A/N: Time for another chapter!

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How much of Percy's schooling to you want to see? Do you want a year of the school then a quick glimpse at everything else until he goes to camp half blood or do you want every year written out?

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Harem or no harem?

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Now into the PJ goodness.

Chapter 2: The School

Last time: By the time the bar touched the ground the screen in front of me read 250lb. I breathed heavily as I let the water disperse back into the air and took a few moments to collect myself. When I looked to the others I wasn't surprised to see shock on their faces.

I smiled at Galene and said in a deservedly cocky tone, "What's next?"

[Galene's POV]

Brrrrrr...Brrrrrr...Brrrrrr…Brrr-ztt.

Ugh…I thought as I reached over and smacked my alarm clock. I glanced at my alarm clock that read 5:00am and laid on my stomach for a second, not wanting to get up and cursing the fact minor gods need sleep before I remembered what day it was. I jumped out of bed and ran towards the bathroom with a large smile on my face. Today's testing day!

Testing day is always a great day. All those new faces wishing to get it in. People facing their dreams with smiles on their faces. Sure, most of them will leave in sadness because they're not up to snuff, but they still reached for their dreams and that's the important part. The students that do make it in will undoubtedly be jumping with joy which often brings a smile to my face.

And then there's the secret exam. I can still remember the joy I felt from Lady Athena's praise of my mist layer idea. She was so very happy we had a way to find demigods without the use of our godly senses. They're not one hundred percent accurate with the rather weak demigods not giving off very strong auras or smells and we had no way of finding clear sighted mortals.

And speaking of Lady Athena, she's always very happy on testing day. It's the day she can discover more intelligent people to cultivate into geniuses. Sure, she may be leading many of the men to a point she sees them as a respectable father for her children, but that's her right as an immortal goddess. Even if I don't really understand it, as I haven't met a single graduate from the school who isn't a pompous ass with a superiority complex. She can find her interest in their intelligence alone so whatever.

Regardless, today was the day we'd get new students which I'm always excited for. I was also excited about a few specific applicants. When I went through the applications I saw a number of people that stood out.

Of course, there were the usual stand out applicants with recommendations from high up places because their rich parents spoil them. There were the applicants with ass kissing praise from their old schools because they want to be able to say one of their students got into the school even though the kid wasn't anything special. And of course, the many applications with nothing special about them.

One application that stood out was the one from a young girl named Theta Atlan who lived on some small farm. Her essay prompt for the application was a question on a project she'd worked on in the past. She submitted a hand-written twelve-page essay on how she designed a complex irrigation system for her family's farm. She included all the designs she made for the system, all the calculations she made for the system and a log of the time she spent on the project. It was an amazing feat that, while not perfect, was very well done.

Another standout applicant was the daughter of ASGC alumni, Frederick Chase, Annabeth. She was already confirmed to be Athena's' daughter, as all of Athena's children are claimed at birth, so her entrance into the school was already approved, like all demigods, but being a child of Athena painted an expectation of excellence on her head.

The last one that really stuck out was an application by a boy named Percy Jackson. What first stuck out was his physical information. According to the file he was six years old, but his height, weight, and physical appearance were closer to that of a seven-year-old. I thought it might be a mistake, but when I checked his school files his age was confirmed to be six. That could be filed away as quick maturation and had little to do with his academic qualifications so I put it aside. Reading further into his file I started suspecting his intelligence was being overstated by his school. It wasn't likely a six-year-old would be working at such an advanced level as they would have me believe.

My thoughts were disproved as I got further into the file. There were a bunch of papers in a separate folder with a note on the front that said 'The proof you'll probably want,' in very neat handwriting. There first few papers were the results of an IQ test every child in his school was required to take that estimated his IQ to be well over genius level. There were results to an aptitude test, also delivered by his school, that placed him well off the scale compared to his peers. There were a few more test scores all placing him many times above his peers as well. The kid was a genius amongst geniuses if his test scores were anything to go by.

And that's putting aside the last thing in the folder, which was a sketchbook. I opened it up and a piece of paper fell out. Picking it up I realized it was a letter from the kid that basically said 'I also like art.' I smiled at that, knowing how much Lady Athena loved those who practiced the arts, and was excited to see what Percy had to show. I wasn't expecting much, which in hindsight is odd because of his clear intelligence, so when I turned to the first page and found a highly detailed drawing of a seascape I was admittedly shocked. It was very well done, with tons of small details that were easily missed without close inspection that, while not necessary, brought the entire picture together with a feeling of completeness. I was shocked at the skill shown on the page and as I flipped through the book and found many more drawings of people, landscapes, and seascapes I was astounded that a six-year-old had such skill. I was hard pressed to believe it, and decided that I would test his ability when I saw him in class, which I undoubtedly would considering his test scores.

Needless to say, I was excited for the day. As I rushed through my morning routine with a smile on my face my mind filled with thoughts of the test.

After showering, getting dressed, eating some eggs and toast, and making sure I had all I needed for the day I picked up all my things before focusing on my classroom. A bright flash of light later I was standing in front of my desk with a smile on my face. I placed my things down on my desk as I walked towards the door of the classroom. As I passed through the door my smile grew slightly as I thought of my next destination. I walked briskly through the halls, enjoying the peace and quiet of the empty school before it was flooded with children.

