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"Ra talk"

"Percy/Ra talk"

Chapter 12: Ra is too much sometimes

I have never blackout before...Okay that' a half-lie, most of the time I was knocked out. But when I walked out of a burning mansion I had to wonder what happened.

"Ra explain." I ordered.

"Run now talk latter."

"We need to go." I said as sirens could now be heard.

"The Louvre." Bast grabbed the kids. "It's got the closest portal."

"Run for it." I shouted. We ran through the cold rain doing our best to avoid slipping on the slick pavements.

"Sadie," Bast called as we ran. "You'll only have seconds to open the portal."

"Where is it?" Sadie yelled. I know no one was following us but I had the uneasy feeling we were being watched. Bast lead us to the glass pyramid that was glowing in the dusk.

"Wow for real?" I stopped having been amazed. "

"As long as it's shaped that way it has the power. Truthfully it was a workshopped from a previous idea I had."

"No talking till after this is over." I spat as I quickly caught up to the group. We arrived at the base of the pyramid. Luckily the plaza was empty.

"One minute until sundown," Bast warned. "This is our last chance for summoning." Sadie seemed to have conflicting emotions and when you have any amount of a God in you that's never good. The pyramid trembled as its glass walls shimmered and the top of the structure began to glow. A swirling sand vortex appeared, the only problem was. It was hovering above the very top of the pyramid.

"Climb!" Bast ordered

"Fuck this." I said donning my Ra armor. Picking Carter and Sadie up, I flew us through the portal with bast holding onto my legs. I blacked out one more time and this time I was in my moms' old apartment. I couldn't believe it and I didn't as I walked to the kitchen and there stood an exact copy of me with gold eyes.

"Hey there Percy." The clone smiled. Now since this was I imagined a gun and shot the clone.

"Owe. You shot me you a hole."

"Start talking." I ordered.

"About?"

"What happened back there?"

"Oh, that." Ra said nodding his head as he sat down at the table. "Well let's see. When we temporarily combined ourselves the Egyptian magic was too strong for you as those were some hardcore spells. Now sure you are immune to most, but not ones as strong as the old school ones in there. So the side that is you." Ra said pointing at me. "You were overpowered and more of me was given control. Now as for the stealing. That was only 80% revenge as most of that stuff was already stolen from someone else."

"Really?" I asked not buying that.

"Oh sure you are ready to kill a man, but I'm a hole for stealing."

"Burning the mansion?"

"You can't tell you weren't on board with it."

"The staff."

"They're magic. For all you know they got out and now crying to their pimp daddy to getting the spankings that they all secretly love. Look the bottom line is this. You've killed before this, you've stolen before this. Hell you've done some questionable things to save worlds before this. So get off the fricken high horse. Okay?"

"Okay." I couldn't argue. I wasn't sure why I was mad at him. After all like he said I had done some bad things before now.

"You're only mad because it made you look bad in front of the kids." Ra said pulling out a playboy. "You can't shelter them from all that bad stuff. They are already thieves and sooner or later they will kill. It's part of our world. So just do your best to keep them alive."

"Okay Ra." I smiled

"Good now leave, so me and Marilyn can have our time." Ra ordered walking over to a large door that was never in my moms' old apartment. The door opened to a large Egyptian throne room. "See? My side is better."

"Shut up." I smirked before waking up. We woke in a small room with industrial carpeting, gray walls, and metal-framed windows. It felt like a freezer in here and the cold wet sand didn't help. "Where are we?" Carter, Sadie, and Bast directed me to the window and that was a sight below us from several hundreds of stories below was Washington, D.C. "Okay D.C. Now why are we so high?"

"Sadie wasn't specific about where." Carter said.

"Zip it." Sadie demanded. Bast and I chuckled at this.

"We are at the largest single source of Egyptian power in North America." Sadie and I stared at her uncomprehendingly as a fly flew by before freezing to death. "The biggest obelisk ever constructed," Bast replied. "The Washington Monument." Sadie seemed to have a moment of vertigo and moved away from the window. Carter grabbed her shoulder to help her sit down.

"How long were we out?" I asked.

"Two hours and thirty-two minutes," Bast said. "I'm sorry, Sadie. Opening more than one portal a day is extremely taxing, even with Isis' help."

"I agree, she should not push herself too hard." I added which made Carter frown.

"But we need her to do it again, right? We need to get to Arizona. That's where Set is."

"Yes Carter but I will not sacrifice your sister just to get there fast."

"Besides the needs time to cool down for-" Bast started.

"For another twelve hours." Carter cursed. "I forgot about that."

"Carter." I said placing a hand on his shoulder. "I have fought Gods, Demons, monsters, etc. I have saved this world so many times. One thing I've learned is that while it is important to save the world. But what does that mean if you lose yourself and everyone that is important to you?"

"That was beautiful" Ra said as a violin was playing in my mind.

"Smartass." I groaned.

"So we need another way to Arizona." Carter said.

"What about Thoth's spellbook?" Sadie asked. "Did we at least find a way to fight Set?"

"We got the way. That's me." I have to wonder how he makes the noises as I heard a boxing bell ring twice.

"Maybe you two can make sense of it," Carter said handing the book to Sadie as I knelt beside her. "Bast and I couldn't read it. Even Doughboy was stumped." Okay first this was a scroll folded into sections, second, the cloth or paper was so brittle. Third, my dyslexia did not help.

