So, hey. It's me, the author of this story. I promised in the last chapter that this one would have Thalico and Tratie. WELL IT IS! And Percabeth, too!
The Hermes Show
"'Sup, peeps?" Hermes greeted. "I know we haven't done interviews in a while. So this episode is interviews only. And not just any interviews! LOVE INTERVIEWS! Courtesy of Aphrodite…but don't worry…I'LL TORTURE THEM WITH LOVE!"
Hermes laughed like an evil villain as the crowd cheered.
"Ok, our first couple will be one that will probably never happen but is pretty favored by Aphrodite…THALICO! That's Thalia Grace and Nico DiAngelo!" Hermes announced.
The crowd went wild as Thalia and Nico both walked out onto the stage, looking particularly grumpy. Thalia sat down first and since there were no other chairs, Nico was forced to sit on the ground. That made him even grumpier.
"So, what's going on guys?" Hermes asked.
The two interviewees growled in response.
"So things are going great!" Hermes responded.
Thalia cleared her throat. "Why the Hades do I have to do this? In case you don't know, I'm needed with the other Hunters!"
"Oh, Thalia, don't be such a grumpy! WE'RE HERE FOR LOVE!" Hermes exclaimed, doing a bad imitation of Aphrodite's voice.
Nico grunted. "Hmph…why do I have to be here with her?"
"Oh, please, DiAngelo. I'm probably the only girl who'll ever be in the same room with you for more than an hour," Thalia snapped.
Hermes shook his head disapprovingly. "Now, Thalia, don't be mean! I mean, seriously, you two were both MEANT for each other. You guys are both sad and Emo."
"I'M NOT AN EMO! I'M PUNK! WHAT'S SO HARD ABOUT REMEMBERING THAT?"
"AND I'M NOT SAD! WELL, I'M PRETTY SAD ABOUT MY SISTER DYING AND STUFF BUT I'M NOT REALLY THAT SAD ABOUT IT ANYMORE AND I FORGAVE PERCY AND I'M NOT EMO!"
Hermes threw back his head and did a taunting laugh, which just made the two demigods, glare at him.
"Hermes, can we just get to the stupid point so I can get back with the Hunters?" Thalia snapped.
Hermes rubbed his chin. "You say 'get back' as in you were in a relationship and you broke up."
Thalia blushed. "I'M SO TIRED OF THAT RUMOR OF THE HUNTERS BEING LESBO! WE'RE NOT, WE JUST SWORE OFF MEN AND IF YOU SAY ANOTHER COMMENT ABOUT IT I'M GOING TO TELL ARTEMIS!"
"OOH, ARTEMIS, I'M SO SCARED!"
"YOU SHOULD BE!"
Nico raised his hand. "Uh, guys…"
They both looked at him and yelled, "WHAT?"
"Can I leave?"
"NO!" Hermes yelled. "NOT UNTIL I HUMILA—I MEAN FINISH INTERVIEWING YOU! SO PLEASE JUST SHUT UP AND LET ME ASK THE QUESTIONS SO I CAN GET ON TO THE NEXT COMMENT!"
They both nodded, anxious to leave the dreaded talk-show.
"Ok," Hermes started. "Now, there have been a lot of rumors going around that you two like each other? Are those rumors true?"
They both answered, "No."
"Hmm," Hermes mused. "Reallly? Because, Nico, a little birdie told me that you said these exact words: 'Thalia is so cute'!"
Thalia glared at Nico while he blushed.
Hermes smirked; he obviously was on the right track. "And Thalia…I recall that you once said these exact words to Silena Bootygard…I mean Silena Beauregard: 'Well, I'm a Hunter, I don't like him or anything but I think that Nico is kind of good-looking'."
This time it was Thalia's turn to blush. "Well…it was a stupid question that Silena asked me. You ask a stupid question, you get a stupid answer. Like I'd ever think Nico was good-looking! I only said it to please Silena."
"Sure, you did."
"I did, Hermes!"
"Okay, okay, no need to get mad. Obviously you guys both find each other cute but won't admit it so I'm just going to go on…Nico, the first time you saw Thalia, what did you think?"
Nico hesitated but answered. "I thought she looked kind of cool. Her dark eyeliner made her look kind of edgy. But I couldn't figure out if she was Goth or Punk."
Thalia's face softened a little bit.
Hermes kept on smiling. "So, Thalia…what did you think when you first saw Nico?"
"Wimp," Thalia answered. "But he might be cool."
Hermes nodded. "Nico, were you at any point in love with Thalia?"
Nico answered quickly, "No."
Hermes laughed. "Thalia, were you at any point—"
"Not even a little bit," Thalia interrupted.
