Percy Jackson:Half Blood Heroes-Book #1 "Rise of Ephimetheus"

Making an unfair deal with Prometheus:

(The car arrives at Burns,Oregon)
(The car parks near a gas station)
(Jonah,Ellie, Ariana and Aaron get off the car)
Jonah:Thank you so much,Mr and Mrs Davenport
Mr.Davenport:The pleasure is ours,kid.
Mrs.Davenport:Just remember that if you kids ever need anything and you are close to California.Call us.
Sarah Davenport:Bye!
Jonah,Ellie, Ariana and Aaron:Bye
(Sarah,Mr and Mrs.Davenport leave in their car)
Aaron:What a nice couple
Ellie:And not a single monster in our way
Jonah:(pointing to a bus)Look!A bus!We can use it to get to Mount Thiesel!
Ariana:Let's go
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron go to the bus)
Bus driver:Sorry kids,bus is loaded.You'll have to wait till the next bus.
Jonah:What?!
Ariana:Please,sir,we really need to get to the Fremont National Forest.
Aaron:When does the next bus arrive?
Bus driver:At 5:00 P.M
Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron:5:00 P.M?!?!?!
Ellie:When we get there!It will be too late!We need to get to this bus immediately!
Jonah:Please,you have no idea what we've been through these days.Our car was destroyed in New York,a crazy tourist guide tried to kill us,we almost got beaten by motorcyclists,we caused a forest fire,and more.Just to get to Mount Thiesel to prevent a giant guy in a tuxedo from killing my substitute teacher.It couldn't have just be in vain.Please...
Bus passengers:🥺
(Bus driver starts crying)
Bus driver:(crying)You kids win.I'll let you in.
Jonah:You will?
Bus driver:(crying)Yes
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron enter the bus)
Ariana:Thanks
(Bus driver)
Bus driver:(sobbing)All on board!
(The bus starts riding)

(Later)
(The bus continues riding)
(Ariana looks at the window)
Ariana:We're In Christmas Valley,which gets it's name from Christmas Lake,which is currently dry.
Aaron:Only at least 350 miles more to get to Fremont National Forest.
Jonah:Wow.You guys really know a lot about maps.
Ellie:Yeah.You Thinker Twins haven't stop talking about that since day 1.Even after the map was scrapped.How?
Aaron:Our dad has a Earth Science doctorate.Ariana and I have always been interested in Cartography.
Ellie:Cartography?What is that?The science of cards?
Ariana:Cartography is the study of maps.
Aaron:You would know that if you paid attention in class
Ellie:Excuse me,not everyone is born with a brain like Albert Einstein.
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron laugh)

(1 hour later)
(The bus stops)
Bus driver:Ladies,gentlemen...kids...we've arrived to Fremont National Forest...
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron start getting off the bus)
(The passengers look at them with respect)
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron exit the bus)
(The bus driver and the other passengers wave their hand in goodbye)
(The bus leaves)
(Aaron looks at the sky and sees the sun)
Aaron:It's around 2-3 P.M,the rest of the way from here.It will take us at least 21 hours to get to Mount Thiesel.
Ariana:Which means that we need to start walking now.
Jonah:So...anyone wants to go to the restroom?
Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron: ...
(Ellie awkwardly raises her hand)

(Later)
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron finally arrive to Mount Thiesel)
Jonah:(exhausted)We're here...we're finally here...
(Aaron looks at the sky and sees the moon)
Aaron:The moon it's almost at it's point
Ariana:(taking out her climbing equipment)We got to get to the top.I got rope,helmets,hardness with adjustable leg loops,crampons,ice axe,belay/rappel device and pulley.
Aaron:I don't remember that the Camp Store sell all of those things
Ariana:They don't.I ordered this directly from Hermes Express.com.I don't trust the Camp Store since the children of Hermes replace the toothpaste with paint and we have our teeth turned red.
Aaron:And we all through we were dying
Ellie:(looking at Mount Thiesel)Ah,guys...look...
(Jonah,Ariana and Aaron turn with her)
(Ellie goes closer to Mount Thiesel and sees a greek Lightning symbol)
(Ellie touches the symbol and starts glowing electric Blue)
(Suddenly,the earth starts moving)
Aaron:Ellie!What did you do?!
Ellie:Nothing!
Jonah:Look!
(A staircase made of stone starts surrounding around Mount Thiesel)
Jonah:Well...up we go...
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron start walking through the stairs)
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron get to the top of the mountain and a wall opens)
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron enter and go inside Mount Thiesel)
Jonah:Um...this isn't an active volcano,right?...
Ariana:Mount Thiesel is an extinct shield volcano.Because eruptive activity ceased 250,000 years ago,glaciers have heavenly eroded the volcano's structure.
Ellie:Which in normal language means....
Aaron:The Olympians lock Ephimetheus here because of lack of volcanic activity
Ellie:Oh
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron find a underground pit full of lava with lightning bolts as cage bars)
Jonah:Uh,Aaron?
Jonah:I through you said that there was no volcanic activity here
Aaron:It's impossible
Ellie:What the heck is that?!
Ariana:It seems to be like an entrance from Tartarus sealed with Lightning
Jonah:Tartarus?Like the fish sauce?
Ellie,Ariana and Aaron:???
Ellie:No!Tartarus is the lowest level of the Underworld!That's were monsters go when they're defeated!
Ariana:Monsters cannot die,they reform.Same goes with the Titans,Giants and other immortal beings.
Aaron:If this thing is actually connected to Tartarus,then this must be where Ephimetheus has been reforming these years.That's why the Olympians locked him.
Jonah:And the only way we were able to get here was because of...
(Jonah finds another Greek Lightning symbol)
(Jonah then turns to Ellie)
Ellie: ...me...i'm the key to open the prison...
Jonah:We have to get out of here!Before it's...!

