Interview with
ANNABETH CHASE
Daughter of Athena
AKA WISE GIRL
Name: Annabeth Chase
Nickname: Wise Girl
Age: 17
Status: Half-blood
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Interests: Architecture & Ancient Greek
Weapon of Choice: Magic Yankees cap of invisibility & Celestial Bronze Knife
"Emily! Guess what?" her camera-person, Bob, exclaimed.
Emily was playing on an online virtual world until Bob interrupted her. She turned around and gave him a glare. She hated being interrupted.
"What?" she asked him. "What's so important that you had to ruin my free time?"
"We got 130 views! The interview with Percy Jackson was a hit!" he exclaimed. "Many of our viewers suggested other demigods for you to interview."
"Really? That's awesome! I always knew my talent would be recognized! Who should I interview next?" she asked.
"Well, many people suggested Annabeth Chase. You could interview her," Bob suggested.
"Great idea! Why didn't I think of that? Come on pack your things! We must go immediately!" She started packing some supplies for the trip until Bob stopped her.
"Not so fast, I have some more news."
"What now?" she asked impatiently. No one should ever stop a reporter, or in this case, an interviewer.
"You have a new assistant," he answered.
"I hope she's amazing as me," she said flatly. "If she fails to meet all the necessary requirements then she's fired."
"Wait, how do you know it's a she?" Bob asked suspiciously. "Have you been snooping through my email?"
"Uh, sorry. I had to make sure you weren't evil," she said.
Bob's face turned red with anger. "How dare you? I thought you were my friend!"
"I am your friend," she told him. "I'm sorry. I'll never do that again. And that's a promise."
"Alright, but if you mess up one more time then I'm out of here," Bob threatened her.
"Okay, dude," she said to him. "Now please continue."
"Anyways, your new partner is named-"
"I'm here!" a girl interrupted. The young demigod walked in without knocking. She kind of looked like Emily, if Emily was a gorgeous supermodel. She had long brown hair and blue eyes and wore the most expensive and fanciest clothing. Emily had always wished for curly hair, unfortunately, she was stuck with boring, straight hair.
She hated her instantly. It wasn't only because she dressed as a model but also, because of the lack of respect.
She just walked into my office without permission! Emily thought angrily. Nobody can act like that around her.
"Who do you think you are?" she told the new girl. "You can't just walk in her without permission! Get outside and act like a lady!"
"Listen Linda," Bob said. "Don't do it. She doesn't mean it-"
"Yes I do mean it!" she interrupted him. "Do it!"
"Whatever," Linda said walking out the door. Seconds later she knocked on the door.
Emily walked over to the door and opened it. "Sit," she said through clenched teeth. Linda did as she was told.
"Emily," Bob started. "This is your new worker, Linda Tomlinson. Linda, this is your boss, Emily Brown."
"Hi," Linda said cheerfully. Emily was surprised that she was acting as if nothing happened. "It's nice to meet you." Linda put out her hand.
Emily refused to take it.
"So Linda," she said. "Who is your parent? Where did you come from? How did you get this job?"
"Settle down Emily," Bob said.
"That's alright Robert," Linda said. "Emily's just curious."
"It's 'boss' to you," she told her.
"Okay 'boss'," Linda replied. "To answer your questions: I'm the daughter of Aphrodite. I come from a small town in Chicago. And Hermes offered me this job."
"Excuse us for a moment," she told Linda. "Come on Bob. We need to talk." She dragged him out the door by his ears.
"What was that all about?" Bob asked as she shut the door.
"Why on earth do I have an assistant? I don't need one! Especially a daughter of Aphrodite," she said in disgust.
"Why not? Are you jealous of her?" Bob grinned.
"Shut up, Robert," she teased. Bob hated being called Robert, especially when Emily called him that.
"Hermes thought that you would get more views. Bedsides, we have some serious competition," Bob replied.
As soon as Bob said that, she understood. Hephaestus-TV Broadcasts from Mount Olympus was their biggest rival. It had been around since the 19th century! Her father wasn't trying to torture her; he was trying to make her successful.
Thank you, father, she thought, but couldn't you hire someone a little less snobby?
