Of Evil Plot Bunnies and Hot Characters: Redux
A Percy Jackson Story
Original written by: Lex/xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx
Edited by: Max/musiclover99
©-Rick Riordan and other people for any other things

. . . well, enjoy then!

Quick recap for newcomers/people who forgot since it was quite a while ago now (it seemed like just yesterday and at the same time, three years ago . . .):

xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx(Lex)
musiclover99(Max)
daughterofhades5565(Terra)
bubble drizzles(Gigi)
Luke'sgirl.D..LL(Tallie)
Chosen Hero(Rjay)
Akheilos and Delphin Inc.(Angela/Gel)

"Okay," Lex started after the argument was over. "Now then, let's—" Before she could finish her sentence, a bright light, not unlike the ones that had brought the campers here, enveloped everyone in the house. It took both campers and authors to an unfamiliar, yet familiar place.

Camp Half-Blood.

"Ow," Gel grumble after landing roughly on top of one of the Stolls.

"I'm the one that should be saying that," the son of Hermes snapped. "I'm the one who's under you!" Gel scowled, getting up and brushing herself off.

"Everyone here?" Gigi asked.

"Where exactly is here?" Terra asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm already ahead of you guys," Max remarked, looking around her surroundings. A grin spread on her face, as she concluded dramatically, "Welcome . . . to Camp Half-Blood."

Everyone's expressions melted into one of amazement or shock, besides the campers and Max. They quickly changed to excited.

"Oh my god!" Tallie exclaimed gleefully. "We're at Camp Half-Blood!"

"This is gonna be so cool!" Gigi squealed.

"And—"

"We're past the borders . . ." Lex added. She glanced at Annabeth. "Care to explain why?"

The daughter of Athena looked just as puzzled as Lex was, commenting, "Only demigods, satyrs, nymphs, gods, and others of that sort are allowed in here. I can't really think of a logical reason of why you guys would be here." Everyone just stood in silence, with the exception of the Stolls laughing about how "Ms. Smarty-Pants" doesn't have an answer.

"Well," Percy started after a few moments, "maybe it's some god screwing with our lives again. I mean, Rachel got into camp riding Blackjack. Maybe it was that light."

Everyone pondered that, before Thalia realized in half-mock surprise, "Percy knew something that Annabeth didn't? Good gods, maybe the world is ending again!"

The authors and other campers somewhat snickered at that (even Clarisse cracked a smile), while the Stolls had a field day with teasing the two, but everyone ignored them for the most part.

"It technically is," Gel muttered when the general laughter subsided. Lex elbowed the girl, shaking her head, who protested, "What? It's the truth!"

"Whatever," Rjay told them. "What are we gonna do about this situation?"

"Well," Annabeth suggested, "you guys would probably stay in the Big House, since none of you are demigods—"

"Yet!" Max interrupted. "You never know. Some of us might be." The daughter of Athena rolled her eyes at that, before the words processed and Terra whined, "But I wanted to stay in the cabins!"

"Same here," Gigi said. "It'd be so cool to room with some of the campers!"

"Right?" Tallie agreed.

"Imagine, rooming in the Athena cabin . . ." Lex trailed off dreamily.

"Or the Apollo cabin," Rjay added.

"The Hades cabin!" Max said.

"Can we?" Lex begged, putting on her best puppy dogface. Annabeth rolled her eyes.

"It doesn't work like that!" she snapped. "You need to be claimed to go into a cabin, and even if you're not claimed, you need to be a demigod."

"Um, you need to be a demigod or something to pass the borders," Terra pointed out. "In case you haven't noticed, we're past the borders."

"And in Camp—freaking—Half-Blood," Max added. "At this point, anything's possible to us."

The Stolls snickered at how annoyed Annabeth looked, while Grover decided to help her out.

"Basically, no," the satyr said firmly.

"Please?" Max begged.

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"No!"

"Pretty, pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top?"

"No! By the gods, no, you will not be able to room with any of the cabins!" Grover fumed, just as annoyed as Annabeth. The Stolls were full out laughing, giving Max high fives.

Annabeth sighed, rubbing her temples and saying, "Choose roommates for the night, because there are seven of you, and four rooms. One gets their own, and that person will be—"

"Me!" Max interrupted.

