"Laistrygonian Giants," whispered Travis. Percy paled. The voice reminded him of the cyclops from the Sea of Monsters. "They don't usually come this far south." Percy frowned. He looked around the cafeteria and just noticed that they were alone with the three giants. The leader stepped forward holding what Percy thought was a dodgeball.
"You come, demigod?" Percy pulled out his sword and shield.
"Not a chance in Hades," he said. The giant growled and threw the dodgeball at Percy. He smiled. He was the reigning dodgeball champion in their P.E. class. Except that, then he had been playing against other twelve year olds that hadn't had intensive combat training. Not against giants trying to kill him. To make things worse, the dodgeball began to smoke and burst into flames as it sailed towards Percy and the Stoll twins. Travis and Connor ducked behind their table while Percy lifted up his shield. He hoped that it was strong enough to withstand a flaming dodgeball thrown by a giant.
To his incredible luck, the shield not only withstood the ball it also deflected it back at the giants. Percy smirked and put his sword away. The other two giants followed their leader and brought out their own flaming dodgeballs.
"Perce! Left," called out Travis. Percy wasted no time and blocked his left side just in time to stop a dodgeball.
"Right!"
"In front of you!"
"Right!" Percy wisely listened to everything the twins said. The giants began to grow angry that their attacks weren't working on the demigod.
"Joe Bob is getting angry," bellowed the leader. He decided to ignore the dodgeballs and charged the demigods. The other two giants, not knowing what to do, charged as well. Percy took his sword out and found Travis and Connor gone. Before he could wonder where they went Joe Bob reached him swinging his meaty hand at his head. Percy blocked the swing with his sword and sliced with Isorropia. The giant stumbled back, clutching his bleeding stomach. The other two giants came at Percy from each side. He leaped over one's arm, spun to the left and stabbed his sword into the giant's side. The giant exploded in a spray of dust. The other giant screamed.
"You kill Skull Eater! I eat you!" Skull Eater? Joe Bob? Who the Hades is naming these things? Thought Percy. Joe Bob came back and grasped his hands together, raising them above his head. He brought them down hard and Percy rose his shield up to block it. The strike was so powerful though that Percy struggled to stand. The unknown giant used Percy's position to his advantage and hit Percy hard in the stomach sending him flying into the wall. Percy felt blood trickle down from the back of his head down his neck. He really needed to find some way to carry armor around. Just as the giants closed in on Percy they both exploded in puffs of gold. Percy tried to see who had saved him but his vision was going dark. He faintly heard someone calling his name and felt like he was being carried, but he wasn't sure. In a few seconds he quietly passed into the realm of Morpheus.
Percy looked up and found himself back in the infirmary at camp. Surprise, surprise. Too bad there wasn't another memory. Percy finally came too enough to see who was in the room with him. Chiron was sitting in his wheelchair and, to Percy's grateful surprise, his mother was holding his hand.
"Hey mom," he managed to get out faintly. Sally wiped a tear from her cheek.
"Oh Percy I was so worried! Chiron invited me into camp because this was the only place they could heal you properly." Percy gave Chiron a thankful smile and nod. Chiron returned each.
"Only two months of school, Percy, and you already managed to find some way of getting yourself back here." Percy just laughed.
"I feel fine actually. Just a little tired." Chiron nodded.
"The Apollo campers fed you a little bit of ambrosia and nectar," he said. He checked to make sure the door was closed. "And then I gave you some more. It appears that you can eat as much ambrosia and drink as much nectar as the gods." Sally just looked confused. "If a demigod eats or drinks too much nectar and ambrosia they can burn from the inside out. It is the food of the gods. Only a god can have as much as he or she pleases," he explained. Sally's eyes widened.
"Does that mean Percy is not a demigod?" Chiron shook his head.
"I don't know how but Gabriel managed to make himself fully god and fully mortal. The perfect balance." Sally nodded slowly looking back at Percy.
"My little, baby boy is a god?" Percy scowled playfully.
"I'm not a baby, mom. I'm centuries older than you." Sally smiled and ruffled his hair and planted a kiss on his forehead.
"Whatever helps you sleep at night." Percy rolled his eyes but smiled at her.
"Thanks for coming mom," he said. "It means a lot to me." Sally nodded.
"Percy, Chiron and I were talking and we think that it would be safer if you stay at camp year round." Percy smiled widely.
"Really?" he asked. Chiron nodded, his smile reaching his ears.
