A/N - I have a big plot planned out for this story, so just a little heads up that some 'minor' details may turn into quite a surprise later on ;)
After the 'Big Reveal' at lunch, Chiron gave me an official tour of the camp. It was magnificent compared to where I'd been staying, but it wasn't anything too special, at least not for a camp filled with demigod warriors.
"And this here, is the Zeus cabin." Chiron made a small gesture to the building we had stopped in front of before stepping to the side for me to go in.
Now this was something special. Just the pillars in front of the door, which none of the other cabins had, were more intricate than any of the other buildings in all of camp.
"Ah yes," Chiron's voice broke me from my stupor of simply trailing my hands along the marvelous columns, "I remember when Zeus himself came to camp and announced that Hesphaustus would be building his cabin. One of the only times these children have had a god besides Artemis visit in all the years I've been here and for something so... trivial."
Thunder boomed loudly overhead, and something within me seemed to ignite as I sensed the thunder before the sound even reached my ears.
Chiron merely shook his head and began walking off when I spoke up.
"Don't they care for their children Chiron?" My words stopped him dead in his tracks, almost as if he were scared, but surely he wasn't scared I would be killed for asking a simple question?
"They do, my boy, but it's best you drop the subject now." Chiron trotted off briskly before I could say another word.
I looked away from him and towards my cabin, taking a few cautious steps up to the door before halting right at the entrance.
After taking a deep breath, I hesitantly pushed open the sturdy bronze doors. If I thought anything about the outside of the cabin was stunning, than the inside was downright heavenly.
It was fairly plain as far as color went, just white with splashes of gold and bronze decorations, but the patterns and drawings sketched into the wall were so lifelike that it was hard to believe they weren't real.
"Enjoying the view, huh?" I spun around while shrinking down instinctively into a crouched position; hands raised defensively in front of my face.
The intruder didn't so much as flinch, he simply stood there with his hands folded behind his back and a smug look on his face.
It didn't take long to guess who he was. Everthing from his hair to his eyes was an exact copy of myself, although I suppose it's technically the other way around.
"Jackass." It felt good to get some anger off my chest, and it felt even better to see his smug look waver and a frown replace it.
"Watch it kid, I may be your father but even love has its limits." I stared at him defiantly, not daring to test his limits but also not giving him the satisfaction of the respect he always receives.
"I didn't come here to stir up harsh feeling, Perseus, I just wanted to-" I cut him off with a bark of laughter, startling him as much as myself. I wasn't entirely sure where my newfound courage was coming from, but I didn't plan on wasting it.
"You stirred up harsh feelings the moment I found out I had a father who was a god. Do you know how hopeless I was? How scared I was?" Zeus stared at me blankly, but I could tell he was listening.
"I spent every day of my life for as long as I can remember just surviving. You didn't even come when Sally, my mom, the women you abounded, was in the hospital, and I had to run because the police were trying to put me into an orphanage!" Small sparks of electricity flew off of me, but they all were immediately sucked into Zeus' body before causing any harm.
"I couldn't even go back to her once she got better because she barely had enough money to support herself, I couldn't bare the thought of adding onto her burden." Zeus reacted instantly, the tiny sparks previously flying off of me now turned into much larger bolts streaming from my father.
"You dare speak to me in such a disrespectful way?" His voice was like a sounder clap in the quiet room, ripples over energy flowing out of him and shaking the cabin to its foundation.
He took several deep breaths and rubbed his temples for a while before continuing, "I am the king of the gods. I am not required to come and give you a gift, but rather I chose to do so. Now I'm beginning to wonder if I shouldn't have."
His response had honestly caught me off guard, and I wasn't quite sure what to say. So I didn't say anything, I just watched as he silently walked over and stood at the base of the giant statue of himself on the middle of the room.
"You aren't like any child I've ever sired," he turned to face me, not with the look of a father, but the look of a man gazing upon an experiment, "I'm not sure if it's because of the upcoming prophecy or... something else." Before I could open my mouth to coment, he continued.
"My children always inherit one of my two traits. They either have immense strength with control over the winds," he levited slightly to emphasize his point and then dropped onto the ground to continue.
"Or they have amazing speed and can control and summon lightning." A small spark of lightning flicked out of his hand, but faster than I could see he lurched forward and caught it mid air.
