Percy Jackson, The Gamemaster

A Ride with the Grays

~Percy's Pov~

I sat bored out of my mind in class. We were getting a lecture on Algebra, which even if I could understand most of it I didn't care. Tyson was sitting next to me, messing with his pens and pencils. Oh, another thing, since I increased my Int. and Wis. stats I've been getting better grades, granted they were mostly C's and B's they weren't bad. 

Before I knew it the bell rang and we all were excused to Gym. We got changed and while everyone else was leaving I stayed behind to guard the door for Tyson. Tyson was a homeless kid my school found and was helping for a little project. Though I befriended Tyson and protected him as best as I could from the bullies. 

When we finally got up to the Gymnasium I discovered we were playing Dodge ball. Matt Sloan the school bully, and I were chosen to be team Captains. Matt picked out his new friends who were visiting from Detroit, they had their little 'Hi my name is!' tags and they were filled out with names like, Skull Eater, Joe Bob, and Marrow-Sucker. 

"They smell funny," Tyson commented, though I wasn't paying attention as we got onto our separate side of the gym. The gym teacher began the countdown when he reached go everyone bolted to pick up a ball. However, only the other side got them and was quickly able to pick off us. But with my high Dex. stat I was able to dodge them without trying. 

But before I knew it the dodge balls became balls of fire. The kids from Detroit started to grow up to nine feet tall. Matt backed away from them, "You're not from Detroit." He quickly scurried off. I recognized them as being Laistrygonian giants. The one named Marrow-Sucker threw one directly at Tyson, who didn't attempt to dodge. I cried out as he exploded in a ball of flames. 

However, Tyson was standing there holding the bronze ball. He hurled it back at them and Joe Bob became a pile of dust on the floor. Seeing no one else around I pulled out my bow and quickly dispatched one of them. The last one standing was Skull Eater, and he was already throwing a ball of flames at me. I rolled to the side and when I looked back I saw him turn to dust.

Annabeth pulled off her cap as she shimmered into sight. "Since when do you know how to shoot a bow?" "Why are you here?" "No time." She then pulled me and Tyson away. When we were in an alley I could see police cars pull up to the school and look at the charred holes in the wall. "Pretty," Tyson commented while reaching out to Annabeth's blonde hair. She smacked his hand away and scowled in disgust. 

Annabeth scowled, "Gods, I was hoping they wouldn't find you." "What? Who's found me?" "Luke's army." She said. She pulled out a bag of drachmas. She threw a drachma on the ground and yelled out: "Stêthi, Ô hárma diabolês!" I quickly translated to "Stop! Chariot of Damnation!" Not a very pleasant name if I say so. The drachma quickly sunk into the ground and a Gray taxi appeared in front of us.

The door opened and we were quickly pushed in. 3 Old women with white hair, no eyes, and no teeth. One had an eye and was in the passenger seat, one had an old yellow tooth, and the other didn't have any. I recalled a story about the original Perseus and how he encountered the Gray Sisters to ask them where and how to beat Medusa. 

"We don't accept his kind here." They all said in an eerie fashion while they pointed at Tyson. "I'll give you 10 extra drachma for him when we get there." Annabeth offered to them, she then handed around 5 drachmas over to the sisters. The one with the tooth chewed on one. "Give me the tooth! You've had your turn!" Said the sister in the middle, who was the one without the eye or tooth. 

"You just had your turn last! It's my turn for the tooth!" Said the one with the eye in the passenger seat. "Bah! You have the eye, speaking of which it's my turn for!" Came from the one with the tooth. 

"Ahem." Annabeth chipped in, all of them ceased argument and looked back at her. "Can we please get to the destination please?" The driver slammed on the breaks causing me to slam my head into the headrest. I groaned as I leaned back caressing my sore head. We were running through red-lights and stop signs. 

They began to bicker again about who had the turn to the tooth and the eye. The one with the eye was quickly yelling directions. 

"Don't worry they may act like idiots but they're wise." Annabeth reassured me, though it didn't help as we floored past the streets of Manhattan. "Oh, yes." The sisters said as they turned towards us. "Very wise, indeed." I tuned them out as they began to rattle things off like the streets of New York and the capital of Nepal. "We even know your desired location." "Wait, What?" That caught my attention.

The other sisters were scrambling to cover up her mistake and ended up fighting again. As they were fighting, their one eye popped out and jumped to the back where we were. Annabeth yelped and threw it off her lap. The eye rolled under my seat and I picked up the bloodshot eye. 

"Where's my desired location?" I asked while holding up the eye. "We can't say!" They were all trying to fumble for the eye and couldn't find it. "Tell me and I'll give you back your eye." The car began to speed up and the outside passed by much faster. "Even if we do you'll throw away our eye! It took years to find it in that lake!" 

"Well, there's no lake around." I reasoned, as I saw the car speed up even more. "Percy, give them back their eye." Annabeth started to say that to make me give it back. "All we can say is, 30, 31, 75, and 12!" Even though I wasn't satisfied with what I was given I threw back their eye. The middle one fumbled to grab it and popped it into her empty socket. "STOP!" She screeched.

The car came to a sudden stop and we hurried out. The door slammed shut and they left without the extra payment. We heard sounds of battle and ran up the hill. In the middle of the camp, there were 2 bronze bulls, breathing fire, and charging through everything. 

We quickly joined the battle as I distracted one of the bulls. It attempted to breathe fire on me but all that did was give me a boost.

Bing!

Due to entering a Body of Fire, you have gained +25 to Str., Vit., and Dex. As well as +2,000 to HP and MP.

The bull looked quite upset that I was able to survive its flame breath. As it charged towards me I jumped out of the way and it smashed into a random tree. Again, it tried to ram into me, but as I spun out of the way I jammed my sword hilt-deep into the beast's mechanisms. When I looked over at the other one I saw Tyson holding onto its horns and keeping the beast back. Fire breathed against him. Somehow, at that moment it all clicked.

Tyson was able to have inhuman strength the moment I met him, and now I learned he was resistant to fire. If that was anything to deduce by I guessed he was a Cyclops, even if a small one he was still one.

Bing!

Due to using facts and knowledge and coming to a logical answer, you've gained +1 Int.

Clarisse was quick to take up the chance and stabbed the bull in the neck with her new electric spear (How many did she have?). It seemed everyone was worried about something other than the bulls. But that made me wonder, how could the bulls get in here with the border?

Bing!

Due to Thinking Logically and asking an important question, you've gained +1 Wis. 

I swiped the screen away and followed the group. Chiron was at Thalia's Pine and I saw something oozing out of the tree. It was green and had an almost rotten garlic smell. I suspected immediately that it was some kind of poison. 

Elder Python Venom

A Venom from the very deepest depths of Tartarus, from the Python. Only Curable by the God of Healing, Apollo, or The Golden Fleece.

Effects: Immediate Death to any Non-Blessed being. 

I got immediately worried after reading the effects. The camp's borders were weakening allowing monsters to be able to get in. Somehow I bet Luke had something to do with this. 

"I suspect this to be Elder Python Venom, deprived of the very beast it's named after." Chiron said as he inspected the venom. "We will consult this in the Rec Room." Everyone began to file away other than the cabin counselors, and we all began to make our way to discuss what we were to do with the situation at hand.