Reading The Lightning Thief (with Two Earths)

This is about Demigods, Gods, Mortals, Titans, and Chaos reading about Percy's first quest.

Summary
On Earth-Prime, Percy had left Camp Half-Blood and only those who care about him know why he did. While they plan to have him back, Chaos sends them to Earth-1 and invites everyone (including Percy and his counterpart) to read about Percy's past.

Chapter 1: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher
When they read the chapter title, they all looked at Percy (Earth-Prime) with weird looks.

"How do you accidentally vaporize your teacher?" asked a confused Luke but Percy (Earth-Prime) just told Chaos to read, which the sympathetic being was happy to oblige.

(Look, I didn't want to be a half blood)

"Who wouldn't." replied the demigods from both worlds. Gods from both worlds wonder why. Chaos knows why but didn't answer and just continued reading.

(If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is: Close this book right now. Believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you about at birth and try to lead a normal life.)

"That was good advice, Prissy." said a smirking Clarisse (Earth-Prime) while the nice people (both worlds) agreed with her.

"Thanks Clarisse." said a smiling Percy (Earth-Prime), earning a smile back. The Demigods (Earth-Prime) were shocked that he doesn't look offended.

(Being a half-blood is dangerous. It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful nasty ways.)

The Gods (both worlds) now understand why they don't want to be half-bloods.

(If you're a normal kid, reading this because you think it's fiction, great. Read on. I envy you for being able to believe that none of this ever happened. But if you recognize yourself in these pages, if you feel something stirring inside- stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. And once you know that, it's only a matter of time before they sense it too and they'll come for you.)

"Awesome, our sea princess gives good advice." says a smirking Chris (Earth-Prime) and Clarisse (Earth-Prime) as they get close to Percy (Earth-Prime), who snuggles into them. Only a few people saw this and here are the reactions: Luke smiled at them, Chaos chuckles at this, The Demigods (Earth-Prime) were stunned, Clarisse (Earth-1) smiled at being close to her now favorite cousin, Chris (Earth-1) fake gagged at this, Annabeth (Earth-Prime) glared in jealousy, Grover (Earth-Prime) chose not to say anything, Ares (both worlds) frown at this, Poseidon (Earth-Prime) smile at this, and Thalia (Earth-Prime) was furious they are giving him attention more than her.

(Don't say I didn't warn you.)

"You didn't warn me." shouted Nico (both worlds), who both got smacked by Bianca (Earth-1) and Hazel (Earth-Prime).

(My name is Percy Jackson.)

"No, I'm Percy. You're Chaos." said a joking Percy (both worlds). Artemis (Earth-1), Luke, Chris (Earth-Prime), and Clarisse (Earth-Prime) roll their eyes fondly at their tactics. Chaos chuckles at this.

(I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled teens in upstate New York.)

"I hate those kinds of schools." said an irritated Percy (Earth-Prime) while his counterpart and others agreed.

(Am I a troubled kid?)

"YES!" said everyone who knew Percy (both worlds), causing the older one to glare and the younger one to pout. Artemis (Earth-1) couldn't help but find it cute and smile, which Apollo (Earth-1) grinned at and thinking this could be a way to get his sister back. Chaos smiles and mentally informs him that it could be, giving the archer hope.

(Yeah. You could say that.)

"See that, Seaweed Brain? Even you agree with us." said a teasing Artemis (Earth-1), causing Percy (Earth-1) to smile and snuggle into her as she smiles. Apollo (Earth-1) is liking this and is glad this kid is not like Orion (Earth-1). Maybe he is seeing the same girl he used to hang out with. Annabeth (Earth-1) couldn't but be jealous at this.

(I can start at any point in my short miserable life to prove it but things really started to go bad last May, when are sixth grade class took a field trip to Manhattan. Twenty-eight mental case kids and two teachers on a yellow school bus, heading to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to look at ancient Greek and Roman stuff.)

"That sounds like fun." said a happy Athena (both worlds). Her children agreed with her.

"Are you kidding? That sounds like torture." said a groaning Poseidon (Earth-Prime). Theseus (both worlds) and the other sea spawns agreed.

(I know. It sounds like torture.)

