A/N: I'm so sorry I didn't update for so long! I finished exams, then I went to America, and now I'm sick. Not to mention technology ban, which came into place quite a while ago. I've been working on this chapter for over two weeks now, so I hope you will enjoy!
Jason's POV
Jason wasn't feeling good. He had been throwing up for the last eight hours, and now he was in bed, sick. In fact, he didn't even know why he was sick. All he remembered was waking up, feeling super stuffy, and heading down to the washroom. Piper had arrived soon after, and he had never been more glad to see a friendly face. Now he was in bed while Piper sat by him on his desk, and they were scrolling through TV shows they could possibly watch. According to Percy, the next person to sing was Reyna, and he told Piper. Her eye twitched.
"Why don't we watch Olympian Idol tonight?" She asked him. Jason shrugged.
"If you want to, why not." They had seen the Maze Runner, Divergent, even the Hunger Games that night. He could swear Piper was about to fall asleep if they didn't get any good entertainment soon.
"Alright," She replied. "I just need to find it." The Hephaestus Netflix (Known as the HepNet) had categorized all of the films and TV shows into different sections such as; Olympus, Mortal TV, Nymphs, Nature, Architecture, etc. Even Jason, who spent a ridiculous amount of time on HepNet hasn't seen all of even the Olympus channels. And there were only eighty three channels! Curse the interestingness of all of it.
"Aha!" Piper yelled triumphantly. "Here it is." A commercial went on for Ambrosia and Nectar products before a round of applause came onto the television.
*On TV*
"Welcome, everyone!" Hermes grinned and waved. "Another episode of Olympian Idol is up! The judges are Mars, Bellona and Minerva- all put into their Roman forms because the girl we have today is Roman! Welcome Miss Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano, otherwise known as RARA-" Hermes was cut off by an indignant shout.
"Two rules for you, Hermes," Reyna stormed onto the stage. "Do not call me by my full name, and do NOT call me RARA!" Hermes put his hands up.
"The audience told me to do it!" He defended himself. The audience cheered. "Well, Reyna? Tell me what song you are making a parody of." He held out his notebook and Reyna told him she was singing a recreation of Fight Song.
"Mind you all," she called out to the audience, "This wasn't my idea. I hate singing!" Hermes motioned for her to start.
"I'm on a island
Between two oceans
My life's a big wave
A ride in motion
Like all those little ghosts
Standing on the staircase
I might have one heart
But it belongs to a million
Like all those things you never seen
Just another tv screen
I think about all the things tonight
You don't know what's happening this time-"
"Sorry, I can't sing more," she announced. "I'm done for tonight." She moistened her lips and clasped her hands together, waiting for the judges to deliver what they think.
"Very good, daughter!" Bellona nodded approvingly. "That was nice. I pass you!" Reyna looked worried as she looked to Mars.
"Meh," Mars said with indifference. "Nothing different, nothing fun. No pass." The whole audience turned their gaze to Minerva.
"DIE ROMANS!" Came her response. "WHEN HAVE I GOTTEN SO MUCH ATTENTION? SO NOW YOU GIVE ME ATTENTION? YOU TURNED ME INTO A-" Minerva was slowly ushered offstage. "NO PASS! YOU FAILED! I NEED VICTORIA HERE-" Her yells were closed off as the doors backstage closed.
"Sorry, Reyna," Hermes said. "You don't go on to the next round." Reyna's lips held the ghost of a smile but she kept it well disguised.
"That's fine, Hermes," she grinned. "I have no intention of re-entering again." She waved and strode off stage, and Hermes waved his hand again.
"Good night, Olympus," he called. "See you next time!"
*To Jason*
"Good night, Piper," he mumbled. He was super tired.
"Good night, Jason," she replied. She gave him one last kiss before going back to her home.
