Kindergarten
Percy loved field trips and today he was going to the countryside with his kindergarten class. He took in everything, his sea-green eyes darting around. Something caught his eye. A pond! He didn't know why, but he was drawn to it. "Woah." he said, leaning over the side. "See ya kid!" a teenager shouted. Percy looked up, and didn't have time to let out a cry of fear before he plunged into the water.
Percy opened his eyes. He was surrounded by water. Hail, son of the sea god! Percy turned toward the sound. His eyes widened. "Fishy!" he cried in delight. He swam over and stroked the fish. "Good Fishy." he said, pleased that the fish had not swam away.
A hook dropped near his face. Percy looked at it, confused. "Huh?" At the end of the hook was a worm. Careful son of the sea god! The fish said in Percy's mind. No! My brother! It exclaimed again. Percy turned around to see another fish get pulled out of the water.
Percy thought about it for a while. Finally, he came to a conclusion. "Hook bad for Fishy." he said. The fish nodded. We get pulled up and never come back. It said. "Me help Fishies." Percy decided. He grabbed the line above the hook and yanked.
Grant was frustrated. He hadn't caught a fish all day! He was the best fisher in these parts. He would be a laughingstock. Grant felt a tug on his line. Yes! He almost yanked as hard as he could, but he kept his cool. Slow and steady. That was his motto. But for some reason the fish fought back with more force then Grant thought a fish could have.
Snap!
The line broke. Before Grant could fume about this misfortune, a child popped up. He couldn't have been more than 5. He had Grant's hook in one hand. He glared at Grant. "Hook bad for Fishies." he declared. He then proceeded to throw the hook at Grant. It missed him by an inch. "What the?" he began, but the kid had already gone. Then he realized that the kid had been dry the whole time! No, that was impossible. But just in case he decided to quit fishing. He was hallucinating.
Percy walked back to his group. Apparently no one had noticed his absence. Oh well, Percy thought, maybe it was better that mommy didn't know about this.
