Chapter 14, Contacting Help
a/n did I do Maddie correctly?
Was the spell permanent? That question lingered in all of their minds. Before Harry wasn't able to cast a spell this serious much less affect his two cousins who had very weird reactions to magic. That in of itself made the three wonder how Harry been able to cast the spell in the first place. But at that current moment their focus was one getting some help. And doing so required one way which was strongly objected by Percy but was probably the fastest way of contact.
"Come on Percy, calling them might be the fastest way."
"Danny, demigods and cellphones do NOT mix."
"You aren't even the one calling."
"Still just as bad."
"Why are using cellphones bad for demigods?" asked Harry.
"It's like sending up ten flares, or probably much, much, MUCH, worse."
"Oh..."
"Not to mention it alerts every monster in the area of a demigods presence, why do you think I don't own one?"
"But doesn't your mom own a landline?" said Danny.
"I don't use it."
"So then how do you normally communicate with other demigods that aren't in the area?"
"IM."
"Instant-messaging? If phones are like sending up ten flares for a demigod, then what's a computer like?"
"No not that IM'ing, Iris Messaging. I'd use it now except I don't have my powers or a drachma on me at the moment."
"Ok so were going with the phone and I'll keep it as short as possible ok?"
"Fine..."
"If we are going with the phone, the how will they 'er find us?" asked Harry.
"Good question, Percy do you know where we are?"
"Nope."
"You brought us here, how do you not know where we are!?" said Danny.
Percy shrugged.
"I just told Mrs. O' Leary to bring us somewhere private. I didn't specify with her."
"So maybe she can bring us back then?"
"Nope, shadow traveling can take a lot out of a hellhound."
"So were stuck here?"
"Yep."
"Remind me to slap you later."
"Why?"
"Well, you got us stuck in a place in which we have no idea where we are. Reason enough?"
"Nope."
"Then what is reason enough?"
Percy opened his mouth to say something, but before he could say something Harry beat him to it.
"Danny, can we worry about slapping Percy later..."
"I'm right here you know!"
"And get back to how we are going to tell them where we are once we contact them."
"Harry's right, you can worry about slapping me later, for now let's focus on how we're going to give them our location." said Percy.
"Ok, so if that's the plan were going with... Let me think... I got it!" said Danny.
"What did you get?"
"What if one of us had the power to determine their current coordinates?"
"Yeah, I had something like that."
"You did!? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US FROM THE BEGINNING?!"
Percy shrugged again.
"You never asked."
Danny didn't warn him this time and slapped Percy with full force, only for his ghost powers which had transferred over to Percy to make Percy's head intangible and make Danny slap the tree instead."
"Are you doing that on purpose?"
"No, did you forget I have no control over this."
"Oh right..."
"Anyways, yes. I have a power? That can determine where I am. Only problem, it only works when I'm in water."
Danny pointed over to the lake nearby.
"Oh yeah, the lake... I forgot that was there."
"Ugh... Percy how could you have forgotten there was a lake right there?!"
Percy shrugged for the third time during their conversation.
"Don't know. Don't care. Blame my ADHD."
Danny facepalmed himself. Then he and Harry grabbed Percy, submerged him in the water, and held him down to keep him from floating off. Once in the water Percy was able to give them their coordinates which Danny wrote down on his phone.
"Ok time to call for help. Let's home my mom picks up." said Danny as he called his mom and put her on speakerphone for all to hear.
"YOUNG MAN YOU ARE IN SUCH TROUBLE! WHERE ARE YOU, PERCY, AND HARRY? WE'VE ALL BEEN WORRIED OUT OF OUR MINDS HERE WONDERING WHERE YOU THREE WERE! ANNABETH HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON THAT IF HERA TOOK PERCY THEN SHE WOULD DEEM HELL UPON THE GODESS! SALLY AND PAUL ARE ALL THAT ARE KEEPING HER FROM STORMING OUT AND GOING THROUGH WITH THE LATTER! GINNY, RON, AND HERMIONE HAVE BEEN WORRYING OUT OF THEIR MINDS ABOUT HARRY THINKING THAT SOME DARK LORD'S FOLLLOWERS MIGHT HAVE TAKEN HIM AND ONCE AGAIN SALLY AND PAUL ARE THE ONLY ONES KEEPING THEM FROM GOING OUT AND LOOKING FOR HIM! AND YOU YOUNG MAN OH YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE WHEN YOU COME BACK! DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED YOUR FATHER, JAZZ, AND I HAVE BEEN ABOUT YOU! WE WERE ALL HERE THINKING SOME GHOST CAME AND ABDUCTED YOU FOR SOME DEVIOUS PLOT TO CAPTURE THE 'GHOST BOY' AND WERE ABOUT TO GO LOOK FOR YOU WHEN SALLY AND PAUL STOPPED US, WHICH REALLY IMPREESSES ME AT THIS POINT AT WHART MY SISTER CAN DO! DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO US NOW YOUNG MAN?"
"Mom... You're on speakerphone..."
"Oops..."
"-sigh- Well, at least only Percy and Harry heard that."
"Danny I don't see how that makes it any better." said Percy in the distance as he got out of the lake and latched himself onto another tree.
"SO PERCY AND HARRY ARE WITH YOU?! WHERE ARE YOU THEN!? WE AS IN ME, YOUR FATHER, SALLY, AND PAUL HALF A MIND TO GROUND YOU THIS INSTANT!"
"Oh great, my mom who hardly gets mad wants to ground us, wonderful just wonderful."
"Percy stop being sarcastic!"
"Let me think... Nah!"
"You're impossible."
"So I've been told."
"YOUNG MAN ARE YOU STILL LISTENING!"
"Percy quiet! Yes mom, I'm still listening."
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM RIGHT NOW WHEN WE'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT YOU, PERCY, AND HARRY?!"
"Actually I'm internally screaming so the calmness is just a façade."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY INTERNALLY SCREAMING?!"
"Uh, I can't really explain what's exactly going on, but I can show it."
"HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO SHOW US WHEN WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU ARE!?"
"Percy knows where we are, I can send you the coordinates."
"FINE, BUT YOU'RE STILL IN TROUBLE YOUNG MAN!"
"Yes mom." said Danny and he hung up. Percy and Harry were staring at Danny.
"What?"
"Nothing." said Harry.
"It's just how is your mom related to my mom? They're basically polar opposites of how long they can stay mad?"
"Siblings tend to be that way." said Danny and he proceeded to text his mom the coordinates.
Once the text went through one from his mom came.
Mom- "DO NOT THINK YOU ARE OFF THE HOOK FOR TELLING US YOURE LOCATION, HEAR THAT?! WERE SENDING ANNABETH, RON, HERMIONE, AND GINNY OVER TO GET YOU. EXPECT OTHERS THOUGH SINCE ANNABETH MENTIONED THAT SHE'D BRING SOME OF PERCY'S FRIENDS OVER TO RESTRAIN HER FROM KILLING PERCY, THEN FINDING HIM ELYSYM AND GIVE HIM HELL FOR ETERNITY OK?"
"Even in text I can feel her anger." said Danny.
Some help was on the way.
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