AAhhh! I haven't updated recently! Curse me and my busy schedule! I do not own PJO or TWEWY.

~Olympus~

Apollo was walking through the busy streets of Olympus, stressed from the meeting. Apparently, no one, god, demigod, or mortal, knew the whereabouts of Luke Castellan and Percy Jackson. Two days before, both had died and not appeared in the Underworld. Apollo sighed. Searching was beginning to seem futile. He was sure that he wouldn't find either of the boys if he searched. Apollo was losing hope fast. It was then, when Apollo, the God of Music, Prophecies, Truth, the Sun, Medicine, and so on, heard it.

It was one of the most beautiful compositions he'd ever heard. The music flowed smoothly, from every crescendo to every decrescendo. The staccato and accents were in perfect harmony. Every instrument was perfectly tuned; even the occasional vocalists were in tune with both themselves and the instruments. What really caught Apollo's attention though was something he didn't hear in this modern age very often. The music had a soul, a story, and emotions. That one crucial piece was what made ordinary music a masterpiece.

Apollo followed the music, mindlessly, through Olympus and the streets of New York City, swaying to the music. He hummed in harmony with the song. He was almost in a trance. He didn't notice the people staring at him as he walked by. He didn't notice the cars honking at him as he walked through the streets. Apollo was in total bliss listening to the music. He turned into an abandoned alleyway, still swaying with the music. The God walked to the end of the alley, listening to the music. It seemed to be originating from the wall that stood in front of him. Slowly, Apollo reached out to touch the wall. He was shocked when his hand went right through it, taking him with it.

~Shibuya~

Neku couldn't stop thinking about what happened yesterday as he walked through Shibuya.

*Flashback*

Neku and Joshua had been sitting at a table in WildKat Café, discussing Shibuya's music, New York, and the new, usual Players, when four old friends walked in. Neku knew them like the back of his hand. Beat and Rhyme were the first to walk in; they were closely followed by Shiki and Eri. It was nice to see the friends he made during his weeks in Shibuya's UG. At the time, Neku was an ordinary Player, not Shibuya soon pushed the need for a Conductor. Neku obliged willingly. Shibuya was one of Neku's many loves.

He and Josh stopped their conversation to watch the exchange and determined one thing: Beat was still the slow, dumb, good-hearted friend he used to hang out with. They were all laughing at Beat en Shiki took notice to them. Her eyes went wide as she gasped. Neku grinned softly at his friend.

"Hey Shiki, long time no see. I see you still carry the pig around with you."

Shiki's eyes narrowed. "Mr. Mew is not a pig, Neku! He's a cat! When are you going to get that through your head?"

Neku laughed before responding, "Nice to see you all again. How has it been?"

Rhyme smiled. "We've been fine, Neku. Why don't you stop by more often? We all miss you. Even Beat did, even though he won't admit it."

"Bwaaa-aaaaahhhhh! Did not! I knew Phones would be back eventually!"

Everyone all laughed at Beat, same as he was before. The Composer looked away slightly. Even though he was smiling, his eyes were filled with guilt, sadness, and a tiny bit of jealousy. Being the Composer was lonely, resulting in having little to no friends. If Josh desired anything the most, it would be friends. He was jealous of Neku and his friends. He was just too proud to say it. Neku recognized Joshua's expression.

"What's wrong Joshua?" he asked concerned.

"Whatever do you mean, Neku, dear?" Joshua asked, smirking.

"Cut the crap, Joshua," Neku responded, irritation plaguing his voice.

Joshua looked at everyone with a grim expression before answering. Mr. H began to carry the two unconscious Players to a guest room.

"I'm sorry to drag you all into this all again, but the UG isn't doing too good. Those two you just met are from New York. That means," Joshua looked pointedly at Beat, "they are from America, not Tokyo or Japan. I get the feeling the UG is going to change soon and fast." Joshua paused, sighing. Everyone, with the exception of Eri, waited with worried expressions on their faces. Eri looked confused. She didn't have a clue as to what this was about.

"I'm going to give you back all your pins if this is indeed the case. In cases of emergency, which will likely be soon, you have my permission to enter the UG and help out. In addition, I will be giving you Player pin to enable you entrance to the UG." Josh pulled out a handful of pins, three of which were similar to the average player pin. They were the same pattern, just in different colors. The graffiti skull was black on a silver background. The other pins were ones Beat, Shiki, and Rhyme used throughout their Game. However, there were only enough pins for three people. Joshua giggled.

