Their plan was simple, so Reyna expected it to go wrong at any moment. Her and Leo had gone to retrieve Leo's stash of explosives from Bunker 9. Grover and Juniper also went to the bunker, and they were going to make Bunker 9 their new base. Leo had given each of them little canisters of fire that they could use to open the front door, even if Reyna wasn't quite sure that it would work.
Finding Rachel had been a dead end. Her cave was empty, and there was no sign that she had been there that day. The demigods also still seemed to be searching, so there was one bright side. Hopefully, Rachel had left the camp the day before and not told anyone. If the Oracle was out of the equation, that would make their lives easier.
Reyna slowly glanced out from behind the cabin that she was hiding behind. She had spent the last few minutes observing the demigods that were building the altar. They acted like a hive mind. All of them moved to one cabin, took as much stuff as they could carry, and then go in two different directions. Some would drop their items off at the altar and go back to the cabin for more. Others would head straight to the forge. A few demigods had been attaching items, to the altar, but now, they had moved away.
The demigods also moved in a group as well, like ants. As the group that was dropping things off at the altar turned their backs and started to walk away, Reyna looked around to make sure that no one else was watching. She darted towards the altar and stopped behind it. Reyna stared down at the two explosives in her hand.
It was made by Leo, but it actually looked like a professional made it. The casing around the bomb was celestial bronze, and when Leo had been explaining it, he said that he could force the explosion to mostly come out of one side, and that was the side she was going to put against the altar. The explosive was remotely detonated, and the detonator was hanging from Reyna's belt. She was being very careful not to brush it against anything.
Reyna grabbed duct tape from her backpack and used it to stick the explosive to the base of the altar. Then, she climbed on top of the altar's base and stuck the explosive up as high on the statue as she could. When she was sure that they were secured, she turned and darted back towards the cabin that she had been hiding behind.
There was only one Siren singing, and she stood on the middle most cabin. Reyna wasn't sure if there was a range to the singing, but if there was, they could exploit that. Reyna glanced back out to make sure that the singing Siren hadn't seen her, but the Siren wasn't looking in her direction. Step one of their side of the plan was complete.
Step two would be happening in two more minutes, and it would be courtesy of Leo. He was going to let off what he called a sound bomb at the far end of the camp. It would attract the Sirens and hopefully the demigods. When Reyna asked why they couldn't use the so called sound bomb inside the main body of the camp, Leo told her that it could cause permanent brain damage or worse.
After Leo set off his sound bomb, Reyna would make sure no one was near the altar when she set off the bomb for that. It would announce their presence, but that was why they had moved to Bunker 9. Apparently, the Sirens already had a few demigods search the bunker, so they wouldn't check it again.
Reyna ducked around the side of the cabin and darted between the cabins. As she got closer to the cabin with the Siren, she slowed her pace and carefully walked past the cabin. Her headache started to get worse, but she just focused on putting one foot in front of the other and not giving away that she was there.
As Reyna passed by the cabin that the Siren stood on, she glanced up. She could just climb the cabin and take out the Siren in the impending chaos of the explosion. Reyna stopped outside the cabin and then looked down. Percy had made her swear to check on Chiron immediately, and she would keep her promise, even if her gut told her different.
Reyna slowly made it away from the cabin and picked up her pace. Each step caused small pain to shoot through her leg, but she just had to ignore it. The nectar had done enough to dull the pain and close the worst of the wound, so she just needed to focus on anything but the fact that the pain came back with each step.
As Reyna made it towards the Big House, she came to a sudden stop. The infirmary door was open. There was no way she was that lucky. Was this actually happening? A grin came to Reyna's face, she slowly walked towards the infirmary door. After looking left and right to make sure that no one was watching, Reyna stepped into the infirmary.
The first thing she did was grab a few bandages and stick them into her bag. She also grabbed a few things of nectar and ambrosia. Reyna let out a deep sigh. Her luck was actually holding up. Things were going well.
Reyna glanced to her right. There was a door that led into the rest of the Big House. If Chiron's door was locked, she could just pick the lock. Waking him would be a more complicated matter, but she would figure it out. A small grin came to Reyna's face. These Sirens were no match for her.
Reyna heard a door close, and she quickly turned around. A curse almost left her as she saw two of the Sirens standing in front of a closed door. She tried to look away from the Sirens, but her gaze just stayed focused on the two naked women in front of her.
