Percy Jackson: Reborn

By Josh Plater

"Mental Speak/Telepathy/Thoughts"

Primordial Speak

Letters/Notes/Anything else like that

Other Languages

Prophecies

Rated T for bad language, innuendo, and minor adult themes. Nothing graphic, just hinting and the like.

Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I don't own anything I write, minus the plot.

Thanks to my Beta, TravelingMan93 for betaing this chapter, and my last chapter too.

Chapter 4 - The quest begins

Persee sat at the ping pong table in the Big House, still seething from being turned into a girl.

"I assure you Persee, they will be punished. For now, you, me, and Zoe need to head west to find what I assume is my father's Master Bolt and your father's Trident. Persee was shocked out of her brooding.

"Wait, they had their symbols of power stolen?" She was shocked about her father, but not about Zeus.

"Yes, and I've heard rumours that Hades has been angry lately, and that it started round about the same time as they were stolen" Artemis replied.

"It would be wise to assume that Hades' Helm of Darkness has been stolen too then" Persee 'assumed'.

"It is likely"

"Anyway, why does it have to be her coming with us. Don't you have another aide, like a Goddess you call your aide or something?"

"My aide is always my lieutenant. I assure you, she and the others will be punished, but as the prophecy states; she is needed" Persee grumbled "Relax, it won't be for that long. Just until the quest's over" Persee sighed, and nodded.

"Good. Now that that's over, you have the rest of the day to prepare, then you'll head out. Lady Artemis, would you go and inform Miss Nightshade please" Chiron said.

"Of course. Get ready Persee, we'll head out as my brother sets" Persee nodded, and got up, before heading to the Demeter cabin. She walked in, and was immediately ambushed by Katie.

"Percy, are you ok? Can they change you back?" She asked quickly.

"No, I'm not, and no, they can't. Unfortunately, until this is resolved, it's Persee now" Katie nodded.

"Ok Persee. What was that with the Oracle?"

"A quest to find the Big Three's items of power, which have been stolen" Katie paled.

"Di Immortalis! How could that of happened?"

"No idea. Me, Lady Artemis, and her Lieutenant" She said that last bit with scorn, "Are heading west to find them" Katie thought for a minute, then gasped.

"West is LA. There's an entrance to the underworld there" Persee smiled.

"Then that's our target. I can grab my Mom before I leave and all will be fine and dandy"

"If you can get his Helm, he should let you have her" Persee nodded.

"I have no idea why people think that Demeter and her kids are worthless. You've just proved that you're amazing in a few sentences" Katie blushed.

"Thanks Persee. By the way, do you know about girl stuff, like doing your hair, bras, periods, shaving, that kind of thing" Persee stammered, trying to come up with a sutable answer, "I'll take that as a no" She then proceeded to give Persee a crash course in being a girl, much to Persee's chagrin and embarrasment. She then went over how to shower her intamate areas without provoking too much of a reaction, and gave her some make up, tampons, bath things, a few razors, some shaving stuff, a hair brush and a hair ribbon, and other girl things. Needless to say, Persee's face was a deep red after it all. After a quick thanks, she packed up all of her stuff, including the new stuff, and ran out.

The sun was starting to set, so she headed towards Thalia's tree to wait for her companions.

"Don't worry Thalia. You'll be out of there soon. I swear" Artemis and Zoe walked up to her.

"Are you ready?" Artemis asked. Persee nodded, and they headed down to the road, where Argus, the hundred - eyed security guy was waiting for them with a car. Artemis sat in the front, while Persee was forced to sit next to Zoe in the back.

"Where do we head first? Katie, a daughter of Demeter, said that because we're heading west, we should head to LA, as there's an entrance to the Underworld there" Artemis nodded.

"That's where we're headed. We need to complete the quest before the Solstice, otherwise my father will declare war on yours. He believes that he used you to steal his Bolt, and that he's faking having his Trident stolen" Persee was 'shocked'.

"I never even knew about my heritage until very recently. How the hell could I have done it?"

"I know, but my father won't accept it. He believes that you knew, and that you were being hidden and trained away from his eye" Persee shook her head.

"No offence, but he's an idiot" Thunder rumbled loudly, and Argus swerved dangerously in shock.

"I agree, and don't worry about any bolts. He wouldn't hurt me" Argus nodded. They sat in silence, before Zoe spoke up.

"So, Persee, hath thou adjusted to being a girl yet" Persee stayed silent, and ignored her, "Persee?" She continued to ignore her, and even looked out of the window to ignore her better. Zoe looked down sadly, and quietened down. Artemis looked into the rear view mirror sadly.

