Disclaimer: I still do not own anything from the series or the characters. That happy right would be Rick Riordan's
So far, support for bringing in several people, I will decide who I want based on who has the most support and who I feel is easiest to work in
And if your going to write a review as a Guest telling me you hate me, just, why? I prefer knowing what I did to people. And for those who want really cute fluffy Percy and Annabeth moments, I'm not good at that stuff, nor am I really comfortable writing those, so... but I will do what I can.
I'm changing up the format of this, so enjoy.
No one's POV
"Chapter one: I accidentally vaporize my Pre-algebra teacher. "
Annabeth turned to stare at Percy, "do I even want to know?"
"er, remember that Fury on the bus? That I told I liked better as a math teacher?"
While all the Underworld people are left to wonder how he was alive, Annabeth laughed (oh yeah!) and curled further into Percy's side while he put his arms around her. This did not go unnoticed by Poseidon and Athena, however before Athena could mention it Percy's words seemed to catch up to Poseidon.
"Hades, if I find out you sent a Fury after my son, you are dead." A few people scooted away from him, he sounded way too calm, and that was never good. They saw it as the calm before the storm.
(Look, I didn't... one, my advice is:)
"RUN AWAY PERCY IS GIVING ADVICE!" from Thalia, surprisingly Grover, and Nico. Will they ever grow up?
"Alright you three, name one time I gave really bad advice." Percy demanded with one of his famous death-glares.
"Well there was the time when, oh, wait no that worked, um how about, no, that worked too..."
"That's what I thought. Please continue Lady Athena."
(Close this book... to lead a normal life.)
"Sadly Percy, that would only work for a weaker demigod" Reyna spoke up.
"Yeah, I know that now." Percy huffed after giving Annabeth a look as though daring her to comment. So, she did the mature thing and stuck her tongue out at him.
He laughed and kissed her on the cheek, which made several girls smile, and Athena to growl.
Piper was just left thinking about how perfect they were together, and she was going off in her own little world until she realized what was happening. SHE WAS TURNING INTO HER MOTHER! SOMEBODY SAVE HER!
Poseidon just looked shocked that one of his kids could get a child of Athena to like them, let alone act like that around them. He wasn't sure how he felt about this yet, but Percy looked happy with her...
(Being a half-blood is dangerous.)
Check.
(It's scary.)
Double check.
(Most of the time... nasty ways.)
And triple check.
The future demigods all sighed thinking of those lost in the war, Annabeth glanced over at Chiron and he was looking just as depressed.
She will never understand how he does it, he watches so many demigods, kids fall and yet...
(If you're a normal kid, reading this)
"why would normal people be reading this, I thought we didn't want them to know?" Connor asked. Many face-palmed, while Paul, with the patience of the freshmen English teacher that he is, explained that they probably think its fiction. "oh, ok then"
(because you think it's fiction,)
"oh, oops."
Everyone just snickered.
(great. Read on... ever happened.)
"So do we"'s chorused from the demigods, even from Percy's mom and step-dad.
Meanwhile, some of the gods started wondering...
(But if you... something stirring inside-)
Yelps were heard as Katie and Luke each preemptively smacked their respective set of Stolls, making them regret opening their mouths.
Everyone else snickered, they saw it coming a mile away.
(stop reading immediately... they'll come for you.)
Percy got a dark look on his face as all the other demigods just shuddered.
(Don't say I didn't warn you.)
"But you didn't- "
"Nico, I knew you all of two seconds before the blasted Manticore showed up, so I don't want to hear it." That got a stir from the parents, Poseidon in particular looked a little panicked, 'when did my son face the Manticore?'
(My name is Percy Jackson.)
"I thought it was Athena" This came from Apollo, who promptly got a book, not the one being read, thrown at his head.
(I'm twelve years old... in upstate New York.)
"Umm, Percy do I even want to know what happened this time?" Poseidon asked.
"Well, now that you asked, no. No you do not. I think you're about to find out though... wait, you know what happened those other few times?"
"Of course, I've always kept an eye on you, that thing with the shark tank, pure gold son." Percy looked like he was about to faint from, disbelief? Joy? Annabeth nudged him and sadly whatever bubble he was in seemed to have popped. Ooops.
Hestia gave Zeus a warning look that clearly told him to say nothing about Poseidon watching his son, while Amphitrite gave Poseidon a reproachful look, before going back to studying Sally, as though trying to understand what was so special about this, this, mortal that got Poseidon to cheat on her, again.
(Am I a troubled kid?)
"YES!"
"Is that even a question worth answering?"
"Why do you even need to ask?"
"Wow guys, your faith in me is so inspiring." There's that sarcasm the futures missed so much.
(Yeah. You could say that.)
The Stoll, both sets, were weeping with joy that he admitted it, and one of them even muttered something about cancelling his therapy session. Oh brother.
(I could start at any point in my short miserable)
"Miserable? What does he mean by that" Poseidon muttered, probably louder than he intended.
(life to prove it... Greek and Roman stuff.)
"Chiron, please tell me that you were not the one to propose that trip, it was awful!" Surprisingly, this was Grover, not Percy, although Percy was nodding in agreement.
Chiron looked surprised, "I would not know, this is the future remember? Although, was it me leading it?"
"Forget that, how could you not enjoy such a trip! Do the two of you not want to learn?!" This from, guess who, Athena. The screech at the end of her sentence put nearly everyone rolling on the ground clutching their ears.
