Chapter 3 The forest

"Are you sure, we can't reverse the process, and it will be very painful," questioned the third fate in a serious tone.

"I don't want to sit out for the next 10 years being Canadian, I also don't want to be dead. So that leaves only the third option, which just seems to be the best option," Percy said smartly

"You do have brains, I was pretty sure after that stunt you just pulled you proved that you didn't have any." spat the driver sracasily.

"Hey!" yelled Percy angrily, tired of being called dumb.

"Well one last time are you sure?" asked a Fate, Percy not caring which.

"Are you sure these are the only options?" asked Percy hoping he didn't have to become a child.

"Yes" yelled all three fates, with a singular eye roll.

"Guess that's my choice," reluctantly said Percy, which was responded with chanting by the three fates. Percy watched as the singular eye glowed, and chanting grew louder, and pain started to flare all over his body, starting in his toes and fingertips and spreading down his limbs, it wasn't long before all he could focus on was the pain. The next he knew the fates were standing over him in a place that didn't look anything like the forest that they were in while in New York. The fates allowed him to try and get his bearings for a second, but soon Percy heard them start to talk.

"Percy this is where we are going to leave you, where you go from here is up to you," said one of the Fates

"But if anybody finds out who you really are or when you are from, whether they be on purpose or not. You won't like the results." said a different Fate, the group starting to walk away. Before they get into the cab one turns back and says, "Oh by the way, you do know how much the past likes you trying to change things, it only will get worse", Percy unsure which one, then the cab took off like a rocket.

Percy confused by the he fates once more, stood up and started to walk and almost immediately Percy's face met the forest floor, as his foot got caught in a fallen branch. Percy's arms tried to catch him, but did very little at stopping the momentum of the fall. It was at this moment, on the ground with scrapes all over his face and arms that Percy's mind finally caught up to what his little body and realized what was going on,he was a young kid now. The real question was how young, the young demigod stood up wincing at the pain in his now raw hands, and starting to try and find a water source.

After a couple of hours, Percy wanted to give up, that was until he saw an opening in the forest, with a pond in the middle. His first instinct was to run to it and drink as much as possible, but he sensed that something wasn't right, he couldn't place the feeling on to anything in particular, but the feeling wouldn't go away. He sat in the brush surrounding the clearing for a few minutes and smiled as a group of wolves ran into the clearing and started to drink from the pond. 'That's what my feeling was warning me about' Thought the young kid, deciding to wait the pack out. That was until he stepped on a twig, and the vision of the pack was suddenly all directed at him. Percy paused for a moment unsure if they could see him, but his fears were confirmed as one ran directly at him.

The boy took off running, in a dead sprint, he was just fast enough that the wolf couldn't catch him. Then suddenly his path was blocked by another wolf. The demigod looked to either side and saw there were wolves on either side of him, he was surrounded. The wolves growled at the kid, ready to kill the easy prey, Percy not wanting to end up as food, readied himself for a battle which would most likely his last. He ran towards a tree and put his back to it, in an attempt to protect his back.

As Percy did this the wolves circled, unsure of how to continue, occasionally lunging in a fake attack. Percy did nothing in response and just stood back against the tree waiting. This stalemate lasted only a few minutes before wolf decided to finally attack, running straight at the boy, in response Percy moved aside and let the wolf run head first into the tree knocking it out. In this brief moment the rest of the wolves decided to attack, one jumped on his back and started to scratch the demigod up, while another went for his legs and the last stood waiting to chase Percy should he escape the other two. The wolf who went for his legs took them out from underneath him and he fell to the ground. Where Percy rolled trying to get the wolf off his back, and he succeeded in getting it off his back and on to his front, where the dog went straight for the jugular. Percy desperately put his arm up as a way of blocking the oncoming jaws, and for his efforts got his left arm mangled, he started to punch the wolf in the face with his right arm, and took his knee and shoved it into the belly of the beast on him. This got the beast off him and Percy stood up and ran straight towards the pond hoping to heal his injuries and recover his energy, but the wolf waiting off to the side went straight after him.

He was sprinting despite the exhaustion and injuries knowing much worse would happen if that wolf would catch him, and as he broke through the tree line surrounding the clearing which held the pond. He was pushed by the wolf and fell landing on his left arm, breaking the bone rendering it useless, he pushed himself towards the pond with his legs trying to move and fight off the forest creature. As the wolf growled and followed the boy, who was inching back towards the pond, the wolf was about to pounce, Percy reach the pond and his hand in.

The wolf froze and cocked it's head to the right a little bit, and watched as the boy healed from his wounds, and stood up, ready to fight and charged the wolf. Who deftly dodged the charging boy, by this time the other two wolves had arrived at the clearing. Percy eyed the two felines and ran back into the he woods, unexpectedly the wolves did not chase after him and stayed in the clearing.

"I knew he was a demigod, why did still have to attack him," asked one wolf to the wolf who chased the boy back the pond.

"I wanted to see if he was made of the right elements, but what I learned here must be kept to ourselves, we must find him and capture him," answered the wolf, and started to chase after Percy.

AN I want to know what you think, please review, tell me what you like or hate. I will try to get the next chapter up by the end of the week. Thanks for your time! -Kate