The Merge (Harry Potter/Percy Jackson fanfic)

The Merge ch. 2

Hermione put her book down. "Hmm. Kronos. I know that name from somewhere." She crossed over to her bag and began to dig. "Why do you ask?" Harry gulped. "Well, I had a nightmare." "Again, Harry?" She frowned. "I thought they had stopped!" "So did I!" He scowled. "I wish they would. Woke me up at 5 in the bloody morning." Ron scoffed. Hermione glared at him. "Aha!" She pulled a thick leather book out. "Found it." "Found what?" Harry asked. "A book that mentions Kronos."

"It's a book on Greek mythology." She explained. "It's really very interesting you should -" "Hermione Kronos? Nightmare?" Harry interrupted. "Right. Anyways," Hermione flipped to the beginning. "It says here that Kronos was a Titan. He defeated his father, Uranus, and took his place as ruler of the heavens. He had 7 children, but it was told that one would over throw him just as he had to his father. So after each child was born he swallowed it whole. But Rhea ,his wife, saved the last child. He was Zeus and he was raised by nymphs. When he was old enough he tricked his father into throwing up his siblings and since they were immortal they had lived and grown in Kronos's-" "Hermione," Harry interrupted. "This all very interesting but I'd rather have the short story." She frowned. "Fine. Long story short. Kronos was killed by Zeus and his siblings. BUT the fates also decreed that Kronos would, when the time was right, rise again to conquer the world. Happy?" "Very..."

A long way away in America no less there was a trio not unlike this one. They were being told by a centaur about a dark force looming over the waters. "Percy, you must consult the oracle." He gulped, "Okay..." He walked up the stairs to the attic. It was creepy up in the attic. All the artifacts up there covered in dust leading like a path towards the even more dusty, dead oracle. The oracle glowed. "Approach, hero, and ask." Percy stepped closer. "How can I defeat the great force?" The green mist curled. "Three demigods shall find the weapon of a great threat, The tide,earth,and intelligence shall fight together to find a destroy the villain,and discover three they haven't met, The Olympians are falling,there is no great power besides the boy, who has the power of the waves,that can defeat the monsters ahead,the last day of earth shall be set upon the winter solstice. A forbidden mark shall appear to the eyes,full of power and magic. The creatures that haven't existed for many centuries,or so demigods have thought,are arriving soon to those on the quest."

The mist disappeared and the oracle sat there like it had never moved. Percy went down to the group. He told them the prophecy. Annabeth said, "That's a long one. We will have to write that down." Chiron with a grim expression stepped forward. "Well at least it told us who's going." Annabeth and Percy looked up. "Who?" "You three. Tide, earth, intelligence? Obviously Percy, Grover, and you, Annabeth." Percy frowned. "Earth could be anyone. Does it have to be Grover?" "Don't you want him?" "Oh yes! But are you sure?" "I'm sure. Grover has a nature sense. He can tell you were the force is." "Okay then." Annabeth and Percy sat by the beach. "I think I know what the creature we think doesn't exist is." Percy scooched closer. "What is it?" "I can't tell you. I don't even know if I'm right!" "Hey we'll figure this out together." She nodded. "Okay..."

"Well we can't worry about You-know-you." Hermione said. "Let's focus on finding the new barrier." They were trying to get into platform 9 3/4. Professor Mcgonagall had changed which column it was and Hermione was trying to remember. "It was the second one I think." Ron looked at her. "You think?" "Yes Professor Mcgonagall showed me a diagram." She screwed up her face. "Yes it's the second one." Harry sighed. "Well lets go then." Hermione pushed through the barrier. But when she got through she saw not a train station but a park. When she turned around the Ron was stepping out of midair. Then Harry came forward. Hermione realized too late that once Harry stepped out the barrier might close. She pushed back put to no avail. "Well we better find out where we are."