Hiya! I'm pretty bad with my updating schedule, aren't I? This time I was dragged out for lunch with my cousin. The only other semi-sane person in my family. And then I went to the fireworks down at the beach. Apparently me and my cousin could be twins...I'm probably boring you guys with my life story so on with the actual story. Thanks to the reviewers and voters and everything. Don't worry spiritgirl. You're not pestering. Actually, this chapter was your idea so...ENJOY!
I don't own Percy Jackson. Or Tyler Grace as he keeps on reminding me. My imagination is taking over my mind.
"Got...chalk...What the Hades were her parents thinking?"
Tyler looked back at the ravenette behind him.
"They were probably a bit busy at the time. Keep up."
The girl seemed to think of what he could possibly mean. A corner of her mouth turned down and a little dent formed between her eyebrows in concentration. It took longer than usual for her eyes to widen and her mouth to open in realization.
"That 's so gross, Tyler. What the Zeus?"
Ignoring the rumble of thunder from the heavens above, Ariadne Jackson skipped forwards to join her fellow 'child of the big three'. The two were similar in many ways and that was one of the many things Annabeth Chase had noticed about them.
There was the looks. Both had dark that seemed as untameable as a raging ocean or a constant storm. Neither would be seen without their leather jacket and both carried the same punk attitude. Annabeth could also tell that both were natural leaders. Their stance showed it all. They were confident and stubborn. Neither would stand down in the hardest of fights and this was an advantage as well as a disadvantage. They battled with more skill than she had ever seen...though they bickered like two old satyr grandpas.
"Were are they?"
Grover looked at the blonde daughter of Athena as if she had uttered a tremendous curse.
"Were are they? Do you not sense the power? They reek of half blood."
"Not everyone's a donkey legged blood hound, Grove."
Grover glared his friend. The daughter of Poseidon could be a real pain in the arse when she wanted.
"They're over there. By the bleachers."
The three campers looked past the giggling girls pasted with pink lip gloss and the awkward boys to see an olive skinned pair. The girl's dark hair spilled out from beneath a floppy woollen green hat that sat on her head. She wore a dark brown coat, though the hall was warmish and they could just make out a pair of dark eyes.
The boy was younger by maybe two or three years. That would make him around ten. He had the same skin and hair as the girl, but an oversized aviator jacket hung around his shoulders. In his hands, he shuffled a pack of cards. The two seemed to be arguing and the girl was talking to her brother animatedly with her hands moving quickly in large gestures.
"They seem nice. I like her hair."
Tyler looked at Aria strangely.
"You're judging someone on their hair?"
"I judged you on your hair."
"What the fuck? You should never go on hair, kelp head."
"I realized that with you, bird brain!"
Annabeth gave two a pointed glare that had them shutting up. They may have been able to scare the Ares cabin, but no one messes with Annabeth Chase.
"We have to be inconspicuous. Reach them slowly. Look."
She pointed to the entrance and there stood the strange man that had greeted them. He stood tall and his eyes covered both them and the Di Angelo siblings.
"Right." Grover grinned. "That means I can get my dancing shoes on and boogie!"
Aria looked at him with a mildly disturbed expression.
"I will forever have an image of Grover in an Elvis costume from this day. I no longer wish to live."
"Good for you. Now, who the Hades put on Jesse Mccartney. I could die listening to this stuff."
Seeing Aria's nod and Annabeth's eye roll, Grover smiled sheepishly.
"C'mon man! Ever heard of...I dunno...Green Day? Guns and Roses?"
"Green...what?"
Annabeth glared once again.
"Just go dance."
And with that, the great daughter of Athena dragged off Grover the Boogying satyr.
"I don't dance."
Tyler turned at the groan. Ariadne stood there with a scowl an d her arms crossed over her chest. She had changed since the summer. Her hair was a little longer and decorated with a few more silver beads. A long sea green streak had been added to the front and that, along with the rest of her raven hair, was held up in a high ponytail uncovering two new piercings at the top of her right ear. She wore make up now. Just eyeliner.
