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Now, without further ado, presenting, Lost and Found!
Chapter Three
Nearly Two Years Later
It was about a month before the second anniversary of Percy's absence. Let's check up on Percy's body, shall we?
Well: cold, white, not breathing, underground, in-a-coffin-
NO! Don't tell me! PERCY-PERCY-PERCY is-is…
A VAMPIRE!
…
No. He's not.
Cue the aw's of disappointment.
No, Percy is very much alive and breathing. Where was he, you ask? How did he end up here (wherever here is)? Ya really wanna know? No? Okay, I'll be leav—
Yes? You do?
Fine, fine. I'll tell you. Hmph.
Flashback
Perseus POV
Ugh. A headache pounded away in my head.
Wait. Where am I?
Who am I?
"I think he is awakening," a voice smoothly whispered.
Slowly, I opened my eyes, groaning. I was greeted with the sight of a man with golden eyes and a woman with a cloak over her head. Naturally, I asked the most important question on my mind at the moment.
"Who am I?"
The woman chuckled. "You are Perseus Jackson." So she's the one who just spoke. Her voice is so smooth.
"Perseus?" I repeated. My name is Perseus. I guess that makes sense. "What did you want with me?"
This time, the man with golden eyes spoke up. "Perseus, do you believe in Greek mythology?"
"So you're Kronos, and you're Gaea?" I asked, accepting the Greek stuff pretty easily. The two nodded.
"How come I don't remember anything?"
Gaea spoke, "You drank from the River Lethe. Fortunately, we had enough power to gain your memories into a jar before the Lethe took them away."
"Does thou wish for thy memories back?" Kronos inquired, slipping into Old English.
I closed my eyes and thought. Would I want my memories back? I reached a decision.
"No."
Gaea lifted a brow. "Why ever not, if I may ask."
I took a deep breath. "I don't need them. It's time to face the future, not dwell in the past."
"Thou shows wisdom for one so young," Gaea replied, smiling.
"Now, we have some business with you, young Perseus," Kronos sighed. "We ask of you to join our army."
"Your army?"
"Yes, we have an army of soldiers that you may join," Gaea paused, letting the information soak in. "Seeing as you don't have anywhere to go now, why don't you join us? You will join in as a soldier."
I considered their proposition. It was true - I did have nowhere to go. Being in an army didn't sound too bad.
"I accept."
Smiling, Gaea had me bow down on the floor – one knee on the ground and the other up, both hands touching the floor, and my head bowing.
"I, Perseus Jackson, do accept to become part of the army."
Flashback End
Slash. Clang. Bang. Perseus was training non-stop. Ever since he had pledged his allegiance to Gaea nearly a year ago, he had been training everyday without fail, only to stop for meals, brief bathroom breaks, or sleep. He slept for about six hours.
"Commander!"
Oh right, Perseus had been promoted to Commander, the highest rank in the army, second to Gaea and Chaos only. (Not that Perseus had ever met Chaos…)
The soldier sent to give Perseus a message was shivering. "Commander, sir! Lord Kronos sent for you!"
Nodding in acknowledgement, Perseus set off through the dark passageways to the throne room of the Titans and Gaea. As he made his way through the underground halls, Perseus settled his clothes as he thought of his memories. Normally, it would be unusual to not remember nearly 16 years of life, but Perseus had chosen to do so. He needed to face the future, not dwell on the past. Still, sometimes he wondered what he would have done if he had chosen to keep his memories.
Now, Perseus knocked on the huge double doors. "Come in," a voice rumbled from Inside. Perseus pushed open the gold door. In the beginning, he had been unable to open these doors by himself. Now, he could open them with no effort.
In the slightly dark throne room, Perseus found the Titans and Gaea. He bowed in front of Kronos and Gaea.
"Thou sent for me?" Perseus stated, still kneeling as he did when he first accepted to join the army.
"The Olympians are marching towards us. All the gods and goddesses have come together. Roman and Greek alike have put away their differences and are marching together. They will arrive here in a day," Kronos rumbled. "You are to await here, in this room, and take out the people who come into this room. The rest of the army, minus some monsters, will come with us and we will be relocated at a different base. Understood?"
"Yes, Lord," Perseus responded.
"Dismissed."
Perseus walked off to prepare for battle.
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Hint of next chapter:
Hm... Greek/Roman demigods appear...
Well, criticize away~!