"Will she ever forgive her" They continued in silence, until they reached the city of Manhattan. They said their goodbyes to Argus, and he headed back to camp.

"We should get a bus to LA. It will likely take a while, but it's the quickest route besides my chariot, which I'm not allowed to use" Persee nodded. This is exactly what happened last time. Though it was in the day that it happened then. Sure enough, they got a ticket directly to LA, and started on their way.

Half way there, they stopped at a bus stop, and 3 old ladies got on board. Persee remembered this very well.

"The Furies" She watched anxiously, and looked towards Artemis, who hadn't noticed yet.

"3 old ladies just got on" She whispered to her. Artemis looked up, and had to stifle a gasp.

"C'mon, we'll get off here" They stood up, and headed off the bus, Zoe following confusedly. They didn't notice the scowls on the Furies faces as they got off.

"Why did we leave thee bus Milady?" She asked.

"It was Hades' torturers. They came on board looking for us" Zoe was shocked, "Thank you for letting me know Persee" Persee blushed.

"No problem Lady Artemis" Artemis smiled.

"I think you've earned the right to drop the Lady part. It's just Artemis"

"Thank you, Artemis" She nodded, and said,

"We should head on. We'll head through the woods, and set up camp. Can you find us a water source please Persee?" She nodded, and closed her eyes. Immediately, she sensed a resevoir about 50 yards west. She relayed it to Artemis and she nodded, "If it's a reservoir, it likely means people. Stay on guard, and tread carefully" They did, and walked on in silence. They soon came to a place that Persee wished she'd remembered. 'Auntie Em's Garden Gnome Emporium'.

"I smell food Milady" Zoe said. Artemis nodded, and said,

"We still don't know who lives here. Be careful" She was about to walk to the shop when Persee said,

"I do" Artemis looked at her curiously, "Stone statues, add that to my namesake, and who do you get" Artemis thought for a minute before paling.

"Medusa" Persee nodded.

"I memorised that story, and watched the film adaptation a few hundred times. Is the Spear of Trios even a thing" Artemis nodded,

"Hade's Pitchfork was destroyed in the Giganomachy, so it's impossible to create it. Some rumours say that my our fathers destroyed it, as they didn't want him to have two symbols of power. No one really knows the truth though" Persee nodded thoughtfully.

"Well, we know that she needs to die, so lets go in, take her by surprise, then send her head to one of our fathers or something, see if they turn to stone" They cracked up, and Artemis motioned for them to enter.

"Hello, anyone here?" Persee shouted out. A woman immediately came out, wearing sunglasses and a head wrap.

"Hello my children. How are you today? Are you two hungry?" Artemis quickly snuck up behind her, and sliced her head off.

"Well, that was easy" Zoe said. Artemis grabbed a box and wrote the address of Zeus on it, before sending it off with the Hermes Express. They then continued on.

They continued on west, bypassing Echidna discretely, and stopped at a diner, wondering about transport to LA.

"I say we should get a taxi. We could pilfer some money from somewhere and then there's no worries. If we don't get there, most of these mortals will die in the war anyway, so it'd be their contribution" Persee argued.

"I disagree Persee. If it were an abusive male, i would have no qualms against it, but there are no maidens nearby in danger"

"What about young, innocent boys?" That made Artemis freeze. She was right.

"Not many people could get away with talking to my sis like that girl. You've got balls, or should I say, you had balls" A voice said from besides them. Persee turned to see the one God she wished she didn't have to.

"Ares" Artemis said in an annoyed voice.

This may be the last chapter in a long time. My Nan, as of less than an hour ago, on Tuesday, passed away, due to cancer. The doctors and nurses aren't allowed to even put a bit extra morphine to stop her suffering, and she was in pain. I'm glad it's over for her. My exams are finished, and I was planning on an upload spree, but now, I can't. This fic is officially on hold until further notice. Review, favourite, and follow. Goodbye, at least, for now

TravelingMan93's end author's note: A thank you goes to JoshPlater for allowing me to be his beta reader and make corrections wherever needed. If any of you have any questions directed toward me, ask in my Pokemon &Yu-Gi-Oh! fics forum or PM me. If any of you want to on FF read my fics that I have up and vote on my poll if you'd like, until next time when I post a new chapter in one of my fics and/or beta read someone else's chapters, I'm out of here. Also, to JoshPlater, I'm sorry for your loss.