"Rjay," Annabeth finished, glaring at the younger girl, who glared right back.

"I deserve my own space," she said defensively.

"I deserve it more!" Rjay protested. "Right, Annabeth?"

"Honestly, it's just because you're the only boy."

"But I still deserve it more, right?"

"In your dreams, Geezer!"

As the three were arguing, Tallie asked Gel to be roommates, Terra asked Gigi, and Lex was waiting for Max to calm down and just accept the fact she'll be sharing. Clarisse had decided this was completely pointless and left, urging Chris to follow her.

Rjay had the luck to step near Max while she was throwing her hands up in outrage, causing him to stumble back and fall over the hill. The girl blinked in a moment of confusion, before doubling over laughing as the others (authors and campers alike) joined in.

"That was awesome!" she gasped, trying to catch her breath.

"Dude, this girl is great!" Max overheard one of the Stolls said through their laughter.

"Nice one!" Gigi said before the other girl could comment. She gave a high five.

"Total accident," Max admitted, "but that doesn't make it any less great!"

"That was priceless," Lex added. "I wish I had a camera."

"Ow . . ." the fallen boy said from the bottom of the hill, encouraging everyone to start laughing again.

"Who are these guys?" the red-headed girl asked Annabeth bluntly.

"Holy crap!" Gel yelled. "It's—"

"Rachel," Annabeth said, ignoring Gel, "these are . . . ah . . . a few new friends, I suppose."

"I feel touched," Max said, putting her hands over her heart and pretending to wipe away a tear. The daughter of Athena rolled her eyes while Lex introduced, "I'm Lex, and that's Max, Tallie, Gel, Gigi, and Terra."

"Thanks for the help, guys," Rjay muttered bitterly after catching up.

"Oh, and that's Rjay," Lex finished calmly. The boy scowled at her.

"Well, okay then," Rachel said. "I'm—"

"Rachel Elizabeth Dare, friend of Percy, now the Oracle," Max said. "Oh, and also the one who 'hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush.' That was awesome."

"Uh . . . yeah," she replied, blinking. She whispered something into Annabeth's ear, who whispered back, explaining and apparently satisfying the girl.

"C'mon, guys, let's get to the Big House," Tallie said. "At this rate, we'll never get there."

"Does this kinda stuff happen a lot?" Percy asked.

The authors thought for a moment, before Gigi simply answered, "Yes."

"Then I guess we'll never get to pick which cabins you stay in," Thalia said airily. The authors froze at that, until Lex said, "I'll take the Athena cabin!"

"Hades for me!" Terra said excitedly.

"Wait," Gel interrupted. "What's the catch?"

"Whatever do you mean?" Nico said, blinking innocently. Max rolled her eyes.

"Do you really think we're stupid?" she said. "Just a few minutes ago, you and Annabeth were telling us all clearly no to staying in the cabins. I'm assuming that answer still stands."

Thalia clapped her hands in mock cheer, saying, "Very good! Yeah, you're right, I just said that so we could finally get to the Big House." She emphasized her point by gesturing to the Big House, which was just a couple more yards away, in comparison to a few minutes ago when they were just starting to get down Half-Blood Hill. While walking, Connor suddenly jolted, while yelling at Travis, "Dude! We were in the middle of a prank before this happened!"

"Oh yeah! The one with the—"

"Shut up! Nobody else can know—"

"Right, right."

"So, that bucket of—"

"Yeah, I got it."

As they walked farther and farther away, completely ignoring the others, Annabeth rubbed her temple and made a mental note to warn a few others.

"Anyway . . . that is a fair point," Lex conceded. Before she could continue her thought, Max said, "But you still could've done something else, you jerks!"

"But it was funnier this way," Nico smirked.

"Whatever," Rjay muttered. "Let's just get going. What'll we do after that?"

Rachel shrugged and said, "I don't kno—" She cut herself off and doubled over, her eyes turning a smoky green. A reptilian aroma hung in the air. When she spoke, it sounded slightly raspy, but still like Rachel, except more like there was three of her at once.

"Authors, Hunter, and campers combined seek the forgotten maze
To save two heroes from a lost daze
Seven unlikely heroes from far away
Shall rise up to save the day,
Stop the Greeks from seeking the empire,
Thus saving the heroes the gods have sired."

