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A Happy New Year
Chapter .2.
Percy was going to have a serious talk with the Lady Chaos and messing with his life. Seriously going through TWO Great Prophecies wasn't enough for them? Or for the so-called Creator.
Another note falls down and Annabeth picks it up.
Perseus YOU need this and so do they.
You'll be thanking me in the end.
Just you wait and see.
~ Lady Chaos
"She can read minds now?" Percy groans
Several people chuckle at that.
"This is your life Perseus Jackson!" Leo says wildly grinning
Calypso smacks his head.
"Idiot", she mutters
"Thanks a lot Leo. Thals, Nico any help here?" Percy asks his cousins.
"Your not getting our help. We are going to enjoy this Kelp Brains", Thalia says smirking.
"Imagine all that blackmail we will be getting", Nico says rubbing his hands
The Gods and Past Heros struggle to contain their laughter at Percy's face. Sally gives her son a sympathetic look. But she WAS curious after all she KNEW Percy hadn't told her everything.
"Lets get on with this", Annabeth suggests, "Before my boyfriend explodes"
Before they could start a flash off light and several more Demigods appear but this time they were meant to be well dead.
"Luke?"
"Beckendorf?"
"Silena?
"Lee?"
"Michael?"
"Castor?
"Ethan?"
"Bianca?!"
"Michael Kahale?"
Many voices where speaking at once it was giving Percy a headache.
"QUIET!" Percy booms in his 'leading into battle' voice.
Everyone quickly shuts up much to the Gods and Past Heros surprise.
"Thank you. Luke can you explain?" Percy asks calmly
"Umm this Lady came and told us we should be here to hear about events that happened to you before we dead and after", Luke explains
Suddenly another piece off paper floats down. Percy sighs he was getting sick off this.
I thought if your changing the future these 9 should be apart off it.
Same rules apply to them.
Give Luke, Ethan and Silena a chance. They had their reasons.
~ Lady Chaos
There was quick introductions. And the Gods were surprised that Castor was the twin of Pollux and Bianca was the elder sister off Nico.
"Who wants to read first?" Theseus asks
"I'll do it", Hestia says taking the book
Chapter 1:
I Accidentally Vaporize My Maths Teacher
"How can you accidentally vaporize our Maths teacher?" Athena asks
"You will find out", Percy replies
Look, I didn't want to be a Half-Blood.
"None of us do", the Future Demigods all say together
The Gods and Past Heros eyes widen.
If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is…
"Percy is giving advice?" Travis and Conner ask
"Run for the hills!" Thalia exclaims
"Take cover!" Nico exclaims
"Duck", Luke chuckles
Percy grumbles sinking down where he sat. He would get them back.
"Is his advice that bad?" Demeter asks
"Half and Half", the Demigods say after looking at each other for a second.
"Actually, when Percy is running on instincts you should listen to him or you might end up dead", Annabeth tells everyone
"Damn I have to agree there", Clarisse grumbles remembering the times Percy saved her ass.
Many now nod having thought about it for a second.
"Lets continue", Rachel suggests gesturing to Hestia to continue.
: close this book right now. Believe whatever lie your Mum or Dad told you about your birth, and try to lead a normal life.
"That is good advise. Too bad it probably wouldn't help", Will states
"You would be dragged in anyway", Kayla says softly
Chiron looks at his pupils sadly.
"That is correct Kayla you would be draw to your roots sooner then later", Chiron tells them
The Gods and Past Heros look sadly at the future heros but they also look confused. They wondered what happened too them.
They all looked older than their years in their eyes.
Being a Half-Blood is dangerous.
"Yep!" the Demigods from Past and Future agree
It's scary.
"Yep!" the Demigods from Past and Future agree
"Maybe", Clarisse and Reyna say
Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways.
"Triple check", Hazel, Leo, Jason, Percy, Lou, Luke, Bianca, Lee, Michael Yew, Castor, Silena, Beckendorf, Dakota, Michael Kahale and several others say
Making the Gods look at them in worry. How could they know that?
If you're a normal kid, reading this because you think it's fiction, great. Read on. I envy you for being able to believe that none of this ever happened.
But if you recognize yourself in these pages – if you feel something stirring inside – stop reading immediately.
"Won't help", Annabeth butts in
"We know", many mutter
You might be one of us. And Once you know that, it's only a matter of time before they sense it too, and they'll come for you.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
"Did Kelp for Brains just give a good advice/warning?" Thalia asks, "IS the sky falling?"
"Not yet but it will be", Percy mutters glaring at his Cousin.
My name is Percy Jackson.
I'm twelve years old.
"So young", Calypso says
"Huh?" Perseus, Theseus and Hercules ask
"In our time 12 is consider young. Even 10 is considered too young. You must remember we are from different times", Annabeth explains
They nod still confused.
Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.
Am I a troubled kid?
"YES!" the Demigods exclaim to a pouting Percy.
Sally and Paul chuckle lightly
"Percy doesn't get in trouble", Tyson states
"Don't worry about it big guy", Percy tells his Half-Brother.
Yeah. You could say that.
"YES! He agrees!" Jason cheers
Snickers come from all around.
"Thanks cousin", Percy says to Jason scowling at him.
Percy was not actually angry with Jason. After thinking Jason to be dead for months he couldn't really stay mad at him.
But that might change who knows what these books will tell?
I could start at any point in my short miserable life to prove it, but things really started going bad last May, when our sixth-grade class took a field trip to Manhattan – twenty-eight mental-case kids and two teachers on a yellow school bus, heading to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to look at Ancient Greek and Roman stuff.
