Roundhouse Kick to the Face...Of Reality
Disclaimer: Percy Jackson belongs to Rick Riordan
You know what I hate? The obvious. In every game, book, anything Poseidon always was the traitor. The sea god always took extreme vengeance on those who betrayed them. Now I've lost the only god who ever protected me and my new cell phone. I also have over six gods who want me dead. Not a good week. And now suddenly my only friend for the past year turns out to be the fifth most powerful being in existence. I had nothing to lose, and even less to gain. Knowing your fate always means wanting to change it. I did not know my fate but I wasn't going to live longer than sixteen years. Back to my life!
"You know, when you think about it, this plot doesn't make any real sense," said Annabeth.
We all turned to look at her. In life and death situations, she is the only person I know who will criticize the gods trying to kill her.
"They could have just gotten any son of Poseidon to free Okeanos and destroy the gods years ago. Why wait until Poseidon wasn't allowed to have any more children?"
Alex stepped up again. "Because of the defenses on the passageway. Poseidon build a passage to lead there but, the entrance to Okeanos's prison is protected by the most powerful Titans. Kronos, ensured the wrath of the earth will kill all those who enter. Gaia placed lightning rods in front of the main doors. And Oranos did the unthinkable."
"What did he do? Make the door not exist? Then again, if they wanted to keep him there for all eternity, why do they even need a door?" asked Annabeth.
It was then I realized I hated logic.
"Yes. At the moment, the door doesn't exist. Oranos, being the Titan of time, made the door exist only exist once every four thousand years. I'm afraid Percy," He turned to me. "I'm afraid your father planned your birth to perfectly fit Oranos's final defence. Check the date on the plague."
This account, while it's content is questionable, is the only explanation we have ever had as to why there is a passage there. Some sons of Poseidon brave the dangers of the passage only to find no entrance what so ever. It is believed that the chamber could only be accessed on a specific date, but no prove has ever been collected. For those who wish to brave the dangers and attempt to discover the truth, the date of Agrripe's expedition was August 18, Year 18795.
Tobago- Priest of Poseidon.
"Yes, the day is my birthday," I said. It was weird, but my anger was sort of numb. I really did not want to know what would happen when I snap.
"Uh, Alex?" began Annabeth hesitantly.
"Yes?"
"Uh, I just want to know what hero did Hades use to free you?" She probably didn't really trust Hades yet. As for Thalia, thunder blossomed in her eyes whenever Hades was mentioned.
Alex however, finally seemed to be happy again. "His last surviving and greatest ever son. Chuck Norris!"
Oh great. Well, at least I know why Alex makes so many Chuck Norris jokes. "Chuck Norris went to camp half blood?" asked Thalia looking mildly interested. Oh crap. Another thing I hate: When I make lightning fast connections. "Uh, guys," I began. "If Hephaestus is a traitor and his metal monsters are guarding the camp.."
"This time I'll say it," said Annabeth. "Shit!"
Alex's eyes went wide and he grabbed his friends. Yes, literally. He grabbed Annabeth and Thalia in on hand and me in the other. He gave a great jump into the hallway and pointed up. A hole appeared and he jumped through it, taking us with him. The hole closed up behind us too. I guess being the supreme leader of all buildings allows him to do such things.
"Annabeth, do you and Thalia have your weapons?" I asked.
"No, they took my my knife and Thalia's sword. One guard also tried to take my number," said Annabeth.
Alex then dropped me, quickly handed his normal sword to Annabeth and caught me again. I calmly handed Timmy to Thalia. While Timmy might be a better sword, I liked Riptide. It was the sword my father gave me, and the sword that would end Kronos.
For the second time, I returned to Cam Half-Blood and it was under attack by Hephaestus' metal monsters. This is what makes you wonder why Zeus allows all this crap to happen.
"Oh crap, it seems Talos is back," Alex said thinly. While most of the monsters had trouble getting through the campers lines of defense Talos simply walked through. You can't really blame the campers for running away.
"Ready Percy?" asked Alex.
"Ready for what?" I asked.
"Guess not," said Alex, and through me the length of a football field and onto Talos shoulder.
Okay, I'm fifty feet in the air and I have no time to admire the view. Also, Talos could jump. Really far. I plunged Riptide into his shoulder and held on. The second we were back on the ground I ran towards his neck and started hacking.
"Die mortal!" yelled the automation and swung one giant hand on to his shoulder. I was knocked back but managed to stick Riptide in his shoulder blade. This time I had a little time to admire the view. Most of the campers were wounded and one guy looked pretty much dead. Alex was blasting metal monsters away but he was stopped. By Apollo. Things were not good. Time to finish up bronze guy.
Ever played prince of Persia? While that's kind of how this trick worked. I used one had to hold on to Riptide and then ran across the shoulder blade, removing Riptide from Talos. I had one chance , and I was taking it. I threw Riptide straight into Talos's waiting neck. Of course, that meant losing my grip on Talos. And that meant falling fifty feet. I also seemed to begetting an answer to the eternal question: What falls faster? A giant bronze man or a half-blood? Answer: Me. I fell for a while and then fell through my cabin roof and unto my bed. Of course, Talos crushed the other half of my cabin but I had other things to worry about. I ran back towards the battle.
Things were not going to well. Annabeth and Thalia were finishing one last bronze boar, while Alex was taking on three gods at once. Apollo, Demeter, and Ares were all attacking the last Titan.
"Where is Mr. D?" I yelled at Annabeth.
