The Incoming Hero

I'm a Carvahallian

Percy and Maelstrom were once again following the ship but were now quite bored. Their entertainment had been taken away from them, and they couldn't just leave now that they've put this much effort into following them.

Percy went up to see what happened to the children after a day went by without any kids on the deck. He soon concluded that the parents must have figured something out since the kids were in the hull and the parents looking over the edge of the boat every once in awhile.

He sighed and rested on Strom's back as they drifted through the ocean. They, or at least Percy, had many stories to show or tell so that's what they did. If possible, the bonding experience brought them even closer.

Before, Percy just told Maelstrom the highlights of his life which included many of his adventures. Now, though, he told him inconsequential things that showed Percy's real character. He talked about how he would help his mother make blue cookies because his stepfather said food couldn't be blue. He talked about Grover and Annabeth when they weren't on life threatening quests. All in all, Maelstrom learned what made Percy who he was now.

They were in the middle of a story about a mock arena battle when they both felt something fall off the boat. It was so light that they almost missed it, so they wondered what it must have been. To finally do something else, they went over and found a small piece of paper.

After pulling the water out of it, Percy's eyes opened in shock. It was a letter from one of the children! He quickly read the rest and couldn't help but smirk evilly.

While he completely understood the parents actions, Percy thought they deserved some payback too. As added bonus, it would also raise the children's mood. He could tell in the undertones of the letter that it was a very quiet and depressing ship at the moment.

Luckily, the children were smart enough to ask him to do something instead of asking for a reply because he had no writing utensils on him and no other way to contact them.

The request was simple. They knew he could control water and ice so they asked him to trip up their parents and the crew. Of course, they said not to injure them, just frustrate them.

Well, Percy and Maelstrom could do that. He felt Maelstrom leave his mind and both smirked at each other. Percy may have even cackled a little. Such a simple thing was driving him to evil cackles ... he really needed to alleviate his boredom.

Fortunately, this prank business seemed to be just the thing he needed.

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Over the next couple of weeks, Percy and Maelstrom fulfilled the children's requests and laughed at the confused adults. Some of their ideas were so childish but so ingenious that he looked forward to pulling. The children smartly made sure they were in sight of parents when he was setting up and playing the prank.

He actually got to talk to one of the kids during his bathroom break and Percy was thanked for helping with their payback.

When he finally sensed land, he tackled his dragon in joy, even if it didn't do much underwater. As the underwater crew and ship neared land, the clanging of swords and battle cries were heard.

Percy and Maelstrom looked at each other and had a quick mental conversation.

"What do you think we should do?" Percy asked. He didn't want to just pick a side and fight for them because he may not agree with what they were fighting for. And that would be when the term, 'hindsight is a bitch,' would be used.

The roar of dragon could be heard, and when Percy surfaced enough he saw two dragons fighting in the air. He ducked back under and said, "Well, that changes things."