Grover's POV
I was sitting with Percy and some of my fellow satyr friends.
Apollo was waiting for us to settle down.
"Up next is," Apollo, said picking a name from the fish bowl, "Annabeth Chase!"
"What!" Annabeth shrieked.
"I said – Annabeth Chase is up next!" Apollo repeated.
"Humph." Annabeth grumped.
Annabeth got up, and walked backstage.
Finally, Annabeth walked out from the red curtains and picked up the microphone while Hermes was introducing her, and saying which song she was going to sing.
She looked at the band, and they started playing.
Halo, by Beyoncé.
Annabeth:
Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound
I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again
Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
Halo, halo
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
As Annabeth finished her song, everyone started clapping and cheering for her.
Annabeth blushed and walked down to the ground. I went to congratulate her for the nice song.
Then Juniper, my girlfriend, walked over to her and hugged me pretty hard for a wood nymph. I hugged her back and told her I have to go, she said the same.
"Hey Annabeth!" I said cheerfully.
"Hey Grover!" she replied.
I sighed. Annabeth is usually really, hm, how should I put it, cheerful when she wants to be, or the complete opposite. Well, that's life, I guess.
Travis's POV
I was sitting next to Katie, ah; just thinking about her makes me feel happy.
I had several bandages from apparently an empousai attack, luckily Katie saved both of our butts, yet I still had some big cuts on my back along with a sprained ankle.
Oh well. Any who, I was waiting for Apollo to call out the next contestant.
"Next up is, Clarisse la Rue!" Apollo said while doing mini jumps on the stage.
Girly, is the only thing I see in Apollo.
"No Way!" Clarisse screamed. She started cursing in ancient Greek.
She still followed Apollo's orders. She went to back stage and stayed there for about 5 minutes. She finally came out, with her whole Ares look.
She walked up to the microphone, and glanced at the band.
Then she started.
New Divide by Linkin' Park
Clarisse:
I remembered black skies
The lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
There was nothing in sight
But memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss
In every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret
And each goodbye
was a mistake to great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
As Clarisse finished her song, Apollo announced that there would be a 10-minute break. Then we would continue with the competition. Zeus, Poseidon , and Hades along with Hestia were getting up from the judging desk. Yeah, The Big Three were judging the competition, and Hestia was the guest judge this week.
I went to go say hi to my dad.
I jogged toward him and he turned around.
"Hey Son!" Hermes said cheerfully.
"Hey Dad!" I answered.
"How do you think the competition is so far?" I asked him.
"Great, but I still think Apollo is a little too giggly," he said.
"Hey!" Apollo said joining the conversation.
"Hey Apollo," I said casually.
"Hey there Travis!" Apollo replied. We talked a little bit more.
I jogged away when the 10-minute mark was almost done; I got back to my seat and waited for the competition to start again.
Percy's POV
I was sitting next to Grover and Annabeth.
Apollo went on to the stage and started digging his hand in the fish bowl.
"The next singer is… Leo Valdez!" Apollo said happily.
"Aw, nuts!" Leo pouted.
He went up to the back stage and stayed there for a while. Then Hermes came out and introduced Leo, and which song he was going to sing, which happened to be Dynamite, by Taio Cruz.
Leo walked out onto the stage and grabbed the microphone and looked at the band. They started playing and Leo went in right on cue.
Dynamite , by Taio Cruz
I came to dance-dance-dance-dance,
I hit the floor cause that's my plans plans plans plans,
I'm wearing all my favorite brands brands brands brands,
Give me some space for both my hands hands hands hands.
Yeah, Yeah.
Cause it goes on and on and on.
And It goes on and on and on. Yeeah
I Throw My Hands Up In The Air Sometimes,
Saying Ay-Oh, Gotta Let go.
I wanna celebrate and live my life,
Saying Ay-Oh, Baby Let's Go.
Cause we gon rock this club,
We gon' go all night,
We gon' light it up,
Like it's dynamite.
Cause I told you once,
Now I told you twice,
We gon light it up,
Like it's dynamite.
I came to move move move move,
Get out the way of me and my crew crew crew crew,
I'm in the club so I'm gonna do do do do,
Just what the fuck came here to do do do do,
Yeah Yeah,
Cause it goes on and on and on.
And it goes on and on and
I Throw My Hands Up In The Air Sometimes,
Saying Ay-Oh, Gotta Let go.
I wanna celebrate and live my life,
Saying Ay-Oh, Baby Let's Go.
Cause we gon rock this club,
We gon' go all night,
We gon' light it up,
Like it's dynamite.
Cause I told you once,
Now I told you twice,
We gon light it up,
Like it's dynamite.
I'm gonna take it all I,
I'm gonna be the last one standing,
I run the whole night,
I'm gonna be the last one landing,
Cause I, I, I believe it
And I, I, I .. I just want it all
I just want it all
I'm gonna put my hands in the air, hands in the air.
Put your hands in the air.
I Throw My Hands Up In The Air Sometimes,
Saying Ay-Oh, Gotta Let go.
I wanna celebrate and live my life,
Saying Ay-Oh, Baby Let's Go.
Cause we gon rock this club,
We gon' go all night,
We gon' light it up,
Like it's dynamite.
Cause I told you once,
Now I told you twice,
We gon light it up,
Like it's dynamite.
As Leo finished his song, there was a standing ovation, and loud cheers everywhere.
I must admit, his song was awesome.
I got up and started a cheer with his name in it.
"LEO LEO LEO LEO LEO LEO" over and over again.
Finally, all the commotion died down, and Leo walked down the stairs where Jason and Piper greeted him there.
Apollo flashed onto the stage.
"Well done Leo!" he congratulated.
"The next performer willl be ….. Nico!" Apollo said.
"WHAT!" Nico exclaimed a little too loudly.
Shadows started forming around him.
Then, he disappeared. But then he appeared on stage. Shadow travel.
Hermes also popped onto the stage and introduced Nico and which song he was going to sing. Nico grabbed the microphone angrily, and glared at the band to start playing. They started and he sang. He was actually pretty good.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there would find me
Till then I walk alone
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone
Read between the lines of what's
Fucked up and every thing's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there would find me
Till then I walk alone
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah Ah-Ah Ah-
I walk alone
I walk a...
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a..
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there would find me
Till then I walk alone
hahah, Haaahahahaha, Hahahaaaaa...
He stopped his song immediately. First there was silence. Then a roar of clapping and cheering filled the air. He nodded his head and went backstage. He walked down the stairs and kept on walking as if nothing abnormal had just happened. He just walked back to his seat and plopped down. I guess Hades children don't like attention.
I sighed. Yeah, I know what it's like to be the center of attention.
End of Chapter.
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