The song in this is Hugh Laurie's version of 'You Don't Know My Mind,'
The fire crackled as if alive. It danced and swirled, sending fiery embers up into the starry night sky. The sound of an acoustic guitar broke the silence, it's sweet notes making everyone smile and even laugh. Connor Stoll tried to make the mood even better by serenading Katie Gardener with a love song, but ended up with a face full of dirt for his trouble. With it being the summer holidays the camp was full of children of nearly every age.
Will Solace finished the song on the guitar and set it down next to him. One of his other brothers took up the instrument picked it up and began playing a merry upbeat tune, while one of the Apollo daughters began singing along to it. Connor and Travis stood up and locked arms, beginning to dance around in a circle.
Everyone clapped in time as they danced. Percy smiled, his face looking young and lively in the fire light. Surrounded by family, friends, and the up lifting mood of camp. After winning Capture the flag the last of his anger towards the Norse demigod was gone. Right now he wasn't an Avenger, he was just a teenage Demigod.
Other people had gotten up to dance. Other Apollo children rushed away, but soon returned with their own instruments. Annabeth pulled Percy to his feet and danced closer to the fire, golden hair catching it's vibrant rays. Smiling brightly Percy began dancing in a circle with her, enjoying seeing the fire dance in her gloriously grey eyes.
"Walking down the levee with my head hangin' low, looking for my mama but she ain't here no more, baby you don't know, you don't know my mind…."
"Come on Seaweed Brain!" Annabeth tugged on his hands "you have to do more then shuffle your feet!"
By now the majority of people attending the fire was up and dancing. Even Chiron was up and prancing around, though many people where careful to avoid the swishing tail.
"I wish I had a nickel, I wish I had a dime, I wish I hadn't give myself a fabulous time…"
"Let's go to the beach!" Percy yelled over the noise and cheers of the campers.
Annabeth nodded, and Percy began to cut through the crowd. Rushing into the Poseidon cabin he picked up the word blanket they used for the beach, then followed Annabeth down to the calm shore. Down in front of the dunes they could only hear the faint laughter from the campfire.
"Zoe's bright tonight," Annabeth said with a smile as she gazed up at the sky "Thalia said she's the brightest when she's guiding somebody home,"
Bianca, Percy thought sadly for a moment before laying down on the blanket. Annabeth laid next to him, gazing up at the sky with a serine look on her face. Percy snuck he hand into hers and smiled across at her.
"I hope Nico's okay," Annabeth said finally.
"I hope he hasn't done anything stupid," Percy said in return.
"He's related to you, isn't he?" Annabeth laughed.
"I guess we can't hope for much," Percy leaned in and kissed her "I never realised how much I missed it,"
"You've been gone a week," Annabeth said in return.
"Way to long," Percy chuckled "as much as I hate to admit it I even missed-"
Percy didn't get to finish that sentence. Something landed hard on the sand, sending it flying up in all directions. Percy and Annabeth where instantly on alert, reaching for their weapons. Percy pushed Annabeth behind him though as he noticed who it was.
"You dare send your creatures after me?" Thor boomed as he swung his hammer, sending it flying towards Percy.
The son of Poseidon only had enough time to get Annabeth out of the way before the hammer slammed into his mid section. The force was extreme and it would've broken every bone in his body if he didn't have the curse. Flying through the air he skipped on the smooth water like some sort of twisted stone. When he came to rest on the bottom of the ocean he felt the waves push him to the surface, as if egging him on.
"What the fuck?" Percy asked as he rode a wave back to shore, pulling out Riptide "I didn't do anything!"
"If you want to fight, then let us fight!" Thor called the hammer back to his hand.
"I didn't send anyone!" Percy landed on the soft sand and just managed to dodge a hammer blow to the head "Annabeth!"
Percy blocked an attempted blow from the hammer with the blunt of his blade, sending sparks throughout the air. Kicking out into the gods knee, before turning on his heel and sending his elbow up into his nose.
"Annabeth!" Percy called to his girlfriend who looked determined to join the fray "get Chiron!"
