AN/: Hi readers! I don't have much to say, I just hope you enjoy this book that I am writing right now. PJO and HOO belongs to Uncle Rick Riordan.
This was the first chapter of the fanfic and I had to somehow pickup from the end of blood of Olympus, and it was quite difficult. So this was basically the filler chapter, and the actual arcs start from chapter 2, though I would recommend that you judge the story from chapter 4 , as I think it is the best chapter I have written so far, though I still think I will improve more eventually, whereas, I think 2 and 3 are also probably good enough.
Note: Trials of Apollo does not take place in this story.
Summary: Everything was peaceful (thank the gods). But I guess we jinxed it by saying it out loud. See the adventures of a demigod, who is plunged in the world of the "myths". See how he was to be punished for the crimes he did not commit. What will he do when he is asked by his mother figures to go help those who accused him? And it only adds spice to the trouble that he is the half-brother of the Hero of Olympus (Percy Jackson) and is a son of Poseidon. I guess the fates did hear Percy when he cursed them, and this is their way of getting back at him (You can also read as: The Fates wanted more drama and decided to ruin demigods' lives).
Annabeth's POV
I was at the art and craft class, teaching the young (it's not like many of them live to be old) demigods teaching them the craft of weaving. While teaching the class, I could hear the sound of swords clashing, horses neighing, and the distant sound of firecrackers and an angry Katie, probably chasing the Stolls by now. A normal day at Camp Half Blood.
It had already been over a year and a half since the Giant War. Dirt Face was back in the…. dirt, I guess. Mr McSchizzle had returned with Calypso. It was not perfect. Some people had lost their beloved, but it was the best possible outcome when against, quite literally, the Earth Mother. I and Percy had both turned 18 the last year. It was peaceful (surprisingly). The relations between the Greeks and the Romans had been mended due to both, Percy and Jason. The gods as a gift for all the demigods had ordered Lord Hephaestus and Cabin 9 to construct a safe passage similar to the Labyrinth, thankfully without the maze part, and the project was currently ongoing. What it basically did was reduce the time of travel between the camps. Seaweed Brain was currently at Camp Jupiter, visiting Frank and Hazel, and also for some camp business. You see, even though it is surprising, the camps literally had no beef between them. It was difficult in the starting, but as Lady Hestia would say, nothing is strong enough to keep families apart for very long. I think after seeing each other laugh about small, petty things and the usual pranking, both the Greeks and the Romans understood that they were all nearly the same; they were a family. After the war, it was decided if this type of situation arises again, Camp Half Blood will go over to reside in the Roman camp for the time being. It was because there were so many retired demigods and their families in the Roman city, and though Camp Jupiter and Lord Terminus are good enough to protect the city, sometimes the Fates just like to have some twists in their favourite reality show, which OF COURSE, features us poor demigods' life.
Also, Camp Jupiter is basically the go to place for university for demigods or legacies. I know that we can build a university/school here but the environment in the Roman city is just so… normal. Small children playing on the streets. Cafés and restaurants here and there, some parks, an all-sports stadium and what not!
So yeah, as I was talking, Percy had been gone to camp Jupiter to see Frank and Hazel, and checking how the renovation of cohorts to accommodate enough demigods from both camps was going since the camp Half Blood members were also each assigned a cohort in which they are too live, whether they are just visiting or for the war situations I mentioned earlier. They (the Greeks only, obviously) are given the option whether they want to have a tattoo or not when they are Probatio. But, if they were to pursue ranks higher than Legionnaire, they have to get the symbol of the Twelfth Legion on their hands. The Athena and Hephaestus cabins have been renovating most of the cabins in CHB to accommodate space for the occasions when the Romans are in Camp Half Blood, which are also many, as Olympus is closer to CHB.
"Annabeth" Someone shakes my shoulder heavily.
I turned around to see a Mike, a son of Nike. He was an older camper, being at the age of 16.
"Yes, have you completed the project that I gave you?"
"Umm, no, but Katie has been calling you"
I turn to the door seeing Katie, standing there. I quickly dismiss the class seeing as there was not much time left for the class to end.
"Hey"
"Sup"
"I needed to talk to you about the alliance of our cabin with the red team"
"Yes, what about that Katie?"
"Most of my cabin wants to still remain in the blue team. I tried to tell them that the red team has a stronger team this month, and mostly the Khione cabin is going to the red team too, but they said they will surely join the blues if it is CONFIRMED that the Khione cabin is changing sides."
"Ok. I am going to meet with the head councillor of the Khione cabin today before lunch so I will let you know before dinner about…."
Just as I was about to finish the sentence, the conch horn blew two times, signalling that some resident of the camp (Demigod, Satyr, Nymphs, etc.) had spotted a demigod being chased by a monster. I and Katie began to run towards the border, we could hear the noises of battle, or should I say, a young demigod screaming bullshit, being chased by a monster. Not a bit of the demigods' face, who seemed to be male, was visible from where I was still at, and the mud covering it and was not helping very much. He was being chased by 2 dracaena and 3 hellhounds, which were quite big, not the largest around, but still. His scent must have been quite strong to attract 5 monsters as by his height, he seemed to be about 11-12 years old. Suddenly the boy stumbled, and fell on the ground. One of the dracaenas was very close to him and was about to slash at him, with the looks of it, a very rusty Xiphos. Just then, the thwang of a bow reverberated in the surrounding, the arrow shot by the owner of the bow, killing the dracaena about to kill the demigod. Surprised, and surely, very very scared demigod turned around, and for the very first time, I saw the sea green eyes of the demigod, this pair seemingly very similar to a certain seaweed brain.
AN/: I hope you guys liked the story up until now. This was kind of just a filler chapter, so it must not be that interesting, but I guess it was needed? I don't know. And just to clarify, the new demigod that just arrived at camp was not Percy. There might be some mistakes in this chapter, whether it be grammatical or in content, so you can point them out and I will try to update them all. If you like it, please drop a review. If you do not, then too please drop a review! I will try to improve as much as I can. Anyways I will try to update the story by this week, which will mostly happen. I hope you tune in for the next chapter. Bye!