THE LIGHTENING THEIF
Sally Jackson was never the type to loose her cool, but she had been pushed to the limit. She just couldn't believe the nerve of that man. Ruining her life didn't seem to enough for him so now he had gone after her son, or atleast that's what Sally believed.
Everyone had a saturation point and Sally Jackson had reached hers. She walked into her living room and saw the beer cans strewn around. The smell sickened her to the core. For the first time in 16 years Sally Jackson blamed him for her current living conditions. Sally Jackson had always smiled and put up with Gabe for the sake of her family, but that man had just messed with the only family she had, her son!
Furious Sally marched to the landline, and punched in the numbers angrily. 'Stupid rules, in this modern world we can't even use cellphones' Sally thought while listening to the rings, growing even more furious with each passing ring.
An annoying voice greeted Sally on the other end of the line, Sally rudely yet promptly dealt with the receptionist and got through to the man she needed to talk to.
"Sally its good to hear" a man spoke in a gruff tone
Sally cut him in the middle and questioned him impatiently with a certain amount of hostility "What do you want with Percy?"
"Sally I had nothing to do with what happened with Percy" he replied blatantly.
"Your going to have to try harder Arthur" Sally replied.
"Sally I told you I had nothing to do with this" the man reiterated, without any change in his tone.
"Forgive me for not believing you Arthur" Sally commented with a hostile accusation in her voice.
"What did you want me to say Sally?" the man asked, a small amount of frustration coming through his voice.
"Nothing, that's what I want from you Arthur, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!" Sally was now yelling. She couldn't believe that after all this time he was asking her what he was supposed to say, she couldn't believe his audacity.
"Sally I followed your wishes and didn't interfere for sixteen years and I'm not now either" the man said matter of factly.
"My wishes" Sally scoffed "Since when did you care about others wishes"
"Is this even about Percy or about us?" the man asked getting angry.
"There was never an us, Arthur" Sally stated bluntly
"Sally I don't have time for this" the man said.
"Ofcourse you don't, whenever anything is your fault you just decide to brush it under the rug and pretend it didn't happen while others live covering up your mess" Sally said
"What do you want Sally?" he asked formally, as if talking to a stranger with no sign of emotion in his voice.
"I want Percy to be kept out of this," she said commandingly.
"Percy's not 4 Sally, he can make his own decisions and you should let him make them," The man said stoically.
"You're telling me how to be a parent?" Sally said sarcastically.
"I'm not saying anything Sally and I think this conversation is over" the man said "and Sally don't call here again" he instructed before the line went blank.
Sally slammed the phone into the wall, and let out a sigh before letting her true emotions take over.
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Percy and Annabeth had been called to Miss Delphi's office. They were both standing outside the door when Percy finally spoke
"So who is Miss Delphi?"
"She our handler, she gives out missions and assignments" Annabeth said, she was still not over the shock of the claiming ceremony.
"There's a difference?" Percy asked.
"Missions are important quests, they ensure the survival of Olympus. Whereas assignments are tiny jobs that help facilitate the functioning of Olympus" Annabeth explained.
They were finally called in. Miss Delphi studied the two for a moment and then smiled satisfied.
"Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, I hereby appoint you and Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena as partners." She said
They both exchanged quick glances. Percy was amused; he was enjoying this whilst Annabeth was just a mixture of anger and shock, though secretly she really didn't mind it.
"Annabeth your dismissed, I need to talk to Percy for a moment" The red head said twirling some of her hair around her finger. Annabeth left, leaving an awkward Percy standing inside.
"Why do you think Poseidon chose you?" Miss Delphi asked.
"I don't know, maybe I impressed him during capture the flag," Percy said while shrugging. He actually wanted the answer himself.
"You really don't know anything do you Percy," The woman said smiling in a satisfied manner. She had gotten the confirmation she needed.
"I don't quite understand what you're saying" Percy questioned.
"You have a lot to learn Percy, take full advantage of being here. Now go, Annabeth doesn't like waiting," The woman said quickly dismissing Percy.
"You will do great things Percy Jackson. You just made Olympus so much more interesting. I just hope I'm doing the right thing by interfering a little." Miss Delphi muttered as Percy left.
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A phone rang in an empty office. The immediately went to the answering machine.
"This is Amphitrite you, now you know I'm serious"
That was the only message left for the man.