Athena (both worlds) and Annabeth (both worlds) glare at Percy (both worlds). The older one out of annoyance of her boyfriend's response and the younger one out of offense at this boy, who she's starting to dislike out of believe that he's dumb and annoying. Meanwhile, Poseidon (Earth-Prime) and his children smile at each other.

(Most Yancy fields were. But Mr. Brunner, our Latin teacher, was leading this trip, so I had hopes.)

"Nice to know you have that much confidence in me, Percy." said a chuckling Chiron (both worlds). Percy (both worlds) grin.

(Mr. Brunner was this middle-aged guy in a motorized wheelchair. He had thinning hair and a scruffy beard and a frayed tweed jacket which always smelled like coffee. You wouldn't think he be cool but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in his class.)

"I love that class." said a happy Percy (both worlds) while others agreed with him. Chiron (both worlds) smiled at this.

(He also has this awesome collection of Roman armor and weapons. So he was the only teacher whose class didn't put me to sleep.)

"YOU SLEEP IN CLASS?!" said an outraged Athena (both worlds) while Annabeth (Earth-Prime) glared at him.

"Yeah. So what?" said a calm and fearless Percy (Earth-Prime), shocking everyone that he talked back at her.

'How dare he?! Who does this demigod think he is?!' A shocked and angered Athena (Earth-1) thought while Annabeth (Earth-1) glared at him.

(I hoped the trip would be okay. At least, I hoped that for once I wouldn't get in trouble.)

"That's not gonna happen Percy." said a deadpanned Leo (Earth-Prime) who knew his friend very well.

(Boy, was I wrong.)

"Told you." said a smiling Leo (Earth-Prime), only to get smacked upside the head by Piper (Earth-Prime).

"No one disagreed with you." said an irritated Piper (Earth-Prime).

"Whatever, Beauty Queen." muttered Leo (Earth-Prime), causing Piper (Earth-Prime) to glare at him.

"Care to repeat that, Repair Boy?" said a now blushing and angry Piper (Earth-Prime).

Leo (Earth-Prime) pulled out a megaphone from nowhere and repeated what he said. Piper (Earth-Prime) just blushed and sit down, looking away from him but suddenly liked what he called her. Well, she's been having a crush on him and is tired of Jason (Earth-Prime)'s arrogance but never got to leave her arrogant boyfriend and date Leo (Earth-Prime). Aphrodite (Earth-Prime) notices her daughter's expression and hopes to pair the two friends up.

(See, things happen to me on field trips. Like at my fifth-grade school, when went to the Saratoga battlefield, I had this incident with the Revolutionary War cannon. I wasn't aiming for the school bus but of course I got expelled anyway.)

Everyone couldn't help but laugh at this, mostly the Hermes and Mercury cabins. Even the teachers (Earth-1) found it funny.

"What were you two aiming for?" asked a curious Luke.

"Oh just a hill. Which in hindsight was next to the bus." answered a smiling Percy (Earth-Prime).

"I was aiming for a bunch of bullies. They were taking pictures under the girls' skirts and I decided to scare them off but didn't know there was live ammunition and it destroyed a bus." said a blushing Percy (Earth-1), causing the girls (both worlds) to smile at him. Artemis (Earth-1) hugged him, making Apollo (Earth-1) smile. He's liking this kid more and more.

(And before that, at my fourth-grade school, when we took a behind the scenes tour of the Marine World shark pool, I sort of hit the wrong lever on the catwalk and our class took an unplanned swim.)

Everyone were on the ground laughing while Percy (both worlds) blushed.

"Okay, that one was an accident. I was trying to find the light switch." said Percy (Earth-Prime) while his counterpart agreed.

(And the time before that...Well, you get the idea.)

"No we want to hear more!" groaned all of the pranksters (both worlds). Artemis (Earth-Prime) was just annoyed by her brother showing attention towards a male.

"Prissy, you're telling us all about the rest, no escape. Got it?" said a very serious Clarisse (Earth-Prime). Percy (Earth-Prime) nodded, not wanting to argue with her. The guys (both worlds) chuckled and claim he was whipped, only to get smacked upside the heads by the girls (both worlds). However, Apollo (Earth-Prime) flinched when his sister hit him, receiving sympathy looks.

(This trip, I was determined to be good.)

"NO, DON'T BREAK THE RECORD!" screamed Chris (Earth-Prime).

