Annabeth was glad she could finally use the computer after what seemed like ages. It seemed like Percy's computer loved to break. And it wasn't her fault. Well maybe it was her fault once, when she had slammed the lid of the laptop so hard the screen cracked. And there was the time when she and Percy had dropped it out of the window in Sally's apartment. But other than that, it was all Percy's fault she hadn't been on the computer.
After Leo had fixed it for the fourteenth time that week, Annabeth had finally gotten back to reading on . Turns out there were more people who had accepted their challenge, and had posted the first one.
The cursor hovered over the first link. Annabeth hesitated. The last time she clicked a link, Percy had knocked over a glass of orange juice onto the keyboard. After she double-checked that there wasn't anything that could kill the computer, she clicked the link.
A Horse and His Rider» by StackofStories
Annabeth scanned the story, making sure she wasn't going crazy. Hazel and Arion. Wow.
"Why is it always Arion?" She mumbled under her breath.
A creaking noise caused Annabeth to turn. Reaching for her dagger, she scanned her surroundings. She shrugged the feeling off. Must've been her nerves.
Turning back to the screen, she noticed there was another story for the same challenge. Annabeth checked again or things that might harm the computer, and clicked the next link.
The Story of Us» by mae2551
Annabeth was glad that there wasn't Arion in this pairing. But the pairing that was in there made her choke on her own saliva. Octavian and Circe. Octagon and Circle. Made sense. They were both shapes.
The sound of footsteps made Annabeth grab her dagger. Okay. Maybe it wasn't her nerves. Maybe there actually someone there. A faint memory surfaced. A conversation she had with Percy. About crazy stalkers that went on Fanfiction. Well if it was a crazy stalker, she would send them to jail or something. After a few minutes, Annabeth's ADHD started acting up, so she turned back to the laptop.
She clicked the next link for the second challenge.
Percy finds Fanfiction» by StackOfStories
Annabeth read through the story. She was pretty sure that something like finding Fanfiction would give Percy a heart attack. Maybe it would leave him more hyperactive than he was already. But since he had already found Fanfiction and hadn't had a heart attack yet, Annabeth was almost proud of him. Almost.
The next link was for the last challenge.
Green Apples and The Nile» by StackofStories
Annabeth knew perfectly well who the Egyptian god Anubis was. What Annabeth didn't know was why someone would make Percy do that. The writing was good, but the plot made Annabeth want to shove her eyes down her throat. That way she wouldn't be able to read. Swallowing her anger for the moment, Annabeth posted a bonus challenge for those who wanted to do something different.
Bonus Challenge!
Write a story with any three characters from Percy Jackson giving a speech about exactly how to write Fanfiction. It has to be at least 400 words and it has to be written in Drew's point of view, whether she is giving the speech or not.
Have fun trying! Also, StackofStories has officially proven him/her worthy.
Grinning at what she had written, Annabeth saved the document and posted it on the same story but as a second chapter. Suddenly, feeling the anger that she'd ignored, she threw the computer across the room. Before it could hit the wall, it hit someone dressed as a ninja. Annabeth instantly knew it was the person she'd heard before. Unsheathing her dagger, she pointed it at the intruder.
"Who are you?" She hissed.
The ninja squirmed. "Please don't kill me!" He said. "I was just practicing my ninja skills!"
Glaring, Annabeth ripped the mask off. Underneath was a boy, about thirteen years old, with brown hair and green eyes.
"I said," Annabeth repeated. "Who are you?"
"Me?" The boy asked. "I'm the awesome ninja master Dan Cahill!"
Annabeth gasped. "I read about you on ! But you're not supposed to be here!"
"And you're not supposed to throw computers at people!"
The computer! How could Annabeth be so stupid! The laptop had broken into two pieces, with wires sticking out and a memory chip had fallen out. Great. Now it needed to be fixed again.
Looking away from the computer, Annabeth realized the boy had gone. He'd probably jumped out of the open window.
Then Annabeth realized something else. Her life had become very, very crazy.
"It can't get any crazier can it?"
Annabeth face-palmed. She'd just jinxed it. Great.