Alti: Thanks for believing!
Chapter Four: Outcast Overcast
The next day… League HQ 11:00
Everyone was gathered at the Meeting Room. All the mentors were there. Piper and Annabeth were in their respective seats, back from a seven hour plane fight in the League's own Jet. Named Argo by Leo, who built most of it. Rachel and Hazel were present my video conference.
"Okay, let me get this straight. The Spectrum readings came from Ethan, the Outcast with X-ray vision, who was hiding out in Jackson's apartment, who in turn was hiding two mutants. One was his brother and another was a little girl. Ethan escaped because Jackson managed to distract both of you, a guy with fire powers and another who can control wind, unarmed. Does that recap everything?" asked Connor.
"Shut up Connor, that guy had crazy ninja moves," snapped Leo.
Jason nodded, "He has obviously been trained and we were caught unprepared."
Travis' eyes widened. "Wait. The golden boy is admitting that he was unprepared? Someone record this, quick!"
"Where is he now?" asked Hazel, interrupting the fight before Piper could interject. She was still in West Virginia since she had lost a day when the miners got into a fight with the corporation. It had taken the entire day to get things sorted out.
"He is being held in one of the old classrooms. He is still a civilian and we can't turn him over to the authorities until we know what his connection is to the Outcast," replied Calypso.
"Piper and I will go talk to him later. I asked Will Solace to come in, just in case we need assistance," said Annabeth.
"Will is coming? It's been forever since he has gotten that job in the White House," exclaimed Grover.
Will Solace has the capability to sense when others are lying. This made him a perfect candidate for the Secret Services. He was in charge of the job interviews as well as a part time agent.
Clarisse shrugged, "Whatever, you can catch up later. I want to know what the punk is up to. Do you think he knows where the gang is hiding out?"
Chiron stroked his beard, "It is quite possible that he does. When is young Will coming, Annabeth?"
"He said he would come at 11:30."
"Great, that's in only twenty minutes!" said Coach Hedge. "If you want I can hit him with my baseball bat a few times, just for a little warm up."
"That will not be necessary Gleeson," replied Lupa.
The Stoll brothers snickered at the use of Coach Hedge's real name.
"Wait, guys. I can't see anything," said Rachel.
"What do you mean?" asked Reyna. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I mean that I can't see this Percy dude. Whenever I tried to get a read on him it's like the connection suddenly vanishes."
Chiron and Lupa exchanged worried glances. "Do you think he could be another physic?" asked Piper. "I don't think Spectrum reading can detect that."
Annabeth shook her head. "Spectrum readings can detect in a mutant uses part of the electromagnetic spectrum waves for their ability. Scientist suspect that Seers can detect patterns that others cannot. This is the cause of brain waves, something the reader can't detect. You can tell there is a Seer in a room from the lack of the reading. Even a normal person causes the reader to show a slight possibility of a wave mutation because the human body produces electricity. For some reason Seers are immune to all reading attempts."
Silence filled the room. "You know that you could have just said no," said Clarisse.
"My brain was just fried," complained Leo.
Argus then came in with Will Solace right behind him. Will had blonde hair and sky blue eyes. He had a visitors badge pinned to the front of his suit. "Hey guys."
Piper smiled, "Great! Now we can get this over with." Piper hated to use her ability except when she absolutely had to. She led Annabeth and Piper to where Percy was held.
Annabeth unlocked the door and the three of them stepped inside. The classroom was empty but for a chair in the middle of the room padlocked to the floor. Percy's wrist were handcuffed behind him and his feet were also handcuffed as well.
"Hello Perseus. My name is Annabeth Case and this is Piper McLean and Will Solace. We are going to ask you some questions and Will here will tell me if they are truthful or not."
When Percy didn't answer, Annabeth decided to go ahead and start. "What is your affiliation with the Outcast?"
Percy smirked, "First of all, call me Percy and second of all, I don't consider myself 'affiliated' with them. Some of the members are my friends and they helped me out of a tough spot a couple of years ago."
Will turned to Percy, "They didn't help you out of a tough spot years ago. What really happened?"
Percy scowled. "Fine, I helped them out and in return they did me a favor. We have been doing favors back and forth over the years."
"Do you know where they are hiding out now?" questioned Annabeth.
"I have my suspicions."
"Do you mind telling us?"
"I would prefer not to," replied Percy with a lopsided grin.
Annabeth turned to Piper and she sighed. "Tell us your suspicions," she commanded, letting the Charm-speak seep into her words. Percy's eyes widened. "I think they are hiding out in Katie Gardner's house."
Annabeth looked taken aback. "What makes you say that?"
Will looked confused, "The girl who graduated a couple years ago and then went off to go start a flowering company or something?"
"She joined a couple months ago," said Percy.
Suddenly a shadow appeared behind Will. A man who looked about thirty years old appeared out of the mist seemingly appearing out of nowhere. Annabeth threw her dagger at the man but it went straight through him. Howard Claymore was capable of transforming his body into what he called, a mist-form.
"Do you know how long it took for is to disable the security cameras?" said Chris Rodriguez, who had suddenly popped up beside Percy. He was a super speedster like the Stolls, but had mastered his art to perfection.
"I don't know…thirty minutes?" responded Percy as his chains clanked to the floor. The door burst open as Alabaster Torrington used his telekinesis to rip the door off its hinges.
He managed to drop the door on Annabeth and before Piper could talk, had her in a choke hold. Chris grabbed Percy and Alabaster and speeded them out of there while Howard stayed back to hold off the League.
Once outside of the HQ, Chis stopped running and allowed Alabaster to catch his breath while Percy let out a whoop of joy.
"That was awesome!"
Alabaster snarled, "If we do that again I will rip both of your throats out!"
Chris rolled his eyes. "You take Percy to the new hideout while I wait for Claymore."
"What!? Why do I have to be stuck with babysitting duty? You know I don't like the-"
"I'm right here you know," said Percy.
Chris gave Alabaster a hard look. "Because I don't want another all-out war. We have more important issues to deal with." Then he left, hoping that the two guys won't kill each other."
"I won't be there long. I'll get Tyson and Ella and then I will be out of your skin."
"You don't get it, do you? We need your help."
Percy looked at Alabaster shocked. "Did Octavian agree to that?"
He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, we all agree."
Percy grinned and threw his arm around the other male. "I knew deep down you loved me, but I have to say no. You know I won't last a day there. Octavian might kill me in my sleep and I don't want any part of the war. Do you remember last time?"
Alabaster shrugged, "The legend of Riptide still lives on you know. You have a huge fanbase."
"I don't care about that!"
"You should. Because I hear that Gaea is on the move again."
18:00 Olympus News
"Exciting events have happened today, the Senator of Atlantis has been accused of cheating on his wife for the umpteenth time, White House Press Secretary Aphrodite is said to be cheating with Attorney General Ares, and President Zeus has not been accused of cheating!
The Hunters of the Amazon, a group of women mutants who are in charge of protecting the U.S. from terrorist, have releases a press statement saying that they are on strike until the President passes the Mutant Protection Law. We are following this story closely.
Queen Hylla said in a press conference that "the group will still continue to protect the United States, but as we see fit." Lieutenant Thalia voiced a similar opinion.
The Outcast managed to infiltrate the League HQ and free Perseus Jackson. There was no damage to the facility and experts have concluded that their main objective was to free Mr. Jackson. If you see himor any other members of the mutant gang, report their location to the police immediately.
The League Founder Chiron stated that a new member has joined the Outcast, Katie Gardner. Her sister Miranda is now in police custody for questioning.
Chief of Staff Hades has been accused of…"
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