"That would be interesting", Annabeth and Athena say
Athena's eyes widen at the girl. And she steadies her closely and she believes she figured out who Annabeth is. But she would wait a bit.
"Only you would say that Athena", Apollo and Hermes mutter
"I would consider it torture", Nico comments
I know – it sounds like torture. Most Yancy field trips were.
"Great now I sound like Percy", Nico says pouting
But Mr Brunner, our Latin Teacher, was leading this trip, so I had hopes.
"Chiron!" the Demigods say
Chiron chuckles at them.
Mr Brunner was this middle-aged guy in a motorized wheelchair. He had thinning hair and scruffy beard and a frayed tweed jacket, which always smelled like coffee. You wouldn't think he'd be cool, but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in class.
"That would be the best class ever!" Conner exclaims
"It would be our dream class!" Travis adds
"Can you do that with our current classes at Camp?" Conner asks Chiron
"I think you all get enough off that", Chiron states
He also had this awesome collection of Roman Armour and weapons, so he was the only teacher whose class didn't put me to sleep.
"But you to sleep!" Athena and Annabeth exclaim
"Don't tell me your slept through class!" Annabeth states
Frederick chuckles at Athena and his daughter.
"You know how we struggle Wise Girl. I couldn't help it", Percy replies wincing at the look his girlfriend was giving him.
Athena looks at Annabeth.
"Your my daughter Annabeth?" Athena asks
"Bugger. Should have kept my mouth shut till later", Annabeth curses
Snickers come from her friends at Annabeth being the first one found out.
Annabeth sighs, "I am Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena, Official Architect of Olympus. One of the Seven, Saviour of…", Annabeth frowns not able to say it, "I can't say it. My Father is the other mortal here. Lastly I am the Girlfriend to Percy Jackson"
Everyone's eyes widen at that.
I hoped the trip would be okay. At least, I hoped that for once I wouldn't get in trouble.
Boy, was I wrong.
"You just jinxed yourself boy", Zoe says
"I know", Percy replies with a sigh.
See, bad things happen to me on field trips. Like at my fifth-grade school, when we went to the Saratoga battlefield, I had this accident with a Revolutionary War cannon. I wasn't aiming for the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway.
Hermes and Apollo burst out laughing.
"Are you one off my kids?" Apollo asks
"Nope", Percy replies
"Mine?" Hermes asks
"Nope try again", Percy replies
"Why didn't we know this?" Jason asks howling with laughter.
"How do you accidently hit a school bus? Or are you just saying it was an accident?" Thalia asks laughing
"It was an accident!" Percy protests
"How?" Frederick asks.
"It was an accident Sir", Percy protests.
"A Revolutionary Cannon?" Nico chuckles.
"Is that even real?" Michael Kahale asks.
"Can I try that?" Leo asks
"NO!" the Future Demigods yell
"If you do that I will make sure you sleep alone for a very, VERY long time", Calypso threatens
Leo gulps, "Yes dear"
Percy, Frank, Jason, Chris, and Travis snicker. Only to get whacked by their girlfriends Annabeth, Hazel, Piper, Clarisse and Katie.
"What are you four laughing about?" Clarisse asks them
The four gulp to the whole rooms laughter.
"I am on your side. It IS cool", Nico whispers to Percy, Frank, Jason Chris and Travis.
They all nod silently.
And before that, at my fourth-grade school. When we took a behind-the-scenes tour of the Marine World shark pool, I sort of hit the wrong lever on the catwalk and our class took an unplanned swim.
Apollo, Hermes, Thalia and Nico collapse in laughter.
"That is comedy gold", Apollo says laughing
"Are you sure your not Apollo's or my kid?" Hermes asks
"Yes. Ask my Mum", Percy says motioning too his Mother
"He is not your Lord Hermes, or yours Lord Apollo", Sally says with a smile
"Please call us Apollo and Hermes. Titles will get too stuffy", Apollo says to her kindly
"Have you done a lot off stunts like this Percy?" Bianca asks her friend.
She considered him a friend even through they only known each other for a short time.
"No", Percy lies
"Lies!" Apollo and Lee, Michael, Will, Kayla and Austin say
Percy grumbles about Truth Gods and their children. Lucky Apollo hadn't caught on yet.
"We should try that!" Conner and Travis exclaim
"NO YOU WON'T!" Annabeth, Piper, Katie, Kayla, and Meg yell at them
"Did you end up ta…", Pollux starts
"Nope", Percy says quickly to stop Pollux so he couldn't give him away.
Yet.
And the time before that . . . Well you get the idea.
"Ohhh no more?" Thalia pouts
"That is no fun", Nico adds
"I have plenty off other stories…", Sally starts
"NO!" Percy begs, "Please Mum I'll do anything"
"We will see by how much you actually told me the truth", Sally informs him
Percy groaned he was doomed. Doomed.
"I have stories too", Grover adds
"Not you too G-Man", Percy moans
Grover shrugs, "We will see. But remember that stunt you pulled not long after this…"
"Shut up", Percy hisses at him
"What stunt?" Perseus asks his namesake.
"You will probably hear all about it", Percy says motioning to the book
Hestia takes it as a hint and continues.
This trip, I was determined to be good.
Thalia and Nico choke on a laugh.
Jason and Hazel might have only know for about a year had too choke on a laugh too.
Even Bianca had to stifle a laugh and she had only know him a few days altogether.
"Bloody cousins", Percy mutters at his five laughing cousin.
All the way into the city, I put up with Nancy Bobofit, the freckly red-headed kleptomaniac girl. Hitting my best friend, Grover, in the back of the head with chunks of peanut butter-and-ketchup sandwich.
