#Annabeth getting stuck in the Fields of Asphodel????

[deaththeyamikid]

Finally continuing my watch of the PJO Disney+ show and literally all the scenes in the Underworld are so dark I cannot SEE anything

[fruggin-bitch]

something about how desperate and terrified percy is when he realizes annabeth isn't next to him in the fields of asphodel. the way he screams for her, the panicked breathing, looking everywhere until she calls back then immediately running toward her

trying desperately to get her out of the root, not even questioning what her regret is when grover says that's why she's stuck, only trying to get her out. the way he pleads with her, not even using words, just his eyes, just shakes his head and keeps trying to free her as she tells them to leave her.

her reassurances that she'll be okay, that the pearl will work, that she trusts him

"you can do this. i know you can."

still looking back at her as they leave, his sigh of relief when the pearl works.

Theyre just kids :( terrified little kids who would do anything for each other :(

[elizabethnightingale4]

Thoughts on ep 7:

-CRUSTY S!!!!!

-“dude don’t make me come back out there”

-“you’re not dead”

-WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK HE FUCKING ATE GROVER?!?!

-“you are a bad bad dog”

-not annabeth stuck on a cliff side

-Cerberus is now my favorite character in the whole Percy Jackson universe (sorry Nico)

-Percy’s almost smile when annabeth says “and your mom” <3

-every single flash back to sally makes me so fucking emotional

-that’s how they decided to lose the pearl?! That’s so fucking anticlimactic?!

- I expected the fields of Asphodel to be more field-y than tree-y

-I think the regret thing is interesting tbh weird and unexpected but interesting

-holy fuck that scene was intense fuck

-ZEUS IS JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT!!!!!!!👌👌👌 yes the fuck he is!!!

-the fucking flash backs are killing me fuck

-love inverse Mt Olympus vibe

-that isn’t how I imagined hades holy fucking shit I love this hades so much fuck I love him

-every line from hades is so fucking GOOD:

-“the bolt is my brothers drama I don’t want any part of that”

-“I don’t really do jealous, my brothers have a monopoly on the market”

-“grudges go on forever, super unhealthy”

-sanctuary?! Dude wtf wtf wtf get the fuck outta here just out of no where?!

-“hold fast mom”

-NO FUCKING WAY NO FUCKING WAY, wait he’s Australian?

-!!!!!!!!!sally & Poseidon’s whole convo!!!!!!!

-THEY FUCKING CLIFFHANGERED THE BATTLE

-it’s too bad about DOA records :(

(This ep is so much better than the casino? Wtf happened?)

[fictionalmenaremytype]

Percy Jackson episode 7 spoilers!!!

First of all, that cliff hanger is more cruel than the actual cliffhanger...okay maybe not but you get the point.

- WE GOT CRUSTY'S. If I'm honest though I wasn't really disappointed when I thought he wasn't in it.

- I am sad we didn't get DOA records but the fact that they didn't fare with Charon tells me DOA does still exist they just used a different entrance so I'm hoping for it to be used in a different season. Would be funny if Nico used it in the 5th season with Percy.

- Annabeth's "Dude, don't make me come back out there!" Tell him, WiseGirl!

- Oh my god Percy and Sally at his first boarding school is so sad but when I tell you I cheered when he locked that car door! Persassy at his finest.

- "not in Kansas" "Hey focus, we left kansas four days ago." "Yeah, I-" so it's basically Canon they were going to see the Wizard of Oz in BotL then yeah??

- Percy is so polite with all the souls! "We're all dying...to some extent."

- The boys bribing Charon and Annabeth is staring at them like they are about to get them in trouble again.

- "You can buy a new whistle" I cackled

- AWW CERBERUS...I mean Ahhhh Cerberus!

- Annabeth is so smart but Grover getting eaten?? Was scared he wouldn't come back.

- I feel bad for Aryan being covered in that gloopy stuff that looked gross.

- She just chucks Percy the ball to get herself up! INGENIUS!

- Aww Annabeth's little sad backstop moment and Percy wasn't even listening!

