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Vlad's POV Present Day
Ten years ago today. My best friend and brother left me here to be safe while he traveled the country. In that time I'd been claimed, made friends, and fought in two Olympian wars. I'm a son of Ares and I'm proud. Today was my day for Border Patrol and I was currently walking across the fallen leaves and broken sticks near the border as I used a coat to hide from the cold wind. Don't get me wrong I love the cold it's just that I love being warm more. So I kept walking and thinking about the past ten years or so. Learning how to use my awesome scythe, the wars, the friends I've made, and all the glorious fighting! But that all paled in comparison when three campers arrived with Annabeth after Percy went missing. But one stood out to me and I'll be damned if I didn't know who she is. Now when I was traveling with Kade all those years ago, he told me about what happened to his family. He was hesitant at first but he eventually told me. He also told me that he was looking for his younger sister who had been dragged away from him in the first few minutes of the attack. I never really digested that information until I was older but it explained the dull and forlorn look in his eyes when he'd be sitting by himself. But now he'd be a lot happier. Why? Because who'd show up to camp other then the very girl we looked for? Piper McLean. Little sister of Kade McLean and boy was he gonna be happy. When we first met I thought she seemed familiar. She looks a lot like her older brother in the facial structure regard. But it wasn't until shortly before they left to get Percy and stop Gaea that I found out who she really was. I had been by the lake and had taken off my shirt so I could jump in the water and refresh my self before archery, but when I took it off Piper decided she wanted to walk around the corner and saw the magical tattoo that had grown with me just like my hoodie. She asked where I had gotten it and why. I told her on my travels with a friend nine years ago i had forced him to get one with me and that it would mark as best friends and brothers for eternity. She asked who I traveled with and I described him. I told her everything I knew and could remember. From his looks to his personality. From his weapons to his fighting style. She listened intently the entire time. And at the end she asked me what his name was with a shaky breath. When I told her, tears welled up at the corners and then spilled over. Cascading like a waterfall. I immediately asked her what was wrong and after a few moments of sobbing she told me news that made want him to return all the more. She was Piper. Little sister of Kade and the reason my best friend was currently transversing the country. Our conversation ended when the camp blur ghosted by.
I was brought out of my musings when something caught my eye. I snapped my head up and starred wide eyed as the object slowly drifted down to the earth. Before it hit I ran back through the woods, tearing through under brush and breaking through branches. I kept running as fast as I could. I had to get to Chiron and see if he and Mr.D allowed snow or if we were getting a very unwelcome visit from our very own snow goddess. Bursting through the tree line I made a bee line for the big house and as I ran past campers gave me weird looks. Disregarding all of them I almost knocked down the front door as I barreled into the Big house. Mr.D and Chiron were the only ones in the room and they were playing a game of pinochle. Chiron was the only one to look up at me at my rude intrusion.
"Vla-"
"Chiron!' I interrupted 'its snowing!" I yelled the last part with a slight hint of panic in my voice. Chiron looked swiftly over to Mr.D with a questioning look but he only shook his head. Panic filled me as I heard those words and looked outside. The snow was picking up and blanketing the camp. Fast. Chiron quickly stood and trotted out of the Big house with me quick on his heels. We ran quickly up half-blood hill and stood at Thalia's Tree. The Golden Fleece glinted in the afternoon light. Or what was left of it anyway. There was a full on blizzard now and it was hard to see twenty feet in front of us. The entire camp was behind us and no one made a sound. Most us had weapons out and I stood at the front line with the seven of the Prophecy and Chiron. If our suspicions were correct then we had quite the fight on our hand. As we stood looking down the hill, as best as we could, I caught sight of something. It was only a dark blotch but it was growing in size and approaching fast. My eyes widened as it continued on its crash course towards our heads. This thing was now closer and it's length was massive. It was a whopping seventeen feet in length and it was... Flapping? At that moment a deafening roar came from the blotch and I yelled to all the campers.
"Hit the dirt!" We all dropped to our stomachs as the creature shot over top of us with another deafening roar and leaving a blue trail behind it. As it passed the last camper it swooped up and did a back flip heading back from where it came. Chiron stood up to his full height and drew his bow while nocking an arrow and taking aim. When he was ready he let the arrow fly. Everyone's eyes were on the arrow and I smirked as the arrow sped towards the beast, but my smugness was quickly diminished. In a spilt second the strong arrow flying straight and true suddenly broke in two. Falling harmlessly back to earth. The bird like thing continued its curve as a deep voice rang out from the bottom of the hill.
"Now that wasn't very nice now was it?" It was deep and velvety but held a razor sharp edge to it promising death to those who opposed him. All of our heads snapped to the source of the voice the blizzard still raged around us and all we could see was the silhouette of a man walking towards us. He reached up to his left arm and did something. What? We couldn't tell. He didn't say anything he just continued to walk up towards us. I squinted my eyes he seemed familiar. Where I knew him from I wasn't sure. Halfway up the hill a loud roar was heard again and the bird creature landed on the mans shoulder. My eyes widened this was a very familiar sight and I'd be damned if I didn't do something. Quickly my eyes darted to the right where my pack laid. I had left it there in my shock as the bird attacked. My body tensed as I prepped my self to jump for it. And right as I was about to jump something stopped me. Something moving at insane speeds struck the quickly rising snow in front of me. I stopped dead in my tracks and didn't move a muscle. His voice rang out again as I bent for the object stuck in the ground at my feet.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you kid. I might not miss next time." My heart raced at the words. I was madly scared of this person. And I had faced Giants and Titans! I picked up the object and inhaled sharply. It was a playing card. A three card, and where the suit should be was a snowflake and in the middle lay another snowflake only larger. My eyes widened and I looked back up at the man in front of me as he emerged from the snowy haze to where we could see him fully. My breath hitched as he continued on.
