Royal Jester's Loyalty
To LightningstormZero: I'm fully aware of the King Arthur and the Round Table story, but I haven't fully studied yet. Yes, I do know there should be a love triangle between Arthur, His wife, and Lancelot, but just remember this is based off on Percy Jackson. If a Love Triangle was suppose to form then I would had used Luke as Lancelot instead of Skylar, but instead I might use Triton (Poseidon's son). Everything well clear up once I finish introducing everyone and I suppose this should be the last chapter until later where King Neptune meets other character I shall not name for that would be spoilers. But right now just remember this is the beginning of the series so I must introduce everyone before I get into more clues to the series. I hope this didn't confuse you or anything, I wrote this when I barely woke up so please if anything confuses you I will be happy to answer them
To ALL Reviewers: I really love that you like this story and I really appreciate that you are sticking to this story and aren't impatient. Also for all those fans for Regain What's Lost I am truly sorry for focusing on other work then that. I'm a very busy person and I usually get writer's block so sorry. :( If there is anything I can do to make it up then leave it in PM or review here.
P.s: To those who think I'm Mr. Rick Riordan then get your eyes check because Mr. Riordan is famous, I am not sorry to disappoint you all.
Present Time (Percy's P.O.V)
It has been a day, since I woke up from meeting Devin. I've always had a recurring dream of him seeing that he keeps improving on his skills with the help of everyone around him. Maybe this is some sort of message that was left by King Neptune for me to recover, or is it really a quest for everyone?
I questioned myself with that question over and over again getting frustrated and irritated. I heard many prophecies, but this question is more frustrating.
"Yo King!" I heard a voice call out. I turned around from the less stacked books to my right and saw Travis along with Annabeth. She shrugged at me.
I nodded towards Travis as a greeting before returning to my study. I guess a nod towards Travis means him continuing to bother me. "So King Perseus I see that you made yourself look like a bookworm just like those Athena Nerds." Travis laughed. I laughed when he was smacked by Annabeth.
"Don't call us nerds Travis, or else," She threatened holding her dagger towards his neck. I looked back and flinched a little at the sight. Annabeth had Travis pinned to the wall with one hand holding his arms above his head and in the other is the knife, that Luke gave to her, up against Travis's skin.
"Okay! I apologize!" He shouted and let out a breath when Annabeth let go of him and went towards me. She took the book I was reading and checked it out.
"The Royal Jesters?" She looked at me questioningly. I shrugged and picked up the hat that sat beside me. "Oh, so you think one of these Jesters helped defend Triton, who surprisingly lived long enough." She giggled and handed me the book.
"Yes I have a half brother that is immortal and lived through King Arthur's time period and is after me because I'm the reincarnation." I said sarcastically.
Travis took the hat and put it on goofing around. I looked over at him ready to snatch it back and my jaw almost dropped to the floor. That Hat fits him perfectly! I shouted in my head and kept looking at Travis.
"Come on Travis," Annabeth called out. Travis left the hat with me again and followed Annabeth back to the attic where everyone else was.
"I should have known! How come I spotted the similarity with the others yet?" I shouted in frustration grabbing my head. Maybe this is how it felt being an Athena kid proven wrong?
"Should have known what?" Skylar called out walking out of the Aphrodite cabin with tattered clothing on. He looked like Celio at the moment.
"Why are you-" I was cut off in mid sentence when he put up his palm looking away.
"Silena and her sisters found the clothing, and asked me to model in the clothing." He replied shuddering at the thought.
"Anyways, Travis is a reincarnation of the Royal Jester. I still don't know the jester's name, but I'll find out!" I shouted grabbing my notes and writing down who is who until I thought caught me off guard.
"Skylar have you ever met Triton?" I asked him putting my full attention onto Skylar's answer.
He rubbed the back of his head before clearing his throat and answering, "Yes, he is a jackass, but-" At this point Skylar leaned in closer to whisper it to me, "Triton is very powerful and has watched you since you defeated Kronos, he is holding a grudge on you since Poseidon called you his favorite son." He replied before something that scared us both popped out.
"DRESS UP TIME!" Silena shouted with a smile and started dragging Skylar by his hand. Skylar looked pale while I was slipping into darkness from the small heart attack I just got and when I fell back hitting the back of my head against the mini coffee table.
