Chapter 9
"Now off to bed Percy we have a big day tomorrow!" Diana smiled at her son as he grumbled and went to set up his tent.
He simply pulled the tab on his little tent square and a large silver tent popped out. Percy stepped inside and gasped. The tent was actually a lot bigger than he thought it would be. It was about 10 metres by 10 metres and even had a big bathroom in the corner. Next to that was a bedroom kind of area which had a simple silver double bed with golden, blue, black and orange trimmings. Next to it was an oak bedside table which had a small framed photo on it. There was a note beside it that said "Don't forget your past." Unfortunately it didn't say who the note was from, so he set it aside and focused on the picture. He grabbed it cautiously, his eyes teared up at what he saw.
There was a woman with black hair with a few grey streaks in her hair and she was beautiful. In her arms was a small child about two or three smiling a toothless grin. It was dressed in sea green pyjamas and the picture seemed to have been taken at night. However, you could still see the creamy coloured sands in the background and the dark blue sea. It was Montauk beach. And it was Percy and his mother. He smiled sadly as all the memories he had of her flooded back to him.
Percy was two, his mum was sat in the beach watching him splashing in the water. All was calm until she noticed a small shark making its way up the surf towards the toddler. Sally quickly jumped up and rushed over to her son. But what she saw was not what she expected, the shark was swimming around Percy nudging him softly while he giggled happily. She let out her breath relieved when she remembered that Poseidon's subjects would not hurt their son. What she didn't know is that the shark was repeating the same thing over and over "Son of Poseidon! Prince of the sea!"
Percy didn't understand how he remembered this but he was happy he did, these memories made his mum's death easier. But the events of the last time he went to Montauk was still fresh in his mind. The day Percy discovered who he really was.
They got there at sunset, opened all the cabin's windows, and went through their usual cleaning routine. They walked on the beach, fed blue corn chips to the seagulls, and munched on blue jelly beans, blue saltwater taffy, and all the other free samples Percy's mum had brought from work. When it got dark, they made a fire. They roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. Percy's mum told him stories about when she was a kid, back before her parents died in the plane crash. She told him about the books she wanted to write someday, when she had enough money to quit the candy shop. Eventually, Percy had gotten up the nerve to ask about what was always on his mind whenever they came to Montauk - Percy's father. His mum's eyes went all misty. He figured she would tell me the same things she always did, but Percy never got tired of hearing them.
This was one of the last times Percy still had his innocence. The last time he was at peace. The last time he was truly happy.
Tears fell freely from his face. Everything he had been through flowed out of him like a waterfall. All his pent up emotions from the last 5 years were like a volcano that had finally erupted. The memories of everything that had happened went through his mind.
The Minotaur attacking him, his mother and Grover.
Arriving at Camp Half-Blood.
"You drool in your sleep."
"Seaweed Brain."
Looking for the master bolt.
"Seaweed Brain."
Finding out Luke was a traitor.
"Seaweed Brain"
Finding out Tyson was his half brother.
"Seaweed Brain"
Sailing the sea of monsters.
"Seaweed Brain"
Thalia coming back.
"Seaweed Brain"
Trying to rescue Annabeth and Artemis.
"Seaweed Brain"
"Seaweed Brain"
Going through the labyrinth.
"Seaweed Brain"
Diving in the river Styx.
"Seaweed Brain"
Defending New York from Kronos.
"Seaweed Brain"
Being betrayed by Annabeth.
"Seaweed Brain"
"Seaweed Brain"
"Seaweed Brain"
"Seaweed Brain"
"Seaweed Brain"
"SEAWEED BRAIN!"
The last part Percy screamed out, and rain started hammering down. And he slowly fell asleep in a slowly growing pool of tears.
I know this chapter isn't that good and short but I just wanted to get something out and try and show how Percy feels about everything. Next chapter will be hunt stuff. So cya later.