A/N So, this is the last chapter. *cries* I just want to thank all the readers, you have been our motivation and thank you so much for all the reviews. Now for the last chapter for The Beginning of Tratie... Oh! real quick here are ages
Travis and Katie are 16. Rose, Connor, and Paris are 13.
Please excuse mistakes.
We do not own PJO or HoO, that's Rick. (Last one)
Chapter 17
Travis POV
"So... Now what?" I asked. "Is the quest over?"
Connor shrugged. "Well, we rescued Katie, so I would say yes."
"It just doesn't feel...complete." I muttered.
"Travis, dear boy, come over here for a moment." Chiron called from the Big House.
I nodded to Connor and headed to the Big House.
Chiron looked at both of us. "I have something important to tell you. First off, Connor, please take that spider out of my water pitcher. Thank you. Now, is the prophecy complete?"
Connor was the first to answer. "I don't think so."
"I see." Chiron whispered to himself. "Well, what part do you think hasn't been completed?"
I cleared my throat. "Actually I think two parts haven't been completed. The last two lines-
A miserable death, the loved one behold,
And so will go, the girl with the gold."
"Dude, didn't you say that Rose was the girl with the gold or something because she had a gold necklace?" Connor asked. I shrugged.
"I mean, sure, Rose went on the quest, but I feel like the prophecy wouldn't be that literal," I replied.
"Good thinking, Travis." Chiron said. "You've learned from previous prophecy's."
"Yeah, well, most demigods have by now."
"So," Connor said. "What are we supposed to do? Just randomly walk around until someone dies?"
Chiron sighed. "Just hang around camp until I figure out what to do,"
"Works for me!" Connor cried. "Now we have time to prank people!"
I grinned.
"I suggest not pranking the big house, the Demeter cabin, or the-" But Chiron was talking to no one.
Connor and I raced towards the Hermes Cabin, ready to create trouble.
Katie's POV
I was sitting on my bed, deep in thought, when I felt someone tap my shoulder. I looked over and saw Esmeralda smiling shyly at me.
"Hi, Katie. I am Esmeralda, but you can call me Esme."
"Hi Esmeralda, what can I do for you?" I asked her.
She sat down beside me. "I wanted to thank you for freeing me from the gem."
"You're welcome," I started to say, but suddenly whipped cream was raining down from the ceiling. Connor and Travis stood in the corner, grinning like Cheshire cats.
"What are you doing?" Rose yelled at the top of her lungs, which was quite loud. One of the little kids put their hands over their ears. Rose threw a pillow at Travis, but he caught it, smirking, and threw it back at her.
"Yeah," said Allison, appearing out of nowhere. "What are you doing?"
"Oh you know, causing mischief." Connor chuckled.
"Without me?"
"Never."
Allison, Connor, and Travis pulled out two bottles each of silly string and ran around the cabin spraying everyone. Esmeralda dived under my bunk to get out of the way. Paris and Rose were chasing Connor around trying to tackle him. I sighed, then dug out a bag of chips from my secret stash and started throwing them at people. Suddenly, the rest of the Hermes' Cabin walked through the door, and began to squirt ketchup at us.
I shared a look with Miranda and we started to wrap the Hermes' kids in vines. The Demeter kids starting picking up the dropped ketchup bottles and started squirting the Hermes' cabin. I kept tangling up the the pranksters when I felt an arm wrap around my waist.
"Aw, come on, Katie. Let them go." Travis cooed in my ear.
"I will when pigs fly." And with that I wrapped him in vines.
The shocked look on his face was priceless.
Connor started laughing hysterically. "Too bad she tangled me up, too, or I would've taken a picture!"
Travis glared, annoyed. "Not funny, bro,"
Allison smirked. "Oh, but it is,"
I giggled and continued wrapping up the trouble makers. When all the Hermes' kids were caught in vines-including Allison-us Demeter kids got a good laugh and left the cabin. We will eventually let them go.
Travis POV
"Hey bro," Connor groaned, his eyes closed. "They're gone. Now let me out!"
I pulled my dagger out of my pocket, and hacked everyone down, including Connor. "Let's go get them!"
"Yeah!" everyone yelled.
