Jason's POV
I am so screwed. Who knows what Poppy has in mind for me? All the guys and most of the girls were grinning in anticipation. Piper looked at me anxiously and squeezed my hand.
"Ooo-k what you got, Poppy?" I asked as confidently as I could. "I choose Dare." (Can't choose Truth in front of ma girl!)
"Watch a match from WWE with me. I get to choose what type."
I nearly screamed. A rough squeak might have come out from my mouth. This might not seem so bad, but I'm really scared of WWE. Especially the ones with blood. Ugh. Poppy loves those.
"Fine." It was meant to come out really manly, but it came out more like a mouse squeak.
"Hell in a cell, no DQ, Hardcore." Poppy's eyes grinned evilly as she switched on her phone. I had no idea what any of that meant, but I bet I was going to find out soon.
She shoved her way past a lot of people and plonked herself down between me and Piper. I wanted to protest, but she gave me the evil stink eye.
The video she showed me was of two dudes in a steel cage. It looked like they needed to get out of the cage to win. They started hitting each other with all sorts of random items, signposts, ukuleles, spraying each other with smoke from a fire extinguisher. They even slammed each other's faces into the cage!
It was so horrible that I must have cringed, like a thousand times. Piper's hand found mine and she gave it a little squeeze. When it was finally over, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Then I yelled.
Nearly everyone had taken out their phones and had been recording my reaction, grinning like mad.
"That one's going on my Snapchat!" Leo hit something on his phone and a minute later, my phone buzzed with an incoming message. I took my phone out of my pocket to see Leomakeitfirebaby had posted a video, captioned "Watch the guy who faced down Gaia's giants die when faced with a terrifying cell!"
"Leo!" I shouted. "It was not just a cell, it was torture!"
"Yeah, dawg, sure." Percy put his arm around Annabeth.
Aden's POV
I don't really understand what we're doing. Leo just told me to come for Percy's birthday, so I did. I didn't know we would be playing whatever they're playing now!
I was really hoping Poppy wouldn't pick Jason. Jason doesn't really like me after I was trying to train the pegasus' and they accidentally trampled his bedroll, leaving muddy footprints and squishy stuff inside. When he went to sleep in it, he screamed.
My cabin's far from his, but I could still hear it. Of course I apologised. NOT. He'd probably lightning me to death. Right now, he'll probably pick me to torture. Well, guess what? Hahaha, I'll pick Truth. He can't make me do anything weird. Right?
"Aden!" True enough, Jason picked me. "TOD?"
"What's that?"
"Truth or Dare." Frank told me.
"Oh, right. Um, truth." I said, trying hard to conceal the blush creeping up my cheeks. While my mom really loves keeping up-to-date on the latest news and stuff, I'm more of a homie. I don't know things until people tell me.
"Who made the pegasus' trample my bedroll?" Jason asked with an arched eyebrow.
Shitz. "Um, Zeus?"
Everyone laughed. I sent up a prayer to the big guy. Please don't incinerate me for saying that. Please and thank you.
Jason settled back, obviously dissatisfied. Well, it was the truth. I didn't mean to make the pegasus' trample Jason's bedroll. The big guys up there decided all that. So, technically speaking, I didn't make the horsies do it.
"My turn." I looked around, scanning for the perfect target. "Um, Hazel?"
Hazel's POV
Well, I did expect to be called on soon. I already made my decision: Dare. After all, this is Aden. What can he do?
"I choose Dare."
"Okay, um, uh…" Aden glanced at Nico with pleading eyes.
Nico leaned over and whispered something in his ear. "Mist someone into a wallaby and carry him around like a baby. Then go to the Big House and ask Chiron if you can keep this pet."
"Cheat!" I shoved Nico. "He had help! And that's not fair; you gave me two dares!"
"Well, you did ask for dare, Hazel." Rayna said, her eyes gleaming. "We do have to abide by the rules. Leo, does she have to accept it?"
Leo rubbed his chin. "Oh, yeah, 100% confirm, you need to do this."
"Yup! 'Fraid you do, Hazely." Trin said cheerily, playing with her barrettes.
"Fine." I growled. "Let me see… Aden!"
The son of Iris jumped. "Me? Why me?"
"You gave me the dare." I pointed out, "I'm just carrying it out."
Before he could protest further, I closed my eyes and imagined him as a baby wallaby. There was a small poof and a collective gasp.
"Did it work?" I asked hopefully, without opening my eyes.
"Not exactly." Said a voice that I recognised as Rayna's.
I opened my eyes a tiny fraction, and gasped.
There was a tiny brick wall floating an inch above the ground where Aden had been sitting.
"Wallaby, not Wall-baby!" I slapped my hand over my open knee.
Leo laughed and got out his phone to record it. "This is going on my Instagram."
I borrowed Annabeth's phone to see what he sent. Alltheladiesluvleo had sent the picture of Aden the Wall-Baby and tweeted Aden, Son of Iris/Son of Wall.
"That's not funny, Leo." I said, trying desperately to hide the rising smirk on my face.
It didn't work.
I doubled up in laughter and everyone followed suit. Rayna did attempt a straight face, but even she couldn't help cracking a smile.
"Okay," I said, wiping the tears of laughter from my eyes. "I'll try again."
I concentrated hard and there was another poof.
This time, when I opened my eyes, a baby wallaby was sitting on the floor, blinking and snuffling.
"So cute!" Piper squealed and she picked up Aden the wallaby and stroked his fur.
Aden pushed her away with his claws in irritation, like do you mind?
"Okay, I suppose I should go now." I took a writhing Aden from Piper. I knew that really he was annoying Aden, but this little guy looked so cute.
"Wish me luck guys." I said as I started out the door.
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