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Roy: We're back! Hey everyone!
Twista: Hello! Jake isn't here right now but on a trip to Rome with his family but he has had a hand in writing this chapter below! Our break is almost over and less than half a month it's back to school…
Roy: Don't worry though, we'll still update of course, anyways, time to reply to the reviews, we haven't don't this in a while thanks to my lazy ass.
Twista: At least you admitted it but why don't you admit the other thing? :O
Roy: I may be lazy but I get my shit done don't I? And no I don't believe your bs. See guys Twista has this crazy idea that Summer Paradise by Simple Plan talks about Calypso and a demigod being in Ogygia. -_-
Twista: Its true you idiot! Are you deaf?
Roy: I'm not deaf nor stupid anyways replies:
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Roy: Pretty much that needed to be answered to.
Twista: SOMONE TELL ROY I'M DAMN RIGHT! I SWEAR THAT SONG TALKS ABOUT CALYPSO!
Roy: You are a crazy woman; get the hell away from me until you calm your tits! *Runs away*
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Percy 3rd Person POV
Percy had never felt so sick in his life. He didn't know how or why but he felt as if he had lost all feeling in his legs and the world was spinning as his lunch threatened to spill out projectile style.
He hunched over as Frank caught him by the arm and Hazel by the other, he felt something large, powerful and malevolent approaching. Mustering his strength, he took a shaky breath and said "Run…"
Frank adjusted Percy so he would be supported on his shoulders as he looked at his dark skinned friend and said "What happened to Percy?"
The Son of Neptune gave a small moan of pain as his head felt like it wasn't even there. Light headedness caused him to stagger making Frank help him more and she said "I don't know, he was fine just a second ago."
"Guys…" said Percy quietly, "we need to hide they could find us."
He gestured to the ravine where loud noises were coming from. Hazel gasped as she said "Frank get down!"
The three crouched as the peeked over the ravine to see a large army of monsters on the move. Hazel was startled by the sheer amount of them; there were hundreds of assorted monsters. They were separated by their kind as they marched in formation.
Percy winced in pain as he saw several dozen hairy humanoids dressed in tattered bits of armor and animal fur pass by. These creatures had six arms each, three protruding from each side of its body. Percy classified them as insects which tried to evolve into cavemen but stopped halfway.
"Gegenes," said the Daughter of Pluto,
"Friends of yours?" asked Percy weakly trying to make a crack,
Hazel gave him a small glare and said "No, I read about them in monster class, they're more commonly called Earthborn."
Suddenly, Percy remembered something about these guys and said "They fought Jason and the Argonauts…"
"That's right," whispered Frank, "but those things behind them…"
"Centaurs!?" said Percy weakly, "That's messed up, Centaurs are good guys."
"That's not what we were taught at camp," said Frank shaking his head, "Centaurs were always getting drunk and killing heroes."
The trio watched form above as the horsemen trotted past them. They were human from the waist up and horse form the waist down. They were dressed in barbarian armor made of hide and bronze while they were armed with spears and bows. At first they seemed to be wearing Viking helmets but Hazel realized they actually had curved horns sticking out from their heads.
"They look like they're ready to stampede," said Frank, "Is it normal for them to have bull horns?"
"This is wrong…" said Percy, "Impossible,"
"Maybe they're a special breed," said Hazel, "Look!"
As the next horde of monsters drew close, they were recognized as Cyclops. The battalion of one eyed ogres both male and female, each of them ten foot tall wearing armor made of scrap metal. Six of them pulled a two story siege tower fitted with a giant scorpion ballista.
"All of this," whimpered Percy, "Centaurs, Cyclopes, this is wrong!"
The Son of Neptune lurched over as he felt himself weakening by the minute. Hazel caught him with her friend and said "We need to get him back to the boat, the sea will make him feel better I hope."
"Its settled," said Frank, "There is way too much, they're headed for Camp Jupiter and even a blind guy can tell we cant win this. We have to warn them."
"Reyna knows," said Percy, "she told me about it and they're preparing."