She continued once everyone was somewhat recovered, she may have been indignant, but if she was going to give a lecture they were going to hear it. "I expect it from the stupid sea spawn, but-"
"DON'T YOU DARE CALL PERCY STUPID! HE IS SMARTER THAN YOU THINK!" All the futures who knew Percy jumped up to defend him, startling all the past kids, Jason, Leo and Piper. This just made Leo and Piper think, while Jason was thinking about how much smarter he was. Athena looked taken aback, and settled for glaring at Percy after noticing that Annabeth yelled at her the loudest. It took Hestia clearing her throat to get her reading again.
(I know- it sounds like torture.)
Athena growled, thinking about stupid sea spawns, plotting ways of getting Annabeth away from him, that Luke boy looks much more respectable.
(Most Yancy field... trip, so I had hopes.)
"Ahh, yes, Grover, I believe I was the one to plan this trip." Chiron said. Both Percy and Grover groaned, thinking they should have known, only Chiron.
A scandalized Athena spoke up through clenched teeth, "you should never shirk away from an opportunity to learn!"
Annabeth spoke up, "ummm, Mother? I can speak from experience that for a demigod, street smarts are often more important than book smarts. Not that I'm saying it's not important to learn, but when you throw ADHD and dyslexia into the mix... even my brothers, sisters, and I have trouble learning in a classroom." To say Athena was shocked was an understatement, but then all the demigods started nodding in agreement, Annabeth looked at her past self in surprise.
Which just made her start thinking of ways to make it easier for them to learn, if even her children had trouble... she shook herself and went back to the book.
(Mr. Brunner was... didn't put me to sleep.)
"Oh Percy," Sally sighed.
"It's ok mom, I know. And there's the disappointed look I really hate..." The last part was so quiet that only Annabeth heard.
(I hoped the... wouldn't get in trouble.)
"Wait, we are talking about Prissy here, right? 'Cause he's never NOT in trouble." Clarisse asked, clearly amused at the thought of PRISSY not getting in trouble.
"It's nice to see you again too Clarisse. Besides that, you know it's not always my fault. Remember Charybdis? As I recall, that was your idea."
Now Poseidon looked like he was going to faint at this new information, that his son was anywhere near Charybdis... and the Sea of Monsters.
Annabeth was amused, several of the futures were confused, not knowing what they were talking about, and Clarisse was indignant. "It's not my fault my cannons didn't work!" Now the futures were REALLY confused. What on earth were they talking about?
"No, but it was your idea to put a beaten, rundown confederate iron ship in that position. "
"OK!" Thank goodness for Annabeth! "Are you two going to argue about that forever? Shut up so we can read!" This was followed by a "Yes ma'am" from both Percy and Clarisse, although Percy followed his up by hugging her tighter.
Grover looked relieved at the averted argument, they had been arguing about whose fault that one was for years.
(Boy, was I wrong.)
Many of the future demigods and even a few of the past demigods sent looks Percy's way that clearly said, Ya think? Jason was left questioning everyone who'd ever followed Percy's sanity. Jason was clearly the better leader, not someone who couldn't even stay out of trouble on a school field trip. Camp Half-Blood had clearly been over-exaggerating Percy.
(See, bad things... a Revolutionary War cannon.)
"ummm, Percy..."
"I maintain that they should not have had a WORKING, LOADED cannon near a bunch of elementary school kids." Percy deadpanned, then went back to hugging Annabeth. Athena seemed to go red at the sight, but glanced at Hestia and kept reading.
(I wasn't aiming... expelled anyway.)
"Story of my life." Percy sighed dramatically, but anybody who knew him saw the look in his eyes, although they decided not to comment.
Jason, however, "What on earth were you aiming at?! Why was an idiot like you even messing with that thing?"
Needless to say, if looks could kill... Jason then decided that he would be safer not speaking for a while.
(And before that, at... an unexpected swim.)
"Hah! That was great too! That story is still flying around the oceans from when those sharks were released!" Poseidon almost fell out of his throne laughing.
"Poseidon please don't encourage him." Sally groaned exasperated.
The Stolls, both sets, looked like they might explode from excitement.
"Percy, why didn't you..." Travis started.
"Ever tell us any of this..."
"Stuff man?"
"I thought we were bros." And as always they finished together.
"Oh please, like you two, er, four? Whatever. As if the pranking menaces of Camp Half-Blood need any more ideas. (cue high fives amongst the now four Stoll brothers) Besides, remember that syrup fiasco?"
All the future Greeks, minus Leo and Piper of course, either groaned, cracked up, or started giving the Stolls the death glare of all death glares.
"Do we," Chiron started before being cut off by Clarisse, "No, no you do not." She said this while looking at the Stolls, and everyone understood that the futures did not want them getting ideas before they had to. Percy gave the Stolls a look that clearly dared them to tell their younger counterparts anything.
(And the time before that... Well, you get the idea.)
"No, we require more!" cried all the Hermes children, even Luke, Leo, Hermes, Apollo, and even Ares.
(This trip, I was determined to be good.)
"How'd that work for ya Perce?" Annabeth questioned.
"Shut up, you guys are mean." Percy whined as everyone cracked up, although he cheered up when Annabeth pecked him on the cheek, Annabeth looked like she was trying to figure this out, and Athena like she was ignoring them in the hopes that them being together would all turn out to be a bad dream.
(All the way into... kleptomaniac girl)
"Not mine!" Hermes defended when Percy, the Grovers, and even Chiron looked at him questioningly.
Their stares were even slightly accusatory.
(hitting my best... ketchup sandwich.)
"I'm sorry, but did you just..." Aphrodite couldn't bring herself to continue, that and she was trying not to lose her lunch at the thought.
