A/N: Ok, so this is not my first fic, but it is my first PJO fic, so humor me please. I love the series and I liked the ending of TLO, but I didn't want to leave it at that. I kinda felt like there weren't enough Percy/Annabeth interactions and I wanted to know what would happen to camp afterwards so I'm making this story to fulfill my wishes.
As I write this first Chapter, I'm not exactly sure where the story is going to go yet, but I have a general idea. If anyone has an thoughts or ideas for the prophecy that they aren't writing about themselves, then pm me or something. The first 2 or 3 chapters should come up relatively quick(within a week or so), but updates afterwards might come slower. I'll usually try to make my chapters at least 1,000 words long(not including A/Ns).
The reason it is rated T is because though the characters will remain much the same as they were in the series, its been two years since we last saw Percy and the gang. Most of the main characters have probably changed and matured. As a result of this, some of the material will be more mature as well. I doubt that my writing will ever go into an M rated category, but eventually, there might be some suggestive themes and or swear words(though probably not a lot. I doubt Percy and everyone have changed that much). I will warn you at the beginning of a chapter if things get too mature or suggestive, but I promise that it won't get too bad.
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, or any other characters that have been mentioned in the PJO series before, but I do own any OCs that come up in my story. This disclaimer is for the rest of the story so I won't have to keep putting it up.
Sorry for the SUPER long author's note, I promise they won't usually be this long. So without further ado, here is the story.
Chapter 1: I Get a Call from a Mythical Creature
You know there's something wrong when a centaur calls your house on the morning of your graduation. I was upstairs sleeping, which is what I do about a third of the day(being invincible is really tiring), when the call came.
"Percy, there's a phone call for you," my mother called from downstairs. I jogged downstairs to meet my mom in the kitchen where she was feeding my 2 year old half brother and sister. I patted them both on the head, and kissed my mother on the cheek before picking up the phone.
"Hello," I said into the receiver.
"Percy?" asked a familiar deep voice.
"Chiron?" I wonder what's going on.
"Yes."
"What do you need?"
"I know this is a bad time, but I thought I should warn you." He paused, hesitating. Oh no, I thought. Not Today! "Rachel has been having strange dreams and visions."
"Rachel is having visions? Is she at camp already?" We weren't due back at camp for a few more days, so this was unexpected.
"They are not so much visions. More like glimpses. Nothing definite, but there has been an increase in monster activity within the past week or so. And recently we have had many halfbloods on their way to camp...disappear. Along with their satyr guides. I have consulted Nico and he has informed that there has not been a large influx of demigods into the underworld, so they aren't dead. But we simply can't find them. Rachel decided to come back to camp early since her graduation has already passed. These glimpses have her worried especially with all these other unusual occurrences."
Well that was weird. After defeating Kronos, monster attacks hadn't gone down so much as they had returned to normal(they had gone up when the war was on). I didn't get attacked to much anymore since I was pretty much invincible, but every so often I would still run into a stray Empousai or Laistrygonian. And I know survival rate for demigods had risen slightly. I desperately hoped that if anything were to happen, it wouldn't happen today.
"Okay, thanks Chiron. I'll be on the lookout. We probably shouldn't talk much longer or we'll start attracting monsters." I was about to hang up when I had a last minute thought. "Chiron, why didn't you just Iris Message me?"
"Actually, there have been a few problems with Iris Messages of late." I could practically hear the frown in is voice. "Someone has been tampering with her system, so I thought it would be best to talk to you the mortal way. I wouldn't want to cause you trouble, so I'll let you go now. See you in a few days Percy."
"Bye," I said and was about to hang up when I heard Chiron call out from the phone.
"Oh, and Percy?"
"Yeah?"
"Congratulations on graduating." I smiled.
"Thanks. See you."
I hung up the phone, and turned to find my mom staring at me. "Is anything wrong Percy?" she asked with a worried look on her face.
I put on my best smile. "Don't worry about it mom. Chiron was just calling to congratulate me." At least it wasn't a complete lie.
Her face was skeptical, but she didn't push it. It was silent for a few moments before my sister Adara started banging on the table. My brother Adrien soon joined in. My mother smiled then, and the tension was broken. I yawned and was about to go back upstairs to sleep when I noticed the time.
"What? It's already 1:36?" I said panicking.
"Yes honey. Didn't you know that? I thought you were already getting ready," she said in a questioning voice.
I paused momentarily and gave her a sheepish look. Realization dawned on her, and I didn't have to tell her I'd been sleeping.
"Percy," she chided gently, giving him a reproving look. She wasn't too harsh on me since she knew the whole being invincible thing made me tired all the time. "It doesn't matter anyhow. The ceremony doesn't start until 4; you've got plenty of time."
"I know, but I promised I'd pick Annabeth up at 2:30. We were going to stop for a snack or something."
"Oh. Well then you'd better hurry. I think Paul just got out of the shower, so go ahead." I thanked her quickly and ran up the stairs, and started getting ready.
After a quick shower, I threw on some slacks, a button up shirt, a tie, and my nice shoes. Not exactly good for a fight, but I had to look nice for graduation. I debated a little before deciding to put riptide in my pocket. Better to be safe than sorry. I quickly ran a comb through my hair, but it didn't really help. My hair wasn't as messy as it used to be, but it was still as untameable. On my way out I grabbed my cap and gown, threw them over my arm, and got my car keys. Glancing at the clock I grimaced. 2:10. Hopefully there was no traffic or else I'd probably be a little late.
Rushing down the stairs I almost ran into Paul. "Woah there Percy. What's the rush?"
"Gotta go pick up Annabeth."
He nodded knowingly. "I see. Alright I guess we'll see you at the ceremony."
I went into the kitchen and kissed the twins heads before giving my mom a hug. "See you at the ceremony, Mom."
"Okay, sweetie. And don't eat too much if you two go out. You know we want to have a family dinner afterwards," she called just as I walked out the front door.
A/N: Please Review! I know there wasn't that much going on in the first chapter, but I just wanted to reintroduce you into Percy's life since we haven't been with him for almost 3 years. I promise there will be more exciting stuff in the next chapter, along with some Percabeth. As you can see, Percy's mom and Paul got married and had twins, Adara and Adrien, who turned 2 about a month before the story takes place. Annabeth graduated already, but she is still temporarily living in the dorms at her boarding school until she goes back to camp in the next few days. That's about all you need to know, but if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, go ahead and PM me. If I can tell you without revealing to much of the general plot, then I will.
Also, as I said earlier, I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to work the prophecy out. I can figure how most of it is going o work, but the only part I'm unsure of is "To storm or fire the world must fall."I don't really know what to do about that, so if you guys have any ideas that I could use, then please tell me. I will be so grateful, and you will be credited for them, I promise. Thanks again for reading, and I hope you liked it. PLEASE REVIEW!