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[ One minute, you're minding your own business in camp, enjoying your victories, and ignoring the impending doom that is becoming a constant cloud over your head, and the next, you're appearing in a mansion.

At first, Leo's ninety percent sure he's getting some weird dream vision from his dad again. Supposedly Zeus put a stop to those, so he's a little impressed with Hephaestus' tenacity, but after a hard pinch to the arm, he's sort of figuring out he's actually awake right now, and someone just transported him out of nowhere to somewhere else. Was it Gaea, or was it something else entirely? No one had ever been able to do this before, and there's something on his person that wasn't there before, like a little phone, so maybe it was his dad--

His mind is racing, to the point where his body is hot to the touch, and then there's no warning and he just lights up, flaring wild orange and red in the middle of the hallway. It's that that brings him back to the present, and Leo swears, loudly, and tries to calm himself down--by the time his fire's been put out, he's standing, butt naked, in the middle of the entrance hall.

Awesome.

The little device he found himself with, however, is unharmed. The demigod pretty much scrambles across the room to find a tapestry to duck behind, covering the important bits, then squints at the device, just laying there, innocently.

There's a moment of indecision before he dashes across the room, grabs it, and runs back. A little curious tinkering reveals the capabilities of the device, and Leo clicks record on the video setting. He looks a little singed, and is holding the device far enough away from his face so that you can just see the tapestry and part of his naked chest.]

So... Am I posting to some kind of kidnapee network? Uh, hi, my name's Leo, and I think I just got kidnapped too, and, uh...

[ He winces, and tries for a smile that might be sheepish. ] Can anybody bring me some clothes?

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Well! Despite the fact that you're absolutely right in that you have been kidnapped - it's good to see you again, Leo Valdez.

[ rachel's trying her hand at being the Cool and Mysterious Oracle girl, but it's very likely her smile is kind of ruining it. there's no mystery here, she's glad to see him ]

But how-? Did this place manage to grab you right before bath time?

[ because she can't really tell if that's ash or soot or grease, he just looks a little messy. and shirtless. ohboy. ]

[ Oh, it's the Oracle. No big deal, right? Leo's kind of relieved to see a familiar face, and he kind of grimaces, pulling the curtain up around his chest to try and hide the fact that he is still naked. ]

Rachel, right? [ Maybe she can Oracle them out of here. Okay, that's probably not how that works, but at this point, Leo is totally willing to try. ] It's, uh, kinda a long story, yeah. What's "this place"? Is it monster related? Please tell me it's not monster related.

[ nodnodnod. and oh, Leo must be from before- things, because maybe they're not best friends, but she knows that he's more familiar with her than he appears to be right now, so that's telling. timelines were so weird in this place. ]

It's not monster related. At least, not our monsters. There might be monsters here, I haven't looked yet.

-- Is somebody coming to get you?

Oh thank the gods. [ Maybe. Well, thank the nice ones. The ones that aren't trying to kill him or turn against them or who only knew what out. For being forces of great power, Leo's not super fond of most of them--even his dad's kind of a dick. (Even if he gets why. And maybe Leo gets it from him, too.)

He sighs, a little relieved, and scruffs a hand through his curls, trying to pretend that he's not embarrassed. Or naked. ] I...think so, I talked to a lady on the video phone thing.

Man, I thought this was some kind of weird training exercise at first. [ He thinks, for a second, about the Argo II still in production at home, and gets nervous--what if someone messes it up while he's gone? He trusts his cabinmates, sure, but that is his baby. Literally. ] But we...just got kidnapped? And not by gods or anything weird like that? Not that this isn't weird, cause this is really weird, but you know what I mean.

The only proof I have of it not being a god thing is that, well, I'm here, but I can't... [ how to phrase this ] I can't tap into my abilities like I used to, back home. I mean, I can still get my glow on, and my dreams are still appropriately terrifying, but it's almost like I can feel the disconnect from our world. It's a creepy-weird spirit thing that I'm just not feeling here.

Besides, there's the fact that the only god that has any interest in the oracle is Apollo, and I haven't heard from him since I got here. What would be the point in bringing me into a training exercise?

...Oh, wow. [ Well that's...really weird. Leo frowns at the video screen, scratching his cheek as he ponders their options. ] It's kinda weird to think about having a problem and it...not being related to the big dudes up in the sky.

[ So no training exercise. Maybe they really, legitimately got kidnapped. Leo fluffs a hand through his dark curls, ruffling them agitatedly, and makes a loud "hmmmmmmmmmm" noise. ] So I guess the next problem is how to get out of here. It's just me, you, and Annabeth, right?

[ Leo can so live with being surrounded by cute girls. ]

Yeah, so far. Just us three. But with you showing up, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the rest of the Seven follow.

[ because prophecies are legit and worth clinging to here, yes, totally. it makes sense that if one of the Seven showed up, they all must. they can't be split up, not unless it was said they would be. and the feeling she got of them being separated... it wasn't like this. ]

Y'think? [ The Seven apparently refers to the prophecy--Leo can vaguely recall it from what he's been told since his first arrival to the camp. He can kinda put two and two together, that he and his friends are involved in the whole prophecy thing. Percy and Annabeth are pretty important, too, so that makes five. The other two? Who freakin knows.

...well, Rachel might. It's part of her whole oracle thing. It's worth a shot, right? ]

So....who are they, again? [#nailed it]

The-

[ s-s q u i n t. ]

What's the last thing you remember from home?

[ she figured he would be from the same time as Annabeth, at least. but maybe there's more to this broken timeline thing than she first realized ]

[ Leo wrinkles his nose. What does Rachel remember? ]

Putting Festus' head on the Argo II. [ and then, bluntly: ] Are you from the future?

[ there's a pause, then, totally cool- ] I'm the Oracle.

[ ...... ]

Man, I expected a turban or something.

[ was that a joke or not: the leo valdez story ]

[ she pbbts a laugh ]

A turban? I'm not a genie from a magic lamp, bolt brain. Although incidentally, I can grant every demigod three wishes. It was in the fine print of my Oracontract.

[ is she forreal right now? the rachel elizabeth dare story ]

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