Hello readers! And welcome to the sequel to "Curse of the Sky God"!
If you haven't read that, READ IT NOW OR ELSE NONE OF THIS WILL MAKE SENSE!
Now, since I know you guys have been waiting a while for this, I'm just gonna go right to the story!
Long Island, New York
Camp Half-Blood
May 28, 2011
3:27 pm
Zaira's POV
"Hey guys." I said and sat next to my boyfriend, Nico di Angelo.
They each mumbled out a "hey". Except for Deuce Martinez. He just sat there, watching the ocean. He let out a long sigh.
"Feeling any better?" I asked cautiously.
He shrugged, "Been better." he mumbled.
He's been like this ever since Cece Jones died two weeks ago. We've been taking it pretty hard, but not as hard as him. I looked into his eyes. Normally they were warm and inviting. Now they were sad and lifeless.
"Where's Rocky and Annabeth?" Ty Blue asked.
"They are looking through a spell book with the Hecate kids. They are still trying to find a way to bring Cece back." Gunther Hessenheffer said.
As if on cue, Rocky Blue and Annabeth Chase came.
"Any luck?" Deuce asked, hope shining in his eyes.
"No. I'm sorry, Deuce." Annabeth said.
"Oh." Deuce said, and his shoulders slumped. Suddenly a jar appeared next to Percy Jackson.
"Ugh why now?" Percy whined.
"Is that Pandora's box?" Rocky asked.
"Pandora's pithos," Percy corrected. "But yeah. It only shows up when you feel like giving up hope the most."
"I say open it." Deuce said. Everyone looked at him shocked. "Well hope seems pretty useless now!"
"Deuce, we'll get her back." I said.
"Zaira, we've tried for two weeks." Deuce started. "Maybe we should just give up."
Nico tensed. "Wait. I sense something from the Underworld."
"What is it?" Percy asked.
Nico closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them. "Their judging Cece."
"Oh my gods. What are they saying?" Shelby, Percy's sister, asked.
"That she's been a bit of a trouble maker," Nico started.
"This can't be good." Deuce muttered.
"Wait... but she's also helped a lot of people." Nico continued. He finally opened his eyes and smiled. "She's going to Elysium."
We all sighed in relief. "For a second there I thought something bad was going to happen." I admitted.
"You don't have to worry about Cece. She was never in any real danger." Nico said.
"What do you mean?" Deuce asked.
"I convinced my dad not to let anything happen to her," he smiled.
"Aww! Isn't that sweet? Looking after your girlfriend's sister!" Tinka gushed.
"Really sweet." I said..
"The ocean looks so peaceful today." Annabeth said, cuddling up to Percy.
"You know what we should have?" Percy asked, standing up.
"What?" we asked.
He took off his shirt, leaving him only in his swim trunks. Now that I think of it, all the guys were wearing random shirts with board shorts.
"BEACH PARTY!" he jumped straight into the ocean.
"CANNONBALL!" Flynn yelled and plunged into the water.
"Good thing we decided to wear our swimsuits under our clothes." I said to the girls.
"Let's play Chicken Fight!" Ty suggested once we were all in the water. The only one missing was-
"Deuce! Get in the water!" Percy called out.
"You know we can't be sad about Cece forever." I said.
Deuce thought about it for a minute. "Fine." he said. Then an evil smile started working its way up to his face.
I was about to ask why he had that look on his face, but my question was answered when water splashed on everyone.
"SUCKERS!" Deuce cried and jumped in.
"Now.. back to that Chicken Fight." Ty said. "Pair up!"
The pairings were Ty and Tinka, Gunther and Shelby, Rocky and Mason (my half brother), Percy and Annabeth, Deuce and Flynn (awkward! .), and me and Nico.
"Round one! GO!" Percy announced.
It was Rocky and Mason against Ty and Tinka.
"Look a shaved yak!" Tinka cried, pointing behind Rocky.
"WHERE?" Rocky asked frantically. She and Mason turned, giving Tinka the perfect opportunity to knock them down.
"Why do I always have to all for the shaved yak trick?" Rocky complained once she was back up.
Next was me and Nico against Gunther and Shelby.
"GO!" Percy exclaimed.
Boy, Shelby was strong! I could hardly keep my balance. I tried to use my nails as an advantage. They have been growing pretty fast lately. I dug my nails into Shelby's shoulders. Sure enough, she pulled back, but only for a second. With one final shove, she pushed Nico and I into the water.
In the end, the winners were Ty and Tinka, Gunther and Shelby, and Deuce and Flynn.
Campfire
9:42 pm
At the campfire, we had different performances by the famous demi-gods. After two weeks of them being here, everyone got used to them. But that didn't mean the Aphrodite girls stopped idolizing Justin Bieber.
Taylor Momsen (Zeus cabin) sang her band's song "Just Tonight", Hayley Williams (Apollo cabin) sang her band's song "Misery Business", David Archuleta (Athena cabin) sang "Something Bout Love", Taylor Swift (Aphrodite cabin) sang "Mine", Jennette McCurdy (Demeter cabin) sang "Not That Far Away", Lady Gaga (Hermes cabin) sang "Bad Romance", and Justin Bieber (Hephaestus cabin) sang "Never Let You Go".
"Camp is never gonna be the same with these famous demi-gods." Nico said.
"True." I agreed.
"Alright," Jared Leto (Hades cabin) said. "What song of ours do you wanna hear?"
"Closer to the Edge!" Percy shouted. Campers cheered in agreement.
Jared got his acoustic guitar ready, Shannon Leto (Hades cabin) was on the drums, Tomo Milicevic (Hephaestus cabin) was on the electric guitar, and me and my siblings were on other instruments. "Okay as long as you guys sing back up," Shannon said. "Hit it Apollo cabin."
(Campers, Jared, both)
I don't remember the moment
I tried to forget and I lost myself
Is it better not said?
Now I'm closer to the edge
It was a thousand to one
And a million to two
Time to go down in flames
And I'm taking you
Closer to the edge
No, I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again
No, I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again
No, no, no, no!
(Can you, can you,
Can you, can you)
Can you imagine a time
When the truth ran free
The birth of a sun,
The death of a dream
Closer to the edge
This never ending story,
It falls with pride and faith
We all fall short of glory,
Lost in myself
No, I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again
No, I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again
No, no, no, no!
(No, no, no, no!)
I will never forget
(No, no!)
I will never regret
(No, no!)
I will live my life
(No, no, no, no!)
I will never forget
(No, no!)
I will never regret
(No, no!)
I will live my life
No, I'm not saying I'm sorry
(No, no!)
One day maybe we'll meet again
(No, no, no, no!)
Closer to the edge
Closer to the edge
(No, no, no, no!)
Closer to the edge
Closer to the edge
(No, no, no, no!)
Closer to the edge
As the song ended, the Hecate and Hephaestus cabins released fireworks. Maybe this summer we'll finally get some peace at camp.
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Oh you know we can never have peace at camp! ^-^
Anyway, all the songs I used are amazing! AND I DON'T OWN THEM!
Especially Closer to the Edge. GREAT SONG!
Here's a list of the songs if anyone's interested.
The Pretty Reckless – Just Tonight
Paramore – Misery Business
David Archuleta – Something Bout Love
Taylor Swift – Mine
Jennette McCurdy – Not That Far Away
Justin Bieber – Never Let You Go
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
30 Seconds to Mars – Closer to the Edge
Kay so bye!
Lost between illness and suicide
Ever since the day we died
Well, I've got nothing left to lose
-Nothing Left to Lose – The Pretty Reckless
-Zaira