Hi.
Sorry about not uploading the last few days, I just decided why not just start my schedule now, make it easier on myself. This chapter is a filler but it should be fun, the tournament is here!
Hopefully you will like this!
To the reviews!
abcathena-thank you for understanding and I am glad you had a good time at Vancouver.
annabethgr8-I don't know whether to laugh or yell, but 'OMG IM FROM CALIFORNIA!' So it would be the same day, depending on were you live depends on the time though. Question do you hate the California stereotype? 'cause I sure do. NO NOT EVERYONE IN CALIFORNIA HAS BLOND NAIR, BLUE EYES, SKINNY, TAN, WELL BUILT AND SURF! NO WE DONT GO TO THE BEACH EVERYDAY! NO WE DONT SAY BRO, DUDE, TUBULAR OR ANY OTHER ONE OF THOSE DUMP WORDS AFTER EVERY SENTENCE! Thats a Southern California thing BUT STILL!
Just remember that California was at one point property of Mexico, so there is a ton of Mexicans that live here. Heck, IM HALF MEXICAIN! Jeez.
Okay now hat that is out of my system one with what you came here for.
Disclaimer:I'm running out of ideas here.
"WHAT!"-Leo. "You can't run out of ideas!"
Well I have deal with it. *clears throat* I don't own the PJO and HOO series.
"Soooooo boring!"-Leo
shut up.
POV:Annabeth
I make my way down to the dinning room at a sluggish pace.
I had a good nights sleep but I woke up for no real reason and couldn't go back to sleep. When I left my room Percy happened to be up as well and we started talking until we both passed out.
We were on separate beds across the small room from each other but even I know we are never going to hear the end of it. Especially sence they didn't wake us up.
I walk down and sit at a table not really paying attention to who I sit next to.
"Hey Annabeth." Someone says. I look up and see Rachel smiling. "You doin' okay?"
I lay my head on the back of my hand.
"I'm fine." I yawn. "Just tired."
I have never really talked with Rachel, if I see her I'll say a few words but I've never had a real conversation with her.
"I can't tell. Just please don't fall asleep like Percy." Rachel smiles. I look around the room with my head still on my hand and see Percy with his head down, with a little drool on his face.
"He had another dream last night. He must be really exhausting."
"Trust me. I know every nightmare he has, none of them are something I would want to remember and after every season..."
"Season?" I interrupt.
"It kind of confusing but I'll try to explain. So his nightmares are very random and we can't predict them, so we call each time he gets a nightmare a season. Not sure why that's just what we call them.
Anyway, after ever season Percy is down right exhausted, falls asleep randomly, sleeps really late. We all get worried about him."
I nod. To be honest I am concerned about him as well, Percy has told me two of his nightmares and they seem horrible. The Zoë and the Bianca one, but last night wasn't a nightmare. It didn't even scare him it was just a flashback about how he met Jason.
"Last night wasn't a nightmare." I say out of the blue. "Not a normal one. It was how he got Jason on the ship."
Rachel frowns and her eyes furrow.
"That's weird." Rachel mumbles. "I don't know, Annabeth. It's really strange."
We continue to talk for awhile because we don't want to turn are brains to mush trying to figure Percys brain out.
Thalia comes through the door and opens her mouth.
"We are skipping lunch for the tournament! Everyone on the deck now!" Thalia yells. Everyone in the dining room gets up and head to the door, except me, Thalia, Rachel and surprisingly Clarrise. We all have the same thought, Wake up Percy
I go over to Percy and start shaking him. After a few tries I feel like giving up because he won't so much as budge.
Thalia goes and starts yelling into his ear, how he managed to stay asleep is a miracle in its self.
Rachel went to the kitchen and came back with a flat bread with coco in it that the others call 'cookies.' (Your crazy if you think I would leave out cookies.) she sets hem next to Percys nose and starting saying things like 'Percy wake up and you get a cookie.' Nothing.
Rachel huffs when she sees that her idea didn't work and puts them away. When she comes back she stands next to me glaring at Percy.
"Okay." Thalia says. "Nothing is working. Any ideas? Does anyone know any tricks?"
"We tried all the tricks." Rachel tell Thalia. "Nothing worked, so unless someone want to grab a bucket, go to the deck, get a bucket of water and clean up after we pour it on Percy than I don't have an idea."