It took all of Reyna's willpower to slowly looked away from the two very hot, very naked women in front of her. She moved her eyes to the side. It was becoming hard to think, as most of her attention was on not looking at the Sirens, but what would be the harm in looking? Reyna could admire the view in front of her and then get back to whatever it was that she was doing.
Besides, when was the last time that Reyna really got to act on her feelings? She did with Jason, and everyone saw how that turned out. For now, Reyna was content in just appreciating every hot man or woman that came into her view, and there was a lot about these women to appreciate.
Reyna slowly looked at the woman on the left. Then, she looked at the one on the right. One of them started talking to her, but Reyna didn't understand the language. It did cause her head to ache in pain, and a very loud noise from somewhere in the distance caused her head to hurt more as well. Reyna blinked in pain. She needed to get away from the voice and find Chiron.
The Siren stopped talking and frowned. She walked towards Reyna. It took a moment for Reyna to step backwards. Her hand started to move towards her sword, but after a moment, it fell away. Her attention stayed focused on the woman in front of her. She didn't even notice the other Siren walk behind her and whisper softly in that odd language.
The Siren in front of Reyna spoke and gently placed a hand to Reyna's face. Reyna tried to step backwards, but the Siren suddenly kissed her. It took a few moments for Reyna to realize that she was being kissed. It wasn't her first kiss, but something about this was just intoxicating.
Reyna finally returned the kiss. She felt the Sirens hands slip up her shirt and then trail down her body. Reyna felt the Siren press her against the wall, and she heard her sword hitting the ground a moment later, but that just made it easier to reach everywhere. Right?
When the Siren pulled away slightly, she whispered something. Reyna blinked in confusion and tried to understand what the Siren had said. Wait. Why was she even listening to the Siren? She had to find Chiron. The Siren kissed Reyna once again, and her mind went completely blank.
There was a clear language barrier between the two, but Reyna didn't really care. She didn't need to be able to translate to understand that things were about to get a lot more physical, in a very good way. The Siren pulled Reyna towards a bed and pinned her to it.
The Siren gently ran her hand across Reyna's neck. Then, she ran her hand down Reyna's body. Reyna pulled away and took a few deep breaths. This woman was one of the most beautiful that she had ever seen. Maybe, she wasn't a Siren. A Siren couldn't be this amazing.
As Reyna was kissed once again, she felt her mind turn off. The only thing she wanted to do was fulfill every single wish that the woman had. As the woman grabbed onto her belt buckle, her arm seemed to hit something. A loud explosion snapped Reyna back to reality.
Reyna shoved the woman away from her and tried to sit up. The woman slammed her back onto the bed and kissed her much more roughly this time. Reyna tried to focus on the loud noise, the explosion. Why was there an explosion? Her focus slipped away once again as a hand slipped into her pants.
As the woman deepened the kiss once again, Reyna heard the sound of a door opening. Someone appeared over Reyna, and the woman yelled in pain. As the woman was thrown off of Reyna, everything became much clearer. Reyna took a few deep breaths and slowly sat up.
"Reyna," Piper said. Reyna stared up at her and tried to process what had happened. She could still taste the woman on her lips. Hell, she still wanted to kiss the woman. What was wrong with Reyna? "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Reyna began, and she felt her cheeks starting to redden. Piper studied her for a few moments and then looked down at the Siren. There was a dagger buried deep in the woman's back, and it should have gone straight into her heart. Why hadn't she turned into monster dust? Reyna stared at the blood that fell from the wound. Maybe, they were wrong about the women being Sirens, but how were they doing all of this?
"You don't look fine," Piper began. She offered her hand. Reyna just shook her head and stood. Her mind was full of questions, and she felt completely thrown off by what happened. It took a moment to grab her fallen sword. Reyna tried to fix her belt and then her shirt. She was beyond angry at herself and almost shaking from it.
How could she just allow the Siren to manipulate her like that? They didn't even speak the same language, yet Reyna had just allowed the Siren to distract her from what she had been doing. Reyna felt completely embarrassed about what had happened.
"Reyna, it's just like charmspeak. You can't control it," Piper began. Reyna glared at her and swallowed painfully. Piper held up her hands. "Just calm down."
"I'm fine, Piper. We should focus on hiding the body and figuring out what we're going to do," Reyna muttered. Piper studied her for a few moments and shook her head. "Piper, we really don't have time to discuss this."
"You shouldn't blame yourself," Piper said. She walked towards Reyna and grabbed her arm. "It's not your fault that you couldn't fight their charm."
"Piper," Reyna snapped. She turned the daughter of Venus. Why was Piper even there anyway? "Can you just focus?"
