This chapter might be lame because there is not much action. Sorry if it is. So yeah...in this chapter brief Nico appearance. Shoutouts!
LittleManY2K: Thank you :) And that is typical Percy with his sarcasm. I think he has a talent for ticking off even super heroes.
Mystic Bluefrost: Yeah I know he seems to much like a klutz...but in several episodes he acts like a klutz and a show off. That is why several people like him XD
fantasylover4evr: Yep...things just got a lot more complicated. I am not really sure about Oliver recognizing them as demigods. After all he is a mortal who happens to be incredibly good at archery.
Bookybookworm: Percy was visiting Annabeth who was in Central City to look at architect schools. That is how he got to Jitters.
Son of Poseidon: I am sorry...I follow Internet safety rules. So the only I will let you contact me is through PM. Sorry.
Let me see...anything else I should mention? Oh yeah...I think Frank might... show up. I am not entirely sure yet :/
Anyways R&R!
Disclaimer: No characters belong to me; only plot.
"You're telling me Percy has a friend that controls lightning?" Cisco asked in disbelief.
Barry quickly explained what happened at the bank when he arrived back at S.T.A.R Labs. He needed to tell his friends about it before the boys arrived.
"Pretty much..."Barry sighed.
This was getting weirder. How did these kids have these powers? It didn't make any sense. Barry and his friends waited for the boys to arrive. While they were waiting Cisco ran a test on the boomerang and found it was attracted to magnetic energy. This was made this way purposely; it would have defiantly killed Barry if Percy didn't slice it in half.
"Another thing you have to thank him for," Catlin said.
Barry just shook his head and wondered if Captain Boomerang was making all his boomerangs like this. If so then that was a problem. He could still catch them but it would be more difficult. But then came the question of why Captain Boomerang threw it at him. Of course he couldn't recognize Barry without his mask so he probably was using him as a test subject. Lucky him... Barry and his friends continued to wait for the boys. At least they didn't have to wait long. Both boys entered the room with a guilty expressions on their faces within ten minutes.
"Sorry we took so long...we had a little...um...problem," Percy said.
Jason stood next to him looking rather uncomfortable. He seemed to be as nervous as Percy about something. Both boys had slash marks on their shirts. Where did they get them? Defiantly not from the burglars at the bank.
"I want to see the toys!" Cisco whined before Barry could stop him.
"Huh?" Jason asked.
"He means your swords," Catlin translated, "He has a habit of calling weapons or cool items that are useful 'toys'."
Percy's hand went to his pocket and he pulled out the ballpoint pen. He held it out for all to see.
"I don't have a sword you see? Just a pen," he said putting it back.
Barry still had a strange feeling the pen had something to do with the sword. Jason struggled to put something back in his pocket but it fell on the ground with a clang. It was a large gold coin with some Roman Emperor stamped on it.
"Sorry..." Jason muttered.
He gingerly picked up the coin as if he expected it to explode or something. Cisco grumbled; he wanted to see their swords so badly.
"What is it with the pen and the coin?" Barry asked.
"Just good luck charms," Percy shrugged.
Jason gulped and asked, "You're the Flash right? I mean I recognize your voice...even though your suit isn't on."
This kid was good...
"We really need to work on that Barry," Catlin scowled.
"Opps..." Barry muttered.
This was just like the time he accidently revealed his secret to Diggle's 'wife'.
"I won't say anything...Ορκίζομαι στο Στύγα ποταμού," Jason said.
Thunder boomed after he stated that. What was so important about that Greek saying? What did it even mean? Barry remembered Percy saying something very similar. Unfortunately Dr. Wells could not translate it. Barry decided to keep his mouth shut about it; maybe the truth would surface eventually.
"So can we see the swords?" Cisco pleaded again hopefully.
"Um...no because..." Percy started.
He cut himself off and glanced at Jason.
"Don't have them right now," Jason finished.
Both were lying; Barry could tell by their body language. Catlin caught Barry's eye and nodded; she had noticed their body language to. Before they could bring their observation up Barry's phone rang.
"Barry? I need you and your friends; including Dr. Wells to come down to the station. Someone is here; and he needs to talk to you," Joe said.