- The way Grover lost the pearl is very clever! I wasn't expecting that but it makes more sense than Poseidon forgetting about Sally.

- New Information?!?!? Mate you could have sent an email!!!! I'm sorry but maybe the fact he was on the school gymnasium roof probably suggests that the school wasn't keeping a good enough watch on him!!! Report the school!!!

- HOMESCHOOL??!?!?! Of course Sally can't do that she's barely able to support her, Percy, and Gabe as is! But Percy seeing all of that is so sad.

- That soul is terrifying I never want to watch the fields of Asphodel scene again (I've watched it four times)

- Annabeth getting stuck because of her regret (which I'm assuming is regret leaving home) I was scared for her. Completely forgot about the pearl.

- I really thought the sound were going to do some Weeping Angel level scary stuff.

- She's so smart using the pearl

- I thought the desert was another dream sequence but nope! How did I forget!

- Sad we didn't get the tartar sauce line but I'm also glad we didn't.

- I am convinced they only came off of Grover's hooves because he has hooves and not feet. If his foot filled the shoe properly he would have been dragged to Kronos.

- "is this?" "No!" "Well it looks like-" "it absolutely is not" "Okay, so what is it then?" "Yeah that's the master bolt." "I mean, I think so right??" I love how they show it takes them longer to get to the truth without Annabeth.

- return the bolt ❌️ Take the bolt to the person you think stole it ✅️

- The café scene is so sad what! "I would never do this to you." Has me sobbing. my favourite thing about the show is all the extra scenes we're getting that explains how difficult it was for Sally to raise Percy, it just adds to why there's so many year-round campers.

- that elevator is badass

- I love how Hades tries to connect with Percy with the nautical reference. He's so funny. I want a scene in season 4 or 5 of Nico just ranting in Italian and Hades sat on his thrown like "Yeah yeah I know."

- PERCY DEFINITELY PANICKED SEEING HIS MUM IM GOLD BECAUSE WHEN HE WAS IN GOLD HE ALMOST SUFFOCATED TO DEATH AND SALLY HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR FAR LONGER. HE'S PANICING THAT SALLY IS EXPERIENCING WHAT HE DID.

- "huh?"..."the bolt is my brothers drama I don't want anything to do with it." Spoken like a true middle child.

- "my helm!" "Your what?" So funny. Percy knows loads of stuff about Greek mythology but not about the helm.

- Oh my god, the way this is setting Annabeth up to be the traitor??? The helm turns people invisible like her hat. Percy realised he was supposed to be dragged to Tartarus, which would make sense why she saved him from the chair...he knows someone partnered with Ares, and both Annabeth and Ares were upset with Athena when Ares arrived!! Kind of suspicious...

- "Kronos." chills.

- Hades helping them in exchange for the bolt makes sense now because he only wants to defend his land. He's thinking he's the closest to Tartarus, so he will experience his father's wrath first and therefore needs the strongest weapon.

- "Nice pearl?"

- "Hold fast mum."

- Sally burning the milkshake as an offering is so smart but WHAT CAFÉ HAS MATCHED IN THE SUGAR BOWL?!?!?

- The way Poseidon just turned up because Sally needed him <3 (couldn't do that for Percy though could you mate?)

- "it's a him, he saw it." I cackled.

- Poseidon and Sally having that kind of relationship where they put feelings aside to help the other person. It's giving besties with a child.

- "one day...one day when he's ready...when he knows who he is...and where he belongs...and fate has revealed to him his true path...and that day..." And that day is next Wednesday because surprise! Its a cliff hanger! And the end of the episode!

- The way they looked at eachother when they realised what was about to happen though has set them up to be such a perfect trio.

- I will never get over how cool Ares is!

- And riptide/anaklusmos (which for non book readers is the name of Percy's sword) looked so sick.

This episode was so good and I'm so glad it wasn't like a 25 minute episode. Even though the actual content only took 36 minutes, it felt well spaced and gave time to understand what was happening. I am a little teensy bit worried for how the last episode will go as there's quite a lot to cram in. They have to find the Helm and fight Ares and then they have to return to camp so I'm a little bit worried but I have faith that Rick, Aryan, Leah and Walker will pull it off.

