a Fucked Up Camp for Fucked Up Kids [ pjo fanfic ]

{{{{{ Chapter 5 }}}}}

( this is two weeks later, by the way )

Being on the run is hard work, to say the least. Lots of obvious questions bubble up that should've been asked in the beginning.

Most of them were at TK, who knew the most about what he was.

These questions were ones like, why can't you Styx Travel us? And where are you taking us, exactly?

TK's answer to this was, " Those two questions have the similar answers. I can only Styx Travel near a river that's attached to the river Styx, so that's what we're looking for. A river attached to the Styx in the underworld. I know just the one, but it's all the way in Multnomah County. "

" That's the river that always has corpses floating in it! " I chimed. " I lived in Oregon! "

" Exactly, " TK says. " Ever thought that was weird? "

" Not really, considering my skin is green and I have gils and my ears. " I shrugged, pulling pink and blue sunglasses out of their pocket and putting them on. It was unnecessary, for the snowy weather, but it hid the pink and blue eyes.

" I guess. Nice shades. " TK complimented. It was just then that I noticed TK was also heterocromic. One eye red, the other blue. TK pulled out his phone. " We're only an hour and a half's walk from Mulnomah County. "

Gryffin sighed. " An hour and a half...? Damn. "

" Yeah. " LiLi agreed.

" Relax, " I wore an evil grin. " That's only an hour drive. "

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The car I hijacked was a nice blue Lamborghini. We decided that TK could drive. Even though I knew how to drive a car better, TK was taller and would probably rouse less suspicion.

" I'll help you. " Ivcrawled under the front chair. " Tell me when to brake and stuff. I'll push the pedals. "

" This is a shitty idea. " LiLi foresaw.

" No shit, Sherlock. " TK retorted. " NG, it's easier for me to do it myself, alright? "

" Fine. " I slithered back to the passengers seat, but no one ( except TK ) buckled up.

After about five minutes, it got boring. " Let's play a hardcore truth or dare. " Gryffin said.

" Try to be quiet about it. I'm concentrating. " TK demands.

" Ok, " LiLi whispers. " Noodle, truth or dare? "

" Dare. " I smirked.

" Jump out of this car when we get on the highway! " LiLi said wickedly, glaring.

" Jesus fucking Christ, human girl, " I hissed. " Truth, then. "

" What's your real name? " She asked. Oh god, I thought. this was just a set-up.

I sighed. " My real name is Noodle. " I was a brutally honest person, and could rarely tell a proper lie.

" Liiieeeeesss! " She said. " What. Is. Your. Real. Name? "

" Hnnng, " I made a strangled sigh. " My name's Nikius. But most people call me Nikki. " I kinda liked the name Nikki more than Noodle, but didn't really want anyone to know my real name.

" Okay then, Nikki. " LiLi hissed.

I sighed again. Now that they know, it can't really be taken back. " Call me Noodle. "

" Why do you like the name so much? " Gryffin asked.

" Shut it. All of you. " I said. " It's better that you didn't know my name. "

" Quit your bickering! We're here! " TK called to the back. They were at a large river.

TK dipped his toe in, holding my hands. I grab Gryffin, who grabs LiLi. In about twenty seconds, the four Half-bloods are standing at an Archway, which says Camp Jupiter on it.

" Welcome to the Praetorian Gate. " TK grins. " This is the entrance. "