In which Nico totally ends up having very vivid nightmares about Tartarus and the whole aftermath and Hazel is just there for him.
Tag: Percy Jackson
A very (very) short Camp Half-Blood au I started three months ago and just found in my drafts. There was the start of another scene tacked onto the end, but I cut it since it didn’t get anywhere.
There were three people out on the porch, if you included the skeleton. Five, if you wanted to count the peacocks.
Klaus blinked, his hand still frozen on the doorknob. The boy standing in front of the door, to his credit, wasn’t phased at all. It was probably difficult to phase a kid who was carrying a double-bladed celestial bronze battleaxe that was taller than he was.
“Hi,” he said cheerfully, his smile bright even though his face and clothes were covered with dirt. “I’m Bill Heterodyne. This is the camp for demigods, right?”
Klaus looked at him, and the axe, and the dirty, blood soaked bandage wrapped around his thigh. Then he looked at the skeleton, which was dressed in a tattered union army uniform and carrying a small haversack. A smaller boy was riding on its back, clinging to the ribs. His legs were hung over the pelvis, and one of them was secured in a makeshift splint made of bandages and driftwood. The peacocks sat serenely at its feet.
Klaus turned away from the door, angling his body towards in the interior of the house without looking away from the porch.
“Chiron?” he called. “New campers!”
YES. YES YES YES EXCELLENT. Heterodynes Hades’ kids – though the peacock is Hera’s so ??. (The answer, of course, is that she likes them – the Boys, I mean. She likes heroes periodically, so long as they aren’t her husband’s get.) I gotta assume Klaus is Athena’s – well of course he’s Athena’s, c’mon, war and wisdom and storm-grey eyes. Zanta’s an Amazon, Lu is Aphrodite’s aaallll with the charm speak – oooh how complicated are we making this? All Greeks, or was Andronicus Valois the son of Jupiter? Praetor Tarvek is all I’m- wait, scratch that, PRAETOR ANEVKA. The question, though, is are they just descendants or did Jupiter slip back into the family line at some point? (Answer: yes, obviously. Follow-up: did Lucrezia have something to do with it? Follow-up answer: probably. Lucrezia who studied with Hecate I’ll bet, and has spent decades hiding in Daedalus’s Labyrinth, or maybe just drifting as a ghost…and scratch the above, or rather, amend: Lucrezia is Venus’s daughter, not just love and sex and beauty but victory as well, and the mother of emperors.) Teodora in an loveless, abusive marriage, but her heart is cold steel over blazing gold and her eyes hold the certainty of Death, and Hades slept with her twice and twice she bore sons (to her husband’s delight, who never knew they weren’t his.) Agatha, Freud’s perfect granddaughter of Greek Death and Roman Love grows up in hiding, alone, plagued with headaches from the golden bauble at her throat that hides her from gods and monsters alike (even those who just want to help), and stops her from seeing through the Mist around her adoptive parents. Zanta gave birth to twins and whoops ha ha somehow her man disappeared with the male; how could that have possibly happened in this secure Amazon base; Zanta certainly doesn’t know; it is a mystery. no she will not be checking Camp Half-Blood. (Gil wields celestial bronze in battle, on quests, years before he ever kisses a girl or goes to anything like normal school; he has beads for every summer since his birth and he’s been trying to build Daedalus’s wings since he was eight.) (He had a best friend once; turned out the boy was Roman, not Greek. They sent him home.)
