Okay so first things first: I'm so sorry that this is so late! I meant to post this earlier but school is starting tomorrow and I have an exchange student and I've just been really busy. But next time I'll have the next chapter up early to apologize for this one being late.
Anyway, enjoy and comment! Constructive criticism is always welcomed!
Disclaimer: I own neither Young Justice nor Heroes Of Olympus.
Annabeth took the deepest breath she possibly could and slammed her hands against the ping-pong table. Instantly, the whole Rec Room went quiet.
"Now that we're all settled," Annabeth said, addressing the Stoll brothers mostly, "We can get down to business." All head counselors were seated and silent around the ping-pong, Jason and Percy's seats should have been empty but were currently being filled by Reyna and Frank.
"We already know who took them and we already know where th-"
Clarisse jumped up, "Then why don't we go over there and get 'em!"
"Clarisse, please sit down." Chiron said gesturing towards her seat. The daughter of Ares took her seat angrily
Annabeth sighed and continued, "We already know the location of their base. We've invaded them before but the problem with doing it this time…"
"They'll know we're coming." Reyna said.
"Yes," Annabeth nodded, "If we broke into their HQ before to save someone, there is no reason why we won't do it again. They'll be ready this time."
"But, we can't just leave them there." Katie said.
"Well, maybe we should make a team of people to infiltrate their base," Butch said sitting up, "Just in case we have to rescue them."
Annabeth nodded at her, "All in favor of forming a team in the event of a rescue say 'Aye'." A chorus of Ayes echoed through the room.
"Great, anyone have any suggestions?"
The Stoll brothers raised their hands in unison. Annabeth, regretfully, acknowledged them, "Conner, Travis."
"You should send us." Connor said happily.
Travis continued for him, "We've got a bunch of new tricks we want to try out."
Lou Ellen laughed, "All in favor of never letting the Stolls do anything as important as this say 'Aye'." Everyone but Conner and Travis said 'Aye'.
"Any serious suggestions?" Annabeth asked again.
"I'd be fine with going again." Leo said, "Plus I've gotta make up for not being there when they got Jason."
Piper looked at him, "It isn't your fault Leo!"
"I know but I should've been there at least! That martian- maybe I would've been able to scare her off!"
"You shouldn't carry that on you shoulders, Leo. But you can be apart of the team." Annabeth said. "Who else?"
Pollux, who was usually quiet, spoke up, "Why don't we send all the people who've already been there?"
"Yeah!" Katie smiled at Pollux, "Since they've been there they know their way around!"
"And they already know the abilities of their opponents." Butch agreed.
Clarisse grumbled, obviously upset that she might not be going, "That isn't completely stupid." But she still agreed.
"All in favor of sending those who have already been to the enemy's HQ say 'Aye'" Annabeth said, once again.
Everyone said 'Aye'. Well, almost everyone. Annabeth wasn't surprised, "All who are opposed say 'Nay'"
Three voices said 'Nay' in unison. Everyone looked at Reyna, Frank, and Will. "What are your reasons." Annabeth asked.
"Having gone there for the first rescue, I'd like the specify that our enemies aren't idiots." Reyna said, "In fact, they're quite intelligent. My guess is that they'll know we'll send the same people because we're accustomed to their base. They will be waiting for us to make the same moves and slip up."
Will nodded in agreement, "They know us now. And you guys fought them, which means they know how you'll attack and how skillful you are. We know the same about them, but it sounds like they're more technologically advanced than us. And," he said looking at the son of Hades, "Nico's werewolf scratch doesn't heal so I want to keep him under observation in the infirmary."
"You let me leave last time!" Nico said harshly.
"I didn't let you leave, you escaped!"
"I took a walk, I needed some fresh air."
"You took a walk all the way to Rhode Island!"
Annabeth cleared her throat and the two boys silenced themselves, she tried to ignored the wiggly eyebrows that Reyna was giving Nico.
"Frank." The Chinese-Canadian boy jumped at the sound of his name. He gave Annabeth a confused look.
