Percy

“Will!” Percy yelled dragging a badly bleeding Magnus out of the car.
Will busted out of the door and ran to them with Chiron following behind in his wheelchair.
“What happened? Who are they?” Will asked supporting Magnus.
“He is related to Annabeth. And she is my…”
“Daughter.” Chiron finished.
“What? Daughter?” Will asked dragging Magnus towards the building.
Percy knelt in front of Chiron, “How did you know that?”
“I know a many things my boy. This was one.” Chiron answered.
Percy looked over his shoulder at the girl standing by the car. It was so obvious now. She had Percy’s hair style despite it being blonde and she stood just like he did. She was his daughter.
Percy pivoted and held a hand out to the girl. “Come here. You can trust me.”
The girl started to come forward. She inched closer and closer to Percy’s hand. Her eyes looked at his hand like it was a ticking time bomb. Percy knew she was thinking of every possible outcome.
She finally got close enough to reach her hand towards his. As soon as her fingers touched his Percy inched forward, which was a mistake.
Apparently, judo flips ran in the family. She reached forward and grasped Percy’s wrist and flipped him over her back. Percy smacked onto the ground and she pounced.
She punched and kicked at Percy’s face and chest. All Percy could do was cover his face. Eventually Chiron wheeled over and grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
He looked at her in the eyes, “That is no way to treat your father little one. What is your name?”
She eyed Chiron for a long moment trying to determine if he was trustworthy. She must have decided he wasn’t judo flip worthy because she spoke a one word answer, “Lily.”
Chiron smiled. “Well Lily, why don’t you go in that building and to the kitchen. There is some cereal on the table.”
Lily bolted into the building.
Meanwhile, Percy was pushing himself off the ground. He groaned and got onto his knees and then his feet.
“It has been a long time since I’ve seen someone so small get the upper hand against you Percy.” Chiron said chuckling.
“She caught me off guard. I was trying to get her to trust me.”
Chiron spun his chair around, “Of course. Come, let’s go talk to the sweetheart.”
“Little shit.” Percy spat following behind him.
They found Lily eating out of a large bowl. She was shoving the cereal into her mouth with a small spoon.
“She’s hungry.” Chiron said.
“Needs a fucking shovel.” Percy commented.
Chiron punched him in the side, “Language.”
Percy rubbed his side, “Gods forbid I say a dirty word around her.”
“She’s a little girl. Don’t teach her your ways just yet.” Chiron said. He wheeled over to the table and began talking to her in a low voice.
Percy could obviously tell he wasn’t needed for that conversation. He really just didn’t feel like being judo flipped again.
Percy headed for Will’s room, which acted as the infirmary as well.
Percy pushed the door open and found Will standing by his sink washing his hands. Magnus was lying on a cot behind Will.
“How is he?” Percy asked.
“He is stable. The bullet missed his heart by an inch. Maybe even a few centimeters. He’s lucky, and heals remarkably fast. He is a demigod, there is no doubt about that.”
Percy nodded, “Ok good. How long until he can get back on his feet?”
Will looked at him. “I would say probably by tomorrow afternoon. If he continues to heal this fast maybe earlier.”
“That’s good.” Percy said nodding. “We need to get him and Lily out of here.”
Will rubbed the back of his neck, “I’m assuming Lily is the girl. Your daughter.”
Percy nodded.
“Well, in that case they don’t need to be going anywhere. He is related to Annabeth so he is family and she is your daughter. You need to get to know her.”
“No. I was doing fine without her. They need to disappear again.”
Will grabbed him by the shoulders, “You have a responsibility now. You are father. You need to be in her life.”
Percy didn’t want to hear it. “I’m going to go to sleep. I’m tired.”
He left the room and headed for his room. He ignored the stares from Lily and Chiron and went in his room. He tossed his shirt against the closet and flopped on his bed.
Even at the age he was now, the dreams didn’t stop. This time his dream continued his flashback.