When I reached the door with the large 'Do Not Enter' sign I frowned at the reminder that Lady Athena can't interact with the students as much as she'd like. I knocked on the door and when I heard a faint, 'Enter' from the other side I pushed the door open and walked inside.

Lady Athena was facing away from me, looking out a window behind her desk. I walked up to her desk and stood still as I waited to be addressed by the Olympian.

Without turning around, she said, "It's testing day, Galene."

I could hear the smile in her voice which in turn made me smile.

"It is malady. I take it your excited?" I asked.

"Of course," she said pleasantly before turning around walking to her desk and taking a seat. She gave a gesture to the chair in front of her desk before saying, "Take a seat." I smiled at her as I took my seat. I sat quietly admiring her beauty as I waited for her to speak first, knowing she'd prefer to do so.

After a few moments of her staring at me and I staring back she leaned back in her chair and said, "Tell me about the new applicants."

I smiled as I looked into her stunning gray eyes and said, "Other than the standard rich kids, and the few kids with letters from their schools praising them like the gods, there are three applicants that really stand out. One is a girl named Theta Atlan who wrote an amazingly constructed essay on an irrigation system she designed for her family's farm. Another is the daughter of Frederick Chase, your daughter. And the last is a young boy named Percy. The test scores he submitted paint him out to be the smartest kid I've ever seen apply to this school. Along with that he submitted a sketchbook and if the stuff inside was actually done by him I wouldn't be surprised if he was the son of an art deity."

Athena looked at me with an intrigued look on her face as she leaned forward slightly and said, "Would you mind if I saw it?"

I shook my head and said, "Of course not, Lady Athena," as I held my hand out in front of me before focusing on the sketchbook in my mind. After a second the book appeared in my hand and I leaned forward slightly to hand it to her. She leaned forward and grabbed it before returning to her previous position with the book in her hands.

I could tell by the look on her face that she wasn't expecting very much, so I was slightly amused when she flipped to the first page and a look of shock came to her face. As she turned through the pages I watched her reactions and she eventually stopped, and closed the sketchbook before placing it on her desk while saying, "If this Percy is actually the one who drew these pictures, then I want him immediately accepted into this school and allowed into Téchni house. I don't care if he's the dumbest kid to ever walk these halls, with skills like this I could craft the most artistically talented mortal to ever walk this earth. I have to have him in my school."

I stared slack jawed at Lady Athena for a while before asking hesitantly, "Are you sure, Lady Athena? Téchni house has only allowed entrance to third years and above since its creation. And even so, what are the odds he actually drew these pictures? It was probably someone he knew who put them in there to boost his application, right?"

"Tell, me. Did his file have any mention of his family?" She asked me.

I was caught off guard, not particularly seeing the connection, but answered anyways with, "Yes. It said he's an only child. His mother's an aspiring author who's currently working at a small candy shop. With no mentions of connection to her extended family if she has any. It also said his father hasn't been around since his birth because of "work reasons" and that they have no contact with his father's family."

"That's what I thought…" she said before trailing off at the end.

I was waiting for an explanation on what she apparently thought, but when none was forthcoming I daringly asked, "Excuse, M'lady. I don't quite understand."

She looked at me before saying, "No, I don't suppose you would," before pausing to collect her thoughts and continuing with, "A power very few know I have is the ability to feel the emotion of the creator of any piece of art. I feel all emotions felt by the artist towards the artwork when I look at said artwork. In this sketch book there are lots of pictures of many different people and places and no two pictures are the same, but there is an exception. Four pictures of a woman. In each picture she's doing different things and, in each picture, I felt a strong sense of familial love towards the subject in the picture. This could be explained if he had an older sibling or another family member who would also feel that sort of love towards said woman, but Percy has no one like that which suggests he's the one who drew it. And then there's these seascapes and ocean scenes. I feel a multitude of things from those as well. There's love in them, but more the love one has for an object, like my love of books. That can be associated with a general love of the sea that can belong to anyone. What I also sense from these drawings is a large feeling of longing. The kind one would normally associate with a child longing for a parent, which also suggests it was Percy as he's never known his father. Why he'd associate the ocean with feelings of his father is a mystery for now. I believe it is very possible this Percy is the one who drew these pictures which means I want him in my school. And the Téchni house year restriction is only because we haven't had anyone but those in third year and above qualify for entrance to the house. And either way this is all conjecture until we have proof of his skills. We can test that after the special examination of he's willing to stay until then and agrees to said testing. For now, all we can do is prepare for the test and look forward to this new group of kids to mold. I believe it is time for you to go, but before you leave can I have Percy's file? I am very… interested in his development."

I stared at her for a second before shrugging, focusing on the file, and, when I felt its weight in my hand, handing said file to her. I smiled at her before I stood up and said, "I will see you after the tests are over, Lady Athena." I bowed slightly and left the room.

As I walked through the door I heard her say, "Yes, he will be perfect for me." I shuddered slightly at the thought she'd be grooming another mortal to have her child.

-LINE CUT-

[A few hours later]

A took a deep breath and held it as I stared at the door to my classroom. Inside were more than a hundred children with dreams of attending the school I instruct at. More than a hundred students who I would potentially instruct in the following years. When I felt collected I let my breath out. I put a serious look on my face, focused on my godly senses then pushed the door open.

