Son of Neptune Pt 1

Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan

3rd POV

Going to Camp Jove

The snake haired ladies were really starting to annoy Percy. They should have died three days ago when he dropped a crate of bowling balls on top of them at the Napa Bargain Mart. They should have died to days ago when he ran them over with a police car in Martinez. They definitely should have died this morning when he cut of their heads this morning.

No matter how many times he managed to kill them, they just kept coming back. He had watched them crumble to gold dust, they just reformed like large evil dust bunnies. He couldn't seem to outrun them.

He reached the top of the hill and caught his breath. How long since he had last killed them? Maybe two hours. They never seemed to be dead longer than that. Percy felt like he could easily kill them for good, but he just couldn't remember how.

The past few days, he'd hardly slept a lick, but he didn't really need to. He also never got hungry at all. His clothes were torn, burnt and spluttered with monster slime.

"Where to run?" he asked himself, as he scanned the surrounding area. Under different circumstances he might have enjoyed the view. To his left, golden hills rolled inland, they were dotted with lakes, woods and a few herds of cows. To his right, the flatlands of Berkley and Oakland marched west, a vast checkerboard of neighbourhoods, with several million people who did not want their morning interrupted by two monsters and a filthy Half-Blood. Further west, San Francisco Bay glittered under a silvery haze. Past that, a wall of fog had swallowed most of San Francisco, leaving the top of skyscrapers and the towers of the golden gate bridge. A vague sadness weighed on Percy's chest. Something told him that he had been there before. The city had some connection to Annabeth.

Annabeth…the only person he remembered from his past. His memories of her were frustratingly dim. The She-wolf had promised he would see her once more and regain his memories, if he succeeded on his journey.

Should he cross the bay?

It was tempting. He could feel the power of the ocean just over horizon. Water always called to him like he was it's master. Percy wanted to go to the water, but that She-wolf Lupa had taught him how to further enhance his senses…to trust his instincts that had been guiding him south. His homing Radar was tingling like crazy now. His journey was nearly at an end.

While Percy was mulling over his thoughts he did not notice the arrival of the two monsters that have been chasing him. Percy was still annoyed that they keep chasing him no matter how many times he has killed them. Percy was especially annoyed at how good their sense of smell was.

He scrambled to the west side of the summit. It was too steep to descend. The slope plummeted a hundred feet towards the highway. He was cornered, but not defenceless as the gorgons would have hoped. A cornered Percy is a deadly Percy.

Right next to him a familiar voice garnered his attention, "Ah there you are!" the voice rang in his ears. It was the smiley gorgon Beano

Okay, her name wasn't Beano. It was close as Percy could figure out at the time, he was dyslexic, but that cleared out after a few days for some odd reason. The first time he saw the gorgon was at a bargain mart where she posed as a Bargain Mart greeter with a big green button that read: Welcome! My name is Stheno, he thought it said Beano.

She was still wearing the same vest she wore as she posed as a Bargain Mart employee. She looked like somebody's dumpy old grandmother…until you looked at her roster feet or the tusks sticking out of her mouth or the green snakes she had for hair.

Percy could scarcely believe she was still holding up a platter of free samples of Crispy cheese 'n' Wieners. Those things still looked as they did a few days ago. She kept offering them to Percy as a snaked before she killed him.

"Try one?" She offered

Percy's eyes flared as she offered, his bright sea green eyes glowed with immense power that said to whoever looked at them to back off. Even Lupa took a step back at the sight of them, "Where is your sister?" he growled uncapping his sword

"Oh, put that away" She chided him "You must know by now that celestial bronze can't kill us for long. Have a bite of the Cheese 'n' Wiener before I end you"

"Stheno!" the second gorgon appeared, "Put those disgusting things away and kill him already, he killed Medusa do you not remember sister?"

"But Eury-" Stheno tried, but was silenced by her sister.

Euryale turned towards Percy with unrelenting bloodlust in her eyes as she bared her fangs at him. She looked exactly like Stheno, but her snake hair was coral. Her Bargain Mart vest was adorned with 50% off stickers. Her badge read: Hello! My name is DIE DEMIGOD SCUM! Percy loathed being called a mere demigod as he views them.

"Finally the famous Percy Jackson shall die" Euryale said with an insane grin. "Our mistress will be pleased with your death"

Percy stiffened when she said that. He wanted to know who her mistress was. "Who is your mistress?" He asked

Euryale sneered at him, "The goddess Gaea, of course! The one who brought us back from oblivion! You wont live long enough to meet her, but your friends will feel her wrath soon enough. Even now her army grows and marches south. At the feast of Fortune, she will awaken and lay waste to you demigods"

"Don't call me that you stupid reptile" Percy scowled which shocked both gorgons.

