A/N: Chapter 6! It's different from the first time. Read and enjoy. Reviews and tips/hints on how to improve the story are most welcome.

Still don't own PJO.


Chapter 6: Ordinary Heritage

Lou looked at her younger brother who was sitting in the middle of the exercise room. He had his eyes closed as he was trying to pick up the magical energy that surrounded them.

'I'm still not feeling anything,' he said with a sigh. Sam took off his cloak. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

'That's not good,' said Lou Ellen. 'I've been releasing magical energy ever since you set foot in the room. She helped Sam back on his feet.

'Shit,' he cursed. 'Is there anything else we can try?'

'Not really.' She stared him straight in the eyes. He seemed sad. 'But I'll ask mom tonight, she might know.'

'Is there anything else I can work on in the mean time? I don't want to lose too much time.'

Lou chuckled as she closed the door. 'It's nice that you want to work, but why don't you take the evening off? And don't give me the ADHD excuse, I've heard it before. Go skip some rocks in the lake if you have too much energy.'

Sam pouted and huffed as he walked down the stairs. He left the cabin.

'This is really bad isn't it,' said John.

'Extremely,' replied Lou Ellen. 'He can't sense the energy he's radiating. For Gods's sake John, he could overpower us if he learned to control it. Even Houdini wasn't this powerful and he got out of the Underworld untouched.'

'Yeah, and you'd know everything about that would you.' John smiled. 'You think he'd be able to overpower Hazel?'

'I definitely hope so.'

John rolled with his eyes as Lou Ellen gripped the railing.


Sam walked to the lake. To his surprise he found it quite restless. In the middle of the lake floated a raft which held a drum kit that was being played. Waves coming from the raft crashed into the shores. A figure in a white dress stood on the shores with her hands extended. It seemed she tried to control the waves. Sam approached her.

'Hi Sam, how was training?'

'It sucked,' he replied. 'Apparently I can't figure out how magic works.'

Cali dropped her arms and gave him a hug. Sam broke free and picked up some stones to skip.

'I'm sorry to hear that. When Lou and John do it, it seems pretty simple.'

Sam shrugged as he threw the first stone. 'Is that Gina who's playing?'

Cali nodded as she made the second rock skip further. 'She can't exactly control her quake powers yet, so she gets to drum in the middle of the lake. And it helps me too as I get to control the waves she produces.'

'That would be awesome powers. You could prank a lot of people with those aquatic powers.'

'Who says I don't do that?'

'You're too kind to prank people.'

He hadn't even completely finished the sentence before water splashed in his face. He turned to Cali who was grinning. 'Okay, scratch that.'

'Oy, Cali I'm done for tonight!' yelled Gina.

Cali moved her arms as if she was pulling on a rope. Slowly the raft and drum kit moved towards the shore. When it had reached the small pier, Gina stepped off and threw a sheet of black cloth over the kit. Suddenly there was nothing but a small pouch lying on the raft. She attached the pouch to her belt. Her sticks pierced the bun on her head.

'Nice,' muttered Sam.

'John made that for me. Cost me a couple of drachma's. Not cheap, but it saves me from hauling the thing to the cabin.'

That song you were playing, was that Going in Blind?'

'You have quite the ear,' replied Gina with a grin. 'It was indeed. You a P.O.D-fan?'

'Among others. I take anything with a heavier drumbeat and guitars.'

'My kind of demigod. You playing this Friday?'

'Lou's forcing me to play. I hope my axes are ready by then. Who are captain's again?'

'Like always, Athena and Ares. Poseidon will join Athena and almost all minor gods as well. Except the medics, they get to be referees. But they mostly help out our side. Apollo joins the other team.'

'Helen on our team? Better take a shower before playing.'

'And get showered asap afterwards. She'll hunt you if you remain dirty.'

The three demigods chuckled as they walked back to camp.


Thursday evening Sam was just finishing his dinner at the Hecate table as George walked in carrying a bundle of cloth.

'Your order, dear sir,' said George while bowing slightly. He placed the bundle on the table.

'Why thank you dear fellow,' replied Sam while removing an invisible hat.

'Cut the posh English and show me the goods,' said John pointing a spoon at the bundle.

George grinned as untied the string and unfolded the cloth to reveal a double-bladed battle axe. The blades seemed to be absorbing the light that surrounded them. The handle was about a foot in length and the grip was covered in dark grey material. The pommel was a bronze knob.

'Made to your own specifications. The grip is somewhat roughed up to give you better grip, but I would recommend reinforced gloves whilst in combat,' said George.

'Can you make those?' asked Sam.

George shook his head. 'Not my field of expertise, but I can ask around the cabin. Might cost you something though.'

'Fair enough.'

'That's one fine weapon,' said Lou Ellen as she arrived at the table with a dessert. 'Not the usual weapon that we mages use, but an interesting choice.'

'What's with everybody finding things interesting about me? Annabeth still looks at me as if she wants to dissect me.'

'Late to being claimed, demigod with a single leg, can't use magic as a son of Hecate and you give the gods lip, sounds interesting to me,' replied Lou Ellen. She smiled as she spooned the pudding to her mouth.

'Jeez Lou, why don't you yell it out for everyone to know? I'm sure they haven't heard you in Greece yet.' Sam picked up his new weapon. The weight felt good in his hands. He grinned.

'You seem oddly happy with that,' said John. 'You hiding something?'

'It's just your ordinary battle axe,' said George. 'Good for upper body strength and less agility.'

John shrugged. 'Fine.'

Sam and George walked out of the pavilion and strolled over to cabin 20. Sam used the brass knocker twice before unlocking the door.

'It's to deactivate the defensive spells,' he lied. The double knock on the door changed the interior of the cabin to a more regular cabin. As the two friends walked in, they were treated to a small entrance hall. They went to the door on the right side. 'Boys on the right, girls on the left.' The second chamber was a room with four beds with a closet and nightstand beside each one. Sam dropped his axe on the second bed on the left side of the room.

'Nice room,' commented George.

'It isn't that bad. John snores though. Thankfully Lou uses a charm for that.'

'What do you want to do till the campfire? We've got about an hour to kill.'.

'What about the archery range? Could use some practice with a bow. Or we could go to the beach.'

'Let's flip a coin,' said George.

Sam opened the drawer on his nightstand and picked up the pouch that held the Roman coin. 'My lucky piece of silver. Caesar we go to the archery range, Janus we go the beach.'

'Come on Janus, I wanna see the sea. Maybe Poseidon's doing some fishing.'

Sam flipped the coin. The silver reflected the light several times. It seemed to glow slightly. It hit the floor hard. It fell on Janus. 'The beach it is.'

Sam picked up the coin and put it back in the pouch and the nightstand before grabbing his hoodie and zipping it up. The two friends left the room and walked to the front door. George was the first to exit, Sam followed. There was a light and George was left standing on the front porch of the Hecate cabin with no Sam in sight.

'Sam?' he asked no one in particular.


Sam blinked. He was staring at the beach and the ocean. The sound of crashing waves reached his ears as he felt a bit queasy. He gripped the wooden frame that stood there. It was the arch like structure that was placed at the end of the path that led to the beach. He breathed in and out until the queasiness disappeared. Sam remembered the front door and the light.

'Regular coin my ass.'