I had escaped from the future with the help of all the Gods' and they sent me back home. I ran down the street and looked around to see the Empire State Building. I was just a few blocks from my apartment, and I would be glad to be back there. I was going to spend a few days there before returning to camp. I knew I was going to have to be careful to avoid Kronos sending me to the future again, because next time I might not get back.

If I didn't keep my ordeal quiet then everyone would worry, and that might make things worse. Pleased to be home, I knocked on the apartment door. My Mum Sally answered the door and looked surprised to see me, not in a good way though.
"Who are you?" she asked. Ignoring the question, I asked if I could come in; thinking that maybe she was in danger - possessed even. She nodded and I walked in, trying my best to stay calm. Soon however, I was gasping as I had saw a little kid sitting laughing on the floor. I knew who he was but I couldn't believe it. "Who are you?" she demanded, insistent this time. " Percy, who else!" " That's my son's name too."
"Really, where is your son?" I already knew the answer but when she said it, it would make it worse.
"He's right there"
"How old is he?"
"Seven."
"Wait, are you possessed or something? I am Percy Jackson."
"Are you from that CAMP?" she cried out and I nodded slightly.

"Are you here to take him to camp? How can your name be Percy Jackson?" "No, he can stay with you until he is in sixth grade." I smiled and then continued. "I cannot tell you how, not yet. Give it five years."

I thought for a minute and realised that this year was the year that Annabeth was on the run with Thalia and Luke. The year of Thalia's Last Stand. Maybe I could save Thalia, so she wouldn't have to spend years as a tree. Perhaps I could save Luke, despite the prophecy, from becoming evil. First though, I would write a letter to my Mum and seal it so she would read it in the future.

I hurridly wrote on a scrap of paper, in the best I could with dyslexia.
"Hi Mum,
I can't explain this but I have been sent back in time by Kronos. Tell camp. I tried to see you but you didn't believe that your son was 16 when you could see him sitting watching tv aged 7 at the same time. I'm sorry. I'll try to get back but it's going to be hard. Next time you see me I'll probably be ten years older than you remember having lived through that part of my life twice.
Bye P.J"
I wanted to cry but managed not to. I folded up the letter quickly.
"Sally Jackson? Please could you keep ahold of that for me. It's really important. In 2009 open the letter and it will all make sense." She nodded and I took one look before walking away.
If I hadn't then something might have went wrong.

I walked all the way to camp and was exhausted when I got there. I stood still at the camp borders, staring at the campers below. It didn't look much different from what it did in 2009. I heard a shout and I was pulled from my thoughts. I turned to see a slightly younger version of Thalia shouting orders. Next to her was a miniture Annabeth clutching her knife... and Luke. I saw that Annabeth was crying her eyes out and I realised with a chill that this was Thalia's last stand.

I should have just stopped and walked into camp ignoring it. I shouldn't have disturbed the timeline, whatever that means. However, I couldn't leave a friend there, even if she didn't know me yet. I uncapped riptide and walked up to the monster. Thalia shook her head, determined. "Everyone! Go back to camp, I'll hold it back!"
Luke grabbed Annabeth and they ran for camp borders. Thalia pointed for me to leave too.
I shook my head "I can't go there" and she gave me a puzzled glance but kept on fighting.

In that second I knew what I was going to have to do. Even Athena had said that my fatal flaw was putting friends above everything else. She was right. I was going to sacrifice everything for Thalia.
I threw a drachma in the air and made a blast of water appear. "Lord Posiedon,Mt Olympus" I shouted and his image appeared. He looked confused to see me - after all he had never seen me yet, and he wouldn't be expecting a sixteen year old.
"Please, save me." I shouted and left the Iris connection running.

"Thalia save yourself!" I shouted, and she didn't question how I knew her name. I knew what was going to happen and soon I was lying in the grass. I saw Thalia look back and then everything was black. I heard a light thudding and then I seemed to turn to stone. My last thought - I had saved her.