children of the gods ( percy jackson)

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"You can figure the game out soon enough, everyone does,"said Penelope as she fixed her armor and yelled out directions to her team.

Angel stared at her a little lost, but fixed a face to make it look obvious.

"Right then, just listen to your team captain,"said Penelope as she pointed to a tough looking girl on the other side of the Ares team.

Angel cautiously walked over to a blonde haired girl. Most would have described her as a typical looking californian girl but her intense grey eyes ruined the look. She was indeed very pretty. Next to her was a very good looking boy with dark hair and sea green eyes.

"That is Percy, he is probably the most powerful camper here. Dude can really bust some move,"Penelope grinned.

Percy pridefully held his blade in front of the team with Annabeth, and looked around with a bronze breastplate and a pen.

"Who are you...?"exclaimed Annabeth as she worked on some really advanced techniques.

"She is temporarily with Hermes,"said Penelope shrugging and going towards her own team.

"Well then, your job is to protect our flag and do not leave your post," replied Annabeth as the horn blew and the game began.

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Angel nodded and swung her spear so that it rested on her shoulders then cracked her neck over it. "What?" she asked the girl, whom she guessed was a daughter of Athena. "I'm stretching." As she'd taken her position, Penelope had hurried off to join her team, leaving Angel alone with a great many strangers. A horn sounded again and the kids on her team charge of in every direction, leaving the blonde girl with her flag.

A crackle behind her alerted to the presence of an enemy. Her ears, however, had decieved her. There were, in fact, two attackers and they circle her. They were obviously Ares' children as flames burned in their eyes and they seemed to have an animosity she'd seen nowhere else. She stumbled backwards as one leapt at her. She cowered behind her shield, letting the kid's sword land on her shield with a thwack! then thrust the butt of her spear into his side. He rolled backwards and she celebrated a moment before she turned to see the other kid, a girl somewhat resembling Penelope, but taller and sturdier.

Angel stiffened and pulled her shield in front of her as the girl struck at her, then poked her head out at the sound of metal and metal clashing and a feminine grunt. She poked her head out to see Pheonix and the girl on the ground. "Okay?" he asked, a little breathlessly. Angel nodded in response and her breath caught a little as he reached towards her. Instead of touching her, however, he pulle her shield over her half-exposed torso.

"You want to cover up your body," he explained. "You've obviously read books and know the basics, but you need a little technique. The spears good, but, here-" he pulled a hunting knife out his studded belt "-this will be better for close proximity. Just dot let them get that close again."

She nodded again. "Wow," she breathed I would've been toast in a real battle, huh?"

Pheonix shook his head. "I would've had your back then, too." He gave her a smile she found reassuring and dashed off. She watched him go, pondering his last words then smiled as Jason bounded up.

"Going to help me guard the flag?" she asked, smiling at his breathless state.

"That was the plan."

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Pheonix ran back over with a large cut above his forehead followed by Penelope. He gave a small wink along with penelope and then drew his sword when Penelope glanced at him.

"Sorry giys,"she said as she marched over to the flag.

Phoenix pointed over to the bangle on Angel's wrist and then made a striking imitations at the warriors behind penelope. She looked co fused but understood perfectly.Jason offered to fight them and asked for her to stay put. She shook her head and was face to face with tge campers. She furioisly rubbed her bangle and struck. Many people gazed at was now a shield with medusa's head in the middle.

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The boys and girls backed away from Angel, eyes cast downward. She stopped and let her weapons drop to her sides. "What is it?" she asked worriedly.

"You're shield," a boy gasped quietly," it has Medusa's head."

Angel frowned and tilted her spear head to see. She dropped the shield and leapt back as she sight the herp-headed monster's head on her shield. "Oh, my goodness! Where the heck did Aegis come from?!" she screamed.

After a gew moments of the boys and gurls looking stricken with fear, Pheonix edged forward and hesitantly poked at it. A few more pokes ascertained him the knowledge that there was no head, thoug everything had clearly seen it.

"It's gone," he whispered.

"Well," said Jason, a little more loudly. "I think we know whose daughter Angel is. Annabeth, please help her pack up and get moved into Athena's cabin."

Annabeth looked a little put off.

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They crossed the lake and went up the hill. "You can take that room,"said Annabeth. She pointed to a little space on the corner of the cabin as they looked around. A bunch of smart and tough looking kids sat around her. "She is another daughter of Athena,"she said with a trace of sarcasm in her tone. They nodded and some girls went to greet her, then returned to their previous work. Percy walked in with his sword compressed back into a pen.

"Hey ,"he said glancing her a short smile before peering above the cabin trying to look for Annabeth. She shook his hand trying hard not to smile. She settled herself into unpacking while throwing some glances behind her shoulder to listen to Annabeth and Percy.