Hermes rolled his eyes. "Well, you guys aren't going to tell anything so just get out!"
The two ran out faster than Zeus could summon lightning.
"They were very boring," Hermes said, "Please welcome Tratie! That's Travis Stoll, my awesome son, and Katie Gardner, that lame Demeter chick."
The audience clapped as Travis and Katie walked onto the stage. Travis decided to sit next to Hermes, considering that was his father. Katie didn't seem to have a problem with it and sat on the ground.
"Oh, Katie, I don't want a sweet young lady like you to sit on the ground," Hermes said, his voice dripping with false sympathy. "Sierra, please bring a chair out for Katie to sit on."
Very soon a hot twenty-something brunette girl walked out on the stage. She placed the chair down next to Travis and threw Hermes a flirty wink.
Hermes nudged Travis. "That's my new assistant, hot right?"
Travis nodded. "Really hot!"
Katie just rolled her eyes at both of them. "Thanks for the chair."
Hermes shook her head. "Nice to meet you, Katie Gardner. So, I understand that you enjoy making strawberries."
Katie nodded. "Yes, Lord Hermes, I find it both fun and relaxing."
Travis rolled his eyes at her; she was such a suck-up. "Whatever! There's nothing more fun and relaxing than pranking the Aphrodite girls. OH, Dad, one time me and Connor replaced all of the mirrors in the Aphrodite cabin with those magic mirrors from the Hecate cabin. They shatter as soon as you look into them, so the Aphrodite kids totally freaked because they thought they were so ugly that they broke mirrors. Cool, right?"
Hermes nodded. "I'm so proud of you, son. You and Connor. You two will be excellent pranksters! But, Travis, aren't you worried that you might never find a good girl because you prank so much?"
Travis shook his head. "Nah, hot girls always like the bad-boy type. Like that really hot blonde from Aphrodite. She was all over me."
Hermes and Travis high-fived will Katie rolled her eyes at both of them again.
"Travis, you are such a jerk!" Katie snapped.
Travis shrugged. "You're just jealous because you wish it was you that was all over me."
Katie rolled her eyes for what seemed like the millionth time. "Oh, please, Travis! Why would I be stupid enough to fawn over an immature prankster like you? If your brains were money you wouldn't only have a penny!"
There were a bunch of "OOO"s from the audience.
Travis shrugged again. "Admit it, Gardner. You totally want to kiss me."
"UGH!" Katie yelled, throwing her hands up in frustration. "YOU ARE SUCH A SKINNY LITTLE IMMATURE WEASEL! WOULD IT KILL YOU TO BE MATURE FOR ONE FREAKING DAY? THAT'S IT, I'M LEAVING…HEY! I CAN'T GET UP FROM THIS CHAIR!"
"Oh yeah," Hermes replied. "You're superglued to it."
Katie had to stop herself from smacking Hermes across the face.
"So, let's continue," Hermes said. "Travis, why, besides the fact that you're my son, do you torment Katie?"
Travis smirked and pinched Katie's cheeks. "'Cause she's just so fun to bother. She gets so mad and it's awesome entertainment!"
Katie pulled away from Travis. "TRAVIS, YOU ARE THE MOST IMMATURE CONCEITED MEAN-SPIRITED IDIOTIC PIECE OF SCUM I'VE EVER MET!"
Travis looked kind of hurt. "Geez, Katie, you don't have to be so mean. I was just joking."
Katie's face softened and suddenly she felt really, really bad. "Oh my gods, Travis, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it."
"Okay, okay, enough with the apologizing, Katie. I forgive you," Travis said, smiling goofily.
"Oh, so you do like Travis, Katie?" Hermes teased.
Katie's face turned as redder than any other strawberry she'd ever made. "NO! I was just apologizing because I said something mean and—"
"KATIE LIKES TRAVIS, KATIE LIKES TRAVIS! TRAVIS AND KATIE SITTING IN A TREE K-I-S-S-I-N-G" Hermes sang.
Katie folded her arms and grumbled. "THAT'S IT, I'M OUT OF HERE!" She was unable to get up from the chair so she just decided to walk with the chair plastered to her butt. It was a very, very funny sight.
"She's so cute when she's like that," Travis muttered, hoping Hermes wouldn't hear. Luckily, Hermes didn't here.
"Alright, Travis, you can leave," Hermes said.
Travis nodded and began to walk away. "Bye, Dad."
"Alright, viewing audience, our next couple is one that has a lot of potential of happening: PERCABETH! Please welcome Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase!" Hermes announced.
The audience went practically INSANE as Percy and Annabeth walked onto the stage.