"Percy! Percy wake up!" Was the last thing I heard before slipping into darkness and into the world of King Neptune.
Throne Room (King Neptune/Percy's P.O.V)
I should be expecting this for now shouldn't I? I questioned myself when I awoke on a throne. I looked around and realized I was in the throne room where I met my step father. I looked down from the steps to see a look -a- like Connor and Travis Stoll throwing pies at each other and doing other types of pranks.
"Very amusing Stoll Jesters," My father, Paulis, spoke. He waved his hand dismissing the both of them and when I looked to my left, my mother was there. When I looked to my father's side there sat, Triton. He was grinning at me.
"Father, May I be excused?" I asked turning towards him. He nodded towards me with a smile and I got up heading for the door to follow the Jesters. When I was out of sight or when the door closed, I removed my crown and cape. I handed those items to the guard and removed my outfit that consisted of a Royal Blue shirt and Royal blue tights topping it all off with black shoes. I was left in tattered peasant clothing that I felt comfortable in and headed for the peasant quarters.
I kept walking down the halls, down staircases, and through some doors to reach the peasant quarters. It seemed like a regular visit that everyone got used to seeing me. I was greeted from left to right by the name, Percival and not just King Neptune or My Prince.
"Perce!" I heard a recognizable shout come from behind me. I turned around and saw Celio with Irene and Aglaia, but behind them were an angered Thaddea and Stella. "Run Perce!" He warned and I started running avoiding everyone so I wouldn't crash into them.
"What happened?" I yelled over to the ruckus.
"They were angered when I told the Jesters to pull a prank on them! Also they wanted to know why you always seem to be in here!" Aglaia and Celio both shouted while Celio kept a hold of Irene.
I jumped over Ina, who was left startled. I wouldn't of had been able to do that with the royal clothing, but I ignored that thought and continued running. I looked up to see two people running on the ledges on the ceiling. "Ignore them Percival! They are the Royal Jester!" Irene shouted still holding onto her dear life.
I slid to a turn following the Royal Jester to Devin's room. I barged in while they jumped through a hole. Irene, Celio, and Aglaia followed suit and Celio slammed the door shut handing Irene to Aglaia while he kept the door closed. "Wha!" A startled Devin shouted only being in his carriage driver pants.
"I didn't think you would pull something that harsh!" Celio shouted over at the Jesters.
"You wanted something to ruin Stella so we did," They shrugged before the one that looked like Travis spoke, "All we did was make Blacksmith B. say 'I'm in love with Thaddea' whats the big deal?" He asked.
"The big deal is that you made both girls that completely hate me come after to kill me, Traver!" Celio shouted. Traver just looked at him until he just shrugged.
The pounding of the door stopped, but Celio wouldn't move away from the door to check. He nodded over for Devin to come to hold the door, while he checked outside. I followed suited to check and my eyes completely widen. Stella and Thaddea were kidnapped by peasants. "Come on!" I shouted grabbing a nearby sword that Devin uses to train and jumped out the window.
Traver and Celio followed suited with the other training swords Devin uses and chased after me. While I wasn't paying attention to my sword at all, it somehow became Riptide, and more comfortable sword.
"I've got them!" Traver shouted running faster than the both of us. He ditched the Jester clothing and was now in tattered clothing that he must have worn, when not entertaining the royal family. He jumped onto the peasant that had Thaddea. I jumped the one that had Stella while Celio grabbed the girls while the others were wrestling us.
"I'm going to kill you Celio!" Stella shouted, but instead of smacking him she clanged onto him just like Irene. I laughed at the scene which caught me off guard and I was thrown to a tree. I grunted and stood up twirling my sword. Traver saw the action and stabbed the Peasant he had pinned to the ground before tackling the other down.
I ran over to them and stabbed Riptide into the peasant's arm. I helped Traver up, but something unexpected happened. He twirled me around and took a blow in the back. I stood there stunned until anger took over. I grabbed Riptide and stabbed the peasant's arm and cut off his hand. "Don't come near us again, or else another thing beside the hand will be cut off." I threatened. They both nodded and went back to their village leaving a blood trail.
