DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PJO
They made their way pass the staring people. Percy ignored the whispers. Finally they were getting near the Big House when
"Hey, who the hell are you?"
Percy looked to find that it was Drew. Oh, this is gonna be good. Thalia would be forever in her favour if he kille- -, er he meant, 'hurt' Thalia's half-brother.
Aku growled at Drew which caused him to yelp and the brushed his head to nudge Percy to calm him down. Percy visibly relaxed at Aku's attempt to comfort him (Aku's in the size of a normal wolf right now)
"I'm here at the order of my Patron to stand by the hunters and to inform Chiron of our arrival and the Olympian Council's latest meeting" Percy replied in a steely voice. Percy intentionally said at the 'order' of his Patron and not 'at the order of Zeus'
"Well, why don't you show us your face and start explaining. I'm the leader here and I'm as good as Chiron" Drew says.
Someone in the pack said, "Just get out of the way. We don't deal with weaklings!" And snickers erupted from the Pack which enraged Drew
"A weakling? Oh yeah- -" just as Drew was about to get his sword, Chiron shouted
"What ho!"
Again this made the Pack laugh a bit with the though, Ole Chiron never changes
This was another thing, among lots of others, that the Pack had in common: they were fond of Chiron and look at him as sort of a father figure
"Drew, sheath your sword. Lady Artemis has arrived inside the Big House and informed me of the situation. Tell all the cabin councillors to meet at the amphitheatre so that they may be briefed and be ready to welcome our guests" Chiron ordered. Drew looked ready to complain, but one look from Chiron sent him running.
"Now, if I may, would you're leader come forward so I may greet him in the Big House?" Chiron asks cautiously. What he meant was would the one in charge come so I may interrogate him?
"I am their Ace," Percy says stepping forward and bowed to Chiron as a form of sincere respect. Chiron then bowed in turn. "Now, you are called the Pack are you not? The rest of your Pack may . . ." Chiron said not knowing whether to give them a tour or let them rest inside the Big House
Percy picked up from there
"C," Percy called and a guy step up. "You're in charge. Take the Pack and let them rest and I'll just follow"
"Where, sir?"
When in public, they address Percy formally
"Go to Cabin 13-"
"Uhm, I'm sorry my boy, but we can't just let you stay at just any empty cabin. It depends on your parentage-"
"Hestia's our patron, remember?" Percy reminded Chiron and Chiron just nodded
"So anyway, go to Cabin 13. Make yourselves at home" That was kind of a code word for the Pack. What Percy meant was, make the necessary precautions and security before relaxing. "I think we shouldn't start walking around for a while with the campers not knowing a thing about us. We might kill one of them" Chiron cringed at this "And stay absolutely away from the hunters because we still don't know what their reactions about us are. Got it?"
"Yes sir"
And they trudged away.
Chiron and Percy walked inside the Big House and then they talked. Percy introduced himself as 'Alpha,' the Ace of the Pack. He talked about what the Pack is. Chiron, to Percy's pleasure, asked in pure concern and hope, that they had information about Percy Jackson.
Percy was really glad Chiron still cared. In fact, it took every ounce of him not to take of his hood, wrench out his goggles and pull down the cloth from his face. But of course, he couldn't risk that.
Alpha told Chiron that the Pack had met Percy Jackson but what they know is that he does not wish to be found.
Chiron nodded in disappointment and told Alpha that if they would go to the amphitheatre to be introduced. Percy nodded and went inside Hestia's Cabin were his Pack awaited him.
Hestia's cabin was like a ranch and a cozy home.
The Architecture was amazing on it. Trust Annabeth to make simplicity be able to make you drool at the spot.
Percy's eyes widened. Annabeth
From his source of information, Annabeth was still here. Percy will be able to see her again! It's gonna be sweet to see his best friend. He bets Annabeth already has a boyfriend. At that thought, Percy smirked. He can't wait to tease her about it….oh wait, he'll just be able to see her. He can't talk to her unless he wants to reveal his identity
He was disappointed at that thought
He sighs.
