Annabeth being switched instead of Percy
I was thinking about this the other day and WOW.
Like, imagine if Annabeth was swapped instead of Percy; and instead of being like, less than a week on Camp Jupiter; she has been there since December (Because I thought it was dumb to have Percy be in New Rome for less than a day or so)
- She doesnât remember Camp, her family, or even Percy (if you are a perca//beth and this bothers you; letâs say that Hera make sure to erase her memory well enough because if she remembered Percy she would not had stayed in place)
- Lupa was very interested in her; wondering why a Daughter of Minerva is there, probably being the first one there. Annabeth surprises Lupa with her reflects and analytical skills.
- When she arrives a New Rome, everybody is on edge. Jason has been missing for two months, and now a girl from a virgin goddess with no memory arrives at camp; a lot of people are suspicious of her.
- Unlike in SoN, Reyna is not as desperate to get another Praetor because it has been like, 2 months since Jason disappeared; so there is still hope he is out there.
- Lares call her graecus, but people think is because she is obviously an outsider, out of the norm (in SoN Frank says sometimes they use the word graecus for those who are outsiders)
- Of course she ends up in Fifth Cohort because nobody wants to take a child of Minerva; and boy if she proves them what they miss.
- Since she is in the fifth Cohort nobody really expects much of them, so they let Annabeth lead because it cannot be worse than normal. Her strategy, so different than what you would expect from Romans, gets them the victory.
- Reyna probably has been interested in this whole ordeal since she saw Annabeth; she remembers her from the Island of Circe, and knows she can fight, even if her lineage should say she would probably be an artist or so.Â
- And Annabeth actually likes this; she likes the structure, she likes the different point of view the Romanâs have (she doesnât know why hers is different, she just knows it is). Unlike Percy, who is not exactly a lover of rules and is kind of a rebel; Annabeth probably likes more stable stuff.
- She would love probably fall in love with New Rome. Fact aside that in her old life she probably craved a place that was like a city where she didnât have to deal with monsters; she loves the architecture and the culture.
- It would be an interesting parallel to Jasonâs situation; who didnât like how old fashioned stuff where in Camp Jupiter and prefers a relaxed tone, while Annabeth likes the more routinary and stable life. Both know there is something missing in their lives, but part of them doesnât want to let go of this new life.
- Perhaps another aspect is that Camp Jupiter doesnât have all the baggage that Camp Half-Blood has; I donât doubt she loves the Camp, but when she was younger it was the place that she feels trapped, the place that had part of the fault of why Luke became so bitter; a place that didnât offer a lot of options about getting to adulthood, almost expecting you would die too young for that (if I remember that, they say so).
Camp Jupiter is a new leaf, she doesnât have any previous feelings about the place, and knows that while the Camp is tough, once you complete your time there you can have your own place in the City and have a new life.
Sure, Annabeth is amnesic, but I hc that while you cannot recall memories, your feelings are still there; and Annabeth probably has a feeling that whatever place she came from, she didnât have any of this.
- Reyna starts calling to have meetings with Annabeth; if Octavian ask is to make sure where her loyalties are, but the truth is that Reyna is actually curious. She is the only daughter of somebody who shouldnât have kids in the first place, and unlike what they know about the goddess, is highly intelligent and strategic. She feels that connection of her, both children of war.
- Reyna is sure that none of this is a coincidence and something is going on, and Annabeth while not having a clue about it, is probably part of it. Annabeth also tells Reyna on her own accord that something is up; and Reyna is surprised that Annabeth comes up on the same conclusion as her. Â
- And Reyna for sure falls for Annabeth; hard. Even if a lot of people donât take Annabeth seriously, in a lot of levels she feels Annabeth is an equal, somebody who not only matches her intelligent, but also is not scared of her and actually acts like Reyna is a human, and not some robot who should have all the answers.
- I think Annabeth would have feelings for her as well. While without memory, she knows she has somebody else in her heart and feels like she is betraying that person; but she cannot help her attraction to Reyna. She loves having somebody who matches her intellectually, who hears all her stuff about architecture and call actually say something about it, have deep conversations both about feeling that they need to carry the world on their shoulders or war strategies.
- Perhaps she starts having flashbacks of her own life (if I recall correctly Jason at the end of the Lost Hero starts to remembering some stuff) and remembers that she is a greek. She is probably conflicted because while she was sure all the stuff the romans said about greeks was bull, she really likes her life here and knowing is not her place probably hurts her.
- She tells this to Reyna, and ReynaâŚdecides to keep it a secret. Reyna says that is because this probably is thanks to a god and whatever is happening it was necessary. The reality is that she likes Annabeth too much at this point to just put her in a cell and call her a traitor; not to mention she knows that Annabeth is loyal. Annabeth also knows that is just an excuse, but she doesnât say anything.