"You are a powerful young man, Percy. You need to get as much training as possible. Gabriel was the most powerful of the Olympians. You have his powers and so you need to be able to train and learn to discover them and how to use them." Percy nodded but looked at his mom.
"Are you sure about this mom?" Sally smiled, albeit a bit sadly.
"He's right, sweetheart. You need to train to help save the world. Just remember to come visit me often." Percy laughed and hugged her. "Well I need to go. The shop can't be closed for too long." Chiron wheeled himself towards the door.
"I'll take you out. Argus will take you back home, Ms. Jackson." Sally kissed Percy's forehead one last time and walked out with Chiron. Percy laid back down on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. He didn't know what had happened to Travis and Connor. He hoped they were alright. In fact, he didn't even know who it was that had killed Joe Bob and the other giant.
The door to the room opened and he looked over to see Thalia coming in. She didn't look too happy.
"How are you feeling, Golden boy?" Percy scowled at the nickname. Luke must have told her.
"I'm alright. I feel much better now." Thalia nodded and sat down where Sally had been just moments before.
"Travis and Connor sent us an Iris message telling us what was going on. We got there as fast as we could and managed to stop the last two giants before they got to you, but you were already losing a lot of blood. I can't believe you. You seem to be fully healthy and its only been a couple of hours." Percy looked up at the window. It was bright outside.
"What time is it?"
"About four in the afternoon." Thalia sighed, lowering her head.
"Percy, there's something you need to know." Percy cocked his head.
"What's up, Thals?" She looked up. Percy saw the fear in her eyes.
"Luke and Annabeth went with Grover a couple of weeks ago to help track down a demigod up state. We haven't heard back from them. Any of our Iris messages just come up blank. Chiron managed to talk with the Olympian council about it but even they can't find them." Percy sat up immediately.
"We have to find them!" Thalia nodded.
"Chiron told me this morning that it can't wait any longer. I want you to come with me to look for them. You, Clarisse and Lee Fletcher."
"When do we leave?" Thalia smiled and stood up, walking to the door.
"We leave in two hours. You have time to get up and get ready." Percy nodded and Thalia left. He swung his legs out of bed and just sat there. He couldn't believe that Luke and Grover were missing. They were two of his best friends. He was determined to find them and return them. He guessed he would save Annabeth too. He just didn't like how rude she was towards him.
He got out of bed and put on his clothes and watch. He found his backpack full of clothes sitting by the door so he put it over his shoulder and walked out of the infirmary. Chiron was waiting outside for him in full.
"Percy, come with me to the Big House. We have some things to talk about." Percy nodded and followed the centaur. They went back into Chiron's office in the back. Chiron formed himself back into a wheelchair. "Please, sit." He motioned for Percy to sit in the chair. Percy complied and looked at Chiron expectantly. "Percy, the gods have a special interest in this quest."
"Why's that?" Chiron picked up his pen again and fiddled with it.
"They are becoming increasingly worried, ever since Thalia's tree was poisoned a couple months ago." Percy nodded.
"So what does that have to do with me?" Chiron put the pen down.
"The gods cannot know who you really are until you have found all of your memories. It is vital that they don't find out and that nobody else does either. I have a very bad feeling about this adventure. The Oracle did not give us a quest, and that worries me." Percy frowned.
"If the gods are going to be watching us, won't they recognize my sword and shield?"
"I think they will. They probably will be weary of your golden eyes." Percy looked confused. "Kronos had golden eyes. Not the same as yours but the Olympians, namely Zeus, will be very uncomfortable when they see you. But your sword they will definitely recognize." Percy leaned forward.
"Then what am I supposed to do? I can't just go with no weapon and none of the swords here really feel right." Chiron smiled and picked up the pen.
"Take this." He handed the pen to Percy. He didn't take it, but looked at it wearily.
"Last time you handed me something, I blacked out." Chiron laughed.
"Don't worry. This has no connections to you in anyway. At least that I know of." Percy hesitantly grabbed the pen.
"So the mystery man did not give it to you?"
"No, not this. The watch was the only thing." Percy nodded but fixed his eyes on the pen. He got up out of his chair and held the pen in front of him. He uncapped it and a beautiful sword appeared in his hand. He saw the word Anaklusmos engraved on the side. Riptide. The sword was well balanced and fit well in his hand. It wasn't as long as Isorropia and it was made of celestial bronze, but it was beautiful nonetheless. Percy smiled.
