'Let me get this straight,'Carter said.'You're saying that our timeline and yours have somehow...merged?'We were in the Great Room,which is pretty spaceous and cool. It has a giant fireplace,a plasma-screen TV flanked by two leather sofas,and the floor was covered by a giant...snake-skin rug. In the middle of the room,there was a giant black statue of a guy with an ibis head,which i guessed must be their patron. Me and Sadie were on one sofa while Carter was on the other. Something about Sadie needing to spend more time away from a talking computer,though i have a slight feeling that it wasn't the reason.
'Hey Ja-Hooty!'Sadie hollered from the statue was silent.'You have a god called Ja-Hooty?'I asked incredulously. Carter facepalmed.'No,he is Thoth,the god of knowledge and wisdom.' Sadie yawned and started making floating hieroglyphs.
'Wow.'I looked at the menacing statue.'You must be really smart to remember all these like...Annabeth.'I stared at the ground.I wonder what would Annabeth say if she saw this statue. She would probably be touching everything and asking a million questions a second. That would totally be Annabeth's behavior.
'Hey!I'm pretty smart too!'Sadie complained.I chuckled.'Of course you are.'Sadie seemed content with my compliment and started playing with the floating hieroglyphs.I felt so sorry for Carter for having Sadie.'AH-HEM.'We both spun our heads,looking at a very pissed off Carter.'Back to the story?Please?'
'Right.'I crossed my legs.'I had a dream last night.I had a bird body and a human head.'
'Chicken boy.'Sadie giggled.I tried to ignore her.
I gave them the 5 minute version of my story,of Sora,the light bulb dissolving,Set possessing Annabeth. Throughout the story Carter kept looking at me with a thinker pose,like he was trying to figure out how to kill me by looking at me. Sadie made some kind of 3-D Dodo with the hieroglyphics and she drew the words 'C-A-R-T-E-R' on its forehead. When i finished,Carter sighed.
'Well,it looks like Set has been summoned into this world...again. Thank the gods we don't need to worry about Apop-,I mean you-know-who.'Carter said, but another thought began to race my mind,and before i could process it,i blurted it out.'What about the watch?Does it refer to anything?'
'None that i can think of. But enough of that for we have Set's secret name. He can't touch us.'I relaxed at that assurance.'In the meantime,would you like a tour of the mansion?'Before i could speak,Sadie yelled 'I would love to give you a tour of the mansion!PLEASE?'And she gave me those irresistible puppy dog eyes. Seriously ,how does Carter live with her?'Err,sure?'
'Great!'Sadie jumped and grabbed my hand and pulled me to the stairs,and Carter yelled behind me,'Be at the training room in 3 hours!'I doubt Sadie was listening as she dragged me in to the library.
'Woah.'I took a step at the unending shelves of scrolls and they were all sealed with the same hieroglyph . At the ceiling was a giant painting of a woman covered in stars and the floor had a giant painting of a man.'Nut and Geb,'A voice said behind me.I jumped and turned around,Riptide flashing in my hand,and saw a girl holding some scrolls in her hand.
'Ahh!'She dropped her scrolls.I blinked.'Sorry about that,it's instinct, I guess.'I tried to explain,helping to pick up all her scrolls.'It's alright.'She flashed me a smile,and i could see that her mouth was full of shiny white teeth. Wow,she was pretty.
'Hi,what's your name?'I extended a took it shyly,unable to meet my eyes. Was i that horrible?'I'm Cleo,and i'm the librarian of this..library.'She said quietly,focusing her eyes on one of the scrolls on her hand. Hell,if she has no boyfriend,she should hook up with Carter. They're the perfect example of the phrase 'A perfect pair'.
'So what's with the names?Did ancient Egyptians call them that because they thought the gods were Nut Jobs?'I pretended to ask innocently. We laughed together,and she sounded like the sweet melody of the water nymphs at Camp Half-Blood.I saw that Sadie was a little...okay,a lot ticked off. Her right eye was twitching,and she reminded me too much of an angry bull ready to charge(Trust me,you'll wish you never want to have that experience).
Desperately,i tried to change the subject.'This place is huge!How could you manage it on your own?'
'I'm not alone. My shabti friends help me too!'She said.'Animated clay figures.'She added in when she noticed my look of confusion.'Right.I knew that.'She giggled quietly,covering her hand with her mouth,stealing a glance at me.
'Ok,that's enough.'Sadie said,grabbing my hand and pulling me to the third floor.
