A/N: Hi guys! It's dorylover! I've had… stuff to do. Anyways, I've been reading a lot of those Chaos and Percy stories. Then stuff happens and I decided to write one. Yay!
By the way, this is the revised version of the first chapter. Some people suggested I lengthen out some parts, give detail, blah blah blah. So I did. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: So I forgot to do one on my last story. Oops. So I don't own anything! I'm not even Rick Riodan. Sigh… one day.
Reposted from my fanfiction account. I own all of this. Contact me through Fanfiction if you need to. The link to my profile there is on my profile.
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I was having a crappy day. But considering I was a demigod that's not unusual. Things usually had a way of breaking, or shattering or blowing up when I was around. One of the lovely perks of being me I guess.
I sat in the dark reflecting on my life, trying to decide where my life went so wrong.
Flashback (Percy POV)
I had just been away from camp for the school year. Thankfully Paul pulled some stings to let me come back next year, though the guys' bathroom needs to be uh… fixed. Hey, son of Poseidon here. Not my fault. Anyway I was heading over to the Athena cabin when I saw Grover.
"Hey G-man! What's up?"
"He- hey Perce." replied Grover, nervously tugging at the bottom of his A can a day keeps the monsters away shirt. "I didn't expect you to be back s-soon."
"Schools out. Where else would I be? Listen, have you seen Annabeth?"
"Um. She might be at the arena. Just please don't be mad Percy. Please." Grover looked at me pleading. How could I resist. He was my best and oldest friend. I sighed, "Sure G-man, anything for you. I'll see you later okay?" Grover nodded and I sprinted away towards the arena wondering why he looked so downcast and nervous.
As I neared the arena I heard giggling and laughing coming from inside.
"Oh Jerome." giggled the female voice. Huh. That sounded like Annabeth I thought. But isn't Annabeth in California?
I peeked around the corner and froze. Annabeth was holding hands with a random guy and blushing. This didn't make any sense, but I got to the point where I threw reason through the window and got angry.
I got so mad that the water from the water cooler levitated out and formed a mini tornado around them. Just enough to make freak them out a little. It worked. Annabeth yelped and looked around for the source of the hurricane while brave, notice the sarcasm, Jerome brandished a sword and started running around, yelling, "I'll fight you!"
I then ran to my cabin wrote a note to Chiron, Pinecone Face and Death Breath, telling them of my intentions and how much the meant to me.I left it on my pillow for them to find and got out a backpack that was a gift from Grover. I was magically enchanted so that it never got heaver. I packed all the necessities; shirts, pants, some funny smelling socks probably left over from last summer and sprinted to the camp borders.
Stopping at Thalias' tree, I reached out to touch it, remembering back to my second summer when Annabeth and I stole the fleece and turned Thalia back from tree form. Peleus looked at me sadly and bumped his head against my arm. I'm pretty sure he could guess I was leaving.
"I know. I'll miss you to." I told him while petting him on the head.
Looking around at the valley, I memorized every detail; the lake, the cabins, the dining pavilion, and the big house. "Probably won't be coming back for a while." I murmured. I turned and ran down the hill into the fading afternoon sun. Little did I know how long it would actually be until I returned.
Back to the present
So a couple weeks later, I was lying, battered and beaten in a dumpster. Glamorous I know, but it kept the monsters at bay. Apparently they weren't evolved enough for city life. They just kept pounding the dumpster and shouting, "Come out spawn of the sea. We've been craving sushi!" Personally, I was perfectly content to not be turned into sushi.
A bright light suddenly shone and blasted the dumpster apart. My first thought, "There really is a bright light at the end of the tunnel." Surprisingly I was unharmed. I picked my self off the ground but was in no hurry to stand up.
A portal appeared on the alley wall and a man stepped out cursing. "Ah! There goes my entrance!" He muttered a couple of words and the portal dissappeared.
During those few seconds I got a chance to study him. He was tall around 6' 1" and looked like a normal dude. The only thing that scared me was his robes. They looked like the Milky Way had thrown up on them. Stars glittered on the sleeves and comets zoomed around his waist. And if I squinted hard enough, I could just make out the planets orbiting around the hem.
He stopped cursing and knelt down to look in my eyes. "Hello young Perseus. I've been watching you for a while."
Under normal circumstances you don't trust people who pop out of a swirling portal and say they've been watching you, but these were not normal circumstances. Still, something felt off about him and I was not taking chances.
"Whoa! I did NOT sign up for a stalker." I scrambled to my feet and drew riptide to its' full length.
"Peace. I only came to talk. And offer you a place in my army."
"Your army?" I answered slowly. I lowered my sword a couple inches. The offer sounded intriguing, but I was still wary of this guy.
"Yes. I recruit only the most noble and brave people. Those who are selfless and well, people like you. And you Perseus would be my commander, my right- hand man."
"And if I don't accept?" I was a little cautious of accepting anything from this strange man. "I mean I don't even know your name."
"Forgive me, I'm Chaos, father of Gaia, and the Primordials."
So everything I was taught in Greek class was a lie. Wow this day keeps getting better and better. I had to remember to tell Chiron about this guy.
As if reading my mind, Chaos said, "No. No one must know about me until the time is right." I sighed. Great, the most powerful guy in the universe was a mind reader. I considered his offer. Maybe this was just the sort of thing I needed. A vacation of sorts. Maybe learn a couple of things. In the end, the pros outweighed the cons.
"Hmmm. I suppose things can't get any worse. I accept your offer."
Chaos opened a portal and stepped through.
New life. Here I come. I thought.
That was 300 years ago. Now I'm the leader of Chaos' army and my new name is Zeta.
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A/N: So I suck at plotlines and writing in general. Any constructive criticism is appreciated. Also if there's anything I can do to make this story/ chapter better, I can rewrite it if I believe it will work and is a good idea.
Also Zeta is a letter in the Greek alphabet. I've seen way to many Alphas and Omegas. So I chose Zeta. Hope you like the choice.
-dorylover