"I love it. It feels good." Chiron smiled.
"Should you ever lose it, wait a few minutes and it will reappear back in your pocket." Percy nodded and capped it. It turned back into a pen. He put it in his pocket.
"Where did you get the sword, Chiron?" The centaur just shook his head.
"It's not my story to tell. One day you may find the story behind the sword. But for now just go and get ready for your mission." Percy thanked Chiron and walked back outside. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost six o'clock, the time he was to meet the others. As he got closer to Half-Blood Hill he saw Clarisse, Lee, and Thalia standing there waiting. What he didn't expect was to find a dragon laying around Thalia's tree and the Golden Fleece. Thalia smiled when she saw and him.
"That's Peleus, Percy. He guards the camp." Percy nodded and shook hands with Lee. Lee had been his tutor in the infirmary over the summer. He was the best healer at camp. If Luke and the others were hurt Lee was the best person to have around.
"Hey, Prissy. Welcome back." Percy rolled his eyes but smiled at Clarisse.
"Hey, Larry." Clarisse scowled at the knock off of her last name, La Rue. She punched Percy in the shoulder making him laugh.
"Come on guys," said Thalia. "We have a long ways to go to make it to Buffalo." They got into a van that camp provided for them to use. Thalia had the keys and got into the driver's seat.
"Thalia? How can you even drive?" Thalia turned back to look at Percy. Percy and Lee were in the backseat while Clarisse sat shotgun.
"I'm seventeen, Golden boy." Percy shook his head.
"Actually, since you didn't age at all while you were a tree you're still twelve just like me." She glared at him and just turned and started the car. Percy smiled but was secretly terrified. They would be driving six hours with a crazy daughter of Zeus at the wheel. Even Clarisse seemed a bit unnerved. Thalia turned on the radio and began blasting music.
The hours dragged on and on. Surprisingly they never once got into a wreck. Lee had been smart and brought a copy of a medical journal. Percy wasn't sure what Clarisse was doing. Probably sleeping. Percy was jealous. He wished he could be sleeping. It was almost midnight and he was exhausted. Only that morning he had battled and defeated a laistrygonian giant. He was hungry too. Thalia refused to stop for food so they had to manage on granola bars she had packed.
Soon they arrived in Buffalo. Thalia parked the van in a park far away from any other people. Not that there were any people out and about at midnight, but it never hurt to be careful. The moon was bright and the park had a slight glow to it. Owls hooted off in the distance. Thalia turned on the light in the van and pulled out some notes.
"According to this, Luke and Thalia were to meet Grover here in the park. That was three weeks ago." The demigods got out of the van. Percy looked up. He felt as though the moon was staring right at him. Artemis must be watching what we are doing, he thought. Instead of pulling out Isorropia, he pulled Anaklusmos out from his pocket. He uncapped it and felt the familiar weight of a sword in his hand. Lee took a bow out from his bag and strapped a quiver onto his back. Percy knew that Lee was a good archer. Not as skilled as Michael Yew, but better than most campers. Clarisse pulled out her electric spear and Thalia pulled out a can of mace which elongated into a spear as well. Together they walked through the deserted park. They came to what they assumed was the middle of the park and fanned out. Thalia pointed them to go in different directions.
Percy began walking towards a small pond. The moon reflected off the water. It was a beautiful sight. Percy wished he could just stop and soak it all in but they had to find Luke and Annabeth and Grover as soon as possible. Percy circled around the pond when he saw something glimmering in the water. He knelt down and stuck his hand in. He felt his hand rest on something rough. He pulled it out and fell over in surprise. It was Backbiter, Luke's sword. Percy stood up and looked around frantically. Suddenly the wind stopped blowing, the trees stopped moving, and the quiet noise that encompassed the park grew quiet. Time had literally frozen. A slight golden glow came from beside a tree a couple feet away from Percy. Percy cautiously approached it and found hoof prints leading towards a darker part of the park. Suddenly the glow left and the wind came back. Everything returned to normal.
Did I just freeze time? Percy didn't remember Chiron mentioning anything about Gabriel having powers over time. He decided he would figure it out later. He had to find where these tracks went. I thought about calling out to his friends but didn't want to have them come if this lead went nowhere. Percy followed the tracks as best as he could in the moonlight. The deeper he went into the park the darker it got as the trees kept the moonlight from reaching the ground. Percy finally found the end of the tracks. He looked around but didn't see anything. He sighed and went back to where his friends had been to see if they had found anything. He pulled out his shirt and wiped Backbiter off. The sword was still wet and it was freezing his hand off. Percy wished he had brought his hoodie from the van.
