A/N throughout this whole 'New York Show' chapter, the point of view will be switching from Luke/Percy's, to third POV and some of the demigods, just to show effect of the feelings of everyone.
Anyway, enjoy, this is going to be long!
~start of show~
Luke/Percy's POV
I sighed as I got onto stage in the darkness, people started to scream as the music started to 'Rise', the song I wrote for the Olympic Games last year.
"I won't just survive" I started singing in the darkness by myself, people already starting to cheer "Oh, you will see me thrive....Can write my story, I'm beyond the archetype"
The band started to play, a big flash of light appearing for a second before going away again.
"I won't just conform
No matter how you shake my core
Cause my roots, they run deep, oh" I started and then moved forward to the front of the stage, where the lights came back on and a spotlight was on me, making everyone cheer.
I couldn't help but to chuckle.
"Oh, ye of so little faith
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
Victory is in my veins
I know it, I know it
And I will not negotiate
I'll fight it, I'll fight it
I will transform" I sung and then looked up to see so many faces in the crowd...and many tv cameras.
"When, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, "you're out of time."
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in; think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise" I sung.
I smiled and waved.
"Hey New York, how are you?" I asked, making an eruption of cheers boom in the stadium "Wow, there's a lot of you" They all laughed "Well its my last show on tour today so I'll make it as enjoyable and fun as my other performances, this guy ain't tired yet! I'll be talking a lot more in this show, sorry, but it's good because all of you have been going on about why my band broke up in the first place and my past and you'll hear it...as well as the world behind the camera lenses!"
Everyone cheered.
I chucked.
"I must stay conscious
Through the madness and chaos
So I call on my angels
They say...Oh, ye of so little faith" I sung, everyone starting to join in.
"Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
Victory is in your veins
You know it, you know it
And you will not negotiate
Just fight it, just fight it
And be transformed
'Cause when, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, "you're out of time."
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in; think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
Don't doubt it, don't doubt
Oh, oh, oh, oh
You know it, you know it
Still rise
Just fight it, just fight it
Don't be surprised, I will still rise"
Everyone cheered as the dramatic ended happened; lighting reflected onto the whole band and myself, a white light covering the whole stage. The band then started to play softly to the chorus of 'Rise' again.
"As I said before, welcome to the tour!" I said "Here's the tour band family! Hannah on electric guitar..."
Hannah played a little bit of a solo loudly, making everyone yell.
"...we have Issac on bass..."
Issac played a funky bass line.
"...and we have Daniel on drums..."
Daniel smashed the drums loudly, making everyone yell again.
"And then there's me of course" I said "This is the band! Small but we create the sound...talking about sound..."
One of the backstage crew members brought out my blue acoustic guitar.
"I need my acoustic" I said, and then looked up and smiled at the crowd once I got the strap around my shoulder.
Piper's POV
I smiled and almost chuckled at Percy's blue sparkly acoustic, of course he would have that.
"Now" He said through his handheld microphone which is now on a stand at the front of the stage "If you know me, like really know me...I'm quiet a charmer"
Drew, Annabeth and I laughed, making Luna glare at me.
I rolled my eyes and payed attention to Percy.
"And my main quality that a lot of people say about me is that I'm loyal and I hate when people betray me" Percy said, and chuckled to himself "You'll find out more later tonight but this song is about a girl I dated, and without thinking broke up with me and then she's finally realising the consequence"
I looked at Annabeth who was looking right at Percy.
Definitely about her.
He started to play the acoustic.
"Re-rewind Friday night never forget it" He sung.
"How you let me go
No more lies, I'll be fine
I know where I'm headed
Probably should've known"
He started to sway a little bit and looked like he was trying to find someone.
"And now you're gonna say, "Pretty, please forgive me"
Fool me once, told you twice you're gonna regret it
Now you're all alone, yeah
Turns out that no one can replace me
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
I'll have you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory..." He froze slightly as his eyes caught Annabeth's "...And the aftertaste"
He smiled to himself and continued to play.