Percy shot her a sympathetic look, "Yes, unfortunately."
(Grover was an easy... wispy beard on his chin.)
Throughout this, both Grover's were glaring at Percy, who was trying very hard to ignore them. Finally, he couldn't take it. "What?! Its the truth and besides that, your still my best friend no matter what, right?" They relented and let the reading continue.
(On top of all... enchilada day in the cafeteria.)
"Grover!" Annabeth, Chiron, Poseidon, Mr. D, even Hera, all groaned. Everyone else who knows Grover just found it hilarious, because that was just like their friend.
"Wait a minute, what is a Faun doing in a school? And what did you mean earlier when you called yourself a protector?" Reyna spoke up for the first time in a long time. The Greeks were startled, because they had forgotten the Romans were there. Even Jason forgot they were there, and he was Roman!
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that, well Reyna, first off, Grover is a Satyr, not a Faun, there is a HUGE difference. Satyr's actually help out around camp, find demigods and protect them while leading them to camp, they don't beg for money and food." Percy explained. "They also help out on quests..." The Romans were slack-jawed at the thought of a helpful Fa- Satyr. Both Grovers were indignant at the thought of Sa- Fauns BEGGING for money or food.
(Anyway, Nancy Bobofit... threatened me with death)
"What?!"
(by in-school suspension)
"Oh"
(if anything bad... happened on this trip.)
"Awww, but where's the fun in that? Piper, where's the fun in that?!" Leo was just being, Leo.
Piper slapped him upside the head while Percy grinned at him and told him, very seriously,
"No fun at all my friend, no fun at all."
("I'm going to kill her," I mumbled.)
"Please do! This is getting boring!" Ares burst out.
Frank looked a little sick at this, both Clarisse's even looked a little unsure, and the rest of the demigods, minus Percy who had heard it all from him before, just looked a little disturbed.
(Grover tried to... peanut butter.")
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, it's not the best thing in your hair, but I was trying to get him to stay." Grover acknowledged to the looks he was getting.
(He dodged..."That's it.")
"YES!"
(I started to get... back to my seat.)
"Awww man!"
("You're already on... anything happens.")
"Psh, I've been blamed for worse" Percy said. The futures who knew nodded in agreement, some even shot Sally sad looks, which left those from the present wondering what happened. Poseidon got worried for Sally at those looks, something that did not go unnoticed by Triton and Amphitrite, who promised themselves that they would speak with him later about loyalty to his family, not to mention the fact that Sally was married now.
(Looking back on it... to get myself into.)
"Percy, you never told me about any problems in a museum BEFORE camp." At this Percy looked suddenly nervous at the fact that he forgot to tell his very skilled with a knife girlfriend about the Alecto in the museum. He leaned over and whispered something in her ear.
She looked ticked, then worried, then resigned, then amused. As if she could clearly picture whatever he had just told her and couldn't imagine anything else.
(Mr. Brunner led... through the big echoey)
Athena twitched at this word, but somehow managed to restrain herself, although she promised to have a long talk with her daughter when they took a break
(galleries, past marble... three thousand years.)
"I know, I know, longer, right?" Percy asked with a smirk in Annabeth's direction. She just kissed him and settled back down.
(He gathered us... for a girl about our age.)
"Chiron, was that-?" Hermes started to ask but couldn't seem to bring himself to continue.
"I do not know, perhaps the book will describe the carvings." Chiron responded sadly.
(He told us about... me the evil eye.)
'Mrs. Dodds? Isn't that one of Alecto's- oh. I am so dead when Poseidon finds out.' What little color existed on Hades face vanished, something luckily not noticed by Poseidon, but it was by the futures, leaving those who knew to smirk, knowing he was in trouble, and those who didn't to wonder what was going to happen.
Jason didn't notice anything though either, he was too caught up in dreams of proving his superiority over Percy.
(Mrs. Dodds was this... had a nervous breakdown.)
'Definitely Alecto. I should probably say something now before anything happens.' Hades glanced towards Percy to find him watching with an amused and... pitying look.
Hades was about to open his mouth to speak but was cut off by Percy saying, "So, just a heads up, Mrs. Dodds is actually Alecto, don't kill Hades, he had his reasons which will be made clear."
Poseidon had been getting out of his seat when Percy finished this statement off with a look that clearly told him to stay, he paused and slowly sunk back down, deciding to trust his son. Triton watched all this with an odd look on his face.
Jason on the other hand was wondering how a weakling like that had been stuck with a Fury for a teacher and lived. Oh well, maybe he just hadn't been important enough to kill.
(From her first day... I was devil spawn.)
"Hey Nico, I thought you said she was your lawyer." Thalia questioned.
"Ummm, yes, why." Nico hesitantly answered.
"Well, then how is it that she's getting you and Kelp Head mixed up? Shouldn't she know her own Lords kid?" Nico glared while Percy fist-bumped Thalia, trying to keep his laughter under some semblance of control.
"At least I didn't... you know what, I got nothin'." Nico said before sitting back and sulking. This sent all the demigods to the floor laughing, past and future alike.
The gods, especially Hades, watched all this in amazement.
Children of Poseidon and Zeus were getting along with a son of Hades, no, not just getting along with.
Treating him like a brother. Hades was so used to his children being treated like a disease that he didn't know what to do with this scene in front of him.
(She would point... "Now, honey,")
"Ugh, why does she have to call me that?!" Percy groaned.
"Don't worry Perce, she calls me that too, its so annoying!" Nico exclaimed.
Poseidon started to laugh before he realized what Percy had said, "Ummm, Percy, son, you make it sound like you've seen her multiple times, even after she was no longer your teacher."
