Well, so far me bring the Titan's Curse alive through movie verse, even though it's seems off and not a good addition to the movies, seems to be going great. Nothing has come out of it just yet, so that's a good sign. Hopefully I can keep it that way, but I know some people are probably gonna hate it almost as much as Chris Columbus for fucking up the franchise. Either way, thanks for giving this a try.

The Manticore Strikes Back

Percy's POV

I have to say, convincing these two kids that they were demigods was actually a lot easier than what I thought. But for the most part, that's actually because as I was explaining to them who they really are and why my friends and I are here for, they somewhere along the line mentioned how they've seen monsters with their own eyes and that they've been trying to hide from them as much as possible, which has actually been going pretty well. Not bad for two little kids. I know for a fact that I would not likely be as lucky or even as brave as them if I were in their place. They were pretty surprised to hear that they were demigods, but they also took the news pretty well. They both thought it made perfect sense since all the monsters they see are monsters from Greek mythology stories. It was nice that this was going so smoothly. To my personal enjoyment, I felt like watching over these two right now was a way to help prepare myself for protecting my own child in the future. My child will need all the protection he/she can get. As much as I hate to say it, the protection Clarisse and I have to offer our child won't really be enough. Our child will need protection from all of Camp Half-Blood. Especially with the knowledge that for whatever purpose, Kronos has a particular interest in my child. I would like to say it would be just for trying to weakening me of my resolve, but I have a very strong feeling that it might be more than that.

"So the gods of Olympus are real?" Nico asked.

"Unfortunately, yes they are, and like me, you two are the children of one." I answered as I lead them outside of the building so I could talk to them outside in private, so no mortal will be able to hear this conversation.

"I knew there was a good reason why I love Mythomagic." Nico said as he was digging into his bag that contained pieces to the Mythomagic game and pretty much starring at it all in awe.

"So which god are we the children of?" Bianca asked.

"Well, that we really won't know until we get you to camp and it'll also depend on how long it takes for the Olympian you are the child of to claim you." I answered.

"Okay then. Well which Olympian god are you the son of?" Bianca asked.

"I'm the son of Poseidon, god of the seas, horses, and earthquakes." I answered.

"Poseidon, one of the big three Olympian gods?" Bianca asked as Nico was still paying a little more attention to his Mythomagic parts instead of this conversation.

"Yeah, that's him." I responded.

"That must make you a very powerful demigod." Bianca said in awe.

"Yeah, not really. Well, I'd really love to continue this conversation, but we need to go find my friends and we need to get back to camp. We need to get you two there where you will be safe, and I have a pregnant girlfriend waiting for me there." I said.

"You're a dad?" Nico asked shocked and finally took his attention away from his game pieces which was also followed by Bianca having a shocked expression on her face as well.

"In about 3 to 4 months from now, yes." I answered.

"Wow, that's sound great. You'll have to tell me when the baby's born. I love babies." Bianca said congratulating me.

"If only everyone else at camp was a lot more like you two. Alright, let's go." I said starting to make my way back into the building, only to be stopped by an unwelcoming voice.

"Going somewhere?" Dr. Thorn asked who had come out of nowhere and in front of me.

"Yeah, as a matter of fact, I'm heading back home." I answered with my hand traveling to my pocket where my trusty sword Riptide was at in pen form.

"Quite a bummer. I was hoping you would stay a little longer." Dr. Thorn said as his voice began to get a little deeper and stronger.

"Both of you, get behind me." I said to Nico and Bianca who both seemed to be getting scared stiff.

"Oh yes children, by all means, hide behind the son of Poseidon." Dr. Thorn said as his voice continued to get deeper and stronger and began transforming.

This was it. This is where we see what monster Dr. Thorn is. I just hoped that it wasn't a Minotaur or a Hydra or a Cyclops. I've faced all of those before and I barely survived. I don't really need to be fighting any of those again, especially since I won't just be fighting for my life, but I'll also be fighting for the lives of two children who don't have any experience in fighting and who will be slaughtered by Dr. Thorn with no mercy or hesitation. Dr. Thorn went from a human to a monster with razor sharp teeth, blood thirsty eyes, one of his eyes was blue while the other eye was brown, the tail of a scorpion that looked like it could fire spikes like a spike defense tower from Balloon Tower Defense 5, and the rest of his body looked like the body of a hungry looking beast. The monster that I was facing tonight was a Manticore. You know, on second thought, a Minotaur would probably be a lot better to fight right now.

"Great, he's a Manticore." I said with both Nico and Bianca hiding behind me and clutching each other and me at the same time.

"Indeed I am. And proud of it." Dr. Thorn said.

"I can tell." I said getting Riptide out and uncapping it so it would turn into my ancient Greek sword Riptide.

"You know Percy Jackson, you don't have to waste your time with trying to kill me and I you. There's always an option to avoid any unnecessary violence." Dr. Thorn.

'Is this flesh eating mother fucker seriously saying that instead of us trying to kill each other, we just have ourselves a little gentleman's agreement as if we were just businessmen or some shit like that?' I thought to myself.

