Echoes Through Eternity : Percy's Second Chance

Chapter 22

For the next few days, the entirety of camp moved with a collective mentality.

Avoid the Children of Poseidon.

Weirdly enough, it worked out for the two of them.

They had their own schedule, one that mirrored their days during the vacations they spent back home or at Atlantis.

They got up, went for a run, came back, had a bath, had breakfast, did their morning readings, went for Pegasus riding, came back, did their lunch rituals, had lunch, did some readings for their court, went for whatever activity schedule they had, went for canoe riding, came back, did their evening rituals, played their instruments, had dinner, sat around the campfire, went to the room, had another bath, went to meet their Godmother, before coming back to the room and sleeping.

This routine on repeat.

A small comfort before their world erupts into chaos.

They ignored how Lord Dionysus looked at them, how Chiron kept his eyes on them, or how bad the weather had gotten.

Until they couldn't anymore, because someone had put a mortal newspaper inside the doorway, a New York Daily News, on the front page.

SALLY JACK AND THE JACKSON TWINS STILL MISSING AFTER FREAK CAR ACCIDENT

BY EILEEN SMITH

Sally Jackson and twins, Percy and Rhea Jackson, are still missing one week after their mysterious disappearance. The family's badly burned '14 Porsche Panamera in Aqua Blue Metallic was discovered last Saturday on a north Long Island road with the roof ripped off and the front axle broken. The car had flipped and skidded for several hundred metres before exploding.

       Famous Author Sally Jackson, was seen leaving her house near Montauk Beach in a hurry with her two kids. Small traces of blood were found in the car and near the scene of the wreck, but there were no other signs of the missing Jacksons. Residents in the rural area reported seeing nothing unusual around the time of the accident.

       Searches for the three Jacksons continue as Police have gone to see if the three have arrived at Percy Jackson's boarding school, Kennedy's Academy for the Young and Gifted, to seek refuge. Rhea Jackson's whereabouts for the school year still remain a mystery.

       Police would not say whether anyone is a suspect in the Jacksons' disappearance, but they have not ruled out foul play. Below are recent pictures of Sally Jackson and her twins. Police urge anyone with information to call the following toll-free crime-stoppers hotline.

The phone number was circled in black marker.

"How petty." Rhea muttered, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

"Can people really not tell that there were two boys and not a boy and a girl?" Percy asked, flabbergasted.

"I'm more concerned about that ghastly picture. We look horrible, couldn't they have used a picture from a different Gala or Ball? Like the time when we went to the Vienna Opera Ball? Mum looked gorgeous, and I loved watching Mum, Mama and Dad dancing in groups. I loved that day."

"Clearly people don't account for taste in the newspaper, especially for something this serious, it's more about practicality, Lia."

"Doesn't mean we can't still look good in a missing person's report, Adon. We're gorgeous regardless, doesn't mean they can't choose a different picture that amplifies that."