"Who thought it was a good idea to give the Greeks a gun?" Reyna asked. She stared down at the pistol in her hand. It wasn't loaded, but there was a few magazines hanging near where the gun had been. Reyna grabbed one of the magazine and checked it. She then tossed the magazines into her bag but hung the gun back on the wall. The last thing she needed was for a possessed Greek to be running around with a gun.
Reyna slowly looked around the armory. She had already put on Greek armor, unfortunately having to take off that single Roman breastplate she was allowed to bring. Reyna had also grabbed two sets of armor for the Fauns and two clubs with bronze heads as well. A small dagger for Juniper rested on her hip.
Reyna also got a couple of goodies for herself. She threw two bags of arrows across her back and grabbed a bow. Reyna slung the bow across her back and felt the few swords that were along her belt. Despite the whole situation with the possible Sirens trying to take over Camp Half-Blood, Reyna was in a weapon filled heaven. She had to leave though.
A sad sigh left Reyna, and she walked towards the door of the armory. Reyna looked around to make sure there was no windows or gaps in the room. All she had to do now was figure out a way to destroy the door in a way that it wouldn't be able to be opened again. As she went to grab the door handle, it started to open. Reyna's eyes widen, and she slipped to the side. The door was opened halfway, and when it didn't open anymore, she hid behind it.
"We can melt these down," Annabeth said. She stepped into the armory but thankfully didn't turn around. There was no emotion to her voice. One of the naked woman followed behind her. "We have forges we can melt these down in. It will make a good start."
The naked woman hummed and slowly ran a hand through Annabeth's hair. Reyna stared for a few moments. The naked woman studied Annabeth almost like she was a pet, and it made Reyna's gut twist. Her hand slowly moved to her sword, but she hesitated. She didn't want to have to fight the woman and Annabeth.
Reyna's only real option was to leave. She slowly stepped out from behind the door. Considering she was armed to the teeth, she wasn't exactly going to be stealthy. Thankfully, the woman looked more focused on Annabeth.
Reyna hesitated once again and glanced behind her at the camp. She really debated just taking the woman out now and questioning her. There was plenty of tools to help her loosen the woman's tongue, but they were too close to the other Greeks. Annabeth would be an obstacle as well. Reyna bit back her curse and slowly walked backwards. The bow on her back hit the door, and the woman tensed.
Reyna quickly turned around and started to leave the armory. A hand suddenly grabbed her shoulder, and a voice spoke, "What are you doing?"
"She said we could melt these down," Reyna said. She kept her voice as monotone as possible but didn't turn her head. There was no way that she was going to look back at the woman, especially since her eyes would give her away.
"Then hurry up," the woman ordered. She let go of Reyna. It took all of Reyna's willpower to keep from letting out a relieved sigh, and she started to walk. The woman spoke English, but she had an accent that almost sounded like the one that Circe spoke with, which meant she was Greek. That still didn't really help their situation though.
Reyna kept walking and finally risked looking back. She didn't see anyone at the door of the armory, which was good. Reyna kept walking and felt herself walk right into someone. She stumbled backwards and stared at the person. Leo stared back at her.
"Hey Reyna!" Leo yelled at the top of his lungs. Reyna stared at Leo. His eyes weren't green like everyone else. There was a grin on his face. "How is it going?"
Reyna placed her hand to Leo's mouth and dragged him towards a cabin. He stared at her and tried to pull away, but Reyna didn't let him. She shoved him into the cabin and turned as she closed the door. No one was looking at them. Reyna thanked the gods for that.
"Is something wrong?" Leo asked. Reyna turned and grabbed his shoulder. She placed a finger to her lips. Leo frowned and leaned in close. "Why is everyone acting weird?"
"They are under a spell of some kind," Reyna said. Leo stared at her and blinked a few times. A frown came to his face. "We don't know what it is though, but I thought it only affected Greeks. You aren't affected though."
"I cannot hear a word you are saying," Leo said loudly. Reyna covered his mouth once again and gave him a glare. He just frowned at her, and the fact that Reyna's hand was over his mouth didn't deter him. "Why are you acting weird?"
"Can you hear me at all?" Reyna asked quietly. Leo just blinked a few times. Reyna swore and rubbed her eyes. On a regular day, Leo annoyed her. He ran from death and his duty during the war against Gaea, and he was also Leo. Everything about the boy rubbed Reyna the long way. Today, she was not in the mood for his games.
"I cannot hear a word you are saying," Leo said again. Thankfully, he wasn't talking as loud as he had been. "I was testing some devices out in Bunker 9 and accidentally blew my eardrums out. Will keeps telling me to put on earplugs, but who has time for that when they have a scientific breakthrough? I should go see him."
