The Heroes Unite
Prologue: July 12th, 2010
Jace Herondale was jogging through New York when his cell phone rang. He slowed down while simultaneously pulling it out of his pocket, but declined the call when the caller ID said "Unknown Number". He had no idea that his friends were in trouble.
Meanwhile at the Institute, Clary Morgenstern was fuming. "He said he'd be back by 7, Isabelle. IT'S PAST 7:00!"
Isabelle Lightwood just laughed. "Y'know, Clary, he's a Shadowhunter. We all are, in case you haven't noticed," Isabelle said. She, on the other hand, was annoyed for a different reason…
Simon Lewis was just coming back from Alicante, the Shadowhunter city, when Jace called him. Great, Simon thought, what does Angel Boy need now? Simon was a good-natured person, but even Jace Herondale got under his skin. Nevertheless, he resolved to answer the phone, and was immediately torrented by a string of angelic anger.
"DON'T YOU EVER ANSWER YOUR PHONE, ACCURSED MUNDANE!? OR DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR ASCENSION MAKES YOUR MUNDANE ACTIONS RELEVANT?!" Jace screamed. "I don't know what you're playing at, Simon, but I need you to get to the Institute immediately!" He then hung up the phone on a very confused Simon. Simon stood still, perplexed, but came to his senses quite quickly. He got out his brand-new stele and created a Portal to the Institute in New York, prepared to be yelled at some more. What happened when he stepped in was more shocking.
Percy Jackson was taking a walk on the beach when his phone rang. He looked at it, and smiled when he saw the phone flash two words: Annabeth Chase. He answered, and what his girlfriend said shocked him.
"Percy, I need you to get to Camp Jupiter. Find Reyna, Jason, Frank, and Hazel. I've got Nico, Leo, Piper, and Calypso. Please, Percy, this is important. Do it for me, will you?" Annabeth sounded worried.
"Definitely, but what's going on?" Percy asked. "Is everything alright? Are you hurt? Where are we going?" But Annabeth had already hung up. Sighing, Percy began the long walk to the boat his father, Poseidon, had given him.
Percy wasn't complaining, but why did he need the other demigods? And something wasn't right with Annabeth bringing Calypso along. To top that all off, Nico had been avoiding him. Every time Percy walked into the same room as the son of Hades, he would murmur something about being tired and then disappear into the woods. Percy intended to talk to Nico about that, but then his phone rang again. He looked down and saw the name of an old friend flash on the screen. Smiling, Percy answered the phone.
"Did you miss me, Percy?" Simon Lewis asked, trying to hold back a laugh. "You know what, don't answer that. I just called Annabeth and told her to gather your friends… how do you feel about going to Downtown? We need your help."
Percy was confused. "Who's 'we'? What, are you part of a gang or something now?" He laughed uneasily. "You know what, don't answer that."
Simon was silent for a moment, then said, " How do you feel about going demon hunting with me? We, ah, kind of need your help subduing the Chimera."
Percy groaned. "I'll be there. Tell me when and where."