Chapter 3: Horribly Horrifying Skype Attempts From The Future
Let's start from the beginning... Again. His name was Percy Jackson. Demigod, monster-slayer, son of Poseidon, and New Yorker. For nearly two years, he's been a camper at Camp Half-Blood, a refuge for lost and desperate demigods.
It all started when he fell asleep on the way to Westover Hall, a boarding school in Bar Harbor. A few days ago, Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase and Thalia Grace received a message from the satyr Grover Underwood, Percy's best friend. It was an eight-hour drive so, of course, Percy fell asleep on the way to the boarding school in Maine. That was when the visions began.
Usually, demigods have nightmares about the past or events occurring in the present, but this was different. Percy saw in his dream bodies. The bodies of campers, the bodies of people he'd never met before, the bodies of his friends and family. He was horrified beyond belief.
Percy looked ahead of the bodies and saw... himself. The other Percy looked bruised and weak. He had multiple cuts and scars across his face. He had a torn black leather jacket and linen jeans. His hair was muddy but very long. He looked twice as old as the real Percy was.
Above the older Percy stood a man in armor with an entirely golden scythe. It was Kronos, the lord of time and the Titans. He was preparing to kill the older Percy.
The younger Percy saw his older self chanting. It was both in Greek and a language he didn't recognize. The older Percy stopped chanting and glared at Kronos.
"Change the outcome!" Screamed older Percy, "Let him-"
Before older Percy could finish, Kronos stabbed him and all went black.
...
"No!" Percy woke up and shouted.
He immediately regretted it. He looked around awkwardly. Annabeth and Thalia were staring at him.
"There are no monsters here yet, seaweed brain." Annabeth casually reassured Percy.
The moment Annabeth said monsters, an image flashed through Percy's head. He and Thalia were surrounded by young girls in hoods carrying bows. On the edge of a cliff, Annabeth was on the back of a giant lion with a huge golden mane and a scorpion's tail.
The image disappeared and Percy gasped.
"Percy," Percy's mom, Sally Jackson, said, "We're here!"
Percy looked out the window and saw a giant castle. It was completely black and had huge gates. It looked like a castle from medieval times. It also rested on a firm, rocky foundation.
"You ready for this?" Thalia asked.
Percy breathed slowly and responded, "I'm ready."