Reyna held a finger up in his face and looked around the cabin. She walked towards one of the shelves and grabbed notebook paper. Reyna wrote down what was happening and handed it to Leo. He stared down at the paper, and a grin slowly came to his face.
"I didn't know that you could make a joke. This is really good," Leo said. Reyna glared at him angrily. After a moment, Leo frowned. "You're being serious, aren't you?"
Reyna nodded and sighed. She put another finger to her lips and motioned for Leo to follow. She opened the door and glanced out. Her gaze moved towards the statue that was still being made. The base looked like it was finished. It was ten feet long and about five feet tall. Nothing else had been started, but one of the naked woman was posing next to the base as she sang.
Reyna frowned. Annabeth said they could melt down the weapons in the armory, so were they going to use the melted weapons for a statue? Why would they want a statue in the first place? Reyna bit her lip and grabbed Leo's arm. They walked behind the cabin and started to move towards Tyche's cabin.
"I was told never to go there," Leo whispered loudly. Reyna stopped walking and gave him an angry look. Leo winced and leaned in closer. "I heard that the cabin can give you really good or really bad luck."
Reyna just nodded and glanced around. There was a line of demigods at the armory. As some walked out, they were carrying an arm full of weapons. That wasn't how Reyna planned on taking care of the weapons, but it worked. No one seemed to be paying attention to them, and Reyna pulled Leo into the cabin.
"What is he doing here?" Hedge demanded. Reyna turned and watched the coach raise his club. She threw the duffel bag full of armor on the ground and slowly pulled the bags of arrows off of her back. She sat down and sighed tiredly.
"Leo decided to deafen himself," Reyna said. She rubbed her eyes. "He can't hear anything, and he's not under the spell."
"So, you have to hear it," Grover said. He was sitting in a bed and looked like a nervous wreck. Reyna glanced at the Faun. "It only affects those of Greek blood if they hear it, just like an actual Siren."
"All we have to do is go to each and every camper and make sure they can't hear the singing anymore," Hedge said. Reyna glanced at him. "We can knock them out with my club and then drag them here."
"Hedge, that is a stupid idea," Reyna said. She looked at the Faun. "We can't just start kidnapping campers and bringing them here. The Sirens, if these women even are Sirens, will notice."
"Will they?" Hedge asked. Reyna opened her mouth to answer, but she slowly closed her mouth. Hedge did have a point. Other than Annabeth, she didn't see the women interact with anyone specifically. They just sang and ordered all of the campers around.
"If we start taking out all of the demigods, they will," Reyna said. She crossed her arms. "If we only take out a few, they might not notice. We can grab a demigod and see how to free them from this song. The only question is who."
"Whoever is closest?" Grover suggested. Reyna shook her head.
"I want to be smart about this," Reyna muttered. She stood and started to pace. "If we are going to do this, we need the heavy hitters: Percy and Annabeth. Piper too. And Nico."
"Only problem with that is incapacitating them," Hedge said. He held out his club. "This whole camp is full of demigods who are listening to the orders of the Sirens. A fight or any other noise will be instantly noticed."
"I can handle it," Reyna said. "Did you get supplies from the infirmary?"
"The entire Big House has been locked down," Hedge answered. He tapped his club against the ground. "All of the doors were locked, and I couldn't exactly fit in the windows. There was another one of those Sirens in the infirmary. She mentioned that she would start to get back to full strength as soon as her shrine was made."
"That's why they're building that statue then," Reyna said. She stopped pacing and looked at the Fauns. "Nectar will work on Leo's ear, but we should make sure that he can't hear the singing first. You two work on that. I'm going to the Big House."
"They locked it down," Hedge began. Reyna grabbed the bag of arrows and slung it across her back. She did the same with the bow and then took off all of the swords that were on her hip, other than her own. "Roman, what are you going to do?"
"Break into the Big House. If they locked it down, there has to be something important inside," Reyna said. Leo looked at them and raised his hand.
"I have no clue what is going on," Leo began. Grover grabbed a notebook and flipped through it. He started to write on it. Reyna checked herself over for weapons once again and nodded to herself. As she walked towards the door, someone grabbed her shoulder.
"Roman, be safe," Hedge said. Reyna looked back at him. For once, Hedge looked dead serious. He also looked concerned. "Don't be overconfident."
"I'm never overconfident," Reyna argued. Hedge gave her a look, and Reyna returned it. "Hedge, I'll be fine. I promise. And, I will be back before you know it."
"Just be safe," Hedge repeated. Reyna nodded and bit back her sigh. She didn't know why Hedge was so worried about her. Hedge finally let go of her shoulder. Reyna gave him another nod and slowly opened the door of the cabin. She peeked out and looked around. When she was satisfied that no one would see her, she stepped out of the cabin. Reyna took a deep breath and started to walk towards the Big House.
