Perseus Jackson: Son of Chaos

Chapter 2

~Percy~

I stood in front of my father in his office. "You called for me?"

He hesitated. "Um, yes, I did. I need you and the others to save another world."

I flipped my sword in my hands. "Which one?"

He exhaled and folded his hands together. "Earth?"

I stopped messing with my sword and stared at him. "I'm sorry, I thought you said...Earth?"

"I did. Look, I know you hate-"

I threw my sword and it stuck in the wall. "Hate Earth? I despise it! My girlfriend left me for my brother there, my mother was murdered there, and my father disowned me there!" I yelled. "I never want to go back there!"

He flinched at my raised voice. "I know. Believe me, I tried to keep you out of it! But they can't survive any longer!"

I clenched my fists. "What can't they survive now? A gelatin monster?"

He sighed. "Not quite. Gaea is rising again, and all their best heroes have left. Except for a few. They need you and the others. We leave tomorrow."

I ripped my sword out of the wall. "Fine. I'll go address the others." I stormed out of the room.

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"We have another planet to save. We leave tomorrow."

"Where?" Jason questioned.

"Earth."

"What the hell are we doing going to Earth?" Leo asked.

"Gaea's rising again and now that we've left, they can't beat her."

"Fine. You'll be okay, Perce?" Hazel frowned.

I nodded. "I'll be great."

"You sure?"

"Mhm. No doubt we'll have to go to the camp, though."

"Oh, joy." Jason grumbled. "Are we going to go by our names, or what?"

"Hell no. We're gonna use different names. I'll be Omega or Alpha. Which one suits me?" I replied.

"Omega." They all said in unison.

"Then I'm Omega."

"Who's gonna be Alpha, then?" Jason asked.

"You guys decide that and your names amongst yourselves. Not that I can boss you around, but you're dismissed." I turned and left the room.

I opened the door to my home and my now 12-year old daughter ran up to me. "Hey Dad."

"Hey baby. Listen, we have to go on another trip. We need to pack."

She turned to her personal closet and tugged her suitcase out from under a pile of dirty clothes. "You need to clean that up before we go." I added.

She sighed and straightened up, placing her hands on her hips. "Well, when are we leaving?"

"Tomorrow."

She sucked in her breath, frowned, and shook her head. "Nope, sorry. Can't do it." She stepped toward me and patted my shoulder. "Maybe another time."

I chuckled. "Nice try, sweetheart. Clean."

She groaned and dropped her hand. "Fine."

I laughed and crossed the room, pulling out my own suitcase and starting to pack."You are just like me, you know? I did the exact same things."