"Don't worry, I doubt that Prissy would stay good." said a smirking Clarisse (Earth-Prime) as she pets the pouting Percy (Earth-Prime), who crosses his arms.

(All the way into the city, I put up with Nancy Bobofit, the freckled, redhead kelptomanic,)

"Nancy Bobofit? More like Nancy Boba Fett." said a joking Percy (Earth-1), receiving laughs from Percy (Earth-Prime), Grover (Earth-Prime), Artemis (Earth-1), and Apollo (Earth-1) but a glare from Nancy (both worlds) for both insult and description.

"I like this kid. I like him a lot." said a laughing Artemis (Earth-1) as she hugs him.

"Me too." said Hermes (Earth-1) and Apollo (Earth-1). Percy (Earth-1) and Grover (Earth-1) shared a high-five.

(hitting my best friend Grover in the back of the head with chucks of peanut butter-and-ketchup sandwich.)

Percy (both worlds), Grover (both worlds), Juniper (both worlds), Dionysus (both worlds), and Satyrs (both worlds) were glaring at her, making her shiver from the glares.

(Grover was an easy target. He was scrawny. He cried when he got frustrated. He must've been held back several grades because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin.)

"Really loving my description, Percy." said a sarcastic Grover (both worlds) while glaring at him. However, he still feels bad for not being a good friend to him.

"Sorry Grover." said a sheepish Percy (both worlds).

(On top of all that, he was crippled. He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life because he had some kind of muscular decease in his legs. He walked funny, like every step hurt him, but don't let that fool you. You should've seen him run when it was enchilada day in the cafeteria.)

"Don't blame him, enchiladas are delicious." said a reasoning Percy (both worlds), causing Grover (both worlds) to smile at him.

"Idiotic boys." grumbled an irritated Artemis (Earth-Prime), receiving glares for that comment. Apollo (Earth-Prime) sighs sadly at this and Chaos comforted him.

'Sorry Apollo but she will never be the sister you had when you were kids. That girl is gone' whispered a sympathetic Chaos. Apollo (Earth-Prime) nods sadly with a small smile while Percy (Earth-1), Apollo (Earth-1), and Artemis (Earth-1) felt bad for him. Artemis (Earth-Prime) sees her brother's sadness but he ignores her, breaking her heart.

(Anyway, Nancy Bobofit was throwing wads of sandwich that stuck in his curly brown hair, and she knew I couldn't do anything back because I was already on probation.)

"I get blamed for everything." said a saddened Percy (both worlds). Chris (Earth-Prime) and Clarisse (Earth-Prime) comforts the older one while Apollo (Earth-1) and Artemis (Earth-1) comfort the younger one.

(The headmaster threatened me with death)

"WHAT?!" the nice people screamed in outrage. Artemis (Earth-Prime) frowned at Apollo (Earth-Prime), not liking how he is caring about a boy.

"Why that favoritism-" however, Clarisse (Earth-Prime) was cut off when Percy (Earth-Prime) covers her mouth with his hand while his counterpart does the same to Artemis (Earth-1).

(By in-school suspension)

"Oh." said the now calmed down people. However, the Gods (Earth-1) look suspiciously at Poseidon (Earth-Prime).

'Why does he care what happens to the demigod?' they thought to themselves. However, Apollo (Earth-1) and Artemis (Earth-1) are still overprotective over Percy (Earth-1).

(If anything bad, embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip.)

"Well that's fun." Nico (both worlds) drawled.

("I'm going to kill her." I mumbled.)

"DO IT!" said Ares (both worlds) and the nice people who also want to kill her.

(Grover tried to calm me down. "It's okay. I like peanut butter.")

"Yeah but in your hair?" asked a very confused Apollo (Earth-1).

"Idiot." muttered an annoyed Artemis (Earth-1) but spanking noise and she flinched before covering her mouth to block her shrieking. Percy (Earth-1) spanked her for that insult. Artemis (Earth-Prime) saw that and glared at the boy.

(He dodged another piece of Nancy's lunch. "That's it" I started to get up but Grover pulled me back to my seat.)

"Awe." said the pouting Ares (both worlds) and the disappointed nice people.

"I wanted to see my sea princess kill her." said a very disappointed Clarisse (Earth-Prime) while Percy (Earth-Prime) and Chris (Earth-Prime) hug her in comfort, making her feel better. Annabeth (Earth-Prime) glares at this and wishes to be with her seaweed brain. Luke, Grover (Earth-Prime), and Nico (Earth-Prime) saw this and just smirked.

