The Lightning Thief
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"Well, I can't just sit back and watch you run off to your death," Rachel said. "I thought personal loyalty was only Percy's flaw," she said under her breath.
"It is his flaw, but I have it sometimes too," Nico said brushing the top of Rachel's hand.
"Your not going anywhere hurt. Not on my watch," she said.
Nico was thinking of what to do. He needed something big to happen...
As if the gods had heard him, Rachel slipped into one of her oracle trances. Green haze spewed out of her mouth before she could get in the last word. (should she say the same prophecy told to Percy and Thalia or another one?)
Nico was thinking of what to do. He needed something big to happen...
As if the gods had heard him, Rachel slipped into one of her oracle trances. Green haze spewed out of her mouth before she could get in the last word. (should she say the same prophecy told to Percy and Thalia or another one?)
"The dark and black goddess of fearsWill release an evil that has been trapped for years
And use a goddess to help in her aid
Something lost to be stolen and a debt repaid.
A life for a life, an eye for an eye,
There is danger in a sparrow's wistful cry."
And then she collapsed. Nico used what strength he had left to lay her on the bed. "I'm sorry, Rachel," he said, and then tried to back out of the room as quickly as he could. Outside was pouring rain, and Nico had to run through it with a hurt leg. The rain sloshed in his shoes but he kept running, hopefully fast enough.
No such luck.
"Nico!" he heard Rachel shouting. "STOP! Stop or I will come after you!"
He stopped.
She ran as fast as she could, her legs flying behind her. A few feet away from Nico, she slipped, and his arms flung out to catch her.
"Did.... you....really......think.......you.....could...get away?" Rachel panted.
"I was trying," Nico admitted.
"You can't do this," she said. "You would get hurt, and you are already weak..." she went on and on, but all Nico could think about was how pretty she looked in the rain. Finally he couldn't stand it anymore and kissed her. She froze, then relaxed and wrapped her arms around his neck. He shut his eyes and put his arms around her waist, pulling her closer.
(sorry couldnt resist.... always thought kisses in the rain were the most romantic. I'm sorry if you guys didnt like that part, was it too descriptive?)
((Oh my gosh this story's so loong now!!!! Sorry, vacation, I had an extra hour or so until I disappear again till wed))
Rachel's mind went mushy for a little while. His lips were soft, and surprisingly warm in this cold.
Soon enough, her mind snapped back and she pulled away. She was the Oracle! Oh would Apollo be mad...
Rachel's mind went mushy for a little while. His lips were soft, and surprisingly warm in this cold.
Soon enough, her mind snapped back and she pulled away. She was the Oracle! Oh would Apollo be mad...
(BTW Paige, what do you think of setting up something like this in the camp half blood group?)
and as if on cue .. thunder rumbled and she could see three figures descending from the sky .. one with a red radiance and with shades in his eyes that seem to glow, the other with a scroll in his hands, and the last .. holds a lightning bolt ....
The trio touched ground right in front of Nico and Rachel, who were still in each others' arms. The air around felt like it was vibrating from their powerful aura.
"We've been searching for you," boomed the one with lightning bolt.
"We've been searching for you," boomed the one with lightning bolt.
Nico shoved Rachel behind him. "For who?" he asked."The Oracle, of course," they boomed as one.
"You aren't touching her," Nico growled.
"I'm afraid that is not your choice to make, young one," one of the voices scratched. "We need the Oracle to help us with something important."Nico seethed. "Yeah? Like I don't know who you are. You are never going to touch her."
Rachel gripped his arm. "Who are they?" she asked, her voice shaking. He turned back to look at her.
"It's okay, they won't hurt you," he promised.
The voices sounded amused. "The son of Hades, caring for a mere mortal."
"She's not a mere mortal," Nico growled.
"Ah, yes. She bears the curse of the Oracle. Have you told her the dangers yet?"
Nico stiffened.
Rachel started shaking. "Danger? What danger? Nico?"
"I tried to tell you," he said tightly.
"Well I'm listening now."
"Not here, Rachel," Nico insisted.
"Nico-"
"Not here."
The three beings watched the scene before with amusment. "You haven't told her about your father's curse, then?" they said as one.
"Hades curse? But it was broken," Rachel said, confused.
"I would appreciate it if you would shut up," said Nico stiffly to the beings.
They ignored him. "There is a different curse now."
"Which," Nico said loudly, "she doesn't need to worry about because I will convince my father to undo it."
"Your father needs the sword. He will go to extreme measures to do it."
"Nico, please, I deserve to know. It's my life," Rachel begged.
"I will tell you." The one with the scroll stepped forward.
