One:

The Friendly Man from the First Gnome

Wind lashed around Greece. The usually mild air had dropped a couple of degrees. Waves crashed wildly around the beach and lighting lit the sky. Percy was exhausted after fighting Giants for hours. A couple of days ago the Greeks and Romans had agreed to work together to destroy the Giants. So far the demi-gods were winning, but the Giants still put up a good fight. Percy, Annabeth, and Piper stood next to a large wooden arch that symbolized the entrance to the ghost town. Since the town had been abandoned for a couple of years now, the demi-gods decided to make it their new home (well, at least for the war). Percy guard seriously. Suddenly, the three of them heard feet pounding close by. Cautious, Percy pulled out Riptide and Annabeth and Piper took out their daggers. Thankfully, it was only Jason and Leo running. They two stopped right in front of Percy, panting.

"Per-!" Jason started to say, but never got the chance to.

All a sudden, a strong wind whipped across town. From then on, all Percy saw was darkness.

Percy woke up in chains. As he slowly looked around he could finally come to the conclusion that he is in a hallway, a very long hallway. Images covered the wall like a TV screen split into sections, each section playing a different show. The little sections played scenes from wars and events that Percy did not recognize.

"Welcome godlings to the first Nome."

Suddenly, a French man was before them, with an evil grin on his face. Percy was nervous by the man's sudden appearance, but Leo on the other hand looked startled.

"Did you say Gnome?" Leo asked.

"No you idiot godling! Nome. N-O-M-E!" the man yelled. Jason blinked.

"Why are you calling us…godlings?"

"Don't play smart on me! We all know that the five of you are hosting gods." The man snapped.

"We can do that? Sweet!" Leo exclaimed.

"You…little…," the man growled. "Now all five of you shall face your doom!"

Suddenly, a tall guy with a really long beard burst into the room.

"Chief Lector Desjardins!" The bearded man exclaimed, "The Kane siblings have broke through out guards! They are heading towards this room! Plus, they are with Bast!"

"Those damn godlings!"

Just then, the doors creaked slowly open. Two middle school-age kids stood there. The boy had dark tan skin and held an odd-looking sword in his right hand. The girl's skin was much lighter and her hair was caramel colored. They both slung workbags across their shoulders. There was something odd about them that Percy couldn't describe. It was like they were giving off a huge aura. But only gods and goddesses can do that. So, how can they?

The girl turned and raised her hands towards their chains and said, "Hestol." Suddenly, the chains started to melt until they were a pile of goo on the polished marble floor.

"Nooo! The floor was polished this morning! How dare you ruin it!" Desjardins screamed. The girl smiled.

"Even better."

Slowly, Percy got up. His wrists still hurt from the chains, but the pain was leaving. Percy caught Annabeth's eye and she nodded. They would get out of here while the boy and girl distracted Desjardins. Very quietly, Percy and Annabeth backed away towards the double doors. They were almost there until…

"Hey! Who are you guys and what do you want with us?" Jason yelled. At the same time, Annabeth and Piper slapped Jason.

"What was that for," Jason asked.

"That was for being an idiot," Piper retorted.

"Guards, get them," Desjardins ordered. Before anyone else could move, Leo snapped his fingers. Fire raged around Leo's body, untamed. At Leo's command, the fire lunged towards Desjardins as the demi-gods made their escape.