So some background. Taylor, Ally, Ginny, and Jack are all demigods at Camp Half-Blood.
Taylor Rose- Daughter of Aphrodite. Gender fluid but chooses to remain female most of the time. Aphrodite didn't like her but Apollo did so she was adopted by Apollo. Before she turned into an Apollo kid, her name was Adrian. Gets straight to the point. Likes to eat a lot. Bisexual. Girlfriend is Ginny Denise.
Alicia McGill- Daughter of Athena. A real Athena kid. Smart. Hates it when people don't give her what she wants. Might sound bratty but is an amazing listener. Bisexual. Boyfriend is Jack Stella. Nickname is Ally.
Jack Stella- Son of Apollo. A bit of a wild card. Sweet. Straight. Girlfriend is Ally McGill.
Ginny Denise- Daughter of Demeter. Likes to sing and design clothes. Bisexual. Girlfriend is Taylor Rose.
There we go. Ally and Taylor are the main characters so their ocs were the ones that I put effort in. Hope you don't mind. And without further ado...
That night at the campfire…
"The flame is high tonight right?" Ginny commented.
"Nothing could ruin today, " Taylor sighed happily.
Just then, Rachel gagged. Out of her mouth came a green mist and she said, "FOUR HALF-BLOODS SHALL GO ON A QUEST,
DESCENDANTS OF BRAINS AND BEAUTY PUT TO THE TEST.
HEAD TO THE LAND OF THE DEAD YOU MUST,
TO FIND THE BODY THAT'S COVERED IN DUST.
OPEN THE BOOK THAT REVEALS AN IMPORTANT PAGE,
IT LIES THE ANSWERS THAT UNVEILS A NEW STAGE,"
Everyone gasped.
"Oh nevermind. Something can ruin today," Taylor rolled her eyes.
"Nah, that's not gonna ruin today," Ginny planted a kiss on Taylor's cheek, earning a gasp from Ally.
Ally stood. "Alright girls, settle down,"
Everyone laughed.
"What's this prophecy about?" A guy from the Hermes cabin asked.
"Yeah, Ally what's it about?" Taylor called out.
Ally threw her hands in the air. "Hell if I know," she said, earning more laughs.
Chiron stood. "The first order of business is to find who is going. The prophecy states 4 demigods. Two must be children of Aphrodite and Athena. Will anyone volunteer?"
Ally exchanged a look with Taylor. Brains and Beauty? Ally and Taylor we're made for this. But was Taylor okay with going as a daughter of Aphrodite?
Ally glanced at Taylor. She asked with her eyes: I'll go if you go.
Taylor looked back: I don't wanna be Aphrodite's kid.
Ally raised her hand. "I'm going," She looked at Taylor with a silent challenge.
"I'm going too," Jack said. He smiled warmly at Ally.
"I'll go," Ginny said. "I'm going. No protesting,"
Ally, Jack, and Ginny's eyes were all on Taylor now.
Taylor sighed. "Fine. I'll go,"
Chatter spilled everywhere.
"She's not a daughter of Aphrodite,"
"Hey didn't you hear? She's an adopted Apollo kid,"
"Is this allowed?"
Taylor stood. "I was adopted by Apollo but I am by birth a child of Aphrodite,"
Chiron shrugged. "No rules saying she can't," A cheer started from the Apollo cabin but Chiron quickly shut it down. "Get some sleep campers! You leave at noon tomorrow,"
The next morning Ally packed and went to the Apollo cabin. She knocked and Jack answered.
"Hey. Is Taylor here too?" Ally asked.
"No. She went to get Ginny,"
"Oh,"
"Come in," Jack gestured inside.
"So did you pack yet?" Ally asked.
"I'm trying to. I'm just not sure what to pack,"
"Let me help," Ally started throwing the essentials on Jack's bed. "You'll need clothes. Food we can get with cash. Drachmas will be provided. Toiletries. Your personal weapons and such is a must," Ally continued organizing.