'Wowww!'I gazed at the rows of doors.'There must be enough rooms to fit like,a company!'Sadie gazed at me strangely.'You mean like Starbucks?'I facepalmed internally.'It's military speak for a large group.'
'I knew that!'Sadie protested.I'm sure you do. I took a glance at each of the rooms.'Wow!Sweet!OH MY-'I stared at the small black metallic device.'You...have a cell phone...IN EACH ROOM!?'I exclaimed. Sadie looked at me like I grew another head.'Of course we do!'
I wasn't listening.I was busy admiring the interior of every room.'Woah,plasma screen TV?PS4s?A computer?!'I was in heaven. How could they be this rich?I vaguely noticed Sadie shaking her head and staring at me affectionately,like i was super cute or something.I didn't care.I was enjoying my time.
'You should see the-'Sadie was cut off by me.'HOLY GODS YOU HAVE A FRIDGE IN EACH ROOM?'I peeked my head at Sadie,still standing at the doorway.'Yes,and each one has its own toilet.'Sadie said,looking at me.'This is amazing!'I yelled from in one of the rooms.
Apparently,the rooms have inhabitants. And just so happened that i stumbled into one such room,and i saw the most beautiful woman in my life.
She had caramel skin and amber eyes lined with Kohl. She had vague Arabic features and jet-black hair lined down her neck. She was wearing linen clothes and was pretty much the definition of an Angel.
'I...um...uhh.'I garbled.Well done,Percy.My mind said.You just made yourself look like a fool.But seriously,it was hard not to.'You must be the new to the 21st Nome!My name is Zia,Zia Rashid.'She stood up and extended a hand.I sub-consciously took it,my mind still reeling. Her hand was warm to the touch,and i managed to say without drooling myself,'I'm um,not from this timeline.'
She studied me.'Interesting.'She said.'I feel some resistance from your body. Who do you follow?'
'You.'I replied dreamingly,only to find her staring at me in shock.I recovered quickly,and said'I mean,my dad is the god of the sea...'Zia stared at me.'That must be why.I'm a fire magician.'She explained.Wonderful,i thought,my angel is directly opposite of me. Just my luck.
My thoughts were interrupted as Sadie stepped in between of us.'Wow look at the time,is it training time already?Time to go,bye!'She grabbed my hand,but i was used to it already. Sadie walked out of the room,dragging me across the floor. I waved goodbye to her, and soon as were out of earshot,Sadie turned to me.'That was Carter's girlfriend,Percy.'That snapped me out of it.'WHY DOES FORTUNA HATE ME!'I screamed out.
'Settle down!'Sadie said.I was so sad,i just slumped against the wall.'You think you're the only one feeling sad?What about me?Do you know how i feel for-'She stopped,and i looked at her.'Forget it.'
Curiosity washed over me.'What were you about to say?'i stood up,but she just turned away.'Do me a favour. Forget i ever said anything.'I took a step back,but nodded slowly.'C'mon,we're late for training.'She said dejectedly,and started walking down the stairs.I followed her,keeping close to her at all times.
At the training room,i saw some interesting sights.A boy was summoning penguins from nowhere and commanding them to peck a training dummy to death. A girl was in a circle of pots. She chanted something,and giant plants started sprouting from them,each swallowing a training dummy whole.'Wow.'I breathed.
'Amazing,isn't it?'I turned around,and i saw Carter in full battle gear,with his sword hanging from his belt.I cringed slightly. Facing against Carter must be like facing a walking tank.'I believe you have seen Felix and Alyssa in action.'
The boy walked to us. He was so young,maybe 12?'Hi,i'm Felix!I like penguins!'He said enthusiastically,holding a giant penguin with 2 hands.'I can see that.'I other girl spoke a chant,and the plants shriveled into small weeds. She walked to me.'Hi,i'm Alyssa,I follow Geb,the god of the earth!'
'Pleased to meet you all!'I said. Carter told the initiates to resume training,them turned to me.'So,who do you follow?'He asked me.'Well,um...the god of water?'i replied,unsure of how to answer.' .'Carter seemed to be thinking to himself. He took a bowl lying around the floor and placed it on his head.'Let's start with something simple. Try to fill the bowl with water without getting me wet.'I glanced at Sadie,who seemed to have recovered and she gave me a look that i'm pretty sure said 'Yes-he-is-like-that-every-day'.