("You're already on probation." he reminded me. "You know who'll get blamed if anything happens.")

"He's right Percy." said a disappointed Luke.

(Looking back on it, I wish I'd decked Nancy Bobofit right then there.)

Artemis (Earth-Prime), Thalia (Earth-Prime), Phoebe (Earth-Prime), and the Hunters (Earth-Prime) glare at Percy (both worlds) in complete hatred.

"I, Percy Jackson, swear on the river of Styx to never hit a girl for no reason." said a very honest Percy (both worlds) and thunder was heard, sealing the promise. When everyone looked at him, he finally explained. "One time, Lady Artemis pushed me way too far by bringing up the fact that Annabeth presumably had a right to ignore me to focus on her selfish dreams and also the fact that she kissed Jack because I've been too distant from her and that she doesn't love me anymore. She also made the worst comment about my mom being hurt because I could've been a weak coward. In a fit of rage, I slapped her. When she was shocked, I yelled at her for being so sexist and abusive just because she has seen how girls are treated but doesn't see that some guys also have suffered pain and heartbreak. I even declared that I hate her because she's the reason why Bianca is dead. I promised Nico that I protect Bianca but I couldn't because she had to sacrifice her life for me. It should've been me. All my friends wouldn't die if I wasn't born."

Then he sat down and sobbed while Chris (Earth-Prime) and Clarisse (Earth-Prime) hug him in comfort while Luke and the nice people shed tears for him. Meanwhile, Nico (Earth-1) and Bianca (Earth-1) are stunned that she dies in the future and this causes him to hug her. Annabeth (Earth-Prime) was stunned that he is mad at her because she only cares about her dreams and kissed Jack. Okay, she is saddened that he saw Jack kissed her and blamed it on her, so she wants to make it up to Percy (Earth-Prime) and ask for a second chance but believes he's overreacting about the dreams stuff. Okay, so she maybe distant from him but she's an architect first and a girlfriend second. She really needs to have a talk with him and try to get him back. Thalia (Earth-Prime) looks down in shame and regret for what she did to him and hope to make it up to him. However, they all see Artemis (Earth-Prime) glare.

"Of course it's your fault. Who else would be responsible, boy?" said a very angry and cruel Artemis (Earth-Prime) but only for Apollo (Earth-Prime) to strap her to a chair and zip her mouth shut. He receives claps for that.

(In-school suspension would've been nothing compared to the mess I was about to get myself into.)

"Wait what?" asked an overprotective Luke while Chris (Earth-Prime) and Clarisse (Earth-Prime) hug Percy (Earth-Prime) protectively.

(Mr. Brunner led the museum tour. He rode up front in his wheelchair, guiding us through the big echoey galleries, past marble statues and glass cases full of really old black and orange pottery. It blew my mind that this stuff had survived for two thousand, three thousand years.)

"It's longer than that, seaweed brain." said a proud Annabeth (Earth-Prime) but Percy (Earth-Prime) ignored her, much to her sadness.

(He gathered us around a third teen foot tall stone column with a big sphinx on top and started telling us how it was a grave marker, a stele, for a girl about our age. He told us about the carvings on the sides. I was trying to listen to what he had to say, because it was kind of interesting,)

"I guess he's not a seaweed brain after all." said Annabeth (Earth-Prime) but she is still ignored.

(but everybody around me was talking and every time I told them to shut up, the other teacher chaperone, Mrs. Dodds, would give me the evil eye.)

"Talk about favoritism." said a very angry Diana (Earth-Prime) not liking how her little brother is being treated. Everyone else agrees but Hades (Earth-1) and Nico (Earth-1) are curious about that teacher.

(Mrs. Dodds was this little math teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years old. She looked mean enough to ride a Harley right into your locker.)

"Isn't she too old to ride a bike?" asked a joking Percy (Earth-1), receiving laughs from Apollo (Earth-1) and Artemis (Earth-1). They're liking this kid more and more. After this, they got to take him to the hunt.

(She had come to Yancy halfway through the year, when our last teacher had a nervous breakdown.)

"What did you do?" said a groaning Clarisse (Earth-Prime).

