The Tide Walker

by infinitygalaxies.infinitystars

Princess Annabeth of Athens met Prince Percy of Helike when they were just kids. A few years later, Helike was hit by a tsunami. Annabeth and her best friend, Thalia (Percy's cousin), can't believe that Percy's dead. When they're seventeen, they hear news about a pirate, the Tide Walker. Why does he sound so alike Percy? ALL RIGHTS GO TO RICK RIORDAN. AH but with Greek monsters!

5. Chapter 5

It had been years. Annabeth was now seventeen. A beauty. She had beautiful princess blonde curls, beautiful pale skin, and a tall slim figure. What ruined her 'perfect princess' look were her hard, steel-grey eyes. They had known pain and they dished it out to every suitor who came to call for her hand.
King Fredrick and Queen Athena had by now given up and left her to her own devices. "She'll find a prince in time," she heard them say to court advisors and other nobelmen. She shook her head at that - she wouldn't until she found Percy.
Thalia was grown too. She had dark ink-black hair, and striking electric blue eyes that did the same as Annabeth's.

It was in a council meeting - the first in ages that Annabeth had sat in - that she heard something that made her sit up in curiosity.
"The Tide Walker has claimed another." A councilman said, bowing to the royal family.
"The Tide Walker?" Annabeth questioned.
"Yes, Princess. He's a young man, probably not more than Your Highness' age. A mere youth. Yet he is a pirate. He has the sea in his eyes and he is merciless. He has never lost a fight at sea." The courtier replied, turning to the princess.
"The sea in his eyes, has he?" She repeated, glancing at Thalia, who looked back at her with wide eyes. Annabeth turned to her mother. "Queen Athena, please may this case be turned to me?"

Her mother looked so startled that her daughter was taking interest in something other than the missing Prince Percy Jackson, that she immediately agreed.
"I thank you. Now, please excuse me." Annabeth rose. Before she left, she indicated at the councilman who brought the news. "You. I wish to see you about this matter in this throne room at noon tomorrow." She ordered, knowing that the throne room would not be in use at that time. The councilman bowed in acceptance.
With that, Annabeth turned and left the throne room, Thalia following not moments after.

As soon as they were out of earshot, Thalia and Annabeth burst into conversation. "Pirates! Why didn't we think it before?"
"He always did say that if he wasn't a prince, he'd be a pirate!"
"Though he did say he'd try to be a good one." Annabeth argued.
"We need to find out what they meant by 'claiming another' and what else he's claimed."