"Sorry about this Eri, but you have no business in the UG, seeing as you've never been there." And with a flick of Joshua's wrist, Eri collapsed to the floor asleep. She would, no doubt, not remember anything about the Game she heard today.

Everyone in the Café nodded. They would help protect Shibuya. After that, everyone went back to their normal conversations. They were bent on catching up with Neku. The more the conversations went on, more envious Joshua became. Why couldn't he have friends like that?

*Flashback ends*

Neku sighed. Whatever was happening to Shibuya was worrying the Composer. Josh must think badly of the situation if he went far enough to ask for help. Joshua's pride would never allow that on normal circumstances. He must be getting desperate. Neku was passing the street leading to the Udagawa Backstreets when he heard music. It wasn't coming from Shibuya or the Wild Boar shop nearby, but the music was clearly coming from Udagawa. Neku followed the music to one of CAT's many murals: the one of a Grim Reaper, the same mural where Neku was killed by his very own partner, Yoshiya 'Joshua' Kiryu.

The music wasn't the soft, flowing symphony he often heard in Shibuya, but rather, a loud, disorganized song. It sounded like there were fourteen instruments playing, none of which were in tune with another. It was sloppy. The percussion was fast and loud. Strings were smooth and flowing. Brass was staccato and blasting. If conducted right, the song would have been fantastic. Right now, it was a clashing mix called chaos.

Neku reached out to stroke the mural made by his role model. He was shocked when his hand went through the wall. He felt something grasp his hand. Quickly, he yanked his hand out of the mural, dragging whatever was holding on to him with it. A man fell out of the mural and into Neku arms, seeing as he was unconscious. The music in the background seemed to lose what sounded like a harp.

The man had tosseled blond hair and looked to be about eighteen years old. He wore a plain white t-shirt, an average pair of jeans, and a pair of flip flops. He was average height and seemed to have a weird feel to him. Neku could only describe the feel as… sunny. He seemed to have a tune to him. It sounded like a harp. It was like he was the instrument played in the song Neku was hearing. The man mumbled something under his breath, but Neku still heard it.

"What a beautiful song."

Setting the unconscious young man on the ground, Neku called Mr. H, who picked up on the first ring.

"Hello. This is Sanae Hanekoma."

"It's me Mr. H."

"Phones? Well, I never expected you to call me. What is it?" Mr. H chuckled at the other end of the line.

"I believe I found New York, if I am correct. I can hear its music. Seeing as someone just crossed through it, I'd say it is. Mind if I bring him over?"

"Not at all. Where did ya find him, might I ask?"

"One of your murals. The one where I first saw Josh and entered the Game. I'll be right over."

"See ya then. Should I tell J?"

"He'll find out sooner or later. If you don't tell, I will."

"Fine. I think J's up. Bring our guest over and head for Scramble Crossing. The Player's will be awake soon. Boss will meet you there."

"Okay Mr. H. Thanks. I'll be right over."

~Day 3~ UG

Percy woke up in the Scramble, just like every other day. Luke was up and scanning the crowd. Percy heaved himself up and skimmed through the people around them. He didn't see anyone he knew. He assumed that he and Luke were on their own. Percy sighed. He wished Neku and Joshua, begrudgingly, were there. They knew Shibuya as well as Percy knew New York City. Luke stopped scanning and noticed Percy was up.

"Hey, Perce."

"Hi Luke. I wonder if Neku and Joshua are going to help us today."

Luke's eyes flashed slightly with anger. "Percy, I don't think they can be trusted. I mean, it seems like they know much more than they let on. They seem to know every rule of the Game. We don't know a thing about them!"

"I understand perfectly, Luke," Percy stated, gazing lingering on Luke for a moment before returning to the crowd, "But, they know their way around Shibuya. We don't. I trust Joshua about as much as you do. I see you're point. I do, however, trust Neku a little bit. Honestly, I don't know how he puts up with Joshua. Joshua seems like an arrogant prick if you ask me."