"Uh, Sierra, please get me a chair. Katie took our other one," Hermes ordered. Sierra came out and placed a chair down.
Annabeth sat down first, looking rather grumpy about it. Percy sat next to her.
"Hey, Lord Hermes," Percy greeted.
"Ugh, call me Hermes," Hermes replied.
"Can I go now?" Annabeth asked, sounding extremely impatient.
Percy rolled his eyes. "Sheesh, Annabeth, we just got here! Didn't know you were so impatient."
Annabeth pushed him. "Oh, look who's talking about impatient!"
"Whatever, Wise Girl," Percy snapped.
"Shut up, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth snapped back.
Hermes whistled. "Whooo, TEN-SION!"
Annabeth had to keep herself from screaming. She had plans to study an old battle diagram in her cabin and this interview was really getting in her way. She knew she should've been honored to be interviewed by a god. But when that god is Hermes, the biggest prankster on Olympus, it was a recipe for disaster.
"Soooo," Hermes started. "Aphrodite is saying that you two will be the couple of the century? Do you agree with that?"
"NO WAY!" Annabeth exclaimed. But her blushing made it hard to take her seriously.
Percy rubbed his chin. "Um…I don't know…but if it's coming from Aphrodite…maybe."
Hermes smirked. "You guys definitely want to date each other! I mean seriously, Annabeth you've kissed him like a million times!"
They both blushed.
"It wasn't a million," Annabeth replied. "And that other time I kissed him it's because I thought he was going to die. I was so annoyed when I figured out that he was with that girl, Calypso."
"So, you were jealous?" Percy teased.
Annabeth punched his arm really hard. "NO, you just made me worried! I thought you were dead! I was going out of my mind!"
"So you care about him," Hermes mused.
"Of course I care. He's my friend!" Annabeth replied.
Hermes chuckled. "But you care about him in that unfriendly way!"
Annabeth groaned. "OH MY GODS, I'M SO TIRED OF PEOPLE IMPLYING THAT! I CAN'T SAY ONE THING ABOUT PERCY WITHOUT PEOPLE ASUMING THAT I LIKE HIM!"
Percy crossed his arms. "YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT IT BAD? SILENA WON'T STOP BUGGING ME ABOUT HOW WE'RE 'SO OBVIOUSLY MEANT TO BE'!" When he said "so obviously meant to be" he did a very bad imitation of Silena's voice.
Annabeth threw her hands in the air in utter frustration. "DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON SILENA! SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND AND EVERYTHING BUT SHE'S ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW PERCY AND I ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER! AND SHE KEEPS TRYING TO GIVE ME A MAKEOVER! THAT'S COMPLETELY AWFUL!"
Hermes burst out laughing. "You two are too funny."
They both yelled at him, "WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE FUNNY!"
Hermes held his hand up in surrender, but he was still smiling. "Okay, okay, you two aren't going to admit that you're madly in love with each other."
"WE'RE NOT MADLY IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER!"
"Alright, don't be like that. Yelling is very, very bad for the voice. You two should try yoga, it calms down the nerves." Hermes took a deep, sensual breath.
Percy tried to picture Hermes doing yoga. Apparently, Annabeth was doing the same because she turned red and cracked up.
"Ah, it's so fun to mess with them," Hermes gushed. "Alright, get out you two, you're making my sides hurt."
Annabeth and Percy ran off of the stage like they were being chased by a hellhound.
Day 10: Poseidon
It was 12:30 p.m. and Paul Blofis was opening the door to his classroom at Goode High School. He ran his fingers through his salt and pepper hair and sighed. Being a teacher was good and everything…but when you're a teacher with a demigod for a stepson things can get rather…awkward. Finally, the door unlocked and Paul pushed the door open. What he saw inside shocked him.
Sitting inside of his classroom was a tall man that looked a lot like Percy. The man had a nice tan, black hair, and green eyes the same color as the sea. Paul felt immediately jealous. This was Sally's old lovers, and here he was sitting in his classroom smiling nonchalantly.
"Uh, Mr. Poseidon, what exactly are you doing in my classroom?" Paul asked, keeping his voice controlled.
"Your classroom?" Poseidon said. He sounded very confused. "I'm sorry, Paul, but this is my classroom."
"No it's not," Paul replied. "I'm a teacher here and this my classroom."
"Well, you're not anymore. The principal of this school personally gave this classroom to me. Look around if you don't believe me."
Paul looked around and was even more shocked. Shocked, though, was an understatement. Everything in his classroom was replaced with things having to do with the ocean and sea animals. The posters. The tables. The chairs. Everything. Even that little plaque that had his name on it was now replaced with the name "Mr. Poseidon". Paul gasped.
