Percy walked further away and down the hill until the forest gave out showing the route to the main road. Percy stopped and looked up, "come on out guys."
Zed, Alecto and Craig dropped from trees and bowed to Percy. They had been standing out here guarding the camp since day one and due to their added protection monster's didn't even try and approach camp any more. This was a good thing for the camp, but it also meant PErcy couldn't get a steady stream of exp from his servant defeating the monsters.
"Craig you're coming with me," Percy said pulling out the gauntlet of Kefka and putting it on, "we have a mission."
"What about us master?" Alectos asked pointing to her and Zed.
"You and Zedd stay here and continue to protect camp," Percy desummoned Craig and put the gauntlet away, "I am going on a quest right now and it will be on the sea. Zed will probably sink due to his heavy blade and armour."
"Hey don't diss the blade!" Zed yelled out but was promptly ignored.
"And I need you," Percy motioned to Alecto, "to stay here and keep an eye on Zed."
"Hey!" Zed yelled out again and again he was ignored.
"I'll keep him on a tight leash master," Alecto assured Percy making the demigod smile. Percy left leaving Alecto to pull Zed away by the ear.
Percy then walked back into camp and towards the Arena, might as well get some training done right? But as Percy passed the Climbing wall a voice called out to him.
"Hey Percy wat up!"
Percy turned and saw Micheal run up to him with a smile. "What's up Michael?" Percy asked, "forget something back at my cabin?"
"No not that," Michael schook his head, "I wanted to know wether your free right now."
"Ah, I don't really have anything important to do," Percy said shrugging his shoulders, "I just was heading to the Arena to get more training done."
"Okay so nothing important," Michael said as a big smile took over his face, "then follow me."
Percy raised an eyebrow, "what for?"
Michael pulled him away, "just shut up and follow me."
Percy shrugged and let the son of Apollo pull him along as the made way to the Hermes cabin, "why are we here?"
"Travis and Connor are watching a movie," Michael explained, "and they wanted all the boys to come."
"Just the boys?"
"Yup."
Inside the Hermes cabin was packed with male campers who were around 12 years old with a few being older than Percy. Percy noticed that all Ares, Hermes and Apollo male campers were present with a few guys from other cabins littered all over the place with most siting on the beds while a few sat on the floor.
Just than Travie spoke up, "hey Michael! I see you got Percy. Great! Means that we can start," Travis said with a grin.
"Start? Start what?" Percy asked looking at the Stoll brothers who were standing in front of a projector screen.
"Travis here managed to sneak in a few things," Connor explained motioning to the projector and a DVD player that was attached to it, "so we decided to invite all the guys to watch a movie."
"Why not call the girls?" Percy asked as Michael and him sat on the floor.
"Because this isn't the kind of movie you see with a girl Percy," Travis said as his grin grew wider reminding Percy of Hermes's similar smile.
"What movie is it?" Travis went to a secret panel in the floorboards and pulled out a DVD and showed it to everyone. Percy looked at the cover confused, "what the hell is 'American Pie'?"
"Oh it's not just American Pie my friend," Travis said holding the DVD higher, "it's American Pie — Beta House! "
The rest of the male campers cheered while Percy simply looked on confused. Travis put in the DVD and played the movie.
Midnight;
Percy and Michael stood at in front of the beach waiting for the rest of their friends to arrive.
"So that was....." Michael began.
"Interesting," Percy replied as he looked at the waves hitting the shore.
"Yup interesting," Michael nodded, "did you like it?"
"It was....interesting."
"Very interesting," Michael nodded again as he looked straight ahead at the sea.
"Did you like it?" Percy asked.
"Me? Oh yeah I did, it was...."
"Interesting?"
"Interesting," Michael agreed. The two boys stood in silence as time went by. Michael then spoke up,"was that your first time seeing boobs?"
Percy raised an eyebrow at Michael before shaking his head, "nope," images of his very first encounter with Marcia popped up in his mind, god that demon had a nice rack on her.
Michael nodded, "me neither. I saw my first pain when I was 10, nice structure, very firm."
"Really? Where did you see them?"
"In-ah, in camp."
"How?"
"I-I don't really want to talk about it."
"Why?"
"It involves doing things which I am not proud of," Michael admitted. Percy stared at him until the son of Apollo sighed, "I may have tried to spy on the Aphrodite girls when they were taking a shower."
