Chapter 22 Time to Time Travel
Percy Jackson Travels to the Past
Hey guys so just to clear things up the future demigods are time traveling to the point in time when Camp Half-Blood  had just won the Titan war. The campers from this time will be called by the initials. Ex. Percy Jackson = PJ, the future campers will be called by their normal names. If you have any questions feel free to ask I get it can be a little confusing :)
No one's POV
"Stop moving" Leo exclaimed looking at Conner in exasperation.
"I can't help it, it tickles" Conner replied laughing. Leo took a new fake tattoo and stuck it on Conner's arm, giving him a look that said 'you better not move or I swear to the gods I'll throw you overboard'. Conner stuffed his fist in his mouth to keep himself from laughing.
"Sup guys" Percy said walking into Leo's room. Percy didn't need much altering, after tartarus he had changed his look a little bit. He found leather jackets could stand more damage than hoodies and had gotten a tattoo of a trident on his forearm in blue ink. His jacket was rolled up to reveal the tattoo. Unknown to the rest of the crew he had also gotten 'Annabeth' tattooed on his lower back where his Achilles spot used to be in cursive font. He had also taken a liking to ray-bans, because..... well it was just sunny. Leo had given Percy a few fake piercings to stick on himself. He had two on his left eyebrow, one on his lip, and a black stud on the top of his right ear. He had also traded in his navy blue vans for black combat boots.
"You" Leo said in a diva voice "look faaaaabulous", snapping his fingers in a zig-zag motion. Conner stood up and Travis stood up form the corner of the room where he was searching for a tattoo. They donned similar outfits, black jeans, white muscle t-shirts, and combat boots. Conner had a tattoo sleeve and Travis had a spiked punk bracelet and several ear piercings. Their cheeky grins gave them away though Percy thought inwardly laughing. Leo had gone for the more punk look, spiked bracelets, ear cuffs, and skulls. He had also tried to get Nico's skull ring, Nico nearly broke Leo's nose. Leo decided he was better off without it anyway, that and he didn't have a death wish. Nico didn't change a thing, he didn't need to, the guys teased him constantly about it. Chris, who was passed out on the couch asleep, had gotten a look like Travis and Conner but had gone a little overboard with the tattoos. There was barley any visible skin left, Chris thought it was awesome. Grover had gone with a leather jacket, ray-bans, and a custom made tattoo that said 'I'm a dam goat not a donkey'. Everyone told him that he spelled dam wrong except Percy who burst out laughing.
Frank and Jason came in, both wearing leather jackets and looking uncomfortable. "My nose piercing is itchy" Frank said scrunching up his nose, "plus my tattoo tickles."
"Oh man up" Leo said at the same time as Conner spoke.
"I know right, I told you it wasn't just me Mr.McShizzle" Conner said turning to Leo.
"Idiots" Jason said facepalming, Percy was to busy trying to figure out a way to turn his orange juice blue.
"Perce it's ORANGE juice if you add blue it's just gonna turn green" Nico said shaking his head.
"Never, blue orange juice will prevail!" Percy cried stubbornly.
"I really am surrounded by idiots" Jason muttered. Percy chucked his spoon which he was stirring his juice with at Jason's head.
"Okay guys we've arrived in the past it's time to get our prank on" Leo said smiling mischievously.
The guys walked out onto the deck and the girls eye's widened, their mouths dropped open surprise. "Holy Poseidon" Annabeth said looking at the guys shock.
"That's a lot of tattoos" Clarisse said to Chris trying to sound mad but the shock still seeped through. Katie walked up to Travis and poked him on the forehead, as if making sure that he was real.
Travis just grinned. "I'm as real as ever Katie kat." Annabeth was the first recover.
"you know you look kind of hot with piercings" she said to Percy slyly.
"Oh yeah" he said, raising his eyebrows playfully. "I may just have to get real ones then" he said grinning. Annabeth laughed and Percy leaned down to kiss her. They broke the kiss at the sound of Thalia's braying laughter.
"Oh my gods hahaha dam" she said pointing at Grover tattoo, the demigods looked at each other confused while Percy burst into a fit of laughter.
"I'm not even gonna ask" Piper said hands up in mock surrender.
Leo steered the ship toward the ground. The entire camp was waiting outside, past Percy and Annabeth were at the front. The ship landed and the girls started to climb down the ladder. "Okay time for the special effects" Leo said gleefully. He pressed a button on the console and the ladder disappeared, leaving a runway leading down to the ground instead. He pressed a few more buttons and 'My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark' by Fall Out Boy started to play.
"Let's do this" Travis yelled excitedly.
