?Leo's POV:
After Nico had his little outburst I ran to my cabin. You do not want to be within a twenty-foot radius of Nico when he's angry, believe me, I speak from experience.
I was sitting in my bunk working on fixing one of Burford's legs. That table is so clumsy. I thought.
Suddenly my phone made a little 'ping' noise.
I picked it up and looked at it. "What?" I said.
I had been added to a chat with Nico, 'Bob can't build it', and some unknown number.
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You have been added to a chat with 'Death breath', 'Bob can't build it', and *** *** ****
Death breath
STRANGER DANGER!
I told you not to
Bob can't build it
Sorry, but I had to!
Death breath
Ugg!
Why not just give Leo a bowl of jellybeans and a chainsaw if you want to watch the world burn!
Bob can't build it
?
Death breath
Long story. . .
What?
What is this?
Why am I in a chat with Tony, Not Scary, and some unknown number?
Death breath
Who's Tony?
Oh, oops I mean STRANGER DANGER
Death breath
So that's your real name!
Bob can't build it
Clint!
Death breath
Who's Clint?
Bob can't build it
Oops. . .
Death breath
Oh, that's Annoying happy meal's real name, isn't it?
. . .
Death breath
It totally is
You
Okay, so WHAT THE HADES IS GOING RIGHT NOW
Death breath
STRANGER DANGER created a group chat with Annoying happy meal, you, me, and him
You
who's Annoying Happy meal, and who's STRANGER DANGER?
Bob can't build it
You know me as Bob can't build it
You
Oh! Hey!
Wassup Bob?
Or Tony, I guess.
Who are you?
You
I'm the Supersized Mc'Shizzle man.
? ﾟﾔﾥ?
who are you?
Clint, otherwise known as Annoying happy meal
Bob can't build it
Or Archery Pigeon
Shut up Metal Man
Death breath
You have strange nicknames for each other
You
Can we all just rename each other, because this 'everybody-calls-each-other-something-different' thing is really confusing
Death breath
Yeah sure, everybody name Leo Joker Blowtorch
You
Hey!
Death breath changed your contact name to 'Joker Blowtorch'
*** *** **** changed your contact name to 'Joker Blowtorch'
Bob can't build it changed your contact name to 'Joker Blowtorch'
You
Fine then!
everybody change Nico's name to Commander of the ghost busters or CGB
Death breath
You little ? ﾟﾤﾬ?
You
Haha
You changed 'Death breath''s contact name to 'CGB'
'Bob can't build it' changed 'Death breath''s contact name to 'CGB'
*** *** **** changed 'Death breath''s contact name to 'CGB'
CBG
Ugg
Name Tony Metal Man
Bob can't build it
CLINT!
'CGB' changed 'Bob can't build it''s contact name to 'Metal Man'
you changed 'Bob can't build it''s contact name to 'Metal Man'
'*** *** ****' changed 'Bob can't build it''s contact name to 'Metal Man'
Metal Man
Ugg, fine then
name Clint Archery Pigeon
you cruel human being
'CGB' changed '*** *** ****''s contact name to 'Archery Pigeon'
'Meatal Man' changed '*** *** ****''s contact name to 'Archery Pigeon'
You changed '*** *** ****''s contact name to 'Archery Pigeon'
CBG
Why Metal Man, and Archery Pigeon?
Metal Man
Clint really likes birds and archery
Archery Pigeon
And Tony likes to build stuff with metal.
CBG
Oh, cool
Archery Pigeon
Why Commander of the Ghost Busters and Joker Blowtorch?
You
Nico really likes ghosts
CBG
And Leo makes really cheesy jokes, and he's like a human blowtorch
Metal Man
Elaborate on the idea 'He's like a human blowtorch'
CBG
Leo likes to play with fire
He's always setting his shirt on fire
(Which makes laundry at camp a total pain)
You
Cha cha real smooth Nico
Metal Man
what?
You
Nothing.
Forget I said anything.
Archery Pigeon
camp?
You
Yeah, it's a summer camp, but you can also go there in the winter if you don't have anywhere else to go.