"Wait!" I screamed. Everyone looked at me. "They will expect that. I'd like to point out that we are in their cabin."
Everyone grinned and set to work.
Katie POV
We walked around around camp for a little bit, talking about different kinds of grass. I for one liked crabgrass best. Esme, on the other hand, looked a bit bored. I guess she didn't appreciate gardening as much as we did.
"Let's go hang out in the strawberry fields, and we can talk about those!" Miranda suggested. Esme groaned.
"Why are you so obsessed with plants?"
"We are children of Demeter. It's usual." I replied.
"Huh."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"I've been trapped in that gem for a few years, what's been going on?"
"Umm... They came out with a new star wars movie. There was a war against Gaia, and a second Titan War," Rose answered.
Miranda frowned. "You just had to list the bit about Star Wars first?"
Rose shrugged. Paris grinned.
"Why not? She asked what happened." Paris retorted.
"What did you say about the second war and a war against Gaea?"
"Well, Kronos came back but we defeated him. Then Gaea woke up and raised the Giants but we all fought and the Seven did even more. They defeated the Giants and Gaea." I answered.
"Who are the seven?" Esme asked.
"Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Frank Zhang, Hazel Levesque, and uh...Leo Valdez." Rose replied.
"Why did you hesitate at the Leo Valdez name?"
"Leo gave his life to defeat Gaea..."
Esme frowned. "Oh."
Travis POV
We had everything ready. Now all we had to do was wait for them to fall into our trap.
We all squatted behind the plants surrounding the Demeter cabin. We all waited in anticipation for them to come back. I started hearing voices.
"Chiron, I really don't think it's safe go in! When we left, all of the Hermes cabin were tangled up in vines but Miranda and I felt the vines die a few hours ago. Right Miranda?" Katie asked her half-sister.
"Yeah, they all just died." Miranda replied.
"Okay, well I'll go in first to make sure everything's safe, alright?" Chiron asked.
"Okay." Katie chirped.
I heard clomping and jumped from my hiding spot.
"Wait! Uh...what are you doing here, Chiron?" The rest of the Hermes' cabin stood up.
"I'm seeing if you and your siblings rigged the Demeter cabin."
"Why would we rig it? It's perfectly safe." Connor countered.
"Well, then you wouldn't mind going first then?" Chiron asked Connor.
"I'll go first!" Lulu exclaimed. I tried to muffle my grin. Lulu was too tiny to set off the traps.
"Are you sure, Louisa?" Chiron asked, squinting. Lulu nodded grinning. I was about to turn around and ask Allison when she was going to leave with the hunters or whatever-but then I noticed she wasn't there. Come to think of it, when was the last time any of us had seen Allison?
I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't even notice Lulu walk out of the cabin, and the Demeter Cabin go in. Suddenly, they started to scream.
Tommy frowned. "I wonder why they're screaming," he muttered.
Chiron looked at us, and sighed. "Will you ever learn?"
"Is that even a question?" Connor asked. Chiron just shook his head and sighed again.
"Big House. Now."
Suddenly, Allison seemed to appear out of the shadows. "Did the Demeter Cabin go inside yet?"
"Yep and now we get to go to the big house." Connor replied.
"Well, have fun with that."
"Actually, you have to come too." Chiron said.
Suddenly Esmeralda appeared with a panicked look on her face.
"Have you guys seen Elizabeth?" She asked quickly.
"No." We all replied.
"Why?" Chiron asked.
Esmeralda handed him a crumpled up piece of paper and his face went pale.
"Allison, you need to go back to the hunters. Now." He demanded.
Allison snatched up the note and I read it over her shoulder.
It read:
Allison,
Elizabeth is trying to harm you. You have to come back to us now!
-Thalia
The writing was sloppy, as if it had been written in a hurry. Then again, it was written by Thalia, who wasn't exactly known for her neat handwriting.
"What do you think she means 'harm you?'" Connor asked. Everyone looked at Chiron. Nobody notice Elizabeth sneak up behind Allison until it was too late. It all happened too fast for anyone to remember correctly what happened. Even Chiron. One minute Allison was standing between the Stoll brothers and then she is collapsed on the ground clutching her chest. Elizabeth stood behind her, a bloody sword in her hand.