"The new curse," he began, "is a curse on the Oracle. It is a curse that can either be for good or bad, and we have come to discover which that is," he explained. "The curse determines if the Oracle is a source of evil or good, used for the friend or foe. It will tell us where your fate and loyalties lie."
"My fate?" said Rachel. "I tell fates, I don't have them."
"Oh, but you are wrong," the being said. "You play the most important role in this particular test. You will either bring the goddess of fears her wish, or her destruction. Are you ready to find your fate?"
"NO!" Nico screamed.
"Yes," Rachel argued.
He whirled around to face her, his hands shaking with anger. "This is dangerous, Rachel, and I don't want you fighting with or against Mania. She is evil, and you are not getting hurt."
"I have to play my part," Rachel said softly. "Now tell me who I am," she said to the beings.
They began chanting slowly, moving around in a circle.
"For the dark or for the light
For the wrong or for the right
For the evil or greater good
Which side not to take, what one she should."
A light rose in the circle and moved toward Rachel. Nico watched in horror as it turned black. The beings eyes flashed open. "We are sorry," they said, "You are dark."
Nico froze and started trembling. This would mean that she had to leave, and not talk to him ever again.
Rachel looked at him. "It can't be true," she sobbed.
He didn't meet her eyes. "It is, Rachel," he said quietly.
And then she collapsed.
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We are so dead, Percy thought. So freaking dead.
Isabella (Greek Geek) wrote: ""I'm stuck in Tartarus. Lion, Hades's son, your umm half brother, trapped me""This quite confused me as well so lets just skip over it... sorry
(Holy crap!!! Mind BLOWN!! Maybe I should just stop sleeping. I miss too much!!)
The monster came thundering out of the underbrush and with a roar jumped into the surf right next to Thalia and Percy.
"SERIOUSLY!" Thalia shouted, "does this thing NEVER die?! How many times do we have to kill it?"
"I don't know," Percy shouted back, "but I would guess at least one more time."
The monster came thundering out of the underbrush and with a roar jumped into the surf right next to Thalia and Percy.
"SERIOUSLY!" Thalia shouted, "does this thing NEVER die?! How many times do we have to kill it?"
"I don't know," Percy shouted back, "but I would guess at least one more time."
The monster screamed, a sound like nails on a chalkboard. Percy cringed.
"Is it dead?" Thalia shouted over the rushing water.
"I doubt it!"
"Let's get out of here then! before it regains it's footing!"
Percy nodded. They ran into the underbrush and Percy began analyzing the information they had and where they might need to go first.
"Is it dead?" Thalia shouted over the rushing water.
"I doubt it!"
"Let's get out of here then! before it regains it's footing!"
Percy nodded. They ran into the underbrush and Percy began analyzing the information they had and where they might need to go first.
The island landscape around them was breathtaking. The sky seemed like the perfect shade of blue and the green hills looked interminable. But Percy had a strange case of deja vou. It felt like he'd been there with Annabeth before.
"No, Thalia! This is..." Percy started, but Thalia was already hiking through the thick forest.
(I would say Siren's, cos we talked about that a while back)
(Siren's Island would go along with the prophecy but RR described it as a pile of bones. Maybe they should be imagining it as beautiful?)
(Maybe they could be hearing the song and so they picture themselves on a beautiful island, but it's really not. kinda like when Annabeth listened to their song, she wasn't seeing things the right way)
It was a combination of sweet chords mixed with harsh notes that really rubbed their skin the wrong way.
"I've been here before, I know it," Percy said.
"I feel like I have too," Thalia whispered. "Is this a dream?"
"I've been here before, I know it," Percy said.
"I feel like I have too," Thalia whispered. "Is this a dream?"
(whoa. didn't see that one coming)
"Bianca?"
"Thalia?"
"Bianca aren't you supposed to, you know, be dead?" Percy asked. "Not to send the wrong message, but you know..."
"Bianca?"
"Thalia?"
"Bianca aren't you supposed to, you know, be dead?" Percy asked. "Not to send the wrong message, but you know..."
"He told us, but when you're reborn aren't you reborn as someone else? Not the same person again?"
"Normally yes, but maybe dad made an exception."
"Normally yes, but maybe dad made an exception."
"Something feels very wrong about all this," Thalia said. "Sirens are never good news. Percy we need to get out of here now."
As if being drained from its life, the island's green hills became hills of bones. On one of the bigger hills, the sirens, ugly bird-women creatures, appeared.
(Is Bianca actually alive again or is she just a figment of the sirens?)
(Okay)
"Percy," Thalia warned, "we need to go."
"But what about Bianca? We can't just leave her here."
"Percy, she's not real. We have to go."
"Percy," Thalia warned, "we need to go."
"But what about Bianca? We can't just leave her here."
"Percy, she's not real. We have to go."