[just-a-girl-who-likes-sharks]

Thoughts on episode 7 of Percy Jackson

(🚨spoiler warning, obviously🚨)

I know that in the show Hermes tells them all of this, but I don’t like how Percy already knew about Crusty’s waterbeds. It was such an unhinged and funny moment in the book and they just skipped it for no reason

Not having the iconic “we drowned in a bath tub” “all three of you?” “Big bathtub” interraction is the biggest disappointment so far

Idk what the deal was with Annabeth getting stuck on the Fields of Asphodel, maybe they’re trying to make non-readers think that she’s the friend that betrays Percy according to the prophecy? Or they wanna play more with her trauma concerning her father and/or Thalia

Hades was absolute perfection. 10/10 casting and acting

I am once again wondering why in every piece of media Cerberus appears in, he looks like a rottweiler. Wouldn’t it be funny if he was a gigantic three headed golden retriever or something?

Annabeth playing with Cerberus was the best thing ever, it was absolute perfection

The scene with Grover getting pulled into Tartarus was amazing!

I checked my copy of the Lightning Thief for this one, but Percy doesn’t figure out Kronos is responsible for everything until after he fights Ares, and then he only mentions it to Poseidon. I’m quite curious about how this will play out now that Hades already knows too

Speaking of the Ares fight, I understand why it would be put in the last episode, but the teasing we got last week, the entire week of anticipation to see it today… only for the episode to end just before the fight even starts? We were robbed

The chemistry between the trio, especially Annabeth and Percy, is insane! They are all so perfectly cast, it’s unbelievable

[arcaneglitch]

thoughts on percy jackson episode 7

spoiler warning for this week's episode

ayo it's Death from Supernatural

why do they always go into situations with the characters already knowing everything (procrustes, medusa, the lotus casino, etc.) it's like the writers have never Heard of building tension

what was the point of making the Underworld entrance be in the waterbed store? they should have just cut the waterbed store altogether and started the episode in DOA Recording Studios

one (1) crumb of Charon content

Cerberus eating the pearl was funny

that being said, why did they even bother giving out 4 in the first place if one was going to get lost? might as well have just started with 3 like in the book

Asphodel isn't a field anymore I guess? when I first saw it I was like "some take on the suicide forest from Dante's Inferno?"

the Tartarus scene was good

the flashbacks easily contained the most emotion in the entire series (and I wish I was joking)

WHYYY did they have Annabeth get stuck in Aspodel and pearl out rather than have her there for the conversation with Hades? like what was the Point

Hades was obviously SUPER different from the books but I honestly didn't mind it that much?? I enjoyed the Hades scene

I also liked how they put the Kronos stuff together sooner and found the bolt on their own

my main gripes remain:

why is there no goddamn tension in this show

why are there no stakes

why is the action lackluster and why don't they let the characters REACT to things

[daughterofthemuse]

Thoughts on PJO TV Season 1 - Episode 7 (Part 8 of 11)

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I was very excited about Crusty being in this episode, but him being a glorified doorkeeper for the Underworld was a huge letdown. No DOA? No posh Χάρων (Charon)? No elevator turning into the ferry, what the Άδης (Hades) bro?! That was so iconic, there is a reason why 'DOA' is a banger in the musical!

Κέρβερος (Cerberus) swallowed a pearl? So now at some random point in the future, Κέρβερος (Cerberus) is going to break it and end up in the ocean, then Άδης (Hades) is going to get a call from Ποσειδών (Poseidon) like "Why is your dog in my garden?"

Άσφοδελὸς Λειμών (The Fields of Asphodel) is NOTHING like it was displayed in the show. Shades aren't stuck there turning into trees because of regrets, it's literally a meadow with nothing but asphodel flowers and dead grass, with laurel trees dotted around. And Annabeth got stuck there? Now I want to know what she regrets? Not spending time with her mortal family? WHAT?

