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Jason
If it weren't for the amazing invention of aspirin, Jason probably wouldn't have made it through the night.
He had his bag all packed, the inside filled with ambrosia, nectar, water, money, food, and some extra clothing, all compressed into a lightweight purple backpack.
His bed was made neatly in the morning, for fear that if he didn't come back at least the campers could look at his memory in decency.
Jason sighed. He knew being OCD wouldn't help take the worry off of his mind. He ruffled his hair and paced back and forth glancing at the clock occasionally. He didn't know it would be this hard, leaving Camp again after such a short reunion.
For Gods' sake, he's only just been to the Senate Hall and his praetor cabin.
The sky began to turn a slight pinkish orange, and that's when Jason knew it was time to head to the gates.
While on his very brief walk, he began to contemplate how they were going to rescue this Nico DiAngelo.
"Gods, I don't even know the guy and I'm risking my life to save his." Jason muttered, thinking about how odd the demigod lifestyle was. You didn't know the kid, but you have to save his butt anyway.
"Aw, don't be such a Debbie Downer, dude," Leo patted Jason loudly on his back. "C'mon, look at the bright side! At least we'll get to see the Underworld for the first time!" Jason gave him a wary look.
"Uhm, isn't Debbie Downer typically used for girls?" Hazel inquired, raising an eyebrow at Leo.
"Ah, same thing when it comes to Jason."
"Hey!"
Percy sighed and trudged towards the gates, gesturing for everyone to follow him.
'Gee, the guy looks really sad for someone who's so optimistic all the time.' Jason observed.
"First time in the Underworld saving my kidnapped mother? Not enough," he muttered dryly. "Second time in the Underworld to retrieve a whack sword? Not enough. Third time almost dying in the River Styx only to lose that power barely a year later? Not. Enough."
Leo tapped Jason's shoulder gingerly and whispered, "He seems to have a lot of bad encounters with the Underworld."
Jason sent him a look as if saying, 'Gee, you really think so?'
Leo sent a cheeky smile back saying, 'Yep, in case you haven't noticed.' Jason sighed and continued walking towards the gates. As soon as they passed the border, they would be on their way to Hell.
Literally.
He saw a short glimpse of something silver near the entrance, and he guessed it was Lupa. He tense a little bit, as he always did when going near Lupa. She was one scary, big, bad wolf indeed.
Her paws crunched the leaves nearby and bared her teeth in the form of a greeting.
"Jason," she smirked, if wolves were even capable of doing so. Even Reyna looked a bit afraid, as if one small breath out of line would make Lupa yell. She wouldn't, but it seemed so, and that was enough for even the worst behaving teenager to succumb to her intimidating look.
"Lupa," He greeted formally, hoping that he wouldn't be threatened with the warning of being torn to shreds again.
"Jason," she greeted back.
"I hear you half bloods are on a quest. I wish you the best of luck. Reyna," she snapped her head towards the praetor, and Reyna stumbled back a bit.
"Huh? Oh right. Well, this time, we can't give you any sort of direction really, other than get to the Underworld, free Nico, and come back as quickly as possible," she shifted uncomfortably. "And hopefully, there won't be any trouble for us."
Jason couldn't help but think about the way Reyna said it.
It sounded like she was implying, 'I hope you guys can find your way without any sort of instruction and come back in one piece without destroying the entire Camp, But I'm highly doubtful that will happen! Good Luck!'
Jason really didn't want to think about it that way; it made him scared. And being scared was a worse feeling than tripping up the stair and stubbing his toe.
"We'll do it Reyna, don't worry." Percy assured her, and she smiled.
"Good Luck, Percy. You Hazel, Frank, Annabeth, and Jason?" She questioned him. His ears perked up at the sound of his name "Yeah?" he responded.
She grinned for the first time in a long time. "Don't die on me, Sparky. As much as I hate to admit it, the camp needs you...and well, I need you. You're not even half as bad Octavian for a praetor." She shuddered visibly.
Jason chuckled and nodded his head empathetically. "Well, right back at ya. Oh by the way, tell Piper-"
"Tell me what, Jason?" A voice rang behind him ,and there was his girlfriends, smiles and all.
Piper's choppy brown hair had grown over the long trip to Camp Jupiter, and her face seemed to get a lot more beautiful. Her hair also got a bit darker, looking somewhat similar to Reyna.
he quickly shot down that thought.
"How's my uhm...How are you?" he stuttered. He always felt wrong uttering the words, My girlfriend; it just didn't seem right, considering their whole relationship was based on a lie.
However, during that last quest, Jason felt as if he felt some sort of connection he needed to uphold with Piper. And so, he hugged her and whispered, "I'll come back. I promise."
"You better not die on me, Sparky." Were the last words he heard from her until she ran up the hill and into her guest cabin. Jason felt a sudden case of serious Déjà Vu fall on him.
He shook his head and followed Annabeth out the camp, trying to get out that uncomfortable feeling that he felt when he realized what Piper had said
Bobby popped up from behind Reyna; he waved and yelled out, "Remember our promise with Rey, Grace! Never let go."
"Never let go? Did you get that from a Disney movie or something?" Percy asking, snickering at the juvenile quote.
Jason however, held his head high, feeling oddly proud. "We must uphold our promises, Percy," he lectured. "Especially when we pinkie promised on it."
Leo held up his hands in surrender. "Woah, a pinkie promise," he exclaimed humorously. "Watch out, we got a bad boy over here. Better not break that promise, or the playground gods will come and get you!" he warned ominously, stirring up laughs from everyone in the group.
Jason grinned goofily. "Yeah ,we had some pretty crazy times." he said, ending the conversation at that.
After a couple hours of walking, the sun was already blistering hot at around 8 in the morning.
"Gods, California's weird," Leo groaned, not used to the hot weather. He'd already stripped his Jacket and over shirt, leaving him in a white shirt and jeans.
"It's not bad once you get used to it," Annabeth exclaimed, basking in the warm sun.
"Haven't been in 'Frisco for a while." she looked a bit reminiscent, and Percy shot her an apologetic glance.
"Once again with the mind reading," Leo reminded the two, and they laughed. The six continued walking, and pretty soon, Percy asked the taboo question; "So uhm, how are we supposed to get to the Underworld from here?" he asked, looking seriously clueless.
Jason hadn't thought about that.
"Annabeth," he asked. "You're the leader...got any ideas?"
Percy looked as if he were going to suggest something, but Annabeth immediately shot him down with one look, probably knowing what he was going to say.
The daughter seemed to ponder for a minute, and said, "Well, I don't know about here, but there's an entrance in Hollywood. It's sealed off by now, most likely, but I think we could still find a way in. the most convenient would still be to find one here though."
The group was stumped. After a long silence, Jason suggested they find somewhere to stay the night and think out it.
It was a unanimous vote, and the completely inconspicuous large group of sketchy looking teens set off to find a safe sanctuary to stay.
This was SUCH a filler chapter...it'll get good next chapter, I PROMISE.
LOL, Bad ending. But Chapter 5 shall come up soon! PLEASE. IF YOU LIKE IT, REVIEW,FAVORITE, AND/OR ALERT :DDD Thanks.