Chapter 8: My Messed Up Life Is Still Messed Up!

Disclaimer: All hail King Rick! I am not him.

Note: Estelle it is!

Okay...before you kill me...sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! I haven't updated in like five months! Midterms + Tests = a very busy Padma. After that I went on an awesome vacation (for Christmas break) and my family (mostly mom and dad) kept telling me to stop getting on FanFiction.

If I remember correctly my mom said, "Did you come to your aunt & uncle's house to do FanFiction? Turn it off and come talk with us!" #prettysureyourelate

Then, around mid-January I fell sick for like five days. I thought of updating around that time, but when you're sick, all you feel like doing is lying on the couch all day watching Netflix. So today my teachers were being generous and decided not to give us homework (thank God!) and I came home and started working on this. Anyways, this'll be a short chapter. CHAPTER 8, HERE WE COME!

"Is she okay?"

"Percy, I know she is your sister but please stop worrying. Worrying can turn into stress which is not good for the human body," Will said.

"I know that, but-"

"Percy?" I called.

"Hey, Estelle, you're awake!" Percy exclaims.

"Okay," Will started. "I need you to hold out your finger so I can do a glucose stick and also, eat this ambrosia. It will help you feel better. After that, drink this flavored water. Gods, you must've been so dehydrated. Now, hold still so I can check your temp-"

"Will, stop fussing.. She's a demigod. She'll be fine!" Percy tells Will while hugging me.

"I suppose," Will shrugged. "I'll give you your discharge papers. Just one second!" he runs to the far end of the hospital and comes jogging back with papers.

"Okay, here you go," he hands the paper to me. "Now, remember to drink plenty of water and nectar. And keep having some ambrosia squares. Not too much or you'll burn. I'll check on you in a couple of days."

I gratefully get out of the hospital and take a breath of fresh air.

"Estelle! You're awake!" Piper comes running over and, once again, crushes me in a hug.

"Hey Piper!"

"How are you feeling?" she asked.

"I'm fine, honestly. Do you know how much Will was fussing over me when I woke up?"

"I know, I know! I think I'll nickname him "fusser" from now on." Piper says. "So, as a demigod, we have to train. Like a lot. Camp Half-blood is for demigods in training. Are you ready to start training, Daughter of Poseidon?"

It felt weird to be called "Daughter of Poseidon." I gasped as I suddenly realized something.

"Piper, what happened to Paul?" I ask.

"You mean Paul Blofis? He never existed. Apparently, Poseidon won your mom's heart, again, by disguising himself as the character of Paul Blofis," Piper explained.

"Not creepy," I sarcastically say.

She grinned, "Talk about it, right? So, do you wanna...train?"

"Sure," I replied.

Piper and I start with sword fighting, which turns out I'm terrible at. We then advanced to lava spewing rock-climbing wall. ("I don't think anyone has died on that," Piper said.) After sweating to the point where I was soaked, I took a shower and got dressed for dinner.

"Hey Estelle!" Percy yelled, waving me to his table.

"So, how are you feeling?" He asked as I sat down across from him.

"Good. Piper and I did some training today. It was fun," I reply, taking a bite out og my sandwich.

"Training is fun," Percy agrees. "But when you're out there battling real monsters, it's anything but fun. Just saying."

"I-I guess."

"Oh and by the-" Percy gets cut off by a monstrous roar.

A figure rises up from the starry night sky.

"I am Ouranos! Bow before me, foolish demigods, for I am your king!"

Several demigods did not bow before Ouranos. Instead, they unsheathed their weapons.

"Bring me my daughter, Estelle Jackson, by sunrise or you'll be slaughtered! Sunrise! Remember!" he vanished with a poof.

The entire camp turned to meet my eyes.

"Estelle…" Annabeth whispered. "It's gonna be okay."

But the entire camp knew nothing was okay.

How many cliffhangers have I dropped on you guys? I lost track. Speaking of cliffhangers, Supergirl had a huge one back in February and I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS! (Does that sound familiar?)

If you do not watch Supergirl or The Flash, you should. They're both really good shows. Sorry for getting off topic.

Until next time, my friends.

-Padma

P.S.- If you like the sweet Hawaiian rolls, comment below because I'm eating one right now. :)