Chapter 5/6
Btw Percy has been knocked out for the rest of the summer, and has memory loss. Also the people who have died are still alive. Like Silena and Beckendorf.
Percy's POV
Why does everything bad happen to me? Why me? I woke up this morning in a bedroom, with ocean blue walls, and a sea green bed sheet. I looked to my side and saw a digital clock displaying the time 6:00am. I grabbed an orange shirt that said camp-half blood, and some jeans to got take a shower. I realized I was probably late for school, not like I knew where it was. All I could think about was the nightmare I'd been having. I willed the shower water to heat faster, and surprisingly I thought it did. This caused a nagging feeling to my brain. It sounded like someone was trying to tell me something. I knew that voice, he had went to school with me.
Already late, I pulled out a year book from when I went to Yancy Academy. I looked for my class, and saw myself talking to a familiar face. I looked for his name, I saw the words Grover Underwood. In my mind I thought of a message, and tried to send it to him. Grover is that you? Help me, I know you and remember I went to Yancy with you. There is something peculiar I know about you, but can't remember what it is. Come and talk to me. I don't know if Grover got that or not, but went into the kitchen and grabbed a pancake, only to find it was blue. Who makes blue food, and why does that ring a bell?
Not being able to remember anything was hurting my head. I looked up and saw someone staring at me. It was mom and she looked happy. I hadn't seen her this happy since she got married to Paul. Who was Paul, was he my dad? I clearly remembered him talking to me. Oh well, I grabbed my backpack and walked my school route. It was the small details I could remember, but not the important ones.
I arrived at school and walked to my locker, earning stares from other people. Was I doing something different than normal, I walked to my locker, seeing a girl standing there waiting for me. At least I could remember her. Rachel Elizabeth Dare, my best friend for two years, and my new girlfriend that I got together with over the summer. I had been walking to my car, after dropping her off home after one of our dates. We went to an art gallery. Me and Rachel were both art geeks. Something didn't sound right about that last sentence, but I'd have to investigate later.
07-12-19 I turned open my locker, and Rachel helped me get stuff for my classes, she was so sweet. Me and her sat down at desks next to each other and she leaned in for a kiss, but I moved my head to the side and kissed her on the cheek. Class started, and the home room teacher took attendance. He said my name Perseus Jackson, and I had the urge to say I prefer to be called Percy.
I looked across the room to see some people looking at me. I turned my head to look at Rachel and asked her why they were staring. Those are your friends she whispered to me. I couldn't remember their names. I remembered my friends being Nico, Grover, Beckendorf, Chris, Tyson, Conner and Travis Stoll, were they twins, I thought to myself, and then remembered Travis was older. I also remembered people called Thalia, Bianca, Silena, Clarrise, Katie, Juniper, Calypso, and another girl. I couldn't think of her name, I remembered saying WIse Girl, everything will be alright.
Wise girl, that's not a name. This mystery girl was stunning, with blonde princess curls tumbling down her back, framing her face. Her eyes were beautiful, they were an intense gray, above a perfectly angled nose and lips. She was about 5-9" with an athletic body. I also had a feeling towards her, it was so strong, but I didn't know what it was. I couldn't remember seeing her before. In my mind she was wearing the same shirt as me, and holding a Yankees camp. There was a powerful sense of wisdom coming from her, and I remembered going somewhere with her and Grover. Why her? Why couldn't I remember her name? It was like someone was blocking this person from my memory.
Once the teacher left the room, Rachel told everyone about my amnesia, and the girls all went awwwww and sighed when Rachel told them when it happened. The guys congratulated me on finally having the nerve to ask Rachel out, however they looked confused but didn't say anything. They asked me if I was going to swim practice after school, and I remembered how much I loved the water. I was so excited for the end of the day, as tryouts were coming up and I really wanted to make the team.
Over the summer the guys cleaned out last years swim lockers, and had done mine for me. I collected it from them and looked through the bag. It had extra goggles, a clean pair of trunks, my cell phone, and some photos that had obviously been taped on my locker. It was a picture of all the people remembered earlier, except Calypso, and weirdly no Rachel. They were all holding giant letters spelling go Percy. I remembered Grover telling me wise girl had organized this for me. The next picture was of me and the girl, laughing together in what looked like an arena, where it looked like she was teaching me something. There was also a photo of me and a guy in a wheel chair who I remembered had been my teacher and Yancy, Mr. Brunner, the last photo was of me and Tyson in a cabin, standing underneath a ceiling decoration with what looked like pony fish on them.
The bell rang, and Rachel took me back to my locker, where she attempted to kiss me, but I was not in the mood for PDA, and walked away hurrying to get to next class. Apart from home room, Rachel and I only had lunch together, this gave me time to hang out with my friends from the swim team. We had more in common that just swimming, and I knew why I had become friends with these guys. All they guys and there girlfriends weren't least in all but one of my classes.
The 9 of us headed to math, where I got completely confused, and zoned out. It being the first day, we only got one math problem for homework, that the teacher explained in class. Being the first day, and spending a long time in home room sorting things out, had cut this class short, and the teacher cut to the chase. Chase where had I heard that before? The math teacher was Mr. Benton, and I liked he's teaching style so far. We were doing review, and I couldn't remember what class I was taking, it may have been algebra? But I wasn't sure.