The sand was weird, and is Άδης' (Hades') palace hanging from the roof? It's actually designed like a parallel to Όλυμπος (Olympus) except chthonic, so I didn't particularly like the design, too heavy on the doom and gloom. The scenes with Άδης (Hades) were really good, Steve Coogan did an amazing job at portraying his resentment and reasonableness, and judging by the teaser for Episode 8 Άδης' (Hades') throne room parallels the one on Όλυμπος (Olympus). Also, why is Περσεφόνη's (Poseidon's) throne so small? WHY? So not fair!

When Percy said Chronic's name, I yelled, like literally yelled. I shouted out "DON'T SAY IT!" and startled people around me.

I enjoyed the flashback sequences, and Ποσειδών (Poseidon) and Sally ACTUALLY SPENT TIME TOGETHER AFTER PERCY WAS BORN?! SINCE WHEN?! That's actually kinda sweet, both how Sally called Ποσειδών (Poseidon) for help, and his attempts to be a good parent whilst following the rules and keeping Percy safe. Also, when Percy ended up on the beach, did he hear the end of Ποσειδών's (Poseidon's) dialogue from the flashback? Because it was a voice over of Percy being washed up, I'm wondering if Ποσειδών (Poseidon) showed him the memory as Percy rocked up to the surface.

And then Άρης (Ares) was walking down the beach, all cool and machismo, and IT WENT TO THE CREDITS! I SCREAMED! WHY?

All in all, a good episode.

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[bottomlessabyssposts]

*pokes you* not to distract you but… thoughts on pjo/stranger things CROSSOVER instead of fusion??? ie exploring dimensional travel between pjo-verse & stranger things-verse? Or we could do magnus chase hut im more attached to pjo so like… right now i feel like the labyrinth and/or tartarus would probably make the most sense in terms of liminal spaces where upsidedown portals would appear… so, basically, nico could go missing between books 3 & 4 when he’s like,,, 10-11 & roaming inside the labyrinth. Or percy & annabeth could go missing during the labyrinth quest—or percy & annabeth & nico, or percy & annabeth & nico & rachel, etc (i have this thought in my head that creatures like grover and tyson depend on western civilization magic to survive, so traveling to a dimension without access to that like the stranger things verse would automatically cause them to turn to gold dust as the enter the portal, and the dust would float back through the gate towards their home dimension). Or, of course, tartarus. I feel like tartarus & the upsidedown would be “close” dimensionally speaking. So annabeth & percy or nico could end up in that alternate universe. Or the fields of asphodel—maybe a gate opens in the tree hazel sits under, and hazel (& nico, who was maybe told about that gate by bob?? & asked to check it out/fix it?) end up slipping through & entering the upsidedown.

Or maybe just bianca and nico? Like, casino-era bianca and nico, a gate opens up inside the casino or they enter the labyrinth from the casino accidentally or something—basically they leave early end up in the stranger things universe, but then what???

Idkkkkkk im honestly spitballing bc then it’s like well when is stranger things taking place? When is this for them? What season, how old is everybody, what are the potential dynamics? Season 2 makes sense in terms of timing. Bc there are all those gates open for characters to leave the upsidedown through. But then, so does season 4, by that logic. And depending when this takes place on the percy jackson side of things—we could have nico & erica the same age (~botl on the pjo end, season 4 on the stranger things end), we could have percy & annabeth & steve the same age (HoH on pjo end, season 2 on stranger things end), we could have percy & annabeth & the PARTY the same age (botl on pjo end, season 4 on stranger things end)—you get the picture.

Idkkkkkkk. I can’t even really tell if im explaining this well lol. Thoughts?

LISTEN. You come in my house, telling me about a crossover and I'm supposed to be normal about this ? NO WAY.

I'm not really sure where the demigods could come from, but I kind of like Percabeth being the same age as the older kids, simply to have Annabeth and Nancy glaring at each other (they are so similar istg) and Percy looking at those children and going "damn even in this universe kids can't be kids" YOU KNOW ? So like maybe during the second series ? HoO ?

