Echoes Through Eternity : Percy's Second Chance

Chapter 23

Okay so, Let's do this.

I'm sorry for the late update, that is why I'm going to be giving you 3 decent sized chapters today. It would have been more but:

1. I had to give like 10 exams in 15 day, and I took a few days to unwind after that. I got my marks for them, and I got great marks too, considering two of my exams had a 30 minutes overlap.

2. I went in this reading binge for Irondad/Spiderson field trip fics, then that became Harley Keener/ Peter Parker (Parley Parkner) field trip fics, then it became Parley twitter fics, with a sprinkle of Harley Keener/Peter Parker/Harry Osborn fics in the middle, then it went to Female Tony Stark Time Travel Fix-it, then to normal Tony Stark Time-Travel Fix-it fics, which is where I am at now, so that was a source of motivation for me.
3. I burnt myself yesterday. It was stupid actually. I was trying to cook and I made the mistake of trying to not only put hot stuff to make in the blender, but also to do it with my five-year old brother who does not have a patient bone in his, and started it without listening to our grandma tell us not to start the blender. That ended with me standing it front of him and covering him to the best of my ability and burning my legs, stomach, hands and forearms, a bit of the upper arm and my face. I got treatment, but a part of me wonders if this is because of the AO3 curse I have been warned about, but you never know, as I post there as well.

That is why, I am currently posting only three, and the last is barely edited as, you know, burnt hands.

But, I'll post more as soon as I can.

As always, please comment.

P.S.- I'd like to just say that I am not a US citizen, and considering the conditions of the world, I don't want to be. That is why, most of my research is done by Google, so forgive me for any discrepancies.

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It was obvious that Chiron thought that they all needed time to pack, but the twins had prepared for this day for some time. So they spent that time to go sit next to their Godmother and tell her their goodbyes, before they left to get their bags.

Grover had gone to the camp store to get one hundred dollars in mortal money and twenty golden drachmas, while Annabeth had gone and gotten nectar and ambrosia for them.

Annabeth was bringing her magic Yankees cap. She carried a book on famous classical architecture, written in Ancient Greek, to read when she got bored, and a long bronze knife, hidden in her shirt sleeve.

Grover wore his fake feet and his trousers to pass as human. He wore a green rasta-style cap, because when it rained his curly hair flattened and one could just see the tips of his horns. His bright orange backpack was full of scrap metal and apples to snack on. In his pocket was a set of reed pipes his daddy goat had carved for him, even though he only knew two songs: Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 12 and Hilary Duff's 'So Yesterday', both of which sounded pretty bad on reed pipes.

Percy and Rhea were more prepared in that sense, as they knew they would have to go on this quest. They had a larger quantity of money to use in whatever case needed, food that could just be heated on a stick over a fire made in the woods, a few maps with potential routes that they had spent a few hours marking, along with contingency plans written on the sidelines in case their ADHD made them forget. Their supply of nectar and ambrosia was quite large too, compared to the portion their other companions had gotten. They had a few pairs of clothes also stuffed in, keeping extras that could be shared with Annabeth and Grover. They also had back up bags with the same stuff that had been made into charms by their parents, who had not been happy at Zeus' demand, but only agreed because they knew he would punish the two for something even without proof.