Luke laughed at this. "No argument there. Just keep an eye on them. I do pity Neku a bit. I think I'd rather be Erased than be partnered with him." Percy chuckled quietly. An arrogant voice spoke up at just that moment.

"I'm glad you think so. Neku, dear, I don't torture you that much, do I?" Joshua stepped toward them, weaving through the crowd. By his side was Neku.

'Speak of the Devil,' Percy thought to himself. Luke had a gleam in his eyes that said the same thing.

Neku snorted. "You don't torture me. You annoy, irritate, and anger me to no end! You get used to Josh after a while. He isn't always an arrogant prissy jerk that can never give you a straight answer to any question. He's only like that most of the time."

Joshua giggled. "Hehe… I didn't think you thought that way of me Neku, dear," a mischievous gleam could be seen in his eye. Neku glared at him in response.

A chorus of loud beeps chimed in the group's pockets. Each took out his cell phone. They all winced visibly as the timer was burned into their hands. The mission had come.

Come One! Come All!

Find out what's Gone!

Only in Sync

Can you find the Wronged!

You have 240 minutes. Failure will result in Erasure.

~The Reapers~

Percy sighed. "Anyone got any ideas?" Luke shook his head, watching the partners across from them. Neku looked thoughtful. Joshua smirked, chuckling to himself. Luke glared at him.

"What's so funny?" he asks menacingly.

"Whatever do you mean? What could be amusing at the moment? We are simply trying to solve the riddle, are we not?" Josh giggled smugly. Luke looked like he wanted to strangle Joshua right there and now.

Neku glared at his partner. "Cut the crap, Joshua. Why don't you enlighten us all since you seem to eluding the answer."

Joshua sighed, fingering a curl in his silver hair. "I don't know what you mean, my dear partner. As I said before, I am only trying to decipher the mission. Though, I do believe that 'Only in Sync' refers to the fighting in sync. Don't you agree, Neku, dear?"

Neku seemed to ponder over that. "I… guess you have a point Josh. Damn, why can't you just give us straight answers?"

"Trust your partner, dear. I believe that's the only important thing important." Neku cursed at his partner under his breath.

Percy and Luke looked positively confused. "What do you mean by 'fighting in sync'?" Percy asked.

"Check your pockets. Sometimes you'll find more pins," Neku responded. Percy stuck his hand in his pockets and pulled everything out. There were indeed more pins, two to be exact. One pin was light blue with a tear drop in a darker shade. The other was pure white, blank for lack of better words. Luke did the same. One of his pins was white with a gold and black flash in it. The other was bronze with silver wings (AN: I made them up). The same thought crossed both their minds: 'Where did these come from?'

"The white one can be used when you fight in perfect synchronization with your partner. You'll know when that is, so don't worry about it," Neku explained, pulling out his own blank pin.

Joshua giggled. "Shall we get going?"

Again, Neku glared at his arrogant partner. "We don't even know where we're going!"

"Doesn't mean we can't wonder."

"Before you go, I have a question," Luke called out. "Why is it that you always are nearby? I haven't seen any other Players. How do we know you're not Reapers?"

It was quiet for a moment before Neku answered Luke coldly. "We just happen to be nearby, nothing else. It's not like we're asking you to trust us either. But I do assure you. There are other Players in Shibuya. All you need to do is look for them." With that, Neku turned on his heel and walked away. Joshua fidgeted with his cell phone before following Neku.

Percy and Luke were left by themselves in the unfamiliar streets of Shibuya. Luke glared in the direction where the duo once stood. Percy, on the other hand, was shocked beyond belief. Neku had never been that cold to neither he nor Luke. Where exactly did Neku and Joshua stand in this mess?

Percy sighed before scanning the crowd around them. Everyone seemed to be hyped up about something this 'CAT' person made.

'I can't believe it! CAT just completed another one of his works!'

'I've got to go see CAT's new masterpiece!'

'CAT's amazing! I must go and see his new mural!' Cat was an artist.

'Weird. CAT's murals are usually in the Udagawa Backstreets. He wouldn't normally graffiti on the Miyashita Park Underpass. Wonder why he chose there.'

A large announcer could be heard overhead: "Come One! Come All! CAT invites you all to see his newest mural! He titled it 'UG and RG'! The mural can be found in Miyashita Park Underpass!"

