halfbloodhill_logs | THE QUEST TO TAKE BACK STOLEN ITEMS

Who: Leo Valdez, Ventus Bradford, Tony Stark, Margot Sullivan, Cosette Fauchelevent and Annabeth Chase
What: Taking back stolen items.
Where: Chicago, IL
When: February 23 - March 2
Why: It's time to perform a little search and rescue.

Camp Half-Blood was broken into by the Gaea-aligned Red Room organization a month ago, in the hubbub of the camp also being invaded by a deadly werewolf pack and monster hunters. Since then, the camp has been locked down - no one leaves, only key people get in. Meanwhile, Chiron and Mr. D have been really putting their heads together, trying to organize a crack-team of campers to go retrieve the items that the Red Room stole, and it's high time they went out on an little rescue mission.

This is what was stolen from Camp Half-Blood by the Red Room:

The books from the Athena cabin
Heather O'Toole's shield
A hammer belonging to Sky Smith
Nicodeme Feuilly's books
Sojourner Ayers-Silva's teddy bear
Derek Hale's sword
Books belonging to Lydia Martin
Annie Cresta's porpoise
Daenerys Targaryen's three young dragons
Dean Winchester's car, a 1967 Chevrolet Impala
Jean Prouvaire's heart

The directors have chosen campers based on their skills and intellect to set out to find the items. In addition, Rachel Elizabeth Dare has issued this prophecy for the group:

In the city of swirling winds
Six campers' quest begins
The building dwarfed by only one
Brings riches untold and lives undone
To see the truth behind the lies
One must look with unburdened eyes

The questers are expected to leave at noon on February 23, and are asked to try and return by March 3. They will be equipped with backpacks containing a small bedroll, two vials each of nectar (one-half of the vial will cure most wounds, a whole vial will cure fatal wounds) and one piece of ambrosia (one half will cure most wounds, a whole piece will cure a fatal wound), mortal first-aid equipment like bandages, matches, a length of rope, and three golden drachmas to facilitate IMs with. They may take their weapons to aid them, as well as any special items they may have on their person at this time.

Good luck.

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[Of all people, Dany is happy that Leo has been chosen to go on this quest. There are so very few people she would trust with the lives of her dragons, but Leo is one of them. The thing she is afraid of, though, is what may happen. After all, there is the burial shroud that campers need to make for questers every time one goes out on an official quest.

That's what scares her. That she'll lose her dragons and her brother. She's known them both for a short time, relatively speaking - but they're so dear to her, more precious than all the riches in the world.

And there's the Oath, too.

Before he leaves, Dany comes up to him and silently clasps his hands in hers.]

[ For once, he looks fairly serious. There's still a curve at the corner of his mouth, but it's considerably more solemn than what he would normally wear. This quest means a lot to Dany, and he doesn't want to fail her. ]

We'll bring them back, Dany. Don't worry.

{She knows that. She knows the gravity of this situation, knows what's hanging over their heads. His head. And she gives a solemn little nod, not letting go of him.]

I know. You have to.

[ He smiles a little brighter, trying to keep her hopes up. ]

We will. Scout's going to help, too.

I'd hoped you would bring her. That's what I intended her for.

[Well, one of many things, anyway. She nods a little, searching his face, staring up at him. Does he have a plan, or does he plan to run in, arms blazing?]

[ He nods. ] Yeah. I think she'll do great. And they like her, so.

[ Leo may not have a plan just yet, but he has enough faith in Dany's work on the little dragon to trust her with this. If Festus can get them there, Scout can help them find the dragons. A plan will surface somewhere during this time, especially if Annabeth's on the quest with them. ]

[There's a little nod.]

They like Festus, too. Are you going to go out on Festus?

[She doesn't know quite why, but even having mechanical dragons around makes her own calmer. It's a good thought, one she'll keep in her mind when everything else is flying about.]

Yeah, I think so. Don't see why not; it sounds like we've got a trip ahead of us.

[ Though, honestly, the idea of keeping five dragons under control on the way back is kind of an intimidating though. Badass, if he thinks about it, but intimidating for sure. They all have minds of their own. ]

It's good...it's good that it seems you have a plan for this.

[Which is more than she can say about the time she tried to run out by herself and was promptly hoisted over her best friend's shoulder. She can get a bit reckless when it comes to her dragons.]

And hey, if my plan doesn't work out, we'll have Annabeth! That's what she's good at, right?

[ He's trying to be optimistic about this. The oath is sort of weighing him down, but he doesn't want to leave camp feeling sour. ]

Right. Right. She's a brilliant tactician.

[She wishes she could be as smart, as brave as Annabeth, but this entire ordeal has only made her feel very much like a child.

She pauses a moment, considering the whole situation, and moves to wrap her arms around Leo, tightly. She whispers something in his ear - something very affectionate, so only he can hear it - and she hasn't said it in a very long time.

She can't lose her dragons and her brother.]

[ He gladly returns to the gesture, hugging her to him as tightly as he could. This quest means a lot, and not just for him - her dragons are on the line and she's trusting him to bring them back to her safely. He just hopes he can do it.

There's a smile at her words, and he echoes them back easily. He's still smiling when he releases her, though there's a touch of dismay at having to do this at all. ]

We'll be back before you know it, reina.

I'll be watching the gates.

[They're something that she's not used to hearing, of course, no less from someone who's related to her. But it makes her value Leo even more, makes her even more fiercely protective of someone older than her. Some might call it strange, but it's how she operates.

But she does make a confused eyebrow at the name.]

[ He looks almost embarrassed, rubbing at the back of his neck with a sheepish smile. ]

Spanish, [ he explains with a shrug. ] It, uh. It means "queen".

[ Well, she acts like one. ]

[She doesn't speak Spanish - she knows Ancient Greek, now, and a language Viserys taught her lost so long ago to the ages, so long ago that she's not even sure if people believe it to be real - but she's learning, and it's starting now.

There's a little fire glowing in her eyes and in her heart, though, and it's the kindlings of the one she lost when her dragons were stolen.]

I like that.

[ Oh. He wasn't sure how she would feel about it; it just sort of slipped out. But Leo smiles, bald to recognize something of her old self before he goes. ]

I thought you would.

I do.

[it's an indicator that the nickname's good, that it's something she wouldn't mind hearing more often. She likes it coming from Feuilly, after all.]

Take care of yourself, Leo.

THE QUEST TO TAKE BACK STOLEN ITEMS

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I CAN'T REMEMBER IF HE'S CALLED HER REINA IN THE GAME YET

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