Rolling between Thor's wide set legs Percy called in the tide, letting it reach up to his middle shins. Thor was looking absolutely murderous, hand working on the hammer.
"Sea animals do not attack without cause!" Thor bent low before thundering forward towards Percy, who was forced to roll away deeper into the water.
"I didn't send them!" Percy jumped forward and landed a solid blow on Thors chest.
By now campers where gathering up on the dunes. Apollo and Hermes campers had bows trained on Thor, who had just attempted to swing Percy's head off it's shoulders. Percy felt the air pick up around him as he conjured a hurricane. It swirled around him, making him hover a few feet of the ground. With a flick of his hand the strong wind sent Thor crashing into the waves.
But Thor had the power of flight and soon burst from the water and kicked Percy in the chest, sending him crashing into the sand dunes.
"Get up Prissy!" Clarisse called.
"Percy, back down," Chiron called and Percy turned to his mentor, but that proved a long enough distraction for Thor to pick him up by the scruff of his shirt and hold him at eye level.
Percy wasn't the best fighter at camp for no reason though. Gripped Riptide he slammed it up in the weak spot of Thors armor under his arm. The demigod grunted in pain, and Percy used the distraction to kick away off Thors chest. Clenching his fists Percy glared at the Norseman.
"Are you done with the temper tantrum?"
Apparently that wasn't the right thing to ask. Thor gripped his arm and slammed him back into the sand dune. As Percy collided hard with the ground it seemed the shock wave grew, and the ground began to shake violently. Thor kneeled on the ground at the tremors with his hammer, before bringing the strength up his legs and attempting to slam the hammer down on Percy's face.
Rolling to the side Percy just narrowly managed to miss the hammer. He caught a flash of gold in the corner of his vision, but was to busy avoiding being made into a Percy Pancake to care for it. When he managed to get to his feet though he was blinded by a flash of blue.
"Percy, I have a message from father," it was that same loathing voice from the morning.
"Kind of busy Triton!" Percy yelled as he raced to pick Riptide up from the sand.
"Turns out the Kraken decided to walk about," Triton continued.
"Thor, stop this madness!" A women yelled, and Percy saw that the person that had come down in the flash of blue was in fact a black haired female in warrior clothing. "Can you not see the Son of Poseidon had nothing to do with it,"
"He has to pay for his insults!" Thor roared, readying his hammer for another swing.
"Heimdall!" The lady called, and it seemed in a flash of blue and rainbow they where gone.
Percy fell gratefully back into the sand, massaging his stomach. Triton rolled his eyes at his half brother, and with a careless wave dived into the water, double tails appearing. Annabeth and Chiron rushed down to Percy, while Mr D made the campers scatter with threats of making them have to clean out the shower stalls.
"What was his problem!" Percy said angrily.
"Thor Odinson has always been quick to anger," Chiron gazed at the sky "numerous wars have almost been started because of his rashness,"
"He thought I sent the Kraken after him?" Percy stood up and continued to rub his stomach "what was he doing near the sea anyway? Is he an idiot? I mean come on! And was he trying to kill me-"
"Would you have acted any different if a creature from Asgard just happened to attack you?" Chiron asked.
"The whole reason I'm with these stupid Avengers is because of the attacks, he should expect a monster attack!" Percy began stalking up the dunes, good mood gone.
"Where are you going?" Annabeth asked.
"Going to see dad," Percy stopped by the stables "Kraken was supposed to be locked away in the deepest part of the ocean,"
"The oceans have been breached, Percy," Chiron tried to calm his pupil "Lord Zeus has already given your father much strife,"
"Then I'm going to go fly," Percy walked into Blackjacks stall.
"Don't do anything stupid," Annabeth looked at him with those piercing grey eyes.
"I'll try,"
Pretty s**t chapter, and I know the Thor-Percy fight was rather anticlimactic, but you want them to be friends don't you? Maybe it was a bit OOC, but Thor is rash. The name I've chosen for Percy is 'Gladiator Knight' (a bit contradictory but I like it)