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Chapter 2

Percy felt relaxed in the private in the comforting embrace of his mom. She turned towards him, "I missed you Percy, you've grown since Christmas, by the time your 18 you'll be 6 foot 5!"

Percy sighed, as if he had heard this statement before "I missed you too mom."

She smiled brilliantly, as she told him something that had brightened her mood for weeks. "We're going to the wooded fire camping site now, go pack!"

Percy smile that has been hidden for so long illuminated the room, as he walked a little faster to his room to pack.

Sally sighed, she hadn't seen a smile like that in so long. Stress had been coming to her harder, her brown hair, streaked with gray, not noticeable at all unless you looked at a few strands in the center of her hair, her bangs stroking her soft cheekbones and small nose. Her hazel eyes were sparked with a permanent worry, about "Mr. Brunner" taking her little boy away, and most of all about Percy himself, she was going to tell him about his father today. She swept the hair from her face and went to her room to pack.

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Percy looked out the scenery outside, seeing nothing but trees on this abandoned road. Wait; there was a van on the road as well. He scratched his sharp chin; he had never seen anyone before around her. It was a lady driving the van, a fat one dressed in jeans and a jean jacket. There was a Chihuahua beside her that growled through the window at him, which was actually a little intimidating with those razor sharp teeth.

The van stopped maybe a mile away from the campsite, so he soon forgot about her and her weird dog altogether.

They unpacked in the dark cabin, sally talking to fill the void of silence that Percy was so used to.

"You were so cute when I first brought you here, you giggled at a little bird, oh, and how I wish I had a camera."

"And then you would always-"

"Mom" Percy interrupted, "You told me all this already!"

"I know sweetie, I just want you to talk to me." Sally looked downcast at that statement.

"Sure mom, did you know on the way home there was 3 old ladies and they had huge scissors and yarn, it was like they were knitting for everyone alive."

Sally grabbed her son's shoulders, bringing him closer, surprising him immensely, "Did you see them cut a piece of the yarn?"

Percy mumbled, unable to get a coherent word out his mouth "Yeah, but, I- why?"

She was pale; her cheeks sallow, and said "First thing tomorrow we leave for that summer camp I was telling you about no questions asked."

"Why, seeing me for the summer too much for you?" Percy sneered.

Her look softened "No honey it's because I love you and want you safe, it tears my heart to see my baby boy leave."

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Sally woke up Percy at 5:00 am sharp, shoving him into his clothes, having already been packed, and pushed him into the car, laying a brick on the gas pedal practically. The van he vaguely remembered seeing yesterday, as it felt like a year ago, was following them at a high speed as well. As Sally looked in her rearview mirror, she cursed and went even faster. Percy was shocked at his mom's actions and started to think.

"This is because I'm a freak, right, with the devils powers?"

"No honey." Sally grunted. "It's because I can't keep you safe."

The silence in the car was oddly deafening, unlike normally. Percy saw a sign that said PICK YOUR OWN STARBERRIES in bold letters.

"Mom, what kind of summer-"

He heard a loud bang and felt like he was in a no gravity space. As he hit the ground, he forced open his eyes and saw lightning bolts, striking the clouds above. He looked around frantically for his mother, but she wasn't by the wreck, no it couldn't be. He staggered closer and saw his mom's bright hazel eyes lifeless.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He screamed in agony. He tried to carry her, but he was too weak, too weak to save her and too weak to-

He heard evil snickering behind him; it was the fat lady, and her dog, both laughing at his failure and pain.

"Hey sonny, it looks like Lord Zeus really doesn't like this weakling, perhaps we should show him what happens to weaklings."

The small dog transformed into a huge monster, a giant goat with a blood covered lion head roaring and a snake hissing, all wishing for his pain. There was a collar that he couldn't see before, saying CHIMERA—RABID, FIRE-BREATHING, POISONOUS—IF FOUND, PLEASE CALL TARTARUS—EXT. 954.

Percy couldn't believe this was happening, but he skipped the shock faze as he dodged a fatal strike from the snake and rolled under the goat, ducking under the lion's head.

"I am Echidna, the Mother of all monsters, feared by all who have the honor of hearing my great name; Lord Zeus has killed your mother now I will finish the job, me and my son."

Percy had never felt this enraged before, never this ready to explode. As he say the snake and lion coming together to end him, thunder rolling above, he let loose a fearsome roar and everything was engulfed in hellfire.

Echidna and her son both burned, there screams echoing into the hill, the tall grass billowing away from the sound and wind, as a lightning bolt illuminated the sky. So it was a god who killed his mother, no matter, he would get his retribution and destroy, torture and end Zeus.

He was weak from all the energy he had exerted, climbing up the hill where he could see light. He tripped, it was a fang of the lion, snake and a hoof from the goat all strung on a necklace. He grabbed it from his position on the wet grass, cloaking him from the sky so it seemed. He climbed to his feat and stumbled up the hill, where he kneeled at the top of the hill, all his energy gone. As he fell, he could hear a trumpet calling, Mr. Brunner galloping towards him. Wait what- he thought no more as his turned black and the world around him silent.

AN

I only updated so quickly because of the great feedback and because of the reviews. Thank you all of you who did review, it was great to read what you thought. As for the person asking about OCs, sorry not going to happen, I don't do OCs. Sorry. Please tell me what you think, and tell me if you want romance or not and if you do, who with? Thanks. By the way, the stuff bolded is the stuff directly taken from the Lightening thief, I take no credit.