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Why Pegasi CAN'T Fly! (RNCU)

Dr. Chase: "Fascinating," he said. "Such maneuverability! How does the wingspan compensate for the weight of the horse's body, I wonder?"

Blackjack: Whaaaat?

Okay, so before this episode begins, I've gotta get something out there. See, in The Titan's Curse, Dr. Chase asked about the science behind pegasi, aka how the heck a full-grown horse lifts itself up. Dr. Chase is technically just Uncle Rick speaking out his own questions. Therefore, Rick Riordan himself requested today's chapter!

*Insert lil' party horn toot here*

Welp, I forgot what I'm supposed to say, so Roll Intro! (which does not exist yet)

You know what, this'll be it. Maybe.

Also, this chapter republished as a w̶e̶d̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ engagement gift for NightBear15 because let's face it, the first version sucked a$$. PS: Hartz?

Editmageddon's note: Aren't you a bit young to be giving online engagement presents to near strangers?

Yes. Yes I am.

EDIT: I FORGOT TO DEDICATE THE CHAPTER TO HER WHAT THE HEL-

Edit: She's been diagnosed with Covid yesterday. Please get well soon *Insert puppy eyes here*

Hello internet! Welcome to Book Theory.

If you've ever seen anything, like anything about Greek myths, whether it's a couple of kid-friendly books in the school librarby, played God of War, or went through a Percy Jackson phase in middle school, answer this simple little question for me: describe the entirety of the Greek myths in one word.

Ready? Mine is: Wattpad. Comment yours. (What? It's fairly accurate!)

But today, I'm not here to talk about the gods and heroes and their little mostly age-inappropriate adventures. I wanna focus on the coolest, best, seemingly gender-fluid, most handsome, most edgy-themed monster that's actually canon in the old myths (sorta): Blackjack the pegasus. Well, the descendant of a canon monster, anyway.

In ye olde days, Pegasus used to be just one flying horse. He was the son of Medusa, a poor girl that got turned into a monster after Poseidon r4ped her in Athena's temple, which is the godly equivalent of leaving a pile of dog poop on your neighbor's doorstep and ringing the doorbell. When Perseus (The Zeus one) cut off her head and killed her, Pegasus sprang from her blood, along with this other guy named Chrysaor that went largely ignored. Pegasus is immortal, and after his birth, he just kinda flew around for a while, helping various heroes on their quests, before having a bunch of baby horses and retiring up into the heavens.

And now, we leave the official Greek mythology and dive into the PJO canon. If you're a mythology specialist with sensitive ears, please leave and find something else to do, like making a video about who the Hel Kratos from that game called God of War really is (Spoiler alert: a nobody).

Anyways, the Percy Jackson series- and the numerous book series after them that explored many many different mythologies and then strung them all into one multiverse WHY RICK WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME- was good and all, but honestly, when I read this story, waayyyy back when 5th grade W.W. was still working through her very own PJO phase, there was a detail that always bugged me: How did Blackjack fly? I mean, sure, he has wings, but still, aren't horses a bit chunky, especially one that's addicted to donuts? And to add to all that, he can dodge helicopters? Seriously?