6/16/07, Saturday
Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00am
Percy POV
We made our way to breakfast to eat, then do inspections.
I have a good feeling today is going to be a good day.
Me, Tyson, Annabeth & her siblings got to work on building our chariot.
As Poseidon & Athena invented it, we should easily win this.
Apollo's busy trying to slow Thalia's death & ease her pain as much as possible.
Ares & Artemis warned that someone tried to send their Stymphalian Birds after the camp but were told not to by their masters.
What was Luke, Kronos or Triumvirate thinking, trying to send Ares & Artemis's pets after us?!
Anyway, we continued until Hephaestus stopped us on our way to lunch.
He wasn't crippled anymore & significantly less disfigured, due to Apollo's surgeries.
He is just as ugly as he was born, but the injuries & disfigurement he got from falling off Olympus is gone, according to Apollo, who helped deliver him, with Artemis.
Hephaestus: "The gifts I promised you."
He held up 2 boxes for us.
Me & Annabeth took them & opened them.
"The gold rings go around your middle fingers & can each summon any type of sword used by Greco-Roman society. If the warriors that used it worshiped us, you can use it."
"The silver pinky rings do the same for daggers. The gold bracelet can summon Javelins or polearms. I heard that you wanted a trident with a spear on the other side, so that's an option."
"The silver bracelet does the same for shields. The silver & gold bracelet summons bows & arrows."
"Lastly, the monopoly car can become any type of land transportation you need, complete with automaton drivers & staff. The monopoly boat works the same way for sea transportation. I'm saving the plane for the next winter solstice."
"They're all made of Adamantine, the metal that represents Zeus's domain, Orichalcum, the metal that represents Poseidon's domain, Celestial Bronze, the metal that represents the beginning of our society & thus Greece & Imperial Gold, the metal that represents the end of our society & thus Rome. Percy's also has Stygian Iron, the metal that represents Hades's domain, despite it coming from a river, thus also Poseidon's domain."
Me: "They're just like my armor." Made of the same materials & everything.
Hephaestus, after face palming himself: "Also, here's armor I made for you that works just like Percy's." He says handing a hoodie, toboggan & boots to Annabeth.
Annabeth: "Thank you so much, Lord Hephaestus."
Hephaestus: "Hephaestus is fine. I'm not one of those gods that require to be addressed with formality outside of formal events."
We made our way to lunch, then went back to building our chariots.
Amphitheater, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 7:15 pm
Everyone was gathered here. Mr. D. & Aphrodite were standing in the center, while me, Bianca, Drew & Luke's replacement as Heliast, Rachel.
I tapped my gavel twice to calm everyone down.
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Modern Myths
FanfictionHades stumbles upon Percy soon after Gabe comes into his life & kills him & takes to helping Percy to the best of his abilities. Percy inspires others to do the same.