"You said 'Nay' so I assumed you had something to say."
"Oh, I- I do, sorry." Annabeth almost laughed, Frank changed a lot since he first got on the Argo II, but he was still clumsy and shy off the battlefield.
"I was just thinking that we might not be able to get in their base this time." Whispers travelled around the room and Frank tried to defend himself, "I mean, like, we had help last time and there were a bunch of codes and numbers and secret passageways involved. They probably changed a lot of things since then, in case we ever tried again."
"That's true. I don't think we could get in there this time." Reyna said, impressed by her fellow praetor.
Annabeth sighed, "Why can't we call whoever you called to get you in?"
"They're a really important person. I doubt they would answer our cry for help again." Reyna said.
"Who'd ya call?" Clarisse said, "Zeus himself!"
The door to the Rec Room burst open, "No, but close." Princess Diana stood in the open door in all her glory. In her usual Wonder Woman costume but with pants and golden armor. There was a sword strapped to her back and a shield in her hand, she looked ready for a war.
"Let us prepare for battle brothers and sisters!" Her wide smile betrayed her words.
All the demigods and Chiron slowly bent towards the ground and bowed to her. Everyone showed her respect that she deserved. Everyone except Clovis, who was currently taking one of his infamous naps.
"Colvis!" Annabeth whispered loudly at him and slammed her fist under the table.
Clovis woke up with a start and looked right at the beautiful Princess Diana. He blinked lazily and put his head back on the table. "It's just one of those weird dreams again."
"I am Diana of Themyscira, Amazonian warrior princess and daughter of Zeus, I hope I can help you in your upcoming battle!"
Annabeth stood up quickly, "Wait! What battle, we were-"
"I hope you do not mind, but I brought an ally for our cause."
She motioned at the door and on cue another member of the Justice League walked in. He an orange shirt, that looked like it was made of scales, and tight black pants on. His blond hair had a beard to match and Annabeth noted that he was lacking shoes and had green fins. His clothes looked painted on and she heard Katie softly admire this fact.
"I am Orin, King of Atlantis and the Seven Seas."
The demigods begun to stand. "Wow, we have the whole royal family here, don't we?" Nico said under his breath.
Will elbowed him, "Shut up, Ghost King."
"I am also known as Aquaman." Annabeth finally recognized him. Leo has said several times on the Argo II that Percy was basically the dark-haired Aquaman.
He look at all the demigods with indifference. "I don't approve of using children to fight my battles but I will do what it takes to save the son of Neptune."
"Wait, what battles do you think-"
Annabeth tried to speak but was interrupted again by the princess, "We must discuss strategies. Our enemies are smart ones, but it isn't something we haven't conquered!" No one seemed to be showing her enthusiasm.
"We?" Frank whispered to Reyna. She shrugged and looked more amused than frustrated like Annabeth.
Princess Diana pulled out a map, seemingly from nowhere and laid it out on the table. "We must enter from this point here, hopefully we can get archers at this point. They might release their forces here and-"
"Princess Diana!" Annabeth said loudly. Everyone turned towards her.
"We need to talk about this in private. Meeting adjourned! Everyone back to your cabins, not a word about to the other campers." They hesitated for a moment. But their fear of Annabeth won over their idolization of Diana and they filed out. Only Reyna stayed.
"Why don't I introduce you to the Nereids in the lake?" Aquaman took Chiron's offer and followed him out the door.
Annabeth took a deep breath and looking at Princess Diana, "Reyna and I will take you around the camp."
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Annabeth thought about the aftermath of Percy's (second) kidnapping. Mrs. Ja- Blofis legitimately passed out and Paul caught her just in time. Annabeth had to explain the whole Justice League thing to them, which was a big mess. Though it wasn't as big of a mess as the graduation ceremony, but it was nothing a little (actually it was a lot) of charmspeak couldn't fix. At times like this Annabeth wished she wasn't born a half-blood, but then she remembered that she would have never met Percy.