CBG
Cha cha real smooth Leo
You
Everyone there is so nice, it's a great place.
Metal Man
Stop lying!
Archery Pigeon
Why would he be lying?
And if he is, how do you know he's lying?
Metal Man
Blowtorch here told me that they try to kill each other at that camp!
Archery Pigeon
WHAT!?
Metal Man
You know guys, it's not too late to tell me where your camp is
I could still save you!
You
Honestly dude, we don't need any saving!
CBG
Yeah!
Archery Pigeon
If you want to know where they are, can't you just hack into their phones and track them?
Metal Man
But that's the thing!
I can't!
Blowtorch made their phones!
And he made them to be un-hackable!
Archery Pigeon
But!
You're just kids!
you shouldn't be trying to kill each other!
CBG
One, I don't want any pity or any of that you're just kids kinda stuff
Two, we don't need to be saved! Camp. Is. Safe!
You
Question:
how old are you?
CBG
Not only is that rude Leo, but it's a stupid question
You
No one asked you Commander!
CBG
You literally just asked me.
You
Well I wasn't directing the question at Y O U
CBG
Well you typed it in the group chat
You
Ugg, shut your pie hole and let MM and AP answer my question
CBG
MM and AP?
You
I said shut. Your. Pie hole!
Now, answer my question
Metal Man
48
Archery Pigeon
39
You
*le gasp*
have I been texting
Pedophiles
?!
Metal Man
No
You
Ya know who would say that?
huh?
A pedophile
*le gasp*
Metal Man
Kid, we're not pedophiles.
You
HOW DID YOU KNOW I'M A KID!?
See, Pedophiles
*le gasp*
or internet stalkers
*double le gasp*
CBG
Leo
You
yeeeeeees?
CBG
Stop being so. . .
. . .so leo-like
You
But my mom told me to Always be myself!
I mean, I kinda wanted to be Batman at the time, so I didn't listen to her
But that's not the point!
I will never be not Leo-like!
Archery Pigeon
you're a weird kid
You
So I've been told
Metal Man
They're both weird kids
CBG
I may be weird, but I will never be Leo's level of weird.
You
I take no offense to that comment whatsoever
I am weird, and I am PROUD
Archery Pigeon
yes. you. are.
CBG
Leo, why is my Will calling you?
You
How should I know what your boyfriend wants from me?
Archery Pigeon
Tony mentioned that you showed him a picture of your boyfriend.
CBG
On accident!
Archery Pigeon
I want to see a picture of your boyfriend too!
CBG
No, you don't need to
You
Gimme one sec
CBG
Leo, don't you dare!
You
Aren't they cute together!?
Archery Pigeon
OMG, YES!
Metal Man
They are soooo cute!
CBG
Leooooooooooo
HOW DID YOU THOSE PHOTOS?!
You
I have my ways. . .
OH JEEZ!
Archery Pigeon
What?
You
I just got a papercut on my earrrrrrr
Metal Man
How does one manage to get a papercut on their ear?
You
Well, all you gotta do is make a plot with your uncle's boyfriend to steal your uncle's phone, then you gotta run off and steal his phone yourself, then you gotta wait about thirty minutes, then your uncle's boyfriend has to throw a paper airplane that says 'what did you find?' through your window which has to skim your ear enough to give you a papercut.
Archery Pigeon
. . .
Metal Man
that was very specific
Archery Pigeon
Who's your uncle?
CBG
Me
You
Okay, guys, I really need to go now, Will's getting angry soooo bye!
Archery Pigeon
Yeah, I gotta go too, bye
CBG
Me too, goodbye
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Will was banging on the door of the Hephaestus cabin.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming," I shouted.
I got off my bed and went to the door.
"So, what'd you find out?" Will asked me when I opened the door.
"Pretty much, 'STRANGER DANGER' is good, and he isn't dangerous, and Nico met him through a wrong number text," I said.
"Of course that how Nico met him," Will sighed. "I'm going to go talk to him about internet safety, see you later Leo," he said closing the door to my cabin.
I rolled my eyes. Well, Nico's going to be in for a treat. I thought.