"What do you want?" I asked not letting my guard down.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no, it's not what I want. It's what Lord Kronos wants." Dr. Thorn said.

"Kronos? As in the king of the titans Kronos?" Bianca asked shocked and causing the winter air to feel even chillier than earlier.

"Smart girl." Dr. Thorn said.

I wish I could say that what he said didn't really mean too much to me, but it did, a lot. He was here not just because he was after Nico and Bianca, but he was also here because Kronos sent him. You all know what that means, Kronos is still physically out there. My victory in the sea of monsters means nothing. I thought that I took care of him good enough for him to not walk the earth again for at least a year or so. I thought I sent him back into his sarcophagus. But from Dr. Thorn, I now know that he's still on earth and he's preparing to do whatever it is he pleases. So my nightmares are much more than what I was expecting. Suddenly, the warmth of my blood seems to be slipping away from me.

"What does Kronos want?" I asked as plainly as I could, but I don't think I did much of a good job.

"Lord Kronos' offer for you to join him is still available to you, that's what. Lord Kronos offers you a special place by his side. He wishes for you to join him in destroying Olympus." Dr. Thorn said.

I think that Bianca and Nico were holding onto me a little tighter than before at that.

"I have no intention to join Kronos." I said trying to calm my nerves down.

"Why would you want to remain fighting for Olympus, especially when you already know the Olympians will just kill your child the very second it's born?" Dr. Thorn asked.

"I'm not fighting for Olympus. I'm fighting for my child." I said as I slowly felt my strength coming back to me.

"The offer is also available for the daughter of Ares Clarisse La Rue. Even though I personally want to kill her for her killing me at the sea of monsters." Dr. Thorn said.

"Wait, you're the same Manticore that tried to kill us at the sea of monsters?" I asked a bit surprised.

The annoying thing about monsters is that when they get killed, they eventually come back to life. Though usually when they die, they don't come back to life for years. Usually it's around half a centaury to a full centaury before they're completely revived and able to return to walk the earth again. If what Dr. Thorn says is true, then he's only been dead for about 7 months. Either this manticore is a lot stronger than others, or he's just more persistent than most other Manticores, or Kronos just seems to have a particular interest in this Manticore and was able to revive him at the speed of light.

"Yes I am, and I must say, the amount of time it took me to come back on earth is a new record for me." Dr. Thorn said.

Okay, this is yet another time where I have been officially godsmacked.

"Anyways, I advise you to think a little better about this, son of Poseidon. Just think about it, you, Clarisse La Rue, and your child will be under Lord Kronos' protection. The Olympian gods won't be able to lay a finger on you, and this world will be at your mercy. The earth under your control, vast and powerful creatures under your command, buildings and weaklings around to do whatever you wish to them, all will be yours as a new golden age is created through the destruction of Olympus." Dr. Thorn explained.

I have to admit, the offer is very tempting and the thought of my family being perfectly protected from all harm did sound very promising. But I'm not stupid. Me joining Kronos will basically be Anakin Skywalker turning over to the dark side and becoming Darth Vader. It may seem promising at first, but in the end, it'll just end up being the path that will make me lose everything that I love so much. Turning evil will only make me lose everything, including myself. I may hate the gods for being so selfish and everything, but I hate the titans even more. I especially hate Kronos for everything he's done to me so far, which is pretty much torture me to death in my visions of him dragging me to Tartarus.

"Join us Percy Jackson. Lord Kronos already has preparation planned to make you his right hand servant. And I'm sure that we can find a place in our ranks for those two demigods right behind you." Dr. Thorn said.

"It's tempting, but I think I'll stick with where I am. It's a very generous offer, but all I really want is my family, which is my mother, my girlfriend, her mother, and my child. Plus I've seen how Kronos treats the demigods that serve him, and let me tell you, it's nowhere near pleasant." I said remembering all the torment he put me through in my dreams alone and also remembering how he repaid Luke for reviving him by devouring him.

"Hm, suite yourself. Then I guess your only option left now is to die. Quite a bummer. I was hoping you would agree to join us. I would've liked to listen to more of that heavy metal band you introduced to me earlier today. But you have sealed your fate. Just know you had a chance to live." Dr. Thorn said getting into a battle position pose.

I got ready as well. I would've told Bianca and Nico to run, but I didn't think that would've worked for them, especially since Manticores shoot spikes from their tails. Dr. Thorn could just shoot them as if he was a sniper and kill both of them with one shot. So the only option was to just try to stay in front of them and try to keep them both as safe as possible.

"PERCY!" Grover yelled as he found me and was coming over to help me, followed by Annabeth and Thalia behind him with their weapons ready.

"Ah, the reinforcements are already here. I was hoping to save them for later, but oh well, the sooner the better." Dr. Thorn said.

At that, Dr. Thorn went for trying to kill Grover, Annabeth, and Thalia by launching spikes out of his tail. They were lucky that Thalia had her Aegis shield on her, otherwise, they'd be dead. She got in front on Annabeth and Grover and was able to save them as well as herself with her shield.

"Nico, Bianca, I want you two to hide behind that boulder over there. No matter what, stay there where you'll be safe until I come back to get you back." I said.