"He's out like a broken lamp." I say. Clarrise rolls her eyes like it the most obvious thing in the world.
"You're all idiots." Clarrise says. "Here..." Clarrise grabs Percys arm and throws him onto the floor.
Percy lands with a thud and he groans loudly.
"He's finally waking up." Rachel giggles. I can't help but try and hide a few giggles myself, after all this time, all it took was a little violence and he's waking up. I guess he deserves it, seriously it took forever.
Percy opens his eyes and sees Clarrise hovering over him.
"Hey captain. What you doing on the floor?" Clarrise asks innocently but Percy doesn't look impressed.
"Just a question." Percy says groggy. I can tell he's still not all here. "What happened to Prissy? I like that a lot better than captain."
Wow wow he must really hate being called Captain.
Like everyone else Clarrise seems confused at the nickname, until understandment fills her face.
"Hey I forgot about that." She says. Am evil smirk settled on he lips. "Thanks for reminding me Prissy." Clarrise then leaves like nothing happened.
Thalia goes up to Percy and pulls him up.
"Come on. Time for the tournament." Thalia says. She grabs him and drags him away.
Rachel and I stand next to each other talking, while everyone else is getting their own weapons and getting ready.
"How does this work?" I ask. Rachel smiles.
"It confusing when you hear it, but it makes sense when you see it." she says. "One person challenges another in a fight, though there is rules to who you challenge but that's complicated, the winner fights the second round winner which is pretty much the same as round one. Then that counts as round three, after that the fourth round is made of two new people and the winner from there, fights the winner from round three and it continues like that. When everyone has gone there should be only one person left and they fight the winner of the tournament from last month but he's not competing this time."
I don't understand at all.
I think about everything she just said trying to rap my head around it.
After a few minutes i give up, I just hope I figure it out when I see it.
"Do you have your dagger?" Rachel asks. I nod, it's strapped to my waist. "Good we're starting."
"Listen up!" Someone yells above us. Percy. Everyone looks to the raised part of the deck and sure enough there is Seaweed Brain along with Thalia. "Today is are monthly tournament, normally we would just get on with it, but today we have someone new with us so Thalia and I will be explaining the rules."
"This is supposed to be fun." Thalia carries on. "You are not allowed to hurt your opponent. You can give them small cuts, put them it awkward positions, or twist their bodies in a weird way, but any meager cuts, broken bones, or twisted ligaments will result in elimination, a week of unpleasant chores and helping the person you harmed with their every need, no matter how stupid, till they get better. Am I understood?"
"Yes." Everyone shouts.
"Trust me don't do it!" Clarrise yells. Why am I not surprised?
"Normally the winner of the previous months would fight last with the winner of the second to last round but he will not be competing today." Thalia yells.
"So it will be the second place winner from last month. If he is competing." Percy finishes. I wonder who came second place last month."
"Nico, will you be competing?" Percy asks.
"Heck yah!" Nico shouts back.
"Then meet last months champion Nico Di Angelo!" Thalia yell. (Don't judge me. -_-)
I guess that answers my question.
"Do me proud Nico!" Percy shouts.
"Wait everyone." Leo says. Everyone stops what there doing to look at him. "We actually have a chance this month. Percys not competing!"
Everyone starts laughing and and saying things like, 'That's so true' and 'Yiur right Leo. Wow I never thought I'd say that.'
"Percy won last month." Rachel whispers into my ear. "He is a beast with his sword but he didn't won't to complete this month because, one nightmares, and two he wanted to give you a chance to win."
I find myself smiling at the kind gesture. That was nice of him.
"What's the prize?" I whisper back.
"Big time bragging rights and Juniper will make you a sweet treat." Cool, I wonder what she will make.
"The people fighting will be, Jason, Piper, Clarrise, Chris, Malcolm, Annabeth, Frank, Thalia, and obliviously Nico." Percy shouts. Everyone claps and shouts.
"Nico pick a challenger." Thalia shouts. Nico looks around the crowd.
"Chris your up." Nico says. Chris smiles and grabs Malcolm. Everyone makes a circle and Chris drags Malcolm to the center of the circle.
"I wonder who your fighting, Chris." Malcolm says sarcastically, while he pulls out his sword and gets into position. Chris laughs and does the same thing.
"Ready?" Nico asks. Both nod torwards Nico. "Starts when someone makes a move."
