*"You are my star… always be loyal to your family." Star turned in the blackness. That voice, why did it seem so familiar. Light poured in the darkness. The United Nations was in the background; two people were talking. One look of one to the people Star's blood ran cold. It was an eraser who had a major grudge against her for kicking his arsch (ass). Talking to the person who Percy described as Kronos. She started to listen intently to the two villains.
" And you are sure that she is a daughter of Poseidon? I never knew of the other child of Poseidon. I thought Perseus Jackson was the only one!" Kronos yelled at the eraser who Star called 'arschloch' (asshole).
"My contractors are correct for this information. Subject number Av.183 also known as 'Star' is a daughter of Poseidon."
*Ficken Scheiße ! Wie zum Teufel hast fanden sie über meinen Vater aus? Scheiße Scheiße Scheiße. Ich kann nicht mehr Familie verlieren ! Ich kann es einfach nicht.* (Fucking shit! How the hell did they find out about my father? Shit shit SHIT. I can't lose any more family! I just can't.)
" Thank you for your help, I assure you that Itexicon Corporation will receive their end of the bargain." Kronos smile and shooked asshole's hand. Asshole walked back to a limo which was parked at the curbside. Kronos smile was still on his lips and turned to yell at his men. Star felt someone trying to shake her awake.*
Star's head shot up almost hitting Amanda in the forehead. Amanda's stormy gray eyes stared at her, worry dominant in them. She also had a confused look.
"What's wrong Amanda? You should be asleep." Amanda rolled her eyes with a slight smile. She brought out her notebook and wrote,
"I was, but you were starting to talk in your sleep and twisting around. Are you ok?" Star reached and messed up her now cleaned hair. Getting up and stretching out her arms and popping her back replied,
"I am fine Amanda. It was just a nightmare. But I need to go to talk with Chiron for a few minutes. Do you mind finding Percy and Annabeth for me and bring them to me after I am done talking with Chiron." Amanda nodded and walked away, not before giving Star a giant hug which Star gladly returned.
The Truth
Amanda then turned and walked out of the small room in which they were sleeping in. Star walked around Olympus and not finding Chiron went down to the street level to find him and a girl talking. From the looks of the girl, it was Thalia. Chiron looked over at Star with a calming look.
"Hello, again Star. How was your sleep?"
"That is what I wanted to talk about."
"Excuse us, Thalia." Thalia waved her hand in an ' it's alright' movement. Then walked away. "Alright, Star what is it you want to tell me?"
"Kronos found out about my tată. (dad)" With this sentence, Star bowed the head not showing that the calm façade she showed to Amanda and everyone broke, and a two tears fell. Wiping it away and looked up at Chiron say "We… I need to tell Percy and Annabeth. I had Amanda get them so that I can tell them something. I didn't say what it would be about. I need to let them know so that they can be prepared. I would prefer somewhere else so that no one can eavesdrop."
"Agreed Star. How about we go find them."
"Find who Chiron?" Percy came around the corner with Amanda, and Annabeth with him. Star and Chiron shared a look of irony because of Percy timing.
"We were going to look for you and Annabeth, Percy. Star has something to tell you. Come let us go inside."
Star looked at the room Chiron led the small group too. But she wasn't paying attention. Mostly just thinking about how she was going to blindside her brother.
"Percy as you know you are suspected to be the only human child of Poseidon is that correct?" Star decided just to tell him as they were running out of the time that they didn't have.
"Yea that is correct, what does Poseidon have to do with this?"
"Because that assumption has been false, for give or take fourteen years." Percy's and Annabeth's jaw dropped. Amanda only looked at both Percy and Star with a critical eye and smiled knowing.
Star took a breath and looked at Percy straight in the eyes, smiled, and stuck her hand out,
"Bună ziua frate mai mare, a trecut ceva vreme, (Hello big brother, it's been awhile) It is nice to meet you officially."
Annabeth looked at Star with confusion, but Percy gasped, remembering the lessons that a little Romanian girl five years ago taught him, then just beamed and pulled Star into a tight hug. In her ear, he whispered
"Bună... din nou ... sora... mai mică" (Hello... again… little...sister) Star returned the hug with enthusiasm but then grew somber as she remembered her dream. Slowly realizing that Percy will need to know, she started to explain her dream.
