Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson, nor Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan does
A/N: The car that I'm using has a been customized so it has a back seat that can fit three kids, but still has the same design. just thought I would mention that.
Percy's POV:
After Phoenix dropped me off in Los Angeles, I quickly made my way to DOA Recording Studios. When I step into the building I notice that Charon is wearing a brand-new suit, sunglasses, and a black metal watch. I smile at his new outfit and he smiles back when he notices me.
"Hello Percy. You haven't died yet have you?" Charon asks jokingly
"No, not yet. Just thought I'd pay a friend a visit" I say and Charon chuckles
"So, any particular reason you stopped by my fine establishment?" He asks and I nod
"I'm heading around the country for the next year, I was wondering if you had anyone you'd want at camp." I say and Charon looks at me as he takes off his sunglasses
"Yeah, now that you mention it. I do remember having a few kids around the country. Not many, but a few. If you could get them to camp for me, I will be grateful" Charon admits and I smile
"Don't worry about it. I'll get them there safely, you have a list of places where they are?" I ask and Charon pulls a small note pad and hands it to me
I take the note pad and look over it, there are three names along with addresses and ages. I nod and put the note pad in my pocket before I flip him another Drachma and he smirks.
"Take care Percy" Charon says and I turn around as I'm walking out and I give him a mock salute.
"Will do Charon" I say as I open the door and walk out
As I walk down the street I pull out the piece of paper the taxi driver gave me and memorize the number. I then find a gas station and I use the phone to call the driver.
"Hello? This is Kyle Richman" I hear the driver say
"Hey Kyle, it's Percy, I was wondering if you could pick me up. I'm at the gas station that you dropped me off at" I say
"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute buddy." Kyle says as I hang up and give the phone back then I go outside and wait for Kyle
After a moment, a familiar looking taxi pulls up to me and Kyle opens up the passenger side door.
"Hey Kyle" I say as I climb in and close the door
"Hey Percy, so where too?" Kyle asks and I smirk
"You and I are going shopping for a new car. Then I was wondering if you could take me on a yearlong cross-country road trip" I say and Kyle looks at me surprised but smiles
"Alright, let's go get an upgrade" Kyle puts the car in drive as I buckle up and drives away from the gas station
(A few hours later)
Kyle and I walk out of a clothing store wearing black pants, black boots, jackets, and sunglasses. We walked to a black Dodge Challenger and we climbed in before buckling up and closing the doors. Kyle then drove out of the parking lot.
"Where to first my friend?" Kyle asked and I smirked
"Wherever the river of life takes us" I say and Kyle laughs but starts driving down the road
(Two months later)
Kyle and I were standing outside of the car next to a 'Welcome to Arizona' sign. We got a guy to take our picture, and when we finished with the picture we thanked the guy before climbing back into the car.
"Alright" I started as I took out the note pad Charon gave me "We have some official business here in Arizona. A friend of mine has a kid here and I need to get them to a summer camp back east" I say and Kyle looks at me with a raised eyebrow
"It sounds like this friend of yours has more than one kid" Kyle says and I nod "Sounds like my own father now that you mention it"
I look at Kyle with a confused expression. Then realization dawns on me.
"You're a demigod?" I ask and Kyle nods as he pulls back his sleeve and shows me a Tattoo with the letters 'SPQR' with Hermes Caduceus above it and the Roman numerals XXV under the letters
"Kyle Richman, son of Mercury, Veteran of the Twelfth Legion of New Rome" Kyle says and I look at him in shock before I shake my head in bewilderment
"Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon" I say and Kyle raises an eyebrow
"Don't you mean Neptune?" Kyle asks with a confused look on his face
"No, I mean Poseidon. I'm Greek. You must be Roman if I consider that you said New Rome" I clarify and Kyle nods as he covers his tattoo
"You would be correct, but I can't believe the Greeks still exist..." Kyle says before he shrugs his shoulders and drives off "Oh well, no point in bringing up old grudges that aren't even mine"
I look at him as I show him the address and Kyle just drives while he explains what happened.
"You know of the Civil war correct?" I nod "Well, when it was north verse south it was actually Greek Verse Roman. As you can figure out, our ancestors hated each other. Probably because the Romans stole the Athena Parthenos. Since then the Greeks have hated the Romans and vice versa." Kyle finishes as he pulls up to a rundown house in a small town in Northern Arizona "Well, here we are. This place looks like a dump, want some backup?" I nod and smile as I climb out and pull my bow out as Kyle pulls a pistol
"Let's knock first" I said and Kyle nodded as we walked to the front door
I knocked on the door and heard hushed voices and people tripping over things before the door opened slightly to reveal a man who looked like Smelly Gabe.
"What do you want shrimp!" The filthy male said and I narrowed my eyes
"I am looking for a Maria White" I say and the man scoffs
"Not here kid now get lost" the man said with finality but before he slammed the door I heard a woman's voice
"HELP!" with that the door slammed in my face and I growled
"Alright, we tried nicely, now it's time for the fun way" I say as Kyle points his gun at the lock and shoots
I then kick the door in and notch an arrow and prepare to draw my bow as I enter the house, Kyle right behind me covering my back. When I look into the living room of the house, my blood turns cold as I see a woman bound to a wall completely covered in blood. The man who answered the door was standing over her with a raised fist ready to punch the woman again.