As I walked through the door my godly senses were assaulted by a barrage of smells. At first, I could only smell the musty scent gods associate with mortals, but as I walked through the room I started picking up on more. The first was a smell I associate with old books. A familiar` smell to the faculty and students of this school and a smell I associate with our headmistress. So, when I glanced towards the source of the smell and saw a young girl with blonde hair and striking gray eyes I knew I'd found Athena's daughter.

The second sent I was much less familiar with. It was a soft scent of grain in the air. It was pleasant and reminded me of the goddess Demeter, but only slightly. When I looked towards its source I recognized, from her applications picture, the girl named Theta. 'So, she's a demigod,' I thought, 'Probably to some farm deity.'

The last smell almost stopped me in my place. A smell I was very familiar with, as I have spent much of my life around people with a similar smell. It smelled like the ocean. And yet it was different. I have spent a lot of time around those from the sea. My family, going back to primordial god of the sea, Pontus, has always been from the sea and yet, in all my immortal life, I have only met one other person with such a smell, my cousin, Poseidon.

With that thought in mind, once I reached the front of the room, I faced the class and then scanned the room for the source of the smell. Once I found it I found myself staring for a second longer then I should so I forced myself to continue scanning the room. While I did so my mind was running a mile a minute thinking of what I just saw. 'That was Percy, I thought, 'Why does he smell like Poseidon? Is he his son? He does apparently love the ocean and he doesn't have a father, so it's possible. But the big three were supposed to give up demigods! Dammit, Poseidon. Why couldn't you keep it in your pants? I wonder what Lady Athena will think. Will she hold a grudge against him because of his father? I'd like to think she's not that petty, but she can take her grudge pretty far, so… Ugh, what will I do?

I took a second to collect myself mentally before looking to the class and saying in as calm a tone as I could muster with my mind in such a state, "Hello everyone. My name is Galene and-,"

"No way!"

Only to be interrupted.

I looked over to the source of the voice and was a little shocked to see the source was Percy. Nevertheless, I looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, is there a problem?"

He had the decency to look sheepish as he said, "Sorry. Galene is just the name of one of my favorite Greek goddesses. I didn't mean to sound out. It won't happen again."

I was shocked by that, to say the least. No one has ever heard of me before! They only ever care about the famous nereids like that stuck up bitch, Amphitrite. And I'm one of his favorites? I can't wait to have him in class.

I did my best to not let the excitement show on my face as I looked at him and said, "Very well. As I was saying, I will be your room monitor today. I will be making sure no one cheats, and I will also be here if anyone has any questions."

As I finished the door to the classroom opened and Anna the harpy flew in.

"This is Anna, I said, "She will hand out your test packets. When you receive yours, place it in front of you and wait for further instructions."

As I said this Anna hovered around the room. I followed her with my eyes, taking stock in her reactions to people. I didn't expect to see much since Anna doesn't care about mortals and even most demigods don't garner any reaction from her. So, when she stared at Percy for a few seconds longer than necessary, I was intrigued. What about Percy garnered her attention? It could be his scent, as children of the big three often smell many times more alluring then other demigods, but she hadn't had that reaction with other demigods of the big three that have been at are school so that was most likely not the case. Whatever it was I didn't think I'd find out because Anna doesn't talk much and I doubt Percy would know even if I did ask him. Lady Athena might, but that's not a guarantee.

I continued watching Anna, and like normal no one else received anything but indifference from the quiet harpy. When Anna finished she flew up the front of the classroom and perched herself on the side of my desk.

I looked towards the class and said, "Now that everyone had a packet, I want you to open and remove their contents when I say so. Inside you will find a sealed test booklet, an answer sheet, and a directions card. I want you to read and follow the instructions on the directions card to the tee. Do exactly what is on the card no matter what it says. Now, you may begin."

The second I said begin the children excitedly [nervously] tore open their test booklets. I watched them pull out their materials and carefully look over everything before picking up the directions card and carefully reading their instructions. As expected most of them read the instructions for a minute or two before getting to work. What I was interested in was the kids that starred at the instructions for much longer than the other kids. Percy, Annabeth, and Theta.

As I looked around the room I discreetly glanced at them a few times. Theta seemed to be the first to make her decision. She put her stuff down, leaned forward and appeared to be taking a nap. Annabeth was next and she pulled out some paper and a pencil and started writing something. The last was Percy, the demigod I was most interested in. His application was the most impressive of the ones that made it to me, and he's a demigod, probably Poseidon's too. I found myself looking in his direction much more than the other two demigods.

Percy put his letter down and then sat there for a few seconds. I was beginning to think that's all he was going to do, when he opened his desk and pulled out some paper, pencils, and a water bottle.

He picked up the water bottle and stared at it for a while before looking around the room. I felt a small blush grace my cheeks when he caught me staring at him, but suppressed it shortly after. A second later he put the bottle down before a smile came to his face.

At this point I started walking around the room. I glanced at him and saw him staring at me for a second before he returned to his paper. I decided to figure that out later and I resumed my stroll around the room watching the children's progress on their tests. I said I was looking for cheaters, but in all actuality, I wasn't. But Anna was. She has great eyesight and an ability to detect dishonesty which helpfully extends to academic dishonesty with a little help from Lady Athena's magic, so she can feel when someone in the room is cheating. She'll mark down their name and then they'll be penalized when it comes time for the acceptance process.

