Neptune watched with lazy interest as the scene unfolds before him.
He had gone to 'sleep' while Poseidon, once again, tried to sort things out with Zeus. Truly, Jupiter's Greek Counterpart is just as obnoxious as him if not more. Let Poseidon deal with that headache. If Neptune shows up, things will just turn for worse.
He didn't expect to see Perseus getting ready for his quest. He thought that it was made possible because he was seeing from Poseidon's eyes, just like the other times his counterpart was in control. Apparently not.
(He wonders if this is because he was the one who do the claiming, even if it was for Poseidon)
"Hey!" someone run towards the group, panted. "Glad I caught you."
Mercury's brat. Neptune can see the mischief twinkle in his eyes.
For some reason, the twinkle is more of well-disguised malice.
Neptune noted that and will talk about it with Poseidon later.
Then the brat took out winged shoes and gifted it to Perseus. Neptune put this topic on number one of the list. How dare he! It was as if he want Perseus to die a painful death or something.
Thankfully, Perseus show he has some self-preservation, barest bones as it was, and handed it over to the Faun.
…seeing the Faun race-flying down with almost out of control make Neptune wonder how long it take for Mercury to not crashing on trees and walls whenever he flies. And reaffirming that tail is much better than wings.
He pulled a face seeing Perseus blushes at Mercury's spawn. Tch. His brat-by-proxy can do better than mischief-maker.
Speak of can do better, why he pick Minerva's spawn?! Faun, he gets it that there's emotional string attached, but the little tramp that set him up at another night? Is there no one else to choose?!
Ugh.
His mood improved when Chiron pulled a pen and give it to Percy. When the cap is removed, it transforms into a sword. Anaklusmos. A good name befitting weapon of the Sea's kin. He become even more impressed when the sword come with anti-thief protection. So long Percy has pocket, the sword would always return to him.
What a good sword.
Neptune follows them like persistent phantom. Listening to idle chatter of Demigod in Quest. He feels that they are too lax, especially considering the high chance of monster attack. Greeks. They need more discipline.
…but he had to concede. If they are too strung, then mortals will pay attention, feeling that there is something wrong with the kids, and that is another problem to handle. No. Let them rest for now, worry later.
(He saw Perseus rip a Wanted poster picturing his photo and frowned. Which low-life dare to threaten the little sea prince?!)
The bus they pick was common bus. There's no seat for Neptune but he didn't mind standing.
It was not like he can get tired.
But when the last passengers climbs on, Neptune tensed.
Underworld presence.
Sure enough, the last ones who arrives was a Fury.
No. Make it three Furies. The whole set.
"…" Neptune already has cold sweat seeing them. Had it been Poseidon, he would have panic attack right here and now.
When he saw Minerva's spawn gave Perseus her vanishing cap, he reevaluates her usefulness. Looks like she had some kind of conscience and regret with how she treated him. Good. She and the Faun act as bait while Perseus escape.
The Furies change into their true form and lashes their whips.
Relatively tame, if someone ask Neptune.
"Where is it?! Where is it?!"
Neptune frowned.
It? A thing? An Object? Did they refer to Perseus as an object? He knows Furies felt nothing towards demigods. To them, anyone who can die is just another subject to torture in afterlife. So them calling Perseus an "it" is not that strange.
But
Is it?
Is it really Perseus that they are searching?
Or is there something else on the play?
The bus suddenly gone weird.
Why?
His sea green eyes glanced to the driver to find… he was fighting to take control of the wheel?
Oh. Of course.
Perseus.
Despite the bus gone crazy, and a Fury passed through Neptune's invisible body, the god can't help but chuckles. This, is antics he can get behind. If you have no plan, don't freeze. Improvise. Use what you have on hand. And caught Furies off guard with it? All the better.
He has inkling Poseidon would get good laugh out of it, once he get over the almost-panic attack.
But then, rather than sneaking to the Fury and finish them like smart person, Perseus had to be noble. Taking off the cap and call their attention.
Neptune face-palmed. That child is going to drive Poseidon into grey.
He moved and observed the battle. Perseus did impressive. Barely any training and already beating two furies. Neptune also applauding how the Faun bravely caught Fury's whip while Minerva's brat trying to hold the last one in chokehold.
Not bad choice for teammate.
A part of him that pretty sure was Poseidon want to help. There is river nearby, and Neptune was Freshwater God before he is Sea God, but no. This is Greek Jurisdiction. He has no power here.
"Zeus will destroy you!" the Fury promised. "Hades will have your soul!"
Perseus snarled, "Braccas meas vescimini!"
Neptune laughed heartily as he followed the children out of the bus. He cannot help it. That was a funny thing to say while establishing a pecking order.
But wait. How come Perseus speak Latin fluent? Isn't he a Greek? Or did Neptune give him some affinity in Latin with him being the one who do the claiming?
Is that all he blessed Perseus with, or is there any other Roman trait?
(Is there such thing as Roman trait to begin with? For all Neptune knows, Romans are just more disciplined and stricter than Greeks, and fight-happy, what with Mars being one of their biggest patrons. Not kind of unique trait. Perseus can attain both if he bothers to try.
The fight happy part certainly will come later, once Perseus grew comfortable to his status and power)
How curious.
Looks like things about to get more interesting.
