Hello! I know this is really late so... let me try to explain. All my other stories are also on hiatus because of the huge workload, so this is also going to slow down a lot more :( And the other reason is because im kinda demotivated for this crossover particularly. But the reason why I chose to update this now, is because some of you were urging me to continue this :') And so I have! Enjoy!
Percy
"Percy! You're up late again! Emily is already on her way to the training room." Percy's mentor called.
Even though the dream seemed to be a short one, it was already morning. And his friends Thalia and Nico were probably already down at the training room, trying to find him.
Percy leapt out of bed, throwing the blanket aside. "I'm up!" He called.
He quickly changed into the training costume that the tributes were required to wear. It wasn't exactly very comfortable, since he was used to wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans. Nevertheless, he threw it on and dashed out of the room.
Gulping down his breakfast without a word, he ran over to the elevator and pressed the button to go down.
The elevator looked somewhat like the one in the Empire state Building, where he took it to Olympus, located on the 600th floor.
He elevator doors opened, and he dashed out. As usual, he was the last one to arrive. But that didn't bother him at all. The training they did here was a fraction of what he practised in camp. Maybe if he could find Thalia and Nico, they could have some time to spar with each other.
Sweeping his eyes over everyone, he managed to spot them at the edible fruits section. He went over, deciding to give them a surprise.
He crouched down behind them, and gave each of them a hard poke at the back. What he didn't expect was to find himself at the end of a fully notched and loaded bow, with a gleaming silver arrow pointed straight at his heart. On top of that, Nico's stygian iron sword had materialised from the shadows and was pressed against his neck. All of this happened in a split second, and Percy had no time to react.
"Aww c'mon, It's just a joke." Percy protested.
Thalia glared and lowered her bow. It disappeared into thin air. "Well, that's what you get for trying to prank a hunter of Artemis."
"And next time you might not be so lucky." Nico added. The shadows darkened around his sword and it disappeared.
"Got it." Percy smiled.
"I assume you know why we are here?" Thalia asked. "Your dad said you saw what happened up on Olympus."
"I did. I was there in my dream." Percy confirmed.
"Great. So we won't have to take ages to tell you then, Kelp Head." Thalia grinned.
"Shut it, Pinecone Face." Percy grumbled.
"So what's our next move?" Nico asked.
"I have already formed allies with Katniss Everdeen and her district partner Peeta Mellark. But we still have to discuss what we are going to do once we are in the arena." Percy informed. "And I have to ask her if you two can join our alliance. If you want to, that is."
"Okay, then let's go and tell her later. Maybe during lunch." Nico said. "I feel like trying out those Capitol weapons."
"I tried them, most of them are unbalanced." Percy warned.
"Why don't we spar with our own weapons?" suggested Thalia. She pulled out a long silver knife.
"Sounds fun. Let's start." Percy agreed.
"Thalia and me, against you." Nico added.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Percy grumbled.
"Not for you to say, Percy." Thalia winked, and launched herself at Percy.
Percy managed to uncap Riptide just in time to prevent himself from being skewered by Thalia's knife.
Percy slashed hard at Nico, but he blocked it, sword materialising in his hand. He parried Thalia's stroke and pushed her back. Nico advanced from behind, and tried to attack him. But Percy expected this, and side stepped, whipping around. He struck out at Nico quickly, and caught him off-guard. Riptide ripped a hole in his uniform, and tearing a bit of his skin. Nico didn't even bother to stop. He threw his sword at Percy's thigh. This time, Percy was a little too slow in moving away. The blade cut into his thigh, and blood gushed out. But being a demigod, these kind of injuries always happened when practising. It wasn't that bad. Thalia jumped at him from behind, giving him an electric shock hard enough to send him tumbling to the floor.
"We win!" Thalia concluded.
"But you used your powers!" Percy pouted.
"Too bad there's no water here Percy." Thalia smirked.
"Fine. I'll get you back for that one day."
"You wish."
Percy got up from the floor. Apparently none of the instructors had seen them fighting. Maybe they were too busy.
"Have any ambrosia?" Percy asked.
"Last piece." Nico said, digging a square of ambrosia out of his pocket. He broke half of it and threw it to Percy, who ate the other half. His wound started to heal immediately.
"How's Annabeth? " Percy asked.
"She's fine. She is fulfilling her job as the architect of Olympus." Thalia replied.
