This is set in the early summer of 2015. In this fan fiction the events of HoO happened in the summer of 2014 (Though in reality it happened in 2010). The seven are all either 16 or 17, respective to each of their birthdays.

NICO

I stood next to the ping pong table, watching as Chiron walked in. Annabeth whispered for Percy to stop, him grabbing the ping pong ball in his hand right as it fell. Jason and Piper stopped in conversation, standing up straighter and giving their attention. Leo stopped showing off his "muscles" as Calypso rolled her eyes and pointed to Chiron. Cecil, Lou, and Will whispered back and forth, shushing each other.

"This morning we received a list of twelve demigods that need to be retrieved from their homes and brought to camp half-blood immediately." Chiron announced. "I've gathered you here to assign you to them and bring them here."

"Why is so important that we retrieve them immediately? Are they powerful?" Percy asked, arrogant as always. Annabeth elbowed him in the ribs and he whimpered playfully before shutting up.

"Well," Chiron said. "I figured you would be of more use this way than if you just sat around camp doing nothing."

"I do plenty of things around camp," Percy interjected. Annabeth gave Percy a murderous look. Percy gulped and looked back to Chiron, who was looking at him expectantly.

"The demigods are," Chiron continued, "Aurora Blanchet, Cameron Jones, Hunter Johnson, Isabel Cooper, Lauren Savage, Maria Smith, Noah Green, Paxton Villarreal, Sami Meyer, Xavier Cadwell, Zac Iver, and Zoey Noire." As he read each name out he dropped a piece of paper with information about them on it, along with a picture of them. "You all," he said, "Will split into two groups and each group will choose six of these demigods to retrieve. You leave in the morning at 7 am, so I suggest you start getting ready. Also, you'll need to arrange your own transportation. Now I must get going, it's time for Aphrodite cabin's archery lesson." Chiron trotted out of the room, leaving the ten demigods alone.

"So…" Percy said, turning to Annabeth with an idiotic smile on. Annabeth looked at him with a horrified, yet knowing look. "Why do you look so scared, wise girl?" Percy smirked.

"Percy," Annabeth said cautiously. "I know that look. That's the look you get when you have an idiotic idea that will probably result our deaths."

Percy looked genuinely offended. "How in Olympus could I mess this situation up so bad that we died?"

"I don't know." Annabeth joked. "But if it's possible, I know you'll find a way."

Jason, who had been standing in the corner quietly, walked to the table. He took the paper out of Annabeth's hand and laughed.

"Only twelve?" he said. "I bet if we took Festus, us guys could get all of them in a week."

"Is that a challenge?" Piper interrupted, a hand on her hip.

Percy smirked.

"I guess it is. Let's make it a competition, shall we? Girls against guys. We'll split it down the middle, girls get four and guys get the other 7." Percy jeered confidently, earning a face palm from the boys.

"And you were doing so well in math this last month." Annabeth muttered.

"First off, boys get 6 and girls get 6. Second, bring it" Lou declared, raising both hands so Piper and Annabeth could high five her.

"Cool," Leo said. "Us guys will take Festus and you girls can have Argus drive you around."

"Wait," Calypso mused. "Isn't Argus out taking some of the younger campers to visit Olympus?"

"Yah," Piper complained. "How are we supposed to drive without him?"

"Well…. don't any of you have driver's licenses?" Will asked.

"Excuse me for being too busy saving the world on my sixteenth birthday to take some stupid driver's ed class." Annabeth shot back.

"Pipes, don't you have a driver's license?" Jason asked.

"Um," Piper looked guilty. "I may or may not have gotten it suspended after I crashed my BMW into a candy store on Valentine's Day."

Nico raised his hand. "I could join up with the girls and we could take Joules Albert."

"Great." Annabeth said. "We'll me up at the pine on half-blood hill at 7 am tomorrow. First group to arrive back at camp with all of the new recruits present— and in one piece—" Annabeth looked accusingly at Percy, who shrugged innocently. "Wins." Annabeth finished.