Chapter 1
Percy's POV:
I stared right into his eyes- Luke's eyes that is. I didn't want to believe that the older boy who didn't care about my parentage was evil. It couldn't be true.
"Percy, Percy, Percy. Oh son of Poseidon what are you going to do?" Luke's sword Backbiter glowed faintly in the sunlight, I could tell that Luke hated doing this but it was the only way. The only way to get the Gods attention. I wanted to speak but I couldn't find the right words to tell him, luckily for me Annabeth spoke up, but I wouldn't have used those words.
"What about family Luke? You promised." She said sadly. Luke's baby blue eyes narrowed and his mouth curled into a smirk.
"What family? There is no family. Not anymore." Annabeth looked down as tears started to form. Luke looked at me at mouthed the word 'run'. My eyes widened. He was letting us go? Why?
"Guys lets go!' I urged Annabeth and Tyson but they weren't listening. I knew this was the part where I do something stupid which gets them to follow me but instead I grabbed both of them and jumped into the river. As a son of Poseidon- the only son of Poseidon, the river is always on my side but this time it didn't do anything. Goddamn it! Why? Why now? I started muttering incoherently and cursing. By now we would have already been halfway to finding Grover. I closed my eyes and prayed to my father. Suddenly a glow. A light emerged me and my friends taking us away. Thank the gods.
"ETHAN! CHRIS!" I heard Luke shout. I was confused. "WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT LETTING THEM GO??!" Why would he let us leave and then tell them off for us leaving? This doesn't makes any sense. I was too worried about Annabeth and Tyson who had both passed out. We got to the nearest island (thanks I guess?) and I threw cold water on them. Nothing. I tried it again but there was some success in Tyson. Annabeth however, didn't.
"If you ever want to see broad daylight again I suggest you wake up." I whispered in her ear. Sass level on point. She woke up and I smirked. Her bloodshot eyes made it clear not to talk to her but if you know me, that is physically impossible. Luckily for us, we found the island that I had in my dream. "Guys! This must be where Grover is!"
'I wouldn't think so." Annabeth remarked. I scoffed. "Uh if it's in my dreams, then this is the place." She rolled her eyes and muttered something I could make out but whatever. When we got to the cave, I heard a whimper. Grover.
"Percy if you do something stupid, don't blame me if you end up dead." I ran inside. "PERCY!!!" She ran after me, followed by Tyson.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAR!" The monster screamed in front of Zeus knows what. The most disturbing sight I ever saw was Grover. In a wedding dress. Why is he in a wedding dress. I resisted the urge to laugh but I looked at Annabeth who was trembling and I looked at Grover tied upside down and lost it. A small laugh escaped from my mouth and the monster looked up. I mentally cursed.
"Brother. He has one eye just like me." Tyson whispered softly. I looked at the monster and then back at Tyson. "His name is Polyphemus. I am a monster like him."
"No you're not Tyson! Just because you look like him does not make you a monster okay? You are an awesome brother unlike him." My words seemed to have comforted him because his sad smile turned into a happy one. Annabeth just looked at us really weirdly.
"Unless you wanna die, I suggest you both shut up!" She angrily hissed at us. Polyphemus. That sounds familiar. Polyphemus... oh. Odysseus. Now I remember. I shuddered at that. I did not want to end up like 'nobody'.
"How are we going to free Grover?" I hissed back at her.
"I don't know!"
"Well you're always the one with the plan!!"
"Shut up!" She pressed her fingers to her temples and sighed. "Do something stupid! Create a distraction and then I'll take it over."
"And how do you suggest we do that?!"
"We wait." She smirked. Oh this was not going to be good. This is why you should never trust an Athena kid. No offence but you guys take things wayyyyyy too far. Like I'm not trying to be mean but chill out for a bit yeah? That goes for all you Athena children out there. Sorry not sorry.
"I suppose I'm going to be the distraction?" I asked innocently. She just looked right through me, her eyes filled with storm.
"Yes." She said ever so calmly and can I just say, dangerously. Why did I decide it was a good idea to bring her along? Oh wait I didn't. She volunteered as tribute, but if she gets killed, don't say I told her so.
"Okay so what do we know about this Polyphemus guy?" I asked.
"He's blind. And goes by sense of smell." Tyson quietly spoke up. "He's a Cyclopes so he can find you by smelling your movement."
"So... like the Minotaur?"
"Yes. Like the Minotaur." Tyson confirmed. I knew what I had to do. I stopped hiding and went in front of him.
"Percy! What are you doing??" Annabeth was not a fan of this distraction.
"HEY UGLY!!!" I screamed. Annabeth face palmed. That didn't work. I saw a rock and threw it at him. Well, that got his attention. "YOU'RE SO UGLY EVEN THE GIRLS THINK YOU BELONG IN TARTARUS!" I teased. Not a good insult but hey! At least I'm trying!
"ROOOOAAAAR!" I ran. It came for me and in the corner of my eye, I saw Annabeth and Tyson try to free Grover. It worked but they weren't fast enough.
"WIIIIIFFE!" Polyphemus pointed at Grover.
(Time skip because I'm evil and I can)
"Well that went well." I told Annabeth. She didn't reply as she was too busy staring at the freckled blue eyed girl who I presumed was Zeus's daughter by the looks of it. "Annabeth?" I waved my hand in front of her.
"Huh?" I looked at her. Seeing my confused face she decided to tell me a story. "Oh that's Thalia. She's the daughter of Zeus." Knew it. "She was only 12 when she died, I was 7 and Luke was 14. Luke made it his personal mission to get back at the Gods because they weren't careful enough with their kids."
"I get it. Personally I don't blame him to be honest. It happens sometimes."
"I'm going to talk to her." She got up and left. I left 5 minutes later back to my cabin until I saw that note.
Meet me by Zeus's hand right now. I'll explain it to you when you arrive- L
I stuffed the note in my pocket and went to see 'L' although I knew who he is, but why he would want to see me, I don't know. Guess I'll have to find out won't I?
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