The Goddamn Dark Knight: where is thalia?
Thalia's still in her tree. She wasn't able to get the ability to come out of her tree, mainly because she was the target, while Percy and Annabeth weren't.
life is struggle: THat's cool! This idea was great! Now, all there's left to do is changing them into human form! Keep going! Oh, and I loved Blackjack in this one!
Thnaks! It means a lot!
Thealphamale:
Good chapter! If Nico is going to be the main hero I really don't want to read this story and will focus on the other ones. Nothing about Nico screams main character. I hope I'm wrong in what is happening but if I'm not I'll just wait until you return your focus back on Percy.
Yeah, same here. I just added Nico because I needed a Big Three kid, and I didn't want to use Bianca or an OC, so Nico was the last available choice, that's alive that is.
Onto the story!
Chapter 7
Bianca's POV
"Come on!" said Grover as we ran past three trees, trying to escape the Minotaur. It was an odd bunch, seeing that they all had one branch that was connected in the middle, and the fact that it was three different trees didn't help either. I followed Grover through the trees, and as I ran past the last tree of the trio, I looked back. It looked like two teens were keeping the monsters away, since I saw that the monsters soon died when they tried to cross. I snuck a glance at Grover to see if I lost him or not, and when I knew I didn't, I looked back, only to find no one there.
"Hey Nico," I said, "did you see anyone back there when we passed through the trees?"
"Hey, I'm trying to focus on following Grover and keeping my Mythomagic figurines all right," said Nico, "I don't have the time to look back."
As soon as he said that, he tripped on a rock, while I ran into Grover
"Nico, are you okay?" I asked, as soon as I got up
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Nico, getting up as well, before taking a peek in his bag, "and so are my figures."
He did a little happy dance, as I rolled my eyes and turned to Grover
"So," I said, "where are we?"
"We're," said Grover, as he started to walk again, "In camp Half-Blood. It's a camp for demigods, or children of the gods."
"Gods?" I asked.
"Greek gods, to be exact," nodded Grover
"Really?" asked Nico, "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts that do 600 damage? Does Poseidon really get extra speed when he's near or around water and gain the ability to attack twice?"
"This isn't like your game, Nico," I scolded, "and besides, how do we know you're telling the truth?"
He started taking off his pants, and I looked away, "Grover! Female in front of you!"
"Don't worry," said Grover, as I heard his pant fall to the ground beside him, "It's okay."
"Oh my god, you're part goat!" exclaimed Nico
"Nico!" I scolded, as I got ready to yell at Nico for making fun of Grover. It was then that I saw Grover's legs, and saw that he had goat legs.
"You're a goat?" I asked
"Blahaha!" bleated Grover, "I'm part goat! The correct term is satyr."
He then made that nervous laugh he does sometimes, when I realized that it wasn't a nervous laugh so much a bleat, like a goat.
"Hey, Grover," I said, "did you see two teens fighting the Minotaur near those trees over there?"
"Two teens?" asked Grover, and after I nodded, he said, "that must be Percy and Annabeth."
"Percy and Annabeth?" I and Nico ask
"Yeah," said Grover, "you see, a few years ago, when they were eight, they were making their way to camp after being on the run for over a year. Well, for Percy, it's two, but still. Anyways, they had almost made it to camp, when they noticed two other kids making their way as well, and a satyr. Anyways, one of the kids was fighting the many monsters that was chasing them, while the other kid and the satyr was trying to get to camp for reinforcement. The satyr didn't want to go, but the other kid made him. Anyways, Percy and Annabeth, who actually had pets that they flew on, came down and tried to help the kid fighting the monsters. Percy had a pegasus, and Annabeth had this big owl that she rode on. If you're wondering why a pegasus and a big owl, Percy was a son of Poseidon while Annabeth was a daughter of Athena. Anyways, they came to help the girl, and the girl tried to talk them out of it, but the two were too stubborn to not fight. So, the three fought all the monsters, and only three were left: the Furies. They each took one, but were overwhelmed. Just as the Furies closed in to make their final move, Poseidon, Zeus, and Athena transformed their kids into the trees that stand on the hill today, killing the Furies in the process. You aren't the only ones that have claimed to have seen Percy and Annabeth's spirit. Others have seen it as well. Most of them have become cabin counselors. Granted, the previous ones died, each on a different quest, but still. It usually means something if you see their spirits."
"Wow, cool," said Nico, bouncing up and down, "Do you think that if I went up there, I'd be able to talk to them?"
"Probably not," said Grover, "Like I said, it's their spirits. You'd have to be a child of Hades to be able to do that. Before you ask, the chances of that are very slim, seeing that they made a pact a while ago to not have any more kids."
"Oh," said Nico
"Come on Nico," I said, side-hugging him, "Maybe we can see them for real sometime."
"You think?" he asked, getting all excited again. I mentally sigh. There's nothing worse than an excited Nico.
"Maybe," I said
"Now," said Grover, "Let's show you around camp."
So, after that, we got a tour of camp, which is amazing. I still can't believe that the US government hasn't found out about it yet, even if it is in the surrounding by trees and bushes. All throughout the tour, I had to stop Nico from doing something that might end up hurting him, or worse. At the end of the tour, the only thing we managed to do, other than a tour of the camp, is make Nico even more excited, which is highly unnecessary.
"So, where do we sleep?" I asked
"You two'll be sleeping in the Hermes cabin," said Grover
"What about those empty cabins?" asked Nico, "I'm pretty sure I saw like two or three empty cabins that others were avoiding. Couldn't we sleep in there?"
Nico looked a little nervous, which is understandable seeing that although he may seem like an outgoing type from afar, he's actually really shy and hates to spend time in a room with people he doesn't know. Of course, he'll feel better if I'm there, but he still feels alone, and usually ends up sleeping near me.
"One of them is Zeus's cabin," said Grover, "the second, Queen Hera; the third is for Poseidon; and Cabin #8 is for Lady Artemis and the Hunters."
Grover then sighed, and got a dreamy look in his eyes, and I had a feeling that someone had a crush on a certain group and a certain goddess.
"Who're the Hunters?" asked Nico
"The Hunters are these virgin females that follow Lady Artemis," said Grover, "they get immortality in return for following Lady Artemis, and they go around the country tracking monsters and helping nature."
That got me thinking. Immortality just for following a goddess around the country. No, wait, snap out of it! What about Nico? I couldn't do that to him. He'd freak out. Even if he'd stay at camp, I'd only be able to see him maybe once or twice a year, based on what Grover says, and I couldn't do that to him, especially since we can't remember who our parents are, or what our life was before that hotel for that matter. I'd have to look into that.
