One Crazy Book

Chapter 3 "Zach" and the Gods of Olympus?!

    I've never slept so soundly or as deeply like this before. It was a peaceful sleep. Like the kind where you just don't move at all and you wake up feeling completely awake and refreshed? Ya that kind of sleep. But sleeping isn't meant to last forever. You always have to wake up sooner or later. And now it was my time to wake up from my deathlike sleep. But where I wake up.. Is not where I fell asleep.. Not even remotely close...

I hear someone saying a name and feel a hand on my shoulder as they attempt to wake me up but I felt so relaxed like this and didn't wanna move. That's when something hit me up side the head. I instantly woke up and looked around confused and dazed by what I saw. I was no longer laying in my soft bed under my warm blankets. I was on a school bus full of loud and obnoxious kids. They all seemed to be about 12-14 year olds from what I could tell.

    I looked to my right to see a kid with curly brown hair and that's some snotty girl was throwing wadded up pieces of what looks like pb&j. I started getting deja vu. But not like I've been here but that I've read about it. But I dismissed it and figured I should stand up for the kid so I said. "Hey whatever your name is, leave this kid alone ok? I know you wanna feed your pigeon friends but you gotta remember they aren't real ok?" That comment got a sneer and sour look from both the girl and a teacher looking lady sitting not so far away from the girl. Then the kid pulled me down next to him. "Hey Percy don't do that, you know your probation. You know who'll get blamed." Which then in turn made me super confused.

    "Percy? Who's Percy? My names not Percy." I replied which then gave him in return a confused look.

    "What are you talking about? Your name is Percy. It's Percy Jackson come on man why you acting strange?" And when he said that my eyes went wide as I quickly looked around to find a shiny metallic or reflective object.

    We went into some shadows which were dark enough for me to see my reflection in the window. I gasp as I see a face that does not belong to be gasping back at me. A face of a 12 year old with eyes the color of the sea and brown hair gasping back at me. I quickly look around and realized why everything looked so familiar, as if I had read it somewhere. So I turned toward the kid sitting next to me thinking I figured out his identity. "Umm.. Grover? Is that really you?"

    "Ya it's me buddy what's wrong? You look like you just saw a ghost." He replied in a worried tone.

    This has to be a dream.. It's just a dream.. I pinch myself to try to wake myself up but all I get is nerve endings saying that somethings wrong. In other words, pain. This can't be right.. This HAS to be a dream. There's no way this is really happening.. I'm so deep in thought that I don't notice the bus stop or everyone get off. I sit there thinking when the teacher lady walks over and goes off on me. "Percy Jackson get your butt off this bus now!" I look up and see who it is trying to remember the name.

    My eyes go wide in fear as I remember the details on this teacher. "Oh crap.. Umm sorry Mrs. Dodds I'm getting off right now." Don't you dare say it.. "No need to go all batty on me." God damn it why did I have to say that. Well to be honest it was pretty funny haha considering what she actually looks like.

    Anywhoo I climbed off the bus looking around at the scene. I see a museum, a fountain and other crap that I don't remember about. I walked over to Mr. Brunner as he sat in his wheel chair as I remember what it really was, I try to keep my mouth shut about everything.

    He started the tour and took us all inside the museum talking about different statues and paintings. My memories about the book slowly coming back but fuzzy. I kept trying to remember the events in the book, which distracted me from hearing my current name being called. "Percy!!"

"Hmm? Oh ya that's right I'm Percy ya." Smooth. I think to myself after I try to reply normally as I see it was Mr. Brunner who called my name. "Yes sir?"

"Who is this?" He asks as he points up at a statue that I instantly remember from the book. I smirk and crack my knuckles. "That sir is Kronos king of the Titans." He opens his mouth but before he can say another word I decide to go all Greek on his ass and finish with him needing to tell me to. "It's a statue of him eating his kids Hades and Poseidon. Not Zues though because his wife hid him away because well thats what a mother does. The. When Zues got older he gave Kronos a mixture of sorts which caused Kronos to puke out his immortal kids and they cut up Kronos with his own scythe and scattered the remains in the underworld where he shall remain until some idiots try to bring him back the end. Ok now Mr. Brunner you are about to say 'And on that happy note it's lunch time! Mrs. Dodds why don't you lead us outside?' Boom!" Everyone stares at me as I stand there feeling so accomplished. Some states were of 'he is crazy!' Others were 'what the hell just happened?' And probably a few that said 'ew gross!'  But the stares I could feel the most from were Mr. Brunner, Grover, and old hag lady herself which I expected.

    Then after a minute Mr. Brunner coughs and asks Mrs. Dodds to escort everyone outside to lunch while he had a talk with me. She stares at me for another minute then reluctantly nods and leads the other kids outside leaving me and Mr. Brunner alone. So I decide to get the boom moving and well... Give it a swift kick in the ass and get it in high gear. I walk over and say, "Hay Chiron. Why the long face? Ha! Get it? Since your a centaur and all." Wellllll.. That wasn't a good idea. His eyes went wide in surprise when I said that and he was just completely speechless.
    So, still trying to get the book moving I asked, "Hey Chiron can I get my pen please? The one my dad left for me? Riptide please?" His jaw drops even more. So I just reach over and grab the pen from him. "Thanks I'll be right back gotta deal with a old hag infestation." I tuck my new pen into my pocket as I walk outside the building and stand at the top of the steps and yell out, "Mrs. Dodds is an old haaaaag!! She can't even find lightning it's so sad!" Oh man you should've seen her eyes. I mean they glowed red with hate. And the fact they were literally glowing red. That's when I ran into the museums under construction area as she stormed after me screaming my name. Then finally I stood in the middle of the room and looked around not seeing anyone then I remembered from the book, "Ahh back on track. Hey Mrs. Dodds I know your behind me up on the walkway. And for the record, one I didn't steal the Lightning bolt. Two, a son of Hermes did it. Three, I'm not from this place and four..." I pull out riptide and uncap it, causing it to grow into a sword, capturing me with amazement, "So cool.. Come get me you old bat!" She is now basically glowing and I mean GLOWING in anger.
    She transformed into this ugly creature and roared at me. I at first got a little caught off guard from disgust and horror but then I got a hold of myself and smirked and smiled and did a 'come get me' gesture. That's when she dove down at me and my instincts which were not of my own kicked in and dodged her attack and counter attacked sending my blade through her body instantly disintegrating her into sand with a loud shriek. I look around and smirk screaming out triumphantly. But that smirk is wiped from my face as I fall to the ground out cold for no apparent reason.