Hello, everybody! Welcome to the twenty-first annual chapter of this story. I hope you like it, and may the odds be ever in your favor! Sorry. I couldn't help myself.
Disclaimer: I, AWESOMENINJA09, DO NOT HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF OWNING THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS SERIES, SADLY. *runs off crying* I also don't know Fox News, just to let you know. *sniff sniff sniff*
"What?" Thalia asked after getting over the shock of seeing her father and two uncles in the room. All of the teenagers heads swindled towards hers.
"Was there just a dance competition going on?" Poseidon asked, eyes sparkling.
"Yes, Father." Percy nodded.
"And who was in it?"
"Luke and I, Father." He answered again.
"And who won?"
"Me."
"No! You did not win!" Luke interrupted.
Hades smirked. "Okay. Pick two friends. The three of you win have five seconds to dance. Then Percy will pick two friends and dance for the same amount if time. The people in this room will vote. Pick two people, my son not included."
Zeus turned towards his youngest brother. "Hades, we have important business to talk about with our children. They can have this so called dance battle when we're done speaking to them."
"No, Brother." Poseidon's eyes glistened. "Let them do it now. When we're done talking with them they might not be in the mood for dancing."
Perry's eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean we might not be in the mood for-"
"Father?" Thalia interrupted.
"Yes, Daughter?"
"Can we please have this dance battle? Don't you want to see you're children, the ones that you worked so hard to help become a pop star and fantastic dancer, beat this jerk?" She gestured towards Thalia.
"Excuse me, but you have no right to call me a-"
"And," Thalia interrupted yet again. "You don't want to give Mr. I-Can-Do-Everything-Better-Than-You to get a head start, do you?" She batted her eyes all innocent-like.
Zeus sighed. "Well, I guess that you're correct. We don't want him to have an advantage against you. Very well. Hades? Do you want to do the honors?"
"It would be my pleasure, Brother." The Father of Nico smirked. "Luke, pick you're partners."
Luke grinned all evil-like. "Ethan and... Thalia."
Thalia's eyes widened. "Really?" She complained. Poseidon grinned even more, winking at her. Thalia grinned too. "I mean... Really? I don't think that I'm good enough, but okay."
"Percy, now you pick." Poseidon said.
"Is this really necessary? We all know that he doesn't need help." Zeus asked. Everybody ignored him.
"Nico and... Annabeth." Percy decided. The two of them walked up and started a huddle.
"You have thirty seconds to decide what to do!" Hades announced.
In Percy, Annabeth, and Nico's huddle, things went like this:
"What are we going to do?"
"Have you seen our music video to Something Big? It was me dancing in front with Nico and Thalia behind me."
"Yeah."
"Just copy Thalia's first dance moves. It's really easy, look." Percy did a series of fast dance moves. Annabeth copied him. "Yes! Exactly! And Nico, I bet that you know what to do."
"Wow, Perce. You know me so well. I never forget the dance moves to a music video or the lyrics to a song."
"What is the third word in the song Cheerleader?"
"..."
"It's need!"
"I told you."
"Wow, Nico."
"Thanks, Annabeth!"
"Times up!" Hades voice boomed. The trio got into positions and was soon ready to dance.
Luke, Ethan, and Thalia's group was more like this:
"I'm in front!"
"No, I am!"
"No way! It's my group!"
"So? I'm in the group!"
"Who cares! I'm in front!"
"Well, she is the best dancer."
"Are you admitting that I'm better than you, Castallian?" (Please tell me if I spelled this wrong!)
"No I am not, Grace."
"Times up!" Hades voice boomed. The three got into positions, definitely not ready to dance.
"Oh don't you dare look back.
Just keep your eyes on me."
I said, "You're holding back, "
She said, "Shut up and dance with me!" "
The song started. Sadly enough, that was five seconds. But in those five seconds, Percy and Nico were moving so fast that Annabeth was having trouble keeping up. The two boys weren't tired at the end, but Annabeth was breathing deep breaths, trying to calm herself. It was Luke's teams turn.
"his woman is my destiny
She said, "Ooh-ooh-hoo,
Shut up and dance with me."
(Shut Up And Dance With Me by Walk The Moon)
Thalia was really the only person on that team with a plan. She was just as fast as Nico and Percy, but was also much more graceful. Luke and Ethan were just standing back there, watching their other crewmember with dumbstruck looks on their faces.
