Hi guys. So this is a story that I sort of got an idea while reading a book that has this same idea. I just thought while reading it: what if Annabeth and Percy were in this situation? So that's how I got this idea.

Everyone is sixteen and goes to Goode High. Annabeth and Percy aren't dating (yet), and I might have Thalico later on. And same with Tratie. They aren't demigods, just normal teenagers. Enjoy the story!

Percy's POV

It was just a normal day at school. They went to their classes, got bored to death, and got homework (because seven hours of school wasn't enough).

But as the day continued on, Percy remembered that his car was in the shop. He had gotten in a small car accident and need for his car to be fixed.

"Hey Wise Girl." Percy walked up to Annabeth Chase, his best friend, as she slammed her locker shut.

"Seaweed Brain," Annabeth smiled at Percy.

"Wise Girl, my car is in the shop. We've got to take the bus." Percy informed Annabeth as they walked out of their school, Goode High.

"That's alright. As long as we don't sit by Drew." Annabeth said, making a face. Percy chuckled and said, "Don't worry, we won't. She's probably going to try to get Jason to ask her out."

"Isn't Jason dating Piper McLean?"

"Do you think that'll stop Drew?"

The couple laughed and walked to their bus. They boarded the bus and found an empty seat.

A Mexican walked onto the bus and Percy didn't recognize him. Percy has ridden the bus a few times and everyone talked about how this was the lucky bus. All the other bus drivers were very strict, but this bus driver, Dave Anderson, was pretty laid back. It was also said that Anderson has never taken a day off once in the twenty years he has worked here.

"Who is that?" Annabeth asked Percy quietly. The man sat down in the driver's seat and pressed the intercom button.

"Mr. Anderson is sick today." The man's heavily accented voice boomed over all the noise of the students talking. They all got quiet and the man continued. "I am his temporarily replacement. My companion will be joining us."

Another man climbed onto the bus. He had dark hair and dark eyes that were cold. He was wearing a black leather jacket and had a tattoo of a star on the side of his neck.

The driver started the bus and pulled out.

Annabeth and Percy just shrugged and started talking again. After about ten minutes Percy saw the bus pass the turn to his neighborhood. He thought it was strange, but shrugged it off. The man probably had a route of his own.

Five minutes passed and the bus continued going straight.

"Percy, we're not in our neighborhood anymore." Annabeth said, fear threaded through her words.

"What do you mean?"

"Look at that sign! It says…leaving Manhattan. Percy, what's going on?!" Annabeth exclaimed.

"I-I don't know." Percy was overflowed with confusion. Leaving Manhattan? What did that mean? No one in Goode High lived outside of Manhattan.

Percy examined the bus. There were only a few students left. He recognized Thalia Grace, Nico di Angelo, Travis and Connor Stoll, Luke Castellan, and Katie Gardner. They looked just as confused as Annabeth and Percy felt.

"Okay," the driver's 'companion' shouted over the puzzled whispers. "I want everyone to move to the front seats."

No one moved.

"Now!" The man shouted angrily and everyone started to do as he said.

"You know where to go?" Percy heard the man's companion ask the driver.

"Yep." The driver nodded and took a sharp turn.

"Annabeth," Percy murmured. "What's going on…?" He stopped midsentence when the man in the leather jacket shifted his arm and Percy saw a pistol.

"It looks like…" Annabeth swallowed. "It looks like we're being kidnapped."