Ask or Dare Annabeth Chase

Dare - #77

Elle: The_Sidewalk_Ends dares you to get a baby and claim that you and Percy had it, in front of everyone. Gods, campers, Chiron, and all that.

Annabeth: Where the Hades are we even supposed to get a baby?!

Elle: You can steal one.

Percy and Annabeth: *shoot her a look*

Elle: *shrugs before snapping her fingers*

Annabeth: *stares at the baby that appears in her hands*

Baby: *blinks at her* Goo goo?

Elle: Don't ask how or from who, just go do the dare!

Percy: *looks at her in horror* Did... did you just magically steal someone's baby?

Elle: What? I'll bring it back!

Annabeth: Elle!

Elle: It's for the dare!

Annabeth: You couldn't have just asked to borrow someone's baby instead of just downright poofing it out of someone's hands?!

Elle: Stop complaining and do the dare!

Annabeth: *gapes at her*

Elle: Also, here's a key for the elevator to Olympus. The security guard can be annoying at times with the whole six hundredth floor thing so yeah! *hands it to Percy*

Percy: Did you steal this too?

Elle: Haha, no. It's a copy of the original key, which I stole. Anyways, bye! *disappears*

Annabeth: How is she not a Hermes kid instead?

*later*

Percy and Annabeth: *wait for the elevator to bring them up to the 600th floor*

Percy: We already got the camp freaking out. You ready for the Olympians version?

Annabeth: *adjusts the baby in her hand* Not at all.

Percy: We don't have much of a choice.

Annabeth: *takes a deep breath*

Percy and Annabeth: *rush outside as soon as the doors open*

Demeter and Aphrodite: *dodge them*

Demeter: Whoa-

Aphrodite: Was that a baby? I think I just saw a baby.

Demeter: Don't be silly-

Percy and Annabeth: WE HAD A BABY!

Demeter and Aphrodite: *stare at each other with dropped jaws* OH MY GODS, THEY HAD A BABY?!

Percy and Annabeth: *rush into the throne room*

Zeus: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THI-

Percy and Annabeth: WE JUST HAD A BABY!

Poseidon: *spits his coconut juice out and starts coughing*

Zeus: *stares at them*

Hestia: *furrows her eyebrows in confusion and shock* I beg your pardon?

Hera: *looks scandalized* Before marriage?

Apollo: Wait, I'm so lost. Since when?

Annabeth: Meet our child! *glances at Percy*

Percy: Uh, Beth...

Annabeth: *sighs internally* - any! Yeah. Bethany... Chase-Jackson.

Everyone: *stares at them*

Poseidon: *tears up* I'm a grandfather?

Athena: *walks inside the throne room with books in her hands* My apologies for being late - oh. Percy! Annabeth!

Percy and Annabeth: *turn to look at her*

Athena: And... a baby? Whose baby is that?

Percy and Annabeth: *glance at each other*

Athena: *gives them a look of confusion and looks at the baby*

Baby: *looks back at her and coos*

Athena: *slowly blinks in realization, then stares at Annabeth and then at Percy*

Percy: *whispers* This doesn't look too good for us, Annabeth.

Annabeth: *whispers back* It never did from the start.

Baby: *plays with her teether and giggles*

Percy: *awkwardly smiles* You're a grandma!

Poseidon: *covers his face with his hand and sighs*

Athena: *slowly walks up to Percy with narrowed eyes* You and me are gonna have a little talk, Perseus.

Apollo: Why do you look mad? You should be celebra-

Athena: *throws a book at his head* They are teenagers, you absolute idiot!

Apollo: *yelps and barely manages to dodge it*

Athena: *glares back at Percy* Now, where was I?

Percy: *gulps* Talk?

Athena: Ah, yes. *starts tugging him away by the ear*

Poseidon: Athena -

Athena: *shoots him a hard look* Is there a problem, uncle?

Poseidon: *shakes his head with wide eyes before sending Percy a sheepish look* Nope. Not at all.

Annabeth: Mom, wait. It was... it was a joke. It's a... uhm, prank.

Aphrodite: So, no Percababies?

Athena: *scowls at her*

Aphrodite: *scampers off*

Athena: Then I guess we have a whole lot more to talk about, don't we? *grabs Annabeth by the ear as well and drags both of them outside*

Percy and Annabeth: Ow! Ow! Ow!

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