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How did Percy ever get blackjack? And how long has he had him?
-You thought you’d just get Percy’s story but jokes on you your getting more than that! -In my first post I told you how Annabeth, Frank, and Leo got their horses but the rest of the riders have their own stories
-Percy got blackjack when he was 13 -His mom’s new book had been a rousing success and they finally had enough money to buy a horse -The set off on a quest to find the horse that was just right for Percy (and within their budget) -He tried loads of horses, mares, stallions, and geldings, even a zebra, but none of them seemed right -Chiron advised Percy to be patient and not rush into buying a horse, he also says something mysterious about how the right horse will pick him -Percy decides to ignore that, he thinks Chiron is just trying trying to be cool by quoting Harry Potter -Months later when Percy is at one of Annabeth’s shows he sees the strangest thing -a rider on a jet black horse does a course almost flawlessly, to be honest it looks like the horse is doing all the work -they come to the final jump, a big 2 foot oxer surrounded by blue and yellow flowers -the horse approaches the jump, cantering right for it, just a foot away -and then the horse stops -a full out Reiner stop that sends the rider flying out of the saddle and into the dirt -the horse is happily munching on the jump’s flowers as the rider glares at him, not hurt, just pissed -Percy couldn’t help but laugh even if he felt a little sorry for the disqualified rider -later as Percy was leisurely walking past some stalls a horse suddenly sticks their head out and grabs the giant pretzel he’d been eating -Percy does a double take -It was the same black horse from before! -Then he comes to his senses and tries to save his pretzel -but it’s too late -the pretzel is gone -Percy glares at the horse who looks back at him oh so innocently -Then he notices the for sale sign on the door -Blackjack, 15.7 h, Gelding, Arabian cross, Has personality *Price has been reduced* -Percy snorts, he knows exactly what the sign means by personality -But the part about the price reduction catches his eye -Arabian horses were usually pretty expensive, this could be a good deal if Percy could train his bad habits out of him -So Percy asks Annabeth and Grover for help -They track down the horse’s owner who turned out not to be the rider that took a tumble earlier but a woman -Blackjack belonged to a strange lady named Andromeda -She looked kinda sketchy but told them the price which turned out to be a little less than what they were expecting -Well to be fair the horse did have a personality problem -Percy brought his mom and Chiron next and after a heaping load of paper work and a big chunk being taken out of the Jackson’s bank account -Percy now owns a horse -He tells Annabeth to watch out because her and Yankee are gonna have some competition -Annabeth laughs and tells him to keep dreaming
-Jason’s old coach Lupa helped him “shop” for a horse -They go to an auction and he sees a crazy horse that’s thrashing against the rope that’s tying it to the wood wall -Jason think about how he’s definitely not getting that horse -Suddenly a plank in the wall rips off and the horse bolts, dragging the rope and board behind it -Lupa stands in the horses path and tells Jason to grab the rope -Jason doesn’t want to grab the rope -the horse has clearly been possessed by a demon -but he does it anyways because he’s more scared of what Lupa will do if he doesn’t -Nothing is scarier than an angry Coach Lupa (they call her a wolf for a reason) -the horse of course tries to bite his hand off, but Jason stand his ground and manages to get it to calm down a bit -The owner comes up to thank them for stopping Tempest and Lupa nods saying they’ll buy the horse as well -Jason jaw drops -She wants him to ride that wild thing? Is it even tame? -Lupa buys the monstrous mare and takes it back with them (Tempest is a mare in this au because it fits better to the horses’ personality, if you’ve ever seen an angry mare you know what I mean) -Jason eventually figures out that Lupa chose Tempest for Jason to toughen him up -He was too nice to the horses and let them have their way -That wasn’t good, so Lupa got him a horse that forced him to take charge and not let the horse be the boss -Now Jason can handle almost any bullshit a horse might dare to throw at him thanks to his old coach -Jason eventually transfers to Neptune Stables when’s he’s 15 because Lupa retires and Thalia suggests he go to the same barn as her best friend Annabeth -At high rank shows Jason will sometimes see Lupa’s sons competing and even say hello or wave to Lupa if she’s nearby
-Hazel goes to the rodeo with her dad’s assistant, Thanatos, and her brother, Nico (who she’d practically dragged there, because don’t leave me alone with dad’s creepy assistant) -Nico insists they’re just here for the show -No more horse shopping -Hazel had been wanting her own horse ever since she started barrel racing -The lesson horses were great but she couldn’t help but want her own horse -She’s been shopping for horses since her dad finally crumbled on her 14rh birthday and said she could get a horse -Once Nico is distracted by the concession stand food, Hazel sneaks off to take a quick peak at the horses -She is walking by the stalls when suddenly a horse neighs and kicks it’s stall door so hard that the wood shudders -Then an angry looking woman marches in, she opens the horse’s stall window and yells “ARION! QUIT THAT RACKET!” And stalks off, leaving the window open -the horse, Arion, pokes his head out and looks at Hazel with curious eyes -Hazel can’t help herself, she stretches out her hand to pet his nose, a little wary because he might try and bite her -Arion allows her to rub his nose, even going to nuzzle her hand in return -Hazel’s in love -There’s no going back -then Hazel phone chimes with an angry text from Nico demanding to know where she is -Hazel pouts and reluctantly leaves Arion after one final bye bye pat -Hazel’s walking back when she runs into the lady from before, the one who yelled at Arion -Before she knows what she’s saying Hazel asks if he’s for sale -The lady laughs and says he’s been on sale for 4 years now and that it’s owner just wants to get rid of Arion because of his unruly behavior -Since no one has bought him their gonna sell Arion to the slaughter house -Hazel is appalled -How could they even think of sending that majestic creature to be killed and made into dog food -No, Hazel decides, she won’t allow it -and that’s how she ended up buying him after sweet talking Nico and Thantos
-When Reyna gets Scipio, Hylla insists their just leasing him -Yeah, they fully bought him after two months -I was to lazy to make up a big story for Reyna -Sorry
one of two pieces i did for the counting sheep zine!