When he reached the clearing, he didn't see any of his friends. He was about to go looking when he heard a cough from behind him. He turned around, Backbiter and Anaklusmos both pointed at the source. He immediately dropped the swords and ran. Lee was sitting at the base of a tree. His lips were cracked and he had a nasty bruise was forming around his right eye.
"Lee! What happened? Where are Thalia and Clarisse?" Lee coughed and looked up.
"Some monsters came and took us by surprise after you walked off. They left me here but took Thalia and Clarisse with them. I don't know where they went." Lee tried to get up but Percy placed a firm hand on his shoulder.
"Stop, just sit and rest. Here have some of these," he said. He pulled out some ambrosia and put them in Lee's mouth. When he was sure Lee had swallowed the medicine he stood back up and went over to where he had left the swords. He walked back over to Lee. "Here," he said. "Take this. When you feel better get back to the van. I'm going to go see if I can find where they took the girls." Lee took Backbiter gratefully.
"Thanks, Perce. They went that way," he said pointing towards a cluster of trees. Percy nodded and started walking. He passed the trees and found another clearing. The moon had dimmed significantly and Percy had a hard time seeing just what was in front of him.
"We were hoping you would show, Percy Jackson. You escaped us yesterday, but not today." Percy glared at where he assumed the voice was coming from. He recognized the voice. The figure stepped closer and Percy finally placed the voice.
"I never expected you to be a traitor." The person laughed.
"I never expected you to return with the Golden Fleece. I never expected you to survive the Laistrygonian giants but you did. I know you are looking for Thalia and Clarisse. Look," the person said, pointing to the side. Percy turned and saw his friends gagged and chained by a two cyclops and empousai. Percy turned back to look at the figure.
"You will pay for your betrayal." The person laughed and turned around.
"Not today." The figure looked at the cyclops. "Take care of him. The master wants him alive." The cyclops gave Percy a nasty smile and came up to him. Percy readied himself. The first cyclops came lumbering up to him, a club in his hand. Percy parried the club and punched the beast in the eye. The cyclops stumbled back clutching his eye. The second cyclops came fast and hit Percy in the side. Percy flew back but thankfully there was no wall to break his fall. He rolled to the side to avoid the cyclops from smashing him with its club. Percy slashed with his sword cutting the cyclops's arm cleanly off. The monster roared and used its other arm to try and hit Percy. Percy ducked underneath and brought his sword up straight through the beast's armpit all the way to its head. The cyclops exploded in a spray of golden dust. The other cyclops came back in full vengeance. Its eye was red and swollen. Percy slid in between the monster's legs and turned to stab it in the back when he felt a sharp pain in his back. He collapsed to the ground.
The empousai had used Percy's distraction to come up behind him and stab him. Just as they were about to go for the kill, the cyclops exploded behind Percy. The empousai stumbled back in surprise which Percy took advantage of and jumped up despite the pain in his back and swung his sword. Both empousai exploded just as the cyclops had. Percy turned to find Lee standing there. He was still slightly pale, but his lips had healed and the bruise wasn't as profound. The ambrosia had done its job. He dropped to a knee, the pain in his back getting to him. Lee ran over and forced ambrosia into his mouth. Instantly, Percy felt his wound heal up. He smiled and looked up at his friend.
"Thanks, Lee. I was going to be a goner." Lee nodded. Percy turned back to where Thalia and Clarisse were sitting. He ran over to them and removed their gags and slashed their chains. The girls stood up, rubbing their wrists.
"Thanks, Prissy. They just came up from behind. I can't believe that-."
"It's alright, Clarisse. I guess we know now what happened to Luke and the others." Thalia nodded.
"Come on. We need to get back to camp and let Chiron know what happened. We obviously won't be able to get to Luke from here." The demigods nodded and walked back to the van just as the first rays of sun started to shine through the trees. Thalia drove again while the other three slept peacefully the entire drive home.
Six hours later they made it back to camp. Thalia told the others to go get some rest. Percy didn't know how she could go so long without needing sleep. Percy didn't complain, though, and went to the Hermes cabin to get some much needed rest. Percy woke up again the next morning. His back didn't even feel sore. The other campers were still asleep so Percy decided to get back to his old routine.
