PJO Mortals Meet the Demigods With No Mist

Steffi Gale

I'm Steffi Gale. I'm twelve years old and I live in Waterloo, Canada. I study at Hearthens High School. I'm a freshman starting high school with my best friends, Elyza, Clarice, and Irene.
Here in Hearthens, I could be considered the smartest girl in all Hearthens. My blonde hair tied up in a nerdy way, neat. I wore my large nerdy black glasses that shows my blue, crystal contact lenses. I was graduating as the valedictorian, as always since prep school.
Elyza is a bit chubby, I can say, though she has a good heart just as any other true friend. Her hazelnut brown hair and her calm emerald eyes all shows it. Clarice was much of a sport. Won in this, that, everywhere except in studying fields excluding English. I'm not saying she's dumb, just sayin' not winning in competitions and stuff. Her black raven hair and dazzling black eye contacts. Her true eyes were gold. She wasn't a goth, more like the most beautiful in the whole Hearthens High. Irene is more like a two-timer between friends. She hangs out with us, then hangs out with her other friend whom she calls 'different', Maria. Sounds Spanish much? She is Spanish. Irene has blonde hair with natural golden lockets and a pair of shimmering ruby eyes. She is not a vampire, by the way. Her other friend, who is also our friend but declines our offer of being a full part of our team of friends, has auburn hair and chocolate brown eyes. She loves bein' away from much people. Lots bully her for being a freak tinkering with the air and talking to it. We called ourselves 'Family' that's because we all have family troubles. Including Maria.
"Have you heard Greek gods are real?" Clarice asked. Today, she was wearing her favorite match of clothes. Black Adidas rubber shoes, blue jeans, plain white t-shirt with a sign that says 'I'm Awesome'. Beside her was a terrified looking Maria wearing all black. Black shirt, black jacket, black jeans, black bag, black watch, and black Nike shoes. She dyed her hair black and her eyes were also black. She started blurting out odd Spanish words. Most I understood as 'please'.
I bent down to her. "Mar, are you all right? Why'd you dye your hair black and wear contact lenses. You look like a goth."
"Actually, I dyed my hair with temporary auburn dye everyday and wear poop brown contacts." Then she shivered at the thought.
I was about to speak again when Clarice grunted and started moving her hand as if it was talking. "Psh, chit-chat chit-chat."
I glared at her. "Clar-"
"Chitty chitty chat chat."
"Don't bring the pan-"
"Chit chat." That was it. I wasn't mad but annoyed. I lunged for her and tackled her to the ground. But she just flicked me away and pinned me to the ground. We both started laughing our heads off. Maria still looked terrified. Her eyes kept lurking round the school halls.
Irene stepped up. "The gods are coming to school. In the gym in about thirty minutes."
"How, did you know?" Just then the school announcer spoke through the speakers.
"Snuck in Principal Lot's office. Picked the lock by the way." Elyza said. "I'm getting used to these tools Maria gave me. I'm a natural."
"Listen up fellow students," the speaker rang through the halls. "Please assemble in the gym now. We have special guests for today. They will be bringing special news today." Then it turned off without another notice.
We all hurried to the gym pulling a reluctant Maria forcibly. We were just about give up on pulling her, then a goth boy about fourteen years old appeared in front of us.
"She giving you girls a hard time?" We all nodded. Maria turned her head to the goth.
The goth glared at her and said, "Maria, let's go. Just do your part. That's all." He knows her? She gave him a glare also which made us all feel queasy
Miraculously, she got up and walked beside the boy. His arms around her shoulder. Girlfriend?
I looked at Irene for clues but she just shrugged and pointed at the clock. Oh right. We hurried off and took a seat beside Maria who seemed to be alone without the goth boy.
"Who's the lucky person?" I asked. I couldn't take it.
"Not me," she bent her head in sadness.
"Who's that boy?"
She lifted her head as some adults walked up the stage. "He's just an old camp friend in my camp. Nico."
The lead adult tapped the mic. then his voice boomed. "I am Zeus. We are the twelve Olympians." He was so scary that we all sank back to our seats especially Maria. "We are here to deliver the news that we have won the war with Gaea and Izft." All the gym cheered. Maria opened her eyes widely as if something was scaring her. Some flashback or something else not important.
"We are all blessed" he continued, "to have the seven of the prophecy and other more demigods here right now." He snapped his fingers then a bunch of demi-whatever appeared on stage. A girl with princess blonde curls ran to Apollo, the archer god, and started strangling him.
"Why did you bring us here?"
"M-mor-rtals."
          "In Canada?" She let go of her grip and looked embarrassed at us.
"Sorry."
I was most surprised when I saw the goth boy pop up too.
"Son of Hades, we told you to stay." Zeus boomed. "Not travel to China." Hades?
Nico smiled. "I did stay, in the shadows." Wait, did Zeus say China? How is that possible?
"You got me. Now go call your little sister."
I heard Maria mutter.
"Come on up," Nico said. He turned to his friends. "Start the introduction. I'll go last."
Percy started introducing himself with an extremely long title. Nico just disappeared. He appeared right next to me . I screamed in shock. Elyza, Clarice, and Irene screamed too but Maria just sank a little bit further.
"What do you want?" She asked in disgust. "All I did was slay the last monster upon arrival."
Last monster?
Nico extended his hands to her. "Just come, you still did the best job. You carried the flag of victory when it appeared after it turned to dust."
Maria looked up and reached for his hand. Right now, everyone had finished introducing and their eyes were all on Maria. She sighed and stood up.
The school bully snickered. "Look at who needs a demigod to make her famous." All the gym now sounded as if it were true.
Nico gave her the glare. "Shut up, cake face." He saluted as he and Maria disappeared and stood on the stage.
Maria tried to gain her balance but failed. She wasn't used to speaking to a crowd like this. "Um, hi. I'm Maria Reynon. Daughter of Hades. This is my brother Nico, son of Hades. So, yeah..." She's a freaking demigod?
Percy Jackson snatched the mic. "She also finished the war. She slayed the last monster that signaled the end of the war. And she has found new demigods. Maria?" He gave the mic. back to her. Maria stared at him in disbelief.
New demigods? "Um, when I call you, please come up here."
The school jock stood up. "Me! Me! I know I'm a demigod!" Followed by another person and another and another till all the gym were chattering and Maria couldn't take it.
"Enough!" She screeched like a vampire making all the glass shatter and all of us covered our ears except Hades and Nico.
Nico pat her at the back. "You mastered the Screech? Awesome. I like you at my cabin, sis."
"Anyways, the names are Clarice Campi, Irene Callo, Elyza Teeper, and lastly, Steffi Gale." Oh, so, wait, WHAT!
"Them? Impossible." A girl called.
We stood up the stage. "What do I do now?" I whispered to Maria who seemed more confident.
"Just wait." Three seconds later glowing signs appeared on top of us. I had a grey owl on top of me. Clarice had a golden lyre on top of her. Irene got a sickle on her. And Elyza got,what you call that? Oh right, the whatever Hermes staff's name is.
"Please welcome, Steffi Gale, daughter of Athena. Clarice Campi, daughter of Apollo. Irene Callo, daughter of Demeter. And finally, Elyza Teeper, daughter of Hermes. All of you have been claimed and you will come with us to camp and live with us. Let's go." She turned around then dark shadows covered us making me and Irene barf.
We arrived in Camp Half-Blood then were sent to the infirmary quick. That was how my days at Camp started. In the infirmary. Luckily, no boy came to me and said 'you drool in your sleep'. I love Percabeth especially that Annabeth is my sister.