I actually had this idea when I was traveling around, but I forgot about it. Then, I happened to look in a tiny notebook and noticed the outline for this story and was all like :D
So, this will be short, I suppose. Not, like, three chapters short, but it definitely won't have more than 20 chapters. I've got the story planned out and everything!
I own nothing you recognize as canon.
*~Calypso in Wonderland~*
One: Movie Night
"I understood absolutely none of that, Leo."
The Seven, plus Calypso and a few other campers, had decided to hold a movie night in Bunker Nine. The only rule was that the movies had to be Disney.
Said son of Hephaestus scoffed. "Technically you're not supposed to. That's the fun in the movie."
Calypso looked at him skeptically. "What fun is there in not understanding?"
Annabeth patted her on the shoulder. "I'm in the same boat as you, Calypso. Half the things Percy does I don't understand. For example; liking a movie as crazy as Alice in Wonderland."
"Hey," the son of Poseidon protested from his spot on the floor. He was playing Apples to Apples with Frank, Will, Piper, Jason, and Hazel (who didn't know much about the people in the game). "It's a good movie! Not as great as the Little Mermaid, mind you…"
"Nah, man, the Lion King is way better than a bunch of fish-heads," Leo yelled.
"I really liked Cinderella," Hazel put in.
Travis and Connor (for they had joined in on the movie night) both piped up from their couch spots, "Aladdin is the best!"
"Hunchback of Notre Dame is a good one," Nico whispered, though only Hazel heard it.
Clarisse, who was sitting next to Chris on a mattress against the wall, growled, "Mulan wins." Chris just nodded faithfully.
Leo looked at Calypso expectantly. She smiled and said, "I suppose though the movie is terribly inaccurate to the real thing, I'll have to go with Hercules."
Everyone looked at her like she'd grown a second head. Being children of the Greek and Roman gods, they had all laughed at how terrible the movie was to the originals (Hades was especially funny). Calypso shrugged. "I loved the music and songs—especially I Won't Say I'm in Love."
"Because Meg has a nice voice?" Jason prompted.
"Because it was exactly how I felt when I tried not to fall for this imp over here," Calypso said smugly, pointing at an innocent-looking Leo.
Everyone laughed at the joke, though Annabeth looked a little disturbed. Calypso caught the look. The two girls didn't talk about—let alone mention—Calypso's time on Ogygia. That meant delving into the 'Percy-was-also-on-Ogygia-and-I-fell-for-him' territory, which didn't seem like it was up for discussion.
Calypso was downright ashamed at what she'd done when Percy had left. She'd cursed Annabeth to feel the same loneliness as she. To feel betrayed and alone, always reaching for a love that will never return. Calypso had thought that harmless curse would forever rot in Tartarus, but after hearing that Percy and Annabeth had fallen down into the pit together…Calypso didn't want to think about all the horrible things Annabeth must assume of her now that she'd probably gone through that personal Hell of a curse…
"Sunshine?"
Calypso jerked her head over to her boyfriend. Leo blinked at her. "You okay? You look a little tense."
Calypso smiled at him, though she was painfully aware that it didn't reach her eyes. "I'm fine, Leo. Just tired, is all."
Annabeth looked at her watch. "It's 2:30 in the morning. Of course you're tired. We should all go to bed."
"The harpies are definitely gonna get us if we leave," Piper said. "We should just spend the rest of the night here, just to be safe."
"Not being eaten by harpies is a good thing," Travis squeaked.
"Just so long as I don't poke my eye out on these scattered swords, I'll be good," Nico growled.
"You could always share a mattress with me," Will prompted, which earned a blush from the son of Hades.
Percy gave a wide yawn as he helped clean up the Apples to Apples game. "Was hoping to get another round in, but since you mentioned sleep…"
Frank nodded, also yawning. "Should we all just find a table or a spot on the ground and hit the sack?"
In response, a chorus of yawning echoed off the walls. Everyone hunkered down in different places. Calypso ended up cuddling next to Leo near a wall. Leo was squished against the wall, but he didn't seem to care as he snored lightly into Calypso's hair.
Calypso was out like a light within minutes.
Calypso woke up to a prodding on her cheek. She opened her eyes, about to growl at Leo for waking her up in such an annoying way.
What she saw when she opened her eyes surprised her.
Percy Jackson was grinning like a fool as he crouched down in front of her. He was wearing a t-shirt that had a waistcoat design on the front, slim brown pants with a golden chain peeking out of the pocket, and a small top hat with rabbit ears sewn into the brim. They were more of a sewn-in design, not actual rabbit ears (real or fake) sticking out of the hat. "Hey, babe," he cooed. "How's it going?"
Calypso frowned at him. "Excuse me?"
"You look so awesome in those pajamas," he whispered, gesturing to the blue nightgown Calypso was wearing.
Is he playing a prank? Calypso turned her head to look at Leo, but the son of Hephaestus was gone! So was everyone else, for that matter! The whole bunker was devoid of life, except for Percy and Calypso.
"What's going on?" she questioned.
"Follow me and I'll show you." Percy gestured with his pointer finger for her to 'come hither'. Calypso didn't appreciate this one bit. She was not Percy's girlfriend, so why was he flirting with her? Where was Leo? Didn't he or Annabeth care what was going on?
Against her better judgment, Calypso followed the son of Poseidon out of the Bunker. He led her outside and disappeared behind a tree. When Calypso stuck her head behind the tree, Percy was gone.
"Percy?"
"Down here," came an echoed voice.
Calypso looked down and saw that Percy had jumped down into a rabbit hole. She looked around, trying to make sure this wasn't a prank. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like it wasn't a prank…
"Gods above, help me get through this weirdness…" she mumbled as she jumped down the hole after the son of Poseidon.
A/N: Well? Interesting development, right? There's a reason for all of this going on. I'll update as soon as I can!
You'll get to meet a few of the Underland crew in the next chapter. Be prepared for a moral-giving story, for that's what this will be in the end.