Percy walked over to the arena and pulled out Anaklusmos. He wasn't sure if he was still being watched and didn't want to risk being exposed. A couple of practice dummies were set up. Percy began to train. He didn't know how long he was at it but soon he heard lots of shouting and laughter coming from outside the arena. The campers were starting to get up, meaning it was time for breakfast.
Percy walked up to the dining area and found Thalia sitting alone at the Zeus table. He got his food, offered some up to himself, and walked up to Thalia.
"Do you think that Zeus would mind if I sat down here? You could use some company." Thalia smiled and nodded.
"I don't think he would mind. Just don't do anything stupid." Percy smiled and sat down across from his friend.
"How did it go with Chiron last night?"
"It went well. I told him about, you-know-who," she said. They didn't want to mention the traitor's name around the others. They didn't want a panic to ensue. "He told Dionysus who is supposed to be speaking to the council right now." Percy nodded and started eating. When they had finished Thalia stood up.
"So, I still haven't had a chance to test your fighting skills. What do you say you and I go to the arena and see just who is the real number one?" Percy smirked and stood up.
"You're on, Pinecone Face." Thalia growled at him.
They got to the arena and before Percy could say or do anything, Thalia was attacking him with her spear. Percy dodged the spear, barely. He quickly uncapped Anaklusmos and swung at Thalia. She blocked the strike and stabbed at Percy's midsection. He parried the spear away and kicked Thalia's knee. She fell to the ground and Percy swung for her shoulder. She rolled out of the way and thrust her spear at him. Percy flipped over the spear and kicked Thalia's hands making her drop the spear. He put his sword at her neck.
"Yield?" Thalia grumbled but yielded. Percy smirked triumphantly.
"You win this time, Golden boy." Percy capped Anaklusmos and helped Thalia up. She put the can of mace back in her pocket. Percy opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by a loud horn blast. Thalia looked at him with worry. The last time the horn had blown her tree had been poisoned. They ran out of the arena towards Half-Blood Hill where many campers and Chiron were waiting. They reached the centaur's side and were about to ask what was going on when they saw what made everyone freak out. A group of girls wearing silver jackets and jeans came marching up the hill. Percy saw Thalia glare at them and decided not to question her on it. The girls were led by a girl that Percy could only assume was about his age. Chiron bowed low to the girl and many of the demigods followed suit. Many of the male campers flinched and tried to get as far away as possible. Percy just stood there not sure on what to do. He bowed along with Thalia but didn't move away.
"Lady Artemis, what brings you and the hunters to camp?" Percy's eyes widened. He remembered Artemis from his memories. Chiron had told him that she was very close to Gabriel. Percy tried to cover his face from her as best as he could hoping she wouldn't recognize his golden eyes.
"Zeus has ordered me to track down the lost demigods. Apparently there are forces at work that even my brother cannot see." Percy felt like he recognized the voice from somewhere other than his memory, but couldn't quite place it. "Normally I would leave my hunters on their own, but Zeus was adamant about me leaving them here to help defend the camp." Percy risked looking up and saw the girls were glaring at any boy within twenty feet of them. One looked directly at Percy and gave him such a glare that he physically flinched. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Thalia giving him an apologetic smile. He smiled back to reassure her he was fine.
"We would be honored to host the hunters, milady." Artemis nodded and led the girls towards the cabins. Chiron just sighed. "Every time the hunters come trouble brews. They never work well with the campers. I guess I'll have to go set up for capture the flag." Percy looked at him confused. "We always play a big game of capture the flag whenever the hunters come to camp." Percy nodded and turned to Thalia, but she had already left. Percy just shrugged and made his way back to his cabin. He was still sweaty and dirty from his training and his fight with Thalia.
After a shower and some clean clothes Percy walked to the dining area for lunch. The hunters were laughing and talking loudly at Artemis's table. It was the first and only time he had ever seen anybody sit there. He remembered from his studies that Artemis was a man-hater and instilled that philosophy into any girl that joined her hunt. Percy decided that it would be wiser to keep to himself and give them no reason to try and kill him. He got his food and offered some more to himself. He felt fresh and strong like he did after a week of solid training.
He walked up to the Hermes table and sat down to eat. He tended to stay fairly quiet so the other Hermes campers didn't really talk to him. He didn't mind though. He felt like someone was watching him and turned his head slightly towards the Artemis table and saw that one of the hunters was staring at him oddly.
