Percy Jackson - The Legend of the Gods

Chapter 2

Apollo and Iris...That is the weirdest combination ever.. And how is Syphia twenty five? She looks so young.

'Percy, I am the goddess of jokes and laughter! But, my power is weakening. And I know why. It is your father, Posideon. He has a grudge against me ever since", She chuckles slightly,"I told him that his little empire under the sea needed a revamp!" I smile, she is right, Dad does have a slightly old themed palace. "But why was he so bothered?", I manage to say. "Because, Athena decided that she would do it for him and he agreed, but I gave her blueprints for a really retro palace! She has a great sense of humour, you know, once you really get to know her! So anyway, Athena laughed and got on doing it, so 6 months later, she totally finished it and it looked amazing!!! But um, Posideon kind of - hated it

and he got really annoyed so um, yeah, haha!" She finishes, then, loops round in the air and pretends to drop me. Actually, no, she does drop me and I scream, flailing my arms round and round until she picks me back up. I am literally 6 feet off the ground, and I am so frightened, I feel myself shake. Syphia laughs, a high, tinkly little laugh, then tells me that she will put me down now. Thank the gods.

Planting my feet firmly on the ground, I wipe the sweat off my head and take deep breaths. Syphia looks at me, a smile growing on her face. "You really don't like flying, do you?" I open my mouth to answer but a loud screech fills the air. "Whats going on?" I ask. Syphia grins. "Waterloo!" She yells happily. "Who's Water-" I get cut off as this huge monster lands on the ground. Then, just as suddenly as it came, Waterloo turns into.. a kitten? Syphia bends down and strokes it gently. "Hello baby," She cooes.

I shiver, something about it feels wrong. "Percy, duck!" Syphia calls out. I duck and feel a blast of heat touch my head. Fire.