Percy POV
When Zoe got the news, she wasn't happy. She didn't cry or scream. All she did was stare at a wall for a while. After an hour of that, I got her to begrudgingly agree to go for camp with me and Michael, who had a new hand, made for him by Hephaestus, for a favor Michael told me he was going to do in a while. His new hand was made up of something Hephaestus called 'Olympian Marble.' All I have to say is that it hurts worse than Michael's flesh hand.
As for now, it's been a week since we all came back from the quests. And I was in for a rude awakening.
I was woken up by a girly scream. Out of instinct, I jumped out of bed, looking to Estelle's crib, but saw that she was fine. There was no indication that she screamed, only that she was just waking up because of it. I opened the blinds to the window of my room and saw that it was a little after dawn.
I picked Estelle up from her crib and carried her to my bed. She was starting to cry from being woken up so early. I laid down with her and she instantly calmed down and her breathing soon shallowed.
I was almost asleep when there was a knock on my door.
"What?" I groaned.
"Percy, you might need to see this," I heard Michael Yew saw from the other side of the door. "Michael...he's in a tough spot at the moment." I groaned again.
I got up from my bed, leaving Estelle to sleep for the moment, and threw on some pants before opening the door. Yew was there in his pajama pants and a T-shirt, his dark hair fluffed up and sticking everywhere.
"Can you get Silena to come watch Estelle since you need me?" I asked tiredly.
He shook his head. "Silena is with Michael at the moment. I'll go get Katie," he said before rushing off. I stared at the spot where he had been before shaking my head.
"What did you do Michael?" I muttered to myself. I closed the door and threw on a random shirt and waited for Katie or Yew to come back. When someone knocked on the door, I opened it to see Katie. She was in green pajama pants and shirt and her hair was a mess. "You can sleep if you want." I offered. She nodded tiredly before walking towards the bed. She laid down next to Estelle before falling fast asleep.
I closed the door behind me and started to look for Michael and them. I eventually found them in the infirmary tent. I walked in to see Lee, Silena, Bianca, Lou Ellen, and a brown-haired girl sitting together. The girl was hyperventilating and Lee was taking her blood pressure.
"Hey, guys," I greeted. "Where's Michael?" I looked around for my brother.
"Percy," the new girl said. "I'm right here." I stared at her disbelievingly. But she was right. I looked right into those green-gray eyes and tried not to faint.
Michael's new body was very feminine. He—she, whatever—they had long brown hair, reaching the small of their back. She was shorter than Silena, not even five feet tall while Silena was 5'1. I could see the faint white glow of Michael's marble right hand. I looked to Bianca and saw her looking Michael's new body up and down appreciatively.
"Please stop eye raping my new sister, Bianca." I pleaded. She flushed red at being caught, and Michael did too.
"What are we going to do about this?" Lee asked as he took the blood pressure machine off Michael's thin arm. "Is there a way to reverse it?"
Silena held out her hand towards Michael and it glowed pink. The glow died quickly and Silena shook her head. "There's nothing I can do," she said.
"You can change people's genders?" Michael asked incredulously. Silena smiled at him—I mean her.
Lou Ellen did the same thing, her hand glowing green, and shook her head. "Not any spell work I know of."
"So I'm stuck like this?" Michael asked.
"For the time being," Silena answered. She scanned Michael. "We can't have you bursting through all your clothes. We are going to have to get you some new ones. And new underwear." Michael blushed crimson. "And we shouldn't call you Michael, either."
"Why?" He said defiantly.
"Because it'll show that you're weak," Silena answered. "You know how many gods would try and take advantage of this, one way or another."
"Oh gods," Michael muttered, looking sick now.
"Exactly. If you go by a new name, I'm sure we could get you by without much of a change."
"What are we going to say about Michael's disappearance, then?" I asked.
"Let's say that he's gone to California until we can figure this out," Lee suggested. "That'll make sense since he's from there."
"And her new name should be Mikayla," Lou added. Michael paled.
