Spring has finally sprung! And for demigods, that means only one thing: this year’s session of summer camp is just over the horizon. It’ll be a time of excitement and joyous reunion for some, and a time of deadly danger for others (or for all, depending on how the summer goes).
That’s why so many demigods and their allies wisely spend their spring breaks undertaking trial quests to prepare for what lies ahead. Either that or they try to squeeze the most fun out of the last remaining weeks of normalcy before the summer is consumed by ancient prophecies, bloodthirsty monsters, and the dreaded Three-Legged Death Race. The choices vary according to whom you ask.
Luckily for us, we don’t have to ask. Certain demigods, as well as some of their friends and family, couldn’t wait to tell us all about their Spring Break adventures. Here’s what they had to say . . .
Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon:
“My quest this year was to see if I could get away with calling Dad ‘Bro-seidon’ just once. It didn’t go over as well as I’d hoped . . . but it could’ve gone a lot worse! Either way, remind me not to do it again next year.”
Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, Daughter of Bellona, Hunter of Artemis
“Yeah, I’m taking a break all right. A break from hunting the Teumessian Fox in order to find Julia’s missing gerbil. I’ll bet dollars to drachmas the little guy got lost in one of the crawl spaces of Camp Jupiter’s Senate House. Again. I swear, you step down from your role as praetor and suddenly everyone thinks you have nothing but free time. But hey, someone’s got to make sure he doesn’t get smooshed under Hannibal’s feet.
“Speaking of, I guarantee the campers will try to talk me into being the one to clean that big, goofy elephant. I don’t know how they get along without me around.”
Frank Zhang, Son of Mars:
“This year I finally raised enough money to purchase the ultra-rare, limited-edition lenticular holographic Katobleps Mythomagic card. Only a few were ever produced, so it wasn’t exactly cheap! I know I said I’d stop playing, and I really shouldn’t be spending so much money on a piece of cardboard. But when your very lifeline is tied to a burning stick for many years, I guess you can’t help but lose your impulse control every now and then.”
Ganymede, Cupbearer of the Gods:
“If you can believe it, I actually did get some time off for Spring Break this year! And by Spring Break I mean that I accidentally broke another one of Zeus’s favorite plates. And by time off I mean he locked me in a dark room for a few hours and wouldn’t let me out until I ‘thought about what I did.’ Still, that was the closest I’m going to get to PTO, so who am I to complain?”
Malcolm Pace, Son of Athena, Head Counselor of Cabin Six
“Ack, don’t remind me that it’s springtime already. I still have so much to do to prepare for this summer! I need to complete the list of dietary restrictions for my cabinmates. And I have to make sure we have enough shirts in the right sizes, as well as some extras for the new arrivals.
“Oh! And I also need to check for mold and try to repair the water damage from when Zane ‘accidentally’ blew up the bathroom. It truly never ends. How Annabeth was able to juggle all this responsibility while maintaining a perfect GPA is beyond me.”
Paolo Montes, Son of Hebe:
“Wait, we’re gonna do the Three-Legged Death Race again this summer? Oh gods, please no! Not again!”
Grover Underwood:
“This year, I was finally able to convince Percy and Annabeth to join me on a nostalgic road trip! We’re going to visit that spot in New Jersey where we almost died but didn’t. Then the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, where we also almost died but didn’t. And that one diner in Denver where we didn’t almost die but got the feeling that we might. . . . Ah, so many amazing memories. Simpler times, you know?”
Persephone, Goddess of Springtime
“It’s the time of year when I must venture out of the Underworld and spend six months away from my beloved. I will miss dear Hades greatly, but it’ll be nice to immerse myself in the natural world again. And for the next two seasons, I won’t have to come up with more lame excuses to avoid attending Nyx’s horrible dinner parties. I’m not sure why she even invites us. She and her children are truly terrible company . . . and on top of that, the commute to Tartarus is such a nightmare these days. Hopefully, Hades will have completed construction on that much-needed carpool lane by the time I return. For now, though, I’m going to plunge my arms up to the elbows in fertilizer!”
Which demigod would you most like to hang out with during Spring Break? Be sure to let us know!