The bell rang again, and everyone was lost in the sea of people going towards their lockers. When I got to mine up put up the photos, as I didn't have a chance to earlier. I grabbed my stuff for Greek, which was my next class. I opened my binder, which I had left my stuff from last year in, I was looking through it, and saw lots of A+'s on quizzes. I thought I was a bad student, having ADHD and dyslexia, but I could read and write perfect Greek. I racked my brain and found I was almost fluent in it. How did I become fluent in Greek?
We had a pop quiz to see how much we remembered, after summer break. I surprised myself with how easy it was, and finished first by miles. After that I just started on the homework, he was expecting everyone to start handing their quizzes after 30 minutes, but I got mine done in 15. After another 10 minutes I got done with the homework, and looked over to a rack of Greek myths. Since I had nothing else to do, I started reading one called Jason and the Golden Fleece. It brought a picture to mind, of Annabeth,Tyson, Clarisse, and I on a boat. I next saw a flashback of Grover in a wedding dress. After seeing Grover, I put down the book. It's disturbing and hilarious seeing your best friend in a wedding dress. Especially when he's a guy.
After Greek there was gym, and we played a game where we would try to get the other teams flag, whilst trying not to get hit by dodge balls. It was capture the flag, and it brought back memories of this camp I met my friends at. I was team captain, and called my team Poseidon, Greek myths still in my mind. The coach handed me a bucket full of blue jerseys with the number three on them. I looked at my classmates. I wanted to win, so I chose everyone who I thought would be good. People wondered why I picked a nerdy kid 2nd, but it was because I knew from experience that they were great for game strategies. After I had finished picking my team, which had my friends on, as they were still left after I picked the best people. We came up with a good strategy, and assembled gym mats all around our side of the room. We made a trip wire with a jump rope, and grabbed balls to distract the opposing side with.
As soon as the coach blew his whistle, the game started, and I started making my way towards the other side, if they hit me, or tagged me, then I was out. Ryan, Derek, and I started making are way towards the other side. For all of us being on the swim team it was going pretty good. I spoke to soon, and Derek, dodging a ball jumped back into the arms if an opposing girl, which neither of them seemed to mind. Derek is like the only guy on the swim team without a girlfriend. Soon after there was just a few of us left. That 8 changed to 5, to 3, and to 2, so it was just me and the school bully left. This reminded me of a game we had played of capture the flag at camp. I threw a ball that landed next to my opponent, then sprinted for the flag when his head was turned. My teammates patted me on the back. Then everyone went to the locker rooms to take a shower.
My next class was social studies, and the first unit would be on Greek mythology. The teacher asked lots of questions, that I was surprised that I only knew. It was fun, and I earned lots of fake drachmas used for participation points. I wrote all the gods and godesses names on the board in Greek and English, and also wrote their roman side, but only in English, as I didn't know that much Latin. Even the teacher was impressed when I could name there symbols, and at least three of their roles.
After the most awesome lesson of time, I went to lunch where they had pizza, and sat with my friends. I wasn't even a little sorry when my table was full, and Rachel couldn't sit with my friends and I. I had enjoyed my day so far. My school day was halfway done, and I only had 4 more classes on my schedule. I had already done the first 5.
After I finished lunch I had forgotten what my next class was, so I checked my schedule.
Home room/Free period 8:05-8:50am
Math 8:53-9:40am
Greek 9:43-10:30am
Gym 10:33-11:20am
Social Studies 11:23-12:10pm
Lunch 12:11-12:58pm
English 1:05-1:48pm
Music 1:50-2:35pm
Science 2:38-3:20pm
*buses leave at 3:27pm
As I headed to English, after getting my books from my locker, I walked by Rachel's locker, and apologized about lunch. She didn't say anything, and I didn't mind. As I walked into English I saw Paul, and realized he was my step-dad and English teacher. When I knew who Paul was, I remembered the chat we'd had before he got married to my mom. Other memories started flooding back including...
To be continued, sorry I have other stuff to do!
The most I've ever written! Which is sad cuz it only like 2,200 words!
Well around that amount!
I don't understand how people can write 10k words and be like sorry it's so short!
I spent forever writing this much!
Curse my ability of writing slow!
And this bad case of writers block, 5 chapters in!
Grumpy face,
-WiseGirlAnnabethChase
Unknown person: Review...Or Else
Annabeth: Thalia we know it's you
Percy: yeah
Thalia: Kelp Head
Percy: Pinecone face
(Thalia and Percy keep calling each other names)
Annabeth: Thanks for reading. Shut up you two, you're scaring off the readers!
Nico: Hey guys
Annabeth: What are you doing here?
Nico: I was bored
Annabeth: Can u stop the fighting (gestures backwards)
Nico: Stop it you're gonna break the computer, and someone's not gonna be happy...(me)
Thalia: stay out of this death breath
Percy: yeah emo lover
Nico: You will pay for that
Me: what are you guys doing
Annabeth: I'm evacuating the building before it sets on fire and is flooded
Me: let's go
3 seconds later Nico is beside us
Nico: I couldn't break them up Annabeth
Me: Nico could you get my computer
Nico: there you go
Me: thanks
Building explodes