So, I'm only here to answer any questions the children might have and to administer the special acceptance test. Neither thing is much work so I don't have very much to do on testing day until the acceptance process begins. The acceptance process is simple. Me and the rest of Athena's advisors gather in Athena's office and discuss the applicants. The final decision of acceptance is up to Athena.

The hours passed by slowly as I prowled through the rows of children. From looking over the kids shoulders I could tell this wasn't the smartest group of kids we've had. Sure, there were some kids that seemed to be on track to get a passing score, but I haven't seen anyone that will pass with anything above an average score. Not to mention the many kids I saw that would most likely fail the test. The three applicants I was looking forward to overseeing were apparently demigods so I lost that bit of fun and everyone else seemed to be barely adequate at best and dumb as hell at worst.

I was doing my best to avoid Percy as I had noticed he was drawing something the first time I passed by and didn't want to see anything until it was finished. But as I saw Percy put down his pencil and stretch slightly I made my way over to his desk. I stopped right next to him and even though I was being watched by an applicant I couldn't help but stare in shock at what I was seeing. It was a perfectly done picture of me. Done completely in a number 2 pencil in only four hours was a drawing of me that would make even some professionals envious of his skill. But even the incredible detail of the drawing wasn't what shocked me the most. No, I was in shock because of what the drawing was of. It was me, but it was me without my mist cloak. Somehow this demigod saw through my mist cloak and for some reason didn't seem shocked. I shook off my shock before looking at him as I contemplated the possibility that he knew of the mythical world. I eventually gave up on that line of questioning and figured I could question him later.

I walked to the front of the room and glanced at the clock before turning to the class and saying in a sturdy tone, "Your time is up. Please place your pencils on your desks and follow the post testing directions you were given on your instructions card."

After I said that I waited about a minute to make sure no one had any questions before walking out the classroom door. I made my ways through the halls until I made it to Athena's office. I knocked on the door and when the faint, 'Enter' came from the other side I pushed the door open and walked into the office. I found Athena sitting behind her desk staring at me as I walked up to her desk and stood waiting to be addressed. When she motioned for me to take a seat I did and waited for her questions.

"How'd the test go?" she asked after staring at me for a few seconds.

"About as well as can be expected. Anna caught a few cheaters who were marked down. Other than that, none of the students actually taking the test seemed to stand out as anything special," I answered.

"What of the three applicants you thought stood out?" Athena asked.

"Demigods. All three. The Annabeth girl smelled like you, the Atlan child smelled like grains, and Percy smelled like…" my voice tapered off at the end, not really wanting to let Lady Athena know about Percy's probable father. I rather like Percy from what I know of him. He's smart, artistic, and apparently the demigod Prince of the sea. I don't want Lady Athena's grudge to keep him from coming to this school.

Either way I must answer any questions Lady Athena asks so when the words, "I'm sorry can you repeat that?" came from Lady Athena's lips I knew I couldn't keep it from her.

I avoided eye contact as best I could as I said, "He smells like Poseidon."

"Oh…" I heard Athena say. I risked looking up at her and was surprised to find a contemplating look on her face, instead of the annoyed or angry look I expected.

I risked asking a question as the words, "What are you thinking, M'Lady?" slipped through my lips.

She stared into my eyes for a few seconds before reaching into one of her desk drawers and pulling out a file which I correctly assumed to be Percy's file.

"You've read this, correct?" I nodded as an answer and she continued with, "Percy is definitely the smartest kid to have ever applied to this school. Add on to that his apparent artistic talent that is greater than many adult artists I've seen and I would be a complete moron to not let Percy in. I hate that bastard Poseidon for flooding Athens. For a long time I've tried to forgive him for what he did, but every time I look at him all I can hear are the screams of my people as they were washed away by Poseidon. They chose me over him and I could do nothing to protect them… The few of his children I have had apply to my school in the past were immediately rejected because they reminded me of him. This time the kid's a guaranteed genius and I… I don't know what to do." She opened up the folder in front of her and stared at Percy's photo for a while before saying, "I look at this photo and I can see the same black hair and the same sea green eyes and yet I feel none of the hatred I feel towards Poseidon. All I see is a kid who I can sculpt into perfection, so my decision stands. He's already been accepted into Techni house and depending on the score he gets on the demigod exams he might be accepted into the others as well. It will take me awhile to see him as his own person instead of his father, but… I believe I will. As for his heritage we'll keep it to ourselves for now, Zeus would probably kill him if he found out which would be unfortunate. For now, I think it's time for you to go test your new students. I wish to be alone for a while."

I stared at her for a few seconds before nodding, standing up, and leaving the room. As I walked towards my classroom I couldn't help but to think of that conversation. I've always known she didn't like Poseidon, but I always played it off as a petty grudge she couldn't let go of, but I never thought it affected her this much. This is the first time she's even confided in me in such a way. It's also the first time I saw that look on her face, like she just watched someone shoot her puppy. At least I can find solace in the fact she is accepting Percy into this school.

