A/N: I was searching up Teen pageants online and watched Ms. Congeniality and the thought occured to me, since i'm done writing all the fanfiction i desperately needed to finish, i need a new project to write since i need to take a break from original stories. I'm working my ass off to be a better write so i need some practice. Please give me time to update, since the chapters are a whole lot longer and so little time on my hands now, bare with me on this. I hope you like this story. Enjoy!

Annabeth Chase: The New Miss Universe?

Chapter 1 - What We Dragged Ourselves Into

Annabeth's POV:

OH. MY. GOD.

What have we done? Gabrielle and I seemlessly watched an advertisement on TV and stupidly entered ourselves in some beauty pageant. Not just any beauty pageant. The Miss Universe beauty pageant. Sounds stupid if you ask me. This year's competition is taking place in Sydney, Australia. I have always wanted to go there! I'm representing the USA and Gabrielle is representing Italy in the pageant and hoping for the both of us that one of us wins. We're only 16 but i know someone who works with the organization and we got a spot in the pageant.

Needless to say, My mom thought it would be a good opportunity for me and an advantage to my future.

"Annabeth, this would be a good opportunity for you" Tanya explained

"Mom, i'm only 16. I can't go into a pageant" I defended

"You could get a scholarship into Yale or Harvard" Tanya said

"I don't want to go to Harvard or Yale or wherever you want me to go!" I barked

"Just do this for me. Please?" Tanya pleaded

I had to give up now. If i don't do the stupid pageant, my mom would be sure fire pissed at me. I sighed in defeat.

"Ok, i'll do the pageant" I agreed

Tanya shrilled and squealed in excitement.

"My baby is going to Australia!" Tanya yelled

My eyes widened in surprise.

"AUSTRALIA!" I yelled

"That's where the pageant is being held this year" Tanya explained

My mom grabbed my wrist and ran up the stairs to pack my belongings. I didn't want to do this. What the hell was i thinking. This wasn't a good idea or a way to get my mom off my back. I'm a huge idiot.

"Isn't this going to be fun?" Tanya asked excitedly

"Yeah..." I replied awkwardly

The two of us raced up to my room to pack my stuff and then ship me off to Sydney with Gabrielle.

FUCK.

What the hell was i supposed to do then? Here's the answer. NOTHING! Why? Because if i ever defied my mother, she'd throw me in a kennel. I'm not kidding because she did that to my younger half-brother Malcolm.

My mom, Tanya Maxwell-Chase was a beauty pageant queen and was in a whole crapload beauty pageants back in the 1980's. She was only about 13-14 years old when she started and my mom is now around 34 years old or something so i was born when my mom was in college, at 18. It was a miracle that she graduated while taking care of me at the same time. BIG SHOCKER!

After my mom was done shreiking her way into me reliving her old glory days, i told Jesse about the pageant. He was surprised that i would do something like this.

"I signed up to compete in the Miss Universe Pageant!" I remarked

"You did what?" Jesse asked

"I signed up to compete in the Miss Universe Pageant!" I repeated

"That's awesome!" Jesse exclaimed happily

"Not really" I muttered

"What country are you representing?" Jesse asked

"Our home and native land, USA" I replied

"I'm coming with you to support you" Jesse proclaimed

"Really?" I questioned

"Of course i am" Jesse replied

Gabrielle's POV:

Oh joy!

I'm an idiot.

I'm only 16 and what do i do? I stupidly enter myself in some stupid beauty pageants when the whole truth behind is that the judging system is rigged. Like the FIFA World Cup. Like Annabeth's mom, My mom is the world's reigning beauty pageant queen and has won every pageant that she entered. Starting from when she was 5 up until now so my mom is around 35 or something. My mom wants me to be a beauty queen... just like her. Ugh!

I told Percy about the pageant and well, he didn't like the fact that i'm representing Italy in the pageant since Annabeth is representing USA.

"You're what?" Percy exclaimed

"I joined a beauty pageant" I responded

"A beauty pageant? Don't you have any respect for yourself?" Percy questioned

"I lost my virginity to you, does that count?" I asked sarcastically

Percy rolled his eyes.

"Beauty pageants just judge you on your looks" Percy said

"You've never watched any beauty pageants haven't you?" I questioned

Percy froze up in panic.

"See, i told you so" I remarked

"My mom was in a beauty pageant, i would know what happens" Percy defended

"My mom is currently a reigning beauty pageant queen" I bragged

"You win" Percy remarked in defeat

"Please, just come with me to Australia" I begged

"Ok, fine. I'll come" Percy gave in

"YES!" I exclaimed gleefully

"Please tell me you're representing USA?" Percy asked

"No. Italy" I replied

"I'll be there to cheer for you" Percy said

I smiled in return.

SHIT!

This is just great! I should'nt have entered that stupid pageant. I was against it fromt the beginning but i gave in and did it anyways! Now that i'm sending myself packing to the land of "outbacks", i better keep my cover as a beauty pageant contestant or something tells me they're will be serious consequences. Thalia better keep her mouth shut about Annabeth and I or i'm giving her a special ass whooping.

So, here we are, sitting on a 12 hour airplane ride to Sydney in first class with all of our friends, families and our boyfriends. Luke and Thalia on the other hand were getting carried away in the back while a very annoyed Annabeth sick and tired of everyone else acting like a bunch of baboons. It's just a beauty pageant!

"If i killed myself now, this would be alot less painful" Annabeth muttered

"I hear you, sister" Gabrielle agreed

Annabeth and I clanked our glasses of champagne and sipped.

"I'm telling you, if we don't win this, i am never entering another pageant again" Gabrielle declared

"I'm just never entering another pageant again" Annabeth said

Gabrielle shrugged in agreement.

Meanwhile, all of the boys sitting in the back were getting on our last nerves.

"This is awesome! We're going to Australia!" Grover exclaimed cheerfully

Percy sat there in ignorance.

"Now i'm going to be the one riding kangaroos" Percy muttered

For all we know, this is going to be a long plane ride to Sydney so we better get comfortable. With our friends and family, this trip and competition is screaming 'DISASTER'.. God better give us a sign or were going to smell trouble.