The two stare at each other a few minutes. With each passing second the tension becomes heavier and heavier.
Chris aims the flat of his sword for Malcolms feet. Malcolm jumps over it and swings his sword for Chris's waist, Chris blocks the attack with his sword and pushes Malcolm away from him.
This would nerve racking enough but my brother is up there and that adds to the tension for me.
Chris goes to kick Malcolm is the side but Malcolm steps to the side and moves behind Chris. Chris kicks air and falls off balance while Malcolm kicks Chris's feet out from under him. Chris easily falls to the floor with his sword still in hand. Chris swings his sword even at the awkward angle he is in. Malcolm steps back to avoid the blade, giving Chris enough time to jump up.
This is intense.
They really take this thing seriously don't they.
I wonder what will happen when we get up there.
Oh, gods this is going to be bad.
Chris goes to kick Malcolm in the side again.
I slightly yell at him. Chris did the one move that almost made him lost again, I may have just started fighting again but even I know that's a horrible idea.
Malcolm grabs Chris's foot with both of his hands and I see what the trick is. It was a fake kick.
Chris pushes his foot down back to the ground hard. Malcolm gets off balanced and Chris kicks Malcolms feet. Malcolm falls to the floor and his sword falls out of his hand. Chris puts his foot on Malcolms chest and points the tip of his sword to Malcolms throat.
No one moves or makes a sound. Suddenly Malcolm groans loudly.
"I was sooooo close." Malcolm whines. Chris laughs and gets off of him. He hauls Malcolm back up.
"You need to be faster, dude." Chris says.
"And Chris's winning streak between Chris and Malcolm continues!" Leo shouts dramatically. Every laughs for a few minutes and the tension falls.
"Round one goes to Chris." Percy says from above. "Chris pick the next challenger."
"Frank." Chris says. Frank steps forward and Chris goes back into the crowd, while Malcolm goes to the upper deck with Percy.
"I challenge." Frank says. "Piper."
Piper hops up to the center of the circle. She pulls out a crystal bronze dagger. It kind of looks like mine but it's bigger.
Frank has a spear with him and a bow strapped to his back Along with a quiver full of arrows.
The second round goes on like the first round and it was just a tense. After ten or so minutes, Frank get pipers dagger out of her hand and has her pinned against him his his sword at her throat. It was a really close match.
"Dang it." Piper graons. "I ways lose to you, Frank."
Frank smiles and let's her go.
"And there goes that rivalry." Conner snickers. It's seems to me that everyone is picking a person they aren't to happy or have some sort of rivalry with.
"This is what I was talking about, rules on who you challenge." Rachel says to me. "You must pick someone as good or better than you. The thing is as you get better so does everyone else, so mostly the same people here stay on the same level as everyone that was on your level last month. Even if you raised a level, so some of these people challenged each other repeatedly because they were constantly on the same level. Which resulted in a few fun, harmless rivalrys.
Chris vs. Malcolm. Frank vs. Piper. Jason vs Thalia. Thalia vs Percy. Nico vs Jason. It's really messed up. But it's still fun."
"Alright round three. Chris vs. Frank." Percy shouts.
Piper goes up to the upper deck and Chris come to the center of the circle. Frank gets back into the position.
The fight is just like the first two rounds, close and tense.
The fight ends when Frank has Chris's sword in his hand and Chris pinned to the floor.
"Round three goes to Frank." Percy says. "Pick a challenger."
Chris goes up with the other 'losers,' while Frank looks up at Malcolm.
"Malcolm why don't you pick." Frank shouts. Malcolm smiles evilly and looks at Clarrise.
"Your up Clarrise. Good luck." Malcolm says. Clarrise smiles and gets to the center of the circle. She point to me.
"Come on princess. Let's see what you got." Clarrise smirks. I take a deep breath and go to the center. I bring out my dagger and get into the same position Percy has been showing me all week.
Okay just remember what Percy taught you. Fighting with a dagger is like hand to hand combat. You only use the dagger when you really need it and I need to put the most power behind my elbows and knees.
Lets see how this goes.
Clarrise charges and points her spear to stab me in the ribs. I dogde the attack and go for a kick in her stomach. Clarrise jumps back putting her off balance and I attack with my dagger for a stab in her side. Clarrise grabs my wrist with her free hand and I pull hard so she fall to the ground. She lets go of my hand and lands on her stomach. I kick her spear away and put my dagger behind her neck.
