I don't own Percy Jackson.

Hi! I know I haven't written in forever, but I just got back from my family thing Friday night and have been getting back into a normal routine these last two days. Anyway, I have a few chapters for different stories that I'm either ready to post or almost ready to post, but I thought I would post this short story really quick. I found the idea for this story on Pinterest, but it was just about a normal kid not Percy. When I saw it I thought it fit Percy perfectly. I'll post the inspiration at the end of the story.

Warning: Mentions of abuse

Percy's (age 17) POV

     I'm sitting on the beach with The Seven, Nico, and Rayna. We are all just talking about random things when the subject of the first monster we saw comes up.

"What was yours, Percy?" Leo asks.

"It was the snake you killed when you were like two, right?" Asks Annabeth.

"Nope," I answer. "The first real monster I saw was Mr. Bubbles."

"Who?" Reyna asks while the others laugh at the name.

"The monster under my bed. Didn't you all have a monster under your bed, who was there to scare you?" I ask. The others shake their heads and say no.

"Maybe, you just don't remember yours. Let me tell you the story of Mr. Bubbles.

He was maybe my 20th monster. He came one night and tried to scare me, but it didn't work because I had a different monster. Anyway, he saw what was going on and decided to stay with me. I haven't seen him in a few years."

Mr. Bubbles (12 years ago, Percy is 5) POV

Every kid in the world is assigned a monster who lives under their bed from the time they are newborn babies until they are teens. Most kids have the same monster for those thirteen years. Some kids do get a new monster, although that doesn't happen often, but there is this one kid who just doesn't seem to be afraid of any of his monsters. His first monster he got when he was born and that monster only lasted until he was two. Then, he got a new monster that lasted for a year. After that he seemed to get a new monster every two weeks! I have tried every monster that is willing to go. Most refuse after the scariest monster I have, Tim, came back crying! I guess it's my turn.

I look at the file one more time.

Name: Perseus (Percy) Jackson
Age: Five
Mother: Sally Jackson
Father: Unknown
Step-father: Gabe Ugliano
Mother's Monster: Carrie Claw Face
Father's Monster: Unknown
Step-father's Monster: Smelly Sam
Bedtime: 8:30 PM
Arrival Time: 8:25 PM
Note(s): He has scared away all of his other monsters. His favorite color is blue. His favorite toy is his bear, Mr. Blue.

I sigh, I haven't worked under the beds in almost twenty years. I'm the manger for the New York Branch of Monsters. I look at my clock, 8:23, time for me to go. I stand up from my desk and walk out from behind it, careful not to get any of my arms/legs caught on anything. I glanced at myself in the mirror to make sure all three rows of sharp teeth look good. Then I go to the tube that will bring me under Percy's bed.

I arrive right on time, 8:25. I take the extra five minutes to look around Percy's room and see if I can find anything to help me scare him. There is not much in his room. Just a bed, with a blue comforter, blue pillow, and a blue teddy bear, that has to be Mr. Blue. A small white dresser and a few toys put neatly in the corner.

I decide to start with a classic. Taking the kid's favorite toy off their bed and putting it so, you can just see it from under the bed. Then when they go to pick it up you scare them. So, I take Mr. Blue off of the bed and position him just right.

A few minutes go by before Percy and his mom, Sally walk in.

"Are you ready for bed, Percy?" Sally asks.

"Yep, I'm all ready!" Percy says happily. "And so is Mr. Blue! Wait! Where is Mr. Blue? Mom! We have to find Mr. Blue!"

"Calm down, Percy. I'm sure he is around here somewhere. I'll check your room. You go see if you left him somewhere else, ok?"

"Ok," Percy says before running out of the room calling, "Mr. Blue! Mr. Blue! Where did you go?"

Sally walks over to the closet, opens it and looks inside. After about a minute she closes it and goes to the pile of toys in the corner. Then she turns around and calls for Percy, "did you find him? I don't see him in here."

Percy comes in. He looks like he's going to cry, "we're never going to find him!" He says sadly. Then he looks over and sees Mr. Blue under the bed. "Oh, there he is!" Percy says happily.

