The Labyrinth (percabeth)

Chapter 2

Percy

I swam into the throne room of my father's underwater palace, where he had called on me. My father, Poseidon, was a happy-go-lucky guy like me, so I was wondering why he had sent me for since he usually didn't need me.

My father sat on his throne, looking very regal and like the true king of the sea that he was. He usually was in shorts and a beach shirt, so this was a new look for me.

"Father," I said, "what's up?"

See, my dad and I get along the best out of the Olympian parents and their children. We are pretty close.

"Son," my father boomed. "I have a task for you. You must go into the Labyrinth and defeat a group of monsters who are about to destroy Greece. We need your skills to stop this monster."

"Dad, you want me to go into the place were they out the prisoners in Ancient Greece to be killed to take out a few monsters for you?"

"Yep."

"Cool! So what are these monsters?"

"Two drakons, two Chimeras, and a King Hydra." He said quickly and sheepishly.

"I can ask for help right?"

He straightened up at this. "Of course! Take as many companions as you need!"

"Great! Thanks, Dad!"

"If you succeed, you shall forever be known as the hero who went into the labyrinth and saved Greece at the same time."

I left the throne room hyper and very excited. I couldn't wait for this quest! This would truly test my abilities as a leader and a sword fighter. Maybe then my mom would be convinced to let me go through Greece killing all the monsters.

This quest was really important to me, so I can't mess it up. I need to figure out who I am going to pick to accompany me.

Obviously, I was going to choose my best friend Grover. I've known him since I was a little kid, and the fact that he's a satyr doesn't make him any less valuable to the team. Especially since he is the Chosen One of Pan. Thousands of satyrs have searched for him for centuries, and Grover was the only one to succeed. The blessing was passed onto him, and I know he was the right satyr for the job.

I also thought about it, and realised I was going to need a large amount of companions to take down so many tough and vicious monsters.

I was going to choose Jason, my other friend, to assist me. Being a son of Jupiter, and an excellent fighter, his skills will do much of the work for us. He's one of the only people in the world I trust with my life. He'll be a great person to keep us focused and ready for the task ahead, since I suck at that.

My next choice was Frank. He was a son of Mars, and a descendant of Poseidon. Obviously, he was a good friend of mine. He's great with a bow and arrow, and he can turn into any animal that he chooses. He's awesome!

My next companion is Leo. He's insane. I mean really insane. Leo is a son of Hephaestus and a fire-user. A hyper fire-user. We won't die by the monsters. We would die by Leo's hands if we died at all. He would attract some scary monster and have it kill us or set us all on fire. We need him though. His fire powers are useful and he can build just about anything.

My last companion was Nico. Picture Nico, picture goth guy. He wears all black and has long black hair. He's incredibly powerful as a son of Hades though, so we need him. His sword also looks awesome.

Can I really do this? Of course I can. I have to do it.

I swam out onto the surface, and entered the city of Corinth, where my dad was the patron god. Jason, Leo, Frank, and Nico were all in the sword fighting arena near my dad's temple. Grover was practicing his pipes in the corner. I looked at them fighting one another.