"Oh come on have a sample" Stheno said with smile, Percy looked at the platter and formed a plan of escape, "Reconsidering? Very wise dear, it will be a quick death, I added some gorgon blood."

Percy's throated constricted, "You added your blood?" her asked and she nodded

"Just a little" Stheno said. "Just a tiny nick on my arm, but you are sweet to be concerned. Blood from our right can cure anything, but blood from our left is deadly-"

"You dimwit" Euryale screeched "You're not suppo-"

Percy grabbed Stheno's platter and scattered the poisoned samples and slashed across Euryale's waist, cutting her in half, and Stheno found herself facing her own greasy reflection

"Medusa" she screened as Percy slammed the tray on top of her head and she passed out cold. Her sister was already starting to reform, so he jumped on the platter and slid down the side of the slope.

Percy thought it was fun sliding down the slope until he skittered on top the roof of an apartment and sailed through the air. A gust of wind that he summoned balanced the platter, but he crashed into a clump of bushes. It wasn't a soft landing, but it sure beats asphalt.

He groaned, but got up. He had to keep moving, he wanted to see his Annabeth. He looked at the side of the slope and saw the two monsters running down the slope. It was a lot slower than Percy's way, but better than nothing.

Percy looked around and saw Tunnel that looked odd, because it had two kids flanked the entrance of it. They wore roman military amour, with blue jeans and t-shirts that were purple in colour. The guard on the right looked like a girl and the guard on the left looked like a stoat guy with a bow and quiver strapped on his back. Both kids held long wooden staffs with iron tips. Percy knew he had reached his destination, but it didn't feel like the right place to find Annabeth

"This isn't my territory. This is dangerous" he said to himself

"You are right you know" said a voice next to him

Percy scanned the direction of the voice and saw a middle aged woman who looked like she got lost in a time machine from the sixties. She wore a ragged tie-dyed dress that was hideous. Her mop of hair was grey and with tired back with a peace sign headband. She smiled and showed only three teeth.

"This a camp dear" She said to him

"Camp you say?" he asked and she nodded "Well good enough for me"

The gorgons screeched and they revealed their leathery wings. Stheno shrieked in delight. "There isn't much time child" the woman said "You need to make a choice"

"What choice?"

"You can go into the sea and start a new life, where you can settled down, get a job live until old age, but your friends and family from your old life will die or go to camp where I am afraid you will face horrors so horrible they horrified me to the pits of my being"

"Who are you?" He asked

"Oh, you may call me June" Her eyes sparkled as if she had made an excellent joke "they named a month after me"

"Okay thank you, but I should go" he said

"The only way to camp is to carry me" she said

"Carry you?" he asked "Why?"

"Trust dear boy" she said "Trust"

"Fine" he said as he scooped her up. She was surprisingly lighter than she appeared. Percy tried to ignore her foul breath and sand paper hands cling to his neck. He made it across the lane of traffic. A drive honked. Another yelled something very unsavoury that Percy thought best to ignore. A shadow fell over him. Stheno called down gleefully, "Clever boy! Found a goddess to carry I see"

'A goddess?' he asked himself

A car almost hit them and old lady June just cackled in delight, "Whoops!"

"Get them! Two prizes are better than one!" Euryale screened from the corner of his eye.

Percy ran so fast across the remaining lanes that June looked at him in shock. He saw the gorgons swooping down, as thunder began to rumble in excitement. An arch of lightening stronger than the master bolt, streaked across the faces of the gorgon, but missed. The two gorgons ascended again.

One of the guards yelled. The guy with the bow notched an arrow. Percy shouted "Wait"

But the boy was not aiming for him, but the gorgons. The arrow passed Percy's head. A gorgon wailed in pain. The second guard readied her spear, gesturing frantically for Percy to hurry up.

Just as Percy was about to reach for the door, "Gotcha" Shrieked Euryale. Another streak of lightening tore through the sky as it headed to Euryale. She barely managed to get out of the way, but a car slammed into her, throwing a ten feet away from Percy and June. Percy took this as a chance to run.

"Frank" the girl guard said "get them inside, quick! Those are gorgons"

"Gorgon?" he squeaked. "Will the door hold them?"

In Percy's arms June cackled. "No, no it won't. Onward, Percy Jackson! Through the tunnel and over the river!"

"Percy Jackson?" The female guard was darker skinned, with curly hair sticking out the sides of her helmet. She looked to be younger than Frank. Maybe thirteen or fourteen. Her sword scabbard came down almost to her ankle. Still she was the one in charge.

"Okay, you are obviously a demigod, but who's the-" she glanced at June, Percy was infuriated at being called a mere demigod again, but did not voice it out aloud. "Never mind. Just get inside. I'll hold them off."

