Seven Half-Bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall,
An oath to keep with a final breathe,
And foes bear arms at the doors of death.
Authors Note
Yeah, sorry for the lack of writing. When I started this story, I had lost my phone and that's why I started it. And now sadly I am writing again because I cannot play my phone.
Disclaimer: I do not own pretty much anything as far as Percy Jackson goes except for the plot and all that stuff you know how it works Rick R or whoever is not going to sue me.
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"Do we really have to go right now?" Collin murmured. Percy responded. "Well, technically we should probably have a day to prepare and a day to rest, but after that we should set out immediately."
"Rest.." Collin said sleepily "Yes, rest… that sounds good." And so it was. On the first day they prepared. Percy took Riptide and the shield Tyson had made for him. Annabeth of course, packed a ton of things that made no sense but based on past experience would save her life, the special knife that had been gifted to her by Luke, and her in invisibility cap.
Seeing her pack the knife made Percy's heart wrench as he remembered how Luke had bravely sacrificed himself to stop Kronos. But there was no time to dwell on that now. Collin of course, didn't bother to pack. He spent all his time trying to sleep, but they didn't let him because he had to be tired. It was rather cruel, but their day of rest was canceled. They would leave immediately after saying their goodbyes to everyone they could.
Percy decided to say his first goodbye to Tyson, his baby brother. He pulled out a golden drachma and threw it in the personal small fountain Poseidon had given him for one of his birthdays. "Oh Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow. Please accept my offering and show me Tyson, in Poseidon's Kingdom!
Tyson seemed to be in the forges, which made sense because he was a cyclops. When Tyson saw him he immediately stopped and yelled, his one big eye twinkling with delight. "Big Brother!" Percy responded. "Hey Tyson." He was half glad this was only and Iris message because he knew that if he was really there he would probably have trouble saying that as he would be engulfed in a strong grasping squeezing cyclops hug.
It felt good to see his brother right before heading on such a big quest. Percy smiled. He knew cyclopes had the same special expression reading talent as Satyrs do. "Listen buddy, I'm kind of going on a little… mission. I just wanted to say hi." Percy stuttered out and then decided Tyson understood enough. And his Mom would too. His Mom. He would have to tell her too and of course she would instantly become worried at the sound of the word quest.
Tyson understood. "Good luck, brother." Tyson's look turned a little more serious. "Now brother, I have a war to win. Long story, probably as long as yours. Goodbye, big brother." Tyson then turned around, exiting the room holding a giant club. A godly club if Percy remembered correctly. He had asked a "new stick" to fight Typhon and as the leader of Poseidon's army his request was granted.
Percy doubted he himself would get a "new stick" from the gods if the plan to defeat Typhon worked. As Tyson left Percy heard Tyson yell out his new battle cry which sounded truly fierce as he grew to an immense size, his club releasing all sorts of godly weaponry. "Peanut Butter!"
Percy swiped out the message and threw another drachma in. This time he said. "Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow. Show me Sally Jackson, at Room 106 at Kingsbury Apartment Complex!"
(Disclaimer: I just made up that location.)
The fountain showed Percy his Mom. She was making breakfast. She immediately stopped when she saw him, beaming. "Percy, so nice to see you again!" Her smile felt so warm. Percy was about to reply when his Mom spoke. "Wait a second, I'll go get Paul."
Paul arrived looking a little more worried than Sally. He knew this meant Percy was involved in a quest, or at least something big. Percy knew his new stepdad cared for him.
Despite his worry, Paul still smiled when he saw him. Paul scanned the room, looking a bit more than a little excited. This was because the last time Percy had come to visit them, Mrs. O'Leary (Who was at the moment chewing up things in the arena) had been with him. Paul thought Percy's life was fascinating.
After Paul said his greetings, Percy got to the point. He said. "Hey Paul, hey Mom." There was an awkward silence. Sally shook her head. "You aren't going on another quest are you?"
"Yes, I kind of am." Percy admitted sadly. "You know how it is." At this Paul and his Mom nodded.
Paul spoke in a bright tone. "Hey, bring me back a souvenir this time!" Percy smiled at this. Paul always thought that anything to do with the Greek gods were amazing. When Mrs. O'Leary had come to visit Paul had been delighted despite the complaints about the noise. And the hoof prints on the Prius. Long story.
All three of them seemed to be at an agreement so Percy simply said. "Bye Mom, bye Paul." Percy wasn't comfortable calling him 'Dad' yet and 'Stepdad' sounded weird. With this Paul (seeming rather happy to try it out) stepped forward to swipe out the Iris message.
Percy had said all of his goodbyes. Except…
And so, Percy spent the next hour playing in the arena with Mrs. O'Leary, who as usual somehow spotted him before he spotted her.
Percy doubted Annabeth's time had been quite as fun, what with her family troubles. Her only relations were to Percy and the camp. If she called her Stepmom and Dad they would end up arguing again, no matter how much they tried not to.
Percy supposed Collin would probably just say goodbye to all his siblings because they were sure not to tell anyone. Nobody would go in there for fear of the sleep and even if someone did they would probably be too sleepy to tell anyone.
Percy, Annabeth and Collin met at noon, ready to head out. They headed over the hill and crossed the border. Percy immediately whistled for Blackjack as Annabeth whistled for her Pegasus, Guido. "Hi Boss!" Blackjack said. Percy protested. "I told you not to call me that! Can you take us to the Hudson River?"
Collin just stood there, only half awake and knowing that Percy might get a little more danger and excitement, and not knowing how much of a fancy flyer Guido was, he climbed on with Annabeth.
Percy made a big fuss about this, so Collin switched to Blackjack. He didn't want to admit it but Percy was jealous at the thought of another boy sitting with Annabeth.
When they touched down Collin immediately slid off and laid down. Percy and Annabeth were about to pull him up but he murmured. "No sleeping… I know."
Annabeth knew what was about to happen and was obviously sad about it. "Make sure he doesn't go to sleep." Percy told her and after she nodded he jumped into the river.
It had gotten dirty again, but not as toxically dirty as it used to be. Just enough for you to get sick, not grow a third eye. Percy immediately felt a presence. He spoke. "You can come out now, I know you're there." Hudson swam out to meet him, looking quite angry. Percy spoke. "We're still on good terms.
"You lead that big jerk Poisidon here to beat up Typhon. All that Typhon dust swept in here, increasing how fast this place got polluted again. And here you are again, no doubt bearing bad news." Percy sighed. Of course the gods wouldn't be fair.
"Listen, I need you to tell me if you have seen any sign of him regenerating. You said he turned into dust like monsters do. Does that mean he was sent to Tartarus?" Hudson scowled. "I don't know, do I look like an expert on that stuff? I couldn't tell if he was here, because of that dust the whole place stinks of him."
"Do you mind if I look around a little?" Percy questioned. Hudson nodded. Percy searched for an hour but saw no sign of him but the lingering evil and the leftover dust. Percy returned and briefed Annabeth on what had happened. "Where next? Surely we are not going to-" Percy cut her off. "No, we are not going to there. Not yet, at least."