"WHAT THE HECK?" he exclaimed.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. I am now the new Marine Biology teacher. ISN'T THAT GREAT?" Poseidon replied.
"NOO, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE! I'M THE TEACHER OF THIS CLASSROOM!"
"Sir, yelling is not permitted in this classroom. Please leave now."
"NO, I WANT MY CLASSROOM BACK!" Paul stomped his foot on the ground in frustration.
"Sir, if you wish to get it poppin' we can get it poppin'."
What happened next?
The first annual Goode High School Teacher Fight!
Day 10: Athena
Athena smirked mischievously as she walked into the Aphrodite cabin. They were all looking in the mirror, groaning and even crying over how they looked. Athena cleared her throat.
"Hello, half-bloods," Athena greeted.
They all groaned when they saw her.
Silena stepped forward. "I'm sorry, Lady Athena, but what exactly are you doing here?"
Athena smiled. "Oh, it's no trick this time. It's about the girls of the Ares cabin."
"What about them?" Mandy demanded. "They're so unfashionable it's a freaking joke."
Athena had to keep herself from glaring daggers at Mandy. She then remembered why she despised the children of Aphrodite (Silena, Lacy, and Mitchell all being exceptions). Most of them were so shallow, so stuck up. So full of themselves. They were absolutely convinced that they couldn't survive without makeup, Gucci clothes, and mirrors. It annoyed Athena so much. But she had to remember to control her feelings. She couldn't just go around incinerating all of them.
"Well, I was just talking to Clarisse and she said that she and all of the other girls in the cabin wanted a complete makeover while they're asleep," Athena lied.
Silena raised an eyebrow at the goddess. "While they're asleep? That's going to be rather hard…but I think my sisters and I can manage it. You up for it, guys?"
The girls of the Aphrodite cabin cheered.
"Okay great, the Ares girls are all taking naps right now," Athena said.
"Well…they do like sleeping during this time," Mandy concluded. "Let's get straight to it!"
The Aphrodite girls all marched out of the cabin with their makeup bags in hand. They had that look on their faces. That look that they were heading off to give someone a makeover. That look was enough to make all of the campers run into their cabins, close the windows, and hide. Makeovers from the Aphrodite girls were one thing that every sane person would be afraid of.
The Aphrodite girls found the Ares girls in their cabins. They were sleeping, of course.
"Okay, girls, we need to give these girls a serious complete makeover. Get to the makeover-ing, move it, move it, move it," Silena ordered. When it came to makeovers, Silena was extremely strict.
Mandy worked on Clarisse. She put hot pink eye shadow, cherry red lipstick, and a slight blush on Clarisse's face. Mandy also curled Clarisse's stringy brown hair, which was hard to do considering that she was sleeping.
Silena worked on a girl named Katrina. She gave her smoky eye shadow and mahogany lipstick.
It took an extremely long time for the cabin to be finished but when they were they woke the Ares campers up (which was probably not a very wise thing to do).
"WHAT?" they all yelled at the same time.
Silena waved. "Hey, you guys. We're finished."
Clarisse looked at the other girls and shrugged. "What's finished?"
Mandy and another girl pulled a big full-length mirror into the Ares cabin. "Look in the mirror," Mandy encouraged.
The Ares girls all looked at each other. Their eyes widened and they all ran to the mirror.
They looked…
They looked…
"FABULOUS!" Gabriella exclaimed. "All though you guys are still wearing the same ugly cameo clothes but whatever we'll fix that just in time.
"WHAT THE HADES?" Clarisse shrieked.
"WHY…WHY DID YOU GIVE US A MAKEOVER?" Katrina screeched.
"Because you asked for one," Lacy explained.
"WHO IN THE NAME OF ZEUS TOLD YOU THAT?" Clarisse demanded.
"Athena," Lacy answered.
Clarisse rolled her eyes. "Yeah sure, like the real goddess of wisdom would come to camp and give you guys false information."
Katrina looked at Clarisse. "Should we kill them?"
"We should kill them."
Ear-piercing girly screams were heard as the Ares girls chased the Aphrodite girls around with swords and javelins.
The Hermes Show
"Okay, dudes, I know you all want to know who has won today," Hermes said. "But first I throw pies at you."
Hermes threw pies at the crowd.
"Actually this one is rather hard to decide," Hermes announced. "I mean, a teacher fight was brilliant but so was telling the Aphrodite chicks that the Ares chicks wanted makeovers. Soo…it's a tie."
Hey, readers. You're probably wondering why I made it a tie. It's because I couldn't decide what would satisfy you guys on who won. :/