"Are you kidding me? Angel is so not a camper of Athena. If she was, she wouldn't suck so much at fighting,"said Annabeth in the lowest voice looking at Percy.

"Cut her some slack Annabeth, its only her first day, and she managed to scare of the Ares campers after all,"said Percy in a highly amused voice. She stared at him with a superior expression.

"Percy, remember my first day. I had to fight cyclopes with a stupid army knife, and save my friends from burning to hell! Remember your first day! You fought off the minotaur without any weapon at all!"Annabeth replied with the most passionate voice. Percy stared into her grey eyes for several moments then blinked away.

"Erm... Annabeth, i just don't get why your judging Angel already,"said Percy staring at the ground. His voice was faltering and weak.

"Percy, she doesn't even have the qualities of a child of Athena. She can't fight. She is too friendly with the children of Ares. She didn't even get attacked by one monster on her way to camp half-blood!,"replied Annabeth trying her best to keep a low voice.

"Maybe...maybe your right. Just try not to burst out when you come face to face with her. Okay?"said Percy. He stood up and gave a soft chuckle. Annabeth also stood up. "Come on. Its almost time for the bonfire."They went back up the hill and spotted Angel, with her face hid in her hands streaming down her cheeks. They came closer and she ran back to her cabin room. "Erm...I'll see you at the bonfire,"said Percy as he shot a I-am-really-sorry-but-she-is-really-your-problem face at Annabeth and ran up to where Chiron sat blowing another red horn.

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Annabeth's words cut Angel deep and Percy's sympathizing look only healed a fraction of her damage. She sighed and shook herself, she was a daughter of Athssena. Perhaps Annabeth was just jealous, or mad, or whatever. Keeping that forefront in her mind, she decided to follow the other campers towards the bonfire.

Her pretty eyes scanned the multitude of children and teens and headed towards Pheonix and Jason, who were sitting together, as they gestured for her to come over and sit with them. She obeyed, not grudgingly in the least, and sat down in the space they'd made for her in-between them.

Jason gave her a smile. "I'm sorry to see you move out of Hermes' cabin," he said, a little shyly-a manner she'd never seen him use in the few hours she'd known him.

"Me too," she replied, forcing a smile as Annabeth's words came tumbling down on her.

"Okay?" Pheonix asked, watching her face fall a little.

"Yes," she answered quickly, "I'm great." And, in a way, she was better than she'd ever been before, for she felt more at home with these kids than she's ever anywhere else.

She happily chatted with the boys for a moment then froze as Annabeth and Percy sat in front of them. Fueled by her current state of elatedness, she leaned forward towards Annabeth's ear.

"Perhaps," she whispered ,"it is wiser to make friends rather than enemies." She sat back in-between the boys, looking very comfortable and admired as each boy tried to capture her attention.

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Percy also seemed to have heard this and chuckled. He looked from Annabeth to Angel. He leaned back from his chair and looked Angel in the eye with sly expression."Perhaps, its wiser to ignore than mess with Annabeth,"he replied as he shook his hair out of his face and gave a side way smile.

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"Perhaps," she replied, "but Daughters of Athena have much pride." She couldn't tell for sure, bur it seemed that Annabeth smiled a little at that. Content, she flipped her golden bangs away from her wide, light eyes and returned to happily chattering with the boys.

A few minutes later, the campers heard a nervous shriek across the camp. Pheonix stiffened, Jason cringed, and Angel frowned as she twisted to see anything. All of the children jumped off of their seats and scrambled away as a large, two headed beast came crashing out of the woods. Its twin lion heads, goat head growing from its back, and serpent-tail quickly afforded its identity to Angel, who couldn't help but stare at the beast.

"Chimera," she whispered.

Her brain worked furiously, sifting through her stores of information on the Chimera, as the beast attacked. She thought even faster as Percy and Annabeth advanced on it from the front and Pheonix, who seemed to have gained some sort of weapon, approached it from behind. Suddenly remembering how it was slain the first time she snatched a lawn chair from the ground and shook it.

She shook it harder as a blast of fire erupted from the Chimera and she heard a muffled groan. Once it was free, she snapped it in half by kicking it, then dropped the point in the fire. She saw Pheonix go flying from the corner of her eye and Annabeth be cornered. Not thinking, snatched a thick log from the edge of the fire and hurled in at the Chimera. The monster turned, snarling, and approached.

She fumbled with the now white-hot piece of metal and readied herself. The Chimera leapt...and Angel thrust the white hot rod down its open mouth and threw the back of its throat. It shrieked loudly, making her drop to the ground and cover her ears, then exploded into fine dust.

Angel stood, shocked, for a moment then, remembering the others, darted for Pheonix, who was standing shakily up and holding a hand against his temple, which was caked in blood. "Okay?" she asked, giving him an arm up and a smile.

"Yeah. Good job, by the way, you saved Annabeth and I's asses!"

