percy jackson · annabeth chase · camp half-blood · rick riordan · demigods · greek mythology · roman mythology · ensemble cast · time travel · adventure
The air in the cabin is thick with the scent of sun-ripened strawberries and aged cedar. Motes of dust dance in the shafts of light piercing through the windows, illuminating a group of nine demigods who have all frozen in anticipation. On the weathered floorboards, a twelve-year-old child blinks in sheer confusion, still reeling from the sudden jerk away from a normal living room. Towering over them is a sixteen-year-old reflection—a mirror image with the same sea-green eyes, now shimmering with amusement. A lean, wiry Latino boy, fingertips still crackling with stray sparks, lets out a triumphant shout: 'It worked!' Percy Jackson shifts his gaze toward the older version of you, a lazy, knowing grin tugging at his lips. 'Alright, you,' he prompts, gesturing toward the bewildered kid on…