"I had to do it. Mom made sure of that. This was for mom." Elizabeth spat as campers dragged her away. The hunters ran for Allison and surrounded her.
"At least now...I will be with...Zoe. Maybe I will...choose rebirth." Allison said.
"Allison, it wasn't supposed to end like this. You were suppose to be alive long enough to come to my wedding!" Connor said.
"Like...any girl would...ever fall for you.." Allison joked. "And maybe children of Hermes aren't so bad after all."
Katie buried her crying face into my chest as Allison said her final goodbye and took her last breath. Thalia closed Allison's eyes and we all sat there for what felt like hours.
Connor cried for what seemed like hours.
"Did she go to sleep?" Lulu asked, grabbing my arm. "Is she going to wake up soon, Travis?"
"Not exactly," said one of the Demeter girls, who still had paint in her hair from when we pranked their cabin.
"Why not?" Lulu asked. "Is she really, really tired?"
"She's dead, you idiot!" Connor yelled. "All because of some stupid girl we never should have trusted!" Lulu started sobbing.
Katie wrapped her arms around Lulu and nodded her head towards Connor. I walked over to him.
"Hey, bro. How are you?"
"I...I don't know. I just...it all happened so fast."
"That it did, brother."
Eventually Artemis came for Allison's body and Elizabeth. The camp, mainly the Hermes' cabin and Demeter cabin, mourned Allison. Connor didn't talk as much as he usually did but that's how most of us were.
~~~~~~~1 Week Later~~~~~~~~
Katie POV
I was walking towards my cabin, when I noticed Chiron coming towards me in his wheel chair.
"Hello, Katie," he said. "The gods would like you, Travis, Rose and Connor to come to Olympus."
"How are we supposed to get there?" I wondered out loud. Chiron smiled.
"Clarisse La Rue offered to drive you."
Two hours later (and one very bumpy car ride) we were there.
The guy at the desk didn't even give us a glance. He slid a key across the desk. Connor scooped it up and we all headed towards the elevator. Travis put his arm around my shoulders as we went up. Allison's death was hard for us all but mainly for Connor and Travis. But mainly Connor. All through the elevator ride he just stared at the wall, blankly, as if he didn't even realize what was going on.
"Do you think Allison is in Elysium?" he asked suddenly.
"I would think," Rose said.
"She was brave and a true hero. I wonder if se chose rebirth."
"Maybe. Maybe we will meet her reincarnation."
"Maybe."
"I think we're there," Rose said, pointing to the giant room in front of us. "I've never actually been here before, but it's really cool!"
"Yeah," Connor muttered.
Travis nudged him.
"Ow!"
"Dude, snap out of it!"
"Snap out of what?!" Connor snapped. (PUN!)
"You've been in a mood."
"Hmm, I wonder why? Oh wait! I know! It's because Allison died!"
"We are all taking it hard so get over yourself."
"Get over myself? Allison is dead, Travis. Dead. And you don't even care. Go on with your own life instead of telling me I can't be sad about my dead sister." Connor crossed his arms, looking like a two-year old that had been told to stop sucking on her thumb. Rose looked as if she were either trying desperately not to laugh or not to cry. I suspect it was the latter.
Travis shook his head. "That's not what I mean, and you know it."
"Whatever." Connor huffed and stormed out of the elevator as it opened.
I gave Travis a worrying look and he shrugged. We walked hand and hand towards the throne room.
Rose walked alongside us, frequently stopping to talk about how pretty everything was.
"This is so cool!" she marveled, looking at a statue. "Hey Katie," she asked me. "Do you think we'll see Mom?"
I shrugged. "Most likely."
We reached the throne room and walked in. Most of the Gods were there. Zeus gestured for us to sit on the four chairs provided. We sat down and Zeus began is speech.
"Welcome, demigods. We invited you here today to join us for Elizabeth Rankin, daughter of Mendacium and Andrew Rankin, trial."
Connor frowned, glancing at Elizabeth, who stood in the middle of the throne room, in chains. "I get the feeling she wasn't kidding when she said she murdered cereal," he muttered.
"Um.. I don't think that's what she said, but whatever," Rose replied. Then we all stopped talking to listen to Zeus.
"Let the trial begin!" Zeus thundered. (A/N See what I did there?)