"Will you give Linda a chance?" Bob asked his eyes pleading.
"Fine," she gave in. "But, she better not mess up my plans."
Emily and her gang found the Argo II flying in the sky.
It was a peaceful and cool night. The weather was perfect for hanging outside with your friends or having an outdoor party.
And the perfect time to kidnap a demigod, she thought to herself.
The gang was on a helicopter (thanks to her father) following the Argo II, where all seven demigods of the prophecy were located. Bob's brother was the pilot of the plane.
Emily decided that Annabeth would be the perfect demigod to be interviewed next. She could bother Annabeth with questions about Percy and her individual quest.
"Alright guys," she told Bob and Linda. "I'm going to go down there and bring Annabeth on board."
"And how will you do this?" Linda said looing up from her mirror.
That girl needs to get a life, she thought. She desperately wanted to tell Linda that but Bob would have a fit.
"That's for me to know, and you to never find out," she replied. "All you need to do is stay on the helicopter and guard the camera. Also, book us a hotel while you're at it."
Linda looked at her sternly. If looks could kill then Emily would be dead by now.
"Whatever," Linda said applying mascara. "Good luck on whatever you're doing."
"Thank you," she said. Then she turned to Bob. "You will help me get Annabeth."
Emily and Bob went down the ladder and searched the ship for Annabeth.
Phase one of their plan was very easy. Lucky for them, everyone on the ship was fast asleep.
They found Annabeth sleeping in her room. Emily picked the lock of the room and walked in.
She was astonished at how tidy the room was kept. If she was in Annabeth's place, her room would be a disaster. How does she find time to clean her room? She wondered.
"Okay, we got in," she said. "Now how do we get her out of here?"
"I thought you had a plan!" Bob complained.
"I just said that to shut Linda. We don't a clumsy monkey to ruin the mission," she answered.
"I never thought I'd ever say this," Bob said. "But you are unbelievably rude, way rude than usual." Emily simply ignored him.
Suddenly, they heard the sounds of footsteps coming their way. Alarmed, Emily hid in the closet while Bob hid behind a door.
"Guys," Linda whispered walking into the room.
Emily couldn't control herself. She got out of the closet and yelled, "What on earth are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be on the helicopter!"
Annabeth immediately woke up. She looked startled to see three demigods in her room. She picked up her dagger and said, "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Way to go, boss," Linda said shaking her head in disapproval. "You seriously need some lessons on how to spy. Watch and learn."
"Annabeth," Linda said, her voice filled with power. "Drop the dragger." Annabeth obeyed her command; she looked like she was in some sort of trance.
"Follow me," Linda said walking out the door with Annabeth behind her.
Emily couldn't believe her. Not only did she sabotage the mission. She used charmspeak.
Charmspeaking is the ability to influence others with words. It's a very rare gift, and uncommon among demigods but only can be found in the Aphrodite's children.
"Did you know about this?" she asked Bob who still hand his mouth hanging open in shock.
"No, never knew she could charmspeak. It's very rare," Bob answered her.
"This day keeps getting better and better!" she said sarcastically.
Fifteen minutes before the starting the interview, Emily was in a bad mood.
She was really mad at Linda for what she did back at the Argo II. First, Linda disobeyed her orders. No one disobeys Emily. Second, she made her look like a fool. Emily wasn't going to let Linda get away with this.
The good news was she had a brilliant plan.
Another thing that was bothering her was Bob. Bob was always on her side. He was her best friend. But now, she felt like rotten food. She felt useless. Bob was spending all his time with Linda.
Maybe I am jealous, she thought. Then she shook her head. No, she can't be jealous. She was just tired and frustrated. She would feel better after interviewing Annabeth.
Annabeth was sitting down on one of the white couches in the hotel room. They would be having their interview here. There were two couches. Emily was desperately hoping she'd get one all for herself. Unfortunately, Linda had to sit right next to her.
"We're live in five minutes," Bob announced.
"Linda," she ordered. "Return Annabeth back to her original state."
"Fine," Linda replied snapping her fingers and Annabeth was out of her trance.
"And remember don't be annoying. Don't interrupt me."
