Hey guys, I hope you enjoy this chapter- I'm in a super duper good mood right now so hopefully I shall get lots of writing done today, and possibly update a second chapter, who knows. Anyway, have Percy being in love with her badass girlfriends. Also, sorry but it's not Piper I'm afraid- I figure at least one of TLH trio needs to actually be going to the Wilderness school place that they met at.
When the three girls reached the Big House Chiron was waiting- and he gave them a genuine if tired smile- "Girls, I see Silena found you."
"Yeah." Annabeth nodded, smiling as she jogged up the steps onto the porch, hugging the Centaur tightly, and Chiron hugged her back, "It's good to see you again girls- as always."
"So, Silena said something about Colarado?" Percy tilted her head, "What do we need to know?"
"Ash, one of our younger Satyrs believes he found a young demigod at a private school in Colarado. Unfortunately her father is rather wealthy and he's a member of some country club and he's taken his daughter to one of their clubs- it's unfortunately a rather exclusive place and young Ash can't get in- and most unfortunately he's seen several demigods we know to be members of Kronos' army." Chiron's expression was grim, "If they can get in-"
"They can get to the girl first." Annabeth finished, "I mean, we can fly out there pretty fast on the Pegasi- but how are Percy and I supposed to get in to this super exclusive country club? If we get caught without permission they'll throw us out, even if we did just fly in... it's risky."
"That is rather the problem." Chiron admitted, "I'm not-"
"What's the name of it?" Rachel asked suddenly, a thoughtful look on her face.
"Ah, I believe it's the Golden leaf group-"
"I can get you guys in." Rachel said easily, "I'd have to go with you but my dad is a member and he has a family membership and I'll be allowed a couple of guests-"
"Ah." Chiron looked relieved, "Well that would help a lot I must admit- though I'm not sure about sending a mortal to help on a quest-"
"She's been training." Annabeth said after a moment, eyeing Rachel thoughtfully, "If I give her a celestial bronze dagger she should be okay. Besides, Percy and I can look after her-"
"I don't need looking after." Rachel glared- and Percy resisted the urge to snicker, Annabeth would definitely be paying for that later.
"Well, if you're certain." Chiron relaxed, "I suppose desperate times call for desperate measures."
"I feel like I should be offended right now." Rachel muttered the words, and Percy wrapped an arm around her shoulder, tugging her closer.
"Don't worry Rachel Chiron didn't mean it like that."
"Of course not." Chiron looked slightly embarrassed, "I simply mean- well- your quest into the Labyrinth was hardly a common thing- we usually prefer leaving mortals out of such things because of the danger-"
"I can look after myself." Rachel huffed the words, "I'm the one who distracted Kronos aren't I?"
"And you were awesome doing that." Annabeth was grinning fondly, "I treasure the memory."
"It was pretty amazing." Percy admitted. "The blue hairbrush of doom- never underestimate it."
"We'll handle it." Annabeth focused on Chiron, "If you give us the address of the club then we'll go and get ready- we'll leave right away."
"Thank you." Chiron gave Annabeth a grateful nod, "We don't know who her godly parent is I'm afraid, but whoever it is, it's best we get this girl here and safe." as he spoke he handed over some papers to Annabeth, "This is the report Ash sent in." and Annabeth looked through the report as Chiron finished, "Hopefully you can get her here by the end of the day."
"Before she gets dragged into a war she doesn't understand." Percy's expression was pained, and a moment later the three girls were headed back to Percy's Cabin, Annabeth googling the exact address of the club they'd have to go to on her phone so that they'd be able to find it easier- and seriously Percy had to admit that her baby brother had made life so much easier for everyone when he'd fixed it up so that demigods could use cell phones.
It didn't take them long to pack the basic supplies- they shouldn't need too much so they just filled one backpack with the stuff- and they changed out of their camp clothes- they'd need to blend in at the club and bright orange camp tees was not the way to go- Percy personally thought that Annabeth and Rachel both looked stunning- Rachel had changed into a top she'd borrowed from Percy, a pretty forest green silk that was just right, clinging slightly but not too much.
Annabeth had gone for a tight fitting red top that showed off her figure, and the color suited her just as Rachel's green top did.
They made Percy feel pretty out of place- she'd tried to wear one of her many baggy hoodies but Annabeth and Rachel had both put a stop to that. If they had to dress up like rich kids who gave a damn about fashion so did she. So she'd been bullied into a pretty blue top- it was baggier than Rachel and Annabeth's, and the sleeves were longer- to cover the scars- her bracelet from Annabeth kind of covered one of the nastiest ones- the one on her wrist.
Soon enough they were headed out, Annabeth wearing the backpack, and they headed straight to the Pegasi stables, and Percy grinned when she spotted a familiar face.
"Hey Blackjack, do you and your buddies mind giving us a ride?"
"Hey Boss lady!" Blackjack would have grinned if he could, she could tell by the tone of his voice, "You're all dressed up pretty, on a date with your lady friends?"
"I wish. Can you take us to Colorado?"
"Eh, that's not too far, Guido and Porkpie can take your girlfriends and you can ride me if you need."
"You're the best buddy." Percy moved towards him, scratching him between his ears.
And soon enough they were on their way, the Pegasi flying close enough that the three girls could still talk, which they did- it was a long flight- Percy had brought Drew's jacket- it was a comfort to her she had to admit, she cherished it, and besides it was cold this high up, a jacket was a must have.