"Who the Hell do you think you are!" The man said as he turned toward us and picked up a baseball bat before stalking forwards
I drew back my arrow and took aim at the man's body before letting the arrow fly. The arrow sailed straight into the man's forehead right between the eyes. The filth dropped dead instantly and the woman started crying. I ran over but she shook her head.
"Upstairs, my daughter. Please help her before it's too late" The woman said and I nodded
"Kyle, you help her I'll get the girl" I said as I raced towards the stairs and flew up them two at a time
I got to the top floor and moved briskly toward the door which was slightly open and I heard muffled cries for help. I kicked the door open as I felt rage flow through my body, what I saw infuriated me even more. I saw a vile male forcefully holding a girl down and running his disgusting hands across her face.
"Hey!" I yelled and the guy stopped what he was doing and the girl got away and hid in a closet
The man grabbed a knife and cracked his neck and knuckles as I shouldered my bow and took a fighting stance. The man rushed forward and attempted to stab my shoulder but I simply ducked and got inside his guard and slammed my fist into his stomach causing him to hunch over in pain. I stood up and brought my knee into the guy's nose causing blood to splatter everywhere.
"I am going to make this painful for you. You will learn what it means to be tortured" I say in deadly calm voice as I slammed my foot onto his kneecap, breaking it and causing the man to scream in pain
I then grab the knife out of the man's hand and he lands a punch on my chest and I stumble back, knife in hand. I growl as I stalk forward toward the man who was now standing up using the girl's bedframe as a support. When I got within striking range the man threw a punch at me but I grabbed it and stabbed his arm with the knife and drew a long-jagged line from his wrist to his elbow before I yanked the knife out and shoved it into the man's stomach. With that I twisted the blade and pulled it out before punching the knife wound. The man doubles over in extreme pain and I relentlessly slam the knife into the man's neck and throw him past me onto the floor where he didn't get up or move. I sit on the girl's bed and take some deep breaths to calm myself down. When I feel like I'm calm I look at the closet which I notice was open slightly but instantly closes when I look over. I smile sadly at the girl's fear.
"Hey, Maria" I say softly and the closet door opens slightly "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I ask and a girl with pitch black hair and slightly pale skin inches out of the closet and shakes her head "My name is Percy Jackson, your father has asked me to get you to a safe place, would you like that?" I ask and the girl nods her head slightly "I'll let you get some clothes on okay? Just give me a moment to get rid of this filth" I motion to the dead body and Maria nods
I stand up and walk over to the corpse and I pick it up by its legs and I drag him out of the room and down the stairs not caring if the head bounces around. When I get to the bottom floor I notice the other dead body off to the side and I toss the corpse I'm dragging on top of the other one. I look around and I see Kyle talking to the woman while helping clean up her injuries.
"Ma'am your daughter is safe. But I am afraid we will have to burn the house to get rid of any evidence." I say and the woman nods and smiles
"Good, I never liked living in this old run-down shack anyway. But where will we go?" the woman asks and I bite my lip
"The thing is, your daughter is a special girl, her father has asked me to get her somewhere safe. So, if it's alright with you, I can get her to my cousin who takes in girls like her." I say and the woman tenses but sighs
"I guess it was only a matter of time. But promise me no harm will come to her if you can prevent it." The woman says pleadingly and I nod
"I Swear on my life to make sure Maria White will be safe while under my protection" I say and the woman smiles as Maria walks down wearing simple black clothing
"Maria, come here please" Maria's mother says softly and Maria walks over and I finally get a good look at the girl
She is about ten years old and I sigh internally. She is too young to be introduced to this world of crazy but I guess it's for the best. Maria's mother explained what was happening and at the end Maria looked at me with a look of determination.
"Sir, if I go with you. You must find my mom a nice place to stay, and I want a way to contact her whenever I want" Maria says and I smile
"Of course, come on let's go house shopping, and while we are at it. I'll explain a way to contact each other. But Ma'am you must promise to keep this information a secret, the only reason I'm telling you is because I can't bear to see such a good mother daughter relationship severed" I say as Kyle nods before leading us all out of the house and to the car
When I get out though, I remember something and I run back in, break the sprinkler systems, then turn the oven on to its hottest setting and throw something flammable into it and close it before running out.
"Alright, so, Mrs. White. What do you know of Greek and Roman Mythology?" I ask and Mrs. White raises an eyebrow causing me to groan internally
'This is going to be a long house shopping trip' I think to myself as I start explaining
A/N: Here you go! I hope this makes up for me not being able to post tomorrow because I have an appointment later on in the day. Make sure to check out Stregger, Leonidas_son_of_Nike and Articwolf22. Anyway, until next time my fellow Demigods and Demigoddesses. Take Care!
~Major Nich