"Close your eyes, you can't hide
Try to forget me
But I'm everywhere
I'm the smell on your sheets
You weren't ready
When you left me there
And now you're gonna say, "Pretty, please forgive me" Yeah
Bet it hurts, it gets worse,
You know nobody said it would be fair, oh
Turns out that no one can replace me
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
I'll have you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory
And the aftertaste
And now there's something in your way
'Cause you threw it all to waste
And you wonder if you could take back what you did that day
And it hurts, 'cause...
Turns out that no one can replace me
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
I'll have you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory
And the aftertaste
Truth is that no one can replace me
I'm permanent, you can't erase me
I'll have you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory
And the aftertaste
And the aftertaste"
We all cheered (apart from Luna but who needs that spoilt sport).
Percy put his guitar on his back, his strap holding it in place.
"Alrighty now..." he said and then the familiar guitar riff for 'I write Sins not Tragedies' started from Hannah.
Everyone screamed even louder.
"And if you're wondering, no, Brendon isn't hidden anywhere, he's watching the show backstage, sorry" Percy said and then started to sing.
I never realised how talented he is and why he would hide this from the demigods.
Probably because they want him to be someone he didn't want to be;
a hero.
~after the medley~
Jason's POV
I clapped as he finished his medley, everyone else screaming happily.
Percy laughed as he finished.
"Oh, you don't know how much I I love Panic! At The Disco songs" he said "And in a tv show having the opportunity to play my idol is amazing"
Percy looked side stage and laughed.
"Awww, Brendon Urie is blushing" He teased, making him laugh even more.
He looked around and then smirked.
"You guys all know that I was apart two different tv series right?" Percy asked, making me confused "The one about Panic! and the Creepypasta one?"
"Creepypasta?" I asked Piper.
"online horror stories" Piper replied as everyone screamed.
The familiar piano chime sounded, making everyone cheer with delight.
Percy laughed and then started to sing.
"When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band...." Percy sung and then said "Sing with me!"
"He said, "Son when you grow up
Would you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
He said "Will you defeat them
Your demons, and all the non-believers
The plans that they have made?"
"Because one day I'll leave you
A phantom to lead you in the summer
To join The Black Parade"" Percy sung with thousands of other people, including Annabeth, Leo, Piper and Drew.
I smiled slightly at Percy's face of pure joy of the moment.
"When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Would you be the saviour of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go
And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets
And when you're gone we want you all to know
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And in my heart I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it
A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end we hear the call
To carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
On and on we carry through the fears
Ooh oh ohhhh
Disappointed faces of your peers
Ooh oh ohhhh
Take a look at me cause I could not care at all
Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
I won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it's who we are
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I
Don't
Care!
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
You'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on
Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)
Do or die, you'll never make me (We'll carry on)
Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on)
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
(We'll carry on!)"
The song then went quiet, the whole arena went quiet with it.
Percy smirked, the evil type of smirk.
"He's planning something I knew-"
"Shut up Luna" I snapped at her, making her glare at me.
"The darkest hour before the light" He sung by himself, making everyone scream. The lights suddenly turned purple, making it look mysterious "A hidden tressure plain in sight"
He paused.
"For a moment standing still...They say we're crazy they say we're ill" he sung and then put his hand out on his chest.
"What they don't understand they fear inside
What they don't understand they try to hide"
The band started to play, making everyone cheer.
The instrumental kicked in, amazing me, this sounds so cool.
"You can't hide from us you can't, you can't, you can't hide from us"
Percy smiled again and sung with the band.
"The darkest hour before the light
A hidden tressure plain in sight"
He started to bop around, smiling.
"For a moment standing still
They say we're crazy they say we're ill"
As Percy sung that, he had a crazy look on his face and grinned madly, making everyone scream.
"What they don't understand they fear inside
What they don't understand they try to hide
You can't hide from us you can't, you can't, you can't hide from us"
We all cheered, happy for him.
He's so happy up there.
Way happier then he was in the Greek world.
He's free from the gods,
No one could blame him.