?Nico's POV:
I was sharpening my sword when all of a sudden I heard a knock on my door.
The knocking was fast and in the rhythm of 'you are my sunshine'.
I rolled my eyes already knowing who it was and got up to open the door.
"What do you need Will," I said opening the door.
"How did you know it was me?" Will asked.
"You literally tapped the rhythm of 'you are my sunshine' on the door, you are the only one in this camp dorky enough to do that," I said.
"Oh, you know you love me," Will said.
"Guilty as charged," I said with a smirk. "Now seriously, what do you need? Why are you here?"
"I have come to give you a lecture on internet saf-" I closed the door on him before he could finish.
"Hey!" he yelled from outside. "I wasn't done talking!"
"I was done listening," I said.
"You need to be more careful about who you talk to on the internet Nico," he yelled.
"Metal Man was the one who saved me in his contacts," I said.
"Well, then you should've blocked him," Will argued.
"Leo's talking to him too!" I said.
"Let me come in," Will demanded.
"Nope," I said.
"I will get Clarisse to break down this door," Will threatened.
I knew that wasn't an empty threat, and I didn't want my door broken down, so I sighed in defeat. "Fine," I said opening the door.
Will smiled. "Thank you," he said.
I rolled my eyes. I didn't want him going through my phone like Leo, so I picked it up and put it up on top of my bookshelf.
What I didn't know was that when I picked it up I accidentally face-timed Metal Man.
?Tony's POV:
I was sitting on the couch contemplating life when my phone rang.
I was confused because normally if someone wanted something from me (which was usually the case when people call me) they would call my assistant or Pepper. I picked it up out of curiosity to see who was calling me.
It was 'Kid', or as we call him now, 'Commander of the Ghost Busters'. I wonder why he's calling. I thought.
He was also requesting a face-time. I shrugged. Why not? I thought and answered the phone.
When I accepted the call I saw a view of 'CGB' and some other blonde kid from what appeared to be a dresser.
Does he know he's calling me? I wondered. Before I could even ponder the question though, the blonde kid spoke up.
"I swear Nico, one of these days your carelessness is going to be the death of us all," He sighed. I smirked, I love drama. Some might consider it a violation of privacy, or spying, some might even call it stalking, but I like to call it 'hidden observation'.
"Will, it's not even that big of a deal, and your overprotectiveness is going to be the death of us all," CGB said. Oh, so this must be Nico's boyfriend Will he mentioned. I thought.
"Nico, please, just be a little more careful," Will said.
"Gods Will, you're acting like talking to a stranger is going to me shot in the head or something," CGB said rolling his eyes.
"It might," Will said.
"Ugg, even if it does get me shot in the head, I might not die, I mean I've gotten shot in the head before and survived," CGB stated. My eyes widened. He WHAT? I thought.
"You WHAT?" Will exclaimed.
"Haha, yeah. . ." CGB said scratching the back of his neck. "It's a funny story actually. . ."
"Please do tell," Will said.
"Well, I was taking a walk though, I think New York actually when I saw a dude mugging this other dude and I was like, 'aw Tartarus no', so I went over, and kicked the one mugging the other dude in the place where Apollo don't shine, apparently it hurt so bad that he accidentally shot my head. I knocked the mugger out, then went unconscious, I think the dude who was being mugged called the police and an ambulance, 'cause letter I woke up in a hospital. I hate hospitals, so I snuck out through the window, but it's all good." CGB explained.
I had my phone on speaker, so apparently, while CGB was doing his little rant Steve snuck up behind me and started listening. "My God," he whispered.
I jumped up in surprise. "Oh, hey Steve, what are you doing here?" I whispered.
"I heard something about someone being shot from the other room so I came over here," he replied.
"Of course you did," I said rolling my eyes.
"What is this," He said gesturing to my phone where the two boys were now glaring at each other.
"A friend that I've been texting accidentally face-timed me, but he doesn't know yet," I said.
"Isn't that spying?" Steve asked.
"No, it's hidden observation," I answered.
"right. . ." Steve said.
Before we could continue our conversation a loud "INCOMINGGGG" came out from my phone.