"What!?" Thalia yells
"How dare she!?" Annabeth yells
"I'll kill her", Thalia adds
Many off the others all agree with the two girls too. Making Grover's heart warm. Juniper squeezes his hand smiling.
"Guys I'm fine", Grover tells the fuming Demigods.
"She is still dead", Thalia mutters
"Nobody hurts our friends", Luke states even if it was a little hypocritical off him.
"I'll help you burry the body", Meg offers
"There won't be any evidence", Travis and Conner offer
"I'll show you where to find her", Percy whispers to the irate Demigods.
"If not I can track her", Lou offers.
Nico, Jason, Piper, Will, Clarisse, Chris, Katie, Miranda, Pollux, Kayla, Austin, Malcolm, Rachel, Meg, Silena, Bianca all nod in agreement.
His heart warmed at their defence of him.
The Gods smile at their loyalty to the Satyr.
Grover was an easy target. He was scrawny. He cried when he got frustrated. He must've been held back several grades, because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin. On top of all that, he was crippled. He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life because he had some kind of muscular disease in his legs. He walked funny, like every step hurt him, but don't let that fool you. You should've seen him run when it was enchilada day in the cafeteria.
"Way to blow your cover Grover", Thalia groans
"Really Grover?" Luke asks shaking his head.
"Grover", Chiron says sternly making Grover blush.
"Really you run for Enchilada day? Really?" Katie asks
"Hey! They are Enchilada's! Enchilada's!" Grover exclaims defending himself
"Don't worry man I have your back", Percy whispers to his friend.
"Thanks", Grover mutters back still blushing.
Artemis raises her eyebrows at the loyalty Percy Jackson was showing. Who is true loyalty or just an act?
Anyway, Nancy Bobofit was throwing wads of sandwich that stuck in his curly brown hair, and she knew I couldn't do anything back to her because I was already on probation. The Headmaster had threatened me with death-by-in-school suspension if anything bad embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip.
"Death by what?" Poseidon asks confused.
"You won't understand unless you alive in the 21st century", Malcolm tells the Sea God.
"Is it painful?" Theseus asks curious
"Yes", Percy, Leo, Jason, Nico, Frank, Pollux, Lou, Travis, Conner, Chris, Gwen, Dakota, Luke, Lee, Michael Yew, Castor, Silena, Beckendorf say
"No", Annabeth, Piper, Will, Kayla, Austin, Leila, Katie and Miranda say
"Sometimes", Clarisse and Grover mutter
Reyna, Hylla, Hazel and Bianca just strung never having really gone to school.
This just confused Theseus not to mention Perseus and Hercules.
"I'm going to kill her", I mumbled
Grover tried to calm me down.
"It's okay. I like peanut butter", Grover says
He dodged another piece of Nancy's lunch.
"That's it", I started to get up
But Grover pulled me back to my seat.
"How did you do that Grover?" Annabeth asks her Satyr friend
"What do you mean?" Zeus asks curious
"As he is just an average demigod so he should just have normal strength", Athena states
"When Percy is furious it is hard to budge him", Frank replies for the Future Demigods.
"Actually Thalia and Nico are the same way", Clarisse tells them
"So is Jason", Reyna butts in and ignores Jason's scowl.
With Gwen, Leila and Dakota nodding in agreement to Reyna's statement.
"Really Jason you have a temper I never knew", Percy says sarcastically
"How much is it like Thalia's?" Kayla asks curiously
"Too much", Percy and Annabeth reply
"They have explosive tempers", Annabeth adds
"So do Percy and Nico when someone they love gets threatened…", Will tells everyone
"…or Gods take their memories", Reyna adds wincing at the memory of Percy.
"Well now we just have to bring out Hazel's and Bianca's tempers!" Percy says changing the subject on memories.
Hazel blushes. And Bianca glares at Percy.
"There it is", Percy jokes to Bianca.
"Don't worry Cousin. I'll help you against those boys", Thalia tells Hazel.
Hazel smiles thinking about finally bonding as cousins.
"So your against boys? You would make a good Hunter", Zoe says to Thalia
"Not exactly and I have heard that statement before", Thalia replies
"You're already on probation", he reminded me, "You know who'll get blamed if anything happens"
Looking back on it, I wish I'd decked Nancy Bobofit. Right then and there. In-school suspension would've been nothing compared to the mess I was about to get myself into.
"What happened?" Demeter asks
Percy, Grover and Chiron share looks.
"You will soon see", Percy and Grover say together.
Mr Brunner led the museum tour.
He rode up front in his wheelchair, guiding us through the big echoey galleries, past marble and glass cases full of really old black-and-orange pottery.
It blew my mind that this stuff survived for two thousand, three thousand years.
He gathered us around a four-metre-tall stone column with a big sphinx on the top, and started telling us how it was a grave marker, a stele, for a girl about our age. He told us about the carvings on the sides. I was trying to listen to what he had to say, because it was kind of interesting,
"You actually listened?" Annabeth asks her boyfriend shocked
"Of course. This was one class I was actually interested in", Percy replies, "Thanks for that Chiron"
Chiron smiles at his favourite student.
"Your welcome", he replies
but everybody around me was talking, and every time I told them to shut up, the other teacher chaperone, Mrs Dodds, would give me the evil eye.
"She has to be a monster", Artemis states
"Any bets to be had here?" Hermes asks everyone
Hermes takes many bets from the gathered group. All but Percy, Grover and Chiron as they already knew what happened and it would be cheating if they bet.
