Hey HEy HEY PEOPLES OF THE WORLD! HOW ARE YOU! If you've stayed with me this long, you deserve a cookie. Go ahead I'll wait...okay, now I know it's been too long since I've updated this story but HERE IT IS!
Lance: Dude, you've been in my soda stash again haven't you?
Me: A LIKELY STORY!
Will: What's going on here? Who is he?
Lance: He's a crazy psycho who doesn't stop INVADING MY SNACKS!
Me: I AM THE RULER OF THE BUBBLEGUMS!
Will: Uuuuhhh...okay?
Lance: This is the norm for us, isn't that right man?
Me: ON WITH THE SHOW!
Disclaimer: Me no owny the Percy Jackson or W.I.T.C.H. Rick Riordan and Elizabetta/Disney do
Lance
I hurried the girls along, barely able to contain my own excitement. "Come on," I said urgently, "he really wants to meet you guys!" The girls trudged behind me. "Where are we going?" Cornelia whined. I didn't stop walking as I turned my head. "To the beach." I turned back around, resisting the urge to sprint there. Not only was the beach my favorite place at camp, but Dad was also there with a surprise for the girls. He didn't tell me or Percy, so it had to be awesome. Campers were milling about in the afternoon sun. Thankfully the Aphrodite campers kept away from the girls. They knew what The Stoll brothers and I were capable of (I doubt anyone likes the smell of pegasus pee). We had just made it to the slight drop from the grass to the sand dunes. There were plenty of drops like this, but the sand and the grass met on most places. I easily stepped over the edge and landed onto the sand. As the girls took their sweet time getting down from the slight drop, I scanned the beach head for Dad. He was at the water's edge, fishing with his favorite rod. Well, second favorite. Percy lost his first one on our fishing trip to the Bermuda Triangle (I don't see what people are so hyped up about. They see the Mist in its actual form and they flip out and blame it on paranormal activities.) I couldn't resist any longer. I sprinted to Dad. "Dad!" I called As I ran. He turned, a smile forming on his face. "Ah, Lance. Just in time for fishing." I grinned and pulled him into a hug. It's not everyday I get to see him. I pulled away from him just as the girls started to finally make their way over. "It's about time you girls made it. For a second there I thought the slight drop was too big a challenge." Cornelia rolled her eyes. "Heeellloooo. I had to make sure my hair didn't mess up." Irma snickered. "What would we do without your 'perfect hair'?" Dad chuckled at the remark. "You know, Aphrodite would think that this girl," he gestured to Cornelia, "would be a daughter of hers." I shook my head. "yeah, because we need more of them around. Where would we be without their fashion knowledge?" This time The girls laughed, even Cornelia gave a quick chuckle. Once the laughter died down Will asked, "So, Lance said you wanted to meet us." "Oh yes." He spread his arms wide. "Poseidon, God of the Seas, Earthquakes, Horses, and ocean storms, at your service." He made a deep bow. "Dad, you've never been this dramatic." He rose back up. "i just wanted to make a good first impression. Which reminds me..." He clapped his hands twice. I was about to ask what he was calling when I heard a group of girls giggling from behind us. I turned and saw six mermaids walk from the water to the beach. They all wore matching clothes: A simple blue blouse over a light blue shirt with blue jeans and blue Nike's (I think Dad told them about how I normally wear Nike's). The only way I could distinguish them was there hair. One was blond, another a red head, one had brown hair, another blue hair, one had green hair, and the last one even copied my hair (black, curly hair). I pointed a thumb at them. "Since when can mermaids do that?" The lead one giggled. Lord Poseidon gave us the temporary ability to walk on land." She turned in a circle. The others giggled even more. Great, I thought, mermaids on land. They wouldn't stop asking me or Percy for favors underwater, now here they are on land.