Zoe Nightshade couldn't figure it out, but the demigod sitting by himself at the Hermes table seemed very familiar. She pushed it out of her mind and turned to listen to Phoebe's story.
"… And then I shot him in the ass!" The hunters roared with laughter. Even Artemis was chuckling beside her. All of the campers turned to stare at them, except for the strange demigod at the Hermes table. The hunters glared at the campers until they turned away. The strange demigod stood up, returned his dishes, and left the dining area without even looking at the hunters. Zoe turned to Artemis.
"Milady," she said. Artemis turned to look at her.
"What is it, Zoe?" Zoe pointed at the demigod.
"Look at him. Doesn't he seem familiar somehow?" Artemis frowned at turned to look at the demigod. Indeed he did seem to look a little familiar.
"We probably ran into him out on the hunt." Artemis shrugged and returned to the conversation. Zoe listened but didn't really pay attention. She didn't think that they had run into him. He seemed like someone she had known a very long time ago.
That night Percy stood with the other campers near the edge of the woods. He was told that the big game would be the most intense he had ever been a part of before. In order to protect himself he had brought his old armor to wear. The other Hermes campers were talking to themselves. Percy was standing next to Thalia.
"What do you think will happen tonight?" Thalia shrugged. She had been uncharacteristically quiet since the hunters had arrived.
"We will probably lose. Clarisse said that we have never won a game of capture the flag against the hunters." Percy frowned. That didn't sound good. It was all of the campers versus the hunters. Percy didn't think the hunters stood a chance at those odds, but if Clarisse admitted to losing, then they must be good. Chiron rode up in front of them. Artemis and the hunters followed him.
"Campers! Tonight we will host another large game of capture the flag!" The campers cheered. "However, it will be the hardest game any of you have faced. Tonight it will be all of the campers versus not only the hunters of Artemis, but Artemis herself." The hunters cheered and Artemis gave the campers a big smirk. The campers started whispering to themselves. "Hunters will go to the east, and the campers will go to the west." With that the two teams left for their sides. Logically, the Athena cabin took lead. In Annabeth's absence, Malcolm was in charge. The Ares, Apollo, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Hermes cabins were on the attack while the rest were set to defend. Percy, however, as the most skilled fighter, was asked to aid in the camps defense. The strategy the Athena cabin had come up with was to have all of the defenders congregate at a single point to give the illusion that the flag was there. Percy then would defend the true location of the flag a couple yards away.
Percy was quite nervous. He wasn't afraid of fighting, but he did not under any circumstance want to come face to face with Artemis. His identity needed to remain a secret for a little while longer. Percy came to his position and climbed up a tree where he could keep himself hidden. The flag was tucked in a knot in the tree's trunk. He heard Chiron blow the horn signaling the start of the game. He heard yelling and shouting and the faint sound of metal clanging against metal. Percy continued to sit in the tree. Just when he started to think none of the hunters would find him, he heard a rustling in the bushes. He slowly felt his pocket to make sure Anaklusmos was there.
From the bushes a little girl came out. Percy nearly cursed. It was Lady Artemis herself. Just my luck, he thought. The little goddess smirked and looked in the tree tops.
"I know you're there, little demigod. Come down here. It will make things go much quicker." Artemis turned and stared right at the tree Percy was hiding in. He sighed, not wanting to face the goddess's wrath if he didn't do as she asked. He dropped down from the tree, uncapping Anaklusmos as he fell. Artemis smirked at the twelve year old boy standing in front of her. She looked at him closely. It was the boy Zoe had pointed out. He was making a strong effort to hide his face from her. Must be ashamed for what he did, she assumed, thinking that he really had been someone they had ran into. She pulled out her hunting knives and circled around the boy.
Percy was growing increasingly more nervous. The closer she got the sweatier his neck felt. All of a sudden the goddess attacked. Her attacks were a blur. Percy could barely even see what was going on let alone keep up with her. Soon she had him lying on his back with the twelve year-old goddess towering over him, hunting knives at his neck.
"Look at me," she said. Percy slowly opened his eyes. When he looked up he saw her bright silver eyes and felt the world go black.
A/N: I'm back. Sorry this chapter came out later again. But in my defense this is the longest chapter I have written so far. Plus I wanted to carefully plan this chapter since it leads into the rest of the story. Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for all the reviews and follows and favorites! I'll try and release another chapter today but no promises. Thanks for reading!