This looked really bad for them. They could never complete their quest and make it back to camp in time. They were doomed to fail. Hazel couldn't believe this was happening and Percy was now too weak to be of any use and Frank, well she wasn't being mean but he was being a bit of an incapable leader for the quest so far.
As they were about to turn back to the boat, the trio saw the giant. The giant was easily thirty feet tall, way larger than the siege tower. He had scaly reptilian legs like a large lizard from the waist down while from above he wore green-blue armor. His breastplate was shaped like rows of hungry monstrous faces each looking as if they were looking for food. He had a human face but his green hair was long and wild like a mop of seaweed and as he turned his head, from his dreadlocks fell what looked like snakes.
He carried a massive trident and a weighted net. Hazel and Percy recognized that set and only one conclusion came to mind. The Giant before them was using one of the trickiest, sneakiest and most evil style she knew making this giant a massive retiarus.
"What in the name of Rome," said Frank, "Is that-"
"It's not Alcyoneus," said Hazel grimly, "it must be the one Terminus warned us about, it's Polybotes."
Hazel gestured for them to back off and hide closer into the schist. The massive warrior could easily see them from where they were if he looked close enough. He radiated power like Alcyoneus did and he seemed to give off his own magnetic field."
As he got closer, a Cyclops woman, easily ten feet tall tore through the ranks. She was enormous and fat as she was wearing scrap armor and she growled and spoke to the Giant pointing at the convenience store on top of the nearest hill and muttered something about food.
As they marched to the store, a searing light made everyone, including Percy, Frank and Hazel, avert their eyes. The monsters below were blinded and started screaming and erupting into chaos.
"My eye!" shriek a Cyclops who was slamming his face repeatedly on the ravine ground,
The store on the hill was encased in a rainbow, a freaking rainbow. Percy couldn't believe it and rubbed his eyes thinking he was hallucinating. The light anchored by the store and the area was lit in a weird kaleidoscopic glow.
The lady Cyclops ran towards the store with her club up high and slammed it down on the rainbow. Big mistake on her part as her whole body began to steam andshe wailed in agony and dropped her club and grasping her hand in pain.
The monsters then started throwing their items at the rainbow causing the to disintegrate. The Ginat then realized they were wasting what equipment they had. He growled and said "Stop! You imbeciles we already lack the equipment for war due to that idiot Cacus losing his supplies and now you attempt this!"
The monsters quieted down as the Giant glared at the store and said "Goddess! Step out and surrender as befits a lesser being!"
No reply came as Frank cowered as the Giant slammed his trident on the ground and said "I am Polybotes! Bow before me and you shall receive a swift end!"
Apparently no one inside the store was impressed. Suddenly, a small stone seemed to be thrown front he store and three Cyclopes picked it up and inspected it with their eye. From the few foot distance, Polybotes recognized a symbol on the stone and said "Fools!"
The stone detonated sending the three Cyclopes flying in different directions smoking and burned. They weren't dead, the person who threw it knew that, but they sustained harsh burns and wounds. The Giant and the forces covered their faces from the explosion.
The Giant growled and "You dare Goddess!"
Again, no reply came, the female Cyclops hissed and said "I'm sick of this, let's just attack, my boys are hungry!"
"No!" said the Giant, "We're already late! Alcyoneus wants us at the Camp in four days time and already you Cyclopes are unbelievably slow. We don't have time to waste on such a minor Goddess."
He pointed that comment at the store as the Cyclops woman growled and said "Yes! Camp! I want vengeance! Those orange and purple demigods destroy my home no Ma Gasket destroy theirs! You hear me Jason! Leo! Piper! Zoe! Fecilia! Ma Gasket come to destroy you!"
The Giant then watched as the rest of the monsters roar in approval. Hazel raised a brow and whispered "She mentioned Jason; you think it could be him?"
"I don't know," said Frank, "but those other names, sound familiar?"
"No they don't," said Hazel, "but I heard Talon, Riley and Nico mention someone called Fecilia but I'm not sure."
"Zoe," said Percy weakly, "She said something about Zoe…"
The htree dropped in silence as the army marched on south but as the Giant turned, he sniffed the air and muttered "Sea God, I smell Sea God."
