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fandomtownies2011-06-18 08:12 pm
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Beach | Evening | Saturday | June 18
Huge metallic spiders hadn't been on Percy's mind when he'd wandered down to the beach that night. Really, he'd just wanted to be near the water and the showers on the campground just weren't cutting it.
What had started out as Percy just sitting there at the water's edge, letting the waves lap up around him and turned into something else when he'd spotted a group of spiders off to his side. It took Percy (slow dimwit that he was) a minute or so to realize that they were not what spiders were supposed to look like. By then, they were pretty much on top of him. Two had attached themselves to his legs and one was big enough to be nearly at eye level. Percy hated being short sometimes.
Percy yanked Riptide out of his pocket and swatted the two off his legs amazingly without slicing his own legs off. The big one came at him and Percy stepped back towards the ocean. Instantly, he could feel his own strength increasing and he brought Riptide down viciously against the spider's head. It made some sort of sound but didn't die. Percy edged back into the water, waves lapping at his knees and conjured up a big wave. He let it splash down on top of both himself and the spider, hoping the water would short out its circuits or something.
And if that didn't work, Percy suspected that jamming Riptide into its head and keeping it there might. The spider convulsed a few times, sparks flying before it flopped down into the water and stilled. Percy tugged Riptide out of the spider's head and started back towards shore.
It was unfortunate that he'd forgotten how long the spider's legs were because his foot caught against that metal limb and sent Percy falling face first into the water. All that badass fighting only to end like this.
Of course. Percy pushed himself up and scowled. He was not a badass at all.
[Open post, if you happen to be near the beach]
What had started out as Percy just sitting there at the water's edge, letting the waves lap up around him and turned into something else when he'd spotted a group of spiders off to his side. It took Percy (slow dimwit that he was) a minute or so to realize that they were not what spiders were supposed to look like. By then, they were pretty much on top of him. Two had attached themselves to his legs and one was big enough to be nearly at eye level. Percy hated being short sometimes.
Percy yanked Riptide out of his pocket and swatted the two off his legs amazingly without slicing his own legs off. The big one came at him and Percy stepped back towards the ocean. Instantly, he could feel his own strength increasing and he brought Riptide down viciously against the spider's head. It made some sort of sound but didn't die. Percy edged back into the water, waves lapping at his knees and conjured up a big wave. He let it splash down on top of both himself and the spider, hoping the water would short out its circuits or something.
And if that didn't work, Percy suspected that jamming Riptide into its head and keeping it there might. The spider convulsed a few times, sparks flying before it flopped down into the water and stilled. Percy tugged Riptide out of the spider's head and started back towards shore.
It was unfortunate that he'd forgotten how long the spider's legs were because his foot caught against that metal limb and sent Percy falling face first into the water. All that badass fighting only to end like this.
Of course. Percy pushed himself up and scowled. He was not a badass at all.
[Open post, if you happen to be near the beach]