To Percy's surprise older Annabeth did actually answer the phone, "What the Hades Percy?! This is dangerous! What's going on?!"
"Um Annabeth I think I just was talking to you in the ally-" He looked over to see the children are climbing up the building. Percy cursed in ancient greek, "Hey can you try to meet me by my place? I'm kinda chasing a younger you and a little boy."
"Perc-" He hung up then started to climb the fire escape.
Maggie and little Annie were already half way up when Magnus saw a trash shoot. So he pushed Annabeth in before jumping in himself.
They landed in the next alley over, "Come on Maggie." He nodded and ran into the busy side walk with his cousin. Percy spotted them doing this and immediately climbed down not wanting to loose them.
They eventually get stopped by a busy street corner. Magnus looked at Annabeth, "Any ideas?"
Annie looked around, "Just one." She took a lid off a trash can, using it as a makeshift shield.
Percy walked up to them as calmly and non threatening as possible, "Look I get it your scared and trying to protect the boy but you have to listen to me we have to get to safe place right now."
"Why?" Annabeth asked glaring daggers at him:
A new voice popped in. It sounded high pitched and raspy like some burned the person's vocal cords with helium. Percy immediately recognized it as a monster, "Oh my little kids I'll take them off your hands." The chicken goat dragon thing lunged itself toward Magnus. Annabeth's natural response was to throw the trash lid at it. "BRAT!" It started to go for the little girl.
Percy uncapped Riptide, "That's why." He took a defensive stance in front of the kids, "Hey buck tooth! I bet you rather get the son of Poseidon instead. Unless your more chicken then you look like." He smirked.
They commenced with the fight while Annabeth hid Magnus behind a trash can to protect him. At first it seemed like Percy was gonna win without a sweat. Until...he fell flat on his back from slipping on a wet box of donuts. The monster started to swipe and almost scratch him a few times. Things didn't look to good until little Annie threw a full garbage can at the monster giving Percy enough of a distraction to turn it to dust. "Thanks." He said.
Annabeth snuggled to her cousin to calm him down, "You okay Maggie?" He nodded.
Percy decided to reintroduce himself, "Um hi I'm Percy."
"I'm Annabeth and this is Magnus. He's my cousin."
"You're not going to kill us right?" The little boy eyed the sword.
Percy honestly forgot he was still holding it, "Oh uh," He capped it turning it back into a pen, "no."
Annabeth held Magnus's hand, "We'll go with you but one wrong move we're running."
Percy could tell that little Annabeth was starting to trust him just a tiny bit. He smiled, "Got it. Just stay in front of me ok?"
She gave him an angry stare, "What? Do you not trust me? We don't know where we are going so why do we have to lead?"
Percy looked at her dumbfounded, "I trust you." He sighed, "Never mind just stay at my side ok?" He put his hand out to her.
Annabeth blushed, "I can walk on my own." She walked by Percy's side while her cousin followed holding her hand and they all started walking to Percy's place.
They all walked to Percy's place. It didn't take long to notice Annabeth outside the steps, "Hey! What are you doing outside? You could get attacked or something."
Annabeth gave him an all too familiar look, "Well you were so weird on the phone and used a phone call. I was worried. You weren't hurt were you?" Annie gave her older self an inquisitive look.
"Yeah we're ok. You helped fight a monster. Well um little you."
Annabeth looked at the children, "Magnus? And me?" She looked at Percy with a rare befuddled face, "Uh dare I ask how they got here?"
"Well she said some portal sucked them here."
Before she could think Annie lifted up Annabeth's shirt revealing a little mole on her stomach. "The mole.I have one too." She met her eyes, "You are me?"
Annabeth's cheeks became red with embarrassment. She pulled her shirt down, "Ya I guess we are the same person." She looked back Percy, "A time rip? Hmmm that's strange."
"Why?" He asked.
"Hmmm I don't know maybe cause two past children are in our present? Or maybe you hear time trips happen all the time." Percy stood dumbfounded, "Exactly seaweed brain come on we'll take you to the camp." She looked at the kids, "Okay?" They nodded.
"I'll drive." He took out his keys and jiggled them.
Annabeth looked around,"Where is your car?"
Percy stood there for a minute then his face met his palm and he grumbled, "Over by my school."
Magnus laughed a bit, "He is a seaweed brain."
Annabeth sighed. "Percy."
"Yeah?"
"How far is it?"
Percy pointed to the direction which they came, "A few blocks from here"
"Okay then lets go."
They all went looking for his car. When they finally got to it Magnus spoke up, "Um Annie there's glowing blobs coming after us."
Percy practically jumped into his blue car, "Get in now!"
Annabeth yanked the door open and pushed the kids into the car, "Seatbelts kids!" She yelled before hopping in the front herself.
Annie buckled Magnus in before she buckled herself in. Percy tanked on the gas and sped off quite literally trying to out run the glowing blobs running after them. If they were what he thought they were he hoped he'd just get another head cold.
Once Percy got to Halfblood Hill, he grabbed Annie and booked it to get into camp glowing blobs were getting close to Annabeth and Magnus who were just getting to the car. She held him close ran as fast as she could to get in and just made it when the blobs bounced off the barrier.
"Meanies." Magnus said before blowing raspberries at them.
"Ugh thank the gods." Percy was just catching his breath when Annie kicked Percy in the stomach then hugged Magnus. "Owwwwww" He fell to his knees in pain.
"Little me seems to have quite the crush on you Percy."
"No! He left you and Maggie on your own!"
"He knew I'd figure out."
"Don't like him." She snuggled Magnus.
Annabeth helped her boyfriend up and kissed his cheek.
Magnus covered his eyes, "Ewwwwww!"
"Gross." Annie said.
"Oh what do I have cooties?" Percy asked.
"Yes." Little Maggie put bluntly. Annie nodded.
Percy laughed for a second then a look of realization came over his face, "Wait I thought Magnus was a mortal how did he?..." He looked atAnnabeth bewildered.
"Remember when I went and visited him during the spring? Ya."
"Oh."
Magnus ran off while they were distracted with Annie following so he wouldn't get himself into too much trouble. By the time Annabeth and Percy noticed, they were long gone."The kids!" Annabeth yelled.
"Ooooooh no."
"Shut up seaweed brain and split up! We need to find them!" They went in opposite directions to play a very frantic game of hide and seek.