He faced their direction and narrowed his eyes but then Ma Gasket growled and said "Of course you do! Sea is right there!"
"No you fool," said Polybotes, "I was born to oppose Neptune and I sense-"
He took another long sniff as Percy was now shivering. Frank placed him on the wall as Hazel covered his mouth. The irritable Cyclops crossed her arms and said "Are we marching or sniffing? We don't get to eat, you don't get sea god!"
The Giant scoffed and said "Very well! March!"
The rest went forward south as Polybotes fell in the back and glanced back at the illuminated store and raked his hair holding three snakes larger than the rest. He flung them at the tall grass by the hill and said "Let's see you get any customers with that."
The Giant walked away with his scaly legs shaking the earth with each step. Percy shuddered as Frank helped him sling his hand over his shoulder and said "Look!"
As soon as Polybotes fell out of view, the rainbow died out and Hazel said "If there's a Goddess there maybe she could help."
"Worth a shot," said Frank, "Percy needs some help"
True, Percy was sweating uncontrollably as his head ached and his legs felt dead. He gasped for air as they made their way to the store and Frank helped Percy move. The Son of Mars helped Percy until they were twenty yards away and he heard a hiss behind them.
He made Percy go to Hazel a she notched an arrow and said "Go!"
He turned and spotted the creature, it sat on a patch of withered grass and Frank saw a lime green snake and long and thick as his arm. Its head was ringed by a mane of spiky white fins.
It fixed its golden eyes on Frank as it hissed and Frank drew another arrow but it hissed loudly making two more hisses coming from the base of the hill approach. It approached Frank by slithering as whatever patch of grass it touched died and withered.
He needed to buy time for his friends as they made it to the stairs of the store. Frank slowly backed off and said "Nice poisonous reptile, no need to be a bad guy."
The creature's frills shook as it hissed and lunged at Frank. He swung his bow slapping it away. He felt pretty damn proud that he did until he saw his bow slowly corroding and hissing in smoke as it broke.
He threw the bow down and ran to Percy and Hazel who were at the store's porch. The serpent he slapped away circled the area with two others. Frank noticed they were afraid to come any closer.
Hazel sighed and said "I think we're safe."
"I lost my bow," said Frank dejectedly, "We'll never get out of here,"
"Then we better go in," said Hazel as Percy moaned in pain,
They looked at the sign and read 'Rainbow Organic Foods, Lifestyles and Café'
Frank and Hazel didn't hesitate to enter. They carried Percy as the lights went on as they entered and they saw quite a store. The right side of the store had sets of tables with small tables and seats of two or three surrounding a small running fountain where a rainbow was hanging above. There seemed to be only one customer and he was sipping a cup of tea as he had his back faced to the trio so they couldn't see his face. He looked pretty tall but he was shorter than Percy. He looked kind of lanky but they couldn't be sure. He wore a large black fedora on his head while his brown hair was long enough to each his neck. He wore a cape marked with different glyphs and symbols seemed to glow randomly. He was reading a small book as he sipped some more tea.
Frank raised a brow and said "Who is he?"
"I don't think we should ask," said Hazel,
On the left was an area where wide aisles of were lined with different products. There were also glass crystals, dream catchers and other weird stuff.
In the center was a counted where no one stood and the three walked over and dinged the bell. Suddenly, on the other side of the counter, a girl suddenly appeared.
The trio stumbled back and inspected her. She had frizzy white hair and her distracting eyes shifted from grey, black to white. She wore a maid's outfit as the black and white outfit looked well on her making her look cute. She held a tray to her side and said "May I help you?"
Frank found himself surprised still as Hazel opened her mouth to speak but then the girl's eyes lit up and said "Demigods! You'd like to browse? Or would you like a table and order form our menu? We have quite an assortment of drinks fresh made from our R.O.F.L. ingredients!"
Hazel noticed the name tag on her chest and said "Your name is Fleecy?"
Percy's tired eyes widened as he said "You're a nebulae, a Cloud Nymph."
