Poseidon's daughter

Chapter 13

Powers Lost

Sairah's pov

Next came the baseball bat and hockey sticks on Nico.

Nico's screams filled the room.

I saw him spit blood. So did Thalia and Percy. Then he screamed "Bianca!"

"Bianca help!"

Which ringed many memories.

' "Wasn't I right Percy she can do it alone."

"Give my love to Nico. Take care of him."

After saying this Bianca had coughed blood then her head hung lifeless.'

Keeping aside that sorrowful memory.

"Them?" Asked Bob pointing at the glass box. After giving it a thought Luke said

"but no marks." With a sly smile.

"I have the perfect thing in mind." said Bob with a sly smile.

'No not them they don't deserve it. Please don't do what I think you are going to do.'

With that he started to undo the MIC pipe and attached a water pipe. Water gushed into the glass box.

General pov

"Percy!"

"Percy do something!"

"Percy its water!" cried Thalia.

Percy was terrified. It was water and he couldn't do anything about it. The water had reached up to their knees. They were forced to stand up against the excruciating pain. Water now had made its way up to their waist.

Thalia was holding Percy by his collar.

"Percy Jackson son of the water Poseidon. Look at me. Control the FREAKING water."

Percy stood there focusing on the water hoping it to obey his commands. Yet nothing happened.

Tears streaming down their cheeks Thalia gave up cursing Percy.

Water was now up to their elbows. And then it abruptly stopped flowing into the box and started again but its flow wasn't smooth as before.

The water now had reached their chins and it stopped neither Bob nor Luke seem pleased.

"Percy?"

"How how.. can you do that?"asked Luke.

"FRED?" questioned Luke.

"FRED HOW IN THE HADES DID PERCY BE ABLE TO CONTROL WATER!" barked Luke.

"I don't know what just happened but I am sure Percy can't do anything now that his powers are gone." concluded Fred.

Percy himself seemed baffled.

Percy pov.

I knew, I didn't do that. Then it can only be her. I looked at her. My eyes meet Sairah's. She was concentrating at the water that surrounded us. There was still hope. Sairah can do it.

"No problem! Step two" said Bob.

Bob revealed the two wires he had used on Sairah. I had doubts.

'She's a daughter of Poseidon she can do it.'

I smirked making Luke angry and Fred annoyed.

"I don't know what went wrong."

Bob who ignored all of these talks inserted the wires. Current passed through my body through each and every cell. But I wasn't the only one. Thalia too was having a hard time. With her powers snatched away she wasn't able to control it.

Then something strange happened. The water around both us formed a hollow sphere. Completely cutting off all our the contacts with water.

We were relieved exhausted we fell to our knees. This relief was short lived as Luke shouted.

"SAIRAH!"

The water from the tub now formed tornado under Sairah's command. Which she willed it to Bob. Dragging him inside it, whirling him and spat him out, flying him to one side of the room.

And then she focused it to form a sphere around herself and forcing all the belts come undone.

Luke charged at her. She removed her Zwitter. She was ready.

After a few times Luke's blade had scratched her body she was able to cause one on his. I knew Sairah couldn't fight Luke's experience and practice. She'd have to do something extraordinary.

I yelled "Water, Sairah use it. You are a daughter of Poseidon. Embrace it!."

She wasn't fast enough as Bob was now pointing his blade on Nico's neck. She stopped dead at her track.

She looked at me for a moment. I knew what she meant. She had to save Nico so she couldn't control the water in the tank.

I mouthed "Fast"

And swish everything happened in a moment. There were two water bubbles holding Bob in one and Luke in one. The hollow sphere that was holding us was lost and we meet water. We felt the current passing through our bodies.

General pov

Sairah focused on setting Annabeth free. With the third water wave under her control she freed Annabeth.

"The wires!" commanded Sairah.

Annabeth did as she was told. Soon Percy and Thalia were surrounded by just water.

Annabeth then rushed to the glass cage. But Percy and Thalia motioned her to Nico. She saw him lay lifeless and bruised. She rushed to his side and turned him to face her she felt his nerve. It was still there but was very weak.

Annabeth took out a vial from her pocket and forced it into Nico's mouth.

By this time Sairah had held Bob, a mortal under water for a very long time he had passed out. She dropped him down and then broke the glass box by pressure. Setting Thalia and Percy free.

Both of them caught hold of fleeing Fred. Sairah now dropped Luke suddenly. She was exhausted she couldn't hold it anymore. Percy came up to her.

"Sairah you still haven't accepted the water as your own."

When she didn't reply he continued

"The water and you should be one its control should flow through you. You can do it. Harness its power let it flow through you. Focus."

Sairah did as she was told to. Soon she felt water at her feet. Touching her gently. This time she let go of everything every bad memory that had made her hold herself back she let go of Sue, her brother Nicolas, her mother and allowed the water in her.

The water filled her with warmth and relaxed her tense and tried body. She felt energized.

She let out a breathe of relief.

"You made Bianca proud!" said Percy.

By this time the two girls had catch hold of Fred. Luke fought Thalia and Annabeth together although Thalia was weak she still was able to cause a few scars on Luke. He fled before any of them could catch hold of him.

Sairah now ran upto Nico. Eyes swelled up with tears. She sat by his side. He opened his eyes as soon as Sairah held his hand.

"Nico can you feel your powers ?" she asked Nico.

He replied with a nod.

"I'll be better with a little rest." When Sairah was about to leave.

"Sairah, wait!"

"Sairah, I love you!"

"Oh Nico, I really love you." said Sairah while cupping his head in her hands.

