Percy Jackson: CHB Again?

Chapter 19: Mark, My Not Boyfriend

"What?" I exclaimed. Working with monsters? Did Luke even hear himself?

"Where are we?" I pestered. "What is this? A joke? It's not funny! Explain what's going on!"

"We're on the Andromeda...Tera, we're waiting to serve Kronos when he rises. This is our headquarters..." he look nervous that he had to answer these question. All I could do was stare as my jaw dropped to the floor.

"You're working with Kronos?" I questioned.

"No. We are."

"We? Me too? Why?" I fumbled.

"The gods killed your mother. Your only family. That's why. We fight against the gods to avenge people like your mom, because the gods don't give a pegasus's dung about us. Poseidon never helped you after your mom died, and you were only six! We've got to overthrow our parents. Remember?"

"Zeus killed my mother..." I mumbled without thinking. "Got to overthrow him." I looked down.

"Tera, I think you should come with me to my room for a bit. I think we need to talk in private."

I was a bit antsy about going with him, but as soon as he grabbed my hand and started leading me there, I felt safer with him than I had with the sword.

He led me past a few monsters on deck and back down the flight of stairs in front of the buffet table. He produced a key from his pocket, which he then used to unlock one of the doors.

My first thought upon entering his room was; his is bigger than mine. He had more than one light source, actual desks and drawers, and some chests of his own. His bed was a double bed, mine was a small cot. His walls even seemed freshly painted! I wondered how a boy could keep his room so clean.

I took a seat on his really comfy bed, and looked up at his worried expression.

"Do you, uh, remember why you're like this?" Luke asked. Pretty sure I was just as confused as Luke was, but I took a stab in the dark.

"There are two genders. Male, and Female. I, like many others, am female, meaning I appear different on the outside then males do, I also do not have a--"

"Stop. Ter-Ter, I'm serious. Do you know why you woke up and you were confused?"

"Okay, I'd love to try and answer your questions I have no idea how to answer, but I really want to know why you're calling me Ter-Ter." I pestered. I was already confused as Hades, but that didn't mean I couldn't ask the small questions. (Pronounced: Tear-Tear, like Bear Bear)

"That's what I always call you. You know, because we have a brother-sister bond?" He put a hand against his scar and sighed. "Never mind. Let me explain."

"Please do."

"If you stopped talking, I could."

"Well, you're my bonded-older-brother. Don't you have the power to make me stop talking?" He sighed another exasperated sigh, and took a seat beside me. Folding his hands together on his lap, he stared off into space as he continued.

"You came to the Titan side as soon as we met you, even though everyone thought you were loyal to Camp Half Blood-" he sneered at the name "-and the gods. How did they react? Poseidon finally came and visited his only daughter. But he didn't try reasoning with you to get back onto his side, since, after all, as soon as you turn sixteen you'll have the power we need to overthrow him and the rest of the gods. No, instead he struck you in the head with his trident.

"The first few months were brutal. You would wake up every day not remembering why you were here and working with monsters. After some treatment with our best demigods, it started to stop. Basically, this doesn't happen as often anymore. Usually once every few months. But it's unpredictable."