The girl in the maid outfit beamed and said "I like you! Almost no one knows about us but I'm glad someone does! You don't look to good though. My boss would like to meet you, so please, take a seat and stay here."
She gestured to the seats by the counter and they sat down helping Percy adjust as he panted for air. They scanned the area and didn't see anything suspicious. The person sitting on one of the tables seemed to drop a glowing card. He picked it up and twisted it in his hands as it glowed and turned into a Parker pen and he started writing on the small booklet he had.
Percy shuddered as Hazel put a hand on his lap while Frank worriedly said "Percy how are you feeling?"
The Son of Neptune nodded slowly and said "Water…maybe some water can help me."
"It could," said a voice, "but I think saltwater would suit you."
They turned to the counter where Fleecy stood holding the tray under her arm as she stood next to a middle aged woman with olive skin, long black hair, rimless glasses and a shirt that read 'The Goddess is Alive' and she wore amber and turquoise rings and Frank could smell roses on her.
She looked pretty friendly and she leaned over the counter and said "Hello! I'm Iris, glad to see you three."
Hazel raised a brow and said "You're Iris? The Iris?"
"Goddess of the Rainbow," said the Goddess, "Well my official job that is but often I'm here and I run this place. The R.O.F.L. Co-op/Café! We promote healthy lifestyles here and serve cakes, tea and drinks in the café from our finest R.O.F.L. ingredients!"
"But you throw explosive rocks at monsters?" asked Frank,
"Oh no," said Fleecy, "That wasn't Miss Iris or me but him."
She pointed at the only customer at the far end of the café who was drinking from his cup. The trio looked at him suspiciously and Fleecy said "Glad he did though, those monsters wouldn't just leave. They probably wanted to take our new shipment!"
"Shipment?" asked Hazel,
Iris brought out a package of chocolate covered cakes that looked exactly like Ding Dongs. Frank stepped back and said "These are Ding Dongs…"
"Oh no!" said Iris, "These aren't Ding Dongs! These are gluten-free, no-sugar-added, vitamin-enriched, soy-free, goat-milk-and-seaweed-based cupcake simulations!"
"All natural!" added Fleecy,
Hazel and Frank nearly threw up as Iris smiled kindly and said "You shold try one Frank, you're lactose intolerant right?"
"How did you know that?" asked Frank,
"I know a lot of things being the messenger Goddess and all," said Iris, "Like how your name is Frank Zhang, her name is Hazel Levesque and his name is Percy Jackson."
At the mentioning of Percy's name, a smashing sound was heard from the other side of the area where the trio saw the guy's tea cup was broken to pieces on the ground. Fleecy piped up and said "Oops! I got it!"
She seemed to turn into a wisp of lighting and swept over the broken pieces where they vanished and she reformed next to the customer and bowed her head in apology as the customer shook his head and apologized as well as Fleecy gave him another tea cup and filled it up and she then wisped back next to Iris.
"All done!" said Fleecy, "Don't worry accidents happen!"
Frank looked at Iris as Percy said "Monsters marching south…to camp. Couldn't you stop them?"
"I'm strictly non violent," said Iris shaking her head, "I won't be involved in any more Olympian involvement! I want no part of it! It messes up my wa!"
"Wa?" questioned Frank with a sarcastic look that said 'Really?'
"Arent you a Greek Goddess?" asked Hazel,
"Don't put me in a box Hazel Levesque," said Iris, "No one is defined by their past, remember that Hazel."
She pointed that comment out loud as if making a message and the only customer in the café coughed out loud. Percy slowly stood with his legs still shaking and said "Iris message…that's your thing right? Can you do one?"
The Goddess inspected him from head to toe and said "Ahh I see! Juno is up to her tricks! Very well!"
She pulled out a vial form under the counter and sprayed something over Percy's face and said "There, that should help. The boy there made this for me and sold me and boy it does sure work."
She faced her maid outfit wearing assistant and said "Fleecy give him some tea and a seat. Put some of my special wheat germ and medicinal powder number five in it and try out the Iris Message with them."