She slumped over afterwards, with Nico, being closest to her, catching her before she hit the ground. Everyone blinked.

"Was that a . . .a prophecy?" Tallie asked. Max rolled her eyes and said, "Oh, no, that's totally not a prophecy, what with the green smoke and the smell of a reptile habitat from the zoo. You've read Percy Jackson, you tell me!"

"But for who?" Gel questioned, trying to prevent an argument. "Nobody asked for one—did they?"

"Let's think," Annabeth said drily. "Who was the last one to talk to Rachel, while asking a question?"

A few seconds later, it hit them.

"So . . . the gaf is leading a quest?" Gigi said in half-mock horror.

"Good gods, he wouldn't last a day," Lex added. "We wouldn't last a day when he's leading!"

"Nice to know how supportive you guys are," Rjay muttered. "Is this 'Pick-on-Rjay" day?"

"No, because that is a stupid name," Max retorted. "They're all right, and you know it."

"Can we save the mocking for later?" Annabeth asked irritably. "We'll need to tell Chiron that you guys have a quest."

"Not just us," Terra corrected. "We're gonna need a few campers, apparently."

"And a Hunter," Lex added. "With 'seven unlikely heroes.'"

"What's with the number seven?" Max inquired. "I mean, that's twice Rachel's said a prophecy about seven."

"It could be related to the second Great Prophecy," Percy pointed out. "Just saying."

"Can we just go to the Big House already?" Annabeth said impatiently. "We need to know about this . . . quest."

"Good idea," Annabeth agreed. "Come on, the Big House is this way. I'll tell Chiron that we need a meeting."

"Some random mortal—a mortal!—got a quest?" Clarisse fumed. "That makes no sense whatsoever!" She pounded a fist on the table for emphasis.

"A lot of memorable people in Greek mythology were mortal," Lex pointed out. "Jason. Achilles. Ariadne!"

"Achilles and Ariadne never led a quest," Clarisse said stubbornly.

"Jason did," Gigi pointed out. "So therefore . . ." She gulped in mock-terror. "It's . . . okay for Geezer to lead a quest." Clarisse scowled irritably. It wouldn't have been a shock to anyone if a hole appeared on the wall from her intense glare.

"Did this really need a counselors' meeting?" Connor asked irritably. "Some of us were busy with things!"

"We're already way behind schedule!" Travis added. Katie glared at the sons of Hermes, but before she could put in her rebuttal, Chiron put a halt to the talking.

"You are all here because the prophecy clearly stated that campers will be needed for the quest," he reminded. He glanced at Rjay, sighing, then admitting (rather reluctantly, to Rjay's annoyance), "So I suppose that Rjay will need to choose his companions."

"Well," Gel started, "One line—or rather, the first line—said, 'Authors, Hunter, and campers combined seek the lost maze.' You'll need, at the very least, one other author, one Hunter, and two campers."

"Actually—"

"Well," Rjay said, "there's only one Hunter here, so obviously I'm bringing Thalia." Said Hunter rolled her eyes, trying to decide if she should feel annoyed or satisfied. "And probably Annabeth, considering how much she knows."

"Hello—"

"You'll need someone who knows the series well," Tallie added thoughtfully. "Extremely well. I have a feeling a certain twelve year old in this immediate vicinity will fall into that category . . ."

"Not to mention she'll scare the crap out of some monsters," Gigi added. Max grinned at her and bowed dramatically.

"Guys, will you—"

"Thank you, thank you," she said, pretending to wipe a tear. "I would like to thank my parents for—"

"Okay, so will she be going or not?" Terra interrupted, directing the question to Rjay.

"I guess," he said, shrugging. "So that means one more camper, then I'll—"

"LISTEN!" Lex yelled in frustration. The counselors silenced their talking, along with the authors. She huffed. "Thank you. The prophecy said, 'Seven unlikely heroes from far away.' Seven. Now, count how many authors there are here. Authors from a different dimension."

"Far enough for you?" Max muttered drily.

"There's . . . Lex, Gel, Tallie, Gigi, Terra, Max, and me . . . that's—oh, crap," Rjay said.

"Ex-actly," Lex finished smugly.

"Well, we're screwed," Tallie summed up.