"You seem to have more control over both of these aspects than even I thought possible for a demigod, which could make you dangerous." He stared at me with narrowed eyes, and the thought briefly crossed my mind that he would strike me down where I stood.
"Like I mentioned before, I'm not here to cause strife between us, my son. I simply wanted to leave my gift and be off." A monstourous bolt of lightning easily as big as my cabin struck through the ceiling, temporally blinding me.
When my vision finally cleared all that was left to signify my father's visit was a small black ballpoint pen with electric blue writing spelling 'Riptide' in Greek down the side.
I instinctively flipped the cap off of it, dropping it in surprise when it morphed into a sword.
The sword wasn't too long to be wielded with one hand, but it wasn't short enough that it required a weapon in the other hand as well. It had a smooth black leather grip wrapped around the handle that seemed specifically made for me, and along the edges of the leaf shaped bronze blade was a thin line of glowing blue energy.
I spun the sword in my hand before giving it a few practice swings, practically glowing in delight at the way it swished through the air so effortlessly. At the time I didn't realize it, but just the fact I could so easily swing the blade was proof of my advanced strength.
"Percy come out for dinner!" The sound of Chiron's booming voice nearly caused me to drop my sword yet again, but I manage to keep a hold on the blade and proceeded to tap the cap to the tip, watching in fascination as it quickly shrunk back into a pen.
"Coming Chiron, just let me change out of these hospital clothes." The clothes you received at the infirmary were, luckily, not the typical gown usually associated with hospitals, but rather just a plain white shirt and cotton sweatpants. Wonderful for sleeping clothes but not exactly how I wanted to be seen at the moment.
"It seems that child Zeus has once again forgot his responsibilities." I sank to the ground clutching my head in pain as the mysterious voice once again invaded my thoughts. I figured that Zeus had been the voice, although they sounded nothing alike, but this just confirmed that it wasn't.
"Check the dresser and you'll find clothes that I provided. They'll grow with you always and you can simply will them to change into whatever color you want. Don't worry about washing them either, they'll stay clean and ensure that you do as well. Good luck young one, Chaos knows you'll need it."
After the voice left, I felt like a weight was lifted from my mind, allowing me to stumble over to my dresser without too much hassle.
Inside was a simple pair of underwear and socks, and then a white shirt with bold black letters spelling out 'Camp Half-Blood', which only took my a few seconds to read thanks to the large bold letters.
Along with that was a pair of khaki colored joggers and blak running shoes. Nothing to fancy, but more than anything I'd ever had before.
I slipped on the overly baggy clothes and shoes, but within a second they had shrunk down to a size that fit me perfectly.
"Well that's pretty useful." I hastily walked over to the door and jogged to the pavilion, not failing to notice I was one of the last to arrive. I just hoped they'd chalk it up to being new.
"Hey, are you the new.. yep definitely son of Zeus." I spun around to come face to face with a gorgeous girl. She had dark black hair similar to my own, and we both shared tan skin, but her eyes were a bright glowing green, and she was built more leanly than I was.
"Yep, Perseus Jackson, but I prefer Percy." Her eyes lit up as she shook my outstretched hand.
"I thought I had misheard Chiron earlier, but appearently not. I'm Sarah Jackson, daughter of Poseidon." I froze and studied her intently. She appeared to be a few years older than me, around 13 or 14, so it wouldn't be entirely impossible for...
She seemed to catch onto my train of thought, causing her eyes to grow comically wide.
She opened and closed her mouth several times before finally getting out, "You don't think...we... I mean do gods even... could they?"
I shrugged my shoulders and sat down on the seat closest to me, Sarah eyed it cautiously before following my lead.
I swear I heard her mumble something along the lines of, "please don't kill me for sitting here Lord Zeus," but I could've been mistaken.
"Sarah, what's your mother's name." Sarah glanced up at me and watched closely as she slowly said two words that rocked my world more than anything in the past few days.
"Sally Jackson."
A/N - Next chapter really will start off the story. I was planning on keeping it going, but I was getting stuck just a little while after this part and since I'm only confident in the chapter up to this point, I decided to just leave it here for now.
Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter (especially about Percy having a sister and I swear that almost any question you can think of will be explained about her next chapter)