I concentrated,and i could sense about a few hundred gallons running under the mansion right now.I willed the nearest water pipe to burst,and my gut tightened. The water burst through the pipe and i controlled it,sending it to the bowl,filling it up to the very brim.'V-very well! Could you please help!'Carter was desperately trying to keep the bowl balanced.'Oh i'm sorry,'I replied innocently.'I don't know how to remove it!'Right when i finished,the bowl toppled over,showering Carter with sewage water. We all burst into a fit of laughter,and Carter grumbled'Very funny.'.Why don't we try with a training dummy?'He took a small clay snake out of his bag and placed it on the moments,the figure expanded until it was as high as the ceiling.
'Isn't you-know-who your enemy?'I asked Carter.'Precisely why we use it, unless you can't take down even a replica of it.'Carter said,eyeing me down.I smirked. Challenge accepted.I took out my ballpoint pen and uncapped expanded into Riptide,a 1 meter long blade of Celestial bronze. My gut tightened,and the water around me snaked around the clay figure,engulfing it in water.
'Oh nice,you're gonna drown it.'Carter commented.I ignored him,forcing the water to seep into the figure,softening it and shaping it into a much suitable figure.
'Hey!'Carter protested. The clay Carter Kane took a look at its own body,confused by its sudden change. Apparently,it was not used to the idea of having two legs. It took a step forward,and crashed on its face,its segments falling apart by the weakening of its body. The clay figure was now split into arms,hands,chest,head,legs,and hands.I looked at Carter smugly. He was still staring at the broken Carter Kane,catching flies with his mouth.
'Just like real life!'A voice said behind us,and we all turned around,to see Zia standing by the doorway.'I...um...uhh.'Carter said,which was exactly what i said when i first met Zia. She giggled,and ran to Carter,and embraced each other in a kiss.I couldn't bear to look,i turned around and saw that Sadie was looking at me,but quickly turned away when she saw that i noticed her.
'Had enough?'I asked. Carterand Zia said in unison,'Sure'.It was hard not to envy them being together.
'So...lunch?'I asked hopefully.I was starving.'Sure.'Carter and Sadie said together,then glared at each other. One again,how are they related?We were making our way downstairs when we heard a growl coming from the training hall. We all turned around and i saw the most horrible monster ever.
How should i explain this?It had the body of a lion,an extra goat head sticking out of its right shoulder,and a tail that is a live snake. Well, I'm pretty sure i summed it up.I remember this monster from my monster class at Camp Half-Blood.'Chimera!'I yelled.'It breathes fire!'And right on cue,the chimera spit a volley of fireballs.I concentrated,using the water to cool down the flaming projectile. It landed on my feet,a ball of smoldering hair.'Eww.'I said.'Burning hairballs.'
'Everyone scatter!'Carter yelled,as the chimera continued to shoot flaming hairballs at us.I used the water to cool them down,and all around,i could see Carter encased in a giant combat avatar,Sadie grabbing a wand out of nowhere,Felix summoning a lot of penguins,though i doubt that would help,and Alyssa was chanting. Zia shot fireballs at it. The balls exploded on its hide,which just annoyed it more. The Chimera bellowed,and charged at me,i shielded myself but it wasn't interested in me,it ran straight to Zia and opened its giant mouth,ready to swallow her.
'No!'I snapped.I was not about to let Carter lose his girlfriend. I had gone through so much,and i couldn't let Carter lose his girlfriend. My gut tightened,and i took a ball of water and compressed it into a small rope.I sent it to the chimera,and it entered the chimera's ear.I could feel the water travelling up its ear into its brain,and i commanded the water to pierce it.
I felt the neurons begin to fade,replaced by the strands of water.I commanded the chimera to stop,and it obeyed me.I commanded it to stay still,as i took out Riptide,and stabbed monster. It did not flinch or move as it slowly disintegrated into ashes,swept away by an invisible wind,leaving the strand of water on the floor.I willed the water to uncompress,and the string burst into a water puddle and covered the floor. All the initiates were staring at me, their mouths agape, and Carter finally said'How did you do it?!It was like you were controlling it!.'
I smiled and was about to reply,when weariness washed over me.I collapsed,and Carter caught me.'The infirmary!TO THE INFIRMARY NOW!'I vaguely heard Carter yelling as he carried me up the stairs,shoving everyone away. The last thing i remembered was Carter kicking down a door and i saw rows of hospital beds before i blacked out.
This chapter was my most favourite one yet to write!Hope you like it,hope you can give me suggestions about it(seriously,where are the suggestions?) or comment on how it can be and the previous two chapters for some reason,didn't save some words when i uploaded the document,so i had to reedit everything -_-
Disclaimer:I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Kane rights reserved to Rick Riordan