"Come one Frankie boy let's rock it" Leo cheered, grabbing a nervous Franks arm and strutting down the runway. Percy looked overboard to see the girls trying to cover their laughs and the campers looking a little shocked and awed and the mysterious bad ass guys strutting down to meet them. Jason followed them, his handsome rugged appearance raising more eyebrows. Nico went after Jason, most people didn't look to surprised but his glare was still enough to want to make campers run into their cabins and hide. Chris and Grover followed. Grover looked a little nervous but still managed to pull it off, his eyes were covered by sunglasses. Chris placed his hands in his jacket pockets, swagger walking down. "It's all you guys now " Percy said to the Stolls grinning. The Stolls beamed excitedly and took the stage readily. They started walking down, halfway through they both took off their sunglasses, giving them the dramatic gasp that they wanted as the crowd realized that these to leather clad, bad ass, tough guys were Travis and Conner Stoll. Percy started to get a bit nervous, he hated attention after all. All his doubts started to disappear when Annabeth looking at him expectantly and Leo looking so excited he could have almost sworn Leo was about to pee his pants.
Percy headed to the runway as the chorus started to play. He started to walk down, piercings and tattoos on full display. He gave them a glare and a scowl, trying to pull of the mean tough look. People gasped, no way this was Percy Jackson. Annabeth and Percy, or AC and PJ, looked like they were about to pass out. Percy got to the end of the runway and headed over to where the rest of the future campers were standing. He inwardly grinned, he would never forget their faces! Hazel's face turned a red color from trying not to laugh.
Percy's POV
That was awesome their faces where priceless, I wonder how long we can pull this off I thought excitedly, inwardly laughing. I caught Nico's eye and he had to stuff his fist in his mouth to keep from laughing, which was surprising in Nico's case. "Hey so we're from the future" Annabeth said grinning, "this is Leo, Piper, Hazel, Jason, and Frank" she said pointing to each person in turn.
"You probably know the rest, unless your all idiots" I said gruffly, keeping up with my persona. PJ's mouth fell open. I reached up to scratch my head, revealing my trident tattoo.
"Y-you have a tattoo" GU stuttered in shock.
"No shit Sherlock" I snarled, he flinched and I was about seconds away from bursting into laughter. Jason took out his sword and started sharpening it. It was pointless since his sword was enchanted but it was great for show. Piper realized this and covered her mouth with her hand, shaking with silent laughter. A couple campers looked at her oddly and I inwardly grinned.
"We've come here from the future to warn you" Leo spookily. "You're fight is not over yet!" he exclaimed. Annabeth rolled her eyes as the campers gasped in shock and horror. "Something very  bad will happe-" Leo was cut off my Piper's laugh.
"Hahahaha I-i'm sorry I cant t-take it anymore" Piper said in between laughs, she was laughing so hard she was practically on the floor. She leaned on Jason for support who looked about a few seconds away from exploding in laughter.
Leo pouted, "beauty queen why'd you have to ruin it" he wined. The campers stared at him in shock. They probably were wondering why he was acting so childish, after all he was supposed to be a scary bad ass. At the thought of Leo being scary I burst into laughter, Jason following suit. Soon all the future campers where in laughing fits, even Clarisse and Nico. I looked up from my spot on the floor to see the past campers looking at us in confusion.
"You just got pranked suckers" Travis and Conner yelled, Leo hooted at that.
"Whaaaa" PJ said, looking more confused than ever.
"Wait" AC said, figuring out.
"No surprise there" I muttered, Annabeth let out a snort.
"So you all dressed up as scary bad ass's to prank us" she stated, eyebrows raised.
"Yup" I said cheerfully, AC face palmed.
"Awesome" the past Stolls said grinning, "good to know we're still pranking" TS said.
"The day you guys stop pranking will be the day Annabeth stops reading" PJ said laughing. True that I thought agreeing with my past self.
"Okay we're gonna go get changed and go back to normal" Jason said, we nodded. The girls stayed with the past campers, waiting for us while we headed  back to the ship to change. The boys finished changing and were about to get off the ship when a scream rang out. They immediately reached for their weapons but stopped when they realized who it was. "OWWWW IT'S STUCK" Conner yelled walking into the room, his hand on his eyebrow trying to rip off the piercing.
"Wait" Leo yelled. "You going t-"
"HOLY MOTHER OF ZEUS" Conner yelled cutting him off as he ripped the piercing, taking part of his eyebrow with it. Silence fell over us, we all stared in horror and shock at Conner. "Aw man not again" he mumbled looking downcast. Travis snickered.
"Again" Nico questioned, his eyebrows raised.
"Long story" Conner replied as he stuck a band-aid on his eyebrow.
"Nice look" I said snickering, that was such a Conner move I thought laughing. Conner just gave me a mock glare.
We headed back to the pavilion to re-join the campers. "Finally you guys look normal" Katie said, shaking her head in amusement.
"Drop the act Katie kat we both you know you digged the bad boy look" Travis teased. Katie rolled her eyes but gave him a kiss.
"I'm not even going to ask about Conner's eyebrow" she mumbled, Travis and grinned. The campers looked at Conner in surprise, as if they just noticed.
