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I'm fighting the will to birth a monster to just kill her now, but it's something inside of me that stops me, the world needs her. Fortuna just glares at me, the inside of her eyes burning, and I can feel the water around her heating to the point of extremely dangerous. I calmly swim a little further back, but she's not about to let this go so easily.
"You killed her! You killed my daughter, you monster, you belong to the Underworld, you can rot in the River Styx!" She growls, her beautiful eyes that are a midnight black stare at me. I feel like this is going to be the end but it isn't. Something stops her, like her mind changed. She doesn't make a move to hurt me, "I know something you don't, and finding her may vary whether you get on my good side." She gave a cynical smile, but I myself had no idea what she was talking about, she was scaring me. So much of me was bombarded by the stress of Phoenix and Percy, I felt like it may have affected my battle skills.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, my heart cautiously beating.
"You know does the name ring a bell, the Lost Hero? Perseus Jackson mean anything to you?"
"Yeah, he's a friend."
"Well then you know exactly what I'm talking about… Cartivalica, the demigod born of the Lord of the Sea into two different cultures. I know her whereabouts, if you're interested in a deal."
"Fine Fortuna, what's your deal?"
"Defeat me in battle, then I'll give what you want… the map to Cartivalica. And to the prissy pretty persistent Lover Boy, you call cute." She said her voice cutting through me.
"You could make me fall to my knees in your mercy if you wanted, why don't you?"
"Because my life means nothing without both my son and my daughter… I loved Matheus and Fiona, and now their both gone. I mean nothing to the world because my sister, Nemesis has more power then I, she can take my place, my powers will go to my last children, but you must kill me first."
"If I kill you, then I won't get the information." I say testing her.
"My body will dissolve leaving you a piece of information, please battle me, you're the only one who can kill me. I don't have a purpose in life anymore…I never did." Fortuna grew to full size and I joined her and our bodies grew out of the water, a great light radiating from both of us. The crisp beautiful sun on my back, my clothing had turned into an armored dress, that vines and trees had started to grow through, Fortuna had on a rippling blue dress that matched the color of Zeus's eyes.
She pulled out a spear and then ran to me, each foot fall erupted a giant wave, I stood my ground, my sword, Trio, had also grown to my height as well. I jumped and ducked her spear that flew at me, it grazed my back, and a small stream of blood leaked from my cut. I went for her head, but she whipped back, her steely eyes lit up and a golden tipped darts came from the whites of her eyes. I dodged but one pierced my arm, I screamed out in pain. But then shook it off, I ignored the fierce pain that was killing any feeling in my arm whatsoever, then I pulled Trio and threw it at her it grazed her forehead before it came back into my hand. I held my bad arm, and then dove into the water as she threw another spear.
"I never said it would be easy killing me, my dear. I'm much older then Fiona and I can kill most anything within a few seconds. I'm not the Lord of Death, but I can take away faster then anything." She snapped her fingers and a wave began to arise, she could bring bad luck. But quickly the wave was pulled back down. Poseidon didn't agree obviously.
"Well the Lord of the Sea doesn't agree you can tell… Thanks Poseidon!" I shouted to him.
"He's not known as Poseidon in these parts. It's Neptune…" I looked at her, she gave a sly smile. At that moment she once more snapped her fingers and twenty five people on the far off shore drop to the ground, dead. I growl, she can take and give in less then a second.
"Let the people live!" I fume.
"Why? I'm a goddess, I do what I want." She snapped her fingers and her dress cut off at a way to high line, and her thong didn't cover that well.
"But some clothes on!" I jerked my hand upward and a dress grew back on her. She looked at me disgusted, and then rolled her eyes. I saw this as the perfect opportunity, and so I threw my sword at her it caught around her neck in its curve and her head caught onto it… I turned away and the blood edged sword flew back to my hand. Sure enough as Fortuna fell into the water, the water burst back and the wave that erupted was bigger than life, and a golden light enclosed around her and then she crumbled into a dozen beautiful golden pieces, then something floated to the top of the water. It was indeed a golden scribe, and symbol was on it. The clover, a symbol of fortune. Fortuna hadn't lied, I picked it up and I shrank to my normal size. I dove into the water and then swam to the boat which had sailed far away from the anchored place I had left it.