"Ok, grab him and let's get you in bed!" Sally says.

Percy walks over to the bed and reaches for his bear. I take that as my chance to scare Percy. I use one claw to hold Mr. Bear back and another to grab Percy's hand.

I expect Percy to scream or cry, but all he does is pull harder and brush my claw off of him.

"I got him!" Percy says not even acknowledging me.

"Ok, great!" Sally says. "Let's get you in bed." She picks him up and puts him in bed. They say good night and she leaves. I wait a few minutes to make sure that he is almost asleep, but not quite. Then I reach up and grab his leg. Again, he pushes me off.

I try again a few minutes later when he fall asleep. He wakes up and looks down at me. "You don't scare me!"

Before I can answer a door slams shut. Percy jumps out of bed and at first I thought he is going to run and meet who ever is at the door, but then he drops to the floor and climbs under the bed.

"Move over!" He says pushing me over.

I do what he says and he hides next to me. Then his bedroom door flies open and a very large, smelly, man with only three hairs on his head walks in. He is clearly drunk. This must be his step-father, Gabe.

"Where are you kid?" He asks. His eyes scan the room and land on the bed. He walks over and reaches under the bed. He pulls Percy out from under the bed by his shirt.

"Put me down!" Percy says.

Gabe laughs. "Why should I?"

"Cuz, I didn't do anything wrong!"

"Cuz, ain't a word!"

"I-I'm sorry!" Percy says trying to wiggle out of the Gabe's hands.

"What did I say about suttering?"

"N-not to?" Percy says, but it sounds more like a question.

Gabe hits Percy a few times. One time for each time he suttered. Then he hits Percy again for each time Percy cried. It seemed to go on for hours, but was really only a few minutes. Then Gabe hits Percy as hard as he can across Percy's back before dropping him on the floor and leaving.

Percy lays on the floor curled in a ball crying. I go over to him and hug him. After he calms down he looks up at me.

"Thank you," he says.

"You're welcome," I say. "How long has this been going on?"

"My mom married him when I was two so, three years. I can't tell my mom because, he said if I do he will hurt her and I don't want her to get hurt. I told my mom he was mean and she said that he is just tough. I don't like him. I want my real dad, but he was lost at sea. Can you help me?"

"Percy, I wish I could. I really, really, really wish I could, but nothing a monster does can effect grown ups. I'm so, sorry."

"It's ok," he says. "But, can you stay with me?"

I nod, "of course." I put him back on bed. Percy decides I need a good name so, he calls me Mr. Bubbles. I stay with him for the rest of the night and every night after that. Until him and Sally go missing when he is twelve. A little while after Sally comes back Gabe disappears.

That is the story of how I became Percy's monster.

Still Mr. Bubbles POV
Percy is 17

I'm sitting in my office when I hear a name I haven't heard in about twelve years, Mr. Bubbles. After I stop being Percy's monster I went back to doing desk work and others went back to calling me Dave.

Each monster is given a special sphere that lets them see what their kid(s) are doing. I have a few from before Percy, but I keep those in my desk drawer. I look over at my bookself, where I keep Percy's, and I'm surprised to see it's glowing. It normally doesn't work in the summer, which is weird. I quickly pick it up and see nine kids sitting on a beach talking. One kid stands out to me. I'd recognize the black hair and green eyes anywhere. It's Percy. I decide to break the rules just once and go see him in person. I don't know if he will be able to see me because, he must be seventeen by now, but I have to try.

I quickly go to the tube and put the sphere in the slot so, it will bring me there. I close my eyes and when I open them I'm standing on a beach. I look over and see Percy and his friends.

"Yeah," he is saying. "Mr. Bubbles was my monster."

"You have a very wild imagination, Percy," a boy with blonde hair says laughing.

The others laugh and nod. I start walking closer.

"He is real!" Percy says. Then he looks up and sees me, "and he's right there!" He says pointing.

The other turn and see me.

"Hi, Percy," I say.

He runs over and gives me a hug.

THE END!! What did you think of it? Here is the story I got my inspiration from...