Will
After dealing with Lance for a few days, visiting his camp, and seeing him in action with other demigods, I thought I wouldn't be surprised anymore. That wasn't the case here. On land were actual mermaids. Mermaids. I've seen pretty weird things as my time as a guardian, but never have I thought mermaids existed. I probably should have guessed otherwise, considering the enemies I've fought and Lance being a demigod, but the thought never crossed my mind! Lance was rubbing his nose with his thumb and index finger. "Dad, as much as I think this is cool, there is no doubt-" He didn't get to finish as the blue haired mermaid interrupted him. "My lord Lance. Sorry to interrupt you, but I have a small favor to ask of you." Lance sighed and glanced towards the sky. "Knew it." He turned towards the mermaid. "What is it?" She smiled, showing off razor sharp fangs. As she spoke I noticed she had three extra rows of teeth, like a shark. The Little Mermaid never showed that before. "It's a sea-serpent, my lord. He just won't stop following me." As if on cue a huge, green sea-serpent rose out of the water. The girls and I, as well as the mermaids, jumped back but Poseidon and Lance stood their ground. Poseidon started to chuckle while Lance just glared at the serpent. It looked at Lance and started to growl. "Look, I don't care that you like her. She doesn't like you back." He called up to te sea-serpent. It roared in reply, causing us to cover our ears. He lowered his head and shook it, like he was annoyed. He looked back up to the monster. "Dude, flowers are not going to win her over, and how do you even know what her favorites are? You stalker." The monster growled again. Lance sighed. "Dude, I don't want to fight you." This time the serpent pulled in close to Lance, face to face, and growled. It backed up to its original height. Lance didn't look happy. "Listen you over-sized garden snake," he called, a tone of anger hidden in his voice, "I don't care what you call me. You can even threaten me, but you call my cousin that again, and I will personally fillet you with a rusty knife!" The waves were starting to come in bigger and more powerful. The sky started to darken, and Lance was slightly shaking with fury. Even Poseidon looked a little miffed. The serpent didn't back down however. Lance pulled out his pen and uncapped it, causing his bronze sword to appear. He disappeared in a torrent of water. He reappeared, standing on water. I could only watch as a water spout shot him up into the monster's face. He landed on its snout and struck his sword hilt deep. The monster roared and threw its head back and forth, trying to shake the sword out. As it reared back its head, Lance yanked the sword from the monster and used the forward momentum to land back on the beach. Lance dusted off his shirt. "That piece of Minotaur dung thought he could insult my family and get away from it, he had another thing coming." I looked at him, worried that he might go ballistic, when he turned towards the mermaid. "He's gone. I don't think he will bother you again." The mermaids clapped and cheered. "Lance, you are the most craziest person I've ever met." He smiled. "I know."\
Lance
After the sea-monster, the girls got along quite well with the mermaids. They were laughing and telling each other stories in just a few minutes. I was glad to see Will and her friends happy. It was an hour later when the mermaids had to leave. As they waved good-bye and waded back into the sea, Dad got a mischievous look on his face. "Dad," I said cautiously, "What are you thinking?" He chuckled and turned towards the girls. "Girls, would you like to hear some stories about Lance?" Will and her friends took a second to figure out what he meant, grinned, and took seat in front of him. I soon realized what he meant. I tried to shut him, but he encased me in an orb of water. He positioned me to where my head was above water and froze the orb solid. "Now," he started, "I'll tell you about all Lance's embarrassing moments. One time, when Lance was about four-" "Dad!" "-he found an earthworm in Central Park." Cornelia shuddered. "So, he asks Percy what it was and Percy told him it was spaghetti. Lance was so gullible he swallowed it whole!" THe girls laughed. I tried to melt the ice, but Dad was fighting me in a power of wills. I struggled against him, but he was too strong. I gave up, exhausted. "What else did he do?" Irma asked. "Well, one time, the Stoll brothers had tricked him, recently mind you, to sneak into a sleepover. It was Annabeth, Reyna, Piper, and Hazel, and I will tell you, Lance was caught easily. They-" Dad thankfully didn't finish the story as Percy came running up the sand dunes. "Dad, somethings come up on Olympus. Zeus sent me an IM saying that it was important but he didn't tell me what it was." Dad looked sad that he had to leave, but a summoning from Zeus, the arrogant jerk, was never declined. "Another time then girls." He vanished in a column of water. A we made our way back to camp, will looked over. "So, sneaking into a girls' slumber party?" I blushed. Percy looked back, trying hard not to laugh. "Did Dad tel them?" "No, you interrupted at the perfect time." We had just made it back to the Poseidon cabin. Today was one of the most tiring days ever. I plopped down into my bunk, tired, but I didn't go to sleep. Percy hopped in his bunk and leaned on his shoulder. "I think I'll tell you guys a story about Lance." The girls looked at Percy, then slid into their bunks. "When Lance was twelve, he found a tree nymph sitting near the lake, weaving a basket. Lance, being the moron that he is today, decided to scare her. Well, what he didn't know was that the nymph's friends were just coming back from one of their yoga classes when he scared her. They all charged at him. He ran through the camp. I tell ya, I've never seen him run so fast." I rolled over onto my side. "Well, remember the time you were dared by the Stoll brothers to hide Reyna's mascara?" Percy blushed to a whole new shade of red. "Don't you even-" I cut him off. "Percy, a few months ago, Percy took a dare from the Stoll brothers, which is a new case of stupidity for him." The girls were smiling and trying not to laugh. He snuck into Reyna's place at Camp Jupiter in California and took her favorite mascara. The next day, I had never seen Reyna so mad. She stormed right past Peleus and tore the camp apart trying to find Percy. Annabeth asked what the problem was, Reyna told her that Percy had snuck in to her place and stole her mascara. Annabeth turned so red I thought she might blow steam. Well, after many punches, some blaming, and a moronic excuse, Reyna got her make up back. The one thing Percy did that got him caught was he dropped his dolphin charmlet onto the floor by accident." The girls busted out laughing while Percy was fuming. "You have a charmlet?" Cornelia managed between laughs. I fell asleep a few minutes later, thinking that tomorrow would be the best last day of school ever.
There it is everyone! The chapter that would inevitably happen! I know I didn't get to embarrass Lance much, but that doesn't mean there won't be embarrassment in the future! Soon, there will be hilarious moments very soon!
Until next time: DEUCE!