I eventually made it back to my classroom and stared at the door before I opened the door looked towards the three demigods and said, "Follow me please." I watched as they looked at each other with questioning looks before shrugging off their confusion, standing up and following me as I turned around and walked into the hallway. I lead them through the halls with thoughts of Athena still on my mind. As we walked I looked over my shoulder at the three and said, "Because you three have met the requirements for the special exam you have automatically been accepted into the school. You will be placed into housing with the others who met the requirements this year and the years before this. Unlike the other houses in the school you will not attend classes with your housemates, instead the exam you are about to take will determine which house or houses you take classes with. There is one exception to this rule, however, which will be explained at a later date. Everything you need to know about the school system will be explained at a later date, for now you should worry only about the exam you are about to take."

With that we walked through the gymnasium doors. I walked them to the other side of the gym and pointed to a door. "In through there," I said, "Are the changing rooms. You will find proper clothes waiting for you. Put it on before returning here, leave your things in a locker. Girls to the left, boys to the right. Haste would be appreciated." I watched them walk through the doors before returning to my thoughts.

How is Lady Athena doing? Is she alright? Is she crying right now? No, that's absurd. She never cries. But I've also never seen her so distraught… I hope she's okay, but I think having Percy here might help her a bit. At least I hope so. Hmm, I wonder how those three are going to do. I don't expect much on the physical tests, probably above average at best and mediocre at worst. Although, Percy is very developed for a kid his age, even for a demigod. Maybe he'll do pretty well. I have no doubt they'll do great on the academic part, especially Percy if his previous test scores are anything to go off. I'm particularly looking forwards to seeing their scores on the mythology part. If Percy knew my name from that one mention by Hesiod then I don't doubt he'll do great on it, but the other two? Well, Annabeth's father is an alumnus, so it's possible he taught her about some of it. Theta… I'm not too sure on. But what I'm really excited for is the adequact test. Ooh I wonder what powers they'll have. Oh yeah! I have to thank Hephaestus for the gear for the physical tests and the adequacy machine.

My thoughts were interrupted by the door opening in front of me. The three demigods walked through and I smiled when I saw Percy holding the door open for the other two. "A nice kid at least."

"Okay. We will start with some physical aptitude tests. This will be a series of test to gage your physical abilities in the following areas: strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility. We will start with a strength test. Please follow me." I said once the kids stopped in front of me.

I brought them over to the weight circle before stopping and giving them a second to look at the circle before saying, "This test is simple. Walk over and pick up the bar. You may use any means necessary to do so as long as you stay in that circle. The bar will get progressively heavier as time moves on. The moment the bar touches the ground your score will be set and the test will be over. Your results will be displayed here."

The kids looked like they had a thousand questions going through their heads, even though i probably wouldn't answer most of them. After a few seconds Percy stepped forwards and said, "Will we ever do these tests again?"

I stared at him for a second before saying, "Yes," with zero explanation.

They continued thinking for a few more seconds before Percy stepped forward and said, "May I go first?"

I was expecting some question along those lines so my answer was immediate. "We normally go in alphabetical order because it's not often that new applicants like going first, but if you would like to, you may."

He smiled at me then stepped into the circle and did some quick stretches, before stepping up to the bar, reaching down and picking it up,

"When you are ready state your full name loudly and clearly and then say test start," I informed him.

I then watched as he took a deep breath and held it for a few seconds before he closed eyes and seemed to focus. After a second of watching him something started to tingle in my mind. The part of me that zones in on sources of water suddenly started going off and i realized it was somehow because of Percy! It felt like an entire lake was jammed into the small space he occupied and i was mystified. As the seconds passed the sensation only grew until it felt like there was an entire ocean in front of me! When I focused on my godly senses Percy actually giving off a bright sea green glow and I realized it was him using his powers somehow. A few more seconds passed and I felt the power begin to wane until it was almost gone.

Percy opened his eyes and glanced at us and I saw him take a sharp intake of breath when he saw me which i guessed was him seeing my connection of the sea. A few more seconds passed before he stopped staring at me and looked towards the bar in his hands. He took a deep breath and said, "Perseus Jackson, test start."

I watched as the bar in his hands started being pulled towards the ground and the muscles in his arms strained. When it looked like he was about to drop the bar, though, the muscles in his arms suddenly went slack, but the bar didn't move at all. It stayed in the air and it was quite a while before it actually looked like he was holding any weight at all. When i focused on my powers i could tell he had surrounded his arms and the bar in a invisible coat of water and was using it to lift the bar! An ingenious idea if I've ever seen one. Eventually the bar touched the ground the screen in front of him read 250lb. He gave a few heavy breaths and took a few moments to collect himself before turning to us to see all three of us with shocked looks on our faces.

He smiled at me and said in a deservedly cocky tone, "What's next?"

For a few moments the room was silent as we stared at him and tried to come to terms with what we just saw. The two girls shocked at the show of strength and i shocked of the use of his powers. Eventually the silence was broken as the two girls beside me jumped in the air with twins exclamations of, "Amazing!" The ran at him and stopped in front of him before hounding him on how the hell he could lift something that heavy. I was also curious to know whether he'd lie about the use of his powers or not and was a little disappointed when all he said was, "I workout a lot," as if working out could let a six year old lift something five times his weight. The two girls were a little skeptical before they just shrugged it off as if that could actually happen. 'Is he trying to hide his powers?' I wondered before calling order and getting the three back to business.