She laughed, then turned to Annabeth, who was kneeling over Percy, who seemed to be unconscious.

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Everyone stood there shocked and a little frightened. Everyone was so focused and so interested they didn't see what Penelope saw. The camp lake turned black and it was forming a figure. He had red sockets for eyes and olive colored skin. He was fairly muscular and vibrated a powerful s ense of evil from just meters away. The air turned misty and they sky turned black representing a fanged snake with steem coming out in red lightning. Her forearm began to burn so badly, she had to clutch the end of her chair to remain standing.Penelope knew exactly what was going on and everyone scattered and ran for their lives. Monsters leaped out of nowhere and the figure turned its gnarly stick finger(made out of water)at Percy and began laughing maniacally. Penelope could hear Annabeth shouting orders and fighting any monster she unfortunately came face to face with.Penelope wasn't good at thinking of battle startagies, so she did what she always did in these cases-charged. She then remembered he was made of water, and then dived into the lake.

"Ah, look who we have here,"said the figure still laughing.

The water began to strangle her and tug her deep into the lake. She struggled to let it go, but it became stronger. She began pulling with all her might and started to resist the force. The figure looked truly surprised.

"Too bad Zeus had to force Ares from accepting my offer. He would have been very great while in my allegiance,but you shall die while your here,"said the figure calmly.

Penelope had no idea what the creepy dude was trying to say, but the mentioning of her father sting her with rage and extreme resentment. She was running out of time. Annabeth was there risking her life to defend the campers and she didn't even know if she was still alive or not, monsters were invading the camp and she wasn't even sure half the camp survived, and she was inches away from death. She needed luck to get out of this mess. But no, she was a daughter of Ares. She was born to fight.

"Here is a tip,NEVER mess with a child of Ares!"shouted Penelope as she finally managed to thrust in the air.

The force didn't affect her anymore. She grabbed her dagger and began stabbing the figure. It might have sounded stupid to stab a water made figure, but she could hear howls of pain.

"I underestimated you Penelope Dark. You are as skillfull as your father. Who would have ever had the gut to face me...Kerebros the mighty and powerful. I will raise my way back to the days of glory and the ways of evil, and you shall not stop me again!"roared Kerebros angrily.

"Er-Cool story bro,"Penelope said with sarcasm.

The figure dissolved and vanished in a flock of ravens. She panted heavily and walked lazily up the hill soaked in water,mud,and blood. Every camper stared at her awed and impressed,even Chiron couldn't act as if though it never happened. It wasn't the frozen and blank faces that seemed to startle her. It was the worry,fear,and sadness that was shown in every camper's eyes. She was one of the fewest campers ever to have the gift of reading minds and expressions although it wasn't naturally anything related to her blood or Ares.

"I know one of you idiots are trying to hide something from me..."said Penelope as she faced Pheonix and Jason.

They didn't reply,but remained unnaturally still and blank. They were staring at the ground with many scars and cuts.

"Tell me or you wouldn't want to know what would happen if you didn't,"said Penelope still fixing her eyes on the boys with a threatening look and her fists ready.

They moved a few faces back, then sighed. Chiron nodded and they spread apart. The camp was in flames and lying on the grass unconscious was Annabeth. Penelope's forearm began to hurt even worse. She grunted. They carried Annabeth and Percy back to the infirmaries. How could this be? The camp's best defenders, their youngest heroes, the best and the most talented campers, laying on the edge of a world in death? Her eyes began to flare dangerously.

Chiron began to cut the akward silence by saying,"I think we ought to visit the infirmary." He looked at all the wounded campers. Everyone was their,except one person:Angel. She was outside in front of the fire looking terribly upset. Penelope quietly stepped outside so she wouldn't make a commotion. She surprisingly heard some quiet muttering. She hid behind a tree to listen closer.

"Stupid Annabeth. A show off of course. Brats always stay brats,"said Angel muttering below her breath.

Penelope drew herself from the tree and Angel turned surprisingly and saw Penelope's face. For the first time it wasn't that sort of kind face she showed when they introduced each other. It was a fiery and dangerous look that made Angel to do the wise desicion and step a feet away from her. It was clear she liked annabeth,even if angel didn't.

"I'm sorry, I-I-I no no, P-Please,"said Angel,but it was clear Penelope didn't care.

Penelope began asking,"Yea, is that why you two keep on quarreling. Come on Angel,your not a baby anymore. Annabeth isnt a brat, she has pride. You should have just distanced yourself.She has a right to show off,do you know how many times she saved our damn asses?"

