AN: I realize that I have gotten almost no views on the previous chapter so I will try to promote this story more. Or use a crap ton of time skips and end this book and go on to the second book. What do you think? I probably will continue as normal though as I've just gotten to the main idea.
Chapter 16
Percy POV
Percy found himself laying on a bed in the infirmary. How did he get back to camp? The weird girl must have helped him.
*flashback*
He charged at the Minotaur, only to realize that the Minotaur was… modified. His horns were replaced with Celestial Bronze machine guns, and his hooves were made of Imperial Gold. Oh, shoot. Here was a monster made specifically to hunt down those with no bow, having swords as fur and a battle axe in its hand. And Percy had no skill with a bow, even if he had one. He tried to dodge the bullets, but when the Minotaur charged… He could only stare with horror as the tens of thousands of swords that was the Minotaur's fur plunged into him. Knowing that he had saved the mysterious girl in his sacrifice, he blacked out.
*flashback ends*
Instantly I noticed that the thousands of holes which I thought were going to be there were gone. But so were both my legs. And one of my wrists. Great, I thought. At least I have my left hand, right? But once I was attacked by a monster while I was alone, I would be dead. I can't wield a weapon with my left hand! Well, don't panic, Percy. At least you have your water powers, right? I saw Will come in. "Oh, thank Zeus you're awake. You have no idea how worried Annabeth is. But I think you know what's going to happen when she knows about you being awake. You've been out for 13 days." He said. I could only mumble, unable to speak full words. Wow. I was out for that long. "Oh, and a special someone came to camp to see you. Shall I let him come in?" I gestured for pen and paper. "Who is it?" I wrote in the worst handwriting (Hey, I was using my left hand!). "Your dad." He said. I was stunned. I mean, I know I'm his eldest son and Sam is on a different planet, but that was much unexpected. Like, wow. "Yes of course! :O I didn't expect him to come here, what with…" I crossed "what with" out, remembering that Will shouldn't know about it. I handed it to him. He told Dad to come in. Oh wow. His once dark hair had turned grey with his worries. He looked as if he was a mortal that was as old as Daedalus when he decided to pass away with the labyrinth. My possible death must have impacted him very hard. And with Sam gone to somewhere even Dad can't see, and with Oceanus escaping from Tartarus… (AN: Yes, I think you know where he went so I'm not going to tell you) Yeah, that must have been harsh. "Oh, Percy, my dear son… You have no idea how much I've fretted about you." "Can't speak. IDK why. Lost my legs and my right arm. Minotaur got upgraded. Swords as fur. Machine guns as horns. These Celestial Bronze. Imperial Gold hooves. Head-butted me." I wrote. He read it, and then frowned. Well, at least he resumed his former form. He bathed me in nectar, mixing it with the water I was already in, but my arm didn't grow back. However, my right leg did, so that's a start, right? But oh, how it burned. I felt like I was being sacrificed to Kronos, and my heart beat faster and faster. Dad saw it and removed the nectar. Cooling down, I noticed a knock on the door. "Sounds like Annabeth. I'm going to leave you two to yourselves." He let Annabeth in and went back to Olympus. "Seaweed Brain, what were you thinking about attacking that weird version of the Minotaur? And yes, I know you can't talk. Write it out, whatever you want to say." She said. I didn't pick up my pen. I knew it was a rhetorical question. There was no point in doing so. "Nothing to write, huh? Just like I expected. Well, at least you've gotten your right arm back. But not your legs. How are you supposed to walk?" "Errr… Wheelchairs I guess? Sorry…" I wrote. I could tell that she was really very angry, and that she cared a lot about what was going on with me getting attacked by a new version of the Minotaur and me in general. Oh wow. "Who got me back to camp?" I wrote. "Rachel found you just inside the border." "How is the girl that I saved?" "What girl? Percy, no one came since July, and no one has been spotted even close to the border!" "Then who did I see?" "Me." Suddenly, a girl appeared out of nowhere. "Woah, who are you and where did you come from?" For once, Annabeth was surprised.
AN: There we go! I wonder who that girl is? What the heck, she can turn freaking invisible!