The girls then both did the test and were significantly quicker at it, finishing in only a minute or two each with scores around twenty pounds. Not bad, but definitely not great. Then we moved on to the long jump portion. Percy again asked to go first, and i let him. I watched as his powers swelled, to a lesser extent than before, before he jumped. He used some invisible water to launch from his spot and then propel himself further than he would normally go otherwise finishing with a score of seven feet. Above average for an adult and excellent for a child his age. The girls scores were again of around average quality with scores around two to three feet. The following testa all went about the same. Percy used his power's in some way that made his scores amazongly high and the girls scores were about average. At the pull up test Percy used a sheet of water under his feet to push him upwards making the test exceesingly easy for him to the point I had to stop him he was taking so long. On the endurance tests Percy filled his lungs with water instead of air lengthening his endurance a great deal. On the speed test in which the students run on a treadmill with no max speed he again used water as a propelent as well as a way to reduce the friction between his shoes and the ground. And on the final test, the punching machine for whatever reason Lady Athena requires this test, he somehow released a shockwave from his fist that increased his score ten fold.

His scores were off the chart for most applicants and he'd probably get a spot in one of the strength houses because of it. The two girls were a slightly above average, but from the exausted looks on their faces compared to Percy's energetic look I'd say they weren't use to such strenuous work.

With a smile I turned to them and said, "You three did very well, especially you Percy. If I hadnt seen it with my own eyes I'd think it impossible. Now,you three may go change and I will take you to the area for the written portion." The three walked away, talking about what they'd just done with smiles on their face. They werent done in the locker rooms long and quickly returned, eager to continue. I smiled as I motioned for them to follow and brought them to the nearest test sight.

"This test is very similar to the normal test given, but there are a few key changes in the history section and a few others sprinkled throughout the other sections as well," as I spoke I handed each student their test and an answer sheet, "You may write in the test booklets, but all answers must be recorded on the answer sheet. Now you may begin."

The next few hours flew by pretty quickly. I watched them as the went through the packets and wasnt surprised to see Percy flying through it. It was designed to test advanced six year olds but Percy was already working at near teenage level so all the information wouldnt be anything he hadnt seen and mastered before. I was happy to see, when looking over his shoulder, that he was doing rather well on the Greek 'mythology' section as well. The other two students seemed to be making easy work of the test as wall, although not as quickly as Percy they were moving pretty fast. Percy finished in about two hours, with the other two finishing about an hour after him.

When they finished I smiled and said, "Very good, we have one more test to take. This one will be much easier than the last two. Follow me and put your tests and amswer sheets on the desk as you past it." With that I turned and walked out of the room. I heard their quiet footsteps behind me and knew they were following. I led them through the building, out into the rear field and into the adequacy chamber.

"This," i said as I showed them the chamber and the machine at its center, "Is the adequacy machine. Its purpise will be explained to you once school starts. Only those that have qualified for the special examination may use this machine and then only under the supervision of one qualified to work the machine." The machine itself didnt look very complicated. It was a large chamber in the center of the room connected to a control pannel to its right side.

"When it is your turn, you will go into that room over there and put on the provided clothing then come out and step into this chamber. First up, because he was so enthusiastic earlier, will be Percy." Percy smiled at the chance to go first then rushed into the changing room. He came out a few minutes later in nothing but a small pair of boxer briefs. He walked to the center of the room and stepped into the chamber. I walked up in front of him and said, "Okay, I'm going to attach these wires to diffrent parts of your body and then I'm going to close the door and start the test. This feels differently for all who use it, but no one has said it's painful so you have nothing to fear."

He smiled at me and said, "Thank you," as I began attaching the wires to his body. As I placed them acrpos his body I was somewhat surpised to a large deal of muscle in his frame. I had thought his phenomenal scores on the physical exam had been entirely do to his power's, but it would seem he would have done quite well even without them. Four wires were placed on both arms, one on the back of both hands, four on both legs, one on the top of either foot, one on both pecs, one on his stomach, one over where either lung reside, six running up his spine, one on both love handles, and then one on either temple. He seemed a bit confused at the number of wires but I just waved it off and closed the door to the glass chamber before taking a seat in front of the control panel.

When i said you had to be qualified to work the machine i was lieing, there was a single button to press because Hephestaus wanted to make it as simple as possible. When Percy gave me a thumbs up I pressed the button. Immediately the machine came to life in a barrage of bright flashing colors. The colors belonged to the energy that was being pumped into Percy's body. The adequacy machine works by pumping a simulated form of different godly energies into the person's body and judging how they react. I watched the screen as the different energies flowed into him.

The readings were silent in most areas. But I was surprised at how high they were in others. There was the normal quivkened reflexes and Greek hardwired brain all demigods have, but he also had somesort of major fire resistance on the level of some Cyclops, increased mental development that put most of Lady Athena's kids to shame, phenomenal control over earthquakes never seen at such a level in a child of Poseidon, an ability to speak with equestrian and sea life, and his control of water's at such a high level it had evolved into liquid control instead of water control. A child had never displayed such results at such a young age. Development of demigod powers has been known to continue growing well into adulthood with some demigods still developing new powers into their forties and fifties, so if he's at this level now he'll be godlike by then. Lady Athena will definitely want to know about this.