At this Percy froze and seemed to be contemplating what was safe to mention. Finally he decided with, "We've met several times over the years."
(real sweet,)
"Ugh!"
(and I knew... workbooks until midnight)
"Nooooo!"
(I told Grover... "You're absolutely right.")
Nobody even bothered saying anything to this, although the sound of many foreheads being smacked echoed throughout the throne room.
(Mr. Brunner kept... said, "Will you shut up?")
"By the way Percy, did you know that she was snickering about you?" Grover innocently inquired.
A pin could be heard dropping in the room. Percy and Grover looked a little green and horrified. Annabeth looked like she was going to explode, and after a moment everyone else was heard trying to hold in their laughter while Percy buried his face in Annabeth's hair trying to get that thought out of his head.
A moment later Grover yelped as Riptide lodged in the couch next to him. Disappearing back to Percy's pocket a few minutes later.
(It came out louder than I meant it to.)
Percy just sighed. 'Naturally,' went through many minds in the room.
(The whole group... have a comment?")
Nearly all the demigods groaned. Chiron looked confused, 'what is wrong with them? Surely they know that Percy is smarter then he sometimes acts?'
His silent question was answered when Clarisse asked him if he had any idea how embarrassing it was to be put on the spot like that.
(My face was totally red.)
All the demigods looked at Chiron like, See? Chiron pointedly ignored them.
(I said, "No, sir.")
Some snickers from his friends and a snort from Jason and Athena.
(Mr. Brunner pointed... picture represents?")
'Yeah right, if he knows that, I'll eat my favorite book/sword.' Thought both Athena and Jason.
(I looked at... eating his kids, right?")
Jason and Athena's jaws dropped, he knew the answer?! But this guy was an idiot who knew
nothing!
Meanwhile, grumbles about, "It would be that one/ Of all the pictures/ Why is it always this one," were heard from all the older gods/goddess's, basically the ones who had this happen to them.
Hermes and Chiron looked at each other. Yes, it was THAT stele. The stele of Hermes daughter, the one he failed.
("Yes," Mr. Brunner... was the king god, and-")
"EXCUSE ME?!" Zeus roared, "HE IS NOT ONE OF US!"
Percy just quirked an eyebrow at him as if asking whether he was done before he said, "believe me, I know."
That raised some eyebrows, he spoke as if he had met him, but then they remembered what he said when introducing himself. "defeater of Kronos," did that mean Kronos came back? Most refused to believe it, it was impossible. Others felt that, while it was impossible, they should be prepared in any case.
("God?" Mr. Brunner asked... rock to eat instead.)
"Told you, Zeus!"
(And later, when... girls behind me.)
"You said it girls, not that they have any room to be talking..." the goddesses who'd been eaten said.
("-and so there... "and the gods won.")
Silence.
Piper tentatively spoke up, "did you just describe a giant war as a 'big fight'"?
"Why yes, yes I did, er, Piper, right? When you're me, you don't have time for long explanations, seeing as how I'm usually fighting something, or someone." On that last comment he actually glared at, Ares?
Many of the gods were wondering why he looked at Ares when he said 'someone,' but Athena had already continued reading, so they figured they would just have to wait and see.
(Some snickers from the group.)
"There's nothing funny about war you pathetic mortals! War should be respected!" Surprisingly, ALL the war people in the room shouted this, even Frank and Reyna.
(Behind me, Nancy... Kronos ate his kids'.")
At this all the futures who'd fought in the titan war snorted, even those who fought the Roman side of it. If only she knew... if only she knew.
("And why, Mr. Jackson,... matter in real life?")
"Busted..." Grover sang.
("Busted," Grover muttered.)
Everyone laughed while the two Grover's turned tomato red.
("Shut up,"... than her hair.)
"If I hadn't been there to see it for myself, I wouldn't believe that that was possible." Grover grumbled.
(At least Nancy... He had radar ears.)
At this all the Hermes children in the room, even Chris and Luke, started grumbling about spoiled pranks. Chiron, who of course heard all of it, smiled, rather proud of his "radar ears."
Of course, if it hadn't been for the fact that he had to deal with Hermes children for so many years, his hearing and ability to sense trouble probably wouldn't be nearly so... fine tuned.
(I thought... "I don't know, sir."
'There's his stupidity.' Both Jason and Athena thought.
Percy had a dark look on his face when he stated, "I definitely know now."
("I see." Mr. Brunner looked disappointed.)
Percy sighed
("Well, half credit... us back outside?")
People looked at Chiron, all with incredulous looks on their faces. "HAPPY NOTE?" was the general cry.
(The class drifted off... acting like doofuses.)
Thalia looked triumphantly at Percy and Nico, who both pointedly ignored her.
Artemis caught the look and figured that this topic must be a long ongoing argument between the three. She was a little wary of her future lieutenant having such a close relationship with boys, but this seemed to be more of a brother/sister relationship, so...
(Grover and I... said, "Mr. Jackson.")
Groans arose from the futures, "really Chiron? You're really keeping Bottomless Pit Jackson from his food? Not a good idea." Thalia stated, with all those who know Percy nodding, even Sally, Paul, and the Romans.
Annabeth caught the look on the Romans faces and cracked up. When calmed down she ignored the looks she was getting and asked the Romans how long Percy had been there for them to already know his eating habits.
"He just arrived yesterday, just in time for dinner, and we just finished lunch, so..." Reyna said. Now ALL the future Greeks were cracking up while Percy just pouted.
(I knew what... Mr. Brunner. "Sir?")