Mrs Dodds was this little maths teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years old. She looked mean enough to ride a Harley right into your locker. She had come to Yancy halfway through the year, when the last teacher had a nervous breakdown.
From her first day, Mrs Dodds loved Nancy Bobofits and figured I was devil spawn.
She would point her crooked finger at me and say, "Now honey", in a real sweet, and I know I was going to get after-school detention for a month.
Hades eyes widen at that. It can't be.
Nico was thinking along the same lines.
One time, after she'd made me erase answers out of old maths workbooks until midnight, I told Grover I didn't think Mrs Dodds was human. He looked at me real serious and said, "You're absolutely right"
"Grover what were you thinking? Your undercover?" Thalia groans
"I know! I wasn't thinking", Grover replies
"Can someone teach him to lie better?" Thalia asks the group
"We'll do it!" Travis, Conner and Hermes say
They all look at each other and Hermes smirks.
"Your my sons", Hermes states
"Yes. I am Travis Stroll", Travis says with a bow
"I am Conner Stroll his twins", Conner says bowing too
"We are twin sons of Hermes", they say together.
"Then boys I have much to teach you before you go home", Hermes tells them
Many of the Future Demigods groan at that.
"But first we give Grover lying lessons", Hermes tells them
Grover shivers thinking at that. They wouldn't do that would they?
Mr Brunner kept talking about Greek funeral art.
Finally Nancy Bobofit snickered something about the naked guy on the stele, and I turned around and said, "Will you shut up?"
It came our loafer than I meant it to.
The whole group laughed. Mr Brunner stopped his story.
"Mr Jackson", he said, "did you have a comment?"
My face was totally red.
I said, "No, sir"
Mr Brunner pointed to one of the pictures on the stele.
"Perhaps you'll tell us what this picture represents?"
"5 Drachmas he doesn't know it", Leo says
Many take that bet.
I looked at the carving, and felt a flush of relief, because I actually recognized it.
"Damn it Kelp Head!" Thalia says scowling handing over 5 drachmas too the winner.
Who was surprisingly Piper and Will.
Nico hands the drachmas too his boyfriend. Hopefully he could win it back.
"That's Kronos eating his kids, right?'
"Oh it had too be that one didn't it", Hades shudders
"That wasn't a pleasant experience", Demeter shudders
"Neither was coming out", Hera shudders
"Or living in Fathers stomach", Poseidon mutters
The Five Children of Kronos that were eaten shudder.
"Do we have too hear this?" Pollux asks looking at little sick.
So does Paul for that matter.
Hestia decides it is best to keep going.
"Yes", Mr Brunner said, obviously not satisfied, "And he did this because. . ."
"Well . . .", I racked my brain to remember, "Kronos was the King God, and –"
"What?" Zeus ask angry
"Wait for it. He will correct himself", Annabeth assures Zeus.
"God?" Mr Brunner asked
"Titan", I corrected myself,
"See", Annabeth says smugly.
"And . . . he didn't trust his kids, who were the gods. So, um. Kronos ate them, right? But his wife hid baby Zeus, and gave Kronos a rock to eat instead. And later, when Zeus grew up, he tricked his Dad, Kronos, into barfing up his brothers and sisters –"
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon shutter remembering that. Why did the book have too bring that up? It was something they wanted to forget. But they couldn't because off their perfect Godly memory.
"Eee!" said one of the girls behind me
"Try living it", Hades mutters
"-and so there was this big fight between the Gods and Titans", I continued, "and the gods won"
"Did you just summarized the biggest battle in our history in just three sentences?" Athena asks Percy
"I was 12 Lady Athena! Cut me a break", Percy says defending himself.
"Seaweed Brain…", Annabeth starts
"Don't start Wise Girl. Again I was 12! And didn't know any of it was real yet!" Percy defends himself
"Beth", Frederick Chase murmers.
Annabeth sighs letting it go like her Father suggested.
Some snickers from the group.
Behind me, Nancy Bobofit mumbled to a friend, "Like we're going to use this in real life. Like it's going on our job applications, 'Please explain why Kronos ate his kids;"'
"And why, Mr Jackson", Mr Brunner said, "to paraphrase Miss Bobofit's excellent questions, does this matter in real life?"
"Busted", Grover muttered
"Shut up", Nancy hissed, her face even brighter red than her hair.
At least Nancy got in trouble, too. Mr Brunner was the only one who ever caught her saying anything wrong, He had a radar ears.
"More like horses", several people mutter
Several blush as Chiron looks at them having heard that comment.
I thought about his question, and shrugged, "I don't know, sir"
"I see", Mr Brunner looked disappointed, "Well, half credit, Mr Jackson. Zeus did indeed feed Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine, which made him disgorge his other five children, who, of course, being immortal gods, had been living and growing up completely undigested in the Titan's stomach. The Gods defeated their father, sliced him to pieces with his own scythe, and scattered his remains in Tartarus, the darkest part of the Underworld. On that happy note, it's time for lunch. Mrs Dodds, would you lead us back outside?"
"How do you go too eat after hearing that?" Perseus asks
"We…I didn't eat afterwards", Percy says as Grover blushed.
The class drifted off, the girls holding their stomachs, the guy pushing each other around and acting like doofuses.
Grover and I were about to follow when Mr Brunner said, "Mr Jackson"
I knew that was coming.
I told Grover to keep going. Then I turned towards Mr Brunner.
"Sir?"
Mr Brunner had this look that wouldn't let you go – intense brown eyes that could've been a thousand years old and had seen everything.
"That's because he IS over a thousand years old. And has seen more things then we could ever imagine", Thalia comments
Percy just rolls his eyes.
