Hi guys! Well, during the last chapter you guys saw the first fight with a monster in this fanfic. Read on to find out what happens next to Sam and Percy. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: (I realized that I've never done one of these before) I only own my characters and the plot
SAM'S POV
My breath came in short gasps as we burst through the main reception doors. People gaped at us—a girl covered in blood and a boy covered in yellow dust. Yeah, we definitely didn't look weird. Percy was a fast runner and soon he had to slow down to match my pace.
Percy glanced at me and we slowed to a walk.
"Are you alright?" he asked. I nodded, but actually I felt like I was ready to die. "You sure?" he pressed.
"I'm fine," I said, but at that moment my knees buckled and I would have fallen if Percy didn't catch me. He smirked at me.
"Yeah, you're absolutely fine." He lifted me up and carried me behind a building. He set me down on the cool grass and rummaged through his bag. I sat up with effort and he handed me a small square of…stuff.
"What's this?" I asked curiously.
"Ambrosia," he replied without looking at me. "Eat up."
"Ambrosia? Food of the gods?" I laughed but didn't argue. It was really good, like my favorite food in the world which was my home-made banana bread.
"Hey," I said, "This stuff is good. Can I have more?"
"No," Percy said. "If you have more you'll probably die." How banana bread can kill me, I have no idea. Percy took out a small bottle of stuff that looked like honey. He poured it onto my wounds and I gasped as the wounds started sizzling and they closed up into scabs pretty fast. The best thing is that the pain just faded.
"Whoa," I said, "You'd get a fortune if you sell a lot of that stuff to the hospital." Percy laughed.
"This? This is nectar, the drink of the gods. If you give some to a mortal they'll just go up in flames," he said. I frowned. What's with all the stuff about gods and their godly food? So that's what I asked him.
"What's with this godly food business?" I asked. "And if that's the food of the gods, why didn't I burn up?"
Percy glanced at the sky like explaining was something he had to do a lot. Then he turned to me with his sea green eyes.
"Okay, long short story. The Greek gods are real, Sam. So all the myths and legends are real too." I stared at him.
"What the heck?" I said.
"I know it's hard to believe, but it's true." Percy continued looking through his bag. My mind started working, processing what he was saying.
"So…okay, maybe the gods are real. But who are you then? Who am I then? How come nobody else noticed that Bryan was a Cy—"
Percy slammed his hand over my mouth. "Don't say the names. Names have powers." I shrink back a bit, alarmed.
"You want to know who you are?" Percy inquired. I nodded. He thought for a moment. "I don't know," he said. I stared at him.
"That was helpful," I said.
"You know the legends of the gods falling in love with mortals and having children with them?" Percy asked. I nodded.
"Well, they still do. And that's what I am. And what you are. A half-blood, standing for half god and half human. So yeah, you're not mortal."
I gaped at him. That was a lot to take in. Percy pulled a knife out of his bag. I moved back. "Whoa! Do you carry weapons around with you everyday?"
He handed it to me. "For emergencies. Like this. Well, miss emergency, here you go."
I unsheathed it. It was bronze like Percy's sword and glowed strangely. I stared at it for some time then sheathed it again.
"Come on, we gotta go," he said. We came out from behind the building and called a cab. Then we got in and headed for some place I don't know.
Percy handed me a phone while we were still on the cab. I glanced at him.
"You should call your family or friends. Just to say you're fine and them not to worry," he said kindly, but he looked a bit uncomfortable, like he shouldn't be offering the phone to me. I looked away.
"It's fine," I said. "Mom probably won't care that I'm away. And my friends are with me." Percy frowned. "With you?"
"Yeah," I said, gesturing at the gap between us. "Me, myself and I." I pointed to three imaginary figures. Percy didn't say anything and so I just settled back and gazed outside.
"Why are we stopping?" I asked, looking around at the fields around us. There was nothing except the car and the road we were driving on. The taxi driver turned to us with an apologetic smile. "Sorry guys, but I think my cab just broke down."
Percy woke from his sleep. "Wuzgoinon?" he asked. "Cab broke down," I said. Percy jerked awake and got out of the car. He peered down the road.
"Well," he said, "We're in a lot of danger then." Uh-oh. I seriously didn't want to be in another fight with some Greek myth monster. I shouldered my bag and waited as Percy paid the driver.
Percy walked over to me and gestured to the road. "Let's go." We set off in silence, leaving the taxi driver to fix his car in the middle of the road. My thoughts wandered, and we walked for a long time. Percy kept muttering to himself, saying things like "stupid cab" and "a satyr's job to escort a demigod". I didn't ask him about anything, partly because I was tired and partly because I thought he should have his own personal space.
"We're almost there," Percy said to me, pointing at a tall pine tree in the distance. I took a deep breath.
"Heh, that's still pretty far away," I said. We kept trudging along the road until Percy suddenly stopped. I stopped too, tensing. I gripped my knife.
"Turn around slowly," Percy ordered. I did.
What I saw scared the hell out of me. Coming towards us from far away was a huge snake-like thing with bright green scaly skin and glowing yellow eyes. It looked me in the eye I froze in fear, unable to move. Percy jabbed me on the head and I jerked free. I glanced at Percy.
Run?
Yeah, run.
We turned and sprinted towards the pine tree, which started getting considerably closer.
"What is that thing?" I asked while running.
"Drakon," Percy panted, "Older than dragons. Extremely hard to kill. Can paralyze you just by making eye contact." That was about enough information to make me sprint faster, my bag weighing like a truck. We were almost at the pine tree. I could see a valley underneath and cabins in a circle. There were also strawberry fields and a nice-looking lake. Kids around nine to nineteen ran around and I could hear laughter even this far away.
A roar jolted me out of my thoughts. Percy tripped.
"Percy!" I yelled. I unsheathed my knife. The drakon was right behind him and it was as big as a skyscraper. I swallowed down my fear. The drakon struck at Percy but he was unbelievably fast. He rolled out of the way and onto his feet, a sword in his hand. The drakon reared back up and looked down at Percy. He made the mistake of looking up at it.
Percy suddenly froze. He stared up at the drakon, and his sword fell to his side. The drakon roared in triumph. I was too far away, right under the pine tree, to help. I was aware of people yelling on the other side of the hill.
"Can paralyze you just by making eye contact," Percy had said.
I had a crazy idea that would probably get everyone killed. I drew back my knife and aimed. Then I threw. It was like in slow motion again, the knife soaring through the air with all my bets on it. The drakon opened it's mouth to swallow Percy up and—
The knife struck home. The drakon screamed (if drakons can scream) and reared back up again like a snake. My knife was like a tiny toothpick in it's eye but it still did the job. I watched as the light went out in the eye I hit and Percy unfroze. He picked up his sword and I made the mistake of turning my head to look down the valley. The drakon's tail smashed into me. It felt like something the weight of the sky struck me. I flew backwards and landed 15 feet away, the wind knocked out of me. My head smashed against the grass. The world spun 360 degrees. Every single bit of my body hurt like a planet just fell on me. I coughed up blood. I heard muffled footsteps on the grass and saw Percy lifting me up. His face was beaded with sweat.
My head lolled and I saw the drakon behind Percy. I tried to warn him but I just coughed up more blood. He struggled up the hill and we tumbled past the pine tree. The drakon roared, but it didn't seem to be able to get past the pine tree. My head felt like it was going to explode. Then I blacked out.
Well, if you liked it please read the next chapter that I'm about to write. I should be able to finish the next chapter before I go to bed. That chapter was the fun-est to write so far. Maybe I should focus on Rylan next. Anyways...read on! :)
-mi5hao