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I have returned from the dead to update this story! Isn't that fun!?!

I dedicate this chapter to everyone who said pls update on ch 13 because why not?

I have decided the plot holes no longer bother me so here we go!

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Lance pov

I woke up to the horn signifying breakfast. It was just an ordinary day in the Poseidon cabin. I stretched and smiled, the cabin was looking mighty fine without any of his things cluttering it up. Man was he messy! is took me years to clean the place of all of Percy's crap. Now things have been going good for me for a long while. The camp all looked to me and my cohorts for leadership, and it felt so good. My lackies were nothing to scoff at either, a son of Zeus named Bruce, and son of Ares we called tank though he was a scrawny little thing, and Adam the son of Hermes a bona fide Houdini.

I smiled as I thought of how the little campers looked up to me. Oh, they showered me in praise and admoration, as I deserve. It was I who tricked Poseidon into banishing his other son and it is I who claim the love of Annabeth! What's not to like?

As I made my way to the pavilion I tuned out the campers huddled around me until Annabeth arrived and they parted before her.

"Hey," she said puting her hands around my neck, "How's my Hero?"

"He's bored," I replied with a smirk moving forward to kiss her, "We haven't had a quest in months and I'm tired of killing practice dummies!"

Annabeth pouted, "No need to wine I'm sure the gods will have something for you soon."

"They'd better!" I replied disconnecting her hands and making way to breakfast, "I'm sick of waiting for them to get their lazy asses in gear!"

Thunder sounded in the distance and Annabeth looked a bit worried, but Lance is unperturbed, Who cares about the gods when I haven't had my waffles yet.

Lance did have waffles that morning and much to his disappointment nothing happened all day, but that night round the campfire Bruce was called forth by Chiron, "Bruce your father has given me a message for you, he wants you to lead a quest to kill Medusa who has made an appearance in the State of New York."

Bruce stood from the first row seat next to mine and accepted a scroll that Chiron offered him.

"About time!" I shout, "Go get your prophecy!"

Bruce looked unsure, but I'm sure he'll be fine, after all we're going on a quest!

I waited outside the big house with Annabeth for Bruce to finish receiving his prophecy so the quest can finally begin, "He's taking too long!" I complained, "Prophecies don't take this long!"

Annabeth remained silent lost in thought. Bruce emerges from the big house Chiron in tow, "We have the prophecy" Chiron announced, "Have you decided who will accompany you, Bruce?"

"Well, me of course!" I tell Chiron, "Who do you want for the third, Bruce?"

Bruce stays quiet looking at the floor, Chiron whispers something to him I can't make out then Bruce perks up and says, "We'll take Melody from the Apollo cabin."

Melody, the name rings a bell. She's that really hot healer from the Apollo cabin. A girl with lots of curves and long blond hair fills my minds eye.

"She's perfect!" I say with a smile, "We leave at dawn tomorrow, so you better get some rest Bruce and tell Melody she's coming."

Bruce nods slowly and I make a brisk walk back to my Cabin. A quest all for me! It came just in time too I was about to die of boredom!

Annabeth follows at Lances heels but Lance is too far in thought when he reaches the Poseidon cabin he closes the door behind him with Annabeth still outside. She pauses a second hand close to opening the door, before she turns away going back to the Athena cabin.

Lance gets little sleep that night excited by the prospect of a new quest, though his thoughts quickly turn to Melody and how hot she is and how they could have some fun on the quest, after all he's Lance the guy all the girls want to be with, Melody will be jumping at the chance to have him. This quest it going to be fun. Lance thinks before drifting off to sleep.

-- Time skip of Awesomeness I missed you \(^-^) --

Lance is the first to Thalia's tree when Bruce and Melody approach huddling together, talking quickly and quietly to one another.

"Discussing quest plans?" Lance asks intrusively, "Anything I need to care about or can we go?"

The way Lance asked it wasn't a question, he wanted to go now. 

"We'll wait for Chiron, he'll show us off." Melody said tentatively.

"If you're ready let's head out." Lance says to Bruce ignoring Melody.

"Chiron's going to send us off." Bruce reaffirmed firmly.

"Ugh, fine." Lance dismissed.

Not a minute later Chiron bounded up the hill, "How are my questers feeling?"

He looked at Bruce as he asked though it was Lance who answers almost before he was finished, "Fine, fine, we're just grand, can we go now?"

Chiron looked at Burce worried, Bruce looked away and Melody looked at the ground. With a sigh Chiron addressed the group, "Your goal is to kill medusa so I have an artifact that will help you on your quest."

With that Chiron slung a bronze shield off his back and handed it to Bruce in a smooth motion, dodging Lance's attempt to swipe it. Bruce accepted the Shield hesitantly as Chiron added, "This is the Perseus' shield," Lance snorts, "it is enchanted to never loose it's polish and it was used by him to kill Medusa the first time with it's reflection. Use it well."