Could it possibly be Oliver? Maybe he already knew about Captain Boomerang's escape and wanted to ask Barry if he had seen him. Or more likely he wanted to chew Barry out about something. Just his luck.
"Joe needs us to come down to the station," Barry said hanging up.
He didn't want to mention it could possibly be the Arrow. Barry knew Oliver would strangle him if he told his identity to anyone else or more likely shoot an arrow in his back; again.
"For what?" Catlin asked.
"He said someone needs to talk to us," Barry said.
He quickly glanced at the two boys. Who was going to watch them? As if Percy could read his mind he said,
"We can stay here. We are both eighteen so...yeah. Adults."
Jason nodded and coughed awkwardly.
"Alright...as long as you two don't get into trouble," Dr. Wells sighed.
Why did he trust them? Unless...Barry realized that Dr. Wells was probably going to see if the boys were going to bolt. That would show how trustworthy they were.
"We won't," Jason said quickly.
Barry gave them a quick look before leaving with his friends. Once they were out of the room Percy and Jason exhaled.
"Do they know?" Jason asked turning to Percy.
"No...and they don't suspect anything. I am keeping quiet about certain things...not that easy," Percy grimaced.
He shuffled uneasily. Percy then glanced at a shadow in a corner and saw it rippling like a curtain in the wind.
"Jason..." he said pointing.
Jason brought out the coin and flipped it. It immediately turned into the large golden sword he had at the bank. Percy brought his pen out and uncapped it. It expanded into the sword he used on the man at the bank as well as the giant dog. Both boys tensed as something made its way through the shadow. It was a boy wearing a dark leather jacket.
"For the love of Jupiter, Nico do you have to scare us!? I nearly skewered you!" Jason snapped.
He lowered his sword and relaxed.
"Sorry guys...I have a message for Percy," the boy 'Nico' said.
Percy grimaced and also lowered his sword.
"What is it Nico? And I thought you were banded from shadow traveling," he said.
Nico gave him an exasperated look before brushing dust off himself.
"Yes I am...but I have enough substance to travel from here to camp without vaporizing," Nico sighed.
Surprisingly Nico was acting more mature instead of his cold, hostile attitude he usually had. Growing a year older had its perks.
"What is the message? And you better leave soon. Otherwise...um...the people who are helping us might find you here and it will be rather hard to explain how you entered the room through a shadow," Percy said.
He did not say anything about meeting the Flash and finding out his identity. That would be breaking his promise; one of which was the most important vow you could make.
Nico nodded before answering, "Here is my message; Lady Athena does not blame you for her daughter's kidnapping. However she is...um...pretty angry at Ares for allowing his son to partake in her kidnapping."
For good reason...Ares was...quite difficult to understand sometimes.
"That's a relief..." Percy sighed.
"However she asks that you find her...and soon. Oh and one more thing...she says the mortals must not find out about the gods," Nico said.
There was a bit of silence among the boys on that happy note. Jason was the first to move.
"You should get back Nico...they might be back soon," he said.
Nico nodded and walked toward the shadow he entered from. Before he touched it he said,
"Oh and just to let you know Frank might be coming around. He is extremely jealous that you are near the Arrow's hometown."
The Arrow was Frank's idol. No doubt because of their talent with archery.
"Tell him to stay put...err...tell him to come to Central City but stay somewhere away from S.T.A.R Labs...we will contact him if we need him," Percy said.
Nico nodded and melted into the shadow. Soon there was no sign that he was ever there.
"No matter how many times I see that...it still creeps me out," Jason shuttered.
Percy nodded in agreement, "I just hope that we will be able to get out of here...after we find Annabeth."
"I hope so to..." Jason muttered.
Both boys stood there looking board. Then Jason said,
"Should we...I don't know...practice sword fighting?"
Really good idea Jason...there is so much room in here.
"Bad idea man...we don't need all this technology fizzing out. Plus I do not want to break something; there is not enough room," Percy said.
He didn't need them getting on the Flash's bad side. Or that Dr. Well's bad side either. Percy didn't trust him as much as the Flash and his friends. There was something fishy about him. Percy didn't know exactly what but over the years he had developed a talent which was to listen to his gut. And about 90% of the time he was right.