Percy narrowed his eyes and;
Ping!
Lie detected!
Ping!
Due to constant use your skill has leveled up!
Lie detection, Lv— 3 (22%)
You can detect lies said to you, 20% chance of success.
"You're lying," Percy whispered.
"No I;m not!" Michael shouted back.
"You are totally lying right now," Percy smiled, "a son of Apollo caught lying, who knew that was even possible?"
"Shut up Percy!"
Percy laughed as Michael became red in the face, "hahaha!"
"Dude shut up!"
"Okay!" Percy put her hand up slowly raining his laughter in, "okay fine. So tell me, when did you actually see your first pair of boobs?"
Michael sighed, "I-ah..."
"It was during the movie wasn't it."
Michael nodded, "yeah."
Percy patted Michael's shoulder, "it's okay man, there no shame in that."
Michael sighed again and turned to Percy, "when did you see yours?"
Percy blinked, "hm? Oh, right well it was this monster I had to fight during the quest to save my mom. It wanted to possess me and tried to distract me by transforming into a bombshell of a woman. Luckily I managed to fight her off."
Michael nodded, "sweet. So who was she?"
"Remember that wolf that serves me?" Percy said making Michael node, "that's her."
Michael blinked, "wait....that thing, the winged wolf, can transform into a woman?" Percy nodded, "a sexy woman?" Percy nodded again, "and you basically control her?" And again Percy nodded "YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"Micheal keep it down!" Percy hissed.
"Oh fuck no! You basically got a sex slave on hand!" Michael gasped, "have...have you like made her-"
"NO! Fuck no! God damnit Michael no!" Percy yelled loudly, "dude that's sick man!"
"Well I'm sorry but you know if you're told somebody basically has a slave that is incredibly sexy you would think they were using that slave for....a less than honorable purposes."
Percy blinked, "huh....I never thought of it like that."
"Never thought of what?" Asked a voice. The two boys turned and Annabeth and Nina walked up to them with their yellow bags slung behind.
"Ah, nothing, nothing at all" Michela replied quickly before elbowing Percy, "right Percy?"
Percy blinked before quickly nodding as well, "right, nothing at all."
Nina and Annabeth looked at them funny before shrugging. The boys sighed in relief before sharing a look that basically said, 'we never speak of this again.'
"Anyway Clarisse just left from camp," Nina spoke as she looked at her watch, "she should be here in five minutes."
"Did she mention where she would be getting a ship from?" Percy asked as Michael also put on his yellow backpack and waited.
"She said it was somewhere North," Annabeth replied, "apparently her dad Iris messaged her and told her where to find the ship. We were right by the way, apparently the ship is being run by the undead."
"Zombies?" Michael squeaked.
"Zombies," Nina nodded.
"Why is it always bloody zombies?!" Michael threw his hand up in the air.
"Anyway when's your ride coming?" Annabeth asked turning to Percy.
"Well if what the gods told me is right, then my ride should be here right after you guys leave," Percy replied.
"You still don't know who's going to take you?" Nina asked.
"No idea," Percy replied, "hopefully it isn't anyone to crazy."
"If they are part of Greek Mythology than I recomend you don't' hold your breath," Annabeth replied.
The four friends waited for a minute and a half when a whistle sound screeched through. They all turned just in time to see a black iron clad steam ship sail towards them. Clarisse could be seen standing in front of the ship waving to them as the ship came closer to shore.
"Ah...how are we going to get onto the ship?" Michael asked. Percy stepped up and placed a hand inside the water, he focused and drew upon his Ice control power. Slowly ice began to form on the surface of the water around Percy's hand. Percy opened his eyes and directed the ice outwards forming a thick ice walkway going directly towards the ship.
"Huh...neat," Nina said as they began walking on the ice walkway towards the steam boat. When Percy got closer he noticed that the ship was rusted near the edges and looked kind of beaten down. It honestly didn't look like it could sail to New York let alone to the middle of the Bermuda triangle.
A ladder was dropped down the side of the ship as all three demigods climbed up. There Percy saw several dead looking soldiers managing positions all over the ship. One which was decorated like a general manned the wheel with one dressed like a lieutenant at his side. There were three zombie sailor lifting up the anchor while another looked like he was charting the course.
"Welcome to the CSS Birmingham," Clarisse said motioning her arms out.
"Okay this ship is the second most scariest place I have ever been to" Michael said looking around.
