The Doctor and the Demigods of Rome

Five More Minutes

Happy Columbus Day to all you Americans out there! For those who could care less, Columbus Day is a day where we celebrate the guy who “discovered” America. It was already inhabited, so you can see why I put that in quotes. So, basically another excuse for this wack job government here to say “I don’t want to go to work today.” So, enjoy your three day weekend, Americans! Mine’s a four day weekend, so… ha!

Well, I started my list of characters on Saturday, so in two weeks is the deadline for if you want a character in this. They can be Greek, Roman, Egyptian, or a Hunter of Artemis. Please send them in, I need to come up with a total of over a 50 (head counselors of the cabins, a few of the kids from each of the seven’s cabin, cause they’ll know them, a bunch of Romans, almost all the hunters, and the kids in the twenty-first. Talk about a lot to get down!), complete with names, their parentage/path, and everything else that you would want to know.

Halloween night is your deadline!

And for those who have yet to catch on to why the Doctor (aka “Kaysen” for his female body in this story) knows almost everyone, it’s like the episode “Waters of Mars”. The internet of the future knows all about them somehow, and she read their biographies. So of course she would know that!

Sorry for the super long author’s note!

Now onto the show

“Car-car-carpenter?” Percy asked, obviously scared. Everyone stared at him confused except Kaysen, for non of them knew he couldn’t say the name of the Kane boy without sending him his location.

“Yes, we need everyone we can get. Annabeth, can you tell Camp Half Blood and ask them to prepare for war?” Kaysen said, moving on with her next thought almost as quickly as it had came up.

“War?” Jason, Amy, and Rory yelled at the young Doctor.

“Yes, war. Against the Romans. Seems the only way to get through to that murderer Octavian.”

“Uhh…” Percy said, obviously at a loss. “And why would my friend be interested in helping us fight off the Romans?”

“The Romans destroyed the Egyptian empire,” Rory said, suddenly appearing at the top of the steps, looking drowsy, as though just awaken from a nap. “I, uh, sort of heard about it from Romans.”

“Makes sense, actually. Calling the Egyptians. But they existed, and you didn’t tell me?” Annabeth started rambling, ending it in a question aimed accusingly at her husband.

“I just wanted to forget it. He got eaten by an alligator, and the alligator destroyed a couple houses… and the alligator ended up to be a baby gator. In the end, we got cheeseburgers. He’s really nice. I owe him ten bucks from lunch, though.”

Annabeth sighed, turning off the documentary. “Sweetheart, call him up.”

I looked at the clock. It was almost nine thirty. New York was three hours ahead, meaning it was somewhere around midnight.

Percy looked terrified. It was the first time since he got the hieroglyphic that he would say the name of the boy who was eaten by an alligator.

“Carter.”

The hieroglyphic on his hand glowed, revealing for the first time since he had received it. And, just like that, it was gone once more.

“I hope it works.” Jason said, leaning against the fridge.

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Carter was lying in his bed, doing his best to get what little rest he had left. Under thirty minutes until his alarm rang to signal it was time for his duties as Pharaoh to begin.

He had moved to the First Nome a year or so after they had defeated Apophis, the god of chaos. It was a lovely city, in which everyone was slowly adjusting to the path of the gods, rather than trying to keep them in the Daut.

“Carter.”

He bolted upright, his eyes scanning the room furiously. Someone had whispered his name, that was for sure. Zia was asleep next to him, so it couldn’t of been her.

Percy! He must of called him!

He shook his fiancée awake, wincing, knowing she would be cranky once awake for disturbing her sleep. Ever since she found out she was pregnant last month, she’s been extremely moody and hungry, much to everyone’s displeasure.

“Five more minutes…” she mumbled in a daze, putting the pillow over her head.

“Zia, we need to go to California,” Carter whispered, still gently shaking her.

“California can live with waiting five more minutes…” she grumbled.

Carter sighed, and set the alarm for five more minutes. Enough time for him to get a head start on the shower. Once Zia’s in the shower, it takes her forever to decide to get out.

He walked across the small apartment they were renting, snatching a good pair of jeans and a gray cotton shirt. It was hardly ever he got to dress like the normal twenty year old guy he really was, so he was excited throughout the entire shower to finally put on a good shirt for an excuse besides date night.

Towel drying his brown curly hair, he stepped out into the apartment. The pharaoh’s home was undergoing child-safety renovations, so they got a medium sized apartment. They had made the place their own, and were happily living it up.

“So, what is it you wanted to tell me?” Zia asked, sitting up in bed. Even when first waking up, she was still beautiful.

“Remember the guy I was telling you about a few years ago? The one who helped me get the baby gator?” Carter asked, throwing the towel into the hamper.

“Percy? Yeah, I remember you telling me about him.”

“He’s called me. He’s somewhere in California. We can pick up Sadie and Walt on the way.”

She shrugged, and got up to take her shower. “You go tell Amos. Meet back here in an hour!”

Carter ran out into the hallway of the apartment building, startling a woman. They all knew he was staying there, but that didn’t ease their surprised encounters with him.

“Pharaoh,” she said, bowing her head. Normally they would fully bow, but she was carrying groceries.

“Ester, like I said, just call me Carter! This isn’t a formal setting.”

They both pressed on, Carter giddy with the meeting of the man whom helped defeat an alligator. Maybe he’ll get his ten dollars back too.

This story is now up on both fanfiction.net and Wattpad.com, so if you see it up on the other side, don’t start freaking out and going crazy. I did that myself. Please don’t forget to review and send in your characters!