"Hey Luke, why don't we check out this mural," Percy suggested. The announcement and thoughts were a little too convenient.

Luke hesitated. "…Sure Perce. Might I ask why?"

"The 'Come One! Come All!' part was a little too similar to be coincidence."

Luke scratched his head thoughtfully for a minute. "I guess it makes sense. Do you know how to get there, by any chance?"

Percy stiffened before sighing. He complete forgot about that factor. Gods, did he wish Neku and Joshua were here to show them the way. "Maybe Mr. H will tell us if we go see him."

Luke sighed but nodded all the same before leading the way. They wove through the Shibu Department Store and into Cadoi City. They hit a wall before reaching Towa Records.

Walking up to a reaper in a red hooded sweatshirt, Percy asked "What do we need to do, Mr…er…Reaper?"

"Defeat the Pig Noise in the area."

Percy looked around; he didn't see any Noise nearby. He leaned over to Luke before whispering "Do you see any Noise?"

Luke glanced around. "No. How can we defeat the Noise if they're nonexistent?"

"Maybe we should try scanning. What is we can't see the noise but hear them!" Luke eyes widened before grabbing his Player pin.

Suddenly, there was a pink Noise that looked like a pig. Luke and Percy readied their pins and jumped into battle. The Noise only ran away from them. Percy slashed at from above with Riptide. Luke did the same with Backbiter. The Noise just kept running away. Percy pulled out the blue pin he got earlier and concentrated. The Noise started squealing as bubbles of water hit it. Luke charged at it, enveloped in a golden light. Percy soon realized that Luke was using his gold pin. The Noise had then dissipated into static from Luke's blow.

We both walked up to the Reaper when he said "Objective complete. Wall clear." The wall disappeared in a hexagon-patterned wave. Percy and Luke entered a narrow street with a place called Towa Records in it. The quickly bypassed the place and into an underpass. People swarmed around a wall.

"This must be Miyashita Park Underpass. I'm assuming they're viewing the mural," Luke stated, weaving through the crowd. Percy followed in suit.

When they made their way to the front of the mural, they instantly understood why CAT's work got so much attention. It was of Shibuya and was a scrambled messed, but it was still recognizable. The mural itself was split in half. The first half had people going about their everyday life. The other half was of faceless players fighting Noise of all shapes and sizes. There was something missing though. It looked as if someone scratched circles where the pins were supposed to be.

"Wow!" Luke whispered in awe, reaching out to touch it. That's when Percy noticed it; one of the Noise's, in the mural, eyes was glowing gold. Percy grabbed Luke hand and pulled him away. He instantly began scanning. All Percy could hear or think was static. That's when the Noise appeared.

It was a black and orange rhino with red and purple graffiti (the Dub Rhino). It was charging right for them. Percy barely grabbed his pins when he was knocked aside by the Noise. Luke was in the same predicament. They both slashed at the rhino at the same time, both swings ending in an 'X' shape. The rhino was surrounded by light as Luke activated his silver pin. The light seemed to be hurting it. When the light faded, Percy assaulted the Noise with watery bubbles. The rhino recovered quickly from Percy and Luke's attacks and charge at them. They both slashed at it in sync, creating the 'X' again.

The once blank pin glowed suddenly. When the glow faded, it wasn't a white pin anymore. It was a deep gold with two swords crossing in an 'X' shape: Backbiter and Riptide.

"Ready, Luke?"

"I should be asking you that."

The rhino froze as Percy and Luke assaulted it at such a speed, it rivaled Hermes. When they we done, the Noise had dissolved into static, leaving behind six pins (AN: Neku's original six pins). Percy picked them up and walked over to the mural. He placed them in their spots before turning to Luke, smiling. The timer was gone. They had completed the mission.

~Shibuya~ Among the Crowd

Koki Kariya and Uzuki Yashiro watched Percy and Luke's fight at the mural. Yashiro smiled before saying,

"I can't wait for tomorrow. It'll be so much fun!"

~Else ware~

"So you'll help me become the new Composer of your world, eh? You've got yourself a deal."

"Only if you help me overthrow the Olympian Gods. Let the Games begin."

Maniacal laughed reigned through the room, both men smiling crazily.

~End of Day 3~

Two days. I can't believe it took me two days to write.