"You must learn the answer to my question", Mr Brunner told me
"About the Titans?"
"About real life. And how your studies apply to it"
"Oh"
"What you learn from me", he said, "is vitally important. I expect you to treat it as such. I will accept only the best from you Percy Jackson"
I wanted to get angry, this guy pushed me so hard.
I mean, sure, it was kind of cool o tournament days, when he dressed up in a suit of Roman Armour and shouted: 'What ho!' and challenged us, sword-point against chalk, to run to the board and name every Greek and Roman person who had ever lived, and their mother, and what god they worshipped. But Mr Brunner expected me to be as good as everybody else, despite the fact I have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder and I never made above a C- in my life.
"C-?!" Athena and Annabeth yell scandalises
Percy groans he might just try his luck with taking on Lady Chaos then facing his girlfriend and future Mother-in-Law.
Frank, and Chris could sympathize with Percy's predicament with Godly parents. After all Frank's girlfriend Hazel was the daughter of Pluto but also the sister of Nico.
While Chris's fiancée Clarisse (They hadn't told anyone they were engaged) was a daughter of Ares and Chris was dreading telling the War God he proposed without asking him.
Travis snickers quietly happy that Katie's Godly parent was Demeter even with Demeter's obsession with Cereal.
Nico didn't have a problem with Will's Dad Apollo. As Apollo was cool. The same couldn't be said for Will and Hades. Will was having tough luck getting the God of the Underworld on side.
As for those that came back from the dead only really Silena and Beckendorf were a sure thing and Silena lucked out on Charlie's Father as Hephaestus was nice just distant. As for Beckendorf's relationship with his girlfriends Mother was hardly easy.
No – he didn't expect me to be as good; he expected me to be better. And I just couldn't learn all those names and facts, much less spell them correctly.
I mumbled something about trying harder, while Mr Brunner took one long sad look at the stele, like he'd been at this girls funeral.
He told me to go outside and eat my lunch.
"He probably had been at the girls funeral", Dionysus states
Shocking everyone as they had forgotten about him.
"You need too talk more Mr D before you give us heartattacks", Austin says
"It can be arranged", Dionysus says glaring at the Demigod.
"I had been at her funeral", Chiron says quietly turning the attention to him.
Everyone gives him sympathetic looks.
The class gathered on the front steps of the museum, where we could watch the foot traffic along Fifth Avenue.
Overhead, a huge storm was brewing, with clouds blacker than I'd ever seen over the city.
"What are you so mad about Father?" Hermes asks
"How would I know? This is thousands off years in our future", Zeus replies
Hermes gives his Father a sheepish look.
Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Luke share looks with each other.
I figured maybe it was global warming or something, because the weather all across New York state had been weird since Christmas. We'd had massive snow storms, flooding, wildfires from lightning strikes. I wouldn't have been surprised if this was a hurricane blowing in.
All the Gods look at Zeus and Poseidon.
"What could you two be possible fighting about?" Hera asks
"A pretty girl we hope", Apollo and Hermes state
Artemis whacks her brothers head.
"Owww Arty what was that for?"
"One don't call me Arty. Two you know exactly what that was for and Three you're a PIG!" Artemis shouts at him.
"Ouch Arty that hearts right here", Apollo says pointing at his heart
Before Artemis could respond to continue this fight Hestia starts reading again.
Nobody else seemed to notice. Some of the guys were pelting pigeons with lunchables crackers. Nancy Bobofit was trying to pickpocket something from a Lady's bag, and, of course, Mrs Dodds wasn't seeing a thing.
Everyone looks at Hermes who raises his hands in defence.
"Don't look at me she isn't my kid. One my kid would do it faster then that. Two my kid would do it without getting noticed and Three my kids would never be like her", Hermes tells everyone
"I can assure you all Nancy is NOT a Demigod", Percy assures them
Grover and I sat on the edge of the Fountain, away from the others. We thought that maybe if we did that, everybody wouldn't know we were from that school – the school for loser freaks who couldn't make it elsewhere.
"Detention?" Grover asks
"Nah", I said, "Not from Brunner. I just wish he'd lay off me sometimes. I mean – I'm not a genius"
Grover didn't say anything for a while. Then, when I thought he was going to give me deep philosophical comment to make me feel better,
He said, "Can I have your apple?"
"Grover", Annabeth groans
"Really?" Thalia groan
"Unbelievable", Luke mutters
Grover blushes.
I didn't have much of an appetite, so I let him take it. I watched the stream of cabs going down Fifth Avenue, and thought about my Mom's Apartment, only a little ways uptown from where we sat. I hadn't seen her since Christmas. I wanted so bad to jump in a taxi and head home. She'd hug me and be glad to see me, but she'd be disappointed, too. She'd send me right back to Yancy, remind me that I had to try harder, even if this was my sixth school in six years and I was probably going to be kicked out again. I wouldn't be able to stand that sad look she'd give me.
"Why can't you kids be that nice, kind and considerate?" Hera asks her Children and Step-Children
Each just roll their eyes at her.
Did she really wonder why?
Mr Brunner parked his wheelchair at the base of the handicapped ramp. He ate celery while reading a paperback novel. A red umbrella stuck up from the back of his chair, making it look like a motorized café table.
I was about to unwrap my sandwich when Nancy Bobofit appeared in front of me with her ugly friends – I guess she'd gotten tired of stealing from the tourists – and dumped her half-eaten lunch in Grover's lap.
"Oops", she grinned at me with her crooked teeth.
"I'll kill her", Thalia says in a muttered growl.
"I'll help you", Annabeth whispers to her
"Count me in", Luke offers
Grover gets that warm feelings again hearing them defend him.