Artemis stepped forward. "Elizabeth Lillian Rankin, you have been brought here because you went against the gods to help the enemy and killed one of my hunters. How do you plead?"
"Guilty as charged." Elizabeth said with a smirk.
Artemis frowned. "Why would you do that?"
Elizabeth shrugged. "I was bored." There wasn't even a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"It's too bad my brother isn't here," Artemis muttered. She glared at Zeus. I hadn't realized it, but Apollo's chair was empty.
"Artemis.." Zeus warned.
Artemis rolled her eyes. I think it's a good thing she is one of his favorites.
"Elizabeth Rankin, tell us your mothers plans."
Elizabeth frowned. "No! What do you think I am, five years old?"
"Can we just kill her already?" Ares whined.
Artemis's silver eyes flashed. "Tell us her plans, girl, or face punishment!"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Okay, so her plans were to go to the store, buy ice cream, and have it as a snack. You know, maybe make a sundae. Then, for dinner she was going to make lasagna..."
"I like lasagna..." said Hermes absentmindedly.
"...And then she was going to watch reruns of Bewitched." Elizabeth finished.
Artemis glared. "Kill her."
"Stop." Zeus said loudly. "We will not kill her."
"Thanks, dude. I like my life." Elizabeth thanked him.
Travis shot me a look and whispered, "Did she just call the king of the gods dude?"
I nodded and focused back on the trial.
"Oh really?" asked Artemis. "You enjoy the life of a serial killer.
"And you don't?" Elizabeth shot back.
Artemis frowned. "I don't kill innocents."
"Tell that to Niobe's children."
"They weren't innocent. They disrespected us gods." Athena commented.
"Just like Arachne?" Elizabeth mocked.
"Yes, just like her." Athena retorted.
"But wasn't it Niobe that disrespected you, not her kids?"Liz added.
"She disrespected our mother! Killing her children was her punishment!" Artemis shouted.
"But the children didn't do anything!"
Artemis glared at Elizabeth, if her eyes could kill, Elizabeth would be 18,000 feet under.
"Her children didn't come begging for forgiveness. They didn't deny what their mother said. They went right along with it."
"But when you and your brother went to kill them, didn't they beg for mercy? Ask for you to spare them because they ratted out their mom?"
"Yes, they told us it was all their mother's fault. What child would blame everything on a parent that gave them everything?"
"Don't you mean what parent?"
"Is that the relationship you and your mother had?"
"Yes." Elizabeth clamped her mouth shut, realizing she admitted something.
Artemis's face softened. Sort of.
"What did their mother even say that was so horrible?" Elizabeth asked.
"She told my mother that she was better because she had 14 kids and my mother only had 2!"
"Enough. This is not what the trial is about." Zeus snapped. "Ms. Rankin, you pleaded guilty. We find you guilty as well. Tell us your crime."
"I worked with the enemy and I killed Allison, who was a hunter. Happy?"
"I'm quite pleased. Give us a moment as we decide your punishment."
Elizabeth strode around nonchalantly, humming the tune to Jeopardy. Connor glared at her. She smiled back.
"I hope you rot in Tartarus." Connor snapped.
"Wow, is that the best you got?" Elizabeth shot back.
Before Connor could reply, however, Rose stepped in.
"Connor, don't lower yourself to her level. That's what she wants."
"Actually I want to leave here and stop by McDonald's."
"Shut up! What is wrong with you?! Do you not care about anything?! What about Esmeralda? Do you even care about her?" Rose yelled.
Elizabeth froze, her smile falling off her face.
"Oh, goodie, we hit a nerve." Connor snickered.
"Leave Esme out of this." Elizabeth whispered.
"I would but you killed Alison, so no, I won't." Connor snarled back.
"Well, she's my cousin. I guess she's okay," Elizabeth said. "I only like her because she gives my gift cards on my birthday." Rose looked appalled.
"That's horrible! I would never say that about my cousin!" she yelled. "Well, if I had a cousin, I mean,"
"What do you mean?" asked Elizabeth. "You have cousins! Let me see... Hmmm... Hermes is the son of your uncle, which makes him your cousin, which makes his children your first cousins once removed!" She feigned surprise. "Oh dear me! That means Travis is dating his cousin!"