Bruce nods more confidently this time as he gives the shield to Melody to place in his pack.

"Uh, not to judge by why do we have to use something Percy used, isn't he like, banished? What a looser." lance mocked

Chiron looked sternly at Lance before admonishing, "This shield belonged to the Perseus of legend and both he and the Percy you mentioned killed Medusa as their first act as heroes. You have yet to kill any infamous monster."

Lance got red in  the face with anger when Bruce announced, "Thank you Chiron we're going now."

Lance looked in fury as Bruce and Melody walked down the hill Melody looking worriedly over her shoulder, when Bruce put his arm around her shoulder so she'd look forward instead. Lance was too busy glaring at Chiron though Chiron payed him no mind, already heading back to the big house. Lance flashed him the bird, deciding that he won, he jogged up to the party.

-- Time skip of awesomeness I had a lot of time for baking! --

The party received an anonymous tip from a very suspicious homeless man with the cleanest blond hair Lance had ever seen on a homeless person. The man told them of an even more suspicious garden emporium that recently opened far out in the countryside. The party bought tickets for a bus heading out that way and boarded.

When they boarded Lance gestured to Melody saying, "Ladies first!"

Before following right behind her, cutting off Bruce who was following her up to that point. When Melody sat down Lance sat right beside her. Melody looked surprised and gave Bruce a concerned look, but most of the seats were already taken so Bruce had to sit three rows behind them.

"Hey Melody," Lance started and the bus pulled out, "you have any questions for the hero of camp?"

Melody looked quickly at nearby passengers and whispered, "You shouldn't talk about camp here!"

Lance continued unperturbed, "It was my idea to invite you on this quest, you should be thankful I considered you."

Melody became even more uncomfortable, "Why didn't you choose Annabeth?" she asked meekly.

"Not a healer," Lance replied moving in closer, "We have enough muscle with me and Bruce we needed someone to make sure Bruce doesn't get too hurt and you're perfect for the job."

Lance said the last part obviously looking Melody up and down. Melody for her part said, "Um, thank you for choosing me, but I didn't sleep well last night so I'm going to take a nap."

Lance always a horrible person quipped, "Well don't be afraid to lean on me."

Melody Shifted closer to the bus window and promptly closed her eyes. Lance kept an uncomfortable watch over Melody, so much so that she could feel his eyes on her, and she never fell asleep.

When the bus passed the emporium Bruce convinced the bus driver to let them out with a handsome bribe and Lance shook Melody "awake." As soon as Lance touched her she jumped out of her seat and passed Lance walked down the aisle and out the door before Lance could speak.

The three joined each other in front of the emporium and Lance was he first to speak, "Guns blazing me and you Bruce."

Bruce nodded, "Melody, you wait out here and be ready in case Bruce gets injured."

Melody nodded uncomfortably, she gave Bruce a worried look and he shot her a soothing smile, "Don't worry, we'll be fine."

Bruce readied his shield and his shortsword, while Lance unsheathed a hand and a half imperial-gold sword, imperial gold is a special thing in the camp halfblood armory, just like Lance. THe two breached and cleared the door Bruce throwing a lightning bolt in like a flash bang. There were multiple screams, which meant there were mortals in the way.

Bruce opened his eyes first looking at his shield he quickly scanned the room, there was a mortal family sitting at a picnic table of to one corner of the room and a women with a veil and sunglasses behind the till opposite the family.

"Di imortals!" Bruce cursed, "She's wearing sunglasses!"

Lance straightened and sensed the water in the room. He sensed five bodies, four were huddled together: the mortal family two adults and two children. The lone adult figure must be Medusa. Lance charged and sure enough as he closed the distance blade raised overhead a firce warcry on his lips he sensed the snakes that passed for Medusa's hair.

Lance's advance was stopped as suddenly as their intrusion into the emporium. He felt a  firm crack in his gut as he smashed into the counter Medusa stood behind and Bruce gasped as Lance nearly cut himself with his own sword and he hit the dirt. Medusa no longer stunned removed her glasses and with a hissss the mortal family stopped moving.

"Lance get up!" Bruce cried as his arms sparked readying for another bolt of lighting.

Lance flailed wildly in a attempt to get back on his feet, his training leaving him in a hazy of pain and fear. Medusa shouted, "Heroes, you have no respect for honest business women!"

With that she jumped nimbly onto the counter and snatched Lance's flailing sword from his grip. Bruce launched the bolt he charged and followed him bolt into battle. Medusa froze as the bolt struck her freezing her limbs for a moment as the electricity surged over her muscles. A moment was all Bruce needed he swiped up with shortsword, taking both of medusa's hands Medusa wailed in pain as the celestial bronze worked it's magic. She dusted starting from the hands down until nothing was left but the veil and glasses laying a neat pile of dust.