Piper stared at Reyna for a few moments. Her eyes suddenly widened, and she shoved Reyna to the side. Reyna fell backwards, and she watched a dagger sink deeply into Piper's chest. For a few moments, all Reyna could do was stare. The dagger would have gone right through her back of her neck.
Reyna made it to her feet. The Siren turned towards her and swung the dagger. Reyna caught the Siren's attack and slipped behind her. She started to choke the Siren, but the sight of Piper's blood caused her anger and rage to boil over, and she snapped the Siren's neck like it was a twig.
Reyna threw the Siren to the ground. Then, she rushed to Piper's side. A slew of curses left Reyna's mouth, and she grabbed a towel from the counter. Reyna pressed it against Piper's chest and tried to keep her calm.
Thanks the gods that the dagger had not gone into Piper's heart. Reyna still needed to act quickly though. She stared down at Piper and debated removing the dagger. It would let her close the wound, but she would also have to stop the bleeding.
"Just hang on, Piper. Please just hang on," Reyna said. She kept pressure on the wound. "You're going to be fine."
"Freaking out isn't going to help," Piper wheezed, but there was a small grin on her face. Reyna looked down at Piper and stared. How could she even find any humor in this situation? This was all Reyna's fault. Piper took the blade for her. Reyna needed to calm down.
Reyna took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She put more pressure on the wound. Piper slowly placed her own hands to the wound and nodded. Reyna moved away and grabbed bandages. She quickly wrapped the bandages around the wound and stood.
Reyna heard the popping of bones, and she slowly turned to look at the dead women. She stared as the Siren's neck visibly healed and straightened. Reyna swore once again and picked Piper up. She slammed into the door leading outside and took off running.
Out of all the things Reyna would claim to be, a genius was not one of them. She was great at war and battle strategies, but sometimes, she didn't apply her brain to simple situations or equations. Like the equation of an injured leg plus trying to carry a demigod equaled a lot of pain and inability to run properly.
Reyna made it a full twenty feet away before she stopped running. She took a few pained breaths, hit her leg once, and then continued to hobble forward. Piper spoke, "I can probably walk."
"Just be quiet and save your strength," Reyna muttered. She continued to walk. "You're hurt, and I don't need you to hurt yourself anymore than you already have."
"Do you want me to wipe off the lipstick still on your lips?" Piper teased. Reyna stopped walking and took deep breath. She continued to walk. Piper's teasing was not gong to get to her. "Your face is really red."
"Exertion from having to carry you," Reyna muttered. She just tried to focus on walking. Reyna was embarrassed about the Sirens just trapping her in their influence, and she blamed herself for Piper getting stabbed. "Is the wound still bleeding?"
"I don't think it is. I'll be okay," Piper promised. Reyna stopped walking and slowly helped Piper sit against the tree. As soon as Piper was sitting against the tree, Reyna promptly collapsed against the tree as well. Reyna slowly slid down the tree and into a sitting position.
"I couldn't even understand what she said, but her words acted like charmspeak," Reyna said. She had been around Circe on her island enough to know exactly what it felt like. "As soon as she kissed me, everything just went blank I couldn't remember what I was doing."
"Don't blame yourself," Piper said. Reyna shook her head and just stared at the dirt. This was her fault, but she would blame herself when they were somewhere safe. Reyna slowly stood and helped Piper get to her feet.
"Let's get back to the bunker," Reyna said. She gently picked Piper up again and started to walk. This had not gone well at all. Even if she did manage to set off the explosion and not hurt any of the Greeks in the process, the Sirens still saw her and Piper. They would know who to look for. Oh, there was also the fact that the Siren didn't die. How was that possible? "How did it go with Annabeth?"
"We couldn't find her," Piper replied. "I thought I could help you with Chiron. Instead, I found the Sirens with you. What's our plan now?"
"I don't know," Reyna admitted. "I was suppose to have Chiron freed by now, and I was hoping that he would know how to solve this situation. I really don't know."
"We can all figure it out," Piper said. Reyna glanced down at her and nodded. Piper's face was starting to pale. Reyna increased her pace but was careful to make sure that none of her movements would jolt Piper.
"We will," Reyna muttered, but she wasn't too happy at herself. If Piper hadn't of found her in the infirmary, Reyna didn't know what would have happened. She would either had told the Sirens everything, or she would be under their spell. Reyna wasn't quite sure which one scared her more. "Let's just get back to the bunker first."