"What makes you think I'm okay with any of this?" Michael inquired.
"You don't have a choice," I told the small girl. "You'll stay in the Hermes cabin until we can find out how to reverse this."
"Fuck me," she muttered.
"I kind of want to," Bianca admitted.
"Oh dear gods," I grumbled. That was another thing. Both Bianca and Michael have been caught making out in random spots during the last week: behind the trees, behind the cabin, behind the big house, and by the lake. They've been caught by me, Silena, Lee, Killian, Travis, Connor, and Summer. Michael—I mean, Mikayla flushed bright red.
"Wh-what?" She stammered. Bianca smiled wickedly.
"Let me show you some amazing things," Bianca said as she grabbed Mikayla's arm. Bianca started to drag her away, Bianca's strength overcoming Mikayla's weakened state.
"No," she said. "Percy, Lee help me! Silena! Lou!" And then she was gone.
"I need to bleach my brain," I said after a minute of silence. The others nodded their agreement.
"Who knew Bianca was bisexual?" Silena commented. She was probably the least affected by this situation.
"I didn't want to know," Lee murmured. I think he and I were in shock.
"Someone please tell me where the bleach is," I said again.
"I need coffee," Lou Ellen said before walking out.
It was silent until Lee said, "Who wants to tell Nico that his sister has a girlfriend?"
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I ended up being chosen for that. I walked to the Hermes cabin and knocked on the door. Luke answered.
"Hey Perce," he said. "What brings you here so early in the morning?"
"Is Nico in there?" I asked. Luke nodded and stepped aside. I walked in and spotted Nico staring up at the ceiling. "Nico?" I asked. He turned toward me.
"Oh, hey Percy." He said, sitting up. "What's up?"
"Ummm," I breathed. "How do I tell you this?"
"Tell me what?" Nico narrowed his eyes.
"Your sister is actually bisexual," I said bluntly, my heart pounding. Nico's eyes widened.
"And how did you come by this information?" He asked.
"Michael was..."
"He was turned into a girl, wasn't he?" I nodded. "And Bianca dragged him off to who knows where." I nodded again. "And are they...experimenting?" I nodded one last time. I saw Nico shudder. "Dear gods, I need bleach."
"I couldn't find any," I told him before leaving. Luke stood by the door, acting like he hadn't heard the whole conversation.
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A couple hours later, Bianca and my new sister showed up at camp. Their arms were laden with bags of clothes which they took to the Hermes cabin. When they came back out, Mikayla was dressed in jeans and a black blouse. She looked extremely uncomfortable but didn't say anything as she was dragged to go see Chiron and pose as a new camper. She'll have to hide her hand, I thought.
I shook my head at them. Zoe suddenly appeared at my side.
"Why does that girl look like Bianca is going to rape her?" She asked. I jumped.
"Jeez, Zoe," I breathed. "We are going to have to get you a bell." She snorted. "That's not just any girl. This morning, by some weird turn of events, Michael was turned into a girl." Zoe's eyes widened.
"Did Bianca..." Zoe trailed off, looking as uncomfortable as my new sister.
"Yup," I said, popping the 'p.' "I think she traumatized Mikayla."
"You mean Michael?"
"Her new name, until we can get her changed back, is Mikayla," I informed Zoe. "Try not to make it worse for her. She already probably wants to die."
"I'm pretty sure they slept together after the quest, at least," Zoe tried to console me.
"That makes it so much worse for me," I admitted. We waited in silence until Bianca and Mikayla came out of the Big House. They walked up to us and Bianca and Zoe began talking.
"How's it being a girl?" I asked Mikayla. She glared at me, and it was just as terrifying as before the change.
"Bras are weird," was all she said.
"That's your biggest complaint?" I asked. "Not that you had basically been raped by your girlfriend? Or that you're technically lesbian for the time being." She shrugged.
"I'm not going to tell you anything that happened after we left," she started, "and I don't mind being lesbian. Makes me feel like Nico."
"How about the fact that Bianca is bi?"