Thalia was barely out of breath by the end of it too. All six of them: both teams, turned towards The Big Three's parents who had been watching with proud yet Saturn faces.
"Okay. Who votes for Luke?" Poseidon asked. Nobody except for... Nobody cheered.
"Who votes for Percy?" Everybody went wild. Even though there were barely any teenagers there, the room was loud enough to fill a classroom while the teacher was gone.
"Okay, so that settles it. Perry's team wins. Now Percy, Nico, and Thalia, we really need to speak to you." Zeus looked around. "In private."
"Yes, Uncle." Nico answered. Together, the three cousins looked back at their friends pleading before leaving the room with their parents.
"So, children. You're uncles and I have been talking, and we have agreed that you have had enough of school." Hades started.
Percy, Thalia, and Nico just stood there and looked at him, eyes wide.
"Wha-"
"But-"
"Why-" They sputtered.
"Because we feel like it will get to you soon. That dance competition there? We all know that you can dance better and faster with wider gestures. You three are slacking off, so don't you dare talk back." Zeus warned.
"We are not slacking off!" Thalia shrieked. "It was your idea to put us here in the first place!"
"Father," Nico said quietly. Thalia stopped exploding towards her dad and faced him, shocked.
"Yes, Son?"
"Why must we leave? Why can't we stay until the school year is over. It's December. We've only been here for three months and have made lots and lots of friends. We deserve a normal education, and this is where we can get it. Please, Father, if not for us... Can you do it for Goode? Can you do it for our friends and family that live here?"
"My mom lives here." Percy added, looking sad. "I've only been able to see her once, and that was by accident. Can't we stay longer just so that I can see her and get to know her again? It's been about six years, please?" He used those tempting hurt baby seal eyes. Poseidon almost had no chance.
"Yes, you may stay for some little bit longer, but you leave-" He started, but Zeus cut in.
"Friday."
"But today's Tuesday! That's three days!" Thalia complained.
"At least we're not having you leave tonight like we'd planned. Now, you may tell your friends this, but don't have it spread to everyone here. Understood?" Zeus answered.
"Yes, Father."
"Yes, Uncle."
Nod.
That was all that the three of them had said until they walked back outside, completely ditching their friends. They were congratulated for the awesome performance that they had put on during the Talent Show. Only the three of them were good actors, so nobody noticed that they were now taking the compliments half-heartedly.
Making their way back inside, the three of them opened random doors looking for an empty room that wasn't a bedroom or bathroom. Not surprisingly, it really wasn't that hard.
They settled for a room with light brown walls, a small couch, a chair, a tiny coffee table, and a flat screen T.V.
"You know," Thalia started, plopping down on the couch. "School really was good for us."
"Agreed." Nico sat down beside her. "I was always so quiet. That's why I'd never sung anything except for that one song, you know? The people at Goode... they'd helped me open up. And for that, I'm forever grateful."
"Wow, Nico. You sound so formal." Percy sat on the single chair since there was no more room on the couch. "But yeah, we learned in a way that we've never learned before, we became more social and outgoing, and we learned how to party and be chill."
"Yup."
The three of them stayed in a comfortable silence for a few minutes, but when the ADHD started acting up, Thalia turned the T.V on.
"We all know the famous band, we all love the famous band: The Big Three!" The News reporter announced. "So, we are going to share a few facts about each band member that you most definitely didn't know after the break!"
A commercial started playing, so Percy, Thalia, and Nico stayed still and continued watching. The show came back on and the same reporter continued talking.
"Fact One: Percy Jackson's full name is Perseus Jackson."
"Why are they sharing my full name?" Percy asked.
"Fact Two: Thalia's mom was a drunk. She moved in with her dad after her mom died when she was twelve."
"So?" Thalia asked, glaring at the screen. "Who cares? That's about my mom, not me!"
"Nico di Angelo is French!" The reporter said.
Nico stood up. "Okay, that is not true. I am Italian. Not French. My name is Italian, I am Italian. Not French! I'm going to call this station and complain!" He whipped out his phone and furiously called the News Place. The phone started ringing on the screen.
The news reporter stopped with his "facts" (thank gods!) and answered the phone. When he did, Nico put his phone on speakerphone.