She smirked and said "Don't tell anyone but Fleecy handles most of my messaging requests nowadays."
"Sure boss!" said Fleecy,
"Give Hazel and Percy something to eat as well," said Iris, "pick anything from the menu."
"What about Frank?" asked Hazel as Percy slowly gathered his bearings,
Iris smiled as she said "Frank will come with me, he and I have quite a lot to talk about."
Frank was led off by Iris as Fleecy gave a small bow and said "Follow me!"
She led them to the center of the café where they stood near the fountain and Fleecy pulled out a drachma and said "So this is how it goes, you toss a coin in the water and usually say 'Oh Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering' but boss said I'd do it so say 'Oh Fleecy, do me a solid. Show whoever you want'"
She tossed it at Percy who groggily caught it. He was feeling a bit better now and tossed it into the water and said "Oh Fleecy, do me a solid and show me Zoe."
He imagined her face and ever since camp, he remembered it very well. Her long silky black hair, silver rimmed lava rock eyes, her copper skin and intense soul piercing gaze. The water shimmered and rose into a faint mirror but no image came.
Fleecy raised a brow as she said "That's odd, it seems like either something is jamming the signal or you can't seem to grasp who you're calling. I'm sorry."
Percy sighed as the Iris Message dropped down to the fountain and he said "Its fine, I kind of guessed it wouldn't work too."
Hazel nodded as Fleecy smiled and said "Have a seat!"
She gestured to one of the tables where they were a few tables behind the guy who was still turned around. Percy and Hazel took a seat as Fleecy handed them each a menu. The two demigods skimmed through it and Fleecy said "I would suggest the Wheat Germ shake with the Sugar-Free Kiwi Cake."
Hazel looked at Fleecy and said "Sure, I guess that'll do."
Percy then said "I'd just want the tea Iris mentioned and how about the R.O.L.F. Pound Cake."
Fleecy scribbled it down on a notepad and nodded with a small smile as she wisped away like a storm cloud. Percy sat up and said "Thanks for the help back there Hazel, I have no idea what happened there."
"Yeah it's no problem Percy," said the dark skinned girl, "what happened there?"
"I don't know," said Percy looking at his hands, "I just lost it as if I lost all of my powers. I hope it doesn't happen again since I have a gut feeling we'll be seeing him again."
Fleecy then arrived in a storm with her tray filled with their orders. She set them on the table and said "Enjoy! If you need anything just call!"
She walked away with her tray to the only other customer and placed a cake on his table. She gave him a small nod as she walked away back to the counter. Hazel took a sip of the Wheat Germ shake and pursed her lips and said "Not half bad."
The Son of Neptune sipped some of the tea and closed his eyes as he tasted the sweet tea in his mouth. The two continued their little snack as Hazel tilted her head slightly and whisper "Hey Percy what's up with that guy?"
She was facing him with her back while Percy leaned right and said "I dunno, he seems normal."
"He was the one who blew up those Cyclopes according to Fleecy," said Hazel, "you think he could be a demigod?"
Hazel turned and looked with Percy as the guy's cloak grew more markings as they glowed brightly as if in a colorful pattern. Percy narrowed his eyes and said "Wait…those symbols. I recognize them somehow, they mean something."
Hazel raised a brow and said "Like what?'
Percy looked at it closely and said "Defend, Dispel, Reflect, Evade-"
"It's impolite to stare," said the guy as Percy and Hazel froze,
He turned and Percy inspected what he looked like. He had neck length brown hair, emerald green eyes and freckly pale skin. What was weird was that he wore half a mask of a wolf but it seemed to ripple and change forms on his face so Percy nor Hazel couldn't take in his full look. The Son of Neptune raised a brow as he saw that he wore a bronze gauntlet on his right arm. It was relatively small; it was just a perfect fit for his arm. It had intricate writings all over it and impossible patterning with lines as the gauntlet reached all the way to his mid arm, the gauntlet had two gems fitted on the flip side of his palm but the center one seemed missing. He had a deck of cards on his table and he shut the booklet in his hands and said "I assure you I'm no threat."