"Hazel" the boy said. "Don't be crazy."

"Go" she demanded.

Frank cursed in Latin and opened the door. "Come on!"

Percy followed Frank into the tunnel and started running once he saw daylight at the end. June was singing a lullaby that didn't help Percy at all. He was tempted to drop her like packet of cement, but she knew something and he wanted to know what it is.

"Shouldn't we check on Hazel?" he asked and the boy shook his head

"She's good underground. Just keep running! We are nearly there."

"Nearly where?"

June chuckled. "All roads lead there child. You should know that"

"Detention?"

"Rome" June said.

They kept running towards the source of the light and finally they burst into sunlight. Percy froze. Spread out at his feet was valley several miles wide. The basin floor was rumbled with smaller hill, golden plains and stretches of a forest. There was a big inland mountain called Diablo. Percy felt like he had just entered a secret world. In the centre of the valley nestled by lakes, was a small city of while marble buildings with red tiled roofs. Others looked like Palaces, with golden doors and large gardens.

But what grabbed Percy's attention was the river two hundred yards below. Across from it was a military encampment with a narrow gate that stood closed at the side of the Riverbank. Percy looked at the encampment closely. It felt similar, but he knew that it was not the same.

"Camp Jupiter" Frank said "We'll be safe once-"

Hazel burst out the tunnel. She was covered in dust and was breathing heavily. She'd lost her helmet, so her hair fell cross her shoulders. Her armour was a bit dented. It had a long claw mark running across it.

"I slowed them down" she said "But they will be here a second"

Frank cursed. "We have to get across the river."

June squeezed Percy's neck tighter "Oh, yes, please I cant get my dress wet"

Percy bit his tongue and said nothing, he just ran towards the river. The river Parted when they got close. It was as if it was serving it lord and master. Frank and Hazel looked surprised, but just kept running. It closed off at the back when they went across the archway.

When they were through the river the watchtowers' horns blew. The sentries shouted and swivelled their crossbows toward the screeching gorgons. Percy thought they had made it, but one of the gorgons had managed to scoop up Frank and were taking him across the river.

Percy flicked his wrists. An intense tugging feeling filled his body with zeal and excitement. The river rose in equal excitement as it formed a pair of massive hand that managed to get a hold of both gorgons. They dropped Frank in shock. The watery hand wrapped the two, encasing them completely as it froze killing both monsters. The block of ice was filled with monster dust, but before they could reform water filled the cavity and sank into the river.

In the middle of the Tiber river, Frank stumbled around, looking stunned but perfectly fine. Hazel waded out and helped him ashore. Only then did Percy notice just how quiet the other kids had become.

Everyone was staring at him. Only the old lady looked mildly shocked. She had seen him do something that blew her wildest dreams.

"Well that was lovely" She said "thank you Percy Jackson for bringing me to Camp Jupiter."

One of the girls made a choking sound. "Percy…Jackson?"

She sounded as if she recognised the name. Percy focused on her, hoping to see a familiar face. She was obviously the leader. She wore a regal purple cloak over her armour. Her chest was decorated with medals. She must have been Percy's age, with dark, piercing eyes and long black hair. Percy didn't recognise her, but the girl stared at him as if she'd seen him in her nightmares

June laughed with delight. "Oh, yes. You'll have such fun together!"

Then, just because the day hadn't been weird enough already, the old lady began to glow and change form. She grew until she was a shining, seven foot tall goddess in a blue dress, with a cloak that looked like goat's skin over her shoulders. Her face was stern and stately. In her hand was a staff topped with a lotus flower.

If it was possible for the campers to look even more stunned, they did. The girl with the purple cloak knelt. The others followed her lead. One kid got down so hastily he almost impaled himself on his sword.

Hazel was the first to speak. "Juno"

She and Frank also fell to their knees leaving Percy the only one standing. He had no interest or compulsion to kneel and after carrying her, he didn't feel obliged to show her that much respect.

"Juno, huh?" He asked "I made to camp, now give me back my memories"

The goddess smiled. "In time, Percy Jackson, if you succeed here at camp. You have done well today, which is a good start. Perhaps there is hope for you yet." She turned to the other kids. "Romans, I present to you the son of Neptune, Perseus Jackson King of all waters, Storms and the bringer of tides and blest of the fates. For months he has been slumbering, but now he is awake. His fate is now in your hands. The feast of Fortuna comes quickly, and Death must be unleashed if you are to stand any hope in battle. Do not fail me!"

Juno shimmered and disappeared. Percy looked at Hazel and Frank for some kind of explanation, but they were just as confused as he was. Frank was holding something Percy hadn't noticed before…two small flasks with cock stoppers like potions, one in each hand. Percy knew that they came from the gorgons, but he saw Frank slip them into his pocket. Percy gave Frank a warning look that said you and I will talk later.