"Earth to the son of Zeus!"
With a blink, he focused his eyes on hers.
"Yeah?"
"We gonna dance or what?"
Placing his hands on her waist as she did so with his shoulders, the two danced in peace.
"Hey! You can actually dance!"
Tyler glared at her ever so slightly.
"Says you. What happened to 'I don't dance'?"
"Please. I stated that I don't dance. Not that I can't. You should see me doing the salsa. That'll come in useful when I'm shooting things in the woods!"
Tyler's eyes widened and she seemed to realize her mistake.
"You're what?"
"Nothing."
"No. You said yo-"
"It's nothing. Drop i-The Di Angelos."
Spinning around, the son of Zeus looked towards the bleachers. The olive skinned pair was nowhere in sight. And neither was Dr Thorn. The two glanced at each other in panic. The siblings couldn't be safe if the man was missing at the same time.
"I'll look for Anna and Grover." Ariadne let go of Tyler as she looked around her, furiously looking for their friends. "You get them and keep them safe for a bit. I'll find you."
With a nod, Tyler turned and ran for the exit.
It was later that Aria ran out in the snow as fast as she could. The helicopter was loud and she knew that she had to get to that cliff before it landed. Her feet dug though the fluffy whiteness fast and she knew that her legs were probably covered in it. That must be what the cold feeling was.
Her pen was in her hand and her shield was on her wrist. She was ready for this. Scratch that. That was too cheesy.
With a cry she ran in. She could already see an invisible force drive the siblings to the ground. Her peripheral vision caught a dark haired boy pulling out a spear and a terrifying shield.
Riptide swung as she stabbed at the beast. She fought alongside the blue eyed boy she'd danced with minutes before. They were losing. That much she knew.
"ARIADNE! TYLER!"
Her eyes watered as something crashed into her, the force knocking her to the snowy ground.
"Get...the...fuck...OFF!"
Instead of a snide comment or an insult, all she heard was a groan from the taller boy on top of her. Slowly, he rolled to the side and landed face down in the snow.
"What the fuck is in your pocket, Jackson?"
Aria glanced at the boy for a brief second and burst into giggles as he curled up around his crotch.
"Oh my go-"
A pile of snow hit her in the face as Annabeth rolled to a halt in front of her. The manticore stood, roaring not far off.
Out of instinct, her shield came up. Al she could do was hope that it covered Annabeth and that Tyler was far away enough.
The impact hit them like a bomb. Their screams mingled with the distant blow of Grover's pipes, the Di Angelo's yells and the helicopter above.
She knew that her shield couldn't take another blow like that and so did Annabeth. Sure enough, a carefully carved out Tyson had his head removed and Annabeth's whole lower body was almost beyond repair.
"Go to Hades!"
Tyler seemed to have gotten over his pain and his spear was already in the air and almost lodged itself into Thorn's back. The creature's rage seemed to increase as his tail swung and ran across the top of the son of Zeus' arm. A cry fell from his lips.
"It'll be you to go to Hades, Tyler Grace."
"No one calls me Grace."
Though he was practically thrown back again, his blue eyes never stopped glaring.
Aria tried crawling in his direction, but she could see Thorn. Soon he would be throwing another round of those spikes at them and this time, they'd hit her. The only chance they had was aegis.
A horn sounded from the edge of the forest.
A surge of hope filled her up like a balloon. They were safe as long as they came in time. She could already see the silver jackets and the heads of long hair arriving.
"The hunters. Tyler! The hunters!"
"Yeah. I can see- Annabeth!"
With a glance of panic, Aria ignored the fired arrows and launched herself at the writhing monster as he advanced at Annabeth. With a yell, she launched herself at Thorn and gripped to what she could. The dagger she kept hidden sunk into his back and she could barely hear the yells. She didn't see the edge of the cliff.
For a brief second, sea green met electric blue.
"RIA!"
Hello again. Yes. It does end like that. Sorry if this is shit but...I'm being distracted by YouTube and the Paper Towns trailer that plays before every video. And it's dubbed into Italian and sounds really cheesy.
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