The House of Hades

Chapter 12- Mmmmm BBQ!

Percy

Percy walked over to the guy at the BBQ pit.

"Hey, um....Dude. Would you happen to know what my wish is?"

The guy turned and smiled. He looked familiar to Percy.

"Yeah. Hmmm, I know you from somewhere. Oh, yeah, now I remeber." The guy said sarcastically.

"Oh! Michael Yew!"

"Uh, duh!"

Michael slapped his shoulder. "Nice to see you Perce!"

"Now, your wish. All you have to do is think about it. What you want most in the world right now."

Percy concentrated. He thought, My friends. Let them be okay. And, um, let them see me here.

Percy was in Hades palace. The lord of the dead sat in front of him.

"Really? That's your wish? Gods, it's like that Hepaestus boy, Leo. His fortune cookie wish was bo-ring!"

"What?"

"Nothing, nothing. Now, for you heroic death, you get one wish. For your heroic past, you get another. You made yours, here's your first."

An Iris message sprang before him. It was his friends, on the Argo II.

"I can't believe that Son of Nep-, I mean Poseidon, did all that. How?" Frank was in pure awe. Percy didn't get it. Were they talking about him?

"It wasn't that great Frank," Jason growled. Percy got it. Nico had told them about his past, all his quests. "I've done more the same."

Nico wheeled on him. "Grace, just shut up. For once! Percy is great. Just get it! You know, Percy's fatal flaw is loyalty to his friends. That's heroic. I think I know yours! Jealousy!"

Percy wanted to stop the fight. He wanted to speak up. But, somewhere deep inside of him wanted Jason to hear this.

"Oh, really? You can't talk about me, Death boy. You basically caused your sister's death! You could've stopped her!" Jason had fire in his eyes.

Nico ran off. Hazel got up in Jason's face.

"STOP IT! Do you know how many times I've felt jealous of Bianca? Nico loves her more! Now I know. I can't possibly meet up to her! No wonder Nico likes her better! She is one of the bravest people ever. Nico had nothing to do with her death!"

Jason shouldn't have kept talking. But he did.

"Oh, look who's talkin now! The girl who almost raised a giant. The girl who killed her mother!"

Hazel slapped him and ran off. Piper grabbed Jason's arm. "Jason, what are you-"

"Don't touch me." He pulled his amr away. Piper sat down and wept. Leo ran over to him.

"Dude, what the-"

"Oh, and Leo Valdez. You killed your mother, rememeber?"

Leo jsut stood there. Hazel ran back on deck. She grabbed Leo's arm.

"Frank, you're next." Jason growled.

Loe finally regained himself.

"Listen here, Jason. You possessed or something? Cause you would never say that to any of us."

"Oh, wouldn't I?" Jason chuckled.

Percy knew something was possessing Jason. But he still couldn't speak.

"No, you wouldn't." Frank said.

"Okay, here are my opinions of you guys. Piper, you're weak and needy. Hazel, you should of stayed dead. Frank, you are the clumsiest person I have ever met. Nico is goth. And Leo,"

Percy's heart pounded as Jason crossed to Leo. He got close to his face, their foreheads almost touching. Jason was possessed and Percy knew why.

"You, Leo Valdez,"Jason purred. "Killed your mom on purpose, so don't blame it on anyone. You are a freaky arsonist who is stealing Frank's girlfriend."

Percy didn't like what happened next.

Leo got too angry. Hazel, Frank and Piper, they saw it coming. Frank ducked, Piper screamed and Hazel despertly grabbed at Leo.

But it was too late.

Leo couldn't control himself.

He summonded fire in his right hand. Hazel was muttering, "No, Leo, no, control it."

Leo threw the fire into Jason's face. The message burned away.

"Hades!" Percy screamed.

"Why did you possess Jason?!"

"Oh, you still don't get it, do you?" Hades adjusted hiself on his throne. "I hate you, Jackson. So, I'm tearing apart your friends. Oh, and one more thing. You get another message. Your girlfriend is going crazy right now."

Annabeth.

Why do I hate Jason sooooo much? I want to like Jason. I do. I just can't. Sorry Jason fans, he was just possessed, calm yo' selves.

~BW~