"Hello? Can you please put this on speakerphone so that everybody watching can hear this too? It's Nico di Angelo." Nico asked. The reporter on the T.V. screen looked surprised and nodded.
"Yes, Mr. Do Angelo. Most definitely." The reporter complied. "What were you going to say?"
"All of these facts that you're hearing are fake." He answered.
"Why would you go sharing my real name with everybody? I go by Percy, why does my real name matter?" Percy asked.
"That fact about my mom was exactly that. It was about my mom. Not me!" Thalia added.
"And I'm not French. I'm Italian. Everybody knows that, so quit lying. We'll give you the facts, real facts, and those will be what you hear."
"Okay then..." The News Reporter stuttered. "Go ahead. Three facts per person, please."
"Before joined TB3, I was part of a big group of girls that hunt dangerous animal with the government's permission. I still go out with them every once and a while, but not that often any more." Thalia started.
"I haven't been rich all my life. When I was twelve, I lived with my mom. We had trouble even paying for food to eat. Then my dad came into our lives and discovered my musical talent. Now we're all rich, but my mom still prefers to live in a tiny apartment because it's comfortable to her." Percy added.
"My mom died about two years after I was born. I don't remember her, but my sister did. Then she died not too long ago also. I've seen a lot of deaths." Nico said sadly.
"That's three facts. Can you keep going?" The Reporter asked, looking hopeful.
"I've never had a boyfriend."
"I've never had a girlfriend."
"I can be formal when needed. Percy and Thalia get really annoyed by it."
"I make my hair spiky to annoy my father."
"I've always looked up to my father, but he can be hard to please."
"My father likes my two cousins more than me."
Thalia and Percy went quiet after hearing Nico's last fact.
"Yeah..." Thalia said into the phone, a little uncomfortable. "Bye." Then they hung up.
"Well, that was the actual members of TB3 with nine facts that you definitely didn't know about them. I must say, some of those really surprised even me. Especially Nico di Angelo's last one... anyway, until next time, this is Fox News, coming at you live!"
Then Salina, Annabeth, Piper, Jason, Leo, Frank, Hazel, Calypso, Rachel and everyone else from the other room entered the room that the three cousins were sitting in, laughing happily. But when Piper saw the three of them, her face fell. Jason's did the same, then Annabeth's and Leo's, until everybody was watching The Big Three curiously.
"What's wrong?" Piper asked.
"Just living a moment." Nico answered.
"We saw what happened on Fox News." Jason supplied. "We just didn't know that you'd been in here. We were looking for you."
"Yeah." Thalia answered, not looking away from the T.V.
"Percy?" Annabeth asked weakly. He didn't say anything. "Come on, talk to me."
He just stood up and started leaving, pushing past Piper. Everybody else got out of his way.
"Percy!" Annabeth followed him. She saw an opening and took it. Grabbing his arm, she pulled with all of the strength that she had (which was a lot) and forced him into the closest room, closing and locking the door behind the two of them.
They were in a bedroom.
Then Annabeth did something that surprised both of them.
She kissed him.
Well, that's the chapter! For all of you Percabeth fans reading this, I hope that you're happy! I just couldn't resist myself, and I couldn't write any more than 21 chapters with no Percabeth what-so-ever, so I hope that this surprise ending exchanges things.
With Percy, Thalia, and Nico leaving soon and Annabeth not knowing, what do you think that the next chapter will be like? Please tell me in your reviews!
So that was my first ever book fair, and it was pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. I managed to see Mr. Lemony Snicker four times that day, which surprised even me. He started thinking that I was stalking him.
Anyway, enough about me. I hope that YOU like this update! Next question: What is your favorite color? I know that this isn't exactly creative, but whatever. If you don't want to answer that, then answer this: Which is your favorite book in both of the series? You can only pick one! Or answer both questions, if you want to. I'm fine with anything!
If you read all of this, please add Mr. Mustache into your review. I want to know who's as awesome as my name here! Any ninjas reading this? *looks around suspiciously*
Well,that's it for now. Hold on a second, I'm forgetting something... HAPPY HALLOWEEN! What'd you do for this candy eating holiday! I didn't really do anything that exciting...
NOW until next time,
Awesomeninja09.
I'm going to go read more FanFictions! Yay!