ALSO NICO. He would technically be Will's age, if it's s4 (I think. I believe?) And I'd pay to have a view on his interactions with the Party... maybe them asking if Max is really dead, and he's confused because he's never seen that before, she's like, dead but not dead ? And it doesn't make sense, unless her soul is wandering somewhere, or is stuck !

If it's s3, It'd be nice too ! With the mindflayer and everything, I think it would be really nice to have them three and seeing their reaction !

Also do you realize the potential of having the rest of the Seven there ? This might be too "on crack" so maybe limit them to only one or two of them, but it would be so nice having Leo there (not just because he's my favorite character), and he could like, bond with Dustin over their genius minds, and he'd be so useful in the UD too...

But if we have to only limit to Percabeth + Nico, I think it'd be best to have Percabeth be the age of the older kids, and Nico the age of the party ! I don't really know where they'd come from, honestly, since as you said there are so many places 😭 but I absolutely love the idea of them coming to ST Universe and just be like "this is unsettling"

[klipserz]

I just had the worst thought after watching this episode, holy shit.

So, given of what we know of the fields of Asphodel in the show, Annabeth gets strapped to one of the roots for the reason that she's chained to her regrets in life. And that already made my jaw drop in the show because that had so many layers. I mean even as a non book reader, would get why that happened. BUT THE WORST THOUGHT CAME TO ME BECAUSE I LITERALLY REMEMBER HAZEL LEVESQUE BEING STUCK THERE FOR DECADES. HAVING THE BIGGEST REGRET OF HER LIFE DOOMING HER MOM'S LIFE, SAMMY VALDEZ, EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO'S AFFECTED BY HER. REALIZING THAT SHE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE SOULS ROOTED IN THAT FOREST FOR SO MANY YEARS UNTIL NICO DI ANGELO FOUND HER.

#percy jackson #i didn't tear up I swear

[skyruemonroe]

It's a Chicken Nugget Hazel Levesque. Tfw u tried to write a pjo fic even tho the series has been dead for u since 2014

After years of being lost in the fields of Asphodel, Hazel Levesque was brought back to life to be a part of a prophecy. The Prophecy of the Seven destined seven half-bloods to rise to the call and defend the world as they know it against an ancient Earth goddess, Gaia. Out of the seven demigods, only six were defending the world “as they knew it”. Hazel had been dead since 1942. Hazel’s half-brother Nico Di Angelo jail broke her out of Asphodel and threw her into a new century. The 21st century might as well have been an entirely different world versus the time she’s from. Buckets of information were poured into her head with every passing day. Nothing reminded her of the 1930s and there were no familiarities besides her newly made friendships with the rest of the seven. One of the seven gained a little more than her friendship. Frank Zhang took affection with his cheeky smile and stole her heart with gentle gestures. Frank had become the praetor of New Rome after the war with Gaia had ended. They haven’t been able to spend too much time sharing stories and giggling flirtatiously  His post kept him busy, but Hazel was kept busy with her lessons about the modern day.

Camp-Half Blood had such a slower pace compared to the rest of the world.  Instead of obnoxious, horn blowing and car engines growling there were trees rustling, birds chirping and the sweet, relaxed chatters of campers. Although, chatting was more so cheering and groaning when war games were in session. As far as she was aware war games weren’t planned for the rest of the week. More time to relax and enjoy her friends’ company.

Friends. An ethereal smile flooded into her face as she headed towards the Hestia cabin. Tight, copper curls bounced against her shoulders as she started to skip. Her eyes were a gold sun and they shined brighter with every friendly wave from campers lingering in the ring of cabins. The canary letters printed on her purple SPQR shirt, along with the brown in her knee-height boots created a casual accent against cinnamon skin and high-waist blue jeans.

The Hestia’s cabin door swung open before she could raise her hand to knock. “Miss Underground has arrived,” a pointy eared, scrawny boy announced. He grabbed Hazel’s hand and yanked her into a room of laughable cheers. “It’s thanksgiving Charlie Brown and we’ve got taste testing to do.”