Prometheus:(voice)Too late!

(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron turn)
(Prometheus appears)
Prometheus:You should've accepted my offer,son of Apollo.Through I should thank you for bringing the daughter of Zeus here.
Ellie:(taking out her bow and arrow)Fo what?So I can throw you into that pit with your brother,cause i'll be too glad to do so.
Ariana:(taking out her spear)Yeah!This ends here and now!
Aaron:(taking out his spear)And there's no way in hell...!
Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Prometheus:🙄
Aaron:(with his spear)I mean...in heaven...that we'll help you
Prometheus:Really?
Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron:Yeah!
Prometheus:Not even in exchange for him?...
(Percy Jackson appears with his hands in chains)
Jonah:Mr.Jackson!
Percy Jackson:Jonah!
(Prometheus grabs Percy Jackson from the neck)
Jonah:😨
(Jonah takes out his sword)
Prometheus:(grabbing Percy from the neck)Open the prison or your mentor dies
Percy:(shocked)No...don't do it,Jonah...please...
Jonah:(Pointing his sword at Prometheus)But...
Ariana:(pointing her spear at Prometheus)He's right,Jonah.We came here to stop Ephimetheus,not release him.
Jonah:(pointing his sword at Prometheus)I...I can't let Percy die...
Percy:(shocked)Listen to her...please...
Aaron:(pointing his spear at Prometheus)You heard,Percy.We have to stop Prometheus at all cost.
Jonah:(pointing his sword at Prometheus)There's has to be another choice

Ellie:(voice)ENOUGH!!!

(Everyone turns at Ellie)
Ellie: ...I'll do it
Jonah,Ariana and Aaron:What?!
Prometheus:(grabbing Percy from the neck)You will?
Ellie:With one condition,you will release Percy Jackson and spare his life.All of our lives.
Prometheus:(grabbing Percy from the neck)...Deal
Ellie:And to make sure you make your part of the bargain,you must swear it by the River Styx
Prometheus:(grabbing Percy from the neck)That will not be necessary.I'm a man of my word.
Ellie:😑
Prometheus:Fine
(Prometheus drops Percy to the floor)
Prometheus:I swear by the River Styx to release Percy Jackson and spare all of your mortal lives afterwards.Are you happy?
(Percy starts breathing weakened)
(Jonah goes to help Percy stand up)
Percy:(weakened)Ellie...you don't have to do this for me...
Ellie:I have no choice.I would do the same if it was Jonah,Ariana or even Aaron.You will do the same as well.
Percy: ...
(Ellie turns to see the Greek Lightning symbol)
Ellie:(whispering/saddened)I'm sorry,father...
(Ellie touches the Greek Lightning symbol and starts glowing electric Blue)
(The Lightning bars disappear)
(An earthquake starts and Ephimetheus appears from the pit)
Ephimetheus:Yes!Yes!I am free!
Ephimetheus:(to Prometheus)Brother!It's so nice to see...!
(Ephimetheus accidentally trips)
Everyone:😬
Ephimetheus:Sorry!It's been decades since the last time I walked!
Prometheus:Millenniums,actually,it's been more than a millennium,brother.
Ephimetheus:You know,you don't have to correct me every time.You know that?
(Prometheus And Ephimetheus hug each other)
Ariana:Maybe this wasn't bad after all
(Prometheus And Ephimetheus stop hugging)
Ephimetheus:So what do you want to do now?Take a walk?Play frisbee?Is frisbee still a think now?
Prometheus:Brother
Ephimetheus:Sorry,1st get revenge on the Olympians,then the family fun.
Ariana:Or maybe not
(Prometheus turns at Jonah and his friends)
Prometheus:Thank you so much for your cooperation.As I promised...
(Prometheus snaps his fingers)
(Percy is released from his chains)
Prometheus:Enjoy the rest of your lives
Ephimetheus:Yeah!Olympus!Here we go!
(Ephimetheus raises his hands in happiness and accidentally causes the place to start crushing)
Ephimetheus:That's on me!I'm sorry!
Prometheus:Let's go!
(Prometheus And Ephimetheus start running to the exit)
Jonah:(to his friends and Percy)Come on!Let's go!
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana,Aaron start running to the exit)
(Prometheus And Ephimetheus go to the exit and leave)
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana,Aaron and Percy are about to leave,however,the exit is blocked by rocks)
Ellie:Oh no!
Aaron:We're trapped!
Ariana:(looking at the rocks)That's the least of our problems!
(The rocks are about to crush on everyone)
Percy:Everyone!Gather around!
(Jonah,Ellie,Ariana and Aaron gather around Percy)
(Percy stand his hands on the sides)
Jonah:What are you doing?!
Percy:Remember when I told you I was the son of Poseidon?
Percy:It's time to show you my powers!
(Suddenly,water springs appear from the walls)
(Percy uses the water to form a shield around him and the others)
(The rocks start falling on everyone,but the shield protects them from crushing)