A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry this chapter's a bit short, but Goode AUs deserve a chapter of their own. I'll just get to the disclaimer. Don't be offended, this is all in good fun. Happy New Year's Eve/2016 depending on time zones!
After that fiasco, we decided to walk. As we headed towards the Big House, an idea occurred to me.
"Maybe there's something at the infirmary that can tell us what's going on." Piper squealed.
"Omg, that sounds like, fantabulous!" She covered her mouth. "Where the Hades did that come from?" I glanced at her worriedly.
"Let's just get there." We hurried over to our destination. Before we could knock, the door opened, revealing none other than Will Solace himself.
"Well howdy, folks!"
"Uh, hey Will, you know the weird stuff that's been happening around here?"
"Can't say I do, darlin'." I exchanged a quick glance with Piper.
"Anyway, can we come in? We want to look at some of the old records and stuff." He shrugged.
"Sure, come on in. Nico's helpin' me in the main room." This time, I didn't even bother asking why.
"Okay, so this seems like maybe it could help. Hexes, Jinxes, and Curses: A Guide." Piper suggested. I shook my head.
"No, that's just the basic stuff. How about this: Love and Letters? It's about Aphrodite's curses."
"Nuh-uh. This isn't my mom's work. There's no petals or doves or perfume anywhere." At that exact moment, a dove flew over her head. "Huh. Convenient."
"Will! Will!" A trio of campers ran into the infirmary. We hurried out to see what was going on. The oldest one was carrying a first year camper. Behind him stood Katie Gardener and...Mariana-Susanna. Mariana spoke up first.
"This kid got attacked by a Hellhound! Well, it was green and scaly, but what other monsters are there beside Hellhounds? Anyway, he's dead." Will stood up, spreading his arms out.
"Everyone stand back! I can fix this!"
"Will," I started. "You can't s-"
"Flower gleam and glow,"
"Seriously?"
"Let your power shine,"
"Gods have mercy."
"Save what has been lost. Bring back what once was mine, what once was mine." The kid groaned, coughed once, then got up and walked away. Everyone was silent for a full minute.
"Well, that worked out." Piper commented. I shook my head.
"Let's just get back to work."
"Hey, I think I may have found something." I blinked, confused. We were back with the records, and the clock read several hours later.
"What..."
"Annabeth?" I turned to Piper.
"You found something?"
"Yeah, I think so..." She held out a thin stack of papers. I sifted through them, raising an eyebrow once in a while.
"Some kind of mass spell, altering the nature of our world? That doesn't sound like a lazy explanation at all! This is genius!" I continued reading. "So how do we break this spe-" I stopped. A thin, black line started to blur my vision slightly.
"What is that?" I said. Well, I tried to, but I found that I was frozen in time.
"Really? Here, now? Does this place have any respect for literature? It's not hard to let her finish the sentence! You ran out of ideas, didn't you?" A new voice muttered angrily. It sounded familiar...
Luke? I thought.
"The name's Kronos. I'm here to do a quick job." The Titain sighed. "I really don't get paid enough for this." Before I had time to process anything, he snapped his fingers.
_time skip_
We were standing outside of an old school building. I recognized it immediately. It was Goode!
"What are we doing here? How did we even get here?" Piper shrugged.
"Does it matter?"
"Yes it matters!" Having nothing else do do, we started to walk towards the main structure. We passed a few students, but they were probably irrelevant to the main story line- oh schist the 4th wall- I mean quest, so there was no reason to describe them. I did, however, notice a girl with a tablet. She was scrolling through something. As we walked past, she pulled her red hat down and leaned forward, grinning.
"A Goode AU, huh? Oh, this is going to be fun."
A/N: My 4th wall need an insurance policy.
Keep on being awesome!
-Moo