"Idiot" PJ said grinning, looking at Conner. Conner made a wounded expression at PJ.
"Says you, in the future you fall into a puddle and start freaking out, saying that your drowning except that it's bloody impossible to drown since your, oh I don't know, the son of the flipping sea god and it's a damn puddle!" Conner exclaimed. I turned red as the campers started to laugh and AC punched an embarrassed looking PJ.
"For your information" I protested, "it was Jason's fault". Jason looked at me indignantly.
Well I didn't ask for you to faceplant" he exclaimed. Annabeth raised her eyebrows.
"Jason decided to get up and six in the morning, an ungodly hour, and I was half asleep and Jason wasn't guiding me properly so I tripped and faceplanted in the puddle." Annabeth laughed and covered her mouth. Oh she was laughing at me I thought evilly.
"Well I'm not the only one whose face planted before" I said innocently, Annabeth looked at me warily.
"I know someone, cough Annabeth cough, was so tired after reading blue prints all night that she faceplanted in her oatmeal at breakfast" I said snickering. Annabeth blushed and punched me in the arm, I barley felt anything.
"Ow" she complained, nursing her hand.
"Guns of steel" I said laughing, but grabbed her hand to make sure it was alright.
"I'm fine seaweed brain" she said smiling, I grinned in reply.
"Oh my gods Percabeth moment" Piper shrieked. We all turned to stare at her, that was definitely not like not like Piper.
"Stupid influence of Aphrodite" she mumbled, oh I thought in realization. Now that made more sense.
"Wait" PJ interrupted looking confused. "Why are you still wearing the leather jacket and fake tattoo" he questioned.
"Oh I always wear a leather jacket and the tattoo is real" I said shrugging. PJ's mouth fell open.
"HA I really am a bad ass" he exclaimed cheerfully, AC who was coming out of her shock shook her head in amusement at PJ's antics.
"So why did you come here anyway" Will Solace asked curious.
"Well we really did come here to warn you" Hazle said.
"Awe man what now" PJ exclaimed groaning.
"Why do you always get into trouble" AC said looking at PJ exasperatedly.
"Hey they didn't say it had to do with me" PJ protested.
"Well actually it does" Frank said, "then again when does it not". PJ pouted. Do I really get into that much trouble? The question really answers its self I thought sheepishly. My stomach grumbled, might as well get on with it I thought.
"Well turns out there's a whole other war and enemy that makes Kronos look like a bunny rabbit" I stated.
"Way to say it lightly" Clarisse said snickering, I shrugged. Bluntness was my next best friend besides sarcasm. The campers looked at us and each other in shock, horror, and terror.
"What" AC gasped, horrified.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME" PJ exclaimed frustrated. "One break, that's all I wanted when this does end?". Dude I've been asking that question all my life.
"That's not all" I said, grimacing, PJ groaned.
"What could be worse that this" KG exclaimed from her spot by the Stolls.
"Well Hera - well Juno because she's Roman, kidnaps me, wipes my memory, and swaps me with Jason so we go to each other's camps" I said.
The pavilion was filled with a shocked silence. I started counting in my head, three, two, one.
"Seriously?"
"There's another camp?"
"Romans?"
"I don't want to lose my memory!"
"Stupid Juno!"
The camp exploded with voices, everyone was overloaded with shock, confusion, and concern. "Yeah so it's just a warning" I said, wincing. Man I felt bad for my past self. AC had her hand wrapped around PJ's, concern lacing her features. "Um if it helps I don't die or anything and I get my memory back so that's good" I said giving a half-hearted smile.
"Well this is depressing" Leo said, the mood had gone down hugely. I stood there awkwardly, not really knowing what to do. I looked around before laying eyes on my future self's shirt. It was sea green my favorite color! Then again he's me so yeah. Hey that reminds me of my finding Nemo sock, which I also happened to be wearing, tucked underneath my sneakers. Wow Finding Nemo was an awesome movie. I wonder how's Finding Dorthy's going to be I thought excitedly. When Annabeth told me that they where making that movie I thought she was just pulling my leg until I saw the ad for it. I had been jumping up and down like a kid for a week after that.
"PERSEUS JACKSON" Anabeth yelled. I looked up in surprise to see all the campers looking at me.
"What" I said confused, ND rolled his eyes.
"We've been trying to get your attention for five minutes" he said laughing.
"Somethings never change" GU said shaking his head.
"Anyway we still have to go visit your parents and we have to fill past Thalia in on this because she play's a key role in it" Annabeth stated logically.
"So can we get pizza on the way" I asked hopefully, she stared at me exasperatedly but agreed. I cheered and did a little happy dance.
"Bring me back some" PJ yelled as Annabeth and I started to walk away. GU was right, some things never changed.
Well Merry Christmas everyone! Have an imaginary cookie :)