"Where did you guys bring Aku?" Percy asked them as he entered and sat at the couch at the living room
They snorted. "No one can bring Aku anywhere. He's at the woods. We saw Nix and Pisto joining him. The Hunters are roaming outside" C said. Pisto was Nico's white Lion
"Got that right, C. Those man-hater horrifying monsters! Anyway, if Pisto is here, that means Nico will be arriving soon" Percy heard someone whom he thought was J inform him
"Thanks, J. We're wanted at the amphitheatre, by the way" Percy informed them. They groan. Percy had a feeling that they're gonna be groaning a lot for the next two days.
"Okay, guys. The immortal cabin counsellors are going to introduce their cabins to us" Percy says slowly so that he could give them time to let it sink. "Now, most of us are going to see our siblings" Percy continues and the others who had not caught on to what Percy was saying before had their eyes wide with realization now. "And . . ." Even Percy faltered at the thought to see the friends that stood by him when he was being cast. "And…nothing….never mind….just….just prepare yourself" Percy says almost in a whisper. The others nod.
They walk out towards the amphitheatre. To their misfortune, they stumbled across the hunters. They growled at the Pack. Their distaste for them was evident. Artemis must have already told them the news.
"Get out of our way, and leave us alone" Of course, it was Phoebe who said that.
"How can we get out of your way and leave you alone when the path you'll take is also the path I'm assigned to take. And yes, the way to the amphitheatre isn't the only thing I'm implying here" Percy says in a cool voice. The faster they get over the fact that the Pack was tagging along their little hunts, the better.
"Don't be a smartass, boy. And you do not talk to the hunters like that" It was Thalia who said it. Of course, she was just acting like she was annoyed and do not know who they were. Meanwhile, the Pack was trying hard not to laugh at Thalia's acting. Even Thalia was having a hard time not smiling, even harder to stop laughing at their little charade.
"And you do not talk to my brothers like that" Percy says barely making it sound angry. If you could see under the hoods and the goggles and the cloth, you would see the ridiculous face of the Pack trying to hold their laughter. Only people part of the Pack and their patrons can see through their attire. Unfortunately, Thalia could see it also, so she was trying extra hard not to laugh at the Pack's expression.
Realizing this, Percy needed to separate themselves before he and Thalia blow their cover and start ROFL. "Look. We're stuck with each other. This wasn't our fault. In fact, it was us who was forcibly brought to the council and was discovered against our will. Now, we don't have any grudges among the Hunters. We're not trying to do anything to you when we join your hunt for a while. And as sure as hell, we're not trying to do anything to you while walking towards the amphitheatre. In fact, why don't you let us go first so that you can watch our every move and if you find anything fishy, go ahead and stab our backs" Percy said calmly.
Thalia fake glared at Percy and nodded. "Hunters, let them pass! And you, mister Ace, you better watch it. Don't blame the hunters for getting caught, if I were the Ace in your little Pack, I'd punish whoever got you caught" Thalia announced. The Pack members smirked at the double meaning at what she said. One of the pack members gulped. The rest were thinking: Thalia is going to punish him, this is going to be good entertainment
Percy led the way to the amphitheatre.
When the Pack entered, all murmuring ceased. Chiron made the counsellors introduce themselves. Travis and Conner were still there, although Travis didn't have the same glint in his eyes. Percy gulped. It must be because Katie…yeah. Katie. Percy was getting guilty again. Clarisse and Chris were there. Will was still there. Pollux was alive and well. Even Annabeth was there.
The Pack quietly had a sudden intake of breath when they saw the people who didn't betray them. It was so quiet though that no one but the pack noticed.
"I'm Dray, counsellor of Hades' Cabin" Dray said proudly. That's when Nico appeared out of the shadows.
"And I'm Nico, son of Hades and Ambassador of my father, Ghost King" Nico announced that just to annoy Dray.