*”Don’t Stop Me Now” plays in the background*
Okay this is a very long paragraph so let’s go by a list
- The peacocks are actually because Bill and Barry are Amish, because it seemed funny at the time (their names are Punch and Judy)
- I don’t remember what I decided on for Klaus but I’m fairly certain it was Athena; it was either that or Zeus, but Klaus’ weather motifs aren’t quite strong enough for that
- Lucrezia is definitely, totally, 100% Aphrodite
- I am not even getting into the logistics nightmare that is the second generation melting pot of divine genes, you can do whatever you like with the Valois
- I feel like Lucrezia should be a mix of Roman and Greek, someone who breaks the mold; probably a descendent of Venus and a daughter of Aphrodite, flitting back and forth between Half Blood Hill and Camp Jupiter to grab power wherever she can get it
- I’m laughing at Klaus meeting Zantabraxus, the Amazon queen, and being like “Yes please absolutely put me in my place and do it with extreme prejudice, thanks”
No but guys, imagine. The Hephaestus cabin. Making tiny little robot dragon pets. Little pygmy automaton dragons. That can ride on your shoulder or on your head or around your neck. And like they keep making adjustments to them like:
They make a little aquatic one for Percy that’s waterproof and has little robo fins and won’t get crushed by the pressure at the bottom of the ocean
They make ones that run on electricity and can conduct lighting for Thalia and Jason. You can see the little spurts of electricity jumping from one part of it’s little body to the next
They make one that looks like a skeleton for Nico and one that’s covered in jewels for Hazel. They both glow in the dark the farther you go underground. Nico’s also glows when it senses spirits and Hazel’s glows when it finds shiny things (whether they’re valuable or not is of no concern to the tiny dragon)
For Reyna, they make two dragons: one made of Gold and one made of Silver. The pair are inseparable and are incredibly loyal to Reyna and also have the same lie detector ability as her dogs
There are slightly larger, still small, armored battle dragons for the Ares kids
Crafty little dragons with internal compasses who learn very very well for the Hermes kids
Dragons who are activated and then run on the magic of the Hecate kid they were made for
Solar powered dragons that are a great help in the infirmary or are quite musical for the Apollo kids
Specially made moon powered dragons that assist with hunting for the Huntresses
Dragons who help build other dragons for the Hephaestus kids
Dragons who can parrot human speech and can learn to charmspeak for Aphrodite kids
Dragons who can monitor sobriety levels and mental stability for Dionysus kids
Rainbow colored dragons who can be used as vessels for Iris Messaging for Iris kids
Dragons who get their energy from sleeping and who will sleep with Hypnos kids
Dragons that will read with Athena kids and actually learn from it, remembering things and slowly learning to communicate that info non verbally
Just. Little baby dragons man
I’m slightly in love with the idea of Percy going to college to study Marine Biology and then actually getting a job with it and freaking everyone out with his fish voodoo. Like can you imagine “hey Jackson can see what’s wrong with that seal?”
“he’s lonely Jim”
“what? You didn’t even-”
“I said he’s lonely Jim”
Imagine children of Hephaestus being born with parts of their bodies being made of metal. It varies how weird or horrific the placement of these parts are. Many children with born with metal limbs build better, more stylish ones for themselves
Imagine children of Aphrodite that are born with the power to change their appearance, but they can’t control it. They change when their emotions are high or just randomly throughout the day. Sometimes they’ll have two different faces and not be able to do anything about it
Imagine children of Apollo being literally made of light. There’s always a soft glow coming from their eyes, nose, and mouth. They get hard to look at when they’re mad but they also make good flashlights
Imagine children of Ares who just casually spill blood all the time. Out of their mouths, ears, eyes, and noses. Just randomly, no warning. Sometime random small wounds will open up on their arms, legs, and faces. New campers are very scared of them
Imagine children of Athena who physically shut down from information over load; they can’t move, can’t speak, don’t even breathe so their brains can review all the things they know. When they’re in this state you can literally see words and pictures flash across their eyes. Don’t disturb them in this state, it won’t be good for either of you
Imagine children of Demeter who have flowers and other flora growing out of their bodies. Little roses (thorns and all) growing out of their heads, lilies growing from their shoulders. Sometimes their hair will start turning green
Imagine children of Dionysus with grape juice for blood. When they get older, it ferments and turns to wine. They can will vines to grow out of their bodies, though the grapes on those vines will make anyone else sick
Imagine children of Hermes who talk so fast, their voice can’t catch up. They’ll be talking and suddenly, their voice gives out. But they still keep talking. When they stop, their voice keeps going once it’s able to catch up
Imagine children of Hades with see through skin. All the bones, veins, organs, and everything is visible. Sometimes, depending on a lot of things, their skin is more translucent than normal
Imagine children of Poseidon being born with aquatic features; scales, gills, webbed hands/feet, slimy skin, etc. Some are able to go fine without water, while some need it or they get sick. They won’t die but they will be quite miserable
Imagine children of Zeus who are made of lightning. You can see it under their skin, jumping from one body part to the next. Their eyes have lightning and them always look like colored storm clouds. Touching them is always an endeavor in trying not to get shocked too badly
Imagine really cool side effects to being half all powerful God
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