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Chapter 8: We Come Running

Piper McLean was fine with not getting a song downloaded onto her iPod yet. She wasn't even a big music fan. Piper was just confused as to why Drew and Octavian had gotten the songs before her. She didn't want to sound arrogant but Piper McLean is a hero and they are well, evil. No exaggeration used at all. Why would they choose these super-villains before a member of the Seven and Hero of Olympus?

So Piper wasn't shocked when she walked into the Aphrodite Cabin after Greek History and found her iPod on her pillow instead of her trunk with her personal items. She knew that the 'Downloader' had reached her. All she had to do was check her iPod to see which song this 'brilliant genius' as Octavian called him had assigned her.

We Come Running by Youngbloode Hawke.

Piper had never heard of the song or the singer. Well, she did now.

We come running

We come running

We come running

We come running

Under a pale blue sky

You never felt so cold

That reminded Piper of when she first came to camp. She wondered how she could hold such a bad secret. She felt so evil in such a beautiful place.

Another sleepless night

How could you ever let go

Piper remembered all the sleepless nights she spent over the fact that all the memories she had of Jason were fake. How would she ever let go of him?

How do you recognize

The dirty face of gold

Behind that crooked line

Where you never knew you'd go

Piper McLean didn't recognize herself with all the makeup in the Aphrodite Cabin after she was claimed. Even though her face was blemish-free and clean, it felt dirtier than ever.

Headed for the open door

Tell me what you're waiting for

Look across the great divide

Soon they're gonna hear

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

Piper had a shocking memory when she heard those lyrics; the five remaining of the seven (after Percy and Annabeth were dragged to Tartarus) with Nico leading, heading for the open doors of Death and looking across the giant abyss. She thought about the two stuck in that huge pit, and how they soon would hear the sound of the six heroes running to save them.

Never go where we belong

Echoes in the dead of dawn

Soon they're gonna know

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

As a demigod, Piper McLean never belonged anywhere. Never will the idiotic mortals hear her running to save the world.

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

When the worlds gone quiet

I see you dancing slow

When Piper and Jason first kissed (even though it wasn't real) it felt like world stopped spinning and stopped, just for them.

Feeling satisfied

Where you never knew you'd go

Piper was happy at CHB, though she knew that she would have never gone there on her own. This was home.

Headed for the open door

Tell me what you're waiting for

Look across the great divide

Soon they're gonna hear

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

Jason and Piper kept their relationship alive through a lot. They stood their ground against the great divide between the Greeks and Romans and are still together now.

Never go where we belong

Echoes in the dead of dawn

Soon they're gunna know

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

All Piper McLean's voice used to be was echoes in the wind but now, you have to listen. You'll know the sound of her voice when she comes running.

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

Days go by

Feeling broke and tired

Remember

Always remember

The days on the Argo II went by slowly after Piper's best friend, Annabeth was dragged to Tartarus and Piper was broken. But she had to remember that Annabeth could be saved, and she would be.

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

Headed for the open door

Tell me what you're waiting for

Look across the great divide

Soon they're gonna hear

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

Never go where we belong

Echoes in the dead of dawn

Soon they're gonna know

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

The sound, the sound, the sound

When we come running

After all Piper McLean's been through, all should know the sound when Piper comes running.

While thinking about events that happened in The Giant War, Piper's almost in tears. But she remembers that it's all okay now. The world's been saved.

She isn't desperate to find the 'Downloader' just to beg to get the answer of why he chose this song. She just wants to thank him.

Please R&R! And if you're reading this author's note, include the words, Hotel California in your review!