"That just means that if I'm stuck like this permanently, she'll still be attracted to me." I rolled my eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me. You'll have to put up with me with all these new emotions I have. I cried several times while trying on clothes. It's embarrassing."
"Don't forget when your period comes," Bianca chimed in before going back to Zoe. My sister shuddered.
"And then there's the matter of these," she pointed to her chest. "And these," she skimmed her hands over her hips. "They are so big. Like, my back hurts already."
"I'm glad it was you and not me," I muttered.
"And why is that?" She glared at me.
"Because I probably would've killed myself already," I admitted. She rolled her eyes.
"And then there's the problem of going to the bathroom," she continued. "I felt like the opposite of Jack Black in the second Jumanji movie."
"That movie isn't out yet," I told her.
"Doesn't matter, I know you've seen it. I took you to go see it," she said. "It was so...weird." She shuddered. "It's going to take a while to get used to this."
"Well, at the rate we are going with Silena and Lou Ellen looking for cures, you're going to have a while," I said. "Especially if we aren't going to any of the gods."
"Well, Apollo would laugh his ass off," Mikayla began. "I'm not going to Hades for this. I hate Aphrodite and I'm not risking that. I don't fully trust Athena and I'm sure Hermes couldn't do anything about this. And I'm pretty sure either Artemis or Hecate is responsible for this. Hestia would try to console me about it and tell me things I do not need to know." I stared at her.
"You've...thought about this," I commented. She nodded.
"I've had...two hours to think about it." She said. I decided not to comment on the fact that she and Bianca were gone for more than two hours.
"Hey Percy," I heard Travis come up behind me. "Hi, Zoe and Bianca. And hello..." he trailed off. "Who are you?" He looked down at my new sister. Mikayla blushed hard.
"H-hi Travis," She stuttered. "Want to break into the camp store and help me and Percy run away again?" Travis's eyes widened almost comically.
"Oh my gods," he gasped. "Michael?" Mikayla nodded. "I want to laugh, but I'm terrified to at the same time."
"Please, don't," Mikayla pleaded. "I've already had to deal with guys trying to flirt with me."
Travis raised an eyebrow. "You have?"
"Mikayla here and I went out to do some shopping," Bianca joined the conversation, putting her arm around the very short girl. "She needed some clothes since her old ones wouldn't fit."
"Mikayla..." Travis pondered the name. "Isn't that a girl you—" he stopped as she gave him a glare that could melt ice. "Shutting up." He said quickly.
"Good."
"Anyways, how are we going to do this?" I asked no one in particular. "My brother is my sister now, we don't know how long it's going to last, and if it will spread to anyone else."
"Let's hope it doesn't," Zoe said. "It would be disastrous if anyone else was changed."
"So I'm going to have to suffer through this alone?" Mikayla asked.
"You won't," Bianca promised. "You have me, Silena, Katie, Zoe—"
"Do not count me in this," Zoe hissed.
"Okay, no Zoe," Bianca amended. "But you have the rest of us girls to help you."
"Thanks, I guess," she muttered.
"At least you're still 17," I told her. "And old enough to drive."
"I might not be tall enough, though," Mikayla admitted.
"How tall are you?" Zoe asked. "You're smaller than Silena, and she's barely over five feet tall."
"I—uhh, I'm about—"
"She's four foot eight," Bianca announced. She laid her arm on Mikayla's head and leaned on her. "So small." Mikayla growled slightly.
"Question," Travis interrupted. We all looked at him. "Are you two still together?" My sister blushed.
"I mean, we were never actually together to begin with," Bianca said. "But we could be now."
"So you are like your brother," Travis concluded. "Does he know?"
"Unfortunately," I said. "And Bianca it's a yes or no question: are you and my new sister dating?"
"Does this say anything?" Bianca asked before grabbing Mikayla's shirt and almost lifted her up as she smashed her lips onto my sister's. Mikayla didn't even protest.
When they parted, Mikayla was red-faced and Bianca was smiling.
"What. The. Flip." I heard a voice say behind me.