Annabeth had taken Luke to a meeting a school about putting him an advanced class, so Percy decided to take Carly out to Central Park for a few hours to have some father-daughter time.
"Come on, let's go play catch." Percy said
"Dad, shouldn't we be at camp right now?" Carly asked
"Well, since your mother has that meeting about your brother, I figured we could spend some time out here. Especially since all the monster attacks have gone down tremendously over the past few years" Percy said.
Of course, he should've known better, because immediately, a huge Lastrygonian giant appeared and said "Give your daughter and I'll let you live."
Percy immediately pulled out riptide and said "Carly go hide in the car while I take care of business."
Carly immediately nodded and ran towards the car.
"Why do you want her?" Percy asked
"I want revenge against you for all of my brethren that you have killed. And what better way to do so than by destroying your daughter." The giant said
"I swear you lay a finger on her and you will think Tartarus is Elysium." Percy said, thrusting Riptide into the giant's gut.
The giant disintegrated immediately.
"Come on, let's get back to camp." Percy said as he got in the car with his daughter and drove quickly back to camp.
When they arrived at camp, Carly was still scared, so Percy decided to try to get her to take a nap.
It took a while for Carly to go to sleep, but once she did, Percy carried her over to her bunk and put her down on it.
Once he was sure Carly would be out for a while, he walked out of the cabin to send some Iris Messages.
The first one was to his father.
"Dad, something happened today." Percy said
"What, am I getting another grandchild?" Poseidon asked
Percy wondered why his father would assume that, but then he said "I wish, Carly had her first monster attack today. I think it's time we got her a proper weapon so I can begin some more extensive sword training with her."
Poseidon instantly looked serious and said "I agree son. You should let Athena know."
"I'm going to IM her as soon as I'm done talking to you." Percy said to his father.
Poseidon nodded and ended the message.
Percy then took a moment to collect his thoughts before sending an IM to Athena.
"What is it Perseus?" the goddess asked him.
"Carly had her first monster attack today." Percy said
"What happened, is my granddaughter alright?" Athena asked
Percy nodded and said "Yes, she's fine, just shaken up. I managed to get her to go to sleep to calm her down. Anyway, the monster was a Lastrygonian Giant who wanted payback. I took the thing down, but now I think it's time for Carly to get a proper sword so I can begin to give her proper training, rather than reviewing the basics." Percy said
Athena nodded and said "I shall have my brother Hephaestus personally forge her sword."
Percy nodded and ended the call.
When Annabeth got home that night, Luke had passed out.
"Where's Carly?" She asked
"She's out with some friends in New Sparta (The Greek's version of New Rome)." Percy said.
"So, how was your day with her?" Annabeth asked
"We had an incident." Percy said
"What kind of incident?" his wife asked
"Monster attack." Percy said
"Please tell me she wasn't hurt." Annabeth said
"Don't worry, I told her to go hide in the car while I took care of things." Percy promised her.
"What was it?" She asked
"A Lastrygonian giant." Percy said
"I can't believe that's what her first monster was." Annabeth said angrily.
A week later.
"Carly, Grandma Athena is here." Annabeth called to her daughter as she showed her mother into cabin 3.
"Thank you." Athena said as she and Annabeth sat down with Percy on the sofa.
"Grandma, what a surprise." Carly said with a smile as she hugged her grandmother.
"Well, I have a surprise for you." Athena said, pulling something out of her pocket.
"A click pen." Her 10 year old granddaughter asked, not very impressed.
"Click it." Athena said.
Carly did and immediately, the pen shifted into a sword that was identical to her father's in design.
"That sword was made by Hephaestus himself. Only one of its kind. It's enchanted to always return to your pocket, like your father's sword, but the blade is made out of a unique metal aloe of Celestial Bronze, Imperial Gold and Athenian Silver. That way it works on all creatures." Athena said
"Thanks Grandma." Carly said, with a grin as she hugged her grandmother.
"We decided you were old enough to have your own sword, but that also means that our training sessions are going to become a lot tougher." Percy said to his daughter as she tapped the edge of her new sword and it shrunk down back to a pen, which she slipped into her pocket.