at the boat's controls to see Percy staring down at him with those glowing green eyes. Jason shivered a little as he remembered the wolf. "I guess we better get back to the others." Thalia followed his gaze; she frowned at how his demeanor changed when he looked at Percy. "What's wrong?" she asked. Jason stared at his sister worriedly. "About Perseus…is he…" he tried to say. Thalia smiled at his nervousness. "Is he safe?" she asked. Jason nodded.

Thalia laughed at her brother's expression. "To his friends, he is, but to his enemies," she said with a shiver. "let's just say, that you wouldn't want to be one."

"Is he really a child of two gods, of a Roman and a Greek?"

"Yeah, he is," Thalia replied. "He's a good friend." Thalia blushed when she said the word friend.

Jason eyed his sister suspiciously, but he let it slide, he just got her back, and he didn't want to upset her. "So, we go to Hawaii, I'm sure that's a new place for demigods to go."

Thalia smiled. "Let's go back to the others; I'm sure that Annabeth has an idea where we're going."

The two siblings walked to the rear of the boat. Dakota was passed out on a bench, his mouth stained red from his drinking binge. Jason just shook his head. Thalia gave the son of Bacchus a disgusted look. "Is he drunk?"

Jason and Reyna both smiled at the question. "Drunk on sugar and whatever else is in fruit punch flavored Kool-Aid," Reyna said incredulously.

Thalia walked over to the demigod before she gave him a slight shock from her finger on his shoulder; Dakota didn't even move. "I'd say he was dead, except I can hear him snoring."

Jason chuckled at the annoyed face that his sister wore. "Yeah, his drink has three times the amount of sugar as directed, it interacts with his ADHD, and makes him seem drunk," Jason explained.

Annabeth stood and walked over toward the passed out demigod. "Fascinating," she said as she eyed the unconscious demigod. Thalia cleared her throat to regain the daughter of Athena's attention. "Sorry, did you need something Thalia?"

Thalia smiled at the girl. "Do you know where we're going in Hawaii?"

Annabeth smiled showing off her white teeth. "Yeah, the only place in Hawaii that has snow, the highest point of the big island." The others looked at her in anticipation. "The big island of Hawaii like the others in the chain of islands is a hotspot in the center of the Pacific Ocean. The islands grow from giant volcanoes that slowly build the islands up. The Big Island is still being built up and at the highest point of the island it is cold enough for snow to exist year round. You can literally go to a rainforest in the early afternoon, and a few hours later, you could be snow skiing on top of the mountain."

Jason just stared at the twelve year old girl in shock. He knew she was a daughter of Athena, that was rare enough, but she was smarter than anyone he knew. Reyna frowned as she watched the boy she secretly liked look at the daughter of a maiden goddess for Olympus' sakes. "Any ideas on who our enemy would be?" Reyna asked.

Annabeth looked at the daughter of Bellona as her brow furrowed in thought. "Wise Girl doesn't know," Percy said as he jumped down from the controls. Annabeth scowled. "I can figure it out," she defended. Percy raised his hands in surrender. "No need to burn out your big brain, I've got it figured out," Percy replied sarcastically.

Annabeth crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Well, tell us already," she said her voice laced with annoyance.

Percy smiled. "I think it's rather obvious," he began. Annabeth watched him curiously, but she couldn't hide her annoyance. "Alcyoneus was in charge of Hades's helm." Annabeth and the others all nodded in agreement. "I think the sea of monsters would most likely be Polybotes with my father's trident, so that leaves Porphyrion and your dad's master bolt," Percy finished as he pointed toward Thalia and Jason.

Annabeth smacked her forward. "It was so obvious," she said. "but he won't be alone." Everyone turned to listen to the daughter of Athena. "Alcyoneus had Iapetus with him, so that means Porphyrion will have a titan with him."

"Who?" Reyna asked.

"A good question," Annabeth replied. "I would have said Kronos, but Percy is pretty sure he hasn't risen from the pit." Percy nodded remembering his dreams about the pit.

"Who does that leave?" Jason asked.

"It could be Hyperion," Percy offered.

"Yeah, he is the Titan of light, so he could be there to help the giant," Thalia supported.

Annabeth nodded. "True, but he could also have multiple titans with him, the master bolt is the most powerful of weapons, they won't make it easy to take back," she explained.

"Especially after we took back the helm; they're going to make getting the bolt and trident back extremely hard. We'll just have to be prepared for anything," Percy suggested. Everyone agreed with what he said. They would have to be ready for anything or anyone.

Suddenly, the boat shook violently; the demigods and Percy were knocked off their feet. Percy was the first to recover before he ran to the control room. He righted the course before the boat shook again. Percy scanned the ocean, the waves were still calm, but something pulled at the back of Percy's mind, the sense of danger.

Thalia and the other demigods rushed into the control room. "What's going on?" she yelled. Percy's eyes never left the ocean. "Something is attacking us, scan the water!" Percy answered excitedly.

