Chapter 23 - A Past Paced Chapter (This Was Also Speedrunned)

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The crew of the Argo II were gathered on the deck, watching Hazel and Jason deal with the shooter on the cliff. Suddenly, the space around Eret started to look disoriented.

"Um..." Eret glanced at himself. "What is happening?!"

Eret's hellhound/dog Zack was also looking glitchy. After a few moments, Quackity started looking strange as well. Not long after, the three of them were gone. Standing in Eret's place was a woman... but not really.

She looks like a female satyr except... these don't exist. All satyrs are male and instead of a goat, she looks more like a sheep. Her white, fluffy hair much like a sheep's wool was underneath a hat that was a trend about hundreds of years ago. The woman was wearing sunglasses, just like Eret. Her horns were curled and she wore a red coat, much like the British uniforms back during the Civil War. The newcomer looked very bewildered.

"Puffy?!" Techno exclaimed. "You're here too!"

Ghostbur floated over to "Puffy". "Oooo hello Puffy!"

"Hi?" The woman asked uncertainly. Looks like the Argo II has gained a new member.

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Jason did not expect to find Big Q and Eret gone when he and Hazel got back. After a lot of explaining, everyone was finally on the same page. (I'm not going to write any events unless both fandoms are involved in it, so if I skip something just assume that it happened the same as canon. For example, Hazel and Jason defeated Sciron the same way they did canonically)

The Argo II's crew let Puffy stay. (Not like they really had a choice- Plus Techno is there to ensure his ally's place on the ship) Soon, the ship was continuing towards the House Of Hades.

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BBH was a good friend. He sometimes felt like a second dad to Percy. (Sapnap: Hey he's MY dad!) Somehow he and Ranboo seemed to have infinite food. The baked potatoes and steak were plain, but they were easily the best food in Tartarus. (Also Percy and Annabeth never met the arai because they were mostly obliterated by Bad. After most of the arai died they got slowed down, so they arrived where Annabeth & Percy & Bob were after the three + BBH + Ranboo already left)

Right now Bob is taking us to a "good giant", so we'll see how that goes...

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The group in Tartarus has arrived at Damasen's hut. After a good rest, they continued on their journey. Annabeth had been very unhappy that Damasen didn't come with them, but she couldn't convince him.

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"So this 'Split" place is where you and Reyna will meet up?" Puffy asked Jason for confirmation.

Jason nodded. "Yeah, we made a pact that if we ever traveled to the ancient lands we will go visit Diocletian's Palace. Me and Reyna used to wonder if we can find Diocletian's ghost and ask him where he was buried... well, his scepter was buried with him."

Nico gave a thin, creepy smile. "Ah... that legend."

"What legend?" Hazel asked.

Nico turned to his sister. "Supposedly Diocletian's scepter could summon any Roman ghost who worshipped the old gods."

"Okay, now I'm interested." Leo whistled. "Be nice to have a bunch of booty-kicking army of zombies on our side when we enter the House Of Hades."

Puffy noticed that he said when, not if, and smiled a little. The determination. She gave Leo a grin. "That's exactly what I was thinking. Well, maybe worded differently, but definitely yes." They high-five each other.

"Well, to talk to his ghost, you'll need my help." Nico said. Puffy noticed how none of the demigods made contact with Nico much. Nico seemed much like a zombie, to be honest.

(Then everything happened the same as the books. Jason finds out that Nico is gay and has a crush on Percy)

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The Boreads had came to thwart the Argo II (again) during their journey. Techno, Puffy, and Ghostbur were briefly informed about everything that had happened before in the past, so they weren't completely lost when the three siblings showed up.

Ghostbur was the only one that was unfrozen. (Since he's a ghost) Khione raised her eyebrow at the ghost. "What is a ghost doing here? He should be in the underworld."

"That's none of your business." Piper replied. "Ghostbur, can you come over here?" She asked. Jason is completely frozen and Leo is overboard. This is not good at all.

"Hi!" Ghostbur floated next to the Boreads. "Who are you?" He moved closer to Khione. "You look a bit like Niki."

The happy ghost then proceeded to offer the snow gods Blue. (Just imagine this tho lol. An amnesiac ghost offering three snow gods drugs. If I had the motivation I would draw it but I have no motivation or skill) Normally the ghost would be annoying, but now Piper was happy that he could distract the Boreads while she finds a way out.

"Blue?" Zethes took it thoughtfully.

Ghostbur nodded ecstatically. "Yes!" His voice echoed. "It sucks away all your sadness!"

After a while, Piper formulated a plan: Wake up Festus. She had no idea if her charmspeak works on figureheads, but it's worth a try.

When the bronze dragon woke up, Ghostbur surrounded it in awe. "Oooo! I like happy dragons."

Piper isn't sure if there's anything that Ghostbur hates. (Anteaters *cough* *cough*)

Festus the figurehead (we stan this very pog dragon) kicked some godly butt... but after that a bomb exploded on deck. Piper dove for the bomb. The last thing she saw was her ears ringing and Ghostbur floating over her with a concerned look on his face.

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Annabeth and Percy did not look in good shape when they rejoined Bob, BBH, Ranboo, and Small Bob.

"Hey you okay?" Ranboo asked, concern clear in his tone.

Percabeth told them how Akhlys tried to kill them, their encounter with Night, and everything else that had happened.

"Hey, we'll get out of here. Before you know it you'll be out of here and having dinner together in New Rome." Bad said, encouraging them.

Percy gave him a weak but thankful smile. "Thanks, Bad."

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Even after he left Ogygia, Leo still couldn't get him mind off Calypso.

It was crazy. He can't like an immortal girl! She obviously wouldn't like him back, either.

Still, as dangerous as oaths are, Leo still made one.

"I'll come back for you, Calypso. I swear it on the river styx."

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THIS IS FINALLY BACK!!!

Shoutout to Luckymnmn for being so supportive to this fanfic! You've made so many nice comments and I'm glad for them!

Sorry for removing the Bi King and Quackity, it's just that I can't make lore with them. They can't make any drama here- Puffy can, though. She can make chaos and lore happen just by simply existing. When she finally meets BBH... things will get good and very dramatic.

I am so excited for when this book finishes and I can finally move onto "The Blood Of Olympus"! There will be so many cool things happening in the next book. (Which is why I'm speed running to get to the end of "The House Of Hades")

I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

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