Chapter 10
Disclaimer: Rick Riordan owns PJO and HoO.
WiseGirlJackson owns Reagan and Jack.
I own James and the plot.
Amy's POV (weren't expecting that were you)
I was awoken quietly this morning by James after around his tenth attempt, I really didn't want to wake up and I was really scared for this quest and the part where me and Caitlyn had to save people referred to as 'the ones' who were asleep although we didn't know who the 'trio' was either. I was very apprehensive at very least.
"Hey, morning little sis time for breakfast, everyone is already there, but I thought you could do with a lie in since its going to tiring. Are you ready for the quest?"
"OK turn around though please, and I'm as ready as I'll ever be, but I'm happy you and Caitlyn will be there to help me." I said as I walked in front of him, "hurry up I'm hungry!" I gave him I gave him puppy dog eyes.
"Okay come here then, cutie." I smiled as I walked towards him he lifted me onto his shoulders and we walked to breakfast getting a few stares from some campers. Oh well I don't care I liked him carrying me on his shoulders it was fun.
We sat down and I laughed as I saw James drinking some type of green drink, while eating poached eggs and waffles. He turned to look at me while I ate some bacon and waffles. "What's so funny, little duck?" (anyone know where that reference is from)
"Well what the hades are you drinking and why is it always green?" I asked him confused.
"Oh it's apple juice that's all and I like green."
"gods James you're turning into Percy but greener." I don't know why he did but he changed form to Percy but with green skin. I could hold in my laughter and I would of fallen off my seat if he didn't catch me as he changed back and when turned around people were looking right at us, but one person stood out from the rest.
Piper, was glaring daggers at the two of us. In the corner of my eye I saw James mouth that he tell her later. We all finished breakfast and the six of us, Thalia and Chiron headed up half-blood hill after saying goodbye to our friends and hunters.
"Well guys and girls Argus will take you as far as the CIT and then you are on your own from there. You each have been given $300 and 50 drachmas. So good luck to you all and be safe." Chiron told us.
"And moss face and Jack keep all the girls safe or I'll kill you personally. " trust Thalia to say that.
"I'll keep them safe sis don't worry." James replied smiling.
"Actually you're the reason I'm worried about them. " she said smirking.
"Well thanks for the confidence boost pinecone face. I may miss you deep down when we are gone, bye for now."
I ran up to Thalia and hugged her tightly. "I will miss you sooo much Thalia and don't worry James can protect us better than anyone and about as well as you can."
"I know I just like screwing with him, that's all, I do trust him but don't tell him that."
"I promise not to tell him. Goodbye" I turn and get in the car.
James's POV
We arrived at train station around two hours after we set off from camp due to the heavy traffic. We had worked out that we would to a train to Stamford, Connecticut. Then get on another train to Hartford, Connecticut. Then get a car somehow, as I got the Stolls to make me a fake ID and drivers licence so that I was twenty-one (don't ask why it was the first age I thought of) and I could change my appearance and then pass for whoever they made me, also I had them make two female ones, one for Piper and one for Caitlyn since they are old enough to drive, although I have learnt that I can change anything I want to about a person.
Both train journeys went smoothly and we only had a problem when it came to getting cars. But luckily being a daughter of Athena, Caitlyn asked the question.
"Hey Jack you think you could ask your dad for cars?"
"Why?"
"He is the god of travellers isn't he? And we are travellers are we not?"
"OK then three sports cars on the way hopefully, " Jack then looked up to the sky. I heard a slight mumble and a bright light appeared, everyone except me turned away.
When the light died and we saw it was Hermes who had appeared, "so son what is it you would like for me to do?"
"We were wondering if you could maybe get us three fast cars for our quest" Jack asked.
"Sure here you go, enjoy the rides. One more question who is driving?"
"I am uncle along with Piper and Caitlyn." I replied.
"OK well I just wanted to know which colour cars you each want."
"Silver please lord Hermes" Caitlyn spoke first and very politely.
"Red please" Piper asked for.
"Umm is it possible to have a yellow one with some silver?" I questioned.
"Sure thing" suddenly three McLaren P1's appeared a red, a silver and a yellow one with silver wheels and wing mirrors.
"Thank you for the cars unc- I mean Lord Hermes, they are greatly appreciated." I bowed to him. as I stood up and flashed away. I turned to everyone else.
"Who wants to go in who's car?" I ask them.
"I'll go with Piper." Reagan says.
"Well Jack looks like you're with me because I don't think my sister would want a guy with her, its nothing personal, just the male hating thing that's all."
"But they don't hate you and I thought you were male."
"Well I'm one of the exceptions to that." I tell him
"Well who are the other exceptions?"
"The only one I know of is Percy although some still don't like him."
"James holy Hera just hurry up and talk in the car, you need to change us to the same as our pictures and give us the IDs and drivers licences." Piper shouted at me annoyed.l
"Fine come any choose who wants to be who." I pull out two IDs and two drivers licences, one has the name Natasha Black, a twenty year old with blond hair and green eyes, then the other was for a Holly Muir, a brown hair, blue eyed twenty-one year old.
"Dibs on Holly." Piper squeaked.
"I guess I have Natasha then." Caitlyn said a bit unhappier.
"OK then Caitlyn first," I rested my hand on her shoulders thought of what Natasha looked like and changing Caitlyn's features to hers. A minute later Natasha Black had replaced Caitlyn. I repeated the procedure for Piper becoming Holly.
