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3. Oh, Great... Another One

For a second, nobody spoke.

"What...what? What are you talking about?" Peeta said shakily, his blue eyes searching. "I had an apron on when I woke up on this island!"

"Dude," Morgead said. "Dudes do not wear aprons."

"But I'm a baker!" Peeta shouted.

Percy blinked. "So?"

"I was baking cheese buns!"

"By apron," an unfamiliar, lazy voice sounded behind them, the four of them whirled around instantly. A tall, lanky figure was standing in the shadows of the trees at the edge of the jungle. The guy was holding a white apron in his hand, waving it at them, "do you mean this?"

"Nombres de Dios" Jesse whispered. Jace looked alarmed, his hand reaching for his stele. Peeta gasped, eyes wide. Percy just stared at the figure, dumbfounded.

It was Morgead who broke the silence.

"Ash Redfern."

"Oh great..." Jace growled, "Another one."

"Let me guess, you're either a vampire, shadowhunter, demigod, or a human," Jesse wondered out loud.

"Oh, don't waste your time thinking," Ash said as he walked towards them. "I'm a vampire."

"Ohoh! Do you know -" Percy started but was interrupted by Morgead.

"No, he doesn't know Edward Cullen and WE DO NOT SPARKLE!"

Percy held his hands up and backed away from Morgead, "Whoa, calm down. That's not what I was gonna ask at all."

"Oh." Morgead cleared his throat, embarrassed.

"I was gonna ask how he got here," Percy said, rolling his eyes.

Before Ash could answer, Peeta rushed forward and grabbed his apron from Ash's hand. "MINE!"

"Okay. Yours," Ash said in a bored tone, doing a face palm.

"Oh...My apron...I missed you so much," Peeta mumbled.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Morgead hissed at Ash.

"I'm your savior. I am here to rescue you all." He raised his hand up dramatically. Jace snorted, "Right." exactly the same time Percy asked, "You guys know each other?"

Ash ignored Jace and Percy. "Aren't you glad to see me here?"

Morgead glared. "No."

"No worries. I'll be gone soon anyway," Ash said carelessly.

Jace just looked at Ash skeptically and said to the sky, "Big Guy, I think you've mistaken the meaning of food."

"Wait." Jesse said, scowling, "What do you mean, you'll be gone soon?"

"Well, I'm just here to give him his apron," Ash said leaning on a tree. "But if you want me to stay longer, I will."

Everyone but Morgead nodded in agreement. "Yeah, we need you to help us get out of here," Jace said

Morgead growled but didn't disagree, Ash smiled lazily. "Good. Follow me, then."

Ash started to walk back the way he came from. Percy and Peeta followed him. Jace whispered to Jesse, "Wanna steal Peeta's apron again?" Jesse just shook his head. "Oh come on!" Jace raised his hand in exasperation, "Have some fun, Spanish boy!"

The two then followed the rest into the forest.

Morgead was left standing alone, "Why? Why did it have to be Ash?" He asked out loud. Realizing that he was alone, he reluctantly walked after them.

As the boys walked into the dark and dense vegetation - Ash confidently leading the way, Peeta clutching his precious apron, Percy having a murmured conversation with Shelly, Jesse investigating the insides of his pockets, Jace wishing he had Clary's power to create runes (he was really hungry) and Morgead sulking in the back - night had already fallen. The sounds of strange jungle animals raised goosebumps on Peeta's skin, as he relived some unpleasant memories.

"Shelly wants to know where we're going," said Percy, stroking the back of Shelly's...shell.

"Have a little trust, please," Ash drawled, not even bothering to look behind him.

Morgead snorted. "Oh that's rich. Trust Ash Redfern. Hahaha...ha...ha."

"Haha...ha," Percy chimed in. "What?" he said when Morgead gave him a look. "Shelly made a joke."

"I really can't get used to him talking to a crab," Jesse muttered to no one in particular.

"But," Percy said as Morgead put his hand on his forehead and shook his head, "Shelly can't stay away from the sea for too long!" He said, horrified, clutching Shelly tightly.

Ash waved a dismissive hand. "She'll get used to it. It won't take too long."

"Does anyone have salt tablet..." Percy asked nervously.

"I have an apron," Peeta suggested helpfully. "You can wrap her in my apron," he offered.

