Broken || A Riordan Universe Story

Jason POV~ "Ooo! Look! There's a Little Birdie!"

One second I'm reading a creepy Latin inscription on an Egyptian House? Room? (Whatever the heck that was called) The next, I was on a weird Island, with absolutely no idea about what was going on. My head hurt, badly.

It was almost like I got hit with a brick.

All I knew is that I needed to find food.

I was hungry. I didn't eat anything during lunch because I was feeling nauseous and stressed about the reality of the situation. My stomach growled loudly. I could really go for a bowl of lamb stew right about now.

I looked around, and I noticed that there was a crack in my right lens on my glasses. Perfect, just perfect. Now my vision was distorted. I took off my glasses, it's not like I was blind without them. There were sharp thorns snaking around the dead grass. I could hear running water. Maybe there was a river, or something around here. After that speech from the Legion of Doom, it lead me to believe that the others were around here somewhere. Knowing Demigods, they'll most likely go to a water source.

I decided that I'd find the river. I got up to my feet with caution. There were plants everywhere that didn't look safe. I walked forward, pushing through brush here and there. Finally I saw a glimpse of water. It was a pure blue color, glistening in the sun. It screamed DRINK ME! But, it was too pure, and looked very suspicious. I pondered my options. Drink the water hence curing my gut wrenching thirst, but it could potentially kill me. Or don't drink the delicious looking water, and stay thirsty. Praetor Jason Grace wouldn't have ever drank the water, but this place was messing with my mind.

     I decided to do the illogical thing and drink the water. I cupped my hand under the flowing water, and brought it to my mouth. The cold delicacy trickled down my throat. I was filled with such delight it quite literally was lifting off of my feet.

     I was floating up above the pretty island. I wonder if I can touch the clouds. I bet they taste like cotton candy...

     "Ooo! Look! There's a little birdie!" I sang.

     I reached out to pet the fluffy animal when it flew away. I started to float around in the sky, admiring life when I heard a shout.

     "JASON GRACE! WHAT THE IN THE UNDERWORLD ARE YOU DOING!" Screamed a familiar voice.

     "I dunno, what are you doing Nico?" I sighed, floating past the canopy of trees towards the ground.

     "You're so dumb." He groaned, facepalming.

     "Well, that's not very nice, now is it?" I pouted.

     "Are you high?" He puzzled.

     "Life is beautiful." I sighed. "You should wear more color Nico."

     "No." He grumbled. "Di Immortals! What are you doing?"

     "Living, and loving life." I sighed happily.

     "Come down here." He stated.

     "No mom." I stuck my tongue out.

     "Idiot." He groaned. "At least follow me."

     "Alright." I floated next to Nico.

     "What do you remember?" He asked, walking forward.

     "Well-" I started. Wait. What happened? I searched my brain. "I- umm- I dunno."

     "Oh gods." Nico facepalmed again.

     "Where are we going?" I asked, as I saw something blue out of the corner of my eye. "Ooo pretty butterfly!"

     "Don't touch it." He glared. "And we need to find the others. While you were floating up there, did you see anything?"

     "The vast, ocean." I replied.

     "That's it! We'll go there." Nico concluded. "I thought I heard the ocean earlier."

     "Nico I'm tired." I yawned.

     "No, Jason. Stay awake, I'm not carrying you." He stated.

     "Fine, fine." I groaned.

      I saw something gold float into my sight.

     "Look! It's a golden sphere!" I clapped.

     "That's an Archimedes Sphere. Jason, Stay. Back." His voice lowered to a whisper.

     "I think there's a camera on it." I could see a lens popped out of the sphere. "Hi!"

      I waved delightfully.

      "What even?" Nico questioned.

     Just then a big screen popped up in the sky. Three men were on it.

     "Smile children, you're on camera!" Grinned a guy with scars distorting his features.

      "The Games are being televised live everywhere." Cackled a guy the color of night.

      Suddenly more boxes popped up on the screen. They were video feeds from several different locations. There was the same golden sphere in all of them. It showcased different locations on the island.

"Have fun!" Smirked a man with red eyes.

     The screen vanished.