“Leo, it’s not thanksgiving and who’s Charlie Brown?” Hazel’s eyes widened as his bony arm pulled her to the rest of the group. It was odd seeing everyone letting their guard laze and unscathed. Leo was wearing a clean, stainless, white t-shirt and brown cargo shorts rather than an almost grey with filth button down shirt and jeans.

“Darling Hazel…Grasshopper you’ve still got much to learn. I, the qualified Percy Jackson will show you Peanuts after food. “Percy closed his eyes put his right hand on his chest and held his right arm out to Hazel as if he was making an oath. A small smirk flickered on his face as he awaited a face palm from his beloved girlfriend. Hazel’s right eye scrunched as her left eyebrow rose. Are peanuts not food? Are they slang now?

“Seaweed brain. Why are you like this?” Grey eyes rolled as a blonde haired girl spoke. A soft chuckle tumbled from her lips as she tugged on of her curls.

“Anyway~” Leo interrupted the couple before flirtatious bantering could hit off. “Courtesy of the Hestia cabin. Today you’re going to try chicken nuggets and other 21st century foods. ” His brown chucks tapped against the ground softly as he walked backward into a chair. His curls matched the brown choppiness of a girl who was leaning towards a blonde boy with thick, black glasses. “Maybe you’ll eat the vegan stuff Piper likes. ” He jutted his thumb to the girl behind him.

Hazel rolled her eyes at the brown haired girl’s spot on jazz hands behind Leo’s head. “How many other foods?” The smell of oils and modern day convenience stores wafted all through the cabin. “Why couldn’t we do this at the dining hall?” Hazel figured it make more sense to take advantage of the dining hall’s magical properties than to have Hestia campers do all the cooking.

“Lots of foods will be tested. Foods I will eat.” Piper finger gunned at Hazel. Reminding everyone that she wasn’t going to be consuming chicken nuggets or any other meat products. “We wanted to do it here because homemade is the best way to have food. ” Piper pulled herself up onto a wooden table in the center of the cabin. Then playfully leaned forward to flick Leo and Jason’s heads. “I’m a vegetarian. Not vegan…yet. ”

Jason turned around with puffed out cheeks, narrowed blue eyes and pursed lips. “Pipes owh. I didn’t say anything.”

Percy giggled as Leo slyly un-tied  Piper’s grey converse. “Piper you might want to hop down from the table. If we’re going to be eating I don’t want your butt where my food will be.”

Piper gave an understanding nod and hopped down from the table. Her shoe lace on her left foot got caught under her right shoe, throwing her forward onto her face. Hazel looked away as Piper shot back up. Should she have said something so Piper wouldn’t have fallen?

Maybe she shouldn’t have said something. That was quite hilarious though. In order to hide the corners of her smile Hazel pretended to cough.  

Annabeth sat in the corner eyebrows furrowed and lips pressed firmly together  like she was about to explode. “They’re all frozen foods. It doesn’t make sense to have it here in the Hestia cabin.”

Before more common sense could spill off her tongue a Hestia camper came out with bowls filled to the brim with chicken nuggets. “The blue bowl has tyson chicken nuggets, the green bowl has vegetable based nuggets and the purple bowl has breaded chunks of chicken. Or homemade chicken nuggets. ”

“Thanks!” Five of the kids chorused in unison.

“Why didn’t you just say homemade chicken nuggets? Why make it more complicated?” Percy scooted his chair towards the table. The screeching sounds of the chair legs against the floor were so irritating. Annabeth kicked Percy’s chair forward flying him all the way up to the table.  Instead of multiple fragmented screeches there was one big scooch.

Piper immediately started snatching nuggets from the vegetable bowl and stuffing them in her face. Jason followed her actions but much more slowly. At least Piper wasn’t intense and mean. Hazel hasn’t ever seen her trash or make a scene over people eating meat. Frank was making his way into becoming vegetarian as well. Percy and Leo would tease him about how soon his heavy armor would turn into eco-friendly grass woven shirts.