Connor wrinkled his nose. "Ew."
"I really don't want to think about that, I'll just get a headache." Travis sputtered.
"You just don't want to think about it cause it's weird."
"Yep, that too."
"Okay, enough of that. Let's ask the serious question-why did you kill Alison?" I asked.
Elizabeth shrugged. "She was annoying."
"She was not!" Connor yelled. "And Wendy was a stupid goddess! So ha!"
"I didn't know there was a fast food chain named after a goddess," Elizabeth said. "Who is this Wendy?"
"Mendacium!" Rose, Travis, and I yelled at Connor.
"We know you had to of had a reason to kill her besides the fact she was annoying." I pointed out.
"You know nothing about me."
"We know a lot about you," Connor replied.
"Oh yeah? What's my favorite movie? My favorite food? How old am I? Am I an only child? Do I like French fries with ice cream?"
"Okay, okay," Connor muttered. "Point taken."
"You know nothing about me and it's not like it matters. You'll never see me again."
"Alright, demigods, we have come to a decision." Zeus called.
"Whoop-di-do. It's about time." Elizabeth sighed.
"Elizabeth Rankin, daughter of Mendacium and Andrew, you will serve Artemis for 5 years."
"Great, this is over, can I go home now?"
"Well, you see, Ms. Rankin, you won't be going home for 5 years. Not until you serve your time."
"So, this is basically community service?"
Artemis smiled evilly, "Sort of, just...with twist."
"Oh? What kind of 'twist.'"
"A very, very bad twist."
"Like... Ice cream twist? Like lemon sorbet mixed with chocolate ice cream?"
"Uh no. Something much, much worse."
"What?"
"I can't show all my cards, now can I?"
"No..."
"Alright, it's settled. Elizabeth will serve Artemis for 5 years. You other demigods are free to go." Zeus said.
"Wait, sir, I have a question." Connor spoke up.
"What is it?"
"Did Alison choose rebirth? Or is she in Elysium?"
Zeus sighed. "I don't know but we can ask."
Zeus asked Hades and Hades set up a video.
"This will show you what you want to know." Hades said softly.
The video began.
Allison was shown arguing with Charon over something. "Aww, come on," she said. "Let me go back! I didn't finish my bucket list! I have three things left!"
"No," Charon said. Allison sighed, then went back to the waiting room and sat next to a little girl, maybe four, who had her thumb in her mouth.
"Do you have a coin?" the little girl asked. Allison nodded. "That's good," the little girl continued. "My Mommy and Daddy didn't give me a coin so I can't go. I just gotta wait here. Do you miss your Mommy? I miss mine,"
"I do," Allison replied. "Although I don't know if she misses me. She was so attached to those gems when I left."
"Yeah," the little girl replied. "I'm Connie."
"Allison. My brother's name is Connor, though."
"I was going to be named Connor if I was a boy," Connie said. "But I wasn't."
"Here," Allison said, putting her drachma in Connie hand. "Take this. Go on the boat. Give it to Charon when he asks for it,"
"Are you sure?"
"Positive. See you in Elysium. Now go."
Connie stood up, hugged Allison, and walked over to Charon. He took the coin and she hurried into the elevator. Charon walked over to Allison.
"It's not everyday that I see someone give up their coin."
"It was the right thing to do. She needed it more than I did."
"You were a huntress of Artemis, correct?"
"Yes, sir."
"Come aboard my ship. As thanks."
"Are you going soft on me?"
"No, but if you tell anyone, I will bring you back and you will sit there until you actually get a coin."
Allison chuckled. "Thanks."
Allison climbed into the elevator beside Connie.
Hades fast forwarded the video to Allison's trial.
"Allison Tracey," said Minos. "We have weighed all of your life choices,"
"And you will be going to Elysium," finished Aecus.
"At any time while in Elysium, you may choose rebirth. If you are reborn three times and you make it into Elysium three times, you will be sent to the Isles of the Blest."
"I think I'll hang out in Elysium for a bit before I chose to be reborn."
"Alright. Elysium is that way."
Allison nodded and walked into Elysium. Inside-or outside, however you look at it- Allison was surrounded by other huntresses, demigods.
