Intro

Percy POV

After the war everything cooled down considerably. I'm not really sure if that was a good thing or not.

The lack of monsters trying to kill me everywhere I went was nice, but there was nothing to do.

So let me go over what's happened since the day I turned sixteen.

We built the new cabins and kids were getting claimed all the time.

I'm teaching the sword fighting class.

Annabeth and I broke up after about two months.

I know you're going, 'What, you broke up!' but really it just didn't work. We were just always really close friends and this became apparent so we broke up. No biggie.

Also, Annabeth decided she was going to do something with her life so she went who knows where to study.

And me? Well after a year I pretty much mastered all parts of camp. I'm still kinda working on archery, my shot usually hits bulls eye 85% of the time. I want it at 100%.

So I'm bored out of my mind here at camp. It's been two years so I've spent a year with all the skills down. Sure I enjoy my teaching post, but there is nothing to do!

Chiron hates it but whenever I heard something's gone wrong or there is a task to be done I pop up and take it. He gets mad when I'm constantly there asking for a quest.

Most of the time I get them, though, so there's really no problem.

But lately I've become what some would call an adrenaline junkie.

That is where my real story begins.

Chapter 1

So here's how it goes.

One day I was lying on my bed in my cabin, about 1 and ½ years after the war, thinking of what I could do as I was super bored.

I decided on taking Blackjack out so I pulled myself out of my cabin and over to the stables.

When I got there Blackjack said, "Hey. You want a ride, my lord?"

I told him, "Yeah, and stop calling me lord."

I unhooked Blackjack and he walked outside, waiting for me.

Hopping on I told him, "Let's go pretty high this time."

He nodded his horse head and replied, "Yes, my lord."

Once Blackjack got as high as he would we just cruised around a little bit, but it wasn't really reliving me of my boredom.

Suddenly I had a strike of brilliance—or stupidity.

I said, "Blackjack, keep as steady as you can and only over the lake. I want to try something."

Blackjack said back, "Sure, boss."

Once he evened out, and I felt like I wasn't going to die, I hooked my feet into the saddle securing them with leverage. After that I scooted back as far as I could without undoing my feet. I was lucky that Blackjack wasn't that long.

Closing my eyes I let myself fall around Blackjack, so that I was dangling by my feet.

Opening my eyes there was this rush that coursed through my veins.

It was one of the best feelings I've had in a long time.

There were no worries—no monsters, no things to fear—only this moment.

At that moment my head was clear and the rush made it impossible to think. All I could focus on was the rush.

I stayed like that until I could tell I was going to slip out of the saddle and told Blackjack, "Go lower."

He did as I told and said, "Boss, what are you doing? You're going to kill yourself!"

I didn't respond and when he got low enough I wiggled out of the saddle, falling into the lake.

I heard my wrist crunch but didn't care, I was still pretty high off my little flying endeavor.

Once I got out of the water I became very aware of my broken wrist, and also of Chiron galloping towards me.

To heal my wrist I sat down in the shallow water with my hand submerged.

Soon enough Chiron arrived and had a wicked look of anger on his face.

He said, "Percy! What was that? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

I shook my head and replied, "Nah, what would yall do without me? And that was me hanging upside down from Blackjack and falling into the lake."

Chiron looked like he wanted to strangle me but said rather calmly, "And what on Olympus possessed you to do such a thing?"

I shrugged and told him, "Flying wasn't enough so I took it up a level. It felt amazing like that up in the sky. I would say try it some time, but you'd break quite a few bones from the splash landing."

He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "Percy! For someone your age I expect you to act a little more mature. And are you on drugs?"

I laughed at his absurd conclusion and told him, "No way, sir. I believe my happy-go-lucky attitude right now is due to the adrenaline of my flight and fall."

Chiron shook his head and grumbled a bit before asking, "Did you hurt yourself?"

I replied, "Yep! Broken wrist but I've got it healing. Give me twenty minutes and I'll be like new."

Just then he looked like he really really wanted to slap me but walked back towards the Big House.

I sat in the water until I felt my wrist heal, riding the leftovers from the rush.

Once it was healed I got up and went to the stables, giving Blackjack a few sugar cubes before taking the saddle to the blacksmith shop and making some extra straps so I could stay up longer.

Just as I finished putting up the saddle in the stable the dinner bell rang.

After eating at my lone table I went to the sing-a-long and actually participated somewhat.

But once it was time for lights out the rush had long since passed, but I saw this as a good thing as I was dead tired.

Ok, so this is a new side-project/story of mine. Obviously it's not percabeth, though i love that couple. You'll just have to read to find out who Percy ends up with. And this story will prob have short chappies and not be updated as much as the others.

Forever, JazzCullen001