DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS.

AN: New story, so enjoy. Set before the Lost Hero and after the Last Olympian.

In Greek legend, there was a story that Prometheus, who was the Titan that gave mankind 'fire,' was given a horrible punishment. Even though he fought on the side of the gods, he wasn't the one to always listen to Zeus' requests. Zeus didn't want mankind to become too clever, so when Prometheus stole fire from Mount Olympus, Zeus was enraged. Prometheus' punishment was that he was chained to Mount Caucasus, where an eagle swooped down and ripped out Prometheus' liver everyday. The catch was that the liver grew back and then the eagle would come down the next day and rip it out, continuing the process. Finally, Zeus let Heracles shoot the eagle with an arrow and free Prometheus.

Now, usually Zeus didn't have to give out punishments too often anymore, but, when it was extremely necessary...he would.

"Let me go! Thalia! Nico! Annabeth!" Perseus Jackson cried, pulling at the heavy metal chains that bound him to one of the mountains in the Chisos Mountain range in Texas. The boys Camp Half-Blood shirt was overcome with different claw like rips, especially around the stomach area, where fields of scars were visible. His black hair was a mess, oily, sticky and flying all over his face, blue jeans were also heavily ripped, and more scrapes and scars were visible on Percy's arms, legs, and one small one on his face, near his left eye. His skin had lost it's more tan like color, instead, it was getting paler and paler.

It didn't help that it was absolutely cold here. The weather was terrible, huge gusts of wind, darkened skies, temperature was low. It felt like winter, but without the snow and ice, but that didn't mean it wasn't as bad as winter. Zeus wanted to go all out on Percy's punishment.

The teen struggled against the bonds once again, but to no avail. Oh gods, he was seriously going to die here, wasn't he? He could feel his energy slipping away, one drop at a time, like an hourglass, the sand dripping through the tiny open. Percy could feel his life floating away piece by piece. He knew he didn't have much time.

The wind grew stronger, stinging Percy's eyes and biting at his skin, making it feel like it was peeling away. Percy struggled to lift his head slightly to the sky as he whispered a prayer to any god who cared. He quickly clenched his eyes as he could feel the debris of rocks stabbing his skin slightly from the wind force.

'Please, please, please, someone help!'

It was the ending of school and a new start at Camp Half-Blood. Thank the gods, Percy didn't think he would make it through this year. It was practically Percy's skill to get expelled from every high school known to human kind, but, which demigod didn't have that problem too?

He tapped his desk with the end of his pen, Riptide, staring at the clock through his dark bangs, watching as the clock ticked. '2:58 pm' was the time, and in two minutes, school was going to be over for the summer. No sitting in one spot forever, no being barged into lockers by kids who thought they were better than you, and no stupid school uniforms.

Percy, instead of going to Goode High School, he went to a more prestige high school, even though it was like any other high school, except for the fact that the teachers never smiled, and the students had to wear the stupidest uniforms on the planet.

Boys uniforms were tuxedos, but with dark blue jackets instead of black. Girls uniforms were a dark red plaid skirt, white collar shirt and black tie. In general, they were nothing special, but you had to wear the uniform all year, and it sucked when it was seriously hot or seriously cold, because the uniforms were more made for average temperatures. So, usually people either sweated out all the water in their body, or they were freezing till their skin peeled off.

It was now '2:59 pm.' Percy could swear that time was slowing down, the third hand, or the hand that told seconds was now going backwards. Percy's eyes widened and inner panic rose in him. He stopped his pen tapping. 'No, no, no, no, no!'

But before Percy could do anything, the third hand went back to going clockwise, and Percy sighed in relief, a stupid grin etched on his face. This was all nearly over, and he was thankful that this year he didn't get expelled. Finally, he could see Thalia, Annabeth, Grover, Nico and the rest of Camp Half-Blood again. He found out, from a Iris Message Grover sent when Percy was home, that Nico just turned the same age as Percy, sixteen. Percy didn't believe it, he scoffed at Grover and said that April Fools Day was a little too late, but Grover shook his head and assured Percy that somehow, Nico managed to age to sixteen. Percy wanted to know more, but Grover said that that was all he knew. Nico wasn't going to give up his little 'age earning' secret.

Percy also found out on that same Iris Message that Thalia left the hunt, and also was able to get the same aging effects as Nico did, and through him she turned sixteen. The only explanation Thalia would give others on her leaving the hunt was that if anyone tried to ask or found out, they would be beaten to death. Percy blinked in confusion, and asked if Grover was okay, because it was really unusual, and almost impossible, remember, they were demigods, for that to happen. Grover once again shrugged, and said that was all he got. None of them were going to spill the beans anytime soon, which caused Percy to start giggling and rushing off to go to his kitchen to grab a already opened can of beans, and then returned and spilled the beans in front of Grover, who just chuckled and said 'some thing just don't get old.' The two, after Percy stopped laughing about the 'beans' thing said their goodbyes, and the IM disappeared.

Now, in a few moments, it was going to be the end of the school year. Percy counted down the seconds as if counting down the New Year. He whispered in his head the numbers, excitement taking over his body, fists clenched as it came down to 3, 2...then 1, and the familiar sound that at the same time, made you happy class was over, and down that class was starting. Students jumped out of their seats, throwing their papers and pens in the air, scaring the teacher who told everyone to calm down, but no one did. Everyone rushed to grab their bags and tried to shove their way out the door, but to no use since the doorway was crammed with different bodies. Percy was one of the lucky ones who managed to get through the jumble and rush off. Some students made it through and the teacher called on everyone to have a good summer, but Percy didn't hear that because he was too excited to get out of there and to find his mom.

He slid through the crowd and acting as if the front door of the school was leading to Heaven, all the angels singing and whatnot. He finally reached it, and pushing the doors open he went into the bright light of the sunshine, and ran down the stone path, passing students who were chilling out by the trees. He ran past the two lion statues that were standing near the sidewalk, and stopped, scanning the street for his mom's car. Thankfully, he found it, and his eyes widened and he smiled. He ran down to his mom's car and practically pulled the door open, slipping into the shotgun seat, throwing his bag in the back.

"Hey Mom!" He smiled, and Sally gave a warm smile back as Percy closed the door, buckling his seatbelt.

"How was school Percy?" She asked, turning the key in the ignition to start.

"It was great! Of course, since it is the last day of school." Sally giggled a bit at that, and it made Percy all fuzzy and things on the inside to see his mom laugh. "Alright, let's go! I can't wait to pack up for camp!" Percy exclaimed, smiling widely.

"Alright honey." Sally grabbed the steering wheel and pressed on the gas, leading them out of the parking lot. A bunch of students that Percy recognized waved 'goodbye' to him as his mom drove them out.

'This is going to be another great summer.'

AN: I hope you liked this, so yeah. Enjoy, and stay tuned for the next chapter. ^-^