The Daughter of Death: The Road to Redemption

Chapter 1: Of Princesses and Pyromaniacs

My words to Annabeth were true. I took a very long nap.

Oh, I haven't introduced myself.

I am Princess Ariadne. I am Daughter of Death. I am the Underworld's Weakness. I've looked Death in the eyes, punched Fear in the face, and fought with Love. But you can call me Ari.

After campfire, I went right to bed and didn't wake up until lunchtime. I only woke up then because there was a knocking at my door.

"Come in." I called, hoping for Nico or Annabeth.

It wasn't either of them though.

It was Piper. A girl I had never spoken to, and only had seen once before.

My only thought was that she looked like a princess. A real one, unlike me.

Neither of us spoke for a second.

Piper broke the silence with "You need to brush your hair."

I frowned. "Excuse me?"

"Sorry," She instantly apologized. "My siblings are rubbing off on me." She frowned. "I haven't introduced myself. Piper McLean. Daughter of Aphrodite."

"I know," I said. "Jason has told me a lot about you."

This wasn't true, but I knew she would like to hear that. I was right.

She grinned. "I was told to get you to eat."

I nodded. "Let me dress and I'll be right out."

She left, shutting the door behind her.

It was hard to believe that the girl that had just left, had fought in a war. She was too beautiful to have seen horrid things.

Jason and Percy had an aura of sadness that made it obvious. Hazel and Frank were so sad and beaten up it was clear. Annabeth looked as if she had been through too much. Leo I hadn't met, but I had been told he was crazy. Piper however seemed unaffected by the war that had gone on.

Maybe she was stronger than she looked.

As I dressed, I wondered why Jason hadn't spoken of her.

I walked downstairs, wearing jeans and a Camp shirt.

Piper was waiting for me downstairs. We walked, without a word, to the dining commons.

I sat down with Hazel at the Hades table. I looked around.

"Where's Nico?" I asked Hazel.

She shrugged. "Nico never stays in one place for too long. He's either at Camp Jupiter, or in the Underworld."

"You think he might be dead and you aren't worried?" I asked her.

"What?" She asked. "Ooooh. No, not dead, just in the Underworld. He almost lives there sometimes."

I nodded.

Lunch was quiet. At least it was until a pyromaniac ran in screaming. He was literally on fire.

"Piper!" The boy yelled. "Hazel! Annabeth! Percy! Jason! Anyone! Come quickly!"

"That's Leo." Hazel said standing up. "We should go."

The boy, Leo, ran out of the pavilion. Jason and Piper stood up at the same time as I did. Percy and Annabeth followed the group as we ran after Leo into the woods.

Leo had led us to a large building in the woods.

"Bunker nine." Hazel told me. "Leo's workshop."

He was inside, still on fire, but didn't seem bothered by it.

Then he looked down at himself.

"Oops," Leo said and the fire went out.

Piper looked a little surprised. "Leo," She said. "Would you explain what happened?"

I felt a need to tell Piper everything about everything.

I blinked.

"Charmspeak," Hazel whispered to me. "You get used to it."

"I've finally found a way back to the island!" Leo jumped up and down. "I'm finally going to see her again!"

"Okay," Piper said calmly. "Would you finally explain who, her is?"

"Calypso," Leo said.

Percy turned pale as a sheet and fell over backwards. He passed out.

"Geez," Leo said. "Didn't expect that reaction from him."

Annabeth grew interested in her shoes.

Piper looked confused. "What just happened?"

"I think… Percy met Calypso once. He refuses to talk about it." Annabeth said.

Leo nodded. "He did. She hates him."

"Oh, gods," Piper said. "For heaven's sake, someone just wake Percy up."

Annabeth bent down and slapped her boyfriend across the face.

Percy sat up. He rubbed his eyes.

"Tell me I didn't just hear what I heard." Percy said.

"You heard it," I said wanting to be in the conversation. "Are you alright?"

"How did I not notice the smoking hot girl in the room?" Leo said and winked at me.

"I'm fine," Percy said ignoring Leo.

Leo winked at me again.

"Anyone against me punching Leo in the face?" I asked.

"Well," Jason said. "I think it'd be fine."

Leo was smiling.

"Leo," Piper said. "You do realize, she just asked if it was okay to kill you, right?"

"What, but she said…" Leo started.

"Not the point," Annabeth said with a faint smile. "What's the big important reason that we are all here?"

"Oh, yeah," Leo said. "Wait, where's Frank?"

"Does this guy ever go visit society?" I asked.

"I'm impressed, Ari," Jason said. "You just cracked two jokes."

"Where's Frank?" Leo asked again.

"Camp Jupiter," Annabeth said. "Reyna died, Frank had to go back, and Ari woke up from a two thousand year sleep and then went on a quest with Jason and Nico while you were in here. So, why are we all here?"

Leo set himself on fire again. "I need your help searching for Ogygia."

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