"You are going to be fine. We are going to take you back to the camp. It'll be fine... You can't leave me here alone."

"Sairah don't worry! You'll be fine."

Sairah took him to the corner. And made him sit.

"Go now help them get their powers. They need you." ordered Nico.

"But you"

"I'll be fine."

Then she joined the rest. Who were trying to make Fred help them. I saw her step inside the group and take control of the situation. Sairah has grown up since she had come to camp. From a shy person who ran away from her abductor she'd become a more mature person. I saw her as she summoned a mini typhoon.

With that my eyelids felt heavy. And I closed my eyes.

General pov

"Fred if you want to live. This is your last chance. " Sairah said with a mini typhoon in her hand.

When he didn't reply.

Sairah mildly crush the mini typhoon and Fred was felt choked.

"You know what Fred. Human body is made up of 70% water. So lets say that this small typhoon is your body's water content. A little crush could make you feel choked then what would happen if, you know, I crumble it."

She let the water go. Fred was relieved. Fred finally complied.

"Okay, Okay, so here's the thing they have to be blasted by their element to rejuvenate their godly genes. The godly genes can't be dead but you have to make sure it happens within 30 minutes or else the damage will be permanent."

Annabeth summed up " Thalia has to be electrocuted and Percy needs to drown RIGHT NOW." she stressed on the last two words.

"Fred if this doesn't work you are not going to like it." reminded Sairah.

Nico let out a gasp of air. They all rushed to his side. He was badly injured and needed help. Although he denied it.

"Blackjack" Percy asked Sairah to summon him he came

"Hey boss!" He offered his salutations but unlike before Percy didn't reply.

Sairah said "Hello, Blackjack I'm Sairah daughter of Poseidon. Can you help us out?"

"Yes Ma'am , but what happened to Boss?"

"I'll explain the details later. Can you please take Nico to the Camp. He desperately needs help."

"As you say. do have any donuts?"

"I give you whenever we meet again." To this blackjack smiled.

They all helped Nico up. But Nico was too weak to even hold on.

"Someone should go with him." offered Blackjack.

Annabeth was forced to go with him. When Annabeth was seated. Thalia grabbed Sairah's hand and dragged her to the switchboard.

"Fast you don't have time."

"But I can't."

"Bianca believed in you so do I. Now just do it."

Sairah switched on the machine and picked up the wires.

"Ready! This might hurt."

"Come on..."

Thalia wasn't able to complete her sentence as Sairah dug the two wires to her arms.

The pain was excruciating. Thalia screamed. Sairah unwillingly held the wires at their place. After two minutes which seemed like hours. Thalia stopped screaming. She smiled weakly and then she was smiling slyly.

"That will do Thank you Sairah."

After saying this Thaila was able to manipulate the meters on the machine and shut it down.

Sairah stopped dead as she saw Percy.

"Sairah fast you'll have to create the bubble. No more than a five minutes are left."

"Percy!"

"You know what to do."

Sairah reluctantly formed a sphere of water around Percy and watch him struggle for breathe.

For the first time in his life Percy felt drowning. He was frustrated for not being able to control water. He eventually took in alot of water. As soon as Sairah noticed that Percy had stopped his moving she broke the water bubble. She had expected him to control the water and deform the bubble to his ease like Thalia had. Yet there he was lying lifeless limp on the ground.

She and Thalia sat by his side pumping his chest waiting for him to show signs of life. Thalia checked his pulse. None. Sairah now pumped his chest harder.

Sairah's pov

"Sairah I don't think this will work. but every night I watched Percy take your hand in his and his other one in water trying to get you energized."said Thalia

"Think that'll work." I asked.

"Try?"

"I have no idea what he does and how he does that."

"1 minute left. Just do it."

Water is a part of me!

'The water and you should be one its control should flow through you. You can do it. Harness its power let it flow through you. Focus'

I grabbed Percy's hand and in the other I had a sphere of water. I focused the water's energy to flow through me to Percy.

It began first slowly and then I made it rush as fast as possible. I felt the water in my hand drain off. So I forced my energy into him. I entered into a deep trance. After a while a hand clasped mine. I opened my eyes to up to find Percy's hand over mine. I stopped.

Both of us sat on the ground watching Percy throw out water that he had swallowed.

I stopped myself from using any water to rejuvenate myself least Percy needed it.

"Where did you get those cuts. They're bleeding."

I noticed my hands and face it was covered with bleeding cuts other than the ones caused by Luke.

"Percy we nearly lost you. You needed much more energy than the water could provide so Sairah did what she felt was needed and this happened." summed Thalia.

Percy looked at me I smiled weakly.

"Thank you" he said.

With tears brimming my eyes I was tackled into a hug by my cousins.

General pov

They made their way back to the camp. Annabeth had laid Nico in the infirmary and was by his side. They all were going straight to the infirmary but then Percy stopped and looked at Sairah.

"I think there's a place better than the infirmary for you." said Percy to Sairah.

"Nico?" Sairah replied.

Thalia offered "I'll go to the infirmary. Be fast."

And after that they parted ways and sprinted. Sairah and Percy went straight to the lake and dived in.

As soon as Sairah's cuts were healed they ran to the infirmary.

Annabeth saw them enter and hugged both of them.

"I'm sorry Sairah but when he had come here it was already too late." Sairah rushed to Nico clasping his cold hand.

"Nico!" Her eyes brimming with tears.

"I'm sorry for not being fast." And with that she broke down to tears by his bed.

Until next time

Kohinoor