"Wait, Prissy can be polite?" Clarisse inquired in an innocent voice that nobody was buying."
Percy did the mature thing and stuck out his tongue.
(Mr. Brunner had... apply to it." "Oh.")
"Ahhh, the famous Percy Jackson answer, we should really make that his middle name. Percy "Oh" Jackson." Nico said wistfully.
Hades was floored, he was still trying to understand the dynamics of this group of futures. Aside from the Romans and those other two, what were there names, Leo and Piper? Anyway, all the future Greeks seemed close, they acted more like a family then the gods did.
Ares also noticed the group dynamic with the future Greeks, and he realized that this kind of ease in a group only came from people who fought together in something like a war, where you had to put every trust in the person beside you to survive. His thoughts turned towards the kids titles. His daughter slayed the Drakon, Uncle P's kid beat a bunch of monsters and Kronos, several of them went to the Sea of Monsters. He could practically smell the Achilles curse on the boy, but it was faint like it was gone now, everything from their titles pointed to a war. And then there were his own..."dreams..."
He mentally told the rest of the council his concerns. Zeus was of course denying the possibility, Poseidon had a freak out moment about his kid fighting a war like that, and the others were, cautious.
The pause as the gods digested this new information was long enough to make the demigods nervous and antsy, finally Percy burst out with,"Hey, can we get food sometime soon? I'm hungry."
That broke the tension, Hestia promised they would get food soon, then she looked at the time and decided they should probably actually go to bed after this chapter, it was past midnight. The demigods cheered at the thought of food and sleep, mostly food, but Jason had noticed NONE of this exchange, he was lost in his own world where he beat Percy (in his mind an easy thing to do) and took control of both camps as was his birthright as the son of Jupiter.
Jason had been skeptical before, now he was convinced of Percy's inferiority.
("What you learn... you, Percy Jackson.")
"Ask for the best and the best you shall receive." Annabeth said with a smile. The other futures nodded, even Leo and Piper. By this point they felt that they had heard enough to know he was the best. Percy blushed, but grinned at Annabeth before kissing her.
Athena went red from her efforts of not commenting, still determined that those two being together would turn out to be a bad dream.
Annabeth was still trying to figure it out. How on earth had she, the daughter of Athena, fallen for a son of Poseidon?! They shouldn't get along at all, let alone be together!
(I wanted to... me so hard.)
"And yet, if he hadn't, we would all be dead." Nico stated. The seriousness in his voice freaked out all the parents in the room, even Amphitrite and Persephone. They might not like their step-sons on principle, after all, they were by another woman, but it was also clear that their husbands cared. Besides, they were mothers, of course they would care for children.
Jason scoffed at Nico's statement, drawing the glares of the others.
(I mean, sure... suit of Roman armor)
The Romans in the room started, and Hazel asked, "Why Roman when your Greek, sir?"
"Well, my dear, I knew Percy was a demigod, and powerful at that, and I didn't want to draw any more attention to him by having a bunch of Greek stuff near him." Chiron answered calmly. "However, I am assuming by the looks on their faces that I was not successful in that regard."
For Percy and Grover both had a look on their face that clearly said, "Yeah right, like that would've worked."
They noticed everyone watching them and pulled a Stoll, "What?" They looked at each other, shocked that they had said that at the same time, but then grinned and high-fived. Leaving the girls to their sentiments of, 'boys.'
(and shouted: "What ho!")
'Wait, what ho? Ok...'
(and challenged us... less spell them correctly.)
Athena's derisive snort didn't go unnoticed, but before Poseidon could comment, Sally spoke up.
"Need I remind you, Lady Athena, that A) my son is dyslexic, and B) his mother is sitting right here, and she is not happy about him being insulted. And you do not want to see a MOTHER unhappy where her son is concerned." All this was said in a sweet tone that honestly scared people more than Hades Helm or Hermes signature smirk that made everyone want to run and hide until whatever he had planned was over.
While everyone else was scared, Percy and Paul were looking at her in shock, Percy had never heard his mother like that, and Paul was just, shocked. They both knew how protective she was of her family, but...
Once Poseidon came to his senses, he grinned with pride at Sally, while Amphitrite felt that she had her answer of what drew Poseidon to this mortal.
(I mumbled something... this girl's funeral.)
Both Chiron and Hermes sighed sadly, and many of the Council shot Hermes sympathetic looks. It was because of that girl that Zeus came up with laws so that they couldn't get too involved with their children. It was to protect the parents from a similar situation. Of course, it was still hard, but it was better then what had happened to Hermes... it had taken him years to start acting like his usual self again.
(He told me to... hurricane blowing in.)
"Weird weather, huh? So Father and Uncle P are mad about something and it happened around Christmas. Wait a minute! That's this week isn't it?" Apollo asked, basically shocking everybody that he was showing signs of possessing a brain.
It was Athena that answered, "Yes it is, so whatever happened would have been done either at this meeting or sometime soon after. I wonder what it was..."
At this she looked to the futures, who seemed to be avoiding everybodies gaze, although she did notice a few of them glance at Luke. It was clear that they knew, and from the looks they gave Luke, Athena was willing to bet he was involved.
Luke was also avoiding anybodies gaze. He had noticed the look the futures gave him when they arrived and the ones they were shooting him now. That's when it hit him. He did it. He actually stole the Bolt, he helped him rise. The thought made him proud, he did it, he struck back. Then he remembered how Percy claimed to have defeated Kronos, and he realized that he had lost. Then he started to panic at the thought that one of them might spill his involvement with Kronos, but had to hide it to avoid suspicion.