Her freckles were orange, as if someone had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos.
"I really hate that girl", Thalia growls
"Nice image you put in our heads Perce", Frank says to his friend.
"As I have been saying I was 12!" Percy replies
I tired to stay cool. The school councillor had told me a million times, "Count to ten, get control of your temper"
"Does that even work?" Apollo asks
"No", the Big Three Cousins (Greek and not Bianca) all say
"So how come you three have tempers? Just how closely are you related?" Theseus asks them
"You'll just have to wait in see", they say together
"That is creepy", Perseus comments
"They do that sometimes. It is just how close they are. You'll get used to it", Annabeth assures them
"How many times did you see the Councillor?" Hylla asks Percy
"I lost count. Remember I was a so-called 'troubled kid'. Every teacher was basically out to get me", Percy replies
Causing Sally too frown. She didn't want her son thinking like that.
But I was so mad my mind went blank. A wave roared in my ears.
I don't remember touching her, but the next thing I knew, Nancy was sitting on her butt in the fountain screaming, "Percy pushed me!"
The Past People's eyes widen looking at Poseidon to Percy. And they could see the similarities now. How could they not have before?
"Your my son?" Poseidon asks with a smile
"Yes Dad. I am Perseus Jackson, Son of Poseidon and a whole lot off other titles", Percy replies with a smile
Poseidon comes over and pulls Percy into a tight up.
"I am sure I am proud too call you my son", Poseidon tells him
"Thanks Dad", Percy replies
The other Future Demigods looked at Percy's and Poseidon's relationship with longing. Wishing they could have that with their parents.
"Welcome to the family brother!" Theseus says excitedly slapping Percy's back.
"Thank you…brother", Percy replies smiling
Percy sees Triton and Amphitrite analysing him. He forgot they were here. Same with the others that hadn't spoken such as Ariadne, Persephone, Hecate, Nemesis, Thanatos, Ares, Hephaestus and Aphrodite. From the Kids group and Juniper, Ella, Piper, Miranda, Castor, Lee, Michael and Ethan from his group plus the dead bought back.
Mrs Dodds materialized next to us.
"She is definably a monster", Gwen says
"But which one?" Lee asks frowning trying to figure it out.
Some of the kids were whispering: "Did you see –"
"-the water-"
"-like it grabbed her-"
I didn't know what they were talking about. All I knew was that I was in trouble again.
As soon as Mrs Dodds was sure poor little Nancy was okay, promising to get her a new shirt at the museum gift stop, etc., etc., Mrs Dodds turned on me. There was a triumphant fire I her eyes, as if I'd done something she'd been waiting for all semester.
"Now, honey –"
Hades's eyes widen. He defiantly knew who that was now. And he knew Poseidon was going to kill him. He discreetly puts on his armour.
Persephone gives him a look but Hades just shakes his head discreetly at her.
"I know", I grumbled, "A month erasing textbooks"
"Nooo don't say that!" Apollo exclaims
"It is like the first rule in the book!" Hermes exclaims
"No the first one is never get caught", Apollo tells him
"Book?" Athena asks at her brothers
"Yeh the book of getting in trouble and getting out off it", Apollo says grinning
Artemis smacks his head.
"What was that for?" Apollo asks his sister
"Figure it out", Artemis replies glaring at her twin
That wasn't the right thing to say.
"Come with me", Mrs Dodds said
"Wait!" Grover yelped, "It was me. I pushed her"
Everyone looked stunned as Grover tried to take Percy's place. The Roman's and Gods respect for him went up a few notches.
I stared at him stunned. I couldn't believe he was trying to cover for me, Mrs Dodds scared Grover to death,
She glared at him so hard his whiskery chin trembled.
"I don't think so, Mr Underwood", she said
"But –"
"You – will – stay – here"
Grover looked at me desperately.
"It's okay, man", I told him, "Thanks for trying"
'How loyal is this boy?' Artemis thinks
"Honey", Mrs Dodds barked at me, "Now"
Persephone's eyes widen as she just realised who 'Mrs Dodds' really was and she looks worriedly at her husband who just shakes his head mouthing let him handle it.
Nico's eye twitches as he tries not to give away he knew who that was. But Bianca had spotted it and went to ask but Nico mouthed not to say anything.
Nancy Bobofit smirked.
I gave her my deluxe I'll-kill-you-later glare.
"Ha that glare can't be that scary", Ares says
"Yeah your just a kid", Hercules sneers
The Future Demigods laugh.
"Are you kidding his glare is the can stop monsters in their tracks!" Leo states
"Even enemies try to avoid that glare", Luke adds making the Gods and others confused.
"And only Thalia or Nico can come close to his glare. And I said close. Percy out does their glares easily", Annabeth says causally
"Especially when you threaten or hurt his loved ones", Grover says shuddering remember all those times
Everyone looked shocked at Percy. Who shrugged.
"I don't like people hurting my friends, comrades and family", Percy tells them simply
"Sure you have such a killer glare", Hercules mocks
"You're a baby compared too us", Ares says
"Lets see shall we. I have wanted to do this since I found out what you did to Zoe", Percy tells Hercules to Artemis and Zoe's surprise.
Percy glares at the pompous ass and War God. And Hercules surprises everyone by flinching back and so does Ares.
"The wasn't even my max or deluxe glare. Does that say something too you?" Percy asks them
Everyone shudders thinking about that type off glare.
Zoe quite enjoyed Percy making a fool out of Hercules. But why would she tell Percy her story? What happens in their future?
"You asked for it you ass", Lou mutters with snickers from the Future Demigods.