Hey that was actually quite easy.
The deck is stone quiet, the tension from the fight is replaced with awkwardness that is thicker that my arm.
I remove my dagger and Clarrise rolls over and looks at me stunned.
I look around and I can feel my face heat up with all the amazed stares. Malcolm and Percy are smiling on the upper deck.
"Did I do something wrong?" I ask nervously. Everyone seems to snap out of their daydream and Clarrise gets up.
"May the gods have mercy on you Frank." Clarrise says before heading to the upper deck.
"Round four goes to Annabeth." Percy says.
"Wait I won?" I say disbeliefed.
"Yes!" Everyone shouts.
"No has ever gotten Clarrise down that fast expect Percy." Jason says. I smile kind of proud of myself.
We did it!
I guess we did.
Frank steps to the center and gets ready.
Frank was a little harder than Clarrise but that was because he has two weapons with him but I got him down as well.
"Round five goes to Annabeth." Percy smiles. I smile Frank says I did really well. "Last up is Thalia and Jason."
Thalia steps up and has a silver dagger with a bow and quiver. Jason has an imperial gold sword.
Brother vs. sister, oh boy.
This round was the closest yet. It was tense and nerve racking at how easily they fought each other. The very thought of me having to fight one of them is making me want to forfeit but I know I can do this.
Jason ends up winning.
"Round six goes to Jason." Percy says. "Round seven semi finals, Annabeth and Jason."
I step up and Thalia head to the upper deck. She does not look very happy to lose to her brother.
Jason takes deep breath and looks over me, a scientific look.
He is the first to strick with a stab to my ribs. I barely dodge and Jason goes for another attack by slashing at my waist. I side step and elbow the same arm hold his sword. Jason groans I can tell his sword is all balance now. I have the upper hand. I go for a slash to the chest and he blocks it without a hesitation. Jason pushes me away and goes to jab me in the ribs. I dogde and punch in the right shoulder that is holding his sword. Jason grabs his shoulder and almost drops his sword. If I keep this up I'll win. Jason slashes at my waist and I block it with my dagger. Jason pulls away and goes to kick my side. I dodge and grab his hand with the sword in it and twist a little. Jason let's go of his sword and it falls to the floor. I twist Jason around and put his hand behind his back while my dagger goes to his throat.
I win.
"Round seven goes to Annabeth!" Percy shouts. I let go of Jason and he falls to the floor.
"Dang Annabeth." Jason groans. "You bruised my shoulder."
I smile and help him up.
"Your good." I say. Jason smirks and points to me.
"Your better. I think Percy may finally have a run for his money." Everyone start laughing at Percy and Percy just shrugs.
"Maybe." He says once the laughter died down.
"Final round Nico and Annabeth." Percy says. Everyone claps and Nico steps up.
"Alright Chase." Nico says taking out his sword. "I am not going easy on you. Good luck." I smile and get into my position.
Nico goes for a slash to my ribs amd I try to do the same thing I did with Jason but Nico is a lot smaller and faster. He attacks quickly and blocks easily. Soon he has me unarmed and on the floor because he threw me off balance.
He won the whole thing. But I am second which is good as well. (Sorry this was short but I imagined it to be not very exciting and the other ways it could've came out didn't seem... genuine.)
"The tournament goes to Nico!" Percy shouts. Everyone cheers and congrats both him and me.
Malcolm comes over to me and hugs me.
"We both have one thing in common." He says into my ear.
"And what that?" I ask as I pull back. Malcolm smiles really big.
"We needed to be faster." He says. I laugh because it's true. Percy comes up next to Malcolm and smiles really big.
"You did awesome Annabeth." Percy says. "You came second congrats." I say thank you and I feel someone tap on my shoulder.
I turn and see Nico behind me.
"Hey you did well." He says. He hold out his hand. "No hard feelings."
I shake his hand and tell him I'll beet him another day.
It's dinner time now and everyone is eating like they haven't seen food in days. I am sitting between Percy and Malcolm and across Clarrise, Nico, will, Jason, and Thalia. Tyson sits next to Percy and Rachel and Leo sits next to Calypso and Malcolm. With the others on the sides.
We only just sat down so no one really is talking. I take a drink of the fresh lemonade Juniper made.