"Ra?" I asked

"We're sorry the number you are trying to reach is not in service at this time. Please check the number and try the call again." A woman's voice said.

"The fuck?" I asked as Sadie closed the book in frustration.

"All that work for nothing." Sadie spat.

"Now kitten it's not so bad." Bast said trying to make Sadie feel better.

"Stuck in Washington, D.C. We have two days to make it to Arizona and stop a god we don't know how to stop. And if we can't, we'll never see our dad or Amos again. Oh and to top it off the world might end."

"Typical Monday for Percy Jackson." I laughed. The others didn't as they didn't know my past.

"Well now, how's a picnic sound?" Bast smiled moving the conversation along. She snapped her fingers. The air shimmered, and a pile of cans of cat food and two jugs of milk appeared on the carpet."

"Um," Carter said, "can you conjure any food for humans?"

"Well, no accounting for taste." Bast replied.

"I got this." I smiled using a blessing I got from one of my favorite Olympians. With a snap of my fingers and small fire appeared along with some roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, and fresh veggies.

"How?" Carter and Sadie asked.

"Is this Ras' power?" Carter asked.

"No. A blessing from my aunt's actually. I said fixing the two a plate. Realizing I forgot something I snapped my fingers again and a six-pack of cokes appeared. After setting the duo up I then indulged in an old habit of giving tribute to the Gods. Namely my dad, Hestia, Hermies, Apollo, and Artemis as those were the only ones I had a friendly relationship with.

"Delicious." Sadie said clearly enjoying it.

"How did you make this."Carter asked trying to keep bast from mooching off his plate as she forgot about her food.

"Magic, although my aunt or even my mom is worlds better than me."

"How is she?" Sadie asked? "I mean to have a son as amazing as you, she must worry sometimes."

"Dead. Murdered in a car crash." I said tossing my food into the hearth having lost my appetite.

"I'm sorry." Sadie said as now she and Carter felt bad. After moments of silence, we finished and I cleaned up. The entire building seemed to be humming ever so slightly, sending a tremble through my skull that made my teeth buzz. "What is that?" Sadie asked. "The wind?"

"Magic energy," Bast smiled. "this is a powerful monument." Then suddenly Bast stood up. "We got company." I felt it too, and the scent was greek in nature.

"Stay here with them." I ordered leaving them alone with Bast.

"So who dod you think is?"

"Oh your back now?" I spat.

"Hey, I can't babysit you 24/7. I got plans to make, you know for once we're Pharoh again."

"Like?" I asked as we rode the elevator.

"Like for starters, we need to get people on board with me again."

"Okay."

"Which is why I made hats." as he said that a red hat appeared in my hand that read: Ra's back bitch!

"Wow." Was all I could only say.

"Yeah, and in a couple of years, we move on to high power."

"Dare I ask."

"I am gonna run for President."

"Okay I know you are crazy but come on."

"Wait till you see the hat."

"Gods no." I groaned. Sure enough, another appeared and this one said: Make the world Ras' again "I don't know what to say to you right now."

"Yes I know it's great but let's focus on the now."

"Thank you." I said glad to move on from that.

"So once we get the throne back. We need to modernize it. keep the gold and stone with a little metal here and there. Maybe a tank under us filled with crocs that have lasers attached to their heads.

"Why?"

"So they know not to challenge us. Now, this is the one request I have."

"I thought it having harem girls to dance for you was your one request."

"Shit...Okay, two requests."

"Ra from the sounds of this you are a terrible person to be Pharoh."

"Not really. I know a lot worse people than me. Besides, sure my decisions may seem horrible. But freeing my people and helping to improve their lives are my main concerns."

"I have my doubts from a god that has been declared insane. Actually now that I say that all that you've done makes sense."

"I was never diagnosed by a real doctor...Anyway, I have a five-point plan to make my return to rule work. I call it Ra's five-point plan to greatness."

"Chaos help me. Okay, this is the longest elevator ride...Fine, I'll humor you what's step one?"

"Step one free other Gods. once they understand it's us who cares. Then they'll kiss our ass." I just rolled my eyes at that. "Don't roll those eyes. Step two make Osairus our new god of wealth."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because you know he's already secretly it with all those jewels he hoards for himself. Let the people get on his ass for something for a change."

"Wow. I said feeling sorry for Hades.

"Step three making the Egyptian gods more known in culture." I had to agree that might help. The Olympians and Asgardians were still well known and if the Egyptians were that could help relations. "Step four Kick the Legions ass something good."

"Okay, two outta four is good so far."

"Yeah, it's time mommy and daddy took off the belts and whipped the brats a new one."

"And step five?"

"Well, this last one is more practical to get the gods to like me better."

"How so?"

"I'm gonna legalize weed."

"And there it is." I said finally exiting the elevator. Once I exited I was greeted to the sight of dust piles and two familiar faces.

"I'm sorry Percy. I didn't want to give you up, but she made me." Nico said being he by a tall blonde haired woman smiled at me with silver eyes.

"Hello, Percy." she smiled at me lust in her eyes.

"Hubba Hubba." I ignored Ra and curse my luck and replied.

"Hello, Aphrodite."

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