I Will Live Again

I Need Another New Game Plan

PIPER'S POV>>>>>

I wouldn't have been much help in the state I was in.

I was in the Aphrodite Cabin, sitting on my bed, curled up with my head in my hands; unmoving.

I was still processing what had just happened. I refused to believe that Percy had just led an invasion our camp - one of the worst we'd seen, too. It was just too unbelievable. Then, I heard a knock on the door.

"Piper?" a voice called out, muffled by the wood.

"Jason wants to see you. He just woke up."

That caught my attention. I unfurled myself and scrambled over to the door, opening it a crack. I saw Annabeth standing there with a faint look of worry.

"Jason wants to see you." She repeated.

I'd barely said "Thanks" when I dashed out the door, and then I recalled the eerie-like holes that he'd been sporting, but hadn't been bleeding. I still wasn't entirely sure if that was a good or bad thing.

When I reached the infirmary, I found it wasn't as crowded as before, and only the campers with severe injuries remained. Some were so gruesome I knew I'd have nightmares about them.

When I finally spotted Jason, he waved at me and smiled weakly. I rushed over to him and saw his wounds were almost completely healed. Rather than gaping holes, he had cresent-shaped indents where they once were.

I almost crushed him in a bear hug when I remembered that wouldn't be the best idea, so I just settled for a kiss.

"What happened?!" I practically screamed.

"Well," he began, "it was an arai."

"Okay, then?"

"Well, I attacked it, and after a few minutes defeated it. But, because it was an arai, it inflicted pain from a monster I'd defeated."

"Well, what was it?"

"It was more of a who, actually," he started.

"It was Dylan."

I was stunned. Dylan? Why did we seem to keep running into him?

"Yeah, back when I first beat him at the Canyon. The holes represent what happened to him, I guess," he finished.

I sighed, then chuckled. Jason looked at me, confused.

"You just keep running into him, Dylan, is all," I explained, voicing my earlier thoughts.

"Piper!" I heard someone say. "There's a meeting in the big house, in 30 seconds!"

"Seriously?! And they tell me now?!" was my first thought.

"Well, that's my cue to go, I guess." Piper grumbled to Jason.

He chuckled and said, "You're funny. See you around, then."

"Bye."
_______ Time skip to meeting(insert sponsor here) _____________

<<<<<STILL PIPER'S POV>>>>>

"Okay, let's get this meeting started," Chiron initiated.
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Silence.
Dead.
Silence.

Leo cleared his throat. "Well," he started, "isn't this awkward."

Still silence.

"Guys, come on!" Annabeth roared. "Percy just shamelessly invaded our camp! That's not normal!"she continued.