Hi there...

I know you guys are mad at me for not uploading since November and I apologize deeply but I do have a reason. My computer decided to go apeshit on me and decided 'Hey, this looks like a good time to put Cece's mood down in the middle of all these computer-only projects. I'm just not gonna rely on the plug to charge my battery and die out.' And that is how it went down. But, good news is that I got a new laptop and I am now able to upload muh chapterz! I don't wanna say anymore. I pre-wrote a few chapters during my spare time! Hint: Plot twists! Anyway...gotta leave room for the story! Enjoy!


JACKIE'S POV

After dinner, we all headed to the campfire and sang the little campfire songs they usually sang, and I still wasn't tired. Then Leo and Tami turned to me, looking nervous.

"Uh, Jackie?" Tami muttered.

"Yea?" I answered. Tami nudged Leo with her elbow.

"We have something we kinda forgot to tell you," Leo started.

"If this is about how you stole my tatertots during dinner and tried pulling it off with a choke, I forgive you." I pointed a finger at him. "Just don't let it happen again. They're MY tots."

"Uh, no, the other thing." He scratched the back of his neck.

"I do believe there was nothing else you did to me during dinner. But hey; it's our sibling rivalry growing up."

"Yer name's not Jackie," Tami blurted out.

If we weren't on sand, you still wouldn't be able to hear the pin drop because of the stupid flames. Everyone around me was silent, watching my reaction.

"What are you talking about?" I asked. "My name is Jackie."

"No, it's not," Leo tried to convince me. "It's Liora. Your so-called "Aunt" and "Uncle" decided to change your name to Jackie because Demyan never liked mom. He was jealous that she had a happier life than his, while went whoring around with women as did his wife."

"My name has always been Jackie," I tried to reassure myself. "This is the part where I turn my head to the side to the viewers of my life and say; 'I know it sounds relatable and like a major plot twist at the moment, but I'm just gonna act like I don't believe it.' Then I'm gonna proceed to believe everything."

"What are you talking about?" Leo asked while chuckling to himself.

"I thought we were doing a reality TV show segment," I muttered innocently. "Ya know the kinds like Jersey Shore, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Sweet Sixteen?" Everybody looked confused. "What? Not relatable enought? How about Survivor? That sounds just about accurate, right?"

"Okay, enough of this bullshit, idiot," Marissa jumped in. "Obviously, you're name is Liora. So stop fighting it and accept the fact that your Auntie and Uncle never really cared about you."

"Hey. You. Piece of talking plastic." I pointed to her. "Shut the fuck up. You're neither family nor friend nor any relation to me. Zip it," I told her firmly, then turned back to Leo and Tami. "Why am I finding about my real name now?"

"Well, we didn't exactly know how to tell ye and the fact that ye just got here today, yer life has probably been pretty hectic enough," Tami explained.

"I'm sorry for not telling you earlier," Leo apologized and hugged me, I absentmindedly nodded and pulled away.

"Where're ye goin'?" Tami asked.

"I got a lot of stuff on my mind right now," I said as I started walking away. "Don't wait up on me. I'll be back later; I'm just going for a walk now." I fully turned and walked away.

I went down to the beach for some alone time, making sure no one followed me. I sat down and dug my hands in the moist sand beneath me.

"Why is everything so confusing here?" I asked myself.

Maybe because you don't belong, a distant voice answered.

"Huh? Who's there?" I got up and in position, ready to fight off any sneaky idiots.

You imbecile! I am nowhere near you! the voice scolded me.

"Who da hell you be callin' 'imbecile,' punk," I countered. "You're the one not showing your face and acting like a damn coward!"

I am in the depths of Tartarus and I need your...assisstance, the voice grumbled.

"Assisstance my ass," I laughed. "Who the hell do you think you are? Santa?"

I am called many things, little girl. But I am commonly known as Kronus.

"Oh, yeah," I mused, laughing to myself. "You're the one that got his ass kicked by Percy and Nico and all the other demigods. Must be tough knowing you were defeated."

Kronus just laughed. I may be locked in the deepest places in Tartarus, but I still have great power.

"LIke what? Invading people's heads like damn Freddy Krueger? Oh, that's really scary." I was still searching for the source of the voice.

Observe. I could feel his sneer in my mind and it gave me chills. I wasn't going to back down, but this was creepy.