(Should the prophecy come in now and they go into a tomb?)
"Whaaaat's happening, Thalia?" he slurred. "Why do you look like dryad with a bad hair job?"
"I'm glad your humor is still with us," Thalia muttered. "C'mon, Percy. Bianca isn't real..."
But the will of the Siren's was too strong and Percy slipped out of her grip like the ghost he might become.
Percy floated to the Sirens' hill but instead of going toward them, he passed through into some kind of bone chamber hidden to the naked eye where Bianca went.
The wailing tomb, Thalia thought numbly of the prophecy given to them by Rachel. She screamed in frustration as if that could break Percy's trance. She had no choice but to follow if she wanted Percy to stay alive. Running up the hill, she used her spear to break the brittle bones of the tomb.
"I'm glad your humor is still with us," Thalia muttered. "C'mon, Percy. Bianca isn't real..."
But the will of the Siren's was too strong and Percy slipped out of her grip like the ghost he might become.
Percy floated to the Sirens' hill but instead of going toward them, he passed through into some kind of bone chamber hidden to the naked eye where Bianca went.
The wailing tomb, Thalia thought numbly of the prophecy given to them by Rachel. She screamed in frustration as if that could break Percy's trance. She had no choice but to follow if she wanted Percy to stay alive. Running up the hill, she used her spear to break the brittle bones of the tomb.
"To hell with this!! Possibly literally."
She held her breath and followed him.
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(To Annabeth now)
She held her breath and followed him.
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(To Annabeth now)
Lieon was with her now instead of Hades's clown. Of all things, why a clown?, Annabeth thought.
"Awake now are we, Princess?" he said.
"Only if you're talking about yourself."
"Only if you're talking about yourself."
"I wasn't. You don't have to be so miserable down here, sweetheart. It's not so bad."
"If by so bad you mean absolutely horrible then i think you're on the right track. If not, you're delusional."
"If by so bad you mean absolutely horrible then i think you're on the right track. If not, you're delusional."
"Call me that again and I'll knock your nose in."
She glared at him. C'mon Percy, she thought, any time now would be great. Unfortunately her boyfriend didn't magically appear.
"I won't have to thanks to your idiocy," she said, slipping dagger from her sleeve.
She cut her bonds and poked at the tray. This is disgusting, she thought.
She cut her bonds and poked at the tray. This is disgusting, she thought.
I thought Hades was nicer to his prisoners. He's never been this bad before, she thought.
Maybe it has something to do with my "power". He won't have to worry about that for much longer. Now for a way out, she thought . There was no point in waiting for Percy anymore to be her knight in shining armor. She felt along the walls for any loose stones.
She hit something and dug her fingers into the crack. Pulling out the brick she peered through the hole.
"I - the sword - she can't know," was what she got from Hades.
"You - she's captured - I won't," was Lieon's response.
"You - she's captured - I won't," was Lieon's response.
But where in Gaea's earth was Percy. The last time she saw him he was with Thalia.
There was a huge crash from the throne room.
"You idiot boy!!" Hades screamed. "He's too close! He cannot succeed!"
"Percy Jackson will never succeed," Lieon cried.
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(What about Rachel and Nico. Just a thought)
"You idiot boy!!" Hades screamed. "He's too close! He cannot succeed!"
"Percy Jackson will never succeed," Lieon cried.
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(What about Rachel and Nico. Just a thought)
Mania looked at all the little demigods and the oracle. So far from their goals. She liked what she was seeing. Laughing evilly, she sat back and thought she was literally going to enjoy the show. (Just a filler. We can go on with anything now)
"We would love to stay and watch you play Argue Tag, but we need to go," the fiery-eyed figure said. "Let's go, Oracle. Her Most Feared is waiting."
"She's not going anywhere especially to "Her Most Feared". You'd have to kill me before she leaves with you!" Nico said darkly.
"That can be arranged," the figure said with a wicked grin.
"That can be arranged," the figure said with a wicked grin.
"Rachel, I'm going to try to get you out of here. Whatever you do, don't look back I'll be fine," Nico said quietly. They were still so close, Nico didn't think the Bothersome Big Three heard.
Focusing as much as he could, even though his side was still throbbing, he tried to make Rachel disappear into a fissure in the ground. He had done it once a couple of years ago when he found out his sister was never coming back and he first found out he was a son of Hades.
Focusing as much as he could, even though his side was still throbbing, he tried to make Rachel disappear into a fissure in the ground. He had done it once a couple of years ago when he found out his sister was never coming back and he first found out he was a son of Hades.
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"Nico, I know you want to help her, but you can't. Lieon will rip you to shreds!" Rachel said.
"I can't just leave her down there. Lieon's bad news especially for Annabeth."