I grabbed the rope latter that was thrown over the boat rail, and then jumped on it. I held the scroll and waited for my heart to stomp pounding and the scene of Fortuna's death to stop echoing in my mind. I fell to the wood face first and breathed frantically trying to catch it. I held up the scroll, and then I felt someone take it from me, another person drape a towel around me. Pearl unrolled it, and her eyes widened. I could tell what was said on it, was the most important thing she had ever seen, one thing could only lead us to the Roman Camp.
"Penelope, this is so clear, Fortuna gave this to you?"
"No, I had to kill her to get it, worst hour of my life." I took a quick glance at the scroll, we were headed in the right direction N 5* and 75* West. Florida was the place it was shaped on, Miami… I had just been there. Barely a year ago, Phoenix came up at that moment gave a small nod to everyone then ventured up the stairs to the kitchen. I looked after him, wanting so badly to go after him. But I couldn't, he would never forgive me. Or if he did, not for a very very long time…
I walked down the steps to the lower deck and downstairs to my bunker. I flopped down on my bed and fell asleep; I was tired, and sick of having to kill people to get what I wanted. Maybe it was just as well that was how Greek Mythology goes. I sunk my heavy head into the pillow, maybe it was wrong of me to kill Fortuna, she was of great importance to the world, I'm such a idiot, why did I kill her! I sat up and whammed my head against the top of the bed on top of mine, I screamed out in pain. I realized my own arm was still attached to the golden tipped razor; I pulled it out facing the pain of the blade, and then laid back down feeling my arm throb and swell. Soon enough Annabeth and Piper came in and lay down on their own beds. I got up once I heard them both breathing deeply, then I got up and walked silently to the door, I got up and went to the deck hoping to catch a glimpse of a exotic creature of some type swimming through the dark waters below, but there was nothing.
I heard giggling coming from the captain's quarters, I followed and found the distressing scene of Jason and Pearl, Piper would flip. Pearl had warped herself into the beautiful, talented, indescribable, beauty, and Jason held her in his arms. They stared into each other's eyes and he bent down to kiss her. She leaned up to him, and their lips met and that was all it took. For Pearl to go all, best-kiss-you'll-ever-have, on him, she herself was a conniving monster. Maybe the worst kind that stole the loves, and hearts of others. Maybe Aphrodite and Poseidon weren't so different after all. I looked away and then stared off into the foggy ocean. The night was clear, but the fog that settled over the water gave me a little bit of a chill. It's like that feeling you get when you're watching a scary movie, and then you know something's going to happen, but your not real positive what… It's the feeling of the unknown that really scares me. For some, like Pearl, it's all they can get, but others like me, are always scared of it, and always will be…
The water rippled and I caught a glimpse of it, the movement caught my eye. I saw something large beneath it, but I couldn't really tell what, since the fog was starting to clear out of the way I was starting to get a glimpse of the creature that moved below.
"Lilivinth!" I cried happy to see my one billion year old pet.
My lady, I do your biding.
"For such a big, dinosaur you sure do have a nice attitude."
To you my liege.
"So why are you here?"
I bring you news, my lady. The demigod, the one of Neptune and Poseidon, she is here. My lady, here a short distance away.
"A little late for that Lilivinth. I already found out… sorry, about that."
It is fine my lady, I do not anger for my ignorance.
"Ah well, your dismissed Lilivinth, I will call upon you when your services are needed."