I then turned to face Mrs Dodds, but she wasn't there. She was standing at the museum entrance, way at the top of the steps, gesturing impatiently at me to come on.
How'd she get there so fast?
"You really should listen too your instincts", Piper comments
"I know. But the Mist was effecting me", Percy replies
Sally looks nervously at her Percy. She knew he was alright but still…
Poseidon was in the same state as Sally. Even though he had barely know Percy for a few hours. He loved all his children. But now Percy just felt spiecal too him.
I have moments like that a lot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I've missed something, as if a puzzle piece fell out of the universe and left me staring at the blank place behind it. The school councillor told me this was part of ADHD, my brain misinterpreting things.
I wasn't so sure.
I went after Mrs Dodds.
"Why did you do that?" many moan
"As I have been saying I was 12 and didn't know the world I was about to step into", Percy complains to the group.
Halfway up the steps, I glanced back at Grover. He was looking pale, cutting his eyes between me and Mr Brunner, like he wanted Mr Brunner to notice what was going on, but Mr Brunner was absorbed in his novel.
I looked back up. Mrs Dodds had disappeared again. She was now inside the building, at the end of the entrance hall.
"What kind of monster can move that fast?" Ariadne asks Hecate quietly
"I have an idea", Hecate mutters looking discreetly at Hades.
And so was Thanatos.
Okay, I thought. She's going to make me buy a new shirt for Nancy at the gift shop.
But apparently that wasn't the plan.
I followed for deeper into the museum. When I finally caught up to her, we were back in the Greek and Roman section.
Except for us, the gallery was empty.
"It's a trap", many say
Percy rolls his eyes and doesn't comment.
Mrs Dodds stood with her arms crossed in front of a big marble frieze of the Greek Gods. She was making this weird noise in her throat, like growling.
Percy suddenly realises what was about to happen.
'Shit! My Dad is going to kill Hades!' Percy thinks
Even without the noise, I would've been nervous. It's weird being alone with a teacher, especially Mrs Dodds. Something about the way she looked at the frieze, as if she wanted to pulverize it . . .
"You've been giving us problems, honey", she said
I did the safe thing. I said, "Yes, Ma'am"
"Uh is Percy being polite?" Michael asks
"I can be polite", Percy protests trying to ease the tension
Many/All the Future Demigods snort at his statement.
"Says the man who was basically pissed off several of the Olympians and Minor Gods", Thalia says sarcastically making eyes widen.
She tugged on the cuffs of her leather jacket. "Did you really think you would get away with it?"
The look in her eyes was beyond mad. It was evil.
She'a a teacher, I thought nervously. It's not like she's going to hurt me.
I said, "I'll – I'll try harder, Ma'am"
Thunder shook the building.
"We are not fools, Percy Jackson", Mrs Dodds said, "It was only a matter of time before we found you out. Confess, and you will suffer less pain"
I didn't know what she was talking about.
All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorm room.
Hermes, Apollo, Luke, Chris, Conner and Travis snicker at that.
"I beat you'll be wishing that was it in a second", Clarisse states
Or maybe they'd realized I got my essay on Tom Sawyer from the internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to take away my grade. Or worse, they were going to make me read the book.
"Really Percy?" Annabeth asks him
"I hated school. Didn't help with dyslexia and ADHD. EVERYONE Demigod can relate", Percy protests
All the Demigods look at him with understanding.
The Gods wondered if it really was so bad to be a Demigod in school in the 21st Century.
"Well?" she demanded
"Ma'am, I don't . . ."
"Your time is up", she hissed
Then the weirdest thing happened. Her eyes began to glow like barbecue coals. Her fingers stretched, turning into talons. Her jacket melted into large, leathery wings. She wasn't human. She was a shrivelled hag with bat wings and claws and a mouth full of yellow fangs, and she was about to slice me to ribbons.
Poseidon gripped his throne in fear for his son.
Surprised gasps go around the room.
Then things got even stranger.
Mr Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute before, wheeled his chair into the doorway of the gallery, holding a pen in his hand.
"What ho, Percy!" he shouted, and tossed the pen through the air
Mrs Dodds lunged at me.
With a yelp, I dodged and felt talons slash the air next to my ear. I snatched the ballpoint pen out of the air, but when it hit my hand, it wasn't a pen any more. It was a sword – Mr Brunner's bronze sword, which he always used on tournament day.
Mrs Dodds spun towards me with a murderous look in her eyes.
My knees were jelly. My hands were shaking so bad I almost dropped the sword.
She snarled, "Die, honey!"
And she flew straight at me.
Absolute terror ran through my body. I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword.
"Naturally!" the Demigods exclaim looking at Percy.
"Is that normal?" Frederick Chase asks.
"Not really", Michael Kahale replies.
"It just felt right", Percy replies shrugging
"Only you Perce", Nico says
"I am glad to know you with those instincts", Piper tells him
"I knew you were good but I couldn't have done that at your age", Luke tells Percy
"Killing a Fury at 12. You more then deserve the title of Praetor Percy", Reyna says nodding at him with respect.
The metal blade hit her shoulder and passed clean through her body as if she were made of water. Hisss!
Mrs Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan. She exploded into yellow powder, vaporized on the spot, leaving nothing but the smell of sulphur and a dying screech and a chill of evil in the air, as if those two glowering red eyes were still watching me.
I was alone.
There was a bullpoint pen in my hand.
Mr Brunner wasn't there. Nobody was there but me.
My hands were still trembling. My lunch must've been contaminated with magic mushrooms or something.
Had I imagined the whole thing?
