Chapter 9: The Kraken
Disclaimer on First Chapter

Percy's POV

I convinced Athena that she should not go with me because it would be too dangerous for her and made her swear on the River Styx not to go and follow me. Let me just tell you boarding a ship 30 stories tall is no picnic. Especially if you have to climb up the outer hull! After 3 dreadful hours I reached the top only to be surrounded by a battalion of dracaenae, dragon women. I instantly pulled out the sword and sucked the life of the monsters. They will never re-form again, the sword was that powerful, energy was flowing through me from the life force of the monsters. Maybe I will not sell this on eBay when I am done with this quest. I walked stealthily to the middle deck and was faced by non other than Medusa. I didn't look at her directly but I recognized the way she dressed. It was the same clothing as before, but she didn't have her veil on.
"Well, if it isn't Perseus Jackson,"she hissed,"I have been waiting for you, for I want revenge!"
"You will not defeat me Medusa! I have beaten you before, I can do it again," I yelled.
I charged Medusa trying to slash at her head while not looking at her. I kept slashing but she just side stepped all of my attacks.
"I know all you're moves, Jackson, I will destroy you!"
"Never"
I stabbed her in what I think was her chest and slashed through her side. As soon as I pulled out the sword her chest area regenerated,I think. I was starting to get impatient by this point.
"Your too late Jackson, Kronos will pre..."
She never got to finish her sentence because at that exact moment I got a lucky shot in and slashed her head off. It rolled on to the floor, with green ooze still flowing from the bottom of the neck where I sliced it off. I picked up the head by the snake hair, with mental anguish and dropped it in my magical silver pouch, I had a feeling I would need it later.

Athena's POV

I hope he is fine. I stood there staring at the ship as if I was an awe struck child. I wanted to help him, some way or another.
"Hey you!" I turned around in surprise to see a man who seemed to be very drunk.
"Stupid, impudent human," I yelled.
"Don't be that way," he said definitely drunk,"Why don't you come here? Hmm?"
"Get away from me foul human!"
"What seems to be the problem?" A man who appeared to be a police officer with a K-9 said.
"He's trying to do something to me!" I said in my acting voice, this drunkard need a life.
"Sir get away from the woman"
"Fine officer," the man said angrily.
After the man left, the officer approached me.
"Are you all right?" he asked in a kind tone.
"Yes, thank you officer"
"Well you wont be when Kronos is done with you!" he snarled.
The man turned into a Manticore and his dog turned into a hellhound I was about to draw my sword when a cyclops put its hands on me and refused me to move my arms.
"You're coming with us," the Manticore hissed,"Lord Kronos might need you in a special, umm, transaction".
With that they led me into the Princess Andromeda and into a state room that was converted to a holding cell.
"Have a nice stay, Lady Athena, mwahahahaha!" the Manticore said menacingly.
As soon as he left, I had a feeling the ship was leaving port.

Percy's POV

After fighting Medusa I found myself in a hallway I remember all too well, a path that was that led to a death of a friend, Beckendorf. A death that was sacrificed and led to the supposed sinking of the Princess Andromeda as the end result. The ship began to move out of the harbor as I walked into the middle deck where I battled the giant crab and walked across the other side to the wide open upper deck.
"Hello Perseus Jackson!" a deep and ancient voice said.
A man stood there he wore dark black jeans, and a buttoned shirt with a silver scythe sign on his right side of the shirt. He had blonde hair, and glowing gold eyes, staring as if looking into your soul. He didn't have the body of Luke anymore, this was a new body a body generated himself. I think he pernately got rid of Luke, I felt sorry for Luke.
"Kronos! Where is my friends and where is my father?"
"Oh I would think you would be happy to know that your father is at the Titan stronghold on Mount Tam holding up the sky," he sneered," and your friends are right here..."
He snapped his fingers and a squad of dracaenae followed by a Manticore. They carried Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia in chains and one specific voice shot terror in my heart.
"Percy! Help us!"
It was Athena, they had captured her! But how?
"Percy I will ask you something, which one of your friends would you want to sacrifice to the Kraken?"
"None of them Kronos! I want you to release them!"
"I guess I will pick myself then, will it be your friend, a daughter of Zeus, turned Hunter; your best friend Grover; your best friend Annabeth who you may still have feelings for, or would it be Lady Athena,a former goddess you have a lot of feelings for? Hmm this would be a tough decision."
I was about to charged, but then I was restraned by a cyclops, he had a grip far more stronger then Tyson.
"Hmm, I think I would pick Athena, to show the gods what I can do to them!"
"Nooo!"
Evil glinted from the eyes of Kronos when I noticed the ship stopped mid port. Two cyclops tied Athena onto a steel platform rising over the sea far from the ship.
"RELEASE THE KRAKEN!" Kronos yelled dramatically,"MWAHAHAHAHA!, with this final sacrifice and the already sacrifice of Typhon to the Kraken, this monster will be unstoppable!"
Nooo! I thought, now I know where Zeus gets his dramtic entrances flare, my ADHD side thouught. Now is not the time! I told myself.
The earth shook violently a collum of water rose from the port of San Francisco and a cry of pure evil erupted from the collum.
The Kraken.
The monster was bigger then the Princess Andromeda almost five times as big! Then two lines of the prophecy flashed through my head.

"One named Perseus will mimic his namesake"

"To save a girl from the remake"

Kronos is doing almost exactly the same thing as my father ordered of the father of Princess Andromeda, oh the irony! Only this time dad isn't in control and this is to save the world!
I drew my sword and stabbed the cyclops behind me and ran free.
I could have attacked Kronos but I didn't I jumped into the water and ordered it to lift me up in a collum of water.
"KKKKRRRRAAANNNKK!"
"You don't scare me," I said, "I am here to end you Kraken, I am your worst nightmare!"
"Go ahead Jackson, you will lose against the mighty Kraken!" Kronos said.
"KKKKRRRRAAANNNKK!"

Me:*Dramatic music plays* Yes indeed the Kraken, the terror of the seas! and my favourite phrase I said was "RELEASE THE KRAKEN!"
Percy: Wow so dramatic...
Me: Yup
Percy: I was being sarcastic!
Me: Whatever, anyways I think there will be um about 3 or so more chapters before the conclusion of the series and I hope you like this part
Percy: Well I know I did! Finally some action!
Me: Yes, well if you like this part, favorite this story, tell your friends, and read and review! Thank You

End of Chapter 9