All of a sudden, the grounfd started to shake and trees started to fall.

"Ah, fuck!" I exclaimed as a few coconuts fell on me. "Where the hell did these coconuts even come from?"

I felt a sharp pain in my head as another round of coconuts fell on me again, so I started running back to camp.

NICO'S POV

I was awoken by vigorous shaking, kind of like an earthquake. I immediately jumped out of bed and ran outside to see other campers looking around in confusion. I saw Tami and Leo running towards me with panic written on their faces.

"Where's Liora?" I asked, trying to keep my balance through the intensifying tremors.

"She didn't come back to the cabin," Leo said simply, yet fear coated his voice.

"We thought she'd be with ye," Tami said.

"Shit!" I ran a hand through my dark hair, frustrated and worried that she might be hurt.

Aria and Malcolm ran up to us. They looked worried too.

"Do you guys know what's happening?" Aria asked in a rush.

"No, but I think I have an idea," Percy said as he came up, Annabeth and Grover following in a rush. "This is like an attack, except monsters aren't attacking. It's from the ground up, but we never get earthquakes in camp. It can only be-"

"Kronus," I finished for him and he nodded in agreement.

"But that's impossible," Grover objected. "We defeated Kronus months ago. He's back in Tartarus where he belongs. He can't do anything."

"Kronus may be gone physically," Annabeth explained, "but he's still a very powerful Titan. He can control anything. He's extremely angry right now, I can feel it."

I saw Liora running in the distance, looking for something and muttering to herself along the way. I ran up to her and hugged her tightly. In relief, of course. Not that she likes me in that way, which is depressing when I think about it. And that's something for the son of the king of the dead, definite torture for a different demigod let alone mortals.

"Where were you?" I asked, the camp grounds still shaking violently.

"I'll explain later," she said. "Where's Leo?"

"He's over the-" Before I could finish, the campfire ignited into a huge flame and transformed itself into the shape of Kronus. Everyone started to panic and scream around.

"Give me the girl!" he roared as he pointed towards Liora.

"Why should we?" Tami stood in front of her after a moment of silence.

"She is vital to me, and she belongs on my side. It's in the prophecy," he said calmly. Everyone looked at her.

"Someone hand her over," Marissa screamed out of nerves. She's definitely a daughter of Aphrodite...

"Over my dead fucking body," I yelled and stepped in front of Liora, throwing my arms out.

"So be it," Kronus sneered as he conjured up a massive ball of flame and threw it at me.

I closed my eyes tight as I awaited my consequence of trying to be heroic. But I wasn't about to let her leave me, not when I haven't even made her mine yet. Leo immediately stepped up and extinguished the fireball down to a small stream of smoke.

Kronus chuckled. "Fools! You think you are true demigods? You think you have defeated me yet again? I haven't even started. The worst has yet to come! This won't be the last you see of me. I guarantee it." With that he was gone and all that was left of the huge wall of heat was smoke and a huge pile of ashes.

People around us sighed in relief and started fixing the broken camp. Liora was still in my arms, so quickly let go to not make things awkward. She ran up to her brother.

"Thank you so much, Leo," she exclaimed and hugged him tight. "I thought we were demigod BBQ for sure!"

"No prob, sis," he hugged back.

I walked away slowly to let them have their family time, dwelling in my own thoughts as well with a very important question on my mind.

What does Kronus have planned this time?


Wow...that was sorta intense. I apologize for the name change, I kinda thought it would be and interesting plot twist. The next chapter is going to be cute and more Nickie-I mean Lico related. Lioco? Niora? I don't fucking know. Make it up yourselves, I don't wanna ruin all the fun for you guys. During the time I was on writer's block, I applied for an arts school and had to audition in March. Got my results back on the 16th of that same month and I was scared...but I got in! ONE RULE TO REMEMBER: KEEP YOUR EXPECTATIONS LOW, DO YOUR ABSOLUTE BEST, AND YOU WILL ACHIEVE HIGH! Next chapter will be up tomorrow. I promise you! ...Maybe. If you review and rate...if I don't forget. THANKS FOR READING, YOU LOVELY PEOPLEZ! HAVE A GOOD NIGHT/DAY/OTHER DIMENSIONAL TIME ZONE!