HELLO PEOPLE'S OF TEH WORLD!
I'M BAAAaaack! New story, new people, new intros!
Lance- You can have my candy, but I still have my soda stash.
Me- *drinking Dr. Pepper* Hmmm?
Lance- SON OF A...
Me- ON WITHH THE SHOW!
Disclaimer (will be referenced in future chapter intros)
I don't own Percy Jackson or Ah! My Buddha. Their respective owners
do. (P.s. This will be set after my W.I.T.C.H. Story and will begin in
episode 3 of the anime [English dubbed].)
Lance
I woke up to my alarm beeping. I cracked my eyes open, seeing the clock that read 5:50. Percy I am going to beat the snot out of you.
I lifted the sheets off of me, looking around at my room. It was the same as before I left to meet Will: clothes in a bin, the t.v. was turned to face my bed. It was an overall, absolute mess. I got up from the bed and headed towards the kitchen down the hall. I sat down in a chair by the table, fighting to stay conscious.
"Seems your up," Mom said by the stove. "I'm still being dragged by the jet lag, but I'm getting there," I yawned, raising my arms above my head to stretch.
She chuckled then use a spatula to turn over the blue pancakes. It took her two minutes to slide them onto a plate and set it on the table. I grabbed one with my hand and started to eat it.
I was almost done when Percy came shuffling into the kitchen. "I smell pancakes," he grumbled. I tossed him one, which promptly stuck to his face with a SLAP! I covered my mouth, stifling laughter. Mom smiled, walked over, and peeled off the pancake. Percy just grabbed it and munched on it slowly. I shook my head. It's good to be back.
*Time lapse*
Mom pulled the car to a stop at the base of Half-Blood Hill. "I wonder how everyone was without my awesomeness," I wondered aloud as Percy and I trudged up the hill. "They were all somewhat depressed. Even Clairisse was a bit down."
I patted Peleus the dragon on the head, causing him to blow smoke rings from his nostrils.
It still looked amazing.
There were two rings of cabins, each of the new cabins belonging to the minor gods up on Olympus. We walked down to the Atrium (I have just got back from Will and Aunt Susan and Percy told nobody that I was back).
I saw Annabeth sitting on a bench in the Amphitheater, poking the stone with her dagger. I looked over at Percy, smiling, then I looked back at Annabeth.
Carefully, I tiptoed my way to right behind her. "BOOOOOYAAAHH!" She was fast because not three seconds passed when she held the dagger to my throat. "Lance," she exclaimed, "jeez. It you didn't have the curse of Achilles I would've run you through." "Aaaahh. I missed you too Annabeth."
She smiled then gave me a playful punch in the arm. I spent the next hour or so revealing myself to my friends (Clairisse almost stabbed me then she wrestled me. Leo burnt the hairs off my arm then made me promise to help him out with some pranks. Thalia blasted me with a lightning then almost squeezed the life out of me in a hug. Nico actually smiled but still had a sword fight with me. Everyone else had the generally the same reaction: a surprised face followed by an accidental attempt to kill me. In other words, the usual demigod reaction.)
By the time I was finished, I was sitting on the beach. I leaned back on my arms, taking in the serenity of it all. Sadly,I only had a few minutes to relax because a new demigod, Amanda (daughter of Janus) came jogging up to me.
"Chiron... Big..house.. See.. You," she said out of breath. I told her thanks, picked myself up, then headed off for the Big House. I saw Chiron sitting in his wheelchair form by the front door. "Welcome back Lance," he said while gesturing to sit next to him.
I pulled a chair up and sat down next to him. We sat without a word for a minute, until he sighed. "Lance I know you've just returned, but I have been sent an Iris-message from Thanatos and Hades, both asking for your help." I looked out to the new playground, which Percy and all the other camp counselors setup for the younger demigods. "Chiron you know me. I can't back down from a request from a cry for help by the two most depressing gods in Greek mythology."
He gave a sad smile, "They will be here shortly. I was told that you need to bring Nico along as well, although they would not say why."
I shrugged. Normally Hades tried to send me on a quest to my death, but I always came back because of two things: Nico and my curse.
It took them almost half an hour before they appeared in a flash of dark flames in front of the Big House. Hades was wearing a black business suit while Thanatos sported a black, sleevless duster with black jeans and black shoes.
"I was wondering when you two would show. I was beginning to think it was some sort of crazy prank.
Thanatos gave a quick smirk. Hades, for a millisecond, also smirked.
"We've come because there is an issue in Japan that requires both you and Nico," Hades stated. "Does it involve anything like extracting demigods?"
"No," Thanatos said, "it involves spirits. There has been an increase of spirits drifting around and the monks there are having trouble exorcising them." I looked over to Hades, "So you need my help with Nico to solve this."