Jason nodded and said, "Is there a place we can go sword practice? You know we cant stay in one place for that long and...we do need to practice. Its better than just sitting here waiting for something to attack us."
Percy sighed, "I know...I saw an abandoned field outside of the city when I was flying on Blackjack earlier. I guess we can go there. We just need to leave a note."
Jason raised an eyebrow, "You realize we only write well in Latin or Greek. English...forget it. It will look like a kindergartener wrote it."
"Fortunately...or unfortunately they have someone that understands Latin," Percy said taking a pen off the desk, "Now what do I say? We went out for some fresh air in an abandoned field outside of the city? We will be back soon?"
Jason shrugged, "I guess so. Lets hope they don't think we flaked out on them."
Barry never expected to have Oliver act so annoyed. When they arrived at the police station they were ushered in the room by Felicity.
"You never told me Captain Boomerang was in Central City," Oliver scowled as they sat down.
"How did you find out? We only just found out," Barry asked.
"Felicity told me. He showed up on the facial recognition software," Oliver grumbled leaning against a chair.
Great...chewing out session as usual.
"We were a little...preoccupied with something," Catlin admitted.
"Something?" Oliver asked.
Barry hoped that no one would tell him what that something was. But someone had to open their mouth.
"Oh just this Metahuman...who claims he isn't a Metahuman...that can control water and his friend who controls lightning," Cisco said.
"Cisco!" Catlin scolded.
"Start talking now..." Oliver glowered.
Barry managed to stammer out all the events that occurred after the bridge accident. When he finished talking, even Oliver (for once) looked surprised for a moment. He wouldn't say anything. Then Felicity spoke up,
"That is impossible!"
"How is the ability to run at Mac 1 possible?" Barry asked raising an eyebrow.
He had to admit though...this was weird; even for him.
"So where is this boy?" Oliver asked.
"Um...back at S.T.A.R Labs with his friend," Dr. Wells sighed.
Barry hoped the lab wouldn't be trashed when they got back.
Oliver nodded and said, "I will meet you guys there. We can continue the discussion there. Plus I would like to question this...boy and his friend."
He sounded unsure of what to call them. The boys claimed they were not Metahumans...so what were they? People that could control the elements?
"Please don't tell me you are going to torture him to get the info," Barry groaned.
If Oliver was Barry was going to make sure it never happen.
"No...I am going to just ask the boy, not his friend, a few questions and see if he is telling the truth," Oliver said getting to his feet.
How are you going to make him answer? Shoot an arrow in his back?
"We already tried and...he does lie about certain things," Catlin said.
Barry was wondering why Percy constantly kept them in the dark about certain things. Was there a specific reason?
"I will make sure he does not lie this time," Oliver grumbled.
That was a definite sign that Percy would be sprouting an arrow out of his back soon. Great...
"I just hope the place is not blown up when we get back," Barry muttered as he and Cisco started for the door.
"You really don't think that it will be...right?" Cisco asked.
"Let's hope not," Catlin sighed.
Barry decided to take a taxi to S.T.A.R Labs...after all he did run to the police station. After waiting for Oliver and Felicity to arrive all of them started for the door. Upon entering the computer room they saw that it was empty.
"They are gone!" Catlin gasped.
Barry spied a note left on the desk. It was written in very sloppy hand writing making it slightly difficult to read; and it was also in Latin.
"They left a note..." he said handing the note to Dr. Wells to translate.
The note read...
Jason et exivit quia refrigeruntur. Nos ire perditum ager extra oppidum. Ne cures...et revertemur.
- Percy
"It says that they went out to an abandoned field outside of the city. It says not to worry...they will return," Dr. Wells said. handing the note back to Barry.
Barry wondered if it was the field he and Oliver trained in.
"I will see if the facial recognition software can spot them," Felicity said typing on a computer furiously.
"Should we still go after them if the software finds them?" Catlin asked uncertainly.
Barry could sense she was slightly frightened of how Percy could control water and about his friend controlling a lightning bolt.
"I think we should...what if they are lying about returning?" Oliver stated.