Hestia then requested that they continue reading, for as she said, "It's late enough and I want to get the kids to bed sometime this century."
(Nobody else seemed... from a lady's purse,)
"Lord Hermes, are you sure she is not yours?" Piper asked nervously, still not quite comfortable speaking to them.
All the Hermes children and Percy looked horrified at the thought.
Hermes himself gagged at the thought, before saying, "absolutely sure. For one thing, I would remember (gag from all the kids at that thought) and for another, my children wouldn't be trying, they would have already done it."
At the last part, all his kids looked proud and happy at the compliment, even Luke looked a little happier, despite his panic earlier.
(and, of course, Mrs. Dodds wasn't seeing a thing.)
Both Grovers and Percy grumbled something that apparently only the three of them knew, because after a few seconds, they looked at each other and nodded like a decision had just been made.
Frankly, this scared some people. Hades had a bad feeling that this decision had something to do with him and/or his Fury.
(Grover and I sat... make it elsewhere.)
"How'd that work for ya there Prissy?" Clarisse asked.
Percy was mature and stuck his tongue out before pulling Annabeth closer. He knew what was coming and he didn't like it, he also didn't want to deal with everyone else's reactions, especially his parents. He never did tell his mother exactly what happened, and it wouldn't have happened yet for his father.
("Detention?" Grover... I mean- I'm not a genius.")
At this Athena looked at Sally, as if to say, "see, he says so himself."
Sally didn't notice, she was too busy whispering in Percy's ear. Only Annabeth heard was she said and was nodding along as if agreeing 100% with whatever Sally was saying.
(Grover didn't say...said, "Can I have your apple?")
If anyone had been outside the throne room, they would have thought a bomb had gone off, everyone was laughing so hard. Both Grover's just sat there, their faces having far surpassed tomato red and going even darker. It took a good 20 minutes for everyone to calm down enough for them to keep reading, for at some point Annabeth called out something about hackey sack and apples, and those who knew the story went off again.
(I didn't have...him take it.)
"Ummm, Percy? Were you feeling alright? Because I've never seen you not have an appetite." Annabeth questioned with a worried look on her face.
Percy was about to answer when Thalia spoke up, "You should have seen him after the... er, Maine fiasco. I had to force him to eat from the moment we got back to camp up until after the solstice meeting."
All the futures who had been there when they got back from Maine nodded, they remembered that, they had been surprised that Thalia was still concerned enough to make him eat after the business by the creek after Capture the Flag.
The parents were just a little concerned, what happened in Maine and why was Thalia forcing him to eat? Athena had a bad feeling something happened to her daughter. That was the only thing she could think of for her daughter (as much as she didn't like it) to not have been there when her boyfriend needed her.
Everyone who didn't know what they were talking about by "Maine fiasco" figured it would do no good to ask, they would probably find out, and they did want to get this chapter over so they could eat and go to bed.
(I watched the...look she'd give me.)
Sally looked proud of this statement. Paul looked like, "Well, duh. Sally being disappointed is the end of the world." Percy looked embarrassed at his private thoughts being read for everyone to hear. That is, he looked embarrassed until...
"Mama's boy!" Ares coughed out. He officially earned himself a death glare from both Percy and Hera.
Percy then said, "and proud of it."
Hera started wishing that she had that kind of relationship with her sons, they never respected her or listened to anything she said, ever.
(Mr. Brunner parked...motorized cafe table.)
At the description of the chair, Leo started bouncing in his seat, eager to get his hands on it and take it apart, either that or to go make one himself, just... new and improved, Leo style. Hephaestus noticed his son's excitement and smiled. Maybe he should show him around the shop sometime. Beckendorf also looked at Leo, looks like him and his newest brother would get along perfectly.
(I was about to...lunch in Grover's lap.)
"That sounds disgusting." both Clarisse's said in unison, shocking everybody there. It wasn't so much that they said in unison, as much as that Clarisse La Rue found something disgusting.
("Oops." She...with liquid Cheetos.)
"Oh dear, I don't think there is anything I can do for her." Aphrodite said faintly, now that the others looked at her, she looked a little green.
(I tried to stay cool...A wave roared in my ears.)
At this, all the Sea people perked up, eager to hear what this boy could do. Poseidon already had an idea after watching his son grow up as best he could, but he still enjoyed hearing about his abilities, not that he ever consciously used them. Amphitrite and Triton were just interested to hear about whether this boy would be worth their trouble. As much as they didn't want to admit it, the boy was starting to grow on them.
(I don't remember... "Percy pushed me!")
The Sea people's curiosity was growing, while Percy and Grover started smirking, and people weren't really sure if they should be cheering for whatever happened or concerned for Nancy's sanity after Percy was done with her.
(Mrs. Dodds materialized... it grabbed her-")
The Sea people started laughing at this, people were shocked to see Triton and Amphitrite, when they finally calmed down they refused to tell what they had found so funny.
They had just been laughing at the fact that the water responded in such a way. Percy truly was powerful. Percy just grinned at them, glad that Triton and Amphitrite were being friendly, they were definitely more open now then they were last time he saw them just after the war.
(I didn't know... in trouble again.)
Sally and Percy both grumbled something about manhunts and innocence. The futures just looked at Sally in sympathy.
Percy got no sympathy, ok, maybe a little, but he was the one always being hunted for while poor Sally sat at home worrying.
(As soon as Mrs. Dodds... "Now, honey-")
Shudders were seen from those who have ever held a conversation with her.
("I know," I grumbled. "A month erasing workbooks.")
