The Champion {Book One} (Percy Jackson Fanfiction)

I Only Just Almost Broke My Face

Connor stood in the middle of the clearing paralyzed. He had to squint to directly see the figures as they advanced. Fog curled around his legs, soon to be making everything in sight disappear. The night sky was pitch black, clouds swirled around the moon, leaving the small campfire the only source of light. That just made the figures look even more sinister.

Suddenly one of the shapes, the taller one, said, "HELP! My friend-!"

"I don't need help!" The smaller one wailed. Both of which the voices were female.

As the girls neared, he could now see some details. The taller one had violet eyes, and rich brown, straight hair. As for the shorter one, she had a golden tan, with wavy coco brown hair, and dazzling hazel eyes. They seemed to freeze you in place, Connor wondered how. She hardly had color, she was pale. Connor frowned. What am I doing just standing here?!

He turned to the campfire. "Yo guys! Got some kids coming, they're in bad shape!" Connor said. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Will perk up.

Connor ran towards the girls, just in time to catch the smaller one as she collapsed. "Whoa, what happened?!" He asked.

Tall one shook her head and frowned. "I-I can't explain. We met this really hot guy....he kept asking us if we knew where his daughter was or something. He got frustrated and suddenly disappeared in excruciating, bright, gold light."

Connor felt like someone had stabbed him in the back.

She looked down. "I tried to cover her eyes," she sighed, "but I didn't have enough time. After he left, and the pain subsided, I made sure she was alright. As I dabbed her forehead, I jumped back. She had an extremely, abnormal, high temperature to where her physical body was burning up and steaming."

Now, Connor felt as if the knife had been in a bad mood and decided to rapidly stab him at this point.

"It sounds like a god has revealed their true godly form," someone croaked.

Connor nearly jumped out of his Converse. Emma stood next to him, crossing her arms and looking utterly depressed. She had taken off her glasses and tied a messy bun. Her eyes were red, skin was pale, and eyes half closed.

Connor had forgotten that they (Him, Emma, Nico, and Will) hadn't slept since the day before. Suddenly his knees buckled underneath his weight and stress, bringing the girl down as well. But Emma quickly outstretched her arms and caught the girl. Connor wasn't so lucky. He leaned towards Nico, but he made no attempt to catch him. Connor face planted into the forest soil with a hard THUMP.

Connor slumped up and groaned. "Oh don't mind me, I only just almost broke my face."

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Emma gently lay the girl on the grassy fields. The other girl knelt next to her, intently studying her, as if one moment she will be breathing and the next she would be gone.

"She will be fine....," Emma assured.

"You don't sound so convinced yourself," The girl mumbled.

Emma bit her lip. "Some ambrosia will help speed up the healing if we give her the right amount-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." The girl stood. "What the heck is 'ambrosia'?"

Emma sighed in relief as she could finally do something she was good at: use her knowledge.

"Well, you see here," she started. "Ambrosia is the food of the gods, but only us demigod's can digest it without burning away our soul in the process. It can kill mortals even with the smallest portion."

"Oh," the girl said in a tiny voice. "Go ahead, just try not to burn her soul and stuff."

Emma smiled. "I'll try." She turned to the opposite direction and yelled. "Will, get your first aid kit ready- I'm gonna need a heap of ambrosia!"

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Soon, they had the girls well taken care of with the ambrosia (some for themselves, too) and now were sitting around the bonfire. The demigods (all who were present were half-bloods, since they all ate the food of the gods without turning to ashes) huddled around the fire, hovering so close, their eyebrows nearly burned off.

"So tell us," Will said, breaking the silence, "What are your names?"

The little one scowled. "Why should I tell you? Yeah you saved us, but that doesn't mean we are gonna become BFFs and-"

"That's enough!" The taller one said. "They saved our lives! We should be thanking them instead of complaining!"

The little one glared at her. Finally she said, "Fine. Sydney. Sydney Martinez." She lay back, and closed her eyes. "Now shut up, and leave me alone!"

A stunned silence clung in the air.

Tall one sighed. "Lily Rita. Pleasure and honor to meet you four." She wrapped her jacket tighter around her. "Thanks for bringing us in by the way, and please- mind Sydney. She tends to act like that regularly."

"I heard that!" Sydney grumbled.

"Go to sleep already, you're not you when you're tired." Lily sighed. "Or hungry-"

Suddenly, Connor couldn't take it and bust out laughing. All the demigods, besides Sydney, joined as well. Nico might have not laughed, but he surely did grin.

But everything was ruined when they heard a booming voice in the distance yell. "She will avenge me...She will! I shall return, daughter of Apollo, and it won't be pleasant! I AM-" and the voice was cut short.

Sydney shot up from her position.

"Daughter of Apollo....," Connor said. "Cammy!" And like that, he was gone.

Will was onto what Connor had picked up, and took off like light.

"C-Connor, Will! We can't just run into battle like that!" Emma yelled. "We need a plan!"

"We just need to find my sister!" Will called.

"And my girlfriend!" Connor screamed.

Nico raised his sword, absorbing the fear in the air. "What are we waiting for? Come on," he grumbled. Emma and Nico started jogging to catch up with the boys.

"But, wait!" Lily cried. "What about me and Sydney!"

Emma stopped to observe them. "You guys can hold your ground." She frowned, as if weighing her own words. "We won't be long."

Connor, Will, Nico, and Emma disappeared in the thick fog. Now, Lily and Sydney stood by the fire stunned.

"Oh, the joys of being a demigod." Lily mumbled.

And for once, Sydney didn't have anything to say.

(A/N: SO SORRY MY DEMIGODS!! I had writer's block. Anyways, thanks so much: LovesSam01 and CinnamonChocolate!! I luv the characters!! LovesSam01=Sydney Martinez. CinnamonChocolate=Lily Rita. Luv u my demigods!!)