He then gave Percy a look which he couldn't read. He seemed to be familiar with Percy but Hazel couldn't seem to tell. Percy didn't recognize him that well but he felt as if he knew him somewhere but if he did he would have some flashes.
The teen cleared his throat and said "My name is Caleb Norrington, Son of Trivia."
He picked up his belongings and said "Mind if I take a seat?"
The two shook their heads as Caleb moved to their table and he said "I've never met you three before. But on a quest I see?"
Hazel nodded and eyed him cautiously. His left visible eye blinked as he said "I too are on some sort of a quest."
"Are you from Camp Jupiter?" asked Percy,
"Ah no," said Caleb shaking his head as he drew his deck of cards and began to shuffle, "I am a roaming demigod, Camp Life was never for me…"
"What are you questing for then?" asked Hazel sharply,
"A mere component," said Caleb, "See I am a sorcerer like my mother and I need several rare pieces to complete some items. The next item I need is very difficult to find."
He held the deck in his gauntlet hand and showed them the empty slot and said "I am in need of a Giant's Stone. A powerful one indeed and it's quite a risk."
Hazel caught her breath as Percy said "A Giant's Stone? Where do you get that?"
"From a Giant of course," said Caleb, "Like the one a while ago but this one requires a god to die but I know of one who needs no God to be slain."
Hazel knew the answer as he said "I am searching for Alyconeus, Pluto's Bane."
"That's dangerous," said Hazel, "Why go for the trouble?"
He lowered his gaze and said "I owe it to someone…my sister who has died. I need to complete this and fulfill what I need to do."
Percy raised a brow and said "We're looking for something else entirely but he might run into Alcyoneus."
"You might?" asked Caleb as he looked up,
Hazel raised a brow at Percy as if to say "What?!"
"Look," said Percy crossing his hands, "We are on a quest too, we could use your help. We help you get Alcyoneus, you help us with whatever we need to do."
"Seems sketchy," said Caleb leaning back, "what else can you offer me?"
"A good team," said Percy, "Hazel, Frank and I are a solid trio and it would be safer for all of us to go together."
"Do you even know where to begin searching?" asked the sorcerer with a raised brow,
Percy narrowed his eyes as Caleb smirked and said "Ah but I do, you see I know too that you search for Death. I heard this mortal; a seer called Phineas has risen from the Underworld. He is in Portland and I am on my way there to receive answers from him."
"How did you know that?" asked Percy with a suspicious look, "and is your info even viable?"
Hazel watched as drank his tea and said "Very viable, and I knew because Lady Iris told me since she heard about it."
Percy and Caleb met eye to eye as Percy said "Alright, here is goes, you help us three free Death and we'll help you take down Alcyoneus. Deal?"
Percy held out his hand as Caleb smirked and grasped Percy's hand with his cold gauntlet and said "A deal it is my friend,"
Just then, a screaming sound was heard outside and Percy quickly stood with Hazel and Caleb and ran outside. As they exited, the area was wilted as Frank stood in the tall grass with the spear Mars had given him.
Frank was breathing heavily as Hazel said "Frank! The snake things! Watch out!"
"They're gone," said the tall Asian, "I took care of them."
Caleb surveyed the area and nodded as he said "All gone, those Basilisks are troublesome to deal with but you managed to do it and I feel they're not coming back."
"Great job Frank!" said Percy,
The Asian blushed slightly as he saw Caleb and said "Who's he?"
"My name is Caleb Norrington," said the masked teen, "Son of Trivia, a sorcerer and I will accompany you three."
Frank raised a brow and said "Iris said we can find a lead at Portland, lets head to the boat and head there but can we trust this guy? I don't like his magician get up and I think those marks on his cape and gauntlet don't look safe."
Caleb gave a wry smile to the three of them as the markings on his cape glowed and he said "They're called Runes and Glyphs my friend and about trusting me?"
He adjusted his fedora and said "You can only trust me as much as I can trust you."
AN
Roy: Done! Hope this was eventful for the readers! Who is this 'Caleb Norrington' and how will he affect the quest? Find out next time!
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