The demigods rushed out of the control room and dispersed around the boat. Jason stood on the starboard side of the boat near the bow. He looked at the water until he saw two black humps in the water. His eyes grew big when he saw a whale that looked like a Sperm whale, except its head was twice as big and it had teeth that looked like something out of a dinosaur movie. "Thalia," he yelled. Thalia was at his side in an instant. Before she could ask, Jason pointed toward the massive whale. "What is that?" she yelled. Annabeth and Reyna joined them. Annabeth looked at the creature before he grey eyes shined in realization. "Leviathan melvillei," she said. The other demigods looked at her curiously. "It's a prehistoric whale; it was supposed to be extinct, like two million years ago."

"He looks pretty alive to me," Reyna said. Annabeth and the others had to agree.

"What do we do?" Jason asked worriedly. "That thing is bigger than the boat."

"I'll tell Percy; he'll need to see this," Annabeth said before she ran off toward the control room.

"Where is Dakota?" Jason asked.

"Still asleep," Reyna huffed. Jason shook his head in disbelief. "Typical," he replied.

A few seconds later Percy ran up to the side of the boat. He stared at the creature in disbelief. He closed his eyes. Thalia and the others just watched him curiously. Percy opened his eyes and let out a deep breath. "That thing has worse language than Arion." The demigods just stared at him like he was insane. "Sorry, son of the sea god here, I can talk to sea creatures, even that monster."

"What's he want?" Reyna asked in irritation at how calm he was.

"Our heads," Percy replied coolly. Jason and his sister both gulped visibly.

Reyna scowled at the answer. "Why are you not concerned?" she asked irritably.

Percy raised his hands. "I am, but I'm not going to have a heart attack over it," Percy closed his eyes and stretched out his senses. "What are you doing?" Reyna questioned with her arms crossed in front of her chest. Thalia shot her a warning glare. Reyna returned the hunter's glare. "Calm down and let Percy," Jason began as he watched the immortal boy with his eyes closed. "do whatever he's doing."

Percy opened his eyes before he exhaled loudly. "I called for help," he said. He turned to Reyna and stared into the girl's dark eyes. The daughter of Bellona shivered slightly at his powerful gaze. Reyna recovered from his gaze and frowned. "What kind of help?" she questioned.

As if in answer to the girl's question a pod of killer whales breeched alongside their boat. Percy smiled at the sight of them. "The wolves of the sea," he said in appreciation.

The monster whale breeched on the other side of the boat and moved toward the pod of much smaller whales. Percy could tell that the killer sperm whale was at least sixty feet long. The largest of the killer whales was around twenty feet and the smallest about twelve feet, and most likely a juvenile. Percy frowned at the thought of a child being hurt by the monster. Suddenly, Percy was broken away from his thoughts as the ship rocked sideways violently. Percy lost his grip on the rail and fell over the side of the boat into the frigid waters. Thalia yelled in concern; the others looked over the side to try and find him.

Annabeth poked her head out of the control room when she heard the yelling. "What happened?"

Thalia looked up at her friend with fear in her blue eyes; Annabeth knew something terrible had happened. "Percy fell overboard," she yelled. Annabeth looked around at the surface of the water around their boat frantically. "Do you see him?" she asked.

Jason and the others shook their heads as they looked around the boat for the son of Poseidon and Lupa.

The killer sperm whale breeched the surface and swam toward the boat. Thalia and the other demigods screamed as the monster approached. Five killer whales attacked the monster, drawing its attention away from the demigod's boat.

Percy sank deeper into the ocean depths; he could vaguely hear the screams of his friends, but he couldn't do anything about it. At first he worried about air, but when he opened his mouth he could breathe from the water. He smiled at the powers that he received from his father. He looked though the ocean water, a giant shape was in the distance; Percy's eyes grew big at the sight of the killer sperm whale. The creature's head was at least ten feet long and it had teeth that were nearly half as long as his sword.

My lord

Percy heard the voice in his head. He turned to see a twenty foot killer whale about thirty yards from his position. "I can hear you."

The whale nodded his head. Yes, my lord. How can we help you?

"That monster is attacking my friend's and their boat. Could you help them?"

Our pleasure, my lord.

Percy smiled as the whale swam off with the rest of his pod. Percy watched as the killer sperm whale swam toward the boat, but the creature stopped when the pod of killer whales began to attack it. "Be careful friends," Percy said.

Suddenly, the killer sperm whale turned its giant head and looked in Percy's direction. Percy felt an ice cold sensation in the back of his mind.

Son of the sea god

"Who is this?" Percy questioned, but he could feel the ancient evil in the voice, he knew it was the monster.

I have come to destroy you and those demigods. My master has ordered it.

Percy stared at the creature in the distance. He already knew its intentions, but not the source of them. "Your master, who is it?"

The great Oceanus, the bane of Poseidon!

The killer sperm whale swung his tail swatting several of the killer whales away and making the remnants of the pod to flee for their lives. Percy watched in horror as the massive sea monsters swam toward him with its terrible jaws opened and ready to swallow the son of the sea god with one gulp.

AN: The Killer Sperm whale was a real creature do a Google search to find out more. A little cliffhanger, so stay tuned more to come.