The girl in the purple cloak steeped forward. She examined Percy warily, and it felt like she would rather see him impaled.

"So" she said coldly which made his ichor freeze, "a son of Neptune, who comes to us with the blessing of Juno and the Fates"

"Yes?" he asked, "do you know me?"

The girl hesitated. "I am Reyna, praetor of the twelfth legion. And…no, I don't know you"

Percy looked at her sceptically, "I see" he said "I was really hoping to see someone that I might remember. I lost my memories. The she wolf Lupa guided me here."

"Hazel" Reyna called "bring him inside. I want to question him at the principia. Then send him to Octavian. We must consult the auguries before we decide what to do with him"

"I'm standing right here" Percy whined

Reyna's hand tightened on her dagger. She was obviously used to getting everything she wanted, "Before we accept anyone, we first interrogate them and read the auguries. Juno said you fate is in our hands. We have to know whether the goddess brought a new recruit…" she looked at Percy doubtfully "Or an enemy to kill"

Percy laughed the coldest laugh that they have ever heard. This laugh was so devoid of amusement that it chilled their bones, "I see" Percy said "Let's go then"

When they had entered camp Percy found it amusing that half of the people there were already dead. Shimmering purple warrior stood outside the armoury, polishing ethereal swords. Others hung out in front of the barracks. A ghost boy chased a ghostly dog. Outside the stables, a big glowing red dude with the head of a wolf guarded a herd of unicorns.

None of the campers paid the ghost much attention, but as Percy's entourage walked by with Reyna in the lead, Frank and Hazel on either side, all the spirits stopped what they were doing and stared at Percy before they all went their knees and bowed at him. The little boy ghost shrieked something " Greggus Primordis" and turned invisible.

Percy wished that he could be invisible too. The attention was giving him an uneasy feeling. He stayed between Hazel and Frank.

"Am I seeing things?" asked "Or are those-"

"Ghosts?" Hazel turned. She had beautiful eyes like fourteen karat gold "They are Lares. House gods"

"House gods?" Percy asked

"They're ancestral spirits," Frank said. He removed his helmet, revealing a babyish face that didn't go well with his big build and military haircut.

"Lares are kind of like mascots" he continued, "They are mostly harmless, but I've never seen them so agitated"

"They're staring at me," Percy said. "That ghost kid called me Greggus Primordis"

"Graecus Primordialis, " Hazel said, "Once you have been here awhile, you'll start understanding Latin. Demigods have a natural sense for it. Graecus means Greek and I don't know he said Primordialis. It must mean you are the first Greek Demigod here or something"

"Is that bad?" Percy asked

"Depends on who you are asking" Frank said.

"Huh?" Percy asked

"It's probably nothing," Frank said. "Romans and Greeks have a complicated a history. An age old rivalry, sometimes Romans use the word Graecus as an insult for someone who is an outsider or…um an enemy

They continued walking until they passed a crossroads and along the way they saw an assortment of buildings along the Via Praetoria. At one corner of the crossroads there stood an impressive building, a two story wedge of white marble with a columned portico like an old fashioned bank. Roman guards stood in front of the building. Over the doorway hung a purple banner with the gold letters SPQR embroiled inside a laurel wreath.

"Is this your headquarters?" Percy asked.

Reyna faced him, her eyes cold and hostile, "It's called the Praetoria" she said coldly which caused Percy to narrow his eyes. He could feel his anger brewing towards the girl, but suppressed it.

She scanned the mob of campers who had followed them from the River. "Everyone back to your duties now. I will give an update on evening muster. Remember, we have war games after dinner"

The thought of dinner made Percy salivate in anticipation. The scent of the bakery and barbeque was making him a very hungry deity. But he doubted Reyna would ever let him get an order to go.

The crowd dispersed reluctantly. Some muttered comments about Percy's chances.

"He's dead" one said.

"Yeah so would be those two that found him" said another.

"Yeah" muttered another. "Let him join the fifth Cohort. Greek and geeks"

Several kids laughed at the comment, but Reyna scowled at them and they cleared off. Percy was getting even more agitated by the rudeness of the campers. Percy was dimly glowing with anger and no one but Hazel noticed the glow. He was slowly assuming his primordial form which would be bad, really bad.

"Hazel" Reyna said. "Come with us. I want your report on what happened at the gates"

"Me too?" Frank said "Percy saved my life. We've got to let him-"

Reyna gave him such a harsh look that he stepped back.

That is it for chapter 2 and sorry I took so long to update it and also it is the same as the original because I wanted Percy not to just waltz in, but the rest of the story will be very loosely based on son of Neptune and HoO.

Thanks for reading this chapter, review if you want to suggest anything.