"Prissy." Clarrise says. "I think Annabeth is just as good as a fighter as you." Percy smiles and shrugs.
"Maybe." Percy says.
"Ooh new nickname for Percy." Leo says. "I'll add it to the list." Everyone laughs, including me.
"Please tell me there actually isn't a list." Percy says. Everyone starts laughing harder and in my opinion if that doesn't answer his question I don't know what will. "That's cold guys."
"Sense when do we care." Leo asks Percy. Percy rolls his eyes and looks at his food.
"Prissy is actually pretty old." Percy says. "Clarrise just forgot about it for eight years."
Everyone stares at Percy with a curious look.
"I called him prissy when I first met him." Clarrise explains. "Haven't used it sense... Hey now that I think about it how did you remember it."
Percy starts looking really uncomfortable.
"Um. When I fell asleep here I had a dream about how I met Clarrise for some reason. Then when Clarrise woke me up I asked what happened to the nickname and she remembered it." Percy says awkwardly.
"Hey I remember that." Jason says. "Clarrise said something like, So what do you want from me prissy."
"'So Prissy, what do you want from me?'" Percy corrects. Jason rolls his eyes.
"Right word, wrong order." Jason says bored. A little question starts to nag at my brain.
"How long has Clarrise been on the ship?" I ask. Everyone starts to think while Percy and Clarrise stiffen up like a deer caught in torchlight.
"What's the date?" Nico asks. I think about it and easily come up with a pn answer.
"August fourteenth." I say. Everyone gasps and looks at Clarrise and Percy.
"O theoí." Piper yells. (Oh gods.) "We almost forgot!" Percy and Clarrise simultaneously groan and bang there head against the table.
"Thanks Annabeth for reminding them." Percy says sarcastically.
"What did I do?" I ask.
"August sixteenth is Clarrises anniversary of being on the ship." Malcolm says. "And August eighteenth is Captains birthday."
"And they don't like to make a big deal out of it." Thalia finishes. Everyone glares at the two and nods.
"So you won't do anything?" Percy asks hopefully. Thalia smiles evilly.
"We didn't anything last year, and you swore in the river Styx that if we didn't do anything last year we could do whatever we want this year." Thalia says. Everyone starts laughing at Percy. I may not have been on the ship for that long but I learned that, that's the most important promise a pirate can make.
"Fine, whatever." Percy grumbles. "Just don't do anything that will attract attention to are selves." No seems to hear because they're to busy celebrating their accomplishment at getting Percy to agree.
"Can we stop by Quintin to pick up some more food?" Juniper asks. Percy nods and Piper squeals.
"I can bring Annabeth to Drews store and get her some better clothes!" Piper yells. Percy smiles.
"That's not a bad idea." Percy tells her. Leo eyes grow wide and he jumps of the bench. (Not literally.)
"The Stolls and I can hit liquor store and buy some booze for the whatever we're doing." Leo shouts.
Percy rolls his eyes but sighs.
"Sure but not a lot." Percy warns. Leo and the Stolls and about five other people shout yes.
"We should play, 'when I was at sea one day.'" Jason says. Everyone even Percy says yes.
"And 'locked in a room.'" Tyson giggles. Percy says sure and Ruffles the little guys hair, while everyone else starts talking about how much they love that game.
"It's settled Percy." Nico says, with a smirk. "You and Clarrise are getting a party." Clarrise shrugs and Percy sighs an oh well.
"How old are you turning Percy?" I ask. Percy smiles shyly.
"Twenty three." He says. "And Clarrise has been on the ship for eight years." Clarrise must be one of the older members of the crew.
Percy is turning twenty three years old, he's older than me by a year. I turned twenty two last June.
He doesn't act older than you. He acts like a five year old.
You need to shut up, Percy is a nice guy.
Don't. Get. To. Close. To. Him!
I. Don't. Care. What. You. Say.
I wonder what a pirate party is like?
Lucky you! This chapter turned out longer than I thought but I bet you all don't mind. Sorry for all the mistakes I didn't have time to proofread.
Hey if anyone has any game ideas that is sorta pirate themed, then please tell me the name and how to play. I swear I'll give you full credit when it comes to pass.
I hope this was a good chapter and made up for the wait but I dot know.
I hope you have enjoyed this chapter, thank you for reading and
bye
-Kayla