Chapter 5
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Obviously. ;)
AN: Just a warning, slight Big Hero 6, Tangled, Zootopia, and a bigger Star Wars Episode VII spoilers, if you haven't watched those movies.
Leo
The demigods, all laughing and joking burst through the doors of the Disney store at Times Square, with huge grins on their faces. "Hello princesse-" the greeter said, and then stopped shortly. Awkward and furtive glances were exchanged throughout the group, and eventually they just passed on.
"Did I not tell you you were old for this?" Annabeth asked, jokingly. Percy punched her gently on the shoulder.
"No way!" he exclaimed. He turned to face Jason and Leo. "I mean, come on. The new Star Wars came out in December, and they have all sorts of cool stuff! Do you think I could get a Kylo Ren helmet? Or maybe a Chewbacca figurine?" It was like Percy was a little kid again. Percy spouted off ideas of what to buy as the ventured deeper into the store, coming to a stop in front of shelves lined with cylindrical stackable stuffed animals that looked super adorable and chibi. Tsum tsums.
"Oh. My. Gods," Piper squealed. "So cute!" She leaned over and grabbed a Winnie the Pooh, and showed it to Jason, who looked perfectly entranced by the stuffed animals as well. Leo's attention was dragged to the array of the Star Wars tsum tsums on the bottom shelved. He grabbed a brown and furry Chewbacca of the shelf and laughed. The warm brown fur reminded Leo of when he was younger. He still wouldn't mind cuddling Chewbacca at night. Lucky he had the decency to watch all the Star Wars movies with Calypso, so she knew what was going on. He handed her the stuffed animals, and she smiled. Percy gasped, spotting a familiar green figure on the shelf next the the Chewbaccas.
"Jabba the Hutt!" Frank exclaimed, and reached over to grab the round toy. Hazel laughed as she took Jabba, running her cocoa fingers over the soft green skinned. Even poker faced Reyna (dang, that girl scared him sometimes) looked happy, as she examined the Mickey Mouse plush. Nico and Will were laughing together, both slightly pinked in the cheeks as they looked at a Kylo Ren tsum tsums. ("He's kind of like you," Will remarked. "Just more cruel, and less adorable.")
A little while later, it was suggested they go upstairs. But, before they could move on, they literally had to drag away Percy and Jason, who just wanted to stay there and hug the animals all day. The escalators moved slowly through a hall decorated to look like the lantern scene from Tangled, with huge lantern lamps hanging at various heights from the ceiling. "I haven't shown you Tangled yet!" Leo realized, turning to Calypso. Crap, Leo had totally forgotten about that one. He had tried to show her all the Disney movies in existence, the old ones like The Little Mermaid, or newer ones like Big Hero 6. Leo particularly liked Big Hero 6, and had even wondered about attempting to build microbots, or his own Baymax. Festus was definitely enough for him, though.
Upstairs, there were even more tsum tsums, new merchandise for the latest Disney movies, like the carrot pen from Zootopia. "Talking" Star Wars figurines lined the shelves, and Kylo Ren and Rey costumes hung on hangers. Leo walked over to examine a Chewbacca figurine, and pressed the button to make him "talk." Leo had hated how Han Solo died. Chewy and Han were the best friends ever, and he even cried, as sad as it is to admit it, when watching Han Solo fall to his death.
At the back of the second floor, there was a mini princess castle, where all the Disney princess merch was. Calypso nearly dragged him over to check it out. Leo was over pink and frilly things, and fairies, and magical princesses that always got a happily ever after. Happily ever afters were especially rare with demigods, who usually died before reaching their forties, which was sad, but true. Percy and Jason were by the fake wand section, happily bopping each other on the head with sparkly, rhinestone light-up plastic wands, with tiaras delicately balanced on top of their hair. Leo nearly choked. "What are you doing?" he asked. Percy and Jason turned around, dropped the wands and flushed red. They laughed awkwardly and fidgeted with their clothing. Jason was still a little damp. Leo shook his head, and walked on, but as he looked over his shoulder, Percy and Jason were back at it again.
They ran into Piper, Annabeth, Frank, and Hazel a moment later, who were all about ready to leave. Piper and Annabeth went off to find Nico and Will, and the rest went off to find Percy and Jason again. Funny, everyone exited the store with a tsum tsum. Even Nico.
AN: So you probably want to know who got what? Well here you go:
Leo- Leo left with the Chewbacca that so fondly reminded him of his childhood, and not so fondly reminded him on Han Solo's death.
Calypso: Ever since Leo had shown Calypso Alice and Wonderland, she had always been fond of the imaginative mindset, a place so different from Ogygia. She ended up getting a "Little Oyster" tsum tsum, from the Walrus and the Carpenter. There had also been oysters that were easy to find on the coast of the island prison.
Percy- Percy, Mr. Sea Prince had loved The Little Mermaid since he was a very tiny kid. He got Flounder, who sort of reminded him of himself when he was a kid.
Annabeth- Everyone knows that Annabeth and Percy are the ultimate couple (GO PERCABETH!) that will never break up. Percy reminds Annabeth of a lost puppy when he's confused or worried, or a puppy when he's silly or playful. She got Bruno from Cinderella to remind of her of that. Not only that, but she had watched that movie as a little kid with her dad, before she ran away, a bittersweet memory.
Jason- Jason didn't know how, but he came out with a BingBong from Inside Out in his arms. He hated to admit it, but he had cried when BingBong died. (Not that anybody else hadn't)
Piper- Piper had always hated stereotypes, and media that displayed females as the damsel in distress, which did happen quite frequently. So she chose the strongest female warrior possible. She settled with Black Widow, who had become one of her favorites after watching Captain America: Civil War. Black Widow was so bad*ss without even having "real" super powers, or even an actual suit "suit."
Frank- Always super caring and considerate, huggable, and willing to sacrifice for his friends, Frank picked Baymax, who really was a lot like him.
Hazel- Disney movies had existed in the 1940's believe it or not. Fantasia came out in 1940, and Hazel was lucky enough to see it. She picked out the baby pegasus, because of her love for horses. Of course, it was Arion, but it was as close as she could get.
Will- Will, always happy and compassionate, with his sunny personality picked Pooh from Winnie the Pooh.
Nico- Almost the polar opposite of Will, Nico didn't feel like getting a tsum tsum in the first place, but Will made him. At least he got to choose. He got the closest thing he could to something dark. Jack Skellington, from The Nightmare Before Christmas. ("Yet another reason why I should call you Deathboy!" Will remarked.)
Reyna- Who knew this all work, no play praetor could love a fun movie like Monsters Inc.? Well, you never know. Reyna picked Mike Wazowski, the cute one eye impossible to resist.
My source for tsum tsums: .
My source for Disney movies: wiki/List_of_animated_feature_films_of_the_1940s
Come back soon for more fun with the holiday season. Next, they're going Christmas shopping, and the next day is going to be the day before Christmas Eve...