"And you never know when your luck will run out." He had a full on smirk. His signature white hoodie and the icy blue heart with icicles hanging off of it, the white hair, the icy blue eyes with the snowflakes, the chains up his arms, and the ever present ice phoenix Frostbite. I stood up completely as everyone looked up as this demon disguised as an angel spoke. I barely choked out my next words. And for the first time in a long time tears collected in my eyes. Here was the bastard that left me here for ten fucking years. Here was the bastard who saved me. Here was my best friend. He had come back.
"Kade."
Kade's POV
"Kade." My best friend breathed out as he looked at me. I just nodded with smile on my face. Chiron's eyes widened with realization as he recognized me. I swept my eyes over the assembled Demigods. All were looking at me with confusion and some with fear. I looked at Vlad and the people next to him. There were seven kids and they all looked at me curiously. The one with jet black hair and sea green eyes stared at me intently and what looked like slight malice. The blonde haired girl looked at my with calculating grey eyes. The elf like one looked at me with a stupid grin on his face. The Asian one looked at me with a calculating look, like a commander in the military. The girl to his left looked at me with a slightly cocked head and her curly hair falling to one side. The blonde haired guy looked at me as if I was a threat and would attack me if I did anything wrong. But the girl next him stopped my heart. My eyes grew big and my jaw hung open slightly. She had a hand over her mouth and tears spilled from her eyes. Her kaleidoscope eyes. Only one girl I knew had these eyes and a single tear fell down my face as my voice cracked.
"Piper?" It came out dry and cracked but she heard me. She nodded her head vigorously and began to tear down the hill towards me. The blonde guy tried to stop her but Vlad placed an arm in front of him, keeping him from grabbing Piper. I knelt down to her height and opened up my arms to her. She just sped up and crashed into my arms, knocking me to the ground as I held her close to me. She started to openly sob into my chest as Frostbite perched on Vlad's shoulder. Everyone else was startled but Vlad just smiled and ruffled Frostbite's chest. I turned my attention back to my little sister who I believed to have died. After searching for ten years I hadn't found a single trace of her. All I had learned was that I was a son Khione and that I was going to be important in the future. And now my heart and chest swelled with emotion as i was reunited with her. I had missed her so much and to see her again made me so happy. Piper continued to cry and mumble things about how she had been so scared when she was taken and how alone she felt when she didn't see me with her. I just reassured that I was here now and was all that mattered. She continued crying and eventually fell asleep on top of me. Exhausted from the sudden re-entry of her older brother into her life and the emotional strain that cane with it. I stood up and carried her over to Blondie. From what I could tell they were dating and I was not just going to let some guy date her when I hadn't even met him first. I gave him a critical eye and he flinched. Good. Then I whispered low enough so only he could hear me.
"Take care of her and treat her right or I will rip out your spine through your ass and then force feed it to you as I dig up your fingernails with a hot shell casing. Do I make my self clear kid?" He just nodded fearfully in response and took Piper away. Good, he was afraid of me. I turned around and faced Chiron. But just as I was about to speak a flash of lavender caught my eye. I looked quickly to my left and everything slowed down. A lavender haired girl was running past me in mid stride. Her waist length hair flying behind her. She looked up at me quickly with amber eyes and a single tear sparkled as it fell. She looked about my age though and was about my height. If ask later though. As she got passed me everything sped up to normal and in a flash she was gone. Just a blur in the distance. I again turned to Chiron who was looking at me quizzically now and asked.
"So what now?" Chiron smiled and nodded towards to the large farm house in the camp. I nodded and began to walk towards Vlad.
"Councilors! Meeting in the war room in twenty minutes!" A chorus of alrights followed the old centaurs command. I continued through he large crowd of kids toward my friend. I pushed kids out of my way and made a rift through the crowd. Murmurs of 'asshole' and 'dick'. Were heard as I walked past. I was used to it though so they can all go to Hades. I reached Vlad finally and took him in a manly hug as Frostbite roared and flew off scaring a few campers on Pegasi as he passed. When he first did that roar I was so surprised. Unlike regular Phoenix's, (fire) ice Phoenix's apparently got deep voices when they matured and roared instead of cawing or squawking like he used to. Vlad had a huge smile as he pulled back. I smiled as he began to talk.
"How have you been? Where have you been? What's up with Frostbite?! He's huge! Do you still have your tattoo?" He asked questions so fast I would have thought him a Athena kid. If he had gray eyes that is. But I pulled up my hoodie sleeve and showed him the tattoo I got with him all those years ago. Then I proceeded to explain what I had been up to in the past ten years and that I had stopped searching for Piper and came here. Frostbite came back and perched on my shoulder again just as we were about to walk into the Big house as they call it here. Just looked like an upgraded barn to me.
"Like it so far bud?" I asked him while conjuring and tossing an ice cube up to him. He caught it and responded in my head.
'Yea. I can get used to this. Won't be as much fun not traveling the country and all though.' He seemed a little disappointed at the last part. I just laughed.
"I'll see what I can do man." I promised.
'You better.' Was his only reply. I chuckled again and together all three of us walked into the Big house. I didn't know what was gonna happen next, but I knew that now that I had found my little sister I would keep her safe. I wouldn't let anything happen to Piper again. I was gonna protect her even if it killed me.
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