I looked over at Traver and saw him on the ground pale. I don't mean pale as in sand colored pale, but I mean by Devin colored pale. I grabbed Traver and started rushing over to the castle with everyone following suit. I could hear Stella and Celio arguing, but I ignored it while Thaddea being in peasant clothing instead of her Royal gown came by my side. "Don't worry we will make it." She reassured me.
I nodded hoping it would be true, and continued to run back to the castle. When I reached there I pounded on the door until a couple of knights opened it. They nodded at me, but I brushed them off running to the infirmary with everyone behind.
A couple of hours passed since we brought Traver to the infirmary. The nurses said he would make it and it didn't hit any vital points and I let out a breath I didn't notice I was holding. Everyone was around us hoping for the Royal Jester to wake up. Ina was especially worried which gave me a small hint that she likes him.
Celio was getting lectured by Stella and Thaddea for doing something stupid, that could of caused someone's life. He ignored them and I kind of got used to him ignoring higher status ranked people.
I turned around to go back to checking on Traver when I heard a groan. All the chattering stopped and looked at Traver's bed. He was a wake. "Traver!" Ina shouted and hugged him to death. He let out a small groan of pain, but had a ghostly smile.
"Why?" Was the first word that came out of the mouth. I looked at him wondering why he blocked the attack.
"I may hate this job, and I hate the Royal family, but you changed all of that. I found loyalty is the best key to win a friend. I was hoping you could be my friend since I don't have many except my brother and Ina." He replied looking at me with pleading eyes.
I smiled and nodded. Just like Devin I messed up his hair making it even messier. I looked over at Celio and he gave me a thumbs up and he seemed to soften up when I first met him. After that small gesture he began to apologize to Thaddea and Stella, who were taken back.
"Thank you Percival." Traver whispered before falling back into unconsciousness with a small smile. I couldn't help, but smile also and lay down. I felt relieved that he made it. I slipped into darkness myself and ended back to the real world.
Present Day (Percy's P.O.V)
"He's waking up!" I heard a voice. I opened my eyes and saw Travis there holding an ice bag to my head.
I groaned and sat up. "What happened?" I asked feeling my head pounding.
"Silena scared you when she came behind us and you fell back, hitting your head on the table," Skylar replied and I looked over at him. He was in the Royal clothing I was in and I couldn't help, but laugh. "Don't laugh!" He shouted balling his hand into a fist.
"I'm really sorry Percy!" Silena shouted bowing her head in shame. I waved it off and smiled at her.
"It was no big deal Silena. You made it up to me when-" I gestured towards Skylar and kept laughing.
She giggled and just hugged Skylar apologizing for using him as a doll. He rolled his eyes, but just smiled.
I looked over at Travis and he smiled getting back his natural skin color. I raised an eyebrow at him before speaking, "Why did you look pale?" I asked.
"I thought we were going to lose a friend," He replied quickly. I smiled and thanked him for finding my unconscious body on the floor.
"No problem Percy. You would of done the same and take care of someone who is your friend." Travis replied and got up to go help in the attic.
"Here," Skylar called out and handed me a piece of paper. I looked at it and it was in Greek, which surprised me, but I waved it off and started reading it,
To thy who had found this letter,
I trust who found this letter is a demigod. A reincarnation of King Arthur, and I must warn you that dreams you have might affect your world. These events you have witnessed already have been in King Neptune's past, and will be in your time era. Trust only those close to you and keep those you have no trust in a way, they will ruin you. I have figured out Triton is immortal and will be in your time period also. Find a way to keep him away from your loyal friends or else. You will lose -
With that the letter ended and everything was in smudge. I didn't know who wrote it either and I hope that when I slip into darkness again I will figure out who wrote this. It must be a demigod, a Daughter/Son of Athena if they figured all this out.
"Skylar," I called out and he looked up. "Find Thaddea's information or diary. We have some research to follow up on." He nodded and left to the attic.
The one you search for is as wise as the old owl. The owl will guide you and protect you even if you don't need any help. She will be of assistant along with the dove, eagles, and skeleton. They are your legs in life and will guide you to the right path unlike your half brother. I trust you Percy, and I hope Percival/Neptune's personality will rub off on you.
Good? Horrible? Perfect? You want throw me off a cliff for making this mess? I would like to know your feedback on this Chapter and any confusion will be answered in the next chapter. Finished at 1 P.M Had Started around 10 A.M
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