The Lightning Thief ending

***Book Ending Spoilers***

Percy and his friends travel to the entrance of the underworld. There they meet a man at the podium. He inquires how they died, but they are soon discovered to be lying. Charon is bought however by the large amount of gold drachma they possess. He allows them to come onto the boat. As he leaves, the lobby and leads them to the boat, his appearance changes.  The somewhat pleasant figure that stood before them is now a figure whose appearance is dreadful. Black robes, a transparent face, and eyes filled with darkness. 

The boat travels, through the underworld and they see the spirits of the deceased. River Styx is polluted, a dark black and lifeless river with items in it.  Soon they depart from the barge and reach their next challenge. Cerberus the three headed hellhound, soon sniffs at them. He begins to growl, but Annabeth is able to distract him. She throws him a ball, which he chews on allowing them to pass through the line undetected.  They walk through the Fields of Asphodel, in which Grover is almost sucked into the pit of Tartarus.  The furies are overhead, watching the lines as Percy becomes ever anxious to leave. 

The approach the palace of Hades, a dark and ominous structure.  Once there they see the dead soldiers from all different time periods. All of them are guarding the entrance to the palace.  They are given permission to enter. Inside stands Hades, Lord of the Dead.  He is none too pleased to see them, and accuses Percy of being a thief. He reveals that his weapon the Helm of Darkness is missing in addition to the lightning bolt of Zeus. Hades becomes angry as Percy denies his involvement in the theft of those objects. Hades instructs him, to look in his backpack, inside lies the weapon of Zeus. He gives them an ultimatum return his property and the bolt and he will set them free, with Percy’s mother as well.

With only three pearls, they decide they will come back for his mom. Now Percy knows who tricked him, and is determined to confront him. They are brought to shore, as their adversary arrives. Ares the charlatan is waiting for them. He is not satisfied to see Percy still alive. There he reveals the plan to start the civil war among the gods. He takes out the helm, and quickly returns it. Percy is able to deduce that another more sinister force was responsible for formulating the plan to send the bolt to the Underworld.  Percy challenges Ares to combat, at first he denies him, but he accepts. Percy and Ares duel, resulting in the police showing up and a crowd gathering to watch the spectacle. 

Ares doesn’t anticipate a strike, in which Percy is able to wound his heel. The god is wounded and bleeding golden ichor. He warns Percy of his curse in battle, before transforming to his true form. The furies arrive, and he turns over the helm. Percy begins to realize what is in the pit.  The news report comes out, entirely different from the events that occurred. In this version Ares is a lunatic, who abducts them, and Percy is the victim who fights him off. They are able to get tickets to a flight in New York. Percy and his two faithful friends separate as Percy goes to Mount Olympus. He enters the lobby of the Empire State Building. There he is given a key card, a red button appears and he is on his way to his appointment with destiny. 

Mount Olympus is a marvel, to Percy. Percy is amazed at how large, Olympus really is and begins to pity the god of the Underworld. Percy walks into the throne room; there he sees twelve large thrones. Zeus sits atop his platinum throne, as Percy begins to feel small and lesser, in the presence of such beings. Next to him, was the undoubtedly, the brother of Zeus. His throne was very different; Percy approaches the throne and addresses his father.  Percy tells the entire story to Zeus; after he is done he tells them he believes another force was influencing Ares. Zeus as an act of gratitude spares Percy. Poseidon his father tells him exactly what lurks in the pit. Kronos the Titan Lord was cut up into a thousand pieces and cast off into the pit of Tartarus. Percy is convinced however, that he is beginning to rise once more.  Poseidon tells him that when he returns home, he will have a package waiting.  Percy returns home, and is happy to be done with the ordeal. Once home, he tells his mother the entire story. Gabe his stepfather strikes his mom, and in that instant he starts to loathe him even more. As they leave and head to Percy’s rooms the package, is sitting on his bed.

He realizes without opening it, what it contains. He offers his mother the chance to get rid of Gabe for good. She refuses, and Percy leaves for Camp Half-Blood. A feast is held in their honor for returning from their quest. They have the admiration of mostly all the camp, with the exception of the Ares cabin. Percy receives a letter one week later. Gabe, had disappeared mysteriously, and his mother had sold a life like sculpture to an art gallery. Grover leaves in July to begin his expedition for Pan the nature god.  Overhead as they say their goodbye’s fireworks explode commemorating the Fourth of July. July disappears as summer begins to leave.  Percy is satisfied with the work he has done, completing the quest and returning the stolen objects. Yet he still feels tense and not at ease.

