Hazel's POV

Hazel's attention, along with everyone else's, was focused on Percy, who had taken the spot around the ping pong table directly next to Annabeth. Looking between them, Hazel was startled to find that they looked like polar opposites. Annabeth seemed like she was enjoying her time of reckless joy as a Hephaestus child to the fullest, while Percy, who hardly even resembled Percy anymore with the blonde hair, sat patiently in his chair.

Then, it happened.

Hazel noticed Frank's change first. Just as Chiron was opening his mouth to tell the group what the Olympians had found out, Hazel spoke up. "Frank."

Every head swiveled to him like a solar-powered bobblehead. As they watched Frank, who had a surprisingly comfortable look on his face, he shrunk more than anyone else had. That was not as strange, since Nico and Hazel herself were some of the shortest in the group.

However, his face also changed dramatically. He lost a good amount of his natural muscles, and his hair turned dark brown, almost black. His eyes turned a startling gold color, like hers currently were.

Basically, he looked like a male Hazel.

Leo looked back and forth between Hazel and Frank. "Well, whaddya know? Hazel's got a twin!" Frank made a face and Hazel facepalmed.

Percy was apparently taking the whole thing more seriously. "Is it just me, or are the changes becoming more prominent?"

As the thought clicked with all of them, the group's heads swiveled to look at each person. Percy didn't look so much like Annabeth as he did himself, only with blonde hair. Frank, the last to change, appeared like a male Hazel. Odd.

Leo took it in stride. "Maybe the change is coming on gradually." He stopped for a moment. His face lit up in a wide smile. "I'm gonna be even more pretty." Calypso smacked him on the back of the head, and he rubbed the spot sheepishly.

"He might be onto something," Percy said, tilting his head to the side. "Since some qualities seem to have stayed in the original person , or have not gone into the next, the process of change may have been caused by…" "An untested spell," Chiron finished for him. "Precisely."

"Since the spell is untested, there was a possibility of delayed effects. Percy didn't get the grey eyes, Hazel hasn't changed yet, and Leo still has his…"

"Sarcasm and narcissism." Calypso smirked. "We can tell." Leo seemed to be torn between looking offended and smug, which was an odd combo. "You wouldn't have me any other way, Sunshine." Calypso rolled her eyes and smiled.

Chiron attempted to lead the half-bloods back on track. "Hecate cast the spell."

Everyone quieted.

Jason spoke up. "Why would Hecate want to do this? Other than to have fun watching us panic, of course."

Chiron shook his head. "The Olympian Council has discovered that Hecate is the one who performed the spell. She was the only one capable of casting it and when summoned, she laughed and said 'enjoy the show' before disappearing."

Hazel scratched at her head. It seemed to be abnormally itchy.

"So she doesn't plan on lifting the spell anytime soon, then?" Annabeth asked. Hazel shifted in her seat.

"No, and the Council has decided that it would be pointless to pursue her, because she can hide herself with magic."

A thought presented itself in Hazel's mind, and she had the odd desire to share it quickly. "Man, there should be some sort of minor-god and goddess-y tracker thingy. Then we could find them easier when stuff like this happens." Annabeth chuckled. "That sounded like something Percy would-..." she stopped short, gawking.

She then proceeded to bust out laughing, making everyone nervous. "Man, if I had a camera right now, I would sooo spam Olympus and say Percy had a twin!"

Hazel's eyes widened and she grabbed her hair while darting her head sideways to look at Percy, who was in turn staring at her. When she looked down, sure enough.

Her hair was long, straight and raven black.