HI! Chapter 5 is here! Enjoy! FYI: Sam will probably have more PoV for the next few chapters.
Sam PoV: (read the note at the bottom after you finish.)
I cried into my pillow as Leo rubbed my back trying to sooth me. I hiccupped and cried. "Why? I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. I didn't even say I was sorry!" Leo pulled me into his lap and stroked my hair. I hated my mom, when I told her what Owen did to me she slapped me saying I was lying, but she was still my mom.
The funeral was tomorrow. My grandparents, who really didn't care for me all that much, had planned the thing. Leo, Percy, and Annabeth would go down there with me, flashing style. It was about ten pm here. I told Leo to leave so I could get ready for bed.
I walked to the bathroom and brushed out my hair. My eyes had gotten puffy and red. I groaned. I slipped out of my jeans and t-shirt. Pulled a pair of fleecy pajama pants and a tank top. I walked back out and threw a brush at the door. Leo stepped back in as I fell into the bed. Soon the world went dark.
The funeral was scheduled at ten in the morning. I woke up and eight, I woke Leo up and he went to get a shower. I walked into my closet and found my black knee length dress. I slipped it over my head. "Sams, the girls are going to Starbucks, do you want something?" Leo yelled through the door. "Tall mocha Frappuccino!"
"OKAY!" I heard him walk back down the stair and I turned to my vanity. I sat down at the stool and ran a black eye liner pencil over my eyelids. I swept mascara on my eyes and sighed. "Sam?" I turned and saw Percy looking in with his hand over his eyes. I laughed. "Percy, it's okay."
He came in with a smile and handed me my coffee. I sighed as he sat beside me. "Sam, we need to leave soon." I nodded. I sipped on my coffee and Percy put an arm around me. I hugged him back. "Lets go." I slipped on my ring, bracelet and belt. I grabbed my black stilettos. I walked down the stair and my brother, his wife, and my boyfriend, and I all flashed to Florida.
We walked to the cemetery and I found myself face to face with my grandmother and grandfather. I gasped. I hadn't seen them since Mom got married to Owen. And that was four years ago. They were talking to another woman. My grandfather saw me first. He gasped. I felt tears come to my eyes. I felt Leo and Percy looking at me. My grandfather tapped my grandmother on the shoulder and the woman she had been talking to walked away. My grandmother found me and put a hand to her mouth. I walked to them.
"Sam?" My grandma asked. I nodded and she hugged me so tight I could hardly breathe. My grandfather hugged us both. When we broke up I took a step back. My grandparents asked who I had come with. "Oh, Meemaw, Papa, this is my boyfriend Leo Valdez." He shook their hands. "My half-brother, Percy Jackson." Percy shook their hands. "On dad's side." He said. "And his wife Annabeth." I finished. "Hi. Nice to meet you." Annabeth said as she shook their hands.
My grandmother put a hand over her heart and her other on Papa's arm. "Well, I'm Betty, and this is my husband Jimmy. You can call us Meemaw and Papa though. We were Sam's mother's parents. Sam, we've missed you." I nodded. "I know. I have to I haven't seen you since I moved to New York full time." They led us over to chairs. "What are you doing these days?" Papa asked. I told them everything about the house we all got together (I left out the part about us not dying) and Percy and Annabeth's wedding. The service was boring.
My grandparents took us four to their house to eat and we all laughed and I felt at home. We left about ten. We told them we would come visit and I gave them my phone number. Percy and Annabeth went home. Leo and I were going to finish packing up the stuff from his shop. We flashed ourselves there and started to send things to his shed in New York. Soon the only thing left was a table. I sat on top of it and Leo stood beside. "Leo, I don't think I want to come back here unless it's to visit my grandparents." He nodded and stepped into space between my legs. Before we could kiss though I heard something that made my skin crawl.
The door creaked open. My first thought: monster. I hoped off the bench and made my bow and arrows appear. Leo couldn't light his hands on fire because whoever it was would see. I walked quietly around and kept my eyes open. I started to slowly climb up a set of stairs when something slashed down my arm.
I didn't mean to but I cried out. I turned and shot an arrow into the monsters skull and used the railing to swing down to the ground. I ran to where I saw fire soaring through the air. Leo came running towards me but didn't see me, so we crashed into one another.
