In Between Two Worlds (HP/PJO Crossover)

Chapter 78: The Fleece Works It's Magic...A Little Too Well.

That afternoon was one of the happiest I'd ever spent at camp, which maybe goes to show, you never know when your world is about to be rocked to pieces.

Grover announced that he'd be able to spend the rest of the summer with us before resuming his quest for Pan. His bosses at the Council of Cloven Elders were so impressed that he hadn't gotten himself killed and had cleared the way for future searchers, that they granted him a two-month furlough and a new set of reed pipes. The only bad news: Grover insisted on playing those pipes all afternoon long, and his musical skills hadn't improved much. He played "YMCA," and the strawberry plants started going crazy, wrapping around our feet like they were trying to strangle us. I guess I couldn't blame them.

Grover told us he could dissolve the empathy link between us, now that we were face to face, but we told him we'd just as soon keep it if that was okay with him. He put down his reed pipes and stared at us. "But, if I get in trouble again, you'll be in danger! You could die!"

"If you get in trouble again, we want to know about it. And we'll come help you again, G-man. We wouldn't have it any other way." Percy said.

In the end he agreed not to break the link. He went back to playing "YMCA" for the strawberry plants. I didn't need an empathy link with the plants to know how they felt about it.

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The next day was called into Chiron's office and saw Perc there.

He unclipped his cell phone from his quiver and handed it to us. "It's high time you called her."

The worst part was the beginning-the "Percy-Jackson-and-Karlee-Gray-what-were-you-thinking-do-you-have-any-idea-how-worried-I-was-sneaking-out-of-camp-without-permission-going-on-dangerous-quests-and-scaring-me-half-to-death" part.

But finally she paused to catch her breath. "Oh, I'm just glad you're safe!"

That's the great thing about mum. She's no good at staying angry. She tries, but it just isn't in her nature.

"I'm sorry, Mom," Percy told her. "I won't scare you again."

"Don't promise me that, Percy. You know very well it will only get worse." She tried to sound casual about it, but I could tell she was pretty shaken up.

I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I knew she was right. Being a half-blood, we would always be doing things that scared her. And as I got older, the dangers would just get greater. Plus also being a witch, it was double dangerous for me. I had two worlds that wanted to kill me and not just one.

"We could come home for a while," I offered.

"No, no. Stay at camp. Train. Do what you need to do. Karlee, Hagrid will come pick you up tomorrow and take you to the Weasleys. But you will come home for the next school year, Percy?"

"Yeah, of course. Uh, if there's any school that will take me." He said.

"Oh, we'll find something, dear," mum sighed. "Some place where they don't know us yet."

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As for Tyson, the campers treated him like a hero. But unfortunately he couldn't stay. Poseidon has offered him an internship at his forges and Percy was pretty upset.

Grover, Annie, and I went and joined him on the beach a little while after Tyson left.

"Hey, Percy." I said.

He turned.

"Tyson ..." He told us.. "He had to ..."

"We know," Annabeth said softly. "Chiron told us."