Chapter 3: A Bride's Dream
An: So now there will only be summaries. I'll summarize conversations too because I know everyone had problems with the other format. Let me know if this bothers you too. Also to recap if someone says the same thing as Percy in the projection they have to donate money to a jar or do Truth/Dare.
The scene rose. In a cave with a small cot, a loom, material and lit torches stood Grover. He wore a wedding dress and was covered in mud. His face wasn't visible because of a veil. Still he was staring straight up towards what was a dream version of Percy. He called and asked if Percy could hear him, Percy could only ask what was going on before someone called for Grover asking if he was done.
"Honeypie?" snickered Leo. "Polymepheus called you honey pie?"
"How did you know who he is?" asked Piper.
"We had a run in with him after leaving Ogygia," replied Calypso. "He was your captor?"
Grover nodded.
"Man. Why'd he think anyone would marry him?" asked Leo. "I mean that guys is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen."
"You don't need to tell me," the goat reminded him.
"Can we return to the point of this giant Cyclops calling Grover honeypie?" Thalia cackled.
"It's not that funny," grumbled Grover. Everyone was starting to giggle.
"It kind of is," Nico told him allowing a smirk.
"Kind of? It's hilarious!" Alex declared.
"Is there a more unfortunate nickname?" agreed Sadie.
Grover had too assure the Cyclops that it hadn't been two weeks but just five days. He wasn't finished. The Cyclops made a lewd remark about seeing under the veil.
"Is he actually that stupid?" asked Blitz. "I mean you hardly look like a girl."
"Thor played the same trick," Sam reminded Blitz. "Luckily we had two children of Loki when we had too."
"Well then I'm glad I'm not the only one who had to go through this torture," Grover said at their comments. He had heard the story of their adventure already.
In the projection Grover begged for Percy's help telling him he had gone to Florida and turned left.
"Left is relative," Reyna said raising an eyebrow.
"I was kind of stressed," Grover rubbed the back of his neck. He chewed on the string of his hoodie. "Can you all just stop the picking on me?"
"Never," Thalia and Percy said together.
"Sorry G-man," Percy chuckled.
Grover continued telling Percy that is was a trap. How Satyrs were lured in to be eaten while be looking for Pan with the nature magic. Then explained how he tricked him and that yes, Polyphemus did want want to marry him.
There was a whole new round of loud laughter as Grover continued to blush hard. Most of them had already figured it out. Those who didn't were laughing harder.
"I still don't see how that mistake is made," muttered Chris. Clarisse looked at him and remembered what would come later. She turned an odd shade of pale purple.
When they stopped laughing Jason leaned over to whisper to Thalia. "That's where he got the fleece right? It's what woke you up."
Thalia nodded. Jason grinned.
"Percy, bro!" he yelled to get his cousins attention. "Thanks."
Percy grinned back offering two thumbs up. Several others such as Nico, Reyna, Frank, Hazel, Piper and Leo had also started to figure it out. Others just looked confused.
Percy assured Grover he would come help. Then Grover told him that it was the Sea of Monsters and with the empathy link if he died then Percy did too. He left the dream to Grover leaving for Dinner with the Cyclops and asking what exactly was on that island.
Those of the Greek and Roman who did not yet know figured it out then. Others were too focused on Percy and Grover.
"Does that still work?" asked Hazel.
"The link?" Percy replied. "Yeah."
"It's helpful most the time," Grover nodded. "Except if maybe I die. But also it can affect each others feelings. Satyrs are better at repressing it, we already can feel minor empathy with everyone. But with humans…"
Percy looked at Grover. "Man, why'd you never tell me?"
"Didn't really matter until recently," Grover told him.
"When's recently?" Percy asked him.
Using their empathy link Percy was sent images of the Giant War and their journey through Rome and to Tartarus. He cringed. Grover had felt some of that. That he had never wanted for any of his friends. (AN: From That Dam Headcanon.) Everyone else was looking at them questioningly but Percy silently pleaded with Grover to save it for later until it came up again.
"The dying thing is less likely to happen now that the link is older," Grover assured everyone. "And I could get rid of it."
"But last time we discussed it we decided not too," Percy nodded. "We might need to talk about that again."
"Later."
Annabeth looked at them both strangely. It was quite now and another projection was rising on the screen.
