PERCY
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Percy got his friends untied. Eurytion didn't try to stop him. Meanwhile, Sen stoked up the barbecue and threw the food into the flames as a burnt offering for Apollo.
She gave a peace sign. "Thanks, man."
The sky thundered in the distance, so Percy figured maybe the burgers smelled okay.
"Yay for Percy and Sen!" Tyson clapped.
"Can we tie up this cowherd now?" Nico asked.
"Yeah!" Grover agreed. "And that dog almost killed me!"
Percy looked at Eurytion, who still was sitting relaxed at the picnic table. Orthus had both his heads on the cowherd's knees.
"How long will it take Geryon to re-form?" Percy asked him.
Eurytion shrugged. "Hundred years? He's not one of those fast re-formers, thank the gods. You've done me a favor."
"You said you'd died for him before." Percy remembered. "How?"
"I've worked for that creep for thousands of years. Started as a regular half-blood, but I chose immortality when my dad offered it. Worst mistake I ever made. Now I'm stuck here at this ranch. I can't leave. I can't quit. I just tend the cows and fight Geryon's fights. We're kinda tied together."
Sen walked over. "Maybe you can change things."
Eurytion narrowed his eyes. "How?"
Percy said, "Be nice to the animals. Take care of them. Stop selling them for food. And stop dealing with the Titans."
Eurytion thought about that. "That'd be all right."
"Get the animals on your side, and they'll help you. Once Geryon gets back, maybe he'll be working for you this time." Percy nodded.
Eurytion grinned. "Now, that I could live with."
Sen smiled. "You won't stop us from leaving?"
"Hell, no."
Annabeth rubbed her bruised wrists. She was still looking at Eurytion suspiciously. "Your boss said somebody paid for our safe passage. Who?"
The cowherd shrugged. "Maybe he was just saying that to fool you."
"What about the Titans?" Percy asked. "Did you Iris-message them about Nico yet?"
"Nope. Geryon was waiting until after the barbecue. They don't know about him."
Nico was glaring at Percy. The older boy wasn't sure what to do about him. He doubted Nico would agree to come with the group. On the other hand, he couldn't just let him roam around on his own.
"You could stay here until we're done with our quest." Percy told him. "It would be safe."
"Safe?" Nico said. "What do you care if I'm safe? You got my sister killed!"
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Freak || Percy Jackson x OC
Fanfiction"Don't kill me, just help me run away from everyone. I need a place to stay where i can cover up my face. Don't cry; I am just a freak." In which a mysterious girl shows up on a bus one day, and the Son of Poseidon sets out to save her. (Percy Jacks...