"Nico, my boy, what are you doing here?" Chiron said and some of the other campers said hi and hey
"Well, my father went out of his way" Nico was looking at Dray, just to irritate him. "to tell me about Lady Hestia hiding a little mystery Champion and his little lackeys. He told me to be here. So here I am," Nico shrugged and took a seat somewhere.
The Pack just smirked, though again, no one saw. Dray glared at his half-brother.
"My name is Dee, I'm a daughter of Poseidon" Dee says in a calm, semi-friendly, voice. It was Drew's turn and it is customary that the son of Zeus would make a welcome speech. Usually, it was Percy who made it, and if not it was Annabeth, but of course, Drew had to insist he take the spotlight
"Hey, call me Drew, son of Zeus. I want to welcome you to Camp Half-Blood. Don't be shy to use the facilities at your whim" Drew smirks and adds "But if I were any of you, I'd avoid the places me, Dray and Dee are unless you want to get your butt kicked"
The Pack just rolled their eyes, and to the Pack's surprise, most of the campers did too.
Chiron cleared his throat.
"Now, would Hestia and Mars' Pack introduce themselves to us?" Chiron said.
"No" Half of them automatically said, and the other half laughed. The others just stared at them.
"Shut up and get your butt out there and introduce yourselves! Use Code Name number 3! Now!" Percy ordered and they immediately shut up and stood. There were exactly thirty members of the Pack. The Hunters had 30 too. The number dwindled in the centuries
"I am Alpha" Percy said
"I am A"
"I am B"
"I am C"
And this went one. It didn't matter anyway, with the hood, no one could tell the difference between them.
The Pack members were laughing their butts off with the 'A, B, C' thing. Thalia was trying hard not to laugh, and Nico couldn't hold it in. Even some of the other campers snickered at the silliness of the name. But hey, to others, they were cold, but to themselves they like having fun.
After the first 26, it became AB, BC etc.
After that, Chiron made a speech about welcoming us and went on to other business. Nothing captured the attention of the pack until
"And now we shall discuss tomorrow's Capture the Flag" Chiron says. "Usually, when the hunters are here, we have them on one side and the campers on the other, but with the arrival of the Pack, shall the hunters and the Pack form an alliance?" Chiron suggested
"NO!" they all screamed. The Pack was grinning evilly, and Percy knew why. He sighed. Might as well let them have some fun
"The Pack wants to fight against both the Hunters and the Campers" Percy announced. The Pack said some 'yes' and 'alright!'
"We shall not have an alliance with anyone!" Thalia said for
"Then don't. The Campers will have one flag; the Hunters will have another. The Pack will have to get both your flags, but you two will only have to get ours to win" Percy reasoned.
"Don't belittle us!" Phoebe exclaimed
"We're not. Look, if you don't want us to be on the way of your camping, you might want to know that we're capable. Why not find out through this?"
"Alright," Thalia says before a fight breaks out. "We agree" and the campers agreed as well.
"I shall not participate" Percy announced. The room had different reactions.
The campers stared at the man who seems to be the leader. Drew snorted 'coward'
Meanwhile, the Pack exclaimed "YES!" "FINALLY!" because they knew if their leader was there, they'd get less action.
"Then I shall not participate as well," Thalia announces. Phoebe seemed to be shocked and Thalia whispered something to the Hunters and they just smirked and nodded.
"Well, I'm not a camper, and I was going to go away" Nico began. Obviously, going away meant pretending to go away and return as the lieutenant of the Pack. "But this seems interesting, I'm gonna watch. Father would be happy to see if the Pack can even at least not die at the hands of his son" Nico says smirking. He was sarcastic but Dray seemed to like the chance to show off to his father.
"Alright, if there's nothing more, then- -"
"Actually Chiron" Percy asked. "If you don't mind, I'm guessing my brothers L, V, and a few others would want to shoot some in the archery range. But most of us would prefer the arena. May we?" Percy asked.
"Of course, you may"
"Alright! Everyone is dismissed. You may do what you wish the whole day: strategy meeting for tomorrow, or whatever. You may go"
And with that they went away.