"Nope you're not imagining things Kelp Head", Thalia says
"Shut up Pinecone Face", Percy mutters
I went back outside.
It had started to rain.
Grover was sitting by the fountain, a museum map tented over his head. Nancy Bobofit was still standing there, soaked from her swim in the fountain, grumbling to her ugly friends. When she saw me, she said, "I hope Mrs Kerr whipped your butt"
I said, "Who?"
"Our teacher. Duh!"
I blinked. We had no teacher named Mrs Kerr. I asked Nancy what she was talking about.
She just rolled her eyes and turned away.
I asked Grover where Mrs Dodds was.
He said, "Who?"
But he paused first, and he wouldn't look at me, so I thought he was messing with me.
"Grover you suck at lying", Nico tells him
"Travis! Conner! Chris! Really get on to teaching Grover how too lie", Hermes tells his them who give him a thumbs up.
"Not funny, man'", I told him. "This is serious"
Thunder boomed overhead.
Everyone looked at Zeus who just shrugs. How could he know what was going on?
I saw Mr Brunner sitting under his red umbrella, reading his book, as if he'd never moved.
I went over to him.
He looked up, a little distracted, "Ah, that would be my pen. Please bring your own writing utensil in the future, Mr Jackson"
I handed it over. I hadn't even realized I was still holding it.
"Sir", I said, "where's Mrs Dodds?"
He stared at me blankly, "Who?"
"The other chaperone. Mrs Dodds, The maths teacher"
He frowned and sat forward, looking mildly concerned.
"Percy, there is no Mrs Dodds on this trip. As far as I know, there has never been a Mrs Dodds at Yancy Academy. Are you feeling all right?"
"That is how you lie Grover", Thalia says to her Satyr friend.
"I get it I suck at lying", Grover says sulking.
"I like you how you are", Juniper tells him kissing his lips cheering him up.
Many of the Gods and others were looking at Percy after hearing he slayed a Fury at 12 with no training.
Triton looked at his so-called little brother. After that story he was starting to respect him.
"Got job", Triton says to him
Percy looks at him in shock.
"Just because you killed the Fury doesn't mean your fit to be a Prince of the Seas. So lets see what will happen", Triton says too him
"I promise you won't be disappointed", Percy promises
Triton nods.
"Beginners luck", Hercules was muttering along with Ares.
"Well done Little Brother that was awesome", Theseus says patting his back.
"I admit it was a good kill for a Son of Poseidon. You made our name proud", Perseus tells Percy.
"Why was a Fury after you?" Leila asks
"That will come up", Percy replies
"Hades…", Poseidon says deathly calm.
Hades looks at Poseidon knowing what was coming.
"Brother I am sure I have a good explanation for this. Need I remind you this is a future me?" Hades asks trying to get Poseidon off his back
"I don't care you sent a FURY after MY son. When he was 12 and not aware off our world! An innocent child who has done nothing too you!" Poseidon booms
"We don't…", Hades starts but doesn't finish as Poseidon lunges at him
That starts a fight between Hades and Poseidon with Hermes and Apollo taking beats.
"Great just my luck. Lady Chaos couldn't you have just skipped that bit so my Dad doesn't kill my Uncle?" Percy asks rhetorically at the sky.
A flash goes across the sky.
"A little help?" Percy asks to the sky
Nothing happens this time.
"Damn"
Author's Note: What do you think? Please Review:)
List of People from the Future
Percy Jackson (Son of Poseidon)
Annabeth Chase (Daughter of Athena)
Thalia Grace (Daughter of Zeus)
Piper McLean (Daughter of Aphrodite)
Leo Valdez (Son of Hephaestus)
Calypso
Frank Zhang (Son of Mars, Legacy of Poseidon)
Hazel Levesque (Daughter of Pluto)
Nico di Angelo (Son of Hades)
Will Solace (Son of Apollo)
Reyna Ramirez-Arellano (Daughter of Bellona)
Hylla Ramirez-Arellano) (Daughter of Bellona)
Clarisse La Rue (Daughter of Ares)
Chris Rodriguez (Son of Hermes)
Travis Stroll (Son of Hermes)
Conner Stroll (Son of Hermes)
Katie Gardner (Daughter of Demeter)
Miranda Gardiner (Daughter of Demeter)
Lou Ellen Blackstone (Daughter of Hecate)
Leila (Daughter of Ceres)
Pollux (Son of Dionysus)
Dakota (Son of Bacchus)
Gwen
Kayla Knowles (Daughter of Apollo)
Austin Lakes (Son of Apollo)
Malcolm Pace (Son of Athena)
Grover
Juniper
Sally Jackson
Paul Blofis
Frederick Chase
Rachal Dare
Meg McCaffery
Chiron
Tyson
Ella
Past Gods/Demigods
Zeus
Hera
Poseidon
Demeter
Athena
Artemis
Apollo
Hermes
Hephaestus
Aphrodite
Ares
Dionysus
Hades
Hestia
Persephone
Amphitrite
Triton
Ariadne
Hecate
Nemesis
Thanatos
Hercules (Son of Zeus)
Perseus (Son of Zeus)
Theseus (Son of Poseidon)
Zoe Nightshade
Back From the Dead:
Luke Castellan (Son of Hermes)
Charles Beckendorf (Son of Hephaestus)
Silena Beauregard (Daughter of Aphrodite)
Lee Fletcher (Son of Apollo)
Michael Yew (Son of Apollo)
Castor (Son of Dionysus)
Ethan Nakamura (Son of Nemesis)
Bianca di Angelo (Daughter of Hades)
Jason Grace (Son of Jupiter)
Michael Kahale (Son of Venus)