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Piper and Leo's News

Piper's POV:

At the same time, everyone turns to look at Leo. He frowns under the gazes, shifting uncomfortably.

"Um. I don't think you want me to go first." He says, not cracking any jokes.

I glance at Jason and he frowns.

"Why not?" I ask.

Leo looks to me, his eyes reflecting the nature of the news. "Because it could be bad." He says gravely.

I groan and collapse into a chair next to Annabeth, who sits down carefully. Chiron surveys the assortment of campers gathered around the table.

I glance at Jason again and he smiles supportive, taking my hand. "Jason and I are getting married!" I say happily.

Annabeth grins and hugs me. "Aw Piper I'm so happy for you!" She says.

All around the table, there's congrats from all the counselors, even Clarisse. I smile at Jason, and he grabs my hand and slips the ring on it. I feel better, like I was missing something but now I've found it.

Annabeth clears her throat as Percy smiles. "We've got even more news too. We're having a baby." She announces happily, holding Percy's hand.

I smile. "Congratulations, Annabeth!" I say, hugging her.

She smiles softly. Percy's looking at Chiron. "Chiron, we were warned. We're in trouble." He says, getting to the point. "We need to set up a guard. Even more than what we have now." Percy says, massaging his head.

Annabeth looks at him. "What is it, Percy?" She asks, worried.

Percy swallows. "Heroes are calling on me to protect them." He says, wincing. "A lot of heroes." He stands up quickly and leaves the room. Annabeth stays, even though she desperately wants to go after him.

I look at Leo, and Chiron speaks. "Leo, out with it." He says.

Leo's POV:

I swallow as Chiron stares at me from his wheelchair. All of the counselors are staring at me, and I groan. Why do I always have to be the bearer of bad news?

I look at them. "Festus and a few of my siblings have picked up a possible attack of monsters coming from the north. They'll be here in an hour." I say.

Everyone looks taken aback. We hadn't had monsters at all after we defeated Gaea and her minions. Whispered conversations break out among the table and Annabeth pales.

Chiron looks at me, studying me. "Do we know the type of monsters? Did you send a group out for look out?" He asks.

I nod slowly. "I sent a group of Hephaestus and Ares cabin. There's ten of them patrolling in full armor. And we haven't been able to pinpoint what they are." I say.

Clarisse nods, and pulls her knife from out of the table. "Chiron, I'll get the rest of my siblings on alert." She says, leaving the Big House.

Annabeth is deathly pale, and one of the Apollo cabin campers rushes over to her. She waves them off. "It's fine, there's nothing wrong. Just-" She looks up at Chiron. "They're here because of the baby. My mom warned me about it. She said it was going to be dangerous." Her lip quivers.

Chiron nods as the Apollo cabin and Thaila and the Hunters stand. "We will protect you." They say, looking at her.

One by one, each cabin stands, joining them. Everyone looks to Chiron, and he looks grim. "We need a battle plan, Annabeth. Can you have your cabin-?" He asks.

She nods once. Percy rushes back into the room and glances at me. "I'm going to need a word." He says quietly. He clears his throat. "There are five cyclops attacking Camp Jupiter. There are demigods in need of rescue in the northwest, and Camp Jupiter cannot spare campers. I need a couple of volunteers to rescue them."

Grover stands, and looks at me. I nod, stepping forward. "Grover and I will do it. We have something to test, anyway. We should be back soon."

He nods. "Okay. Also, we have a group of empousi, hell hounds, and a hydra headed for camp. We need to shut them down before they cause too much damage." Percy states, grabbing Annabeth's hand and heading for me.

There's a bunch of noise as campers scramble for the door, getting ready to fight.

Percy pulls the three of us off to the side. "Leo, I need you to make some armor. I need it." He implores me, and I nod.

Annabeth looks up at him, her grey eyes stormy. "You are not fighting." She says, angrily.

He looks at her, hurt in his eyes. "There's something else coming. I have to take it down before campers get killed." He says.

So?What did you think? sorry it's so short- I'm doing this on a break inbetween class.