Giggling, Hazel walked over to the table and picked up a homemade chicken nugget first. They looked delicious, she thinks. Hazel hasn’t seen any other homemade chicken nuggets to compare them to.

The moment Hazel popped a chicken nugget into her mouth. A boy solidified through a shadow cast on the wall by a bookshelf. “I knew you all would do this. You got nuggets. You didn’t get McNuggets. You’re dead to me. ” Once the boy was completely visible his pale skin stuck out like center piece against all the warm colors in the Hestia cabin. The bags under his eyes were an unsettling grey. Did those bags ever go away? What would he look like without fatigue weighing on his skin. Does Will ever make him sleep? Hazel bit her lip into a smile as she thought about her brother and his hot mess of self care.

“Nico!” She dropped the next chicken nugget she was about to eat onto the table and ran over to give him a loving hug

“Hay! Be careful you’re going to hurt the happy meals. ” His grip tightened around the gold m-shaped handles. He lightly kissed her cheek then smiled back.

“Hay Hay back a way way!” Percy grinned. All eyes turned to a young man balancing a stack of chicken nuggets on his nose.  A few Hestia campers were watching the group from afar.  Their heads tilted and eyebrows raised.  Were these dorks really the brave heroes to save the world? In the full picture they looked like the weird group of misfits who’d sit a table away from the ‘squares’ at school.  "Someone is missing. “ He looked around at everyone in the room.

The room was filled of people. "There’s no one missing. Frank already told you he couldn’t make it. ” Hazel took a Happy Meal from Nico’s hands. Her eyes widened as she noticed the teeth and tongue painted onto the box. “Why does it have a face?” The corner of her upper lip raised while the skin on her nose scrunched up.

“To make it more kid friendly. ” Leo offered an explanation and then turned to Percy. “Calypso couldn’t make it because she isn’t feeling well. ” Leo stuffed as face in the midst of talking in order to cover up the immediate look of love sickness.

Percy shook his head. “No, not them. Someone that’s Nico’s TYPE. ”

Everyone in the room let out an annoyed sigh.  "LET IT GO. “ The entire cabin shouted.

"Percy you’ve got me, your girlfriend. You can’t hold on to Nico growing out of his crush  forever. ” Annabeth smacked the back of head, causing all the chicken nuggets to fall onto his lap. Nico huffed and picked up a glass full of a red drink from a platter just being brought in. Hazel looked over to the Hestia kids.  Why were the so distant? This wasn’t a selective food party. It’s an everybody food party. Hazel opened her mouth to call everyone over but was cut off by Percy’s revenge.

“Annabeth. There’s a spider right behind your head. ” He pointed and forced a look of surprise upon his face.

“Kelphead. Do you really think that’s gonna work on me? I found the Mark of Athena. I’m not scared of spiders anymo-”

Leo took his shoe off and started to get up, “I’ll kill it. ” He looked to where Percy was pointing. Annabeth flew into Percy’s arms that millisecond. All the chicken nuggets on his lap fell onto the floor. A hestia kid groaned in the background. They’re going to have clean up the mess when they all leave.

Hazel felt dirty for laughing so hard. The guilt faded away as Piper joined her. Hazel’s hair smushed against Piper’s shoulder as she leaned into her jean jacket.  Looking to Nico her eyebrows furrowed. “Are you drinking blood?” She understood the term edgy now. Wasn’t this taking 'edge’ a bit too far? Her pupils shrunk a bit as her mood was tainted with fear and disgust.

Everyone laughing at Percy and Annabeth now laughed at Hazel’s confusion. Nico’s head jerked back as his eyes bugged and he spit his drink out of his mouth. “No! It’s not blood. Good gods Hazel. It’s Kool-Aid. ”

The blonde boy behind Nico nodded. “Yeah Hazel it’s just a soft drink. It comes in a ton of different flavors and colors. It tastes pretty nasty unless you pour half a bag of sugar in. ”

“Jason you’d only put the amount it said to put in until I showed you how to make Kool-Aid. ” Leo raised his eyebrows and looked over to the Hestia campers. “Are you guys going to chill with us?” A toothy grin sprawled across his face as Leo waved them over to the table.