"That is a beautiful statue." Princess Diana said, drawing her attention back to the tour.
Annabeth looked at Athena Parthenos, "It's the pride of our camp. Reyna delivered it here herself."
"Did she?"
"Yes, I did." Reyna said with a frown. Annabeth noticed that Reyna had gotten more friendly since the end of the war, but she was still untrustworthy of people she didn't know well. Reyna's dogs, Aurum and Argentum, followed behind her, proving that she doesn't trust Princess Diana much.
"It was the son of Hades in the meeting room, a satyr, and I who delivered it together." Reyna said.
"I recall seeing the boy, Nico di Angelo, there. It must have been a treacherous journey."
Reyna narrowed her eyes at the princess, "Nothing we couldn't handle."
"How about we show you around New Athens?" Annabeth said trying to lighten the mood. She steered them to the camp's new capital.
New Athens was something that Jason and Annabeth thought of together, it was going to be New Rome's sister city. Clarisse really wanted to name it New Sparta but there was a unanimous vote against it. Annabeth was more than excited to see the city in it's full glory, she had made the blueprints herself and was overseeing the construction with the help of Leo. Since he came back the city was growing at a rapid rate and would soon be open to all the demigods.
"This is going to be beautiful." Princess Diana said looking at the half finished buildings and the paved roads and sidewalks.
"It should be." Annabeth said with a smile. "We should have a seat." she said motioning to a newly built bench.
The three women sat together on the bench in silence. "I apologize if I offended you in anyway." Princess Diana said sincerely.
Annabeth was surprised, "No, no! We aren't offended at all Princess-"
"Just Diana is fine."
"We aren't offended at all Diana, it's just that your arrival was sudden. Plus we didn't expect you to be pro-war."
"It is not that I enjoy bloodshed," Diana said, "It's that I think that is our best call in this situation."
"What's the problem with negotiation?" Reyna questioned.
"Batman, who is more or less our leader, seems to be unusually afraid of what he doesn't understand this time." There was a lot of worry in her voice. "The Justice League- no, we are not bad people. But sometimes… we don't make the right decisions when we are not thinking straight."
"Like what you did?" Reyna muttered, "When you barged in and started ordering us around, like children."
"Reyna!" Annabeth said with surprise.
"It is fine, we are all equals here." Diana sighed. "And she is right, I acted rashly."
"Do you think we could negotiate?" Annabeth asked.
"I think it would be good to try, at least." Reyna said.
Diana nodded, "Yes, we could try… if they were here."
"What?" the demigods said in unison.
"They have gone on a mission in Africa. Not just a country but all of Africa. The Joker put laughing gas and other toxins in their food and other supplies. No one really knows how. The whole League was deployed." Diana smiled, "Save for Aquaman and I. The heat became too intense for the Atlantean and I was assigned to watch our base."
Reyna smiled right back at her, "Do they always give the girls boring missions?"
"Sometimes, but that isn't the case this time. I offered once I heard that they assigned the young ones with capturing Perseus Jackson."
"The same people who took Leo and Calypso?" Annabeth asked. It was more of a question to herself than anyone else. "We could try to explain our situation to them, maybe they would understand."
"I'm sure they would understand better than their adult counterparts." Diana gave Annabeth a surprised look but nodded in agreement. "Speaking of which, Aquaman's protege is in the Team. If he finds out Perseus is the demigod son of Poseidon he'll most likely try to break him out."
Reyna stood up, "Then we should gather a team and head over there before he does anything reckless."
"Agreed."
Annabeth smiled, "It's settled. We're going to Rhode Island."
I don't know if you guys know this but in recent comics Wonder Woman is a daughter of Zeus but she wasn't before, in case anyone was confused about that.
A lot of you said that you hoped that I would make the chapters and the story itself longer this time around. You'll be happy to know I'm hoping to get the real story started in the next chapter. This is really only the beginning.
Comment if you enjoyed this! A new chapter will be up hopefully earlier than next week!