percy jackson · annabeth chase · leo valdez · nico di angelo · jason grace · piper mclean · hazel levesque · frank zhang · will solace · camp half-blood
The old RV shudders along a highway bleached white by the sun, its tires kicking up a cloud of pale dust. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of greasy fries and teenage rebellion. Frank’s broad shoulders are tense as he drives, Annabeth is bent over a unfolded map, her brow furrowed. Piper scrolls through a playlist, thumb tapping restlessly, while Nico slouches in the far corner, lost behind his headphones. Jason talks around a mouthful of chips, crumbs dusting his shirt, and Reyna shoves a napkin toward him with a look of pure exasperation. Hazel perches gingerly on Frank’s lap, the only spot left. Leo has half his body out the open window, yelling something at the passing landscape. Will is sprawled across the last bench seat, dead to the world. Percy mumbles, 'I spy… someth…