A/N: I'm really proud of the way this story is working out and I hope you will be to. Please don't forget to review.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from the Percy Jackson world. Also the idea for this story is not mine, but came from an anon on tumblr. I wish I could give full credit, but I don't know who this person is. The picture I used is also not mine but from Viria who also inspired the way Percy and Annabeth look in the story. You can find out about her and her art from her tumblr. Her name on there is viria.


Chapter I

The Captain

Percy looked around the Halfblood Dinner. The dinner walls were made of a thick cold stone that brought the room temperature down by so much that a fire had to always be burning in the small fireplace by the bar, where a small pretty girl with dark skin, brown curly hair and gold eyes stood, waiting to take orders. The dinner was fairly dark, having only a small bar window to let in light, while the only other sources of light were torches placed along the walls. Rats could be found hiding in the corners, eating what food was knocked of plates falling down to the ground forgotten, making an easy snack for the rats.

It was a small dingy place that was filled with pirates that sat around joking and laughing. Most were leaning back in their chairs with their boots on the table, dripping mud everywhere while they drank the night away. The pirates kept the place loud with yelling for more drinks while they whistled at the serving girls.

A slip of paper was held in Percy's hands as he double checked that he had the right place. Seeing that it couldn't be any other place, Percy looked around the dinner again, only then seeing the large line of people that waited behind a large table to be interviewed by the two pirates on the other side. Advertisement that all read the same, were plastered around the table and littered the floor, which was more than enough of a confirmation to Percy that let him know he was in the right place, for they all were the same as the one that he had just held in his hand, that he was now being stuffed into his pocket.

Percy walked towards the line of nervous pirates, getting in line behind a girl with blond hair that curled like a princess. She wore a black hat with a red feather that stuck out the right side and brown boots that went up to her knees. A red scarf was tied around her waist and on top of that was a belt that held a dagger which hung at her side. She also had dangling earrings and a corset that was placed on top of her white baggy shirt. A sword was held in her gloved hands, and an owl was tattooed on her left forearm just showing above the edge of her glove. Percy wished that could have seen her face to see if she was at all nervous like the rest of the pirates who waited in line, but she faced towards the table with her back turned to him.

Pirates pushed past one another, trying to get farther ahead in the line, believing that if they talked to the pirates waiting to interview them first, they would have a better chance of making it into the crew, as the time has now come when pirates look for more to join their depleted crew. What was once their crew has now either died or left. They could continue on sailing with what they have left, but that would be a terrible mistake. These pirates go for the most dangerous of missions that could only be attempted with the best manned crew and the ones with the best men.

Other less crowed tables were placed around the dinner as well, all trying to get pirates to join their crew, but none of the other crews could compare to the crew Percy was waiting in line to join. For those who were in the line Percy was in, were all trying to get the chance to join the crew of the fearsome pirate Reyna.

Reyna always went for the most dangerous of missions and always had the most success at them. She would put those who tried out for her crew through the hardest of tasks, slowly eliminating the ones who did not meet her standards until she had her crew. She was known across the ocean by all pirates. Most were scared of her, and others were jealous of her success. Her skill with a sword was legendary and so was her ship Scipio.

Through the line of people, Percy could just make out Reyna and who could only be her first mate. Reyna's black hair fell graceful down her right shoulder. She had a few strands braided with expensive beads that helped make her look more successful. She watched each pirate come up with unwavering brown eyes while her first mate spoke for her. She had a long sword strapped to her side, and shinning black boots that could be seen under the table, but nothing was more gaze drawing, then the black captain's hat that sat on her head.

Her first mate was impressive himself, and probably would have looked more so if he hadn't been sitting beside Reyna. His hair was a dirty blond color and short for a pirate that helped to make him look sharper than most. A small cut on his lip showed that he had been in battles, but he was good to only have been hit once. His light blue eyes watched the pirates carefully, watching to see any miss giving the pirates may have. He like Reyna also had a sword strapped to his waist and shining black boots. He wore a baggy white shirt that showed the top of his chest that was clearly toned.

Many pirates waited before Percy, some more impressive than others. Most had a slight nervous look to them and all watched the table as they slowly drew nearer towards it.

The line was slow moving, and by the time Percy reached the table only a few pirates remained behind him, still waiting for a chance to talk with Reyna. Percy stood in front of the table waiting for them to talk first, his hand hovering just by the hilt of his sword. Reyna watched him closely, no doubt sizing him up, while the blond boy finished writing some last notes on the paper in front of him, most likely about the blond girl who had been standing in line in front of him. The scratching of the quill stopped as the blond looked up at Percy, opening his mouth to speak, but before he could, a grunting noise escaped Reyna's lips, instantly making the blond close his mouth.

The silence seemed to stretch on for ages, as Reyna studied Percy. He tried to look the best he could while standing in front of the two for so long. He had always thought he had looked impressive enough to join the crew with his black messy hair that had a bandana tied into it and his brilliant sea green eyes. He wore black boots like Reyna and her first mate, just not as shiny. He to like the blond wore a baggy shirt that showed off his toned chest. He also had a green scarf tied around his waist and a long sword that hanged at his side. He had one braid that hung in his hair and an earring that hung from his ear. Lastly he had a tattoo of a triton on his left arm. All things of pirates, but there being studied by Reyna, he had never had so much doubt for himself.

Reyna finally opened her mouth to speak, talking for the first time since the interviews had started. "So you're here to join our crew are you?"