All the Hermes kids, Hermes, and Apollo groaned, and Percy had to cut them off by saying that he knew now.
(That wasn't the right thing to say.)
Percy wisely ignored the pointed looks sent his way.
("Come with me... scared Grover to death.)
"For good reason," Grover, Nico, and Percy all muttered. This, of course made the parents in the room freak out a little. Just how many times did this kid run into Furies? Nico they could understand, but Percy and Grover were not children of the Underworld. They should have never even met her once, let alone who knows how many times after she was done being a math teacher.
(She glared at him so hard his whiskery chin trembled.)
Both Stoll sets looked at each other, but before they could say, do, sign, or think about anything, Katie cut in, "Don't even think about it you four."
The look she gave them made her mother proud and Hades cowered a little, thinking of how much that look copied Demeter's when she was on another rant about how he stole her precious daughter.
The Stolls pouted and were about to complain, but were cut off by Athena reading. By now, she was very annoyed by all the interruptions and wanted to get it done with.
("I don't think so... "Thanks for trying.")
Percy and Grover grinned at each other, thinking of all the times over the years they had each others backs.
Grover's grin faded a little when he remembered where Percy was in their time, and how he couldn't help this time. He had finally managed to break through whatever was blocking their empathy link, but from all appearances when Percy first appeared in the throne room, he was also starting another quest. Without him.
Sure, if anybody knew just how well he could handle himself it was him and Annabeth, but...
Percy noticed the look on his face change, grinned,and said, "Hey, don't worry man, I'll come back. You honestly think I would let something happen to me out there? Annabeth would kill me!"
"I don't suppose there is any way you will sit this one quest out? For us?" Grover asked tentatively, sure this was Percy he was talking to, and he knew that. But he also knew Percy would do almost anything his friends asked of him if he had a say in it.
Percy sighed, "'Fraid not man, my presence on this one is ordered by Mars, and as much as I hate following his orders... besides, Juno promised me my memories back if I behaved."
If looks could kill, both Ares and Hera would have been fried by the future Greeks, none of which appreciated their Percy being sent on a Roman quest with his memories being dangled in front of him like bait.
Needless to say, Poseidon and Sally were not happy either.
("Honey," Mrs... Bobofit smirked.)
Demigods and gods alike could be heard plotting her demise, slowly and painfully in some cases. Those who planned the slowly and painfully were having people edge away from them, slowly.
(I gave her my deluxe I'll-kill-you-later stare.)
All those who have ever been on the receiving end of that stare shuddered and closed their eyes as if to block painful memories. Percy noticed this and smirked.
Then he remembered what happened next and pulled Annabeth closer, if she was worried by this she didn't say a word. She couldn't deny that she was enjoying being held, even if she was a little concerned about what was about to happen.
(Then I turned to... How'd she get there so fast?)
What little light atmosphere was in the room disappeared, all of them on edge waiting for what happened next. They already knew she was a Fury, either they guessed before Percy spoke up or Percy told them.
Jason was just thinking about how somebody was going to come save Percy, and then later they would hear him telling everyone about how he single-handedly defeated a Fury.
(I have moments like... misinterpreting things.)
Athena and Annabeth looked at him like he had two heads or something. Percy noticed their looks and said, "Yeah, yeah, I know." He sounded very annoyed as he said this, many people noted.
(I wasn't so sure.)
Percy gave Athena and Annabeth a pointed look that they just as pointedly ignored.
(I went after Mrs... absorbed in his novel.)
Many people groaned, and Chiron had the decency to look ashamed.
Poseidon and Sally, on the other hand, looked slightly murderous, and Sally was to be heard muttering some very unflattering things towards centaurs that made Percy's jaw hit the floor as he stared at her in shock.
Those who hadn't caught exactly what she said just used their imaginations, decided that they didn't want to know.
(I looked back up... at the gift shop.)
"Before anybody comments on anything else, can I please just point out that I was 12, with no idea that any of this," as he gestures around the throne room, "was real? So can we please get through this next part?"
(But apparently that... Greek and Roman section.)
Everybody started sitting on the edge of their seats, wondering what was going to happen. The Greeks were trying to remember if Percy had ever mentioned anything like this before, but couldn't recall.
Percy was holding Annabeth, trying to avoid the reactions of his parents. Poseidon and Sally at this point couldn't decide whether to start panicking, glaring at Hades, or being mad (in Sally's case) at Percy for never having mentioned this before. Poseidon settled for alternating between glaring at Hades and looking at Percy for reassurance that he was here, he was all right.
(Except for us, the... mad. It was evil.)
The tension in the room was so thick by this point, not even Percy's random humor could help ease it.
(She's a teacher... shook the building.)
Here a few people in the room glared at Zeus.
("We are not... will suffer less pain.")
'Confess to what?' was running through the minds of all who did not already know.
Luke was just wondering if Percy was being blamed for stealing the lightning bolt that he had been ordered to steal.
(I didn't know... make me read the book.)
Despite the tension, the Stolls looked like Christmas had come early, (technically this is just before Christmas) while Sally just sighed.
Athena also looked murderous, until Annabeth looked at her and just said, "Dyslexia."
("Well?" she demanded... to slice me to ribbons.)
Jason was getting impatient waiting for somebody to come and save Percy already, there was just no way this weak idiot defeated a Fury with zero training.
Poseidon was starting to hyperventilate so bad, Triton and Percy ended up wrapping him in a salt-water cocoon. They didn't mean to work together on it, but oh well, it just served to make the cocoon stronger and showed Triton and Amphitrite more of his power.
(Then things got even stranger.
"Wait, what? How?" was heard from around the room.
