Hi guys! GREAT NEWS- well, actually I have 2 announcements- announcement numero uno: I have wifi! Whoo hoo! That means more updates even though I'm on a family vacation! Yay! Announcement number two- the amazing and talented PepsiCola541 and I are now writing a collab story together called Accidental Kings and Queens. The collab account is called Drinking in Qwerty, so check it out! (I'll put the summary at the bottom of this chapter.) Shout outs:
Myusernameisorigional- You don't sound naggy at all :) I did the same thing when I started posting on Fanfiction! And the drabble was really cute, by the way.
8EternallyMortal8- Aw, Thank you! :) I've never read Mortal Instruments, but I've heard a lot about it. It's about the shadow hunters, right? Is it any good?
Wisdoms daughter- OHMIGODS YOU LIKE KINGDOM KEEPERS TOO?! IT'S OFFICIAL WE JUST BECAME VIRTUAL BEST FRIENDS AHHH I'M FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW!
Random demigods- Feel free to guess! :)
Disclaimer: Me: Who owns PJO and HoO?
Readers: RICK RIORDAN!
Me: And who am I?
Readers: OBVIOUSLY NOT HIM!
Me: Gee, thanks for the leap of faith guys…
Percy's POV
We didn't have to look far to find Chiron. He was waiting for us outside the hospital like he knew we'd come looking for him- I couldn't decide if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Hello, children," he sighed, like he was mental willing us not to ask the questions at the tips of our tongues.
"Chiron, what happened?! The earth-bounds, when they attacked us-" Cried Annabeth, cut off by Chiron.
"Shhh! Not so loud!" He responded frantically, like we were all in terrible danger. Oh, that's right, we were. Silly me. "Come with me- I know a place we can talk."
As we followed Chiron, Annabeth shot me a glance that clearly said here we go again.
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Chiron led us to an island that looked so much like the earth-bounds' island, at first I thought he was leading us into a trap. Then I noticed little things here and there that calmed my nerves, like the fact the bridge looked safer and the road was paved instead of being made of dirt.
We followed the road until we got to a white picket fence at the base of a large hill with a lone pine tree at the top. There was a sign on the fence that read Pick your own Strawberries. I raised an eyebrow and turned to Chiron.
"Your great safe place is a strawberry field? You want us to pick strawberries?"
"Of course not," Chiron told me.
"Right, that clears everything up," I muttered. "Thanks for that." Chiron sighed like I was missing something really big and obvious.
"The strawberry farm is just a cover-up," he explained. "This is an old summer camp for… well, let's not go into that right now." He turned away from me uneasily like he'd come close to a sensitive subject, and whished he could take his words back.
"For what?" I asked curiously. Chiron pretended not to hear me, hurrying over the hill and heading toward a large four story blue house with white trim and a wrap-around porch. The rest of us were frozen in shock, staring at the amazing view below us.
The landscape was slightly run down, like no one had been around to properly care for it in years, but it was still beautiful. The strawberry fields were slightly overgrown, but still healthy. A blue canoe lake shimmered, and beyond that, blue waves crashed across a beach with sand white enough to look like powdered sugar.
Assorted cabins were sprinkled across a small clearing, although even from a distance I could tell the cabins were definitely different from any other summer camp cabins I'd ever seen in my life. One seemed to glow, while another was splattered with red paint, and those were some of the more normal ones.
"Where…where are we?" Gasped Annabeth from besides me, just as awed as I was.
"I have no idea," I replied honestly. I'd never seen a place like this in all my life.
"It's been a while since anyone's been here, that's for sure," Thalia commented, and Frank snorted in agreement.
"Are you guys coming or not?" Called Chiron from just outside what I'd mentally dubbed "The Big House." Without further ceremony we headed down the hill, hopefully to get some answers.
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"That's exactly what happened?" Chiron asked, his eyebrows knitted together in concern.
"Yup," Annabeth confirmed, idly tapping her fingers across the ping-pong table we were gathered around.
"I see," Chiron said gravelly. "I need to go, but I'd advise you all to stay here."
"Wait! Where are you going?" Objected Annabeth at the same time as I said, "Stay here? But I have to be home by eleven!"
"I have a meeting with some… important people. I'll inform your mother you're here, Percy. She'll understand."
"She will?"
"I fear she knew you would be coming here soon when you told her about the MIST Academy," Chiron informed me. I was too shocked to respond. "Stay here- pick a cabin to sleep in, and I'll be back soon to train you."
"Train us?!" Annabeth cried.
"Yes, child," Chiron said gravelly. "I fear you'll need it."
I know, short and unclear- sorry 'bout that. The next chapter will be in Chiron's POV and the one after that, you guys will finally get some answers! Yay! Here's the summary to Accidental Kings and Queens, as promised:
Percy just wants to escape royal life and be himself. Annabeth was kidnapped as a child and has no idea who she really is, only that the Queen is overtaxing her village. When Annabeth sets out to seek help and runs into Percy, they will be forced to face the truth- both about their pasts, and their feelings.
All you Percabeth shippers, check it out! (Remember, it's not on this account, it's on the collab one!) Reviewer's Question: What song do you think best "fits" this story? I'll listen to all the submissions, and the person who submits the best song will get the next chapter dedicated to them! :) Until next time!