"Ok so somehow Kronos found out about Poseidon being my father. He thinks that I could be the answer to this prophecy that's going around, but I can't. I do not know my exact birthday, but I can not be older than fourteen. Percy's birthday is in two or more days. I could go into hiding, but that won't work because Kronos enrolled a group of humans that I am running from. I can deal with them if they are left with me but knowing them…"Star shuddered in the fear that she had of Erasers. "They will attack soon as they conferment where I am at. I can and will fight against them, but I am nearly sure that they will not be using the same way that they usually try to get me."
"And what pray tell is that?" Star winced at Annabeth's bluntness.
"Usually it is them cornering me in some godforsaken alley to beat the crap out of me and then make me breathe in chloroform to knock me out." Annabeth winced and apologized for her bluntness.
"Honestly it is fine Annabeth. You didn't know so how am I supposed to hold it against you."
"Hey Star, I can tell that you speak a little differently than say Percy or me. Is there a reason for it?" Annabeth asked again.
"Really I do? Huh I never realized. I think that it is because my first language was Romanian, so I am use to speaking in Romanian so English is a mi..little bit hard. I also speak German, but I mostly use it for cursing. Anyway we are off track. I could fight the Erasers but it is the monsters that might be with them that I don't know how to fight." Star commented.
"Well, that is why you have us, sis. We'll help you."
"...Alright, just with the monsters, though. I don't want you to get hurt dealing with my problem." Star reluctantly added.
"No offence dearie, but I think that we are better equipped to fight these 'erasers' as well." Annabeth scoffed. Star sighed and lifted up her shirt a bit to show a claw mark that dominated her lower stomach. But that wasn't all that was visible, several scars marks above and below the mark showed that at one point Star was used as a chew toy and a nail sharpener.
"Do you really think so Annabeth? I was ten when this happen. I managed to get away when I was ambushed. I was lucky that they needed me alive. If they didn't need me, then they would have killed me years ago. SO let me repeat myself, I will handle the Erasers. You and Percy will deal with the monsters. I WILL not have you get hurt because you decide to 'help' me. They are their own branch of monster." With this Star drew a shaky breath to calm herself as she could feel the panic rise in her. Using the breathing sequence that her Sensei taught her so that when she felt a panic attack coming so that she could push it off to another day. Once she was sure that if she talked there was no way they would ever know how broken she really was.
*Shit, I hurt her feelings bad. And I am making Percy have to choose between one of us. Shit* "Annabeth." The older daughter of Athena looked into Star's eyes. "I understand that you just want to help me, but I have been fighting the Erasers a lot longer than you have. As well as the fact that I do not want to see anyone hurt just like me because I was too busy to help. So please just deal with the monsters that you know about." *And let me deal with mine* Star resided inside her head.
"Alright Star, Annabeth does have a point, we could help you. But I understand that you don't want us to get hurt. So how about this. We will let you fight those 'Erasers', but the moment that you need help I'll get someone to help you. Or I could get Mrs. O'leary to be with you as well." Percy looked at his little sister. He was shocked at the amount of scarring on her body. And from the way that she was talking about the Erasers showed him that she was terrified of them. Annabeth always told him that he was a seaweed brain. But he could see that whatever happened to Star, was brutally mind scarring for her. So he tried to make a compromised so that he could still be a big brother to one who needs it so very much.
"Frate mai mare (Big brother), who is Mrs. O'Leary?" Percy smiled and whistled. Out from the shadows came Mrs. O'Leary, and tackled Percy to the ground. Then covered him in a layer of slobber. She then turned her attention to Star.
"This must be Mrs. O'Leary then."
"Yep. Mrs. O'Leary meet my little sister Star." Mrs. O'Leary sniffed Star then lick her right between her shoulder blades.
*Huh that was strange, she never did that before.* But it seemed that Star didn't mind. All she did was a chuckle and brought a hand and petted Mrs. O'Leary on her nose.
"I think that I could have Mrs. O'Leary to help me. I know from past experiences that the Erasers do not like dogs very much."
With that, all of the humans laughed.
"So now that is settled, do you guys want to get some weapons so that you are not defenseless."
"Sure, what do you think Amanda? You have been oddly quiet."
Amanda just looked at Star with a look that basically said 'I'm mute. What do you expect, for me to burst out in a song?' Annabeth hid her mouth behind her hand while Percy just smiled, and thought that it somewhat mirrored Annabeth and his friendship. Throwing his arm around his best friend and his baby sister. Smiling as Star reach for Amanda and lifted her on her back.
"Well, well, well. It looks like the freak with wings found a family. I can't wait to destroy this one as well."
