So, here's a two-shot towards my first year of being here on Fanfiction, I thought I'd give this a shot.
This is a companion to 'A Betrayal and New Beginnings'.
Btw, just pretend for this one-shot that HoO did happen, but they didn't have to go through the war. And be aware they may act a bit OOC.
Danny's POV:
Everyone was acting strange.
They avoided me all day, my friends, my cousins, and even Chiron!
'What did I do wrong?', I asked myself as I gazed at my reflection in the lake.
*Flashback*
I felt great when I got out of bed this morning, and somehow, I had a feeling something was greater was going to happen today.
I saw Travis and Connor talking to Katie and Leo, more like trying to have a private conversation, and by the looks of it, it was serious. Travis looked like he meant business, and you very rarely see that side of him, unless it was serious enough for him not to be goofy at the time.
I walked over to them, and greeted them with a smile.
They made excuses to leave. 'Well that's strange, maybe Percy can tell me what's going on', I thought as I walked over to the Poseidon cabin.
I knocked on the door a couple times, and waited patiently for Percy to open the door, after a couple of minutes of not responding, I knocked again, "Percy! You in there?!", I called out. But no response. I left and went down to the Big House, 'Maybe I can ask Chiron what's going on', I thought.
At the Big House, I saw Chiron in his wheelchair form on the porch, talking with Percy and Annabeth in discretion, 'They seem to be talking about something important, they seem really serious, yet nervous', I thought as I approached them.
The only reason why I knew they were nervous was because I became more observant and I knew how to read body language on a person, no matter how much they concealed it, but even with all three of them, I could barely catch on. They were real good, almost perfect in trying to conceal it.
"Hey Chiron, Percy, Annabeth", I greeted once as I neared them.
"Um, hey Danny", replied Percy while rubbing the back of his head.
"Well, I have to go, I've got some things to plan out with my siblings. I'll see you later", said Annabeth as she left. Then there were three. A moment of silence passed between us, before Percy broke the silence.
"Uh, I've got some stuff to do", he said as he also left. And then there were two.
"Erm, Chiron? Why is everyone acting weird?" I asked him. I noticed his eyes widened, if only barely noticeable.
"I'm not quite sure my boy. If that'll be all, I need to go moniter some activities, the Stolls won't be stopped by themselves", he said as he also left.
'Why are they lying to me? Did I do something wrong?' I thought sadly as I left towards my cabin.
In my cabin, I thought about all the possibilities for them to avoid me like that.
'Could it be the prank last week that I pulled on Percy?', I thought. 'Nah, that can't be it. Percy already dowsed me in ice cold water three times that day', I involuntarily shivered at the memory.
'Is it that other prank I tried to pull on Annabeth five days ago?' A moment went blank in my head. 'No, she already beat me up for that AND had Percy dowse me again.' Another shiver.
'Um, maybe that prank I pulled on Chiron with the Stolls two weeks ago?' Another blank moment inside my mind. 'That can't be it, Chiron already gave us our punishments AND had Percy dowse us in our sleep.' Yet again, another shiver.
'Then what could it be?' I thought sadly.
Meanwhile...
Percy's POV:
"Um, I got some stuff to do", I said as I also left the Big House. I felt bad for lying like that to Danny, but it was necessary for what we had planned. 'I just hope he doesn't catch in until it's time. And that he understands', I thought.
I met up with Nico, Thalia, Annabeth, the Stolls, Katie, Piper, Leo, Will, Jason and even Clarisse at my cabin to discuss the rest of our plans. The rest of the cabins didn't really want to cooperate with us, so we let them be.
"We have to go through with it no matter what", I ordered, they nodded in understandment. 'It actually makes me feel powerful, but I'd never admit that', I thought with a mental sly smile.
"Okay then, Apollo, report", said Annabeth. I could tell she enjoyed this as much as I did, but of course, she'd never admit it.
"Apollo cabin has acquired all materials to begin preparations", said Will.
"Good. Demeter, report".
"Demeter cabin has also acquired all materials and has begin preparations as we speak", said Katie.
"Alright, we need that done. Hephaestus, report".
"Hephaestus cabin are already molding and making the objects as we speak and will be finished early", said Leo.
"Awesome. Hermes, report".
"Hermes cabin has already acquired everything", said Travis.
"And is currently positioned to begin at your command", finished Connor.
"Okay. Aphrodite, report"
"Aphrodite cabin has already finished and is positioned to begin other preparations with the help of the Hermes and Apollo cabins", reported Piper.
"Great job. Ares, report"
"I may not like it punks but Ares cabin has finished with help from Hephaestus and is ready for the next step", grunted Clarisse.
"Good. Zeus and Hades, report"
"Zeus has already finished and is ready to proceed", said Thalia.
"Hades has also finished and ready to proceed", said Nico.
"Alright looks like everything is going smoothly, we are ready for the next step", said Annabeth.
"Aphrodite, you know what to do. And Hermes and Apollo, begin to proceed with Aphrodite", I said. Piper, the Stolls and Will nodded and walked out.
"Ares and Hephaestus, finish the job together and then continue with the Aphrodite cabin. And please, don't start a fight, this day is important", I commanded as they walked out.
"Demeter, we need that done before five, that's when we will start the last step". Katie nodded and went out.
"Zeus and Hades, you know what to do", I said as I saw a sly grin appear on all their faces and filed out.
"And that leaves both of us to begin the next big thing we need to finish", I said with a grin while walking out and holding hands with Annabeth as she let out a small chuckle. 'I just hope we can finish this soon'.
Danny's POV:
'Maybe I need a break...', I thought as I headed towards the forest for a walk.
"PIPER! GET THE STUFF IN THE BOX!" My head shot up as I recognized Jason's voice calling out to Piper. 'Oh, they're probably going on a date later or something', I thought as I continued.
About an hour later of walking, I found my secret hideout. It's basically a well hidden cave deep in the forest, right by the edge of the border. I managed to hook up a TV, a small fridge full of drinks and a video game system in there. Complete with a somewhat, worn out but comfortable couch, a coffee table and a small cabinet installed inside the cave full of snacks that are 'illegal' at camp.
This is where I usually went if I just wanted to escape everything, or simply just think and ponder over other things.
Inside, I grabbed a can of coke, gulped about half of the can and layed on the couch.
'I wonder what were they doing?', I thought as I welcomed sleep.
Well, that's all for now, I need to finish the last part.
Thanks for reading!