"Okay, calm down boss," Linda told her. "Everything will be just fine."
"What am I doing here?" Annabeth asked.
"You're going to be my second interviewee. I already interviewed your boyfriend," Emily told her.
"Really?" Annabeth asked. "And I thought Percy was just making up stories…"
"Percy told you?" she asked her voice rising. She made a mental note to herself to make her interviewee sign a contract.
"Of course," Annabeth asked. "And I know I can't lie because you'll know. But he never told me about this girl." Annabeth pointed at Linda.
"Hi, I'm Lin-" Linda started.
"This is my new assistant Linda Tomas," Emily interrupted her.
"It's Tomlinson," Linda corrected.
"Whatever," she said in the same tone Linda always uses. Linda narrowed her eyes at Emily.
"Okay," Annabeth said sensing the tension. "I can tell that you guys aren't exactly friends yet…"
"And we're live!" Bob announced.
"Welcome back to Emily's interview show on Hermes Action News!" Emily said smiling at the camera. "Today we're interviewing Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena. By the way, Athena is my favourite goddess, very brilliant indeed."
"It's great to be here," Annabeth said. "Percy told me all about this."
"You are amazing, you know that?" she complimented. "You're so much easier than Percy."
Suddenly, Linda coughed.
"Oh right," Emily said. "And this person is my assistant. Her name is Linda Tomlinson."
"Hi!" Linda said waving at the camera.
"Anyways, on to the first question: how is the quest going along?" she asked Annabeth.
"Well, it's very exciting. It's not every day you can work with Roman demigods. But it's a very difficult task. Like now, I was trying to sleep, but, I was interrupted," Annabeth said accusingly.
"Sorry about that," Emily said sheepishly. "So, what do you think about the Roman camp?"
"Camp Jupiter is amazing! The architecture is breath-taking. I loved the terraced gardens, the fountains and temples, the winding cobblestone streets and gleaming white villas. You know, I'm remodeling the Empire State Building and other places that were affected by the Titan war. I can get many great ideas from the Romans," Annabeth answered.
"Wow, that's fascinating," Linda said. Emily gave her a stern look.
"Nice to know," Emily said, "I'd love to go visit Camp Jupiter. But of course, it'll have to be after you guys defeat Gaea. Next question: how's your relationship with Percy?"
"No offence, but Percy was right, you are nosy," Annabeth told her.
Bob clicked a button that made the sound of laughing audience.
"I know," she said smiling, "it's a gift. But, in order to leave you must answer all my questions."
"Alright," Annabeth said giving in. "It's good. I just can't wait until our mission is over, then I get to spend more time with him."
"Aw, that's so sweet," she told her. "Good luck with that."
"Thanks," Annabeth answered.
"Last question for today since it's so late and you need your rest," she said. "What is the Mark of Athena? Our viewers are dying to know."
Annabeth hesitated, "Well you see, this is classified information. Only the children of Athena can know about this. For the safety of everyone, I can't tell you."
"Okay, I understand," Emily said. "But, can you tell us something brief? I don't want to know the details at the moment. I will ask you later."
"It's basically a quest for a child of Athena. Athena chooses one child every once in a while and they have to find something."
"Okay, thank you, Annabeth. It has been a pleasure having you here," Emily said.
"It was nice to do something normal for once," Annabeth replied.
"I know what you mean," she said agreeing. Emily got up from the couch and took a small remote out of her pocket. She then pressed a big green button.
Suddenly, gallons of chocolate milk leaked out of the ceiling and fell on the couch Emily was sitting on. Linda got up and shrieked from being drenched by the chocolate milk shower. Annabeth and Emily were on the floor laughing so hard.
"That's all folks! Come back next time for the next installment of Emily's interview!" Emily said.
A/N
Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Sorry for the extremely long wait. I was busy with school and once school ended, my first few weeks of summer were packed with things to do.
Don't forget to review! And are any of you guys excited for the Sea of Monsters movie coming out next month?!
Here's a little This or That questions you can include in you review. :)
1. Percy or Jason?
2. Halfblood or Hunter of Artemis?
3. Greek or Roman?
4. Frank or Leo?