"That's great then." Percy said. He was glad his girlfriend could do something she was interested in- Architecture.
The bell rang, signalling to the tributes to gather for lunch.
Percy, Thalia, and Nico went over to the table where Katniss and Peeta were sitting.
"Hey." Peeta greeted.
"I wanted to ask if you guys would agree to include these two as our allies." Percy said, nodding towards Thalia and Nico.
"No." Katniss said immediately.
"What? Why? But they are really good at fighting. I want them on the team." Percy said, trying to convince her. "It would put us in a better advantage."
"You asked me for my permission, and I said no. We can't have too many people as allies. What happens if we are the last ones on the arena?" Katniss snapped.
Percy hadn't thought about that from a mortal's point of view. He certainly couldn't tell her that they were demigods and were trying to help her win. She wouldn't believe him, and would break up this alliance. Percy couldn't let that happen, especially with Greek monsters on the loose.
"I-" Percy tried to say.
"No Percy, it's okay." Thalia said. "Nico and I will be allies. We'll go separate ways then."
"But we have to-"
"Really, Percy, its fine. Maybe I'll see you around in the arena. Then we can get back our revenge on you for scaring us just now." Thalia joked. Nico and Thalia walked away.
Percy turned back to Katniss. "So what are you planning to do first thing in the arena?" he asked.
"Grab a few things and run. Don't stay too long at the cornucopia. The careers will try to secure most of the supplies. We need to get as much distance from them as fast as possible." Katniss said.
"Run where?" Percy asked. He wasn't that good at making plans. Usually, Annabeth was always there for him.
Katniss gave him a look that seemed to say: how stupid can you be? She replied, "Find some cover. The woods would be good. Look out for a water source. It is important we find food and drink."
"Got it." Percy said. But he wished Thalia and Nico was with them. Thalia was a hunter of Artemis. She would be particularly useful when it came to the forest. Nico was the son of the god of the underworld. He could conjure up skeleton armies of the dead. That would certainly be useful if they needed to fight a bunch of monsters.
"I'm sorry for not agreeing them on our alliance. But we really can't have so many people. You sounded like they were really close to you." Katniss pointed out after a while.
Percy thought about how to answer this question. He couldn't tell her that they were actually his cousins. It would make her suspicious.
"Uh. We talked for a while just now. I figured they might be pretty useful." Percy said. "But it's okay if you don't want them as allies. They would be more than fine on their own."
"Alright. So see you tomorrow at the interview." Katniss sighed.
"Okay. See you there then." Percy waved, before going to the elevator to go back to his room.
But when Percy opened his bedroom door, he found a rainbow right over his bed.
"Please deposit one drachma." A woman's voice said from somewhere inside the rainbow.
Percy quickly closed the door and locked it. He fished around in his pocket and took out his last drachma. He always carried one around just for emergencies.
Tossing it into the rainbow where it disappeared, he said, "O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, accept my offering. Show me the message."
The rainbow shimmered, and an image was formed. It was Nico di Angelo. Nico was standing over a sink, in the bathroom.
"Percy." He whispered.
"Hello. Why did you try to contact me?" Percy asked.
"Thalia wanted me to tell you that to prevent Katniss from suspecting anything about you, we cannot act as though we know each other that well. I mean, we aren't even from the same district. At least it's okay for me and Thalia to know each other well, but as for you… such things just doesn't happen. You can't risk Katniss not trusting you. She needs your help." Nico babbled on.
"So what are you trying to tell me?" Percy asked, slightly confused what to do.
"Percy, I'm trying to tell you that we should try not to meet in the arena. But if we do meet, and it is too early into the game, we will have to pretend that we are enemies." Nico said gravely.
"And what do you mean by that?" Percy asked.
"I mean that if we do meet you face to face in the arena, it would result in some sort of fighting. That is what Thalia wanted me to warn you about. We will try to avoid each other as long as possible. But if anything happens, just be prepared." Nico said.
"Yeah. And I have no idea what Katniss would do if she sees you all." Percy said. "Just be careful, alright?"
"You too, Kelp Head." Nico grinned.
But they were interrupted as the woman's voice from the rainbow said, "Please deposit a drachma for another five minutes."
"The connection is going to cut. I'm out of cash." Percy whispered.
The rainbow flickered and died. The image of Nico disappeared.
Hehe...im trying to complicate the plot a bit more :) Pls read and review :) Thank you.