Yes my lady, gladly. He dove deeper into the water and I wished I could go with him, see the world with him, ride on top of his back and laugh and talk with him. Lilivinth served me well, wait what did I just say, served? Did I seriously just say that, I have got to be out of my mind, I'm letting all this showering, "my lady" this, "my lady that" get to my head. I put my forehead against my hands; I don't know how long I stood there. I don't even think I thought, I just stood. In a way maybe I was fighting my own personal battle of something…I didn't know exactly what. But I surely was hoping that I could one day just sit on top of Olympus like the rest of those damn lazy gods. I hadn't heard word of Olympus since the day I went there; looking for Phoenix, but then Pearl had said that they had closed it. Which was so very odd, I had received contact with Demeter and my own mother, something wasn't right…it wasn't right at all. Why would Zeus just shut Olympus up, and demand that all the gods do not contact their children, to me that was a stupid law. If I ever produced demigods, which hopefully I wouldn't, I would rebel against Zeus's stupid rule and actually make something of my children, and make them grow into something some what responsible and make sure they grew up well.
But that was a long way from now, and I wasn't really sure what was going to happen anymore. I saw that dawn was approaching and the purple and pink had started to brightly light up the sky. I saw the bright white sandy beaches of Miami were already filled with people. Despite the early morning hour, I hopped off the boat after Pearl halted it. Pearl and Jason followed Grover and Rodney bickered about something but still followed, Piper wanted to stay back but Annabeth said everyone had to participate on the quest. Leo grabbed his belt that he could pull tools out of, oddest invention I'd ever seen, then finally Phoenix immerged, bleary eyed and a depressing permanent face. I felt my heart ace for him, but he went up to Annabeth and began to talk to her. I began to feel jealousy rise in my chest. I couldn't help it, but I quickly grew a path of thorns sticking right up out of the sand-I know what you're thinking, how could a thorn bush grow on the beach… well yeah it didn't exactly work out…actually it didn't work out at all.
Annabeth was well aware that the rose bush had just come up, and she jerked her head around and glared at me, I just shrugged and gave a puzzled glance back. Piper snickered, I smiled back, but it wasn't the kind of smile you shared with your best friend, or with your mom, or even with your dog, it was the smile you shared when you both had hatred for the one who stole from you. I hated the fact that Annabeth just laughed over something Phoenix said. It pained me to see the joy on his face, but it wasn't from something I said… it was something she said. Once more it made me angry and Blondie was about to get a piece of my mind, I twisted my hand and a vine slunk toward her foot once it caught she tripped and began to fall, but Phoenix caught the little-
"Penelope!" I looked at Pearl, she pointed to a tall building. Piper, who was standing very close to me, got a puzzling look on her face.
"I've been here, I know I have… I think that's where my dad had his audition for a movie he had done."
"Ohmigods! Really!" I exclaimed I couldn't help it every time Tristan was mentioned; Ashes would always get so "screamy" and excited. I missed her voice she would get every time the preview for the, King of Sparta came on.
"Yeah!" She said mimicking me, but her heart wasn't in it, she just gave a sly smile, her eyes flashing to a sly black and then back to a pure blue. I narrowed my eyes playfully at her, she laughed at that. "Real nice." She said sarcastically.
"Well anyway you two, do you have any importance of what that building is?" Pearl snapped.
"Noooo, what?" I asked, Piper rolled her eyes, and then gave a cheerful smile to Pearl.
"It's Poseidon's vacation spot; he used to come here every year around this time."
"Wait let me guess it's on the top floor too." I said the Empire State Building flashing into my mind.
"Noooo," She said imitating my vocal cord, "It's the bottom floor that's you know decked out with pools and Greek Statue Fountains. If anything, Poseidon is hiding her there or Neptune, whichever one he wants."
"So we all agree on going into the god's vacation condo that he could strike us down. Within a second, well everyone except me and Phoenix, but other then that, that's what will happen to you guys."
"That won't happen; I know she's in there. I can tell she's in there… I can feel her. It's a feeling I get when I'm around Percy and I'm sure when I sense him, it's either her or him." Pearl said, we all glanced at the tall building.
"Well then let's go to the death trap." I said, sounding surer then I ever had been in my whole life, and that wasn't usual.
A/N: Ok so I want you guys to answer these questions:
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