Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Eagle's Path || a PJO/AC Crossover

Chapter 21: The Truth

Annabeth POV:
Who were they? Who were these assassins that Percy knew? How did Percy know them? All of these questions, rambling around in my head. But most of all, what was the relationship between Percy and them. It was a question I feared as Percy, Leo and I were walking back to the Argo to take flight again. As we walked, Elizabeth and Emily carried their equipment with them, which was probably ten pounds each. And Percy talked with both of them, no, explaining to them the truth. About how Greek and Roman Mythology, was not Mythology at all. He told them about how the gods and goddesses of Olympus were real, how they have children called Demigods, and how we are all Demigods. "-So after three thousand years, they still had children which we now like to call Half-Bloods, or Demigods. And when the grow up near the age of twelve or so, their scents becomes strong enough to ring the monster-dinner-bell" he continued to explain. "Aren't you scared"? She asked. "I was at first, but I had my friends Grover and Annabeth at my side to help me get through it". Friend? Is that what Percy thinks of me after being gone for so long? His 'friend'? "Who's Grover"?
"He's a Satyr, half-human, half-goat. He's a nature spirit and protector. He was tasked by the gods to protect me when I was twelve and in the Yancy Boarding School. He rescued me from being attacked by a the Minotaur, but at the cost of my mom being captured by Hades".
"Why"?
"Because at the same time, Zeus and Hades had chosen to blame me for stealing the Master Lighting Bolt, and the Helm of Darkness. And they both blamed my dad for using me to steal them. And if I didn't return them to their owners by the Summer Solstice, there would've been a war of the gods".
"Speaking of your father, you never told me who he is".
Was this girl being impressed by him? Or was she intending to flirt with him? 'NO NO NO, don't think of thoughts like that' my mind told me, but I couldn't trust my heart on that.
"My father... He's the god of the sea, Poseidon" Percy answered.
"Wait, one of the most powerful gods of Olympus"? Emily asked.
Percy nodded. "When the gods found out I was a son of Poseidon, they immediately thought I stole the Bolt and Helm of Darkness. All because I wasn't meant to be born".
"Wait, why"?
"Because-"
"Alright kids. Story time's over. We're here" I said, as we came across the Argo. It's bronze hull gleaming in the sun, and Festus' eyes glowing a cherry red. Leo had jogged back towards his beloved ship and friend. "Oh... My... God"! Emily and Elizabeth said in awe of the sight before them. My exact reaction to seeing Leo's ship for the first time before the Giant War. "Well, welcome to the Argo II" Percy spoke.
"The Argo II huh" Elizabeth said in impression.
"Actually. As Leo's dad, Hephaestus calls it, the Argo 2.2".
"What happened to the Argo 2.0"?
"Zeus kinda tossed it halfway around the world".
"It's amazing". Emily spoke in continued awe. "But why is it on land"?
"Come aboard and you'll see" he said, as he offered to carry the equipment for Emily. The two girls walked aboard the Argo first, following by me and Percy. Upon walking aboard the ship, Jason, Thalia, Piper, Frank, and Hazel and curious looks on their eyes, a brow raised at the sight of the two new strangers on board. "Um, Annabeth"? Piper asked me, "who're these guys"?
"These two-" I pointed at both of them, "are a couple of Percy's friends. Assassins". All of them suddenly had wide eyes to hear 'Assassin', mostly Thalia as she sat by the mast with her bow in her hands. Something tells me she's about to use it in a second. "Percy, Annabeth, what're you two thinking"? Thalia asked, "we can't let them on here! They're mortal".
"It wasn't my idea either" I replied, "but Percy insisted, because...".
"Because what"? Hazel asked. Taking a look at Percy, he had a sad, puppy-dog look in his eyes, maybe because this was in fact what he wanted to tell us. Percy let out a sigh, rubbed his temple, and spoke out, saying "because I'm one of them. I'm an Assassin". Everyone stared at Percy, a surprised and puzzled look, just as much as I first did. "...wha..." Frank quietly said. "But guys, I can explain, it is a perfectly good reason". "A good reason"?! Jason exclaimed. "Percy, you're working for the enemy, the ones who stole Artemis's Golden Bow. And how long have you-".
"WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA" Emily exclaimed, "listen, someone tell me what's going on! The enemy? Artemis's Golden Bow"? "Yeah, someone need to at least tell us what's going on, because this is all just crazy"! Elizabeth yelled. Percy looked around, and I could tell he was not pleasant with what was going on around him. Everyone that Percy knew was going against him, and I felt bad for it. I'm not a fan for the idea of the Assassins, but I thinking Percy had good reasoning behind it. "Guys, just... Please... Listen. I'm gonna go downstairs to my cabin room and get something" Percy said. "Alright Percy" I said, "and Leo, can you get the Argo back in the air before anymore attract anymore monsters". "You got it Quartermaster Chase" he joked.
"Don't push your luck Leo".
He gave a elfish smile as we walked back towards the helm, and Percy walked downstairs to the cabins. As for Emily, she sat in the corner near the stairs of the helm on top of a crate. She just looked down at the floor, a sad look on her eyes, and her sister Elizabeth sat beside her with an arm over Emily's shoulder. As the oars raised out and the ship began to slowly take flight, Thalia gave a glaring look towards them, but Piper walked towards them instead. "Hey, are you okay" she asked. Emily looked up, to see Piper before her with a sorrow look. "I don't know if I'm alright. This is just so freaky. Monsters? Gods? Demigods? Titans? Giants? I just don't understand the 'normal' world anymore".
"I understand you. I thought I understood the world, and I thought I was normal person. But when I found out I was a demigod, I had to realize it's who I am".
A little smile came across Emily's face, "it's kind of the same thing with us, We were only young when We became Assassins, and that's when everything changed for us. I guess we can say we know each other so well".
"I guess we do", Piper raised her hand out, "I'm Piper, Piper McLean, Daughter of Aphrodite".
They both shook hands, "I'm Emily Mérciér. And this is Elizabeth, but I call her 'Izzy'". Emily and Piper released hands, and Elizabeth shook hers. "Wait, you wouldn't happen to be related to THE Tristan McLean, the movie actor"? Piper's face turned red, obviously to not want to be recognized by public, or anyone in particular. "Um... Maybe"?
"Oh come on, I'm a fan of your dad's movies. Especially King of Sparta".
"I never liked that movie. I had to see a poster of him without a shirt on".
"I think it suits him".
Hearing Elizabeth admire Piper's embarrassing secret made me, and Thalia chuckle a bit.
"I heard that Annabeth".
"Sure you did" I replied.
And at the same moment, I heard we were now at high altitude, close enough to the sky but not high enough to be blind as bats. Hearing footsteps come up the stairs, I looked over by the stairway to see Percy, only he wasn't in his normal t-shirt, jeans and sneakers. Instead, he wore a white hood with red lining and what I think we're pockets for hidden weapons. A black strap bag was around his torso along with extra straps for more weapons. Instead of jeans, he had on grey cargo pants with a black gun holster strapped around his leg and black combat boots. Either way, he looks like he wore the same kind of outfit as Emily and Elizabeth. "So, that's your Assassin outfit"? I asked, arms crossed. "Yeah, I mean the pants and boots are a tight fit. But, it's a lot more comfortable than I thought". "Oh really? Do they count as onesies? I
Could use one".
A chuckle came from him, "alright Wise Girl", and with that we connected lips. Feeling Percy's lips against mine was something I truly missed for the past few months. we parted lips, and he looked down at me with his perfect green eyes. "So, anything you want to tell us"? We heard the voice of Frank say. The whole crew was looking at us, especially Leo from the helm above. "Yeah" Jason said, "based on how you know the Assassins so well, tell us why we should trust them".
Percy let me go, and he looked around to see everyone waiting for an answer. He then turned his head, and to see him face Emily and Elizabeth. The two girls have him a reassuring nod, maybe to give him permission to speak the truth. He took a deep breath, and exhaled, he stepped back to sit on a wooden still by the entryway. "Well, um... I'm not exactly the school or history kind of guy, but... The Assassins go WAY far. So, how much do you guys know about the Templar Knights"?
