Percy It was a normal evening at Camp Half-Blood. Well, as normal as you could get when you are at a summer camp full of demigods, mythical creatures and an immortal girls club. Chiron and Mr. D were in the Big House playing a VERY important game of pinochle. The Dining Pavilion was buzzing with talk. I looked around and saw everybody smiling, even the Ares kids (for once). I was eating a dinner of burger and chips, and a blue cherry coke. I was thinking how well this day had gone, well, by my standards, anyway. I beat 5 people in 1 on 1 sparring, I had a date with Annabeth, and I didn't almost get killed! 1st time in months!
I guess I jinxed it because suddenly the whole room stank of designer perfume. Then a bright light and a pink cloud appeared facing me, obscuring my view of the beach. I covered my eyes 'cause last time I checked being killed via bright lights was bad. When I looked again 1 of my least favourite gods and the brightest yet dimmest god were standing there.
Bright yet dim spoke "Yo, guys! It's me! The coolest yet hottest god there is! Apollo!"
"And me, Aphrodite! Hello Piper, dear."
Piper face palmed. I knew what she was thinking. It was something along the lines of 'Why in Hades am I her favourite child?'
Apollo spoke up "Anyway, we got bored up on Olympus so we asked Zeus if we could come here to CHB to mess with you."
The demigods groaned. Remember when I said this day was going well? I was wrong. The goddess of love and the 2nd best prankster on Olympus. Together. Planning something. To do with us. I would say gods help us, but that might just make it worse.
"Anyway," Aphrodite interrupted my train of thought. "I am here because I have chosen a game for you all to play..."
Everyone groaned again.
"No, no, it'll be fun!" She protested. "And it isn't really a proper game, anyway, more like a primitive X-Factor."
The Athena cabin groaned while the rest of us were still trying to figure out what that meant. I looked questioningly at Annabeth. She smirked and mouthed a word that caused me to groan louder than everyone else and bang my head on the table repeatedly.
Thalia and Nico realised at about the same time and yelled out "oh, come on!" In perfect sync, making them both blush. Aphrodite squealed.
There were now pockets of people who had realised saying "oh" and whispering to other campers.
Aphrodite giggled. I couldn't help but think how much she looked like Annabeth. "For those of you who haven't realised yet, the game is karaoke!" Everyone but Clovis, who was asleep made shouts of protest. Apollo clicked his fingers and suddenly he and Aphrodite were standing on a stage with a golden microphone and stand and golden 5ft tall speakers.
Aphrodite stepped up to the mic. "The first singer tonight is... Nico di Angelo!"