"But what about you Percy?" Bianca asked worried.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, I've got a girlfriend and a future born baby to return to. With that enthusiasm in mind, there's no way this thing will kill me. Trust me, I know what I'm doing." I said.

I could tell they both wanted to argue, but they were in no position to argue with me and they both knew that to, so they just did what I told them to do. At that, I ran to join in the fight. While Thalia was still shielding herself, Annabeth and Grover from Dr. Thorn's spikes, I was able to get to him and cut his tail off. It was the exact same thing Clarisse did to kill this thing. The only difference is that when Clarisse did it, Dr. Thorn died. When I did it, he definitely wailed and growled in pain and anger, but didn't die right away. It seems like I only severely hurt him and also pissed him off. Out of the two of us, it seems Clarisse's luck is always just as good as mine. With a very angry look on his face, Dr. Thorn took his razor shape claw hand and clawed me in the chest. The impact of his hit on me was not only good enough to earn a claw mark on my chest and ruin my shirt, but it also was good enough to send me flying and landing pretty hard on the ground.

"PERCY!" Annabeth exclaimed.

Lesson learned, don't be stunned in surprise during a battle, otherwise you'll end up dead. Well, I didn't die, but most other people probably wouldn't be as lucky as me. And I was definitely scraped pretty badly.

"Next." Dr. Thorn said turning back to Thalia, Annabeth, and Grover.

"You monster!" Grover exclaimed.

'No shit, he's a monster. Why do you think he doesn't look anything like a human and looks like a blood thirsty beast?' I thought to myself.

Just then, some silver arrows came out of nowhere and hurled over at Dr. Thorn was impacted with them. They didn't kill him, which was unexpected, but he definitely was getting really pissed. Just then, a group of girls came out of the trees and were all armed with knives and archery equipment.

"The Hunt." Thalia muttered.

The Hunt. The group of girls lead by Lady Artemis that live to not only be sexists to the entire male population just for what a few out of approximately 3 to 4 billion men have done to them, but also trained to be the best hunters on the earth. I had no idea what they were doing here, but I knew they really weren't here to help us here.

"Surrender beast." A woman said who had red hair, green eyes, a hunter outfit on, a bow and arrow ready, and with a very strong expression on her face.

"Lady Artemis. How pleasant. I was hoping for more sport." Dr. Thorn said.

"I'll give you one last chance to surrender beast. Surrender or die." The goddess Artemis commanded.

"Hm, well Milady, considering the state of things, I think I'll choose option two." Dr. Thorn said charging at her and the other girl and was able to catch them by surprise with his speed.

This is how things went for a little while. Me trying to heal myself with the snow, which was working, but slowly, Nico and Bianca still hiding, The Hunt, Thalia, Annabeth, and Grover trying to kill Dr. Thorn, but hardly able to scratch this thing, and Dr. Thorn not being able to catch anyone, but was able to survive all that they threw at him. Kronos did say in one of my nightmares that his servants were all getting stronger and would eventually get to a point where even the gods would struggle to fight them. I guess he wasn't bluffing. This was basically the Colchis Bull in camp all over again. Eventually, as I finally fully recovered without anyone realizing it, Dr. Thorn was able to get his hands on a little girl.

"Sophie!" One of the hunters exclaimed as Dr. Thorn finally had an advantage on his side again.

"Let her go!" Artemis commanded.

"Come now, you're not really in a position to be giving me orders, are you." Dr. Thorn said smirking evilly.

"Help!" The girl Sophie begged.

"Shut up." Dr. Thorn commanded as he tightened hid grip on her, stood on his two back legs, and had the claws on his free hand prepared to kill her.

"Let her go!" Artemis commanded.

"You can't kill me. Lord Kronos watches over me. And now you're all going to die." Dr. Thorn said as he was about to kill the little girl.

"NO!" Artemis and many other yelled as Dr. Thorn was going to kill her.

But before he could, thanks to me finally healing myself, I used my powers over the frozen water to launch me over to him. I launched myself into the air with my sword at hand and before Dr. Thorn could kill the Sophie girl, I thrusted my blade through his back and sternum. He gasped in pain and let Sophie go as he gasped in surprise and pain at my sudden back stab. He got back on all fours and puked out ichor. Then for making sure this thing does die this time, and using the strength I got from the frozen water, I pushed my sword up through the upper part of his body and cut his head in half. That got ichor all over the ground and his once again dead body that had once again reduced to a pile of dust and was sent back to Tartarus. Dr. Thorn was dead . . . again. Hopefully this time, he actually stayed dead for a while longer.

"Percy!" Grover yelled and came over to me and crushed me into a hug.

Even though I didn't really wanted to, I accepted and returned it. While I was happy I was still up and running, my concern was on everyone else. I really hope that there were only injuries and no deaths amongst us.

Remember, I don't really have time to read the book, so please don't get angry if I haven't followed the book well. And in case you haven't read my story "The Joys of Memory Loss", I'm not really too good at writing fight scenes. Sorry if this fight scene sucks. But thank you for reading anyways and I'll update again as soon as possible.