Forgotten [Percy Jackson FanFic]

Chapter 10

Recap:

Jason and I tapped out pockets on instinct, looking for a weapon. Of course, there weren't any. Looks like we were going to do this the brutal way. With powers and our fists.

Suddenly everyone bowed down. To us. Or so it looked so.

We heard a voice behind us,"They're with me."

:End of Recap

Percy PoV:

Spinning around to find the source of the voice, I mentally gasp.

The source of the voice is Elpis, but not Elpis. The last time I saw her, she was a pixie. Now she looks like a supermodel.

"Hi! Fancy seeing you two here!", said Elpis, in her usual high pitched voice. Yep, it's her.

"What is this place?", asked Jason.

"More importantly, why are you a 30-year old supermodel", I asked.

"Alright, Percy's question first. I'm a primordial, and I can look like whoever hope is present in. Which includes supermodels. And for your question Jason, this is the pre-Haptorix Games party!"

"Pre-what now?"

"The Haptorix Games. Basically it's like the Olympic Games of the mortal world. But instead we have different challenges, different rewards and different rules."

Okay.... This was new.

"What rewards?", I asked.

Rolling her eyes, she told," This is literally the first question everyone asks. But whatever. The Haptorix Games are like placement offers in colleges. Even in paradise, there is a hierachy. These games test the calibre of those in the Isles, and based on the scores you get, you get better opportunities at life. See that mountain?", she said, pointing to a golden mountain,"that mountain is for the victors of the Games. I can't tell you what exactly what's up there, but be assured, it is pretty nice."

Interested, I asked,"Tell me the basics of these Games."

"Okay, before we go on, there are 5 factions in the Isles. They are Alpha, Beta, Omega, Delta and Epsilon. The competition between these factions is intense and the Haptorix Games satisfies this competition. These 5 factions gain superiority based on their scores."

"From each faction, 5 are chosen to compete. A total of 25 participate. Only 5 remain. 1 from each faction."

"Okay, hold up. What do you mean by remain? Do people die?", asked Jason.

"Oh, that sounded wrong. What I meant was that they would get disqualified."

"Oh. And also, if the remaining include 1 from each faction, how do you decide who wins?"

"It's a team competition. Highest team scores, Highest faction standing."

"Can we participate?", I asked. This sounded fun.

"You can! That's why I brought both of you here!"

"You brought us here?", asked Jason.

"Yeah! How did you see the light then? That was my doing!"

Okay. That explains that.

"So when do we start?", I asked.

"After we get your faction, of course!"

(Never thought Paradise had a hierarchy! Any ideas on what factions Jason and Percy could be in? I got to sign off now. Cya!)