Fortunate Son of the Sea God
A/N: Okay...before you guys leave me bad reviews for not updating consistently I wanted to apologize...I've been really lazy since my last update but now that I know how to update off my phone hopefully I'll put out some new chapters as quickly as I can. I won't just put out rushed ones like my last chapter I'm going to put in the work to make sure you guys get the best possible story. Because you are all so awesome! Big s/o to those who've stayed loyal to me because I'm such an awful updater. On another note, this will probably be my toughest chapter to write because I've had to do a lot of thinking on how to portray Calypso but I feel this is the best possible way. Enjoy!
Chapter 9: All You Need is Love
Calypso was so glad to be off her island.
Ever since she'd sided with the Titans during the first Titan War, she had to stay on that damned island of Ogygia hoping to one day be free.
One day, as she was tending her garden as she always did, a man in a wheelchair who called himself Chiron rode up to her island in a strange looking boat. The boat was an olive drab color and was covered in the new mortal weapons that were invented after her exile called "guns" as Chiron had explained to her. She also noticed some white letters on the side of the vessel. They spelled out:
ARGO II
Chiron rode up to her island and got off the boat in a wheelchair before switching to his true centaur form.
"Chiron...it's been a long time," Calypso spoke as Chiron made his way towards her.
He gave her a genuine smile before motioning her to walk with him along the shore of the water.
"No one has ever sought out my island before," she spoke to Chiron as they walked.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures," Chiron said with a sigh.
Calypso gave him a confused look before her eyes widened.
"Does it involve my father and the Titans?" she asked.
"Yes and no," Chiron answered.
"What do you mean?" She asked still confused.
"The mortals have gone to war again only this time the gods fear that there might be more at stake than just a disagreement over Democracy and Communism," he said.
"What is communism and democracy?" Calypso asked. She didn't recognize the new mortal governments that existed in the 20th Century and was still confused.
"That doesn't matter right now, what matters is the gods are worried that Kronos is going to use this war as a chance to rise again," Chiron said.
Calypso immediately froze in her steps, she hoped that she wouldn't have to pick sides ever again between the gods and Titans but it looks like all chances of that had been thrown out the window.
"Chiron..." Calypso started but Chiron raised his hand for her to stop.
"I understand it's a lot to take in but the gods need your support, they've agreed that if you decide to help, you will be granted temporary freedom from your prison," Chiron assured her.
Calypso looked around her island thinking about Chiron's proposal. She couldn't just abandon her family again but then again, look what supporting them had gotten her.
Calypso eventually agreed to help the Olympians and Chiron took her away from Ogygia to the United States.
From there, Chiron had dropped her off in a place called Savannah, Georgia and told her to get acquainted to the modern world before all the demigods were gathered for the war in Vietnam.
Calypso was currently wandering around until she approached a mortal watering hole that Chiron described as a "bar". Calypso walked in and took a seat at the bar. The bartender made his way over to her to serve her.
"What'll it be miss?" he asked her kindly.
Calypso wasn't sure what to say until a man plopped down at the seat next to her and spoke up.
"She'll have the same as me, a White Russian, and put it on my tab" he said.
The bartender nodded at the two before preparing the drinks and placing them on the counter in front of them.
"You're an awfully pretty lady to be here by yourself," the man said with an air of confidence.
Calypso may have been thousands of years old, but she could tell that this man was hitting on her and she wasn't interested. She still decided to be polite and try to let the guy know she wasn't interested.
"Oh, I'm just wandering the city," she said not giving the guy hardly any attention.
The man was unfazed and continued to lay on the charm to no avail.
"Well, a pretty lady like you could use a swell looking guy like me don'tcha think?" He said.
Calypso let out a snort of laughter and got up from her seat to leave.
"Oh, please I'll do just fine without you," she said in a mocking tone. Usually, Calypso tried not to be so direct with her feelings but this guy was clearly as thick-headed as it gets and that was the only way to get through to him.
"Hey!" the guy yelled angrily. He shot up out of his seat and grabbed Calypso's arm as she tried to leave.
"No one treats Frankie Dennis like that and gets away with it!" He yelled as Calypso struggled to get loose from his grip.
" .go," she growled.
"What are you gonna do about it?" Frankie said with a sneer.
The guys who must've been Frankie's friends burst out in laughter as Calypso struggled to break free from his grip.
"Alright, you asked for it!" Calypso yelled as she reared back her leg and delivered a brutal kick to Frankie's family jewels.
"Oof!" Frankie gasped before he let go of Calypso and doubled over in pain.
Everyone except for Frankie's goons winced at the kick before going back to whatever they were doing.
"Get her!" One of the goons yelled out as they made their way over to get revenge for Frankie's loss of his dignity.
The next couple of seconds was a blur for Calypso as she dodged punches and threw them at the goons taking them out one by one until she stood over them in victory.
"Aren't you gonna do something about this?" Frankie yelled at the bartender who simply chuckled.
"How about you and your goons get your no good trouble-making asses the hell out of my store before I call the cops," he said.
Frankie opened his mouth to give him a response but his "loyal" goons were racing to get out of the bar as fast as they could.
Frankie hesitantly followed but turned around to give the bar a closing remark.
"This ain't over," he said.
"Oh really?" Calypso said. "Because I think it is." Calypso gave him an evil look that scared Frankie and he high-tailed it out of there as everyone in the bar cheered and some raised their drinks in celebration as well.
Calypso was smiling and then she heard the sound of the bartender clapping.
"Wow, Chiron was right about you, you'll fit right in with us Calypso," he said.
"How do you know my name and how do you know about Chiron?" She asked.
The guy stopped clapping and made his way over to Calypso.
"Sorry, the name's Leo Valdez and Chiron wanted me to keep an eye on you to make sure you were adjusting to everything, Sunshine" he said.
"Don't you ever call me Sunshine," Calypso yelled.
Leo just grinned in response, "Oh, this is gonna be fun," he said.