I pull out my ID look at it imaging that's what I look like and I become Jared Black, with brown hair and some blonde parts, and same green eyes as my fake and real sister Natasha.
"Come on let's get going, I need to drive this now." I told them excitedly, well I couldn't help it its not everyday that you get to drive a McLaren P1.
"James you sound as excited as Percy getting blue food or Annabeth is getting a new book." Piper said annoyed, "and remember James no speeding however tempted you are."
"Do you really think I'd do that."
"YYEEESSSS!" all five of them shouted at me. I was shocked they all thought that especially Amy. They were right though of course I do get over excited quite a lot.
I grabbed my door handle pulling the door up to open it and sliding inside. I closed the door as Jack climbed in and for the sake of it I materialised some sunglasses on to me for the sake of it.
"Really James, really, sunglasses are you shitting me. Just get on with it and drive."
"Someone is a little grouchy today, so when you gonna do it man and don't act like you don't know what I meant by that because I know you do." I said smirking while cruising down the highway towards Springfield with my car in the lead.
"I have absolutely no clue what you're talking about James, did you get hit in the head or something or is your twenty-one year old-ness going to your head?" I started laughing and accidentally swerved the car to the right.
"James are you trying to send me to straight to the underworld?"
"Hey its your fault."
"How the Hades is it my fault?"
"You made me laugh at pretending not to know that I meant when are you going to ask out Reagan, that's what I meant." I told him I said making a kissy face at the last part.
"I honestly don't know when I will," he put his head in his hands, "I just don't want to be rejected and I don't want to ruin our friendship."
"Man, would you rather ask her and live with no regrets, or live the rest of your life regretting not telling her and wondering what could of been. Whatever happens I will help you through it. " I clapped his shoulder supportively.
"Thanks I'm glad you're here what you just said means a lot to me and I'll ask her sometime soon, you're a good friend. I have to say Piper got lucky with you."
"Naahhh no way I got lucky with her, I mean beautiful, funny, smart and caring. To me she is the perfect girl." I sigh and relax a bit more into my seat. "Hey I see a KFC wanna stop for food?"
"Sure who can resist a KFC, not had one since before me and Reagan were on the run." I turned into the carpark and we waited for the others to stop.
"Really James is food all you can talk and think about?" I turned to the person who spoke.
"No it isn't Reagan, I was hungry and I asked Jack before stopping, and for your information we were having a nice private chat before. So nnnnuhhh." I tell her sticking my tongue out. She glares at me. "No no don't give me bad luck, it would be very bad... For you because I'm sure you like being human, don't you?"
"Why what would you do turn me into a frog?"
"Nope more along the lines of a sea urchin or snail."
"Guys can we please get food before we blow up half of whatever city this is." Jack said politely.
"Sure little bro," I walk up and whisper the last part quietly, "wouldn't want your girl to get hurt would you." As I finished I felt someone pull the sleeve of my jacket, I looked down and saw Amy.
"James why do you have sunglasses on and why did your car swerve?"
"Well I'm cool like that and I was bored of driving in a straight line, I'm kidding little duck, I was laughing at Jack too much" I smiled at her ruffling her hair. I turned to Caitlyn and Piper. "Don't forget to use your fake names just incase, you got that Natasha and Holly?"
"Yes bro, we got this." Caitlyn/Natasha answered
We came out an hour later, after eating as much as we could possibly eat, and climbed back into our cars heading north towards Quebec, well in the general direction, because no one knew exactly where in Quebec. I would have to ask Piper since she went on that quest, if not then Leo and if I had no other choice I would have to ask Jason Grace. I couldn't help but groan loudly annoyed at the thought.
"Mossy, whats wrong you looked like you'd seen Piper kiss someone else." I snapped back to reality as Jack said that.
"I was just thinking if Piper or Leo don't know where in Quebec to look then there is only one person who would maybe know but I don't want it to come to that." I said clenching my hands hard on the steering wheel making my knuckles turn white.
"And who would that be, I might not know you that well but I know for certain that you have to hate him a lot for your knuckles to be that white."
"Yes that one person is Jason Grace he cheated on Piper with her sister Drew. That's why I did what I did, Piper and Thalia recorded the video and we got the Stolls to put the video online on YouTube."
"Wait that was you James, was that the first time you changed into someone else?"
"No the first time I got a punch to the face." Jack laughed at me.
"Really tell me what happened to deserve that."
Might as well tell him. "Well when I woke from collapsing Apollo told me and Thalia about my powers I went to the mirror because she said my eyes were different so I went to look then I told her to turn around and well when she turned around and Zeus was there and I messed up by calling her pinecone face which only me and Percy call her so she punched me."
"Well I'll have to tell her good work then." I punched his arm, "you need to get some sleep all three of you do, pull in at the next motel, you're going to sleep no arguments I don't want to die since you fall asleep at the wheel."
"Well OK I understand your concern will do," I turned into a motel five minutes down the road. The three McLarens pulled into the car park.
"Right guys how many rooms do we need?"
"I'll share with Caitlyn," Amy said.
"James you're with me so don't try and get out of it" Piper piped up.
"You two want a room each?"
Reagan spoke first, "yes please."
"Okay fine by me." I know he was lying and a bit down now but they'll get together one day maybe soon.
I went to get the four rooms. After that I had the best night sleep if ever had, just cuddling up to Piper I felt like we were just two normal teenagers in twenty-one year old bodies.
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