Hades nodded, "Both Thanatos and I will give you the necessary blessing to help the monks with their.. infestation." "Alright let's do it," I exclaimed, leaping out of my chair. Nico arrived a short time later, already briefed.
Thanatos and Hades closed their eyes. Instantly, I felt power flowing through me. I looked over at Nico. He didn't look any different. "What blessings did you give us?" "We have given you the ability to touch the spirits, grab them, fight them, and the ability to understand their language and vice versa."
"You will also be 'new' temple recruits and new students at the school. When this is all over, you will be 'transferred' to your old schools again. You will also have the same classes that help with ADHD and dyslexia," Thanatos said.
"So basically, we can come into contact with ghosts and people over there can understand us? Freakin' sweet!" Hades had a solemn look on his face, "The trip will have to be taken two ways. Nico can shadow-travel there, but it cost him much energy. You will have to be, for the lack of a better term, dropped in." "Wait, what?"
There was a sudden flash of light. The next thing I heard was the rushing of the wind past me and the feeling of weightlessness. I opened my eyes to see I was falling straight toward a dojo looking building. This just wasn't my day.
Nico
Lance disappeared in a flash of light. I looked over to Dad, "Do you have a picture of this place?" He handed me a photo of a dojo looking place. "That is the monastery for the monks."
I looked up, "Who is the person in charge?" This time Thanatos waved his hand, causing the photo to change. There were now five girls (one girl had blue hair, another had a light chocolate skin tone with brown hair, two girls who had purple hair, probably sisters, one girl with blond hair, and the last had red hair), one guy, and a small old lady (she looked part toad).
"The old woman in the photo is Priestess Jutokuu. She's the one in charge." I thought this over for a second. "Does she know about demigods?" "She knows that they exist, but that is all. You may tell her that you and Lance are demigods."
I looked over the scene of camp. I was finally starting to stay longer, almost a full year. I walked toward the side of the Big House, forming a circle from the shadows. I stepped through, feeling the familiar cold sense, the occasional brush of an invisible object, and soon found myself at the gate to the dojo, just like in the photo.
I made my way over to what I thought was the office area, but instead found myself in the open courtyard at the center of the building.
The old lady approached me, "Welcome young one. Are you here to see about becoming a monk?" "Actually, we're the help that you asked for." She opened one eye, "What do you mean?" I was about to say something when I heard a resounding BOOM! and felt the immediate mini-earthquake.
I looked over to see Lance getting up from the small crater in the courtyard. "Man," he's aid rolling his left shoulder, "that one actually hurt a bit." Old Lady Jutokuu had a mildly surprised look.
She led us over to a nearby room, beckoning us to sit down.
"As you know, there have been an increased number of ghosts and spirits. We need help exercising them all." Lance spoke up, "We know. We we're told about this already." He looked over to me. We had a silent agreement.
"We hear you know about demigods existing," I started, leaning forward. She nodded. I gave a quick, small smile, "Well, we're demigods." She didn't seem surprised, but a quick movement of the eye gave it away. "Tell me then, who are your godly parents." "Poseidon," Lance gestured to himself. "Hades," I said blatantly.
She led us on a tour around the monastery, showing us where everyone's rooms were. She told us how we were to also attend school after two days. We were also told how the girls tended to be somewhat feminist.
The clocks read 4:50 when the monks got back. Lady Jutokuu told us to stay in our room until we were needed. Lance and I sat down on the cots. "Any idea when our stuff is supposed pop in," I asked. He shook his head, "I can't wait until we get to meet a ghost."
All of the sudden we heard someone shout, "IKKOU!" followed by someone getting mauled.
We looked at the door, then dismissed it. We waited for another half hour before our duffel bags literally popped in. We rummaged through, finding two weeks worth of clothes, a zip-loc bag of ambrosia, one for each of us, two thermoses of nectar, our swords, and about 999,000 yen. We also had a digital clock (no alarm). After that, we just laid down on the cots, overhearing two of the girls talking about an umderwear theif. Lance snickered and I smirked.
The next day, Lance and I woke up just as the sun was rising. Since we couldn't go out until the others were gone, we waited. On the digital clock, it was 7:30 when we heard them leave. Carefully, we made our way over to the kitchen where we made our own breakfasts.
Lance and I passed the time by practicing our powers. I summoned a pillar of shadow while Lance made a trident out of water.
The door slid open. Lance and I dashed to our room, making it just in time. We heard the girls talking about a plan to catch this underpants stealing spirit. They took their time leaving. It was 8:43 at night when they left. Lady Jutokuu rasped on the door then slid it open. "You need to follow them, discreetly, to the school. There, you will reveal that you are there to help them." We nodded.
Lance made his way to the gate. I caught up with him and summoned cloak of shadows to cover us. It wasn't long until we found the girls. They were walking in robes colored blue outside and white inside.
Now comes the fun part.