- Somehow SoN happens with her in place, she takes the non-poison but unlike Percy, stuff comes up as it goes. She sees a place if she saw it in her old life, she would recall it, but it doesnât come up in one bit.
- After the battle in New Rome, Reyna kisses Annabeth, and Annabeth becomes Praetor. They donât have time to talk about the kiss or anything.
- Then the next day The Argo II appears; and Percy is there, and since she is seeing his face now, all the memories of them together hit her like a train. Percy is probably a disaster himself, since he probably wore himself out looking for her and being worried about there. And of course, Percy kiss her at that moment, and Reyna sees this.
- And Reyna? Is freaking speechless; she knew Annabeth had feelings for somebody she didnât remember, but because she didnât remember, Reyna thought (hoped) it was like she and Jason, a crush on somebody but wasnât reciprocated. This confirms is not the case; and seeing Jason with somebody else while looking at the girl she is in love right now being with her boyfriend is probably killing her.
- When they talk about who would be the praetor then, Jason obviously says she has no problem with Annabeth taking the place. Unlike Percy, Annabeth doesnât say she would give up being Praetor, because she doesnât want to; sure, now she remembers the camp, Percy and her siblings, but she also loves this new life at Camp Jupiter.
- Luckily for her, before they notice her lack of reply, Octavian starts saying how Annabeth is obviously unfit for being a Praetor, because being an actual greek and the daughter of Athena (who Octavian obviously doesnât respect)Â
- The talk that happens at beginning of MoA is probably between Reyna and Percy. Partially because for what she learn about the conversation, she knows that Percy is the one who knows more about these Greek Camp; the other part, the one of her that is just a teenage girl, wants to know if he is really worthy of Annabeth.Â
- Leo has an Eidolon, goes against New Rome, and Reyna is probably more pissed that she was originally in MoA.Â
- Annabeth and Percy talk in the stables, and most probably than not Annabeth doesnât know what to say. How she can tell to Percy that part of her wants to stay at New Rome? That while she still loves Percy, she also has feelings for Reyna? She feels horrible because Percy has obviously been looking for her like crazy, while she was being happy at the other camp.Â
- Probably has some visions of her Mother telling her about the Athena Partenos, and that Aphrodite confirms this.Â
- The talk with Reyna and Annabeth on the Fort is probably different, thought Iâm unsure in which direction I would pull that off. Perhaps Reyna would be like that âProof that you are Roman enough, left the ship and come with me; we won a battle before, we can win this one.â The sad part? Annabeth wants to go, she doesnât want another quest, she doesnât want to be part of this big prophecy, she wants to stay beside Reyna and find a more logical approach, to have Reyna to ground her. But she knows she has a mission, and she is sure she is part of the seven, she cannot do this.Â
This time, Annabeth kisses Reyna, and says âIâm sorryâ and kicks her so she can run away. Reyna looks betraying from bellow, and Annabeth is crying.Â
- Percy is probably very concern on what the hell is happening, but because he sees Annabeth so upset, he hugs her and tries to comfort her, even if she would not tell him what is happening. This just makes Annabeth even more guilty, because she feels that she doesnât deserve neither Percy or Reyna.
- Annabeth and Jason probably have a talk about being switched, and the feelings for their old camp. Annabeth feels relieved that she is not the only one loving their new life.Â
- Percy and Annabeth still fall on Tartarus, and while there, Annabeth comes clean with Percy. Is a mess, a big mess, Percy feels like he is losing his mind but he also knows how to work where his entire world is crumbling, so he says âis okay, we would do this together, even if by the end of it we are not really togetherâ. And Annabeth by this point she really, really feels she doesnât deserve Percy.Â
- Not sure how we end on this, but for an ending, Frank actually decides to step out of Praetor, so Annabeth and Reyna can be praetors together. Percy is still in the picture, studying in New Rome, and Annabeth is dating both Reyna and Percy.Â
Wow I really like this idea, I just thought it was a shame that we never learn a lot of Camp Jupiter, and that there was never a question of Percy wanting to leave or not.Â
Sure we have Jason having his doubts, but we never really see his life at Camp Jupiter, and we barely see his life at Camp Half Blood, so there wasnât a lot of tension for where he would actually end.Â
Having Annabeth in this position would change that, we would remember her time at Camp Half Blood, and also see her be happy in this new environment, so it would be actually painful try to say which one would be the best for her.Â
Iâm unsure if Percy and Reyna would become a thing if they both Annabeth, perhaps just stays as friends? Iâm not that interesting in pereyna to be honest; Iâm not that interested in perca//beth neither, but I feel that Annabeth and Percy not being together would not make too much sense, at least in this scenario in mind.Â
Hope somebody like it (and please perca//beth shippers donât kill me)
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