Angel began explaning all the encounters with Annabeth. Penelope began to realize, it wasn't jealousy. She had the best boyfriend in the world. She is smart,gorgeous, and Athena's favorite. Poseidon favors her and she is the only child of Athena that can swim. She is almost the ruler of the camp. "Listen, I know Annabeth can be a brat sometimes. Seriiusly , though? Your mad because you think she was fighting to show off? But you shouldn't be complaining and whining about her when we don't even know if she is alive." Then they realize the camp was silent all along. They turned their heads and saw everybody watching them. She roughly pushed aside an unfortunate kid with her shoulder and made her way yo the cabin house. She got stopped by chiron.

"Where are you going, your not going to miss the bonfire are you,"he said with a deep and loose voice that just wasn't a combination.

"Of course not, I was wandering,"said Penelope in a flat tone.

Chiron smiled and winked at her. Wait did he...smile, and even wink? Nobody had done that for hours ever since the disaster struck. Then she realized his depressed face as he exited the house. That made more sense. She stupidly exited the house too looking like an idiot and followed the other campers to the bonfire. Everyone sat at their tables. Angel sat isolated in an empty table. Jason and Pheonix slowly sat next to her. Her modd lightened,but they felt a little akward with everyone smirking behind them. Chiron stood and with his thunderous voice he began to speak.

"I am aware many of you have seen what has happened a few hours ago. It seems as I have heard, a planned attack. This of course, means a quest."

There was silence between the crowds as they nervously looked among the crowd. Penelope raised her hand, her first quest, who was she to refuse? After all, she just fought some sort of...some water thingy.

"I volunteer leader,"she said. There were many whispers. This however lightened up Chiron's mood as if he had been wanting this. "Don't make me regret it,"she silently muttered.

"You may choose your company,"he said delighted.

Pheonix immediately stood and protested being the annoyingly protective person he is.

"Fine, you'll be my first guest Phe,"said Penelope.

Phoenix's knuckles tightened and turned white. Jason stood up to volunteer a few seconds before she choose Phoenix. Penelope shrugged, Phoenix and Jason were like brothers, they'd probably want to die together.

"My third guest will be Angel, as she is thirsting to take back her word, isn't she?"said Penelope surprisingly.

At this Chiron stood up angrily and worried, with his hooves trotting thunderously.

"Penelope, stop being stupid. This isn't a wise decision,"said Chiron louder than usual.

"Since when were Ares campers wise?"said Penelope rolling her eyes which gave everyone a short laugh.At this Chiron shut up and reluctantly let her group go off. Angel nervously walked up front with her head held down. Even the campers were thinking Penelope went too far this time.

Chiron was pointing his finger at her as if wanting to talk. They went up to his sort of house. She sat down where she found a space where Mr.D usually sat. There was a stack of cards that Chiron shuffled away.

"Listen Penelope, you hold the f ate of the world on your hands. You can let it drop, but your meant for this,"he slipped out. A usual Chiron talk before a quest.

Penelope raised her eyebrows, now she was doomed.

She went into her cabin to pack her things and of course the black bracelet she always wore. She came out in a white tank top, a black leather jacket, and some boots. He put on blue highlights and dark eyeliner. She looked gorgeous. She came outside to see everyone ready. Phoenix in a tight shirt(to show off his muscles purposefully),Angel in tattered jeans and an overgrown shirt, and Jason in a buttoned up shirt with some jeans. He was smiling at her in a way, that made Phoenix look threateningly at him. They were making way into a white car when Penelope stopped.

"Why not motorcycles?"she said as two motorcycles zoomed out of nowhere.

They froze nervously. She laughed and got on one. Angel was behind her and on the other cycle Phoenix was driving with Jason behind him. She raced on full speed which left Angel dangling and screaming for her life as her hand was losing grip. Penelope skillfully took a turn which would have been impossible and in a few minutes they were stopped by a big flashy motorcycle. The rider had black sunglasses and smooth black hair. He has tall and very muscular. He was fairly handsome and he was staring kindly, but he didn't have a kindly look at all.

"Smooth ride,"he said.

Phoenix stared in awe and walked toward the figure, while Penelope purposefully looked away.

"Hey! Come on I am your dad!"he said joking in between.

Penelope walked incredibly fast and punched him hard in the chest, but she doubted it hurt him.

"What can I say? You are my daughter,"he said, he said smirking sarcastically as he jumped off and stood in front of them. Leather jackets and motorcycles were an Ares thing.

Jason and Angel slowly walked behind Phoenix and Penelope not wanting to be seen. Nobody wanted to be seen by a god, especially one that had a love for fighting and destruction.

Ares wanted to talk but just as he started saying a few words, Penelope rushed onto the bike and raced off. Ares wanted to follow them, but he didn't want to aggravate Penelope more. Everyone was muttering they were hungry. Angel wanted chinese food while everyone groaned about burgers and fries. They stopped at a chinese place.

"I'm gonna take the only thing I can read from here,"Penelope began making Phoenix snicker. "Sushi anyone?"she said eyeing everybody with her beautiful gorgeous red eyes.

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Are you done now?