Trip

Three hours later Grover and Percy were in their room waiting for the buses to get them.

"So, Grover, where are you going for the summer?" Percy asked.

"I'm heading to my relatives farm house." Grover said. "I work there every so often. What about you?"

"No idea, I might just go home and wait for monster's to attack, in nightmares and hallucinations like Ms. Dobbs."Percy joked. "Joking, though I may try and find my real dad; and then beat up my step dad." He looked at Grover's face. "Ok G-man; I shouldn't tell you this, because Annabeth would probably kill me or worse lecture me about some pretty boring stuff, so don't tell her I told you, but I know everything. I know who my dad is, I know about camp, also I know what's missing and know that I have to find it. Finally I know that my mom has clear sight, and knows who my dad is as well."

"Since when did you know?" Grover asked. "So what are you going to do?"

"Since the morning of the Kindly one incident, I'll go with you to camp, but first I have to see my mom so she knows that I know and that I'll be heading to camp."

"I'll go with. But what if we get attacked before we get to camp?"

Percy looked down with a fake sigh and he noticed that he had his manacle on (it was sea green with a blue Trident on it on his left hand; he also raised his hand to his head and felt a circlet.

"Well, Riptide, Tsunami and I; can give any monster a run for their weaponry." Percy said. Tapping the trident; the Manacle grew into a sea green shield with a huge trident in the middle of the shield. Then he took the pen and uncapped it; it grew in to a sword. "Meet Tsunami." He motioned to the shield. "Along with Riptide." He motioned to the sword. "Together we are unstoppable."

"You do know that it takes more than a shield and sword to win a fight." Grover said.

"Oh, I know that, but they do help." Percy said. "Buses are here." He said looking out the window. He deactivated the shield and capped his sword.

"You do know that we are still going to talk about this." Grover said.

They reached the bus right before it took off. When they had an hour before they reached Manhattan, the bus had broken down and they were out of the bus waiting for it to be fixed. Percy was finally allowed to see if he could fix the bus; unbeknownst to the Bus Driver, and moreover Grover; the year after Gaea was defeated, Percy and Annabeth were granted the ability to gain some of the other Demi-god's abilities (Decided by Hera [which surprised everyone]); they learned from; Leo (Hephaestus counselor; they learned to repair and create things {Including magical items}), Piper (Aphrodite counselor; they learned to change their appearance and clothes at will (Percy could not hide the Tattoos he got from Camp Jupiter; no matter how hard he tried, along with the grey streak through both Annabeth's and Percy's hair (From the time they both held up the sky) could not be changed) also both had immunity from Charm speak (They learned how to resist it))); Jasmine (Hestia counselor; they could create very tasty food (Annabeth learned a tiny bit of Pyrokinesis), Lee (Apollo counselor), Thalia (leader of hunters of Artemis) taught them archery (They could rival Apollo and Artemis now in Archery) plus flying on air currents (from Thalia {after she got over her fear of height's}), Clarisse (Ares counselor; they learned to be very strategic), Janet (Hecate Counselor; they learned to use some magic and manipulate the mist better), Conner and Travis (Hermes counselor; they learned to steal without being noticed along with learning to lie better); Annabeth trained with Percy so she could breath under water and land safely in water from any height along with healing herself, and Percy trained with Annabeth as well; he learned how to analyze situation's plus a photographic memory (like Annabeth's), they also learned a few other tricks from one other person. They also got some magical items that corresponded with some cabins they learned from (A magical tool that changed in to the tool that you wanted, and so forth). Grover was watching Percy work.

"So why is there a sea green circlet on your head?" Grover asked. "What is it?"

"It's a miniature crown; it says that I am of importance." Percy said with a sly grin.

It was the truth, sort of; a month after Gaea's defeat he finally caught enough attention from an Atlantian quest\rank giver, and Percy had to go on a quest for him, when he got back he was made a Commander of the Atlantian Army. Trident (the person) Immortal son of Poseidon (who finally accepted Percy when Percy saved Triton's life from a monster from The Titan of the sea Oceanus) and Percy spent that weekend after the Rank was given; surfing, playing with dolphins and other underwater activities.

"How come no one notices it?" Grover asked. "Along with me?"

"Mist." Percy said.

"Why hasn't it fallen off?" Grover asked.

"Magic." Percy said.

Grover started looking around since he knew that Percy wasn't going to answer his questions with answer's only riddles and simple statement like he just did. He was looking around, and that's when she saw them, the Three Fates. The Three Fates were knitting a light blue sock.

"Uh, Perce, how much longer?" Grover asked, nervously.

Grover turned his head towards Percy, who was still in the engine and couldn't see the surroundings.

"Hey don't get all snippy with me, about two minutes at the most." Percy said. "Let me guess you see the Three Fates knitting a light blue sock."

"How did you know?" Grover said.

"Lucky guess, I guess." Percy said. "Aw… here's the problem." he made a sudden movement and the Bus sprung to life.

Everyone loaded on to the bus and headed to Manhattan. An hour they reached the bus terminal, Percy and Grover climbed into a cab and went to Sweet on America. Once they got there they saw Mrs. Jackson at the counter with her boss.

"I think I'll take my break right now." Mrs. Jackson said as she spotted Percy. She walked over to Percy and gave him a hug. "Percy I missed you so much! What did you do to your hair." As she saw the gray streak, she let go and saw Grover. "Grover nice to see you again." She said nervously.

"Hello Sally, nice to see you again." Grover said.

"Mom, I have something to say." Percy said. Sally looked at Percy. "I know who dad is, I know everything. I am going to camp; I don't even want to see Gabe even if a monster might show up." Sally smiled. "Look I might have a quest, and if I find something that could get rid of Gabe I will send it to you labeled art supplies." Sally looked confused. "Don't worry mom I'll be alright, tell Gabe that I think he's and idiot, and well just give him this letter." Percy pulled a letter from his back pocket. "Tell him it's from me, so tell him to read it aloud at his poker game, and then take some pictures of his expression, ok mom?"

"I will." Sally said.

The family hugged one more time (for a few more minutes) then they said goodbye.