"Alex can't do this by himself!" Thalia drove Timmy through the boars neck. "Mr. D is down. He kept these three out of Camp Half-Blood for as long as he could, but they wounded him badly."
Okay, that made no sense. "Why would Mr.D risk himself for us?" I asked.
"Percy, use your seaweed brain. Every half-blood who Kronos gets, gives him another body part back. If Mr. D let all these campers get captured..."
"Fine! What do we do now?" I asked. It was Thalia who answered. She was looking angrily at all three of the gods who had assembled. "They are the gods, Percy. We fight for them, but we can't fight against them." That wasn't going to stop me from trying.
To say Alex was outnumbered was right. To say he was overpowered wasn't. He seemed to be holding his own. He delivered a roundhouse kick to Ares's face. Demeter shot a blue bolt at him, but he swallowed it up in a black bolt of his own. The real problem was Apollo. He kept firing death arrows at Alex making it difficult for Alex do move. Alex's black blade was fired up. Ares kept trying to keep him busy long enough for Demeter or Apollo to get a shot in but he wasn't having much luck. My problem was this: A god can kill a half blood simply by pointing at him.
"Annabeth, what is Alex's symbol of power?" I asked. I read, as hard as that is to believe, somewhere that a god gained maximum power while fighting with his symbol. That's why Zeus was so angry when his Master Bolt was stolen.
Annabeth thought for a while. "Percy, his symbol is a flaming spear. It has something to do with him bringing fire to civilization."
Right. I know Clarrisse has a spear. It's mugging time.
Clarrisse was one of the more powerful half-bloods. She usually led the campers in battles. However, she never liked me, nor have I ever liked her. So I doubt she would've gotten me a "Kudos" award for saving the camp.
"Hey, seaweed brain!" she called. "You were late!"
I didn't have a good answer for that. I calmly kicked her in the shin.
"Percy, why did you kick me in the shin you coward?" she yelled and twirled her spear.
"Sorry!" I said and drove Riptide's hilt into her mid section.
"Percy, I'm going to kill you, get Hades to send you back, rip out your internal organs and then do a little happy dance while you bleed to death!"
Thankfully she did what I thought she would. In her anger she dropped her spear and prepared to pummel me with he fists. I grabbed her spear and whacked her feet out from under her with it. I now had a spear. All I needed was a way to set it on fire. Then I remembered Alex was the lord of fire. "Alex" I yelled. "Catch!"
Alex turned and jumped in the air, blocking projectiles with one hand while holding the other hand ready to catch the spear. I threw the spear and then it hit me, I can't aim. The spear swerved out.
"Hit a tree! Hit a spot close to Alex! Hit Thalia!" I yelled at the spear.
"Hey! said Thalia. The spear however had found it's mark Or something very close to it. "Oops! Sorry Grover!"
Alex quickly plucked the spear out of Grover's body. Thankfully it appeared to only be a flesh wound. "It's over!" yelled Alex. The point of the spear caught fire. He had his black blade in one hand and the spear in the other. Ares was already planning on running. Demeter was first to fall. Alex threw the spear straight at her. She seemed to turn the spear back into a plant when she realized something else. Alex had used the distraction to get close to her. And not in a good way. With one slash she was down. Ares had ran away and Apollo was all alone. He plucked four golden arrows at once but it wasn't enough. Alex raised his hand. A black ball of light flew out and hit Apollo in the chest. "You will not win, Titan!" yelled Apollo. "We will chain you to that rock again! You will not succeed. In the end we will win. That is the future, I promise you!"
I averted my eyes as Apollo reverted to his true form. Gold light appeared and the sun god left.
Annabeth lightly poked me in the shoulder. "Come on, we have to go see Mr. D."
Mr. D had looked better. He was sweating and Chiron was attending to came back into the big house in human form and took a seat at the card table.
"Right, we now have six. Anyone up for a game of spades?" he asked before sitting down in his chair.
"Hello, Prometheus. I bid five," said Mr. D, not really looking at Alex.
"I put seven," said Alex. Alex took up his hand and put down the Three of Hearts. "I think you can see the situation has changed," said Alex.
Mr. D put down a Jack and won the trick. "Yes, the gods are now in open war. We cannot win this way. Indecently, you cannot win Spades that way either," said Mr.D putting down the King of Hearts.
Alex fiddled with his cards a little. None of us had even tried interrupting. "Maybe, maybe not. My way means sacrificing the weakest so the strongest can come..." He put down the Two of Spades, and won that trick.
Mr. D looked up. "If you mean decreasing the power of the gods so the Titans you trust can return, you are insane. Zeus will never allow it."
Alex placed the Queen of Diamonds on the table. "The gods are in open revolt. I don't see how decreasing their powers to allow others, who will be loyal, to return can be bad."
Mr. D placed the King of Diamonds on the table. "The Gods can never trust the Titans. Your punishment was unfair. In the end, your gift turned out to be a gift to all. We should have freed you then, but Zeus thought it safer that you remain chained up. Chuck Norris did well against the guardians huh, Alex?" Dionysius spat out Alex's chosen name and put down the King of Spades.
I don't think either of them were concentrating on the game anymore.
"Yes he did. But you must remember, there is one Titan who can unite all." Alex put down the Ace of Spades.
"And he is coming back." Mr. D put the cards away. "Listen, Prometheus, we all know Kronos is coming back."
For the first time since I knew him, Alex's smile looked evil. "Oh, but I'm not talking about Kronos..."