Will yelped in surprise, and CGB just sighed and ducked, pulling Will down with him as a giant bronze dragon and a boy smashed through the roof.
"Aaaand he sticks the landing!" the boy riding the dragon exclaimed.
"Aaaaaand he destroyed my cabin in the process," CGB said.
"Oh don't be such a Debbie downer," The kid said.
"My name is not Debbie," CGB said.
The kid rolled his eyes. "It's an expression, Nico," he said.
"Whatever Leo," CGB said. Oh, so this must be Leo from the group chat" or 'Joker blowtorch'.
"Guuueeeeessssss who I rebuilt?" Leo asked.
"No," CGB said.
"Fine, I'll give you a hint," Leo said. "It's FESTUS!" he exclaimed pointing to the bronze dragon. Hold up, he BUILT that? I thought, impressed.
"Ugg, the stupid dragon should've stayed broken," CGB said.
Leo gasped and covered the dragon's ears. "How dare you speak to him like that!" He exclaimed.
"LEOOOOOOOOOO!" Someone said from outside the cabin.
"Oh no," Leo said.
"What?" Will asked.
"I drew mustaches, sombreros, and mini taco plates on the posters in the Aphrodite cabin," Leo said.
"Ooooh, you are so dead," CGB said.
"I know," Leo said in a voice just above a whisper.
Suddenly a girl with a sword burst through the door to the cabin. "AH HAH. There you are," she said.
Leo ran to hide behind Will, but the girl pushed Will out of the way and started swinging her sword at Leo.
"Now Drew, let's just talk about this," Leo said. The girl, who I assumed was named Drew, just started swinging harder.
She got really close to getting his arm, and he yelped and ran out of the cabin. "Get back here Reair Boy!" She yelled running out after him.
"I love this camp, it's like a reality-TV show, but way funnier, and without the annoying laugh track," CGB said.
I ended the call there. I didn't need to see any more.
"What did I just witness," Steve said with wide eyes.
"That is a good question," I said.
?Tony's POV:
I've been trying to track these kids' phones for hours now, but with no luck.
"Dammit!" I exclaimed when that stupid dragon picture-thingy showed up and my computer shut off. I didn't even need to turn my computer back on to know that my progress had been deleted.
Man, that Joker Blowtorch Leo kid is good. I thought.
"Any luck?" Steve asked coming into the room.
"None," I sighed.
I told Steve about how Joker Blowtorch had let it slip to me that they try to kill each other at their camp, and he was instantly interested in trying to help them.
Even though they tried to tell us they didn't need to be saved, they clearly did, and the face-time just proved it. I mean, I just witnessed a girl trying to stab Joker Blowtorch with a sword for playing a harmless prank. And CGB and his boyfriend acting like it was a regular occurrence just made me more concerned.
"Maybe you could add me to the chat? I could try to get them to tell me, it would be easier." Steve suggested.
"Yeah, sure," I said getting my phone out.
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You added *** *** **** to a group chat with 'CGB' 'Archery Pigeon' and 'Joker blowtorch'
You
Hey guys, I added a friend of mine
Joker Blowtorch
Cool!
Who?
Um, hi?
My name is Steve.
Joker Blowtorch
Oh!
Well nice to meet you Steve, my name is Leo McShizzle Valdez
What?
CGB
Just don't question it, no one knows why he calls himself that except my half-sister who is too embarrassed to tell anyone
Oh well okay?
Who are you?
CGB
Nico, or CGB
CGB?
CGB
?Commander of the ghost busters
Joker Blowtorch
? ﾟﾤﾣ?
I made everyone name him that!
CGB
?
You
Uh Steve, weren't you gonna say something?
Right
Joker Blowtorch
Oh no! Are you going to give us a lecture about safety?
Uhm, no?
Joker Blowtorch
Phew
But I am here to ask you something so you can be safe
Joker Blowtorch
What is this 'safe' you speak of?
CGB
?
honestly Leo?
Joker Blowtorch
Yes, when you are me you always have to keep your guard up in case an angry girl tries to stab you for drawing on her posters.
