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The Son of Neptune

Chapter 3

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C map Omer

I watched as to people in golden armour stepped of the chariot and stood side by side. Then they began marching towards us and I mean marching. Knees same height as hips, check. Back straight, check. Rectangular, blood red, large shield, check. Gold tipped spear, check. Helmet, check. Me slightly intimidated, check. They were about five paces away when they stopped and the larger one said "I Bobby Phillips, son of Mars, Praefectus Castrorum of the first legion, command you undetermined demigod to place down your weapon and step forth" there was only one word in my mind that mind at that minute and that was what!

So anyway I did something else stupid I said "English please" Plain, simple, stupid thing to say to two heavily armed people.

The guy gritted his teeth narrowed the pig like eyes I could see through the slits in his helmet but replied in all fairness rather nicely for what my mind said was a son of Ares not Mars. "I said drop the damn weapon boy and step forward. For the sake of Jupiter I will not be addressed as such." As I said nicely for a child of who ever this Ares was.

"Ok" I drew out k once again probably not the best idea in the world. So I capped the sword, riptide my mind corrected. Shoved it back in my pocket and walked cautiously forward ready to spring away at any given moment.

That's about when Euan struggled to his feet. I mean hooves and stuttered out "d-d-d-did y-y-you s-s-see th-that b-b-b-Bobby" that was a lot of suturing. He must be really nervous. I wondered why for about three seconds before I found the answer.

"Quiet you impudent faun you should be grovelling at our feet in thanks of our saviour to you. I should feed you to Lupa's pups for this" Bobby snapped at him.

I was pissed you didn't talk to anyone that way not even someone who was half goat so I basically yelled at him "hey you don't talk to people that way and what are you on he's a satyr not a faun"

One cruel sneer and evil chuckle later he boasted proudly "I think you'll find I can talk to anyone anyway I want and do whatever I want. Where were going I'm the third highest high ranking so I can do pretty much anything I want. Including having you on stable duty for the next decade when we get back" I really felt like running him through with riptide.

That's when Angela decided to but in. I mean it's ok for me to get in trouble I'm pretty sure I could handle myself but I didn't think she'd be able to put up with whatever they were gonna put her through if she pissed him of. "Look Perce here just saved us and I think you should show him a bit of respect. After all he's killed something that you've been hunting for thousands of years"

He narrowed his pig eyes even more if that was possible and the right one twitched. Talk about creepy. "Faun he killed the Keane Keane." Euan nodded meekly he was shaking more than if he had been swimming in Antarctica. That actually sounded quite fun I might try it some time. "Perhaps you are not so bad. However you still need to learn some manners. Respect is always given to your superiors, in the first legion. What I find strange is how old you all are for some strange reason Lupa's made the Minerva cabin create a cabin for all the minor gods and goddesses and all the demigods have been claimed by their"

It was about then I interrupted him and said "thirteenth birthday, and I'd bet they've found a way of telling them where they are" this time his eyes widened probably out of shock.

They moved then the shorter one who I assumed was a girl because of golden locks and smaller stature moved behind me and pulled a dagger from somewhere and placed it in front of my neck so the blade just touched my skin. It didn't hurt and I wasn't scared that she would sink the blade in which was pretty strange. All thoughts but dude breath mint went out of my head then because Bobby got right up in my face then "what do you know about that! By Pluto tell me!"

"Would you back of or I won't tell you anything" I said. To be quite honest I sounded bored like I couldn't care less.

He motioned for the girl to come to his side when he took a few steps back. "Yes. Of course. It's just not even Lupa knows why they've been claiming there children. She doesn't know why she was commanded to make cabins for everyone. We need that information"

He was being nice-ish so they really must need this info "well" I began he nodded eager for me to go on everyone was staring at me now the girl, Bobby and Euan eager. Angela curios and Dennis well bored. "I can't remember much I barley know my own name. I mean I can't even remember my last name. But what you were saying I just knew. Last year there was some sort of deal" my head started throbbing and I began to pant but I could fight through it I'd faced worse pain I knew that. I licked my lips before continuing "a deal. I think I made it. It was after a fight. No a war. Something about how something or someone rose and how to stop it from happening again" it was around this time I was panting like Mrs. O'Leary on the solstice, I was wondering who she was when I dropped to my butt on the ground taking huge gulps of air I looked up into his face "that's all I remember and I could be wrong it's so fuzzy and it hurt to try to remember"

He was studying me intently and I was worried I'd done something really wrong.

"Who are you?" questioned the girl.

"I'm Percy. Who are you?" I replied cautious. I couldn't remember them but that didn't mean we hadn't had contact before or that if we had we were on good terms.

"Gwendolyn, daughter of Apollo, one of the Tribuni Angusticlavii of the first legion and I think you need to come with us." Bobby nodded and motioned for us to follow him. Euan ushered the other two towards the chariot that Gwendolyn and Bobby were heading to. Angela was asking a load of questions and Euan was trying to explain it would all be explained when they got wherever they were taking us. Dennis was whining he'd dropped the wine that apparently had been some of the best he'd had in the last month. I on the other hand was watching the yellow dust swirl and coil into a clump from some instinct grabbed a handful of the stuff and headed over to the creek careful not to step in smoking holes or on burning fire and bits of broken glass. Even though I was quite sure there was no point. When I finally reached the bubbling brook I let the sand fall from my hand into the water which then congealed around it before freezing into a block of unmeltable ice. Soon as I did this the whispering sound of the dust behind me stopped I turned around wishing for the stuff to fly away a fresh sea breeze hit my face. This caused me to blink and I watched as the last trace of smelly yellow stuff disappeared amongst the trees hopefully it would be taken to Tartarus.

"Percy come on" a voice said next to me. It shocked me so much that I spun around pinned whoever had said it to a tree my arm pressed against their throat. It took me a moment to realize it was Gwendolyn and I was choking her. As soon as I realized this I dropped my arms and she gasped for air. She straightened up just as I was getting worried. "Good reflexes, you'll need them where were going" I just raised an eyebrow at that. "Most people are good at camp but there's those of us like Bobby who won't trust you especially when they find out you know something about everything that's going on" I just nodded they obviously didn't trust me and were just trying to find out what I knew. "Come on Lupa will be worried about us"

"Lead the way" I muttered she turned and smiled encouragingly. When we got close to the two beautiful Pegasus I heard a chorus of lord in my head and knew I had completely lost it but I nodded in acknowledgment to both of them. Then I noticed writing on the front of the chariot the top line in a language that I had no idea about the second in English I squinted for a moment before deciphering C map Omer. "See what map and who or what's Omer."

"It says Camp Rome idiot" Gwendolyn replied.

"Well I'm sorry if I have Dyslexia" I muttered

"One we all do. Two I've been running pickups for three years and I have never, and I mean never heard that one before" she practically sang at me.

I looked at her funny before saying sarcastically "thanks"

"You're welcome" she sang as we hoped onto the chariot.

Bobby cracked the reins, a little harshly, and we took off into the sky. I was a bit scared to be into he sky but being pulled by Pegasus sort of calmed me down as we soared through the air.