Thankfully the journey to the country club was a peaceful one, and Percy had to admit- the place was beautiful- the main building of the club was nestled next to a beautiful lake surrounded by mountain and forest views.
Rachel snorted, a scowl crossing her lips "Why do you they have to shove buildings in places like this? They're ruining nature."
"It does look like of out of place." Annabeth admitted, "But can you maybe not get too loud about your opinion of the place when we're in there."
"Fine." Rachel rolled her eyes, "But it's horrible."
"We know." Percy's voice was soothing as they headed down and landed, "But we need to blend in."
They dismounted and the three Pegasi took off again, they would circle above and find somewhere safe to wait for the signal from Percy that they needed to take off again.
Soon enough they were making their way down the long gravel drive that led towards the huge building, the walls were painted a welcoming light shade of yellow- it looked pretty luxurious from the outside, and based on the fact that Rachel's dad was a member it could be safely assumed that it was incredibly high class- which was proven when they walked in through the doors, stepping into a fancy reception area with marble desks and elegant chairs for people to wait- and Rachel straightened her back and walked in like she owned the place, reaching the desk quickly and pulling her phone from her pocket, flicking a card out of the little slot in the case that held it, "Rachel Elizabeth Dare." she was clearly putting on an act- and wow but Percy hadn't expected her to be so good at it- but she really was. She knew how hard it was for the other girl. But clearly she was taking the quest seriously because she was acting the part, "And two guests."
Percy glanced at Annabeth as Rachel kept talking to the woman, and soon enough they were heading into the actual club itself, Rachel leading the way, and at Annabeth's questioning look she gave a wry smile, "I've been in enough places like this that I can usually find my way around." she admitted, "So, now that we're here, what do we do?"
"We look for the demigod." Annabeth frowned, "The report said that her name is Lou Ellen Blackstone."
"Good to know." Percy gave a wry smile, running her fingers through her hair, "Okay, so do we know what she looks like?"
"Ash said she has brown hair with red tips, green eyes. That's as much as he gave us."
"Well it's something." Percy resisted the urge to huff.
And they spent some time exploring the inside of the club before they headed outside to the rolling acres of fields.
"Okay." Rachel's voice was thoughtful, "I doubt that a teenage girl would hang around the golfing areas so maybe we should check out the stables? Places like this usually have stables."
"Sounds like a good plan." Annabeth nodded, smiling at Rachel, and they headed towards a low long wooden building that had to be the stables- and as they drew closer Percy could hear raised voices coming from inside.
"Listen, I'm not interested in joining up with you weirdo's in your little war. My mom's already reached out, and I'm not interested."
"It's your duty-"
"And I think we've found Lou Ellen."
"Seems like we're not the first to get here." Rachel's voice was worried, and Percy broke into a run, her girlfriends close behind her.
She burst through the stable doors and her eyes narrowed.
There was a group of seven demigods, a couple of them had their weapons out, and Percy's eyes narrowed at the sight.
They were crowded around a girl, she looked like she was around thirteen, fourteen years old. Her hair was shoulder length, a light brown color dip dyed red just as Ash had described. She looked nervous, and Percy couldn't blame her, the kids surrounding her were all around eighteen or so, all a lot bigger and scary looking.
They all turned when she burst in and she had Riptide from her pocket in an instant, "Well well well. What so we have here. A bunch of thugs threatening some poor girl."
"Who the fuck are you?" that came from one of the biggest boys, who glared at her as if she'd personally killed his puppy.
"Holy shit-" that came from a blonde boy- "That's her-"
"Oh, is this gonna turn into you guys trying to kidnap me because I guarantee that you'll fail just like the last lot."
"Who the fuck is she then Rich?"
"I'm Percy Jackson." Percy uncapped Riptide, "Now step away from the girl and come and play with me-" and then three of them rushed her, and Percy felt herself grinning as she thought- sword clashing with their blades- and she heard Annabeth and Rachel's arrival- she felt a rush of pride when she caught sight of Rachel catching one of the enemy's wrists and stopping his attempt to stab her and driving her own knife, one they'd grabbed from the Camp armory, into his shoulder and yanking it out before she ducked under another enemies attempt to swing for her and span, pivoting on the ball of her foot and driving her blade into an enemies thigh- and wow but Percy was gonna have to make out with Rachel after this because she definitely had a thing for badass girls- seriously it was incredibly hot- then her eyes flicked to Annabeth as she parried one of the demigods blows, twisting her blade to force his knife out of his hand and kicking him hard in the stomach sending him flying backwards into the wooden doors of one of the stalls.
Her blonde girlfriend was just as lethal as always, ducking and dodging, handling two of the bastards at once.
Percy turned her head when she heard a scream that was suddenly cut off and her eyes widened and she cursed very loudly in Greek, Lou Ellen had tried to run, a reasonable reaction all things considered, but one of the enemies had managed to get away from the three girls fighting them and he'd grabbed her from behind and he had a hand clamped over the younger girls mouth.
Percy moved to rush after them only to have one of the enemies- the girl Rachel had stabbed in the thigh stagger in front of her clutching a dagger which she used to slash at
Percy, who leapt backwards fast enough that the blade just skimmed Percy's arm.
And Percy pressed her lips together into a thin line, her eyes narrowing. They needed to end this quick, before the bastard who'd grabbed the poor girl managed to drag her away against her will.
And so Percy closed her eyes, and she pulled.