"I might have once pretended to have been stabbed with a fake knife and squirted out fake blood. I then pretended to be dying and started asking him why did he kill me." explained Percy (both worlds).

Apollo (both worlds), Hermes (both worlds), and the pranksters (both worlds) laugh at that. The same teacher (Earth-1) glared. Luke, Chris (Earth-Prime), the Stolls (Earth-Prime), Leo (Earth-Prime), and Nico (Earth-Prime) bowed to him.

"We are not worthy." they said over and over again. Zoe (Earth-Prime), Clarisse (Earth-Prime), Piper (Earth-Prime), and Thalia (Earth-Prime) shake their heads fondly to them. Meanwhile, Apollo (Earth-1) and Artemis (Earth-1) hug Percy (Earth-1) while the Moon Goddess starts kissing him.

"You-kiss-are-kiss-a-kiss-genius." said a smiling Artemis (Earth-1) as she keeps kissing him, making him blush. Aphrodite (Earth-1) smirks, planning to pair those two up.

(From her first day, Mrs. Dodds loved Nancy Bobofit and figured I was devil spawn.)

"No, that's Nico." said a joking Thalia (Earth-Prime).

"HEY! Shut up Tree Goth." said a very annoyed Nico (Earth-Prime). Thalia (Earth-Prime) is heartbroken that he's still mad at her. Chaos notices this and sighs.

'Thalia, it's gonna take a more than that to get forgiveness.' Chaos voice said in Thalia (Earth-Prime)'s head, causing her to nod sadly. She actually loves her cousins and had a short crush on Percy (Earth-Prime) but thought she couldn't because of him being a sea spawn.

(She would point her crooked finger at me and say, "Now, honey." real sweet, and I knew I was going to get after school detention for a month.)

Hades (Earth-1) and Nico (Earth-1) silently gasp and mentally say 'Oh no', recognizing her as Alecto. Poseidon (Earth-Prime)'s not going to be happy when he finds out. Hazel (both worlds) and Bianca (Earth-1) also recognize her and get worried for their cousin.

(One time, after she'd made me erase answers out of old math workbooks until midnight,)

"WHAT?! THAT'S CHILD ABUSE!" everyone who cared about him screamed. Even the mean people were shocked by such a punishment.

(I told Grover I didn't think she was human. He looked at me, real serious, and said, "You're absolutely right.")

"I feel the same way, satyr. That punishment is not human." said an understanding Athena (Earth-Prime), who agreed that the punishment was not human. Everyone agreed, this woman was out to get the boy.

(Mr. Brunner kept talking and talking about Greek funeral art. Finally, Nancy Bobofit snickered something about the naked guy on the stele, and I turned around and I said, "Will you shut up?")

"Good work Percy." said a very relieved Athena. When she was receiving looks from everyone else, she quickly explained. "She is interrupting an important history lesson."

This made everyone understand. Annabeth (Earth-1) smiles at Percy (Earth-1) and thinks there is maybe still hope for him.

(It came out louder than I meant it to.)

"Of course it did, young man." said an exhausted Athena (Earth-Prime). However, he ignored her, making her sigh in sadness. He is still mad at her for turning her children against him.

(The whole group laughed. Mr. Brunner stopped his story. "Mr. Jackson," he said. "did you have a comment." My face went totally red. I said "No, sir.")

"Don't worry, you're cute when you blush." said a teasing Artemis (Earth-1). Percy (Earth-1) smiled at her.

(Mr. Brunner pointed to one of the pictures of the stele. "Perhaps you'll tell us what this picture represents?")

"Ten drachmas that disgusting boy doesn't know it." said a smirking Artemis (Earth-Prime). Everyone glared at her for this cruelty but luckily Apollo (Earth-Prime) stood up to her.

"I'll take that bet, Little Sis." said an irritated Apollo (Earth-Prime). Artemis (Earth-Prime) narrows her eyes suspiciously at him for defending a boy she dislikes.

(I looked at the craving, and felt a flush of relief, because I recognized it.)

"Pay up, Little Sis." said a smirking Apollo (Earth-Prime) as his scowling sister pays him but is still hurt that he's not taking her side.

("That's Kronos eating his kids, right.")

All of Kronos (both worlds)'s kids groan and glare at Kronos (Earth-1) for that reminder.