~[Author's Notes]~
Alright, I haven't updated the last few days because I was busy. I got annoyed when my mom suddenly announced we were going biking out of nowhere at Sunday.
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Luke regretted saying he had enough time until dinner now. Caroline had called him. So, he stood in front of her room with a dirty polo shirt, with baggy pants. Caroline simply wore a white shirt accompanied with jeans. But then her eyes ruined the picture. Her bright golden eyes seemed to loom everywhere. She had pale skin and a curvy body, but she was almost always grumpy.
"How's this 'Poseidon's' kid?" She asked, saying as if Poseidon was the most horrible name.
"He has a name, Caroline," Luke snorted "He's getting used to all the demigod stuff, so I guess that's good." Luke said. Caroline looked at him in a glaringly way, even though he was just defending Percy.
"I don't care Luke, but what I do care, is that he doesn't remember. You moron could just RUIN everything. Have you told him anything to support Kronos yet? Because I swear, if you lose him, you'll have wished to join Percy." She growled, and Luke gulped.
"I'll… I'll get on with that, heh." Luke said nervously. The door swung open and Luke suddenly found himself out of the room. Wind was howling, even though none of the windows were open, and Luke knew that Caroline was using her freaky nature powers. Not to mention useful.
"Now get your ass actually doing something on this god-forsaken ship." With that last note, Caroline slammed her door and Luke was immediately out of sight.
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PERCY'S POV
I watched Luke pulverize the dummy in front of him. Stab, jab, slash, hack, it looked natural whenever he was fighting. Luke had said I used to have skills like him, but then forgot how too. I know right, I sound super heroic. But Luke didn't seem to mind.
"Hey Percy, come here, I'll teach you how to jab." Luke called out, snapping me out of my thoughts. I nodded and walked over to Luke. I got out Riptide, but Luke shook his head.
"Percy, no need for that sword, I have a better one for you." Luke said. He showed me the sword he was using. "It's called Backbiter, it used to be my own sword, but I want it to be yours." I looked at the sleek sword with bronze and steel on both sides.
"R-really? Wow! Thanks Luke! Y-you've been so nice to me ever since I woke up, How could I ever repay you?" I took the sword from Luke and I probably had a dumb expression on my face as I gaped at it. I couldn't help it though.
"Well. You're due for some exercises Percy, can't defeat the gods while you're… Um… Puny." Luke said, trying to hide a smirk. I just blushed beet red but then I was serious, I'd do anything to return Luke's favor
"Anyways, do some rounds around the ships. Three aught to do, you should go and start now." Luke said. Percy looked at him, "Now."
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Percy was sweating bullets by the time he was done. It was, after all, a huge ship, he was almost out of it by the half second round.
"L-Luke, am I done yet?" Percy asked/whined.
"Hm… Yeah, sure. This is proof that you need to exercise." Luke said, relaxing a blue foldable chair.
"Yeah, sure. While your just relaxing there!" I wheezed out. Luke just grinned happily. Yup, he could definitely be a big brother. I glared at him. He offered me a jug filled with water, and I got immediately.
"Woah! Slow down champ!" He exclaimed as I was chugging down pretty much everything. I felt instantly refreshed, but my stomach felt bloated. Luke looked at me wide eyed, but shook his head and muttered something.
"Anyways… Let's train, for real now." He said, he led me through a maze of monsters and passengers who were staring dumbly at the monsters. We ended up in the training arena.
"So, show me your fighting stance, Perce." Luke said. I spread my legs and set Backbiter on my right hand. Luke took one look at me and laughed.
"Oh my gods, what is THAT?" He asked, laughing out loud. "F-First off, you grip it like this." I blushed beet red and followed how Luke held it.
"When you grip it like this, it encourages more movement," He said, finally calming down from laughing too hard. He gripped it like how a person would shake a hand. "Okay, now that you know, show me a strike."
"Um… Okay, uh… Like this?" I asked, then slashed forward, hitting the head of the dummy.
"It's good, but… Try this." Luke said, he gripped his sword and slashed the right and left of the dummy. "People tend forget to protect their sides sometimes." Luke sighed, as if he knew what the after effects were, which I'm pretty sure he knows. I copied what he did and smiled in glee after he gave me a thumbs up.
"I think I've seen enough, I'll make up a schedule for you to follow tomorrow, but for today, enjoy the little freedom you'll have." Luke said, cutting me off my thoughts. I groaned, but elated that I didn't have to start until tomorrow. At least it was something.
"Here's the sheath of Backbiter." Luke said, handing me a sword sheath. I took it, and put in Backbiter. The blade was wicked sharp, and I really didn't want to cut myself on it.
"Thanks Luke! I'd be lost without you…" I said. I saw something flash in his eyes, but I ignored it. I was probably imagining it anyways. "I think… A nap is now needed." I said dramatically. I sat down on the chair Luke was sitting on earlier and made myself comfortable. I wasn't getting off this chair for anytime soon. Luke chuckled and started waling away.
"Percy, do you want anything from the café? I hear they have killer bacon." Luke said. It was tempting. My stomach screamed yes! But me feet yelled NO!
"Could you please get me some?" I asked, putting on some puppy eyes. Luke's eyes softened.
"Sure Perce'. I'll bring you some blue pancakes too." He said, "Now go and rest, don't go anywhere all right?" I snorted.
"I don't think I'm going anywhere, Luke." I said smiling slightly. "Besides, sitting is much more comfortable than going anywhere." I set my arms on the back of my head and closed my eyes.
"Okay, your majesty." Luke said. I opened my eyes enough to see him rolling his eyes. "I'll be back Percy." He said.
"I'll be waiting Luke!" I called out. I made myself even more comfortable on the chair and relaxed.
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I felt something shake me, and smelled an incredible bacon-y smell. I opened my eyes to see Luke shaking me.
"And the zombie lives!" Luke said. My head hurt a bit, which didn't make sense. It was like I was remembering a dream or something. I shook my head and took the plate from Luke. The ship was kind of red from the sunset, so now my stomach was really growling.
"Fenks Fwuke." I mumbled, as I chowed down on my blue pancakes and bacon. Luke grinned. I tried to smile, but my mouth was busy on my meal. I finished my food, and happily patted my stomach.
"Ahh. I feel like I haven't eaten for weeks!" I said, and Luke chuckled. I felt pretty much at home. Well, aside from the occasional monsters here and there, it felt like home. I guess… It is home.
~[Author's Notes]~
This was actually supposed to be 1500 words, but uh. Yeah. I got a bit lazy. XD
Percy: Lazy butt *sticks out tongue
*Frowns I gave you bacon! Y u no happy?!
Luke: Just because
*suddenly, Caroline appears
Luke: What the?! What are you doing here?!
Caroline: To drag your sorry ass back to the story and train Percy. We're going to be skipping like… 2-3 weeks? Yeah.
Percy: W-What?! I have to exercise?! NO! YOU WON'T MAKE ME! AHHHHHHHH!
Luke: If I'm going down, so are you! *drags Percy
Caroline: Okay, while their busy, I'll just say the disclaimers. Puppeteer Of Chaos does not own PJATO. Child of Kronos is the person who owns me, (She barely owns any OC XD).
And…. I totally didn't procrastinate for like, 2 weeks :((( Ha, hahaha. I'm so funny.
Caroline: All right, I'll be going to make sure Luke actually trains Percy instead of just chowing down on food. He's pretty stubborn.
Luke: I HEARD THAT!
Caroline: I DON'T CARE!
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