"Zoé! It's so nice to see you again!" Allison commented to her fellow hunter.
"And I you. How'd you get here? Die a hero?"
"Well, I was murdered, killed by our enemies daughter."
"Oh, well, you died a hero in many ways."
"I hope so."
It went on like that for a while and Hades fast forwarded it. Allison was laying on the grass, beside Zoé, staring at the changeless sky.
"I'm going to choose rebirth." Allison commented.
"Good for you, Ally. You will do great things in your new life."
"Thank you, Zoé."
Allison began walking over to the River Lethe.
"Okay," she muttered, walking closer. "I'm going to jump in on three, and forget everything. I didn't even tell my mortal siblings goodbye. Okay. One, two, three!" And she jumped in.
The video ended.
"Thank you, Lord Hades, for showing us that." I commented.
Hades waved it off. "You're welcome. Now, I've got dead people I need to serve. Bye."
We watched Hades disappear and looked at Zeus.
"You all may go now." Zeus dismissed us.
And we all walked back to the elevator, Rose chatting about Olympus, Travis muttering something about pranks, and Connor, with a distant expression on his face.
Travis' POV
I pulled Connor aside.
"Bro, are you okay?" I asked him.
"Do you think we will ever meet her reincarnation?"
"I don't know, maybe."
"I miss her, Travis. I know that's crazy to say since I've only known her a few weeks but she was our sister and we had a great connection."
"We all did."
They all went silent as the elevator descended.
...
Third Person
Travis and Katie attended New Rome college, Katie with bachelors degree and Travis with a masters degree in business. Travis soon created 'Gotcha!' Which was a store that sold prank items and toys, every child's dream. It went worldwide, the original store in New York.
Katie got a job as a science teacher at an elementary school near Long Island. She and Travis live together near Camp. Travis proposed to Katie a year after they graduated.
Connor, for a year after Allison's death, was much more mellow. But he slowly went back to his normal self. Connor went to a community college when he reached the age of 19 for a simple degree but still lives at camp and teaches some classes there. Connor and Rose started dating three years after Allison died. But they ended it when they realized they were better off friends.
When they reached the age of 20, Rose and Paris each got apartment which were side by side and are the owners a huge fashion company, Rose designing the clothes and Paris taking care of money, advertisement, etcetera.
...
Connor was eating his lunch, laughing and talking with the other campers. He may have been 23 but he liked to connect to the other campers. He felt a tap on his shoulder and saw Chiron standing behind him. He stood up and followed him.
"What can I do for you?" Connor asked him.
"A new camper has arrived and I thought you should meet her."
"New campers come all the time, what's special about this one?"
"Oh, you'll see."
They walked into the big house and sitting on a couch was a 10 year old girl with brown hair pulled back into ponytail. She had the mischievous eyes of a Hermes kid. She stood up when Chiron and Connor walked in. She had a gold necklace clasped around her neck.
"Hello, Chiron! Who is this?" The girl asked.
"This is Connor."
"Hello, Connor! I'm Ava! It's nice to meet you!"
Connor gulped and looked at Chiron.
"Is that..." He trailed off.
Chiron looked at Ava, "Ava, show Connor your necklace."
Ava nodded and pulled off her necklace. She handed it to Connor. He opened the necklace or what was now a locket. It held two pictures-one of Allison Tracey as a little girl and her family and the other was a picture of Allison, Travis, and Connor that they took after their quest. Connor collapsed on the couch and stared at the little girl.
This little girl was the reincarnation of Allison Tracey.
Connor called Travis and Katie and told him everything. They visited Ava a lot. Travis and Katie eventually got married around the age of 24 and we're now expecting but that's a whole other story.
*closes book* And that, my friends, was The Beginning of Tratie.
A/N THE END! My oh my it's over. *cries* Lunar and I want to thank you all so, so much for reading, reviewing, following, everything. We appreciate it so much. And we want to apologize to the Allison fans (we were her fans too). We apologize for killing her. :(
Now, exciting news...
WE ARE WRITING A SEQUEL! The Beginning of Tratie WILL have a sequel, so keep an out for it. Ava will be in it as well, so yay! We are excited to start it! :P
So, until next time, lovelies.
Goodbye and may the fandom be with you.
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