"You'll just suffocate her," Jace interrupted. "Now, everyone, stop."

The four boys stared at him while Ash just kept going.

"I'm hungry," Jace announced.

"Me too!" Percy agreed, holding Shelly up. " I think Shelly is too."

"This keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?" Peeta asked.

"Oh, stop whining and make us some food, baker boy!" Jace said, sitting down on the rocks.

Peeta scowled, "Why me?"

Jace raised an eyebrow. "Well, you seemed to be the only one who can cook."

The others nodded. "Hey, Ash!" Jesse yelled. "Lunch break!" (I don't know if its breakfast, lunch or dinner so yeah)

Ash stopped and looked back, "Now I know why you guys are still stuck here." He walked back towards them.

"Hey Peeta?" Percy said, "Can you bake me some blue cookies?"

"Blue cookies?" Peeta repeated, "Why would you want blue cookies?"

"Long story," Percy said, stroking Shelly's shell. "Can you?" he looked up at Peeta expectantly.

"There seems to be one thing you're all missing." Jesse - who'd been listening to their conversation and finally finished investigating his pockets - said. "We're in the middle of nowhere."

"Wait for Big Guy's magic to work?" Morgead suggested.

Ash, who'd been leaning againist a tree with a bored expression, picked up a pine cone on the ground and aimed it at Morgead's head.

"What the hell?" Morgead shouted, rubbing his head where the pinecone had hit.

"Don't insult the Big Guy," Ash said, his eyes, now gray, were as cold as glaciers.

Jace, who'd been inspecting his stele looked up. "I'm hungry," he said for the 24th time that day.

Percy turned to Jesse. "What's in your pockets?"

Jesse immediately adopted a thinking pose, "Hmmmmm…"

"Maybe you can..." Percy began but Jace suddenly sprang to his feet," Hey! Why don't we roast Shelly for lunch?" He said excitedly, and pointed a finger at Percy, who had slowly turned round to look at Jace in disbelief, his jaw unconsciously dropped.

Percy gave a hysterical laught, "S-S-ssshellly? Y-you-"

Jace nodded with too much enthusiasm,"Yes! I want Shelly in my Belly! Yummm! I think I can already taste her.." He licked his lips savagely.

"O-ooh..N-no y-you DON'T!" Percy shouted angrily. He sucked in a deep breath, and gave an ear-piercing scream that sent everyone collapsing onto the ground with their hands over their ears.

"Somebody stop him! My ears are bleeding!" Jace called out in pain.

Wincing, Morgead lifted up a hand. "PERCY! Stop! Calm down!"

Percy carried on screaming.

"For God's sake," Ash said with annoyance. He happened to be the only one not affected by Percy's ear-piercing scream. "Stop that, would you?"

"How can...how can you stand...?" Morgead struggled to say, his hands covering his ears again.

"How can I stand the scream? I told you not to insult the Big Guy!" Ash said, throwing his hands up.

"Just make him SHUT UP!" Jace shouted.

Ash picked up Peeta's apron, despite the boy's horrified expression, and shoved it in Percy's face, which immediately broke off his scream.

"I told you not to upset the Big Guy," Ash said unhappily to Morgead. "Now look - those two are insane now." He pointed at a confused Percy then at Jace, trying to draw a healing rune on his ears. "And I can't get out of here until I lead you to the right place."

"Well then what are we waiting for?" Jesse said, rubbing his ears. "Let's follow Ash and get out of here."

"Fine," Morgead said. "I hope you know where you're going, Ash."

Ash smiled, "I always do."

"Wait." Jesse gestured to Percy and Jace, "Who's going to make sure they don't do anything insane again?"

Morgead answered, "Peeta, why don't you stay with them?"

Peeta didn't answer. He was staring at his apron which was in Percy's hand.

"Peeta?" Jesse waved his hand in front of his face. "Peeta!"

Peeta seemed to snap out of his trance, "MY APRON!"

Morgead slapped a hand to his forehead, "Oh, for the love of-"

"My apron!" Peeta whimpered, curling himself into the fetal position, "My apron, stranger has my apron. Apron with stranger. Apron not with me. Apronapronapronapron..."

"Perhaps," Jesse said, rubbing his chin, "Peeta is not the best person for the job."

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