(Mr. Brunner, who'd... a pen in his hand.)
"Oh, that's how. I get it now."
Jason just thought, "What's a pen supposed to do? Stupid weakling."
("What ho... through the air.)
Jason snorted, thoughts of somebody else coming to save Percy being replaced by thoughts of him running away or Chiron taking care of the Fury himself, but then what was up with the pen?!
Those who knew that pen smirked.
(Mrs. Dodds lunged at me... on tournament day.)
Those who didn't know of the pen were shocked, Zoe's eyes narrowed, that sword sounded familiar...
Percy noticed this and sighed, knowing he would have to talk to her later about Hercules or something.
Jason caught himself thinking about how cool that sword sounded, before he reminded himself that its in Percy's hands. Somebody was going to come any minute now, they were going to save him.
(Mrs. Dodds spun... dropped the sword.)
Ares and Jason were both thinking, 'Wimp!' but were too afraid of Sally to say it.
(She snarled, "Die honey!")
The Stolls burst out laughing, despite the situation. At everyone else's looks, they quickly asked if anyone else got the image of a Fury attacking honey.
Now that everyone else understood, it took a while before everybody calmed down. Perhaps it was the tense atmosphere, but the laughter was a little hysterical.
When they finally continued, it was with a lighter mood.
(And she flew straight at me.)
Just like that, the light mood was gone.
(Absolute terror ran... swung the sword.)
While the younger demigods and gods questioned the naturalness of swinging a sword, the futures were smirking, as if to say, "and that's how we do things in Percy World."
Jason was still clinging to the diminishing hope that somebody was going to come, there was no way this idiot could possibly defeat a Fury on his own, with no training whatsoever.
(The metal blade... of water. Hisss!)
Everyone stared at Percy in shock, while his parents were finally starting to relax, he had done it, she was gone, he was safe.
They would talk to him about this later though. Right now they wanted to finish this chapter and go to bed.
The futures, on the other hand, while they weren't surprised, were a little hurt that he had never told them about this.
Jason was staring at Percy like he had suddenly sprouted antlers. Now that he was forced to admit he had indeed defeated a Fury, he was expecting Percy to start bragging it up, but that didn't happen. Instead, Percy was HIDING from everybodies gaze behind Annabeth.
The Romans were shocked, yeah, they knew he was powerful, he had proven that last night at the war games, those water cannons exploding was awesome, and his totally un-Roman fighting style was a sight to behold, but they had never imagined, THIS!
Finally, Athena had mercy on the boy and kept reading, tearing everyone's attention away from Percy.
(Mrs. Dodds was a... still watching me.)
Everyone but the Underworlder's shuddered, while the three just studied Percy curiously.
(I was alone... mushrooms or something.)
Hera raised an eyebrow as she remarked, "Wow, Chiron, I think you overdid it with the Mist."
This comment earned Chiron a glare from Percy's area.
(Had I imagined the whole thing?)
"Ok, my imagination is weird, but not that weird." Percy defended when everyone looked at him funny.
(I went back outside... whipped your butt.")
"Woah, woah, woah, hold it. Chiron, are you telling me that you found a teacher to replace Mrs. Dodds in less then maybe 10 minutes?!" Apollo was a little freaked at how sneaky the old horse could be.
Chiron chuckled and told him that Mrs. Kerr was the name of the daughter of Athena he had standing by just in case they needed a replacement. She was an older girl who had just graduated college. All the gods oh'd and Athena puffed herself up proudly.
(I said, "Who?"
"Our teacher. Duh!")
Nico laughed, "yeah, Percy! Duh! How you could you forget who your math teacher was?" He asked.
"Well, Nico." Percy played along. "I'm afraid that, despite my nearly perfect memory," all the futures snorted at this, "there are just somethings I don't want to remember." He finished all this very dramatically.
(I blinked. We... and turned away.)
All the demigods started grumbling murderously, and a few gods started thinking about cursing her
(I asked Grover where Mrs. Dodds was. He said, "Who?")
Percy turned to Grover with a longsuffering look on his face, then he told him very bluntly that he couldn't lie to save his life, but not to worry, he learns.
All the past demigods and gods pale as they wonder what could have happened to make this satyr learn to lie for his life.
Grover just shuddered as he remembered that cave, he was really glad he was out of there.
(But he paused... messing with me.)
Percy looked at him with a look that clearly said, see?
("Not funny, man,... Thunder boomed overhead.)
All the futures glanced at Zeus like, "really?"
(I saw Mr... the future, Mr. Jackson.")
At this Percy took out his pen and shouted, "My pen! You can't have it!"
His antics put nearly all the demigods on the floor laughing, while the more mature gods were fighting not to do the same.
The only ones not amused were Jason and Athena. Just because they really didn't like Percy.
(I handed Mr... me blankly. "Who?")
Percy turned and glared at Chiron, telling him, "Not cool, man. Not cool. I thought I was going nuts."
("The other chaperone... Are you feeling alright?")
Percy glared at Chiron again, who had the decency to look sheepish.
Hestia glanced at time again, declared a short snack, then bed. Those who complained that they weren't tired (Hermes, Apollo, Ares, and the younger demigods) got treated to that glare that only mothers can pull off.
She made food appear, and it was gone on minutes, not surprisingly, Thalia, Percy, and Nico ate the most, being three of the most powerful demigods in the room and the biggest eaters. After Zeus declared breakfast at 10 and reading to resume at 10:30, it was really that late, Hestia flashed the demigods to their rooms.
Well, this chapter took forever. I'll bring some people in next reading chapter.