CGB
That reminds me, what happened to Drew?
Joker Blowtorch
I knocked her out, but she did manage to take a good swing at my arm, so I am now in the infirmary
You
WHAT?!
Joker Blowtorch
Oh Styx, I forgot you guys were here
CGB
LEO!
please tell Tony where your camp is
CGB
No way
Please, then none of you will have to end up in an infirmary because someone stabbed your arm
Joker Blowtorch
How 'bout no
Also, it was kinda my fault that I got stabbed
I drew a mustache and sombrero on Katty Perry
But that's a harmless prank!
You shouldn't be stabbed for it!
CGB
Ugg, you just aren't going to drop this, are you?
You
NO!
Why would we?
You kids are gettin d
Steve literally won't be able to sleep at night knowing children are getting stabbed and he couldn't help them or do anything about it.
CGB
Well, it isn't Steve's job, or yours for that matter to help us
. . .
You haven't told them yet, have you?
Joker Blowtorch
Told us what?
You
Nothing you need to worry about
Joker Blowtorch
Aw, come on!
Let the beans out of the bag!
Spill the cat!
CGB
?￢ﾀﾍ ️
Joker Blowtorch
Spoons are the best utensil, let's argue
Stop trying to change the subject
Joker Blowtorch
Shoot, I was hoping you wouldn't catch on
You
PLEASE JUST TELL ME WHERE YOUR DUCKING CAMP IS
thank you for not swearing in front of minors
You
Thank you for not changing the subject
Oops sorry
You
Honestly ?
But anyway, just tell me where the camp is because I've given up hacking your phones
Man, I hate that dragon
Joker Blowtorch
We are never going to tell you where our camp is
. . .But, we could answer one of your question about camp (discluding its location) if you stop bugging us about it
CGB
That's. . . actually a good idea
I think that sounds fair
You
So, can I ask you guys a question, then Steve?
Joker Blowtorch
Yeah, sure
You
Okay, how many people go to your camp?
CGB
About 250-ish?
You
Oh jeez
Joker Blowtorch
What?
You
Nothing.
Steve?
Yeah, okay
Are you all in danger of being killed?
Joker Blowtorch
By the other campers? No. But I have to say, quite a few bones get broken when you mess with the wrong people at camp.
Okay, so you don't kill each other, but you do physically hurt each other?
CGB
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up
Joker Blowtorch
But it's not as bad as you might think
You
?
Joker Blowtorch
We're all really friends, we do occasionally hurt each other, but we would actually be really sad if any of us died
Besides, we get hurt so much, we're just kinda used to it, ya know?
That's no excuse, I mean, you literally were just stabbed in the arm
And you shouldn't be used to it
You
Are you sure you don't want us to help you?
CGB
positive
also, is Steve going to be staying on the group chat?
Probably
Joker Blowtorch
Great!
Then we need to name you!
I already have a name. . .
You
He means in contacts
Oh
Joker Blowtorch
Don't worry, I have the perfect name!
'Joker Blowtorch' changed '*** *** ****''s contact name to 'sTeEb'
You
You know what?
I like it!
You changed '*** *** ****''s contact name to 'sTeEb'
'CGB' changed '*** *** ****''s contact name to 'sTeEb'
sTeEb
I don't know how to feel about this. . .
CGB
And I don't know how to feel about 'Commander of the Ghost Busters'
We all have weird nicknames in this chat
Joker Blowtorch
That reminds me!
We don't have a name for this chat
You
You're right!
I'll name it!
You changed the name of 'Unnamed group chat' to 'Weird nicknames chat'
Joker Blowtorch
Perfect ?
sTeEb
I've got to go
Bye, it was nice meeting you two
Joker Blowtorch
See ya later crocodile!
CGB
once again: ?￢ﾀﾍ ️
Goodbye sTeEb
You
I gtg too, bye
Joker Blowtorch
?
CGB
Bye
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I turned off my phone. I may not have quite gotten the information that I wanted, but I was close. I hope 'Joker Blowtorch' is okay. I thought, remembering his arm.
I was determined to find their camp, I was determined to save them.