*** minutes later***
"-and after the Templars became more powerful ever since London and the Industrail Revolution, around the 1980's, the founded Abstergo. They had control over Government, Stocks, Law, Order, and now they want control over history itself to discover what really happened in the past with the Assassins and Templars. All for one thing, the Pieces of Eden". Looking around, I could see the surprised, confused, and dumbfounded looks on all of us as Percy finished explaining the Assassins, Templars and the quest. And I even felt the same as the others. The Pieces of Eden? The First Civilization? But it all made sense now with exciting, and brutal moments of history; Jerusalem, Italy, Rome, Constantinople, The Caribean, The American Colonies, the Atlantic, The French Revolution, the Industrail Revolution! It made sense now for those historical moments, the Assassins were ALL associated with them. "It's... It's impossible" Hazel said. "It can't be impossible" Piper said, "why else did we have those dreams"? "But it should explain all the historical events. They were really battles and wars". I said. "Templars and Assassins fighting for centuries, and nearly a thousand years of life-changing history that changed society. They can't be coincidences". "Well there's question" Thalia said, "if Assassins and Templars changed history, why wasn't it recorded in the history books"?
Nobody said a word, as the breeze was the only sound we heard.
"I'll tell you why" Elizabeth said, "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted". Gods, thanks the same quote Altäir said to me in my dreams.
"But... What exactly does that mean"? Leo asked, "to me it's just a quote". Elizabeth gave a sour look, judging by him using the word 'just'. "Leo, it's no 'just' a quote" I said, suddenly coming to realization what Altäir mean, "it's wisdom". Emily nodded in reassurance. "'Nothing is true' means that as much as we read books, learn from our teachers and so on, nothing that we learn is REALLY true".
"And 'Everything is Permitted' means that while humanity is controlled or chained, we have permission to do what we want with our lives as free people, with no jurisdiction" Emily said. "That is what defies our Creed" Percy said.
"Amazing..." Hazel said.
"They really must be wise" Piper said.
"They are" Percy spoke once again.
"And if the Templars wind that wisdom will be gone, and humanity will be slaves to them. So if the Templarswere the ones who really stole Artemis's Golden Bow, they would've wanted to frame us so Lady Artemis could eliminate the Assassins faster without getting their hands dirty".
"Well that explains a lot, but exactly WHERE did they take the bow"? Jason asked.
"Well me and Izzy were going to London to speak with a few contacts who've been spying Templar activity".
"Are you sure we're supposed to go there"? I asked, "we were about to head to Paris for a clue".
"Well Paris might be a good place to go looking for next, besides, Abstergo is more bigger and powerful in London and Paris. But for now, let's see what our contacts have to say".
"So you're sure the bow could be there"?
"Maybe the bow, maybe a clue. Can't be so sure. But there's been a lot of Templar activity there in the past couple of months, and it might get hairy unless we be more discreet. IF, you're up for that".
Emily crossed her arms, as she and the rest of the crew were waiting for an answer. I just don't know, it would be too dangerous, we're not dealing with monsters with swords, bows, or knives. We're dealing with a powerful crusade in modern times, an ARMY. But if we don't get the bow back, Artemis will eliminate the Assassins, including Percy, the Templars win, and humanity becomes their slaves. I heaved a sigh, and I made the decision.
"What the heck, I've always wanted to see Big Ben anyways. Leo, change the course to London".
"Aye-aye 'captain Chase'" he jokingly said, as he changed the destination in the GPS. "So we should get ready in case we deal Templars"? Hazel asked.
"Pretty much" Elizabeth replied, "but at this speed, we'll probably get there by tomorrow. So we have nothing to worry about now". She was right, at least we'd have enough time to relax and train upon waiting. "Okay, let's go downstairs and relax guys" Jason said, as they all especially went and followed him downstairs, even Emily and Elizabeth as Piper offered to give them a tour around. But for some reason, Thalia was still glaring daggers at the two, even though she learnt that they weren't the real enemies.
Jeez, what happened between them?
I too was about to follow them downstairs, but Percy put a hand on my shoulder behind me, and said "hey Annabeth". I turned and faced him, "thank you for understanding". I gave warm smile, knowing I still understand. "You're welcome, Seaweed Brain" we connected lips and kissed. We parted and walked back down the stairs. Next stop: London, England.
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