There he went with his negativity.
"Can you be positive for once?" Barry asked exasperated.
But he secretly agreed with Oliver. Barry wanted to go after them.
"Fine...both of you should go," Dr. Wells said.
"Guys...facial recognition software spotted them in the field you guys train at," Felicity said glancing at a computer screen.
Wow...he guessed right.
"Let's go then,' Barry said heading for the door, "I will give you a half an hour head start Oliver."
Oliver scowled at him and left. Felicity faced palmed and groaned, "Typical..."
"You couldn't resist could you?" Cisco smirked.
Barry shrugged. Once half an hour passed he took off and caught up with Oliver just as he entered the field. Oliver parked his motorcycle and leaned it against the abandoned building.
"Where are they?" Barry asked patting out a smoldering piece of his jacket.
Oliver shrugged and shouldered his bow. Barry gave him a 'seriously?' look before following him. They heard shouting and the sound of metal on metal. Turning the corner of the building they saw both boys exchanging blows with their swords.
"What are they doing?" Barry asked.
"Fencing," Oliver answered.
Duh...anyone could recognize that.
"I can see that...but...why?" Barry asked annoyed.
Both boys were so engrossed in their fencing that they did not notice them. Jason suddenly shouted and a sudden gust of wind made Percy shoot backwards into the building. Ouch...that had to hurt. Barry heard the wind get knocked out his lungs. Percy managed to stagger to his feet. His sword had been knocked out his hand and it had skittered several feet away from him. He panted; slightly winded.
"You are such a cheater Grace! We agreed...no powers!" he shouted.
Jason smirked and charged. Percy just shook his head and dodged to the side. A stream of water shot out of a nearby sprinkler and splashed on Jason's face blinding him. Stumbling around blindly Jason swung his sword. Percy managed to snatch up his sword before Jason recovered. Both started prying away each others attacks. Barry had admit...they were good. Jason suddenly stabbed downward with his sword. Percy twisted to the side in order to avoid it but slipped and fell on the ground.
Jason grinned, 'Surrender?"
Percy gave him a smirk, "Nope."
Jason tried jabbing at Percy's side but Percy turned over on his side which made Jason stab nothing but air. Before Jason could turn around Percy suddenly jumped to his feet and stabbed. Jason swung around in time to pry away the blow. They continued to block each others attacks. Barry could see Jason and Percy were tiring; Percy more so than Jason. Then Percy stepped in the puddle of left over sprinkler water. Almost immediately it appeared that he gained some strength back. Percy fought back against Jason's attacks with ferocious vigor. He forced Jason down on one knee and twisted his sword so interlocked with Jason's. Twisting his wrist Percy easily sent his opponent's sword spinning through the air. It landed blade down in the dirt several feet away. Disarmed Jason, fell on the ground eagle spread in shock and exhaustion. Sweat beaded both boys' foreheads and both were panting. Percy rested his sword on Jason's collar bone and panted,
"Dead."
Jason grinned and said, 'Well done...but I will get you next time."
"Yeah...if you use a lightning bolt next time. We now saw who is the more powerful," Percy smirked flicking his sword away from Jason's unprotected neck.
He helped his friend to his feet and handed him his sword. Barry was confused. Was this some type of contest about who would win? Kind of like the little show down he and Oliver had to see who would win.
"It depends on where you hit me dude; the same goes for you," Jason warned.
"Water in the face weakens you," Percy smirked.
"Yeah...it is so unfair you can gain strength from water," Jason complained.
How did Percy gain strength from water? It healed him and he could control it but come on...how was it even possible?
"Hey you can summon freaking lightning bolts and if you are hit by one you will survive. Remember when you got hit by one that would have killed twenty normal people? You survived that," Percy retorted picking his jacket off the ground.
How did Jason get hit by a lightning bolt that powerful? And where?
"Yeah...I survived but it blasted my shoe off and blacked my foot. Better than being dead I guess. Oh and about summoning lightning bolts? I can but only once a day. The one at the bank nearly sapped my strength. I can summon a couple of them now and then but only if they are the regular type; not a modified type that can knock out someone for an hour," Jason shot back.
The truth was finally starting to surface