Hey, peeps! I'm back again!
So, not many people responded to the question I asked last time, so I'm going to ask it again: Would you like a description of Penny in my next chapter? Please say yes or no. Thank you.
So... I think that's all I have to say for now...
The rest of the school year was relatively peaceful. There weren't many monster attacks, and nothing major happened.
Then Percy blew up the band room of Goode Highschool.
The first Penny heard of it was watching the news. She hadn't been paying much attention to the television. It had already been on when she walked into the room, and she simply hadn't bothered to turn it off. It wasn't until she heard the name 'Percy Jackson' that she noticed it at all.
After that, the next few days weren't all that interesting. It wasn't until several days later that Penny saw anything that really caught her attention.
She had just walked into the front room to show Paul a sketch of a pegasus she had just finished when she noticed the news report on the tv out of the corner of her eye. But it wasn't what the reporter was saying that caught her attention. It was something that didn't belong there. An aura. A very strong aura, nearly opaque, and it was fading even as she watched.
Penny's eyes went wide as she registered the rest of the report. Her knees felt like jelly, she found it hard to breath.
"No," She whispered, "That's just not right. That's impossible!" She collapsed on the floor, still babbling about what she had just seen. With every word her voice grew more hysterical. She rocked back and forth, trembling.
"Penny," Paul asked quietly. "Are you alright?"
His voice sounded distant. She could barely hear it.
He stood up behind her and switched off the tv. Then he picked her up off the floor and set her on the couch.
"Penny," He whispered, "what's wrong?"
Penny just sat there, sobbing. She couldn't respond.
Sally came into the room then. She pressed her hand against Penny's forehead. "Penny," She said, "What's wrong? What did you see?"
Penny stammered something about Percy, and Sally paled.
She wrapped her arms around Penny, and rocked her gently back and forth.
"It's all right," She murmered. "Don't worry. He'll be fine."
But Penny knew, he wouldn't.