Jack's eyes widened, "You really are a child of Athena aren't you?"
Ally blushed. "Yeah, I guess,"
They finished packing and headed out the door to find Taylor and Ginny walking with backpacks on their backs.
"What did you pack?" Taylor asked Ginny.
"The essentials," Ally said as she walked up. "We can't afford any other space for things to bring. We have to travel light.
"Can we grab some food?" Taylor asked.
"Well we have to go get the quest backpack anyway. Might as well eat while we can," Ally pointed out. "Not looking forward to going to the "Land of the Dead" though,"
"No one is looking forward to today," Taylor moaned.
"Well I am," Jack said.
"You're Jack. You're weird," Ginny laughed.
They started to walk to the dining pavilion. Chiron met them and shoved the quest backpack into Ally's hand because she had the smallest other pack. "Argus will be waiting to drive you to the airport. You will land in California. From there, head to the underworld. Charon will be waiting at DOA records. Offer him drachmas and hope for the best." He trotted away.
"So, no 'Good luck?'" Jack joked. They all started eating at the same table for the first time.
"So," Taylor began.
"So," Ally said. They stood and started to walk to the camp border.
"Nice knowing you all, before I die," Taylor said.
"Come on," Ginny said brightly. "No one's gonna die,"
"Yeah, sure," Taylor said trying to stay positive.
"So. Ready to die?" Argus joked as he opened the doors to the van.
"Come on man!" Jack complained. "We just got over that!"
Argus chuckled. The four demigods got on the van and settled in.
"I just realized how bad it is for Jack. He's the only boy, I'm here to annoy him, Ginny's here to help me annoy him, and he sucks at archery," Taylor remarked.
"Well all you have to do is stay a girl the whole trip and boom! One annoyed Jack Stella!" Ginny said.
"Hey!" Jack protested, "And what do you mean by 'He's a bad archer?'"
"What? You're obviously not better than me," Taylor flipped her hair.
"Am too!" Jack said.
"Aw it's okay Babe," Ally pouted comfortingly. "You know she's better but if you insist we won't judge,"
"I want a contest!" Jack demanded.
"Kind of hard to do an archery contest in a van bud," Ginny commented.
"We can do it, just open the windows and we'll shoot. Ally and Ginny are the judges," Taylor said.
"No," Argus said from the front. Jack and Taylor slumped back in their seat, disappointed.
"We could do it the next bathroom break?" Ally suggested. "The ride to the airport is a long drive so we should fit one in,"
"Fine, so when's the next bathroom break?" Taylor asked.
"Hour," Argus replied.
"Ok then what now," Taylor grumbled.
"Well we can discuss the quest," Ally said like it should be obvious. "So, land of the dead, that's obviously the underworld. The body covered in dust... All I can think of is a mummy,"
"I was thinking about monsters turning to dust," Taylor said. Ally nodded.
"Brains and Beauty," Jack pointed to Ally and Taylor. "Test? Don't like the sound of that..."
"And what book?" Ginny asked.
"Me too, I failed at school," Taylor said to Jack.
"Excuse me?" Ginny snapped, "What book?"
"The prophecy ends on a cliffhanger too..." Ally said, ignoring Ginny. Ginny sighed and resigned to listening.
"Hey stop ignoring my girlfriend," Taylor whined.
Ally glared at Taylor. "Hello? CLIFFHANGER. What do we do once we find this 'book'" Ally said, acknowledging Ginny then.
"Why ask me I'm the dumb one. You know, other than Jack," Taylor shrugged. Jack rolled his eyes. They continued to discuss but couldn't come up with any leads. They eventually all fell asleep.
"Here," Argus woke everyone up as he slowed down.
Ally surveyed the area. "Okay. So I guess we fell asleep and Argus drove us all the way to the airport. Our flight is in an hour so we can still do the contest,"
Who's going to win the contest? Will anyone win at all? Will someone die? Well, monsters might! Feedback and constructive criticism is appreciated but no hate please! Peace out.