AN: Hi, guys, this is my first fan fiction story, so please don't be too harsh, and don't expect a masterpiece.
Disclaimer: All rights go to Rick Riordan, NOT me.
The Demigod Detective Agency (DDA)
Chapter 1: How it all started
It was a normal day at Camp Half-Blood. The Stolls were pranking, Clarisse was beating up some poor kid, and the Athena cabin was having a heated debate on the effects of global warming. And Percy? He was bored. Let's face it, no matter how much he dreaded embarking on quests and such, he constantly felt restless at the thought of so many days spent doing nothing. He didn't even have Annabeth to annoy, since she was busy poring over her architectural blueprints.
Right now, he was wandering around camp searching for any other lonely souls to hang out with. He squinted into the distance and made out the figure of a boy, walking equally as aimlessly as he was. Now Percy was so desperate for company that he actually didn't care who it was. Raising an arm above his head, he waved to the person, who in return, waved back. They stood like that for a few moments, drifting their arms in the air. After a while, Percy began to feel a bit ridiculous, so he jogged over to the figure, which, on closer inspection, turned out to be Leo. Well, duh, he thought, who else would just stand there waving like an idiot for that long?
"Sup?" greeted Leo.
"Dude, I'm sooo bored.," replied Percy.
"So…."
"Sooo…"
Well, this is awkward, thought Percy. "Wanna watch TV?" blurted Leo, finally.
Percy shrugged. "So, was that a yes or a no?".
"Yeah, I guess." So they made their way over to Bunker 9, which Leo had fitted out with a stereo system, huge flat screen TV and comfy couches, complete with drink holders. "Whoa… This is so cool."
They proceeded to settle down, and flicked on the TV. On right now was CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
60 minutes later
"Dude, that was epic! Way more fun than that stupid discovery planet channel Annabeth makes me watch. Uh, don't tell her I said that. You know what?"
"What?", said Leo.
"I think I'd be a pretty good detective myself don't you?", Percy said, a huge grin on his face. Leo just stared at him for a moment, trying to visualize Percy hunting down criminals in the dark alleyways of Manhattan. He resisted the urge burst out laughing, instead answering in a strained voice, "Oh, yeah. Uh, totally."
Suddenly, Percy gasped. "Idea!", he screeched. "I was thinking…", he began.
Leo made a sympathetic noise. "Must have been hard, huh?" Percy glared at him. "Anyway, I was thinking, that we should make a detective agency!"
"What do you mean? Just the two of us? That'd be pretty pathetic, wouldn't it?"
"No, obviously not. We could, like, recruit people, and go around solving mysteries and stuff!", Percy exclaimed gleefully.
Leo was starting to catch on to the idea. "Yeah, and I could be like the Chief Inspector and-". Percy cut him off. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on a second. Why do you get to be chief? I came up with the idea, didn't I?"
Leo rolled his eyes. "Everyone knows that I would be a better chief than you-I'm just that much awesomer."
"Oh yeah? You probably wouldn't even know what was going on!"
Leo blew a raspberry in Percy's face, and in return, Percy threw one of the couch cushions at him. "Alright, alright. How about we decide who is boss later on?", suggested Leo.
"Fine."
"Right. So. We need more people and we need a name."
"How about… The Demigod Detective Agency, or DDA for short?"
"How very creative," said Leo, "I was thinking more along the lines of Leo and Co: Private Eye."
"No."
Leo sighed. Demigod Detective Agency it was, then. "Now, for the members. I'm sure everyone would want to be part of something as awesome as this, but we can't just take in anybody."
Percy nodded his head in agreement. "Oh, I know! We can write letters of invitation to people who we want to join, and post them to their cabin mailboxes! That would be really professional, too."
"Uh, Percy, hate to break it to you, but we don't have 'cabin mailboxes'." Leo pointed out. Percy deflated a bit. "I guess we could just leave them in their cabins, addressed to them." he muttered.
"Yeah, that'd work. So, who should we invite? I think we should have a maximum of eight or nine members."
"Hmm… Annabeth, definitely."
"I was thinking, you, me, Annabeth, Piper, Jason, and a couple of others."
"We should probably invite Frank and Hazel too, come to think of it. And Nico and Thalia, since the Hunters are hanging out at camp right now."
"I'm all aboard with inviting Hazel, but Frank sorta hates my guts. Do we really have to have Nico? That kid kinda creeps me out. I mean, he's all like, 'don't talk to me or I'll send my skeleton army after you', you know? And I get the feeling that Thalia doesn't really like me too much."
"Bro… Frank definitely hates your guts, but he could be really useful. And besides, Hazel won't want to join without him. As for Nico, yeah he's slightly creepy, but, again, his powers could quite helpful. Same with Thalia."
"Oh, well, alright then. If we must." said Leo reluctantly. "We can write the letters tomorrow morning."
"This is gonna be fun."
Thanks for reading! Sorry if some of the characters were OOC and if the first chapter was a little boring. It'll get exciting later, I promise. Please Review and tell how I can improve or suggestions. See ya next time.