"Is it because of the zombies?" Clarisse asked sarcastically.
"No it's because of colour of the ship, of course it's because of the fucking zombies!"
"Wait second? What's the first?" Nina asked.
"Percy's ID worlds," Michael replied.
"Yeah well get used to it Michael," Annabeth said as she looked around, "this is what we are going to be sailing in."
Percy walked over the the zombie plotting the course and frowned. "That's wrong," Percy said grabbing the map from the zombie's hand along with the Astrolabe, a lens attached to a big circular disk with several measurements on it.
"Excuse me" the zombie said, "but I do believe I am the Sailing master on this ship and I am completely-"
"-Incompetent, this isn't the tool you need by the way," Percy said throwing the Astrolabe to the side before picking up a sextant that was lying next to the captain zombie, "this is what you need."
The son of the sea god then began using the navigational tool and rewrote the entire map plotting the right course to the sea of monsters. All the knowledge of the sea flowed into him like second nature, and in a way it was. Percy understood everything, the current's the wind patterns, where to go and what to avoid.
'Damn,' he thought, 'I would have made a hell of a sailor.' "Here," Percy said tossing the map to Clarisse, "follow the instructions I wrote down."
"Percy," Annabeth said looking at the map, "these are amazing! How do you know all of this?"
Percy shrugged, "son of the sea god."
"This quest is going to hell to finish without you," Clarisse commented tucking away the map, "you sure you can't come with us?"
"Sadly I can't," Percy said walking to the side of the ship, "but if you guys need my help just Iris message me."
"You bet buddy, and when I do please come and get me off this zombie filled boat ride," Michael said eyeing the crew, "why are they all dressed up as soldiers?"
"It's because they all died during the civil war," Clarisse explained as she told the captain to set sail.
"Wait...these aren't just normal zombies but soldier zombies?"
"Yup."
"Were they at least part of the Union?"
"Nope."
Michael turned just in time to Percy jump off the side of the ship and land on the icy walkway below, "Percy don't leave me!" The son of Apollo tried to jump off as well but Clarisse dragged him inside by the collar, "they are all zombies! Confederate, probably racist zombies!"
Percy chuckled as he walked back to shore. He waved them goodbye as the iron ship sailed away in a puff of smoke. Michael's cries of help soon died out in a few minutes leaving Percy all alone on the beach.
Percy sighed and looked at the time, he really needed to get a watch. Time moved on as Percy waited and waited. He was thinking of Iris messaging Hermes to ask where his ride was when suddenly an Iris message literally popped up in front of him.
"Percy are you there?" Hermes's voice and face came through the rainbow message.
"Yeah I'm here," Percy replied back, "and I'm standing here all alone."
Hermes nodded as he scratched the back of his head, "yeah about that...see the thing is the one's who were meant to pick you up got into a kind of...situation."
"What kind of situation?"
"The kind that involves a giant 50 foot wide octopus."
"They were attacked by the Kraken?!" Percy shouted out.
"No no," Hermes replied quickly, "just a giant octopus. No big deal. But they are going to be late."
"Where are they now?"
"Ah just off the coast probably just 15 kicks to the South-East," Hermes said, "why do you want to know?"
"I'm going to go help them," Percy said canceling the message before Hermes could reply. He hardened the surface of the water until it was strong enough to take his weight and then began to run activating his Demon Speed perk.
He ran at around 80 Km/Hr, which was the fastest he had gone. He slowly pushed himself further and further until he could feel his shoes heat up from the friction, 'shit! Don't' think about that!' Percy scolded himself but ignored the heat in his shoes and continued forward.
In around 15 minutes he saw a pink object just below the horizon. As Percy came closer and closer he recognized that it was in fact a giant pink octopus and it had it's tentacle wrapped around an orange coloured shipt with red sails and a Jolly rodge flying above.
'That's the boat,' Percy realised as he quickly ran towards the ship and beast. As Percy came closer he drew Riptide from his pocket and the gauntlet of Kefka from his inventory. He put the gauntlet on and readied his blade. He was around 30 feet away when he used to water to send him flying through the air like a cannon ball.
"ARGH!" Percy roared out as he slashed into one of the Octopus's tentacles causing the giant sea creature to below in pain. Riptide cut the tentacle halfway through when it got stuck. There was too much meat to cut through and Percy didn't have a big enough sword, 'I so regret not bringing Zed with me.'