Jason looked to the side. It’s not his fault he never experimented outside of instruction. Some people are made to be set in stone. Hazel laughed at Jason’s face then turn to see the Hestia kid’s expressions. There was a bit of confusion and hesitant nodding. “It’ll be more fun with you!” Hazel twirled over to them and extended her hand to the eldest looking camper.

“Well I don’t see why we’re all sitting back here. ” The Hestia kid took Hazel’s hand and they both went back to the table. The other kids followed. “So, you’re Hazel Levesque?” They noted her copper curls, SPQR shirt and bond with the world’s saviors. “How’s the 21st Century treating you?”

Hazel let go of the Hestia camper’s hand then spun around to come face to face. She looked up a tad because she only came up to their chin. “I am Hazel Levesque. It’s. It’s interesting. Not like anything I’ve ever witnessed but I love it!” Hazel bashfully tugged on one of her curls and gazed down at the floor. “I still feel like I don’t know enough to really contribute. ”

The Hestia camper chuckled lightly. “You don’t have to learn to create. You create to learn. Bring in what you do know and then go from there. ” They patted Hazel lightly on the shoulder.

Hazel’s golden eyes rose to meet the Hestia camper’s blue eyes. They weren’t as chilling and intimidating as Jason’s but they were even more infinite and capturing. “Thank you. I’m sorry. I didn’t catch your name?”

“You can call me Jace. ” The Hestia camper grinned. “You’ll have more fun in this generation if you stay away from 5sos and meme stans and… Politics. ” Jace popped the P in politics and slid in a chair across from Piper. They grabbed a veggie nugget and poked it into their mouth.

“What’s a five sauce stan? What’re memes?” Hazel paused before trying a veggie nugget. For Frank. She’s doing this for Frank.  He’s going vegetarian. That means she has to get more acquainted with vegetable based products.

“Memes are the best thing about the 21st century. Ever. ” Leo firmly stated while llaying upside down on his chair like a bat. His curly hair rested on the floor. “Five S.O.S Is actually an acronym for a ban named Five Seconds of Summer Piper likes them. ”

Piper scoffed. “You say it as if being a fan is derogatory. ” She kicked Leo’s chair over a bit. His head rubbed against the floor.

“Beauty Queen you’re so violent today. Look up what Stan means on urban dictionary Hazel. It’ll boost your Internet skills. ” Leo pulled himself and leaned over to pinch Piper’s cheek.

“What’s the urban dictionary? ” Hazel looked away from Jace to Leo.

Leo’s mouth had just opened but Percy’s laughter spilled before he could say anything. “We’ll show you after Charlie Brown. You’ll need it. ”

Annabeth poked Percy’s cheek. “Jace if you don’t mind me asking, how were you born?” She cringed as the words fell from her mouth. That question was so annoying to ask and be asked. Her need for knowledge made it so she had to know. “Why’d she change how she felt about cabins?”

“With each home Hestia blesses a child is brought into the picture from their hearth. We’re not really born. A lot of us were adopted into a home and blessed by Hestia or we were literally created from the sentimental warmth of a fire place. ” Something along those lines. Jace rolled their eyes. “Also, I’m not sure. Ask her. ” This lot is something else. “Hey Hazel have you ever tried nachos? ” Another one of their siblings brought out chips draped in cheese fondue. “You’ll love 'em. ”

Hazel giggled and shook her head. She’d heard of nachos before. One time Percy, Annabeth and Hazel went to a video gaming arcade, Percy naturally went straight to the restaurant area. Annabeth followed after rolling her eyes and asking why’d he order food if he hated it the last time. Percy replied he was going to get something different. Over all the cheering and beeping Percy’s voice declared her wanted nachos with extra cheese. The woman working the counter nodded with a straight face and and loud groan. She must’ve been in a terrible mood because she gave Percy a plate of nachos.