Chapter 7
Zeus´s POV
I collapsed, and I couldn't even help it. I looked silly, falling on my face. That girl was a daughter of Kronos? Then I looked around and saw all the other gods falling, too. "What's going on?" he screeched, and at the exact same time, he saw nothing.
Shala´s POV
I clasped the necklace around my neck. Immediately I heard the screeches of the Gods. ¨Shut up, all of you, or i´m going to throw you to the bottom of the ocean!¨ I snapped. Ah, but I can control the sea, fool. Came the voice of Poseidon. ¨You can't use your powers as long as you are in this necklace,¨ I said smugly. Oh, you don't want to keep us in here Shala, the voice of Aphrodite crooned. We could destroy this necklace and then destroy you. You may as well let us out now, and we promise to not hurt you. Promise. ¨You will not hurt me if I let you out,¨ I muttered. Nice going, Aphrodite. Demeter muttered. Aphrodite said sharply, Silence. I have to keep this up. It will take a bit to get us out of this necklace, even when I use charmspeak. Her voice switched to charmspeak: Let us out of the necklace, and we will not destroy you. Her voice was turned really firm. Out! She hissed, and I quickly unclasped the necklace. Fool! Don´t let them out, they will destroy you either way. Kronos snarled in my mind. Did you destroy Tiggy? I thought. I did it so you can focus on the mission you were supposed to do, and not worry about some stupid sphinx! He spat. My blood turned to ice. You don´t ne-
I shut him out. I sent him one last thought: You are not my father.
Percy´s POV
¨There´s a river nearby,¨ Ian muttered. ¨and a family of beavers building a dam, and a safe house by that, just as the voice said.¨ There´s a dam safe house nearby, I thought, and laughed. ¨There´s a group of dam beavers. I could use a dam snack. I want to sleep in a dam bed.¨ I laughed again. ¨Quiet!¨ Jack hissed. ¨Zeus, yo-¨
¨Why is he named Zeus? Zeus would not be happy. He would find us at the dam safe house. He will find me sleeping in the dam bed. Throw me in the dam water. Do it now.¨ I muttered, still giggling. The short boy muttered, ¨Throw him in. It´ll wake him up. Throw him in the dam water.¨ and laughed. Jack dragged me over, and I was still giggling me head off. He lifted me up over the water and threw me in.
¨Wheeeee!¨ I squealed.
When I hit the water, felt all my strength surge back into me. My mind cleared. I didn't feel like a stupid goose anymore. I decided to explore the lake.
I found some fish. I stayed there for more than a half hour. When I emerged from the water, Jack looked ready to jump in. He froze. Then he spat, ¨How did you stay under there for so long? You should be dead. I grinned broadly. ¨Not when you´re a son of Poseidon,¨ I said. Jack stormed into the water and grabbed my shirt. ¨Not funny,¨ He snarled. Then he yelped with surprise. He leaped out of the way. I shrugged. I had made a itty bitty hurricane around Jack. ¨I´m going to do it the other way, I don't want you soaked. Wave!¨ Instantly a wave surged up and crashed on the other bank. The small boy stared in disbelief. ¨How… you… what… water..." I looked at him. ¨What is your name?¨ I said. The boy thought, as if he were deciding if to answer that. ¨You can call me Michael.¨ he said finally.
Annabeth's POV
Shala burst from the room, her eyes wide with fear. ¨The Gods! Something has happened!¨ she cried. Chiron said, ¨Annabeth, come with me.¨ and he led me to the throne room, Shala stepping on my feet.
I see what Shala ment now.
The throne room had been trashed. It looked like the thrones had been smashed and, oh, Gods. The Gods. The Gods themselves… they're bodies were lying on the floor. Shala´s eyes were tearing up. I drew my dagger, being careful. Suddenly Shala flinched. Then she grabbed my arm and dragged me over to a place where no one could here us. ¨Can I trust you?¨ she whispered. ¨What?¨ I muttered back. ¨If I tell you this, you have to swear on River Styx not to tell anyone. Promise?¨ Shala insisted. ¨Yes,¨ I breathed back. Shala looked around. ¨I´m the daughter of… Kronos,¨ She confessed.
¨What?¨
Michael´s POV
¨You can call me Michael.¨
Gosh, how could have I been so stupid? I nervously up. A huge bird had flown overhead. ¨What?¨ Ian muttered. I gave Ian a confused look. ¨That bird looked weird. Like a human,¨ Ian added thoughtfully. I rolled my eyes. Then the sound of a shotgun went off. ¨In!¨ Taylor said quickly. No one hesitated as we rushed into the safe house. Percy pushed past me. What? I thought. He was completely dry. I grabbed Percy and dragged him to the nearest room and locked the door. ¨How are you dry?¨ I said quietly. Percy took a deep breath. How did I know his name? The voice had told me to go rescue him. We nearly failed. ¨Tell me now.¨ I was angry. ¨I´ll tell you once you let me go.¨ Percy grumbled. I hesitated. Then, reluctantly, I let him sit down on the bed. Percy took a deep breath. ¨You know the greek Gods, like Zeus?¨
¨Yeah.¨
¨They're real.¨
¨Great. Just great. Another thing to add to my plate. Oh, no, it fell off!¨ I said sarcastically.
Percy rolled his eyes.