*Dream*

The mace cracked against Clarisse’s forehead. The force from the hit threw her onto the ground. She lay there for a second and then somehow leaned back up.
“Wow. You must be a daughter of Ares. Only one of his kids could take that hit and not be a pussy about it.” James said looking at her.
Percy could see the indention in her forehead from where her skull had cracked. Blood was trickling down into her face.
“Got to hell.” She said.
James smiled and raised the mace again, “I’ll see ya there.”
He brought it down on the top of her head and her skull gave away completely. She was obviously killed by that hit, but James didn’t stop. He slammed the mace into her head over and over. He kept going until he got tired. By the time he finished all that was left of Clarisse’s head was brain matter and bloody chunks of flesh.
Percy couldn’t look. He felt like throwing up. He and Clarisse hadn’t always seen eye to eye, but she didn’t deserve that. Nobody did.
James walked over to Percy. “So, does anyone want to tell me where the base is? Or do I have to get my men to choose another one of you?”
James paused and waited. “No? Well, back to it.”
“I’ll tell you.” A voice said from Percy’s right.
Percy looked and found Jason lunging at James with a knife. By the angle it would pierce James in the throat. He would be dead. Percy was jealous it wouldn’t be him.
Suddenly a pop came from the left and Jason was lifted into the air and thrown back onto the ground. He had been shot in the shoulder.
“I cannot fucking believe that.” James said.
“I CANNOT BELIVE IT.” He yelled. “I give you the chance to tell me and he attempts to attack me. Oh boy, I’m going to enjoy this next one so much more.”
He walked to Percy’s left. No, not that way. Annabeth was that way.
James stalked farther to the left. The only two people that far was Annabeth and Piper. Percy didn’t want to wish hard on Piper, but he couldn’t lose Annabeth.
James stopped and looked at Annabeth and Piper and smiled. “Two beautiful girls. Too bad only one can stay that way.”
He raised his mace and swung. His trajectory led towards Piper’s forehead. He was going to kill Piper. Percy sighed, Annabeth was safe. But a friend was about to die.
At the last second James shifted his weight and the mace passed Piper’s head and swung left and slammed into the side of Annabeth’s head. She was thrown onto her side.
“P-Percy.” Her muffled voice said. Percy’s voice wouldn’t work. He was staring wide eyed at Annabeth’s caved in head. His world had just come crashing down around him.
James stepped in front of Percy’s view and brought the mace down again. Blood squirted up from in front of James. Annabeth was gone, Percy knew it.
Just like he had with Clarisse, James kept slamming the mace down onto Annabeth’s lifeless body. With every hit, Percy’s heart shattered more.
Finally, James stopped. He spun his mace and blood flew. Some of it splattered on Percy’s cheek.
Percy’s mouth opened but he couldn’t speak. His breath had been taken away. Annabeth was gone. He would never touch her again. Never kiss her again. Never hug her again. Nothing. She was gone. For forever.
“Would anyone like to say anything now?” James asked.
There was still silence. Percy had to give his friends credit. After all that and they still wouldn’t talk.
James stepped in front of Percy. “What about you Percy? I know blondie over there was your squeeze. Your tongue getting loose yet?”
Percy looked at the ground.
“Damn you people are hard headed. Well on to the next. Bring me the blonde one with a bullet in his shoulder.”
The guards started to move forward when another guard ran up to James. He whispered something in his ear.
“Really? That’s awesome. No more killing on my part then. Your base has been found. I’ll be going now but I’ll be back. Some of my men will watch you until then.”
And he turned and left.

*****
Percy woke to Will shaking him.
“What’s up?” Percy asked him.
“A few SUV’s just pulled up. A bunch of men are getting out, they are looking for Magnus and Lily.”
Percy rolled out of his bed and grabbed a case from under bed. He opened it and looked at the only object inside. A white and black ballpoint pen was covered in a layer of dust.
Percy grabbed it and headed for the door.

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