So Close Yet So Far Away
Thalia
Along with everyone else, I saw Nico freeze. I mean I wouldn't blame him, as a spy I've seen bashed up skulls, arteries cut with blood squirting everywhere, poisoned deaths, big guys with oversized muscles and I brush it off as an everyday thing, which is was. Yet when I see two of the guy who has been a better father to me than my own I freeze. I was in shock, frozen with wide eyes about to pop and a jaw that dropped as if it was an anvil.
The two Chirons were just as shocked. They looked like they were about to fight, both in their wheelchairs and fist ready.
"W-what's going on?" I found my voice again. "Who's the real one?"
"I am," they both responded. That was so helpful, note the sarcasm.
"This is never going to work, we need to figure which one is the fake and then get the information out of them," Piper stated the obvious but I was in no mood for a sarcastic remark. None of us were.
"Percy you take the Chiron on the right while Nico you take the Chiron on the left."
"Thalia what are you doing?" Jason was questioning my orders.
"We're going to ask him questions until one of them messes up," I whispered.
"What is the name of the school that we go to?" I gestured to me and Piper.
"Tempest's School for Talented Girls," both answered.
"And the boys?" Piper asked.
"Blackjack's School for Brilliant Boys," they answered once again.
"Who died on the previous mission?"
"Bianca D. Angel, Silena Beauregard, Charles Beckendorf, Luke Castellan, Lee Fletcher, Ethan Nakamura, Zoe Nightshade and Castor."
"What is Bianca's real name?"
"Bianca Di Angelo." I saw Nico flinch a bit at that.
"What is my full name?" Piper asked.
"Piper McLean," they both answered once more.
"This is impossible, there's no way we can differentiate the difference between, we need a trick question," Nico muttered from his position.
"I got it," I shouted then got Jason and Piper to huddle with me.
"That's crazy," Piper reacted after I told her my crazy plan.
"But it will work," I told her.
"And if it doesn't?" Jason asked.
"We'll just hope that it does," I wanted to change the topic. "Jason, Piper ready? Percy, Nico hold the Chiron's down and to the real Chiron, sorry." I gave Jason and Piper a nod for them to start.
"What are you doing?" The Chiron on the left asked.
"You'll see," I told him. Then Piper and Jason each took a knife and pressed it against their respective Chiron's cheek. Then the one who was under Nico started to bleed while the other didn't.
"Tsk, looks like you found me out," the imposter tried to knock Percy off but luckily Jason helped Percy to pin him down while Piper grabbed a pair of handcuffs and cuffed him. Nico on the other hand helped Chiron back to his wheelchair.
"Where's Annabeth," Percy spat to the imposter, he was about to grab them by the shirt until Piper stopped him.
"Wait, we should at least know who we're really dealing with," then Piper went and ripped the mask off.
"DREW! I knew it," Nico spat out.
"Who else hon," their voice changed from Chiron's into Drew's then they winked at Nico.
"Wait, we're not done yet," Piper once again ripped the mask off.
"No, you," Percy backed up in fear.
"Hello Percy dear, how are you, your father and I miss you a lot. Why don't you call us? I miss my baby boy," they now spoke as Sally Jackson.
"That's low even for you guys," I spat at them while Piper once again ripped the mask off.
"Bianca," Nico barely made a sound.
"Hey there little bro, how are you? Why didn't you send write to me? It's all your fault you know, you're the reason why dad sent me away," they started to snap at Nico causing his resolve to falter.
"How many disguises are there?" Piper asked as she ripped another mask off.
"Gwen?" Jason squeaked.
"Jason, why didn't you save me? Why didn't you help me? You were right there when the car hit me. Why didn't you move? Why did you let that car hit me? Why Jason, why? Why didn't you call the hospital when the piece of metal pierced my skin? I could have made it out alive if it wasn't for you," At this point Jason sank onto his knees and he kept repeating that he was sorry.
"Last mask," Piper announced as there was a cut on her cheek.
"Tsk. Aut vincere aut mori. Conquer or die. Bye," before I could stop her she popped a pill into her mouth before she passed out.
"Check her pulse," Chiron ordered Piper.
"Nothing," Piper shook her head.
"Great just when we got a lead," I kicked the air.
"That can we solved for later, we need to bring these three too the infirmary, it's probably for the best, we'll deal with her later," Chiron wheeled over to Percy and grabbed him while motioning for us to do the same with the rest. Then we made our way to the infirmary, why did it have to be so far away.
"Hello- whoa what happened?" Will Solace asked.
"They're in shock and they're starting to turn delusional, the three of them can't stop apologizing," I pointed to the boys.
"Jason is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, which makes sense if he keeps mumbling that he's sorry for the death of his friend, I can get some medication to help with secondary symptoms, but luckily it's mild and I'll have a few therapy sessions with him and he'll be back to normal. Percy is just feeling guilty, I suggest that one of you take him out of camp and let him call his mother but be careful. Finally Nico has some mild shock that I can easily treat," Will jotted a few things down onto his clipboard before he went to treat Jason.
"I'll take Percy for the phone call," I announced before grabbing Percy who was still as stiff as a board.
Percy who was in disguise borrowed the amusement park's phone to call his mom and Mrs. Jackson was very please, from the mumbles that I heard she might have been crying as she came home from her vacation and her son was missing.
"Okay mom, I'll call you soon bye," Percy hung up the phone. "Hey is that Piper?" Percy pointed to a figure that was running this way.
"Guys, this is bad," Piper caught her breath.
"What's wrong?" I asked, a bit worried by the expression on Piper's face. What if something happened to Jason or Nico.
"The spy," she started. "When we went back her body was missing."
[A/N] Okay wow, this is the third cliffy in a row and the sad thing is that you won't find out what happened because we'll be finding out what happened to our lovely Annie next chapter.