When the machine powered down I opened the chamber and got Percy disconnected before instucting him change back into his old clothes. After Percy it was Annabeths turn. Her results werent very special compared to Percy's. Along with the typical demigod readings was increased mental development, but to a lesser degree than Percy's, an ability to quickly assess a situation and plan out the best course of action, and an increased abilty at the arts. All typical aigns of a child of Athena. After her was Theta. Typical demigod signs aside, she showed a connection to farmed plants like corn which was odd but not unique to her, and an connection to soil. Her readings suggested a connection to some sort of farm deity.

"Okay that'll be the last of the tests for today. You'll get a letter in the mail in the next few weeks with school information. For now go home and enjoy the rest of your summer breaks, your guardians are waiting for you at the front of the school." With that i watched them smile and say thanl you before heading towards the front of the school. I sighed as i collected the results of their adequacy tests and walked towards the room we had been in earlier. I collected their test booklets before heading to the gymnasium office and printing the results to their physical tests. It had been a long day and i was ready to go home. Tomorrow we will go over all the applicants results and determine who'll get in and which houses they'll be in. I walked to my office and stored away the paperwork in my arms before flashing home, eating dinner, and flopping into bed.

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[8 am Next day]

I was sitting in Lady Athena's meeting room waiting for the rest of the school's staff as the rest of the school's staff filtered in for the selection process. We would go over every applicant that scored at least an average score on the test and deciding who we will and will not let in. It wasn't very fun and the only part i actually looked forward to was when we finished the normal applicants and got to the special examination. Once everyone was seated I looked to Lady Athena and waited for her to speak.

"I believe," she said after a few seconds, "That I wish to skip the mundane selections for now and move on to the special applicants for now." She looked to me and I smiled before standing up.

"Of course, Lady Athena. We had four applicants qualify for special admissions. Three of them are demigod who took the test yesterday and the fourth is a clear sighted girl named Rachel Dare." I grabbed some papers from a file in front of me and passed then around the table. "Rachel was discovered by a centaur that accidently scared her in central park. She's not a natural born genius, but she's been seeing tutors sense she could talk and I believe she'd make it in this school even if she wasn't clear sighted. She also, apparently, has an interest in art but hasn't been allowed to pursue it. Are there any questions?"

"Yeah, is there anything special about her but her eyes?" asked Cecrops rather bluntly.

"She is pretty smart, but about average for a kid her age at this school. Other than that I's day nothing really stands out. I recommend she be put in the mid level new student group."

"Then unless there's any more question or any of the house leaders would like to have her," Lady Athena said before pausing to see if any of them would say anything and continued when none did, "She'll attend classes with Messaío house, and we can move on."

"Of course, Lady Athena. Theta Atlan is a demigod of some farm god. She showed no particular prowess in the physical test, but she had a great score on the writing test. She had particularly high scores on the math and history sections, although she showed little knowledge of Greek "myths". When given the adequacy test it showed a control over farmed goods like corn, and some connection to soil. I recommend she take classes with the high level new students, but i don't think she'd perform particularly well in any house, other than perhaps Agroktima house."

There were no questions, I did get a few odd looks at the controlling corn bit, and the Agroktima house head requested an audience with the girl. Finally Lady Athena assigned her Ypsilos house classes with an audience with the Agroktima house head.

"Annabeth Chase, is both the daughter of an alumnus and Lady Athena's daughter," a few people glanced at Lady Athena, but no one said anything so I continued. "Her written test scores were especially high and she showed an above average knowledge of Greek "mythology". Her physical tests weren't anything special, like the Atlan girl and her adequacy test showed increased intelligence, skill in the arts, and situational anaylisis, the normal abilities of Lady Athena's children. I suggest she take high level first year classes and be given audience with the Taktiki house head."

There was some talk of Frederick Chase, mostly about how much of a dick he was as a student, and the Taktiki house leader said she'd like to speak with Annabeth. Athena eventually assigned Annabeth Ypsilos house classes with an audience with Taktiki house head.

Finally it was the moment i was somewhat dreading. Lady Athena might be allowing Percy in the school but she still didn't much like talking about him or more precisely his father so this conversation's going to be a bit awkward.

"The last demigod is a boy named Percy Jackson. He is a genius like no other I have seen at this school. He's six years old, but already works at a near teenage level, his iq is beyond genius level, and he got a perfect score on the written test." I handed around the test scores for the written test and the physical test. "His scores on the physical tests are also amazing and this," I said as I placed his sketch booklet on the table, "Is the artwork he submitted with his application." I watched them pass around the sketchbook, everyone adopting a look of shock when they looked inside.

"This obviously isnt his, right?" asked Nike the Techni house head.

"I understand why you'd think so, but I assure you this is his. In the four hours he had to wait during the normal test he drew an almost perfect picture of me with a number 2 pencil, the boy's skilled."

I watched the room and everyone stared at me in shock before Cercrops, who gives no shits, raised his hand and said, "What of the adequacy test?"

"Well thats the thing. Percy is a… son of Poseidon." There were a few gasps and even more glances towards Lady Athena but she just ignored them as she stared at me. I smiled at her before turning back to the group and saying, "Along with the average demigood traits he has a resistance to fire on par with most Cyclops, an ability to talk to horses and sea life, an unheard of level of control over earthquakes, increased mental development greater than most of Lady Athena's children, and his water control has evolved into general liquid control. He is literally the strongest demigod to ever appear at this school. I believe he should attend classes with the fourth year upper level students and be given immediate admittance into Techni house classes." They all stared at me for a second before turning to Lady Athena.

