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Mystery figure:

As I watch from my place among the others here, I notice one of my few friends that are still on earth. I see his face. His sad, depressed face. I look into what he is thinking about I see his thoughts becoming darker and darker and how hurt he was. He started to play with his pen. Examine it, play with it when, the unthinkable, he was about to kill himself with said pen. He unsheathed it and pointed it at his gut, ready for the kill. I didn't have time to react. I jumped at him, from 62 miles in the sky. I barely made it. I knocked the sword out of his hand and him in the process.

I carry him into the nearest forest to wait for him to awake. During this time I set up a campfire and a makeshift tent that I put him into so he can rest easier. After this, I go hunt for a meal. By the time I get back with a deer, he is stirring and about to wake. I quickly prepare a meal for him and I.

Percy

When I wake up from whatever hit me, I realize my head is killing me. The next thing I notice is that I am in a tent. So I do the natural thing, I tense up. I reach for my sword, but it is nowhere to be found. I start to panic thinking I have been captured by the remaining titans. Oh well I wanted to die anyway. And with that I get up to leave the tent.

But when I leave, I notice an amazing smell. Smells like fresh venison. As I get closer to the fire, I notice a girl making a meal for herself, and hopefully me. Without even turning around she says "So, you are finally up." She said in a familiar voice that I could not remember. "Who are you?" I said defensively, "What did you do with my sword, how did you take it away from me?" She just laughed. "Come on Perseus, you can't remember an old friend? And about your sword, do you not think it would return to its original owner?" And with that she turned around as my mouth dropped. It was Zoe Nightshade. "H-how are you here? How are you alive? Do the gods know? What did Zeus think?" I shot off rapid fire questions. She just sat down and patted a log for me to sit next to her. And so I did. Her tale went something like this:

"Well you see, I was up in the sky watching over the hunters, like always. I was very worried about them because of all the attacks on them. I tried begging constantly for Ouranos to allow me to go back to the hunt, but he kept saying in due time. So I sat there in tears as she watched her sisters fall in battle. There was only 7 left when they had to go to Camp Half Blood (which they are arriving during this conversation) and were Thalia, daughter of Zeus, Phoebe, daughter of Ares, Atlanta, daughter of Apollo, Rachel, daughter of Hermes, Rebekah, clear sighted, Jacklyn, daughter of Demeter, and Samantha, daughter of Athena. They, as well as Artemis are almost to the camp. But as I watched their travels, I decided to look at the camp and saw you looking upset running from it. I chose to stay watching you. I noticed you pull out my sword, and aim it at yourself. I knew it was now that I needed to return home, so I jumped. Knocking you out in the process. Any questions?"

"A few, my first is how did you get Riptide away from me?"

"Easy, you know the saying "What comes from the sea, returns to the sea?" Its' the same idea as that, just with the sword."

"Ok, why would you keep an eye on me? I'm a boy."

"Yes you are, but you are the only one that has the honor of being my friend."

"Last question, what next? I mean you are not going to let me kill myself, so what's the plan?"

"We go to Olympus"

"Oh"

TIMESKIP ~ HALF AN HOUR

We arrived to the Empire State Building shortly after tearing down the makeshift camp Zoe built. Before we entered, Zoe put on a mask and hood so she would not be recognized. I walk up to the desk manager and

"Key to the 600th floor please." I say kindly.

"Scram kid, you have been reading too much Perry Johnson books (See what I did there)"

I was about to demand it when a silver arrow landed mere millimeters from his head.

"Huh, I still got it. Now do we need to ask again or do you want to see how much closer I can get. And remember I have been off practice for two years."

And just like that, the receptionist hands out the key, whimpering, and saying "I am sorry, please forgive me" over and over again. If I was not ready to die at this moment, I would have laughed my ass off, but I was ready for death, and if anyone but Zoe had stopped me, or had forced me to going to Olympus, I would have ran for it. She is just too quick for me and I do not want to hurt her in a fight. That and she took my sword for me. Anyway, after we got the key we headed for the elevator. With one last glance at the door, and one last glare from Zoe, we heading up to see Zeus.