Lance stumbled to his feet as Bruce sank to his knees in fatigue.

"Where is she," Lance asked panicked, "I can't sense her!"

"She's gone, " Bruce replied tiredly, "all dusted."

Bruce's eyes drooped, lightning always took a lot out of him and now his adrenalin was waring off. Lance got to his feet and investigated the dust pile he took the spoils of war score! he thought as Melody entered the room.

"Melody!" Lance exclaimed, "Oh, it was an epic fight you should have seen it!"

Melody ignored Lance as he described a very unreal fight sequence and knelt beside Bruce. She trickled some nectar into his mouth and asked Lance, "Is he injured?"

"Naw he just couldn't handle the heat of battle, unlike me!" Lance boasted showing of his muscles in strongman poses.

Bruce opened his eyes and looked into Melody's, "Don't worry, I'm just a bit sleepy is all."

The Nectar gave Bruce the strength to find his footing. Melody supporting him under one arm.

"We should make camp for the night." Melody told Lance firmly, "It's late and Bruce needs some rest."

"Come on!" Lance said rolling his eyes, at a sharp look from Melody he relented, "Fine, but not in here, I can't stand to look at the statues."

It was then that Melody noticed the only statues inside were four people around a picnic table, but something was off about them, but Melody was too worried about Bruce to pay it any mind. She helped him out into the trees nearby the building where they setup their bedrolls. Bruce immediately fell asleep. While Lance collected wood for a fire. It took him so long to try and light it that Melody took over. Once she lit it she shivered realizing the night was cold and they'd be glad for the fire once it grows.

Lance decided that this was a great time to continue what he started on the bus, "You know, we could do anything right now and no one would know."

Melody looked incredulously at Lance, "You have a girlfriend!" she said scathingly.

"As I said, no one would know." Lance said coyly with a smirk

Melody's lips turned in disgust, "I used to fear you," She said quietly, "I thought you were someone powerful, someone to respect."

Lance's smirk turned as Melody spoke, "But no, you're a disgusting, arrogant, lying, pig!"

Lance looked at her dangerously and Melody blanched for a second, "What makes you think you can say such things to me!?"

Lance grabbed his sword walked through the fire scattering the small flames Melody had gotten to take hold. Lance raised his sword and screamed, "How dare you!!"

As Lance sung his sword on the defenseless girl Melody raised her arm and a shiny shield met his blade with a resounding clang!

Lance jolted with surprise as Bruce armed only with Perseus' shield stood between him and Melody.

"What in the Hades is wrong with you!" Bruce shouted, still crouching defensively, "Attacking my girlfriend like that!?"

Lance froze as he heard Bruce's words, No! Everyone loves him, everyone wants to be with him. not Bruce. Lies!

"You liar! Why are you defending her, you're supposed to be on my side!" Lance demanded.

Bruces lips turned in disgust, "You're one to talk, you've done nothing but lie, cheat, and steel glory that is not yours!"

Lance's only reply is a shriek of a warcry and a hammer of his blade on his comrade's shield. Bruce tilts his shield as Lance lands the blow deflecting the blow into the ground where lance's blow drives the blade deep into the earth. Lance's first tug doesn't unstick his blade. neither do the two following sharp tugs. Lance turns in fury to find Bruce holding Melody flying in the air back towards New York. Lance screams in fury and knocks his blade with all his might, though it doesn't dislodge it.

That night Lance was very cold and had more problems than a stuck blade. He had lost control of camp half blood. Surely Melody and Bruce would see to that. For the first time in his life, Lance reflected on his actions and truly took a look at what he had done. Lance remembered this morning when he thought the campers were doting on him, he was simply walking in the middle of a cabin to the pavilion, them talking amongst themselves. He was too self-absorbed to notice. He thought of how he treated Bruce and his quest like it was his own. Lastly, Lance thought of Melody and how poorly he'd treated her, locking her into what he saw of her. Lance realized he treated those around him as poorly as the gods treat others. He vowed to make a change, never again would he act like a god, he just hoped it wasn't too late for redemption.

Lance ran in the direction Bruce flew that night and ran into Melody caring for an unconscious Bruce early that afternoon. Melody raised Bruce's shortsword as he approached

 "Back off!" she snarled, "We want nothing to do with you!"

Lance shrugged their pack off his shoulders and tossed it over to her, when Melody looked at him confused Lance replied, "I was wrong, I'm sorry."

It was then that Melody noticed he didn't have his sword with him, "Where's your sword?" She demanded.

"I couldn't get it out," Lance admitted, "besides making it up to you guys is more important."

Melody looks at him suspiciously, but goes for the nectar anyways, giving Bruce as much as she can while he's unconscious. Lance for his part stayed where he was waiting, giving Bruce time to heal and Melody time to accept the change.

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