He pulled me up and when we were standing he pointed out the blood on my arm. "Sam…" I waved it off. "Just a scratch." But I was lying. If this wasn't fixed soon…
Then the monsters closed in. I got my first real look at them. There were about a dozen, each had 6 inch long claws, black skin, and red eyes. I stood back to back with Leo. There was no way we could kill all of these guys with me being seriously hurt. Then Leo whispered, "Trust me. Just go with the flow. I'll see you soon." Before I could say anything Festus landed beside me and I was thrown onto the dragons back.
"LEO!" I screamed. When I was about fifty feet in the air I saw a wave of fire go through the building then collapse. Leo. Nothing was burned, but the monsters. I landed and threw myself at Leo, then cried out. Blood poured down my arm. Leo sat me on the table and he gave the cut a swipe and it was gone. He pulled a wet cloth out of his tool belt. Leo cleaned the blood off my arm. "Leo…that was awesome." He smiled and pressed something into my hand. It was a disk.
He pressed a small button on it. "I was waiting to give this to you but…whatever. It's meant to keep you company when I'm not here. It will do whatever you say and it has the strength of the original. If he gets lost, he'll just reappear in your pocket." In my hand was a tiny bronze dragon. A mini Festus. He opened his mouth and a flame came out. His tail wrapped around my wrist. "His name is Festus 2.0, or F.J." I looked up at Leo. "Thank you!"
Then his phone rang. "Hello…WHAT?...Okay…wait, again…gods…we'll be right there." He hung up and told Festus to go to New York. I held on to my tiny dragon and Leo took my hand and we were in the middle of Camp Half-Blood. "SAM!" I turned to find the rest of the gang there. Percy ran towards us. "Chiron called us. He's waiting for us inside the big house."
We ran to the building and I looked around. The sky was dark, as if it were going to rain. We all found the centaur with Mr. D. and Rachel. We stood there. Rachel rose from her chair. "I'm sorry…" As she trailed off her eyes began to glow green. Green mist poured out of her mouth and she was lifted into the air. Her arms were stretched out. Her voice was cruel.
"The Seven and four more shall rise to the challenge.
The Son and Daughter of Poseidon shall destroy the evil.
Only one Child of the Sea shall fall this time
And will become more powerful than the other.
The half-bloods shall stand back to back as the children
Of Poseidon greet the challenge.
The Earth is rising once more,
With new monsters on the side of evil.
One child will be scared, one child will be angry,
And all will be brave.
All will be feared in the end."
When she had finished she fell to the ground. Then white blinded me and then I heard muttering all around. "Apollo…not again…ZEUS…" I opened my eyes to see all of us were on the floor in front of the gods. "SILENCE!" Zeus screamed. Silence fell.
"Percy Jackson and Immortal Friends, we have heard this new prophecy and we must take away your immortality. You will be able to get hurt, or die. When your quest is over, it shall be restored. History is repeating. Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez you must go save Hera. Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque, you must go north and release Death. Annabeth Chase, Will Solace, and Nico Di Angelo, you will be responsible for training Samantha Folsom. You have six months. Percy, Frank, Hazel you all will remain at Camp Jupiter. The rest will either be training, or building the Argo II."
I gasped as if air was being sucked from my body. I was becoming mortal again. I would be just a demigod. I landed on my butt in front of the big house.
"What the hell just happened?" I asked as Will helped me up. Annabeth was standing. "History is repeating. Percy, Hazel, and Frank are already at Camp Jupiter. Leo, Jason and Piper are already flying north. Why do you need to be trained?" I shrugged. "She is the daughter of Poseidon." Nico said as he twisted his skull ring. "If I had to guess, she and Percy are going to play a big role in this. She needs to know how to fight, and very well."
Annabeth nodded. I patted the pocket of my jeans and found my disk. Annabeth brushed her hair back. "Okay, I'll teach you hand to hand combat, Sam, and sword and dagger skills. Will, can you teach her archery?" The blonde nodded. "I'll teach her more myths and battle strategy, and to control her powers more." The son of Hades said. Annabeth nodded. "You alright with it, Sam?"
Everyone turned to me. I smiled evilly. I was going to learn to kick butt. I nodded. "When do we start?" Annabeth smiled to. "Six tomorrow morning. A morning jog."
Okay…LET ME EXPLAIN! Gaea is rising again. Sam and Percy are going to be a big part in defeating her. While Leo, Jason, Piper, Percy, Frank, and Hazel are of on quest, Sam will be training. If you have any questions, PM me. Please review! ~ a hunter of artemis here