"Oh, totally," Gel agreed, nodding.

"Okay, okay, we get it," Annabeth snapped. "You guys still need to decide on another camper."

"Nico!" Terra instantly said. Gigi nodded, beaming. Max rolled her eyes.

"We need a character—er, sorry, person," she corrected, "that was involved in The Lost Hero. A lot. So we don't need to bring your guys' unreal crush."

"Well, if you don't count The Son of Neptune," Rjay muttered, before saying more clearly, "the only camper is really Annabeth."

"And Percy," Tallie added under her breath.

"So let's bring all of them," Max said. "I mean, Nico and Percy are both freaking awesome, and that'll make three children of the Big Three, plus a kickass daughter of Athena. The quest would be cake."

"Oh yeah, the monsters at every corner would be a real help," Gel said sarcastically, giving Max a bored look. "Do you want to kill us all?"

"Honestly—"

"Don't answer that," Gigi ordered.

"It's my quest," Rjay protested. "I'll make the choices."

"We're never gonna get anywhere," Lex said. "Max is right about this." She lowered her voice before continuing, "Nico was in Camp Jupiter. He may know about it already. He may know about Hazel and everything! We need him."

"And Annabeth and Thalia were in The Lost Hero in the first place, while you-know-who was practically one of the main characters without even being there!" Terra added.

"Plus, children of the Big Three would be a big help in battle, either way," Tallie finished.

". . . so . . . you guys are all saying I'm right, right?" Max clarified. She smirked at Rjay. "Ha."

"Oh, fine," he grumbled reluctantly. "Us seven, Percy, Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia. Great."

"What's the prophecy even for?" Drew asked in her snobby tone. "I mean, 'save two heroes from a lost daze'? That makes no sense."

Lou Ellen, counselor for the Hecate cabin, clapped her hands, feigning pride.

"Ooh, very good, Drew! You get a gold star!" she said mockingly praised. Drew flushed.

"Why, Ellen, dearie," she started in a sugar sweet voice. "Why don't you—mph!"

Nyssa, filling in for Jake Mason as the Hephaestus cabin counselor, was closest to Drew, and had covered the daughter of Aphrodite's mouth before her charm-speaking could take control.

"Enough," Annabeth said firmly. "The lost daze could be anything, like amnesia, considering—from what I've read—this Jason guy didn't have his memories."

"Fine," Drew allowed. "But about that whole 'stopping the Greeks' and 'empire' and whatever?"

"There are a lot of extinct cultures, and quite a few that had empires," Annabeth said thoughtfully. "But why we would seek one . . . that's beyond my knowledge."

Drew gasped. "Oh, gods—does that mean Annabeth doesn't know something? Oh, it must be the apocalypse."

"Big word!" Lou Ellen commented, clapping again.

"Okay, just stop there," Percy interrupted before a big fight would start. "In a few minutes, all of us—well, except for the ones going on the quest, I guess—will just go back to what we're doing. We don't need an argument."

"Well, with that being said," Chiron said, "I believe that our guests need to be shown to their rooms, then trained."

"With what?" Connor asked.

"Don't tell me," Max said, excitement bubbling. "We're getting our own weapons?"

"Precisely."

After a few seconds of silence, Terra and Max high-fived each other, while the other authors started talking excitedly.

"Yes!" Terra shouted gleefully. "Celestial bronze, baby!"

"This'll be so awesome!" Max agreed. "Camp training!"

"Just don't stab yourself," Lex warned.

"If I'm a mortal, it wouldn't matter now, would it?"

"She has a point," Gigi said.

"Alright, alright," Percy said, getting up, a slight smile of amusement on his face. "Follow me—me and Annabeth—"

"Annabeth and I," said girl corrected. Percy rolled his eyes affectionately and said, "Annabeth and I, will begin your training."

I hope you liked it, and that not many people were OOC (the campers, I mean)! Hopefully, I'll get more help in the future if I'm not doing so well, so it'll be better than this. Leave a review to let me know I'm getting SOME people reading! (Also, if anybody who's reading this spots a contradiction, let me know! I had to take out a few characters showing up in chapter one because they were extremely unneeded, and so I had to edit a bunch of stuff. I may have missed something, but hey, I'm only human. Thanks!)