The last night of summer has come, and the campers gather around. They celebrate Percy, for completing the quest and he receives a bead for his first year. A letter arrives the next day informing Percy that he must make his decision on whether or not he will stay or go to live with his mother.  The campgrounds have become deserted as campers prepare to leave or to stay and clean their cabins.  He sees Luke practicing on dummies and is in awe at his skill. Luke convinces Percy to come with him into the woods. He seems flustered as he begins to speak. There he tells him he is leaving the camp. He summons a scorpion and warns him not to reach for his weapon. Percy finally realizes what the last line of the prophecy meant.  

Luke is a traitor; he buys time by beginning to hold conversation with him.  He reveals that he has hid a hate for the gods, and is angry for what they did. Luke tells Percy that it was him that stole the lightning bolt, and the helm. Ares was influenced by him and let him go. Punished by Kronos for his failure, he bide his time until Percy arrived. Summoning the hellhound he made it appear as if the camp was unsafe. Luke leaves Percy and the scorpion lunges. He kills it but the damage has been done. He has been stung and soon fall unconscious, he is lucky enough however that two nymphs bring him to safety. 

Percy awakes, alive and well. He tells Chiron and Annabeth of Luke’s betrayal and his devious plans to destroy the gods.  Annabeth tells Percy that she will not be staying the year at the camp, instead at her dads over the year. Percy looks over the Long Island Sound, for the last time before he departs.  He has made his decision and hopes it is the right one, but only time will tell as he prepares to leave the camp.

The End

Written by GEO

The Power of Six ending

The Power of Six Ending

The quaint town, in which Marina resides in, is disrupted. The Mogadorians have discovered her location, and are closing in. Her Cepan is killed sacrificing herself for her to escape. Adelina her last link to her past life is severed, as a mogadorian blade is plunged into her body.  The man, whom, she thought was a mogadorian, turns out to be her savior. Killing the assailants and buying them time. The girl who Marina befriended while in the orphanage is also accompanying him. Puzzled and confused they quickly tell them who they are. Ella is the tenth member of the garde, a shocking revelation. Only nine went on the ship, or so they thought. There was however, another carrying her and Crayton, her Cepan.

Mogadorians soon swarm the town, relentlessly pouring in droves. All with the intention of killing the garde there.  Six arrives in time, to aid in the defense of the garde, there.  Hector Marina’s only human friend comes with transportation and they take off leaving their enemies in the dust. Meanwhile across the globe, in Virginia Four and Sam are trying to infiltrate their enemy’s base. Their intentions are clear, to retrieve their chests from unfriendly hands. Using the Xlitharis Six transfers her power, and gives them a map to help them. She departs to help, the others in Spain. Now alone, they travel until they reach the mouth of the cave.  They become invisible bypassing the security, and gaining access to the cave.

The base is not like any cave, it is a massive base. Soldiers walk and patrol the base with a large arena in the middle. As they try to locate their chests, and leave they see many disturbing things. Cells with people inside, and other horrific beasts inside. After wandering they eventually locate their chests, inside lies a beast guarding them with an electrified fence.  They bypass the creature and take their chests, but they are too late. The damage has been done, their invisibility has worn off and the base is now alert of their presence.  Fighting soldiers off, they get to the cells, inside they find a boy. They set him free to find out he is a member of the garde being held captive.  

With their newfound ally they fight off their enemies, but for every mogadorian they slay more come to take their place. Sam is caught in the heat of battle; they beckon for him to run. He stays behind until he is overtaken. Four and Nine escape, just as they do Setrakus Ra leader of the mogadorians arrives. Nine infuriated and vengeful is eager to exact his revenge for the fallen Loric. A barrier comes up, and their access is denied. With no way to enter, they have no choice but to leave. Four swears that he will come back for Sam.  Four and Nine leave the vicinity and head north. 

As the group of four takes off, in the truck mogadorians pursue firing weapons in the hope of derailing them. They are killed, but more keep coming. Monsters are released upon them as they leave the truck and run on foot. In the skirmish Hector is killed, but he before dying he is at peace. With his ailing mother healed, he has repaid the favor, Marina gave him. Together they rally, and dispatch the remaining mogadorians. Now united more than before, they are becoming more powerful. The garde are beginning to find each other, and for the first time are starting to pose a threat.

The End

Written by GEO