Hey, here's the next chapter! I'm going to try to post a new chapter every weekend... but, if I fall behind, blame homework and little free time! Anyway, thanks for reading and tell me what you think.

Chapter 2: The Stoll Brothers, and a Piratey Game

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO or POTC (the game)

Later in the afternoon on Sunday I returned home after I dropped Annabeth off at the airport in my step dad's Prius. Thunder boomed playfully as a reminder of Zeus's potential fury if I even stepped into the airport. In regards to the car, my step-dad had finally gotten the dents out a week before, and was hesitant to let me borrow it, but finally he obliged. I had promised no magic, and hopefully no Pegasi.

My first few days were boring without Annabeth to hang out with after school. Now it was a Friday, and I had weekend homework to complete. With ADHD and dyslexia, trying to sit down and do it was impossibly hard and literally painful. I was sitting at my "desk" which was more like a large pile of papers, struggling with homework. After trying to read line after line of words that floated off the page, I was wishing that I had one of Annabeth's books that was in Greek, so I could have less difficulty reading. But as I tapped my pencil restlessly against the table I remembered that Annabeth had taken those with her.

I could IM her. I thought, but decided against it, she's probably busy, so that was off the table, and I was back to base one. Even when I was sitting through one of my teacher's lessons it was better than this eternal frustration. I had never been this bored in my life, and well... let's just say, I found other things to do.

After getting tired of shooting spitballs at the wall, making paper airplanes and attempting to make them hit each other in mid-air, and contemplating practicing with my sword against the furniture, I gave up to boredom. Officially, going against my gut, I IM'd Annabeth, but like I knew, she only had a minute to talk. I was glad she was making time with her Dad... but I was desperate for something entertaining, even if it was another follow up on her work on Olympus (which I didn't entirely mind). Just as I was contemplating filling up the bathtub to practice with my water skills, an idea struck me...

I had a laptop.

I know you're thinking, "No, stay away from the laptop. Don't go there," but, I was desperate, and the internet is endless. However, I did want to be partially cautious, so I wouldn't attract the attention of a very large monster. I wouldn't mind fighting them off *cough* *invincible* *cough*, but my Mom would probably not be so pleased... jeez, just the thought crinkles my forehead. Anyway, knowing that the Stoll Brothers were mischievous, especially from their many attempts and successes on me, I knew that they would know best what game I should play on the computer. So, I pulled out one of my golden drachmas and headed to the bathroom. Careful not to make too much noise, I tiptoed down the hall, past my Mom's room, and opened the door. Then I turned on the light and faucet, and used a mirror to attempt to make a rainbow. I know what you're thinking, "Wow, Annabeth really is rubbing off on him." Well, I'm not always what I seem, so there. When I had made an efficient rainbow, which is more difficult than it sounds because of the difficulty of having no natural light, I tossed my drachma in.

"O, Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering," I whispered into the water, hoping that it would still work with still water rather than mist. Then as my drachma disappeared I said, "Show me the Stoll Brothers, Camp Half-Blood." Then as the water shimmered, I saw the backs of Travis and Conner Stoll's heads. They appeared to be playing Black Ops, or Call of Duty... It was hard to make out from the shimmering of my "water screen".

"Hey, Stolls!" I shouted in a feeble attempt to get their attention. They seemed to slightly hear me, because one Stoll turned his headphone-laden ears to the side as if he heard me. Praying to Morpheus, the god of dreams, that my Mom and Paul were really sound asleep, I raised my voice even louder, "Guys! Travis, Conner!" This time they heard me.

"Percy!" they exclaimed simultaneously as they set down their controllers and took off their headphones. Then Conner asked, "What brings you here my man?"

Not wanting to be made fun of, I tried to sound like I mostly knew what I was doing on the computer. "Oh, well I was surfing the net, and I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what I should play."

"Ooh, you're not so computer savvy, arrr you?" Travis smugly asked.

Well great, it's that obvious, I thought...Well I better answer...It's not like they can do too much pranking damage from afar. "Well...no. I've only used the computer for emergencies on quests," I murmured out quickly.

"Well, ye came to the right plank, me man."

"Eww, good one man, I mean matey!"

What the heck..."What's with the pirate talk?" I asked sincerely wanting to know.

"Well, we've had a game in mind for you that is naturally quite fitting," Travis spoke confidently.

"Okay...well let's hear it," I responded eager to hear what they were talking about, but also hoping it all wasn't a well-strung prank.

"Well, you're going to have to listen, and do exactly what we say. It's very im-port-ant." Conner laughed, which made me wonder if I could even live through them cracking these lame jokes. "First, you have to go to Pirates Online..." Over the next half hour they proceeded to show me how to make an account, which resulted in them finally just making one for me. They, being the Stoll Brothers, tried to make my player a girl, but luckily I stopped them. Then they taught me how to play and sent me on my way.

The game was pretty interesting. I could sword fight with other pirates in PVP mode, go on quests to magically transport myself from one island to another, kill guards, and my personal favorite: go sailing and plundering. I really enjoyed that, even if I didn't feel the physical aspect of the water spraying against my face. The Stoll Brothers had warned me against getting an unlimited account, because it attracted monsters as easy as a cell phone.

Yawning, I stretched as I looked at the clock on my computer and choked. It was nearly 6:30 a.m.! Wow... I guess invincibility covers all-nighters, I thought as I stretched my fingers and continued playing.

So, What do you think?

Will Percy ever stop playing? Will the Stoll Brothers somehow prank him? Will Annabeth even notice when he doesn't IM her?

Read chapter three (hopefully coming soon) to find out! - ?

BTW thanks for reading!

Sincerely,
Annabeth7