Disclaimer: I don not own anything but the plot.
Percy's POV:
I was in my cabin getting ready for sword practice when Chiron came.
Chiron: Percy, I need your help.
Me: Sure, with what?
Chiron: I found out that there are 10 demigods in England.
Me: Whoa! 10 demigods!?
Chiron: Yes, and since Grover has still not fully recovered from the horn incident.
Me: It was an accident.
Chiron: I don't care if it was an accident or not. I just want you to go to England and retrieve the demigods.
Me: Sure. Where are they?
Chiron: They attend a boarding school in Liverpool and are staying at a house called Anubis House. It is Egyptian territory.
Me: Cool. Is everything ready?
Chiron: Yes. You leave tonight. You'll have dinner then off you go.
Percy: Zeus won't blast me put of the sky, right?
Chiron: Yes. Now get packing.
I nodded and I packed up my stuff. Riptide was capped and in my pocket. I heard the dinner bell. I ran to the pavilion. Annabeth was already at her table eating with her cabin. And Grover (Still in crutches and bandages) was sitting with the other satyrs. I walked to the one table that was empty. The Poseidon cabin. I sat down and started thinking about the new demigods. I just can't believe that I'll finally have a sister or brother. Well, half sister or brother. I served myself and threw the best parts in the fire. I just threw away the beans. I hate beans. I sat back down and started to eat my rice and ribs with barbecue sauce. Then Annabeth and Grover sat down with me.
Me: You feeling better Grov?
Grover: Yeah. And I know you didn't mean to almost kill me and chop off my horns.
Me: Yeah.
Annabeth: So, we hear that you're going demigod hunting as your punishment.
Me: That was a punishment?! It thought Chiron just wanted me to help.
Annabeth: I'm sure it was that, but he can tell the truth and leave out some details.
Me: Well, they are all in England attending some boarding school in Liverpool. Ha ha, Liverpool.
Grover: He he. A pool full of liver
Me: Anyway, I will go to their school and stay at the same house as them.
Grover: Great. What's the house's name?
Me: Anubis House.
Grover choked in his soda can as I said that.
Annabeth: Egyptian territory. Just be careful, okay?
Me: Yeah. I promise. And once I find them, I'll bring them here and they'll be claimed. I just hope I get a sister or brother.
Grover: Half sister or half brother.
Me: Really? Can I please enjoy the moment? Anyway I leave after dinner.
Annabeth: We'll keep in touch.
Me: Iris messages. Got it.
Dinner was over and I was out of the pavilion.
I took a cab and the driver took me to the JFK Airport. It was the nearest one. I boarded the plane and sat in my seat. It felt like days. I was still worried about Zeus. I see it! Sweet land and sea. Percy's coming. I got off the plane and took a train. From there a cab picked me up.
Cab Driver: Where to?
Me: Anubis House.
He drove there and dropped me off. I was looking ad my papers when I heard a girl and a boy's voice.
Girl and Boy: Nice shoes.
I turned around to find a dirty blonde girl and a dirty blonde boy. They were both American. I saw them gasp when I turned around
Me: Thanks. Are you guys going to Anubis House and are you okay?
Boy: Yeah, your standing in front if it.
Girl: And we're okay. We say you on the news last year. Don't worry, we didn't believe a thing Smelly Gabe said.
Me: You know him?
Girl: Yeah, he's...
The guy rubbed the girl's back as she started to gag.
Girl: He's...my godfather
Me: Well, my mom was married to to him.
Girl: I'm feel so sorry for you.
Me: It's okay, they got a divorce anyway.
Girl: Oh, thank god.
Girl and I: Ha ha.
Boy: Anyway, I'm Eddie.
Girl: And I'm Nina.
Me: Nice to meet you Nina and Eddie.
Eddie turned to the house and squinted at a sign.
Eddie: Hey Nina, what does that say?
Nina looked at the sign and squinted a little.
Nina: That says Anubis.
I noticed that Nina took some time to read it.
Me: I know that it's none of my business, but do you guys have dyslexia or ADHD?
Nina: I have dyslexia.
Eddie: Me too.
I looked shocked but changed it to an understanding look.
Me: Oh, okay. Just making sure I'm not the only dyslectic student here.
We started to walk inside the house. It looked really cool. We walked into the living room and a blonde girl literally hugged Eddie and Nina to death. Well, it looked like it.
Nina: Amber...
Eddie: We can't...
Me: Just let them breathe already.
Amber let go and stared at Percy
Girl With Red Hair: Who are you?
Eddie: Patricia!
Nina: This is our new friend Percy Jackson. Percy this is Amber...
Amber: Hi.
Eddie: Fabian...
Fabian: Hello.
Nina: Patricia...
Patricia: Hey.
Eddie: Alfie...
Alfie: Hi!
Nina: Jerome...
Jerome: Hello.
Eddie: Mara...
Mara: Hi.
Nina: Joy...
Joy: Hello!
Eddie: And Mick.
Mick: Hello!
Then a woman who look like she was in her late 20's came in.
Woman: Hello, you must me Percy. I'm Trudy, your housemother. You will be rooming with Eddie and Fabian.
Trudy set down a plate of brownies on the table and we all sat down.
Fabian: So, how do you know Percy?
Eddie: We just met actually.
Patricia: And you're friends already? He could be a con-artist.
Nina: Patricia! Don't talk about him like that! You don't even know him!
Jerome: It's Eddie and Patricia all over again.
Nina: Percy, I am so sorry about her.
Me: No, no. It's okay. She must have seen the news last year. It was international.
I walked outside with my head down low and ran for the woods.. I could have sworn I heard someone yelling in Greek. I reached a burnt Elm tree. I sat down, with my back leaning against the tree trunk. I heard someone coming so, I grabbed the nearest stick and was ready for action. Then, that someone was in view. Nina.
Nina: Percy?
Me: Yeah?
Nina sat down beside me.
Nina: You alright?
Me: Yeah, why wouldn't I be?
Nina: Patricia.
Me: Red head? I-I don't know. I mean, usually when I go to a new school, I make like one or two friends. Then some kids start to tease me because I have dyslexia. But no one would ever consider me as a con-artist. Especially on the first day.
Nina: Well, the first day is actually tomorrow.
Me: He he.
Nina: And Patricia is just Patricia. She treated me like that when I first came here. Her friend Joy disappeared and I coincidentally came on that same day. I was supposed to start on day one, but I had to find out about the scholarship blah blah blah. She thought that I had something to do with her disappearance so, she kept doing stuff. She locked me in the attic once which was forbidden. But I don't know about what just happened.
Me: Well, she probably saw the news. It was international anyway.
Nina: But if she saw then the the rest of the house saw it too. But, they didn't react like Eddie and I did when we first meet you.
Me: True.
Nina: Can I tell you something?
Me: Shoot.
Nina: I know this might sound crazy, but, I feel like we have some sort of connection. I mean, we just met and u feel like I can tell you anything.
Me: Me too. Hey, when I left, was someone yelling in Greek?
Nina: That's what I was speaking?
Me: Wait, that was you? Since when did you learn Greek?
Nina: I don't.
Me: Nina? Can I show you something?
Nina: Sure.
I stood up and held out my hand. She took it and stood up. I took out Riptide and uncapped it. Nina just stared at it in shock.
Nina: You're not gonna hurt me, right?
Me: No.
After I said that, we heard a scream. Then Nina took Riptide and ran with it.