She looked back for a second before saying, "I have always kicked his children out immediately, but they've also always been unintelligent fool's so it was easy. Percy Jackson is a genius and I will not allow my hatred of that man to keep him out of this school. I agree that he should be admitted into Techní house. Would any other house heads like an audience with him?" Immediately every house head raised their hands. I smiled at that, expecting it. If they can get Percy to pursue their courses they'll have the smartest kid to ever come to this school in their house. During the house competition that will be a huge advantage. Lady athena smiled as well and said, "Very well. Percy will take courses with the fourth year upper level students and Techni house and will have an audience with every house head and myself. Now, i do believe I will not be needed for the rest. Galene is in charge of final decisions, I'll be in my office."

Everyone stared wide eyed at her as she left. She has never had an audience with an incoming student before, so she must have something important to tell him.

"Okay, that was weird as fuck," said Cecrops.

No one said anything, but we definitely agreed.

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[Day before; after testing]

[Percy's POV]

I don't know what the "adequacy machine" was, but it definitely felt weird when we were using it. It felt like my body filled with energy that seemed to saturate my entire being before leaking out. It was both energizing and exhausting at the same time. From the odd looks on their faces i assumed Theta and Annabeth agreed.

"Well that was… interesting?" I said with a smile as we walked towards the front of the school.

"Interesting works as well as any word I think," said Annabeth, "What do you think it did?"

"Well, it took some sort of reading on our physiology if I had to guess. I don't know what though. Either way it'll be explained once the school year starts so we'll have to wait till then for some actual answers."

"Ugh, i know you right but i want to know now," said Theta with a heavy sigh.

I chuckled at that and said, "So your an impatient type, good to know."

Theta looked at me with a slight blush and said, "No! I'm just used to being able to look up anything I want in a book. I'm plenty patient, I am a farmer after all."

I chuckled and said, "Impatience is okay Theta. I'm pretty impatient myself, it's nothing to be ashamed of."

She huffed and mumbled, "I'm not impatient," which succeeded in making Annabeth and I laugh.

It wasn't a long walk and we soon made it to the front of the building to find Aunt Hestia, Theta's mother, and a man I guessed was Annabeth's father. I smiled at Aunt Hestia as we approached the three adults.

"Hey, Aunt Hestia!" I said as I hugged her.

"Hello, Percy. How was your day?"

"It was great! I met some new friends, and we qualified for automatic admission to the school!"

"That's amazing Percy! We'll have to celebrate. Now, say goodbye to your friends. Your mother must be wondering what's taking so long by now."

I smiled at her as I turned to Annabeth and Theta and said, "Hey, I can't wait to go to school with you both. See you then," and then turned and took Aunt Hestia's offered hand.

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The rest of summer was pretty nice. Sadly Aunt Hestia couldnt watch me everyday, but Mom found someone else to watch me. Some college student named Jessica willing to watch me for two bucks an hour. She's nice, if a bit condescending. She was working on some work from one of her classes in the living room once and I asked had what it was.

She said it was something called calculus and then explained exactly what she was doing. I asked a lot of questions, which seemed to surprise her a bit, and by the time my mother got home I had a basic understanding of what she was working on. Jessica stared at me with wide eyes as she left the appartment, stealing one last glance at me as she left. I then spent the next half hour laughing. Apparently I like messing with people.

I got a packet from the school a few weeks after the test, like Galene said we would. There were a lot of papers in the packet. A few pamphlets explaining the house system. There are general courses everyone takes, but there are also specialized courses only some can take. You have to get an audience with a house head to even be considered for those courses. I learned that most people had a house they lived and attended most classes with, but they also attended some of the other houses course. There was a small page of information on how my house was exclusive to those recieving special admissions, but little else besides that. What interested me more was the admittance papers. Along with my test scores, which i wasn't surprised to find were all perfect, was a page detailing my adimatance. Along with admittance to the special afmissions house, I was given admission to Techni and Ypsilos house and I was scheduled for audiences with every house head. But what shocked me the most was the auidence I have scheduled with the headmistress. You know the headmistress that never takes audience with her students, because she cant take audience with her students because she's a major goddess, you know, Athena the freaking goddess of wisdom!

Well, shoot! I knew she was headmistress of the school, but she also barely interacts with the students because of the ancient laws. There should've been zero reason for her to want to speak with me. What could she want? Maybe she found out about father and wants to kill me! Or maybe she was impressed with my sketchbook, she is the goddess of the arts. Or maybe it's just because of my test scores. I don't know, but I really hope she doesn't kill me. That would interfere with my plans to be the greatest demigod ever. How am I supposed to outdo Heracles if I'm dead? I guess I could try escaping the underworld, but where's the fun in that?

*sigh* I really hope she's not going to kill me.

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A/N: Hello, again. This chapter is much shorter than the last one and I'm sorry about that, but I wanted to get a chapter out and thought this would be a good place to end it.

I hope you liked the change of perspective at the start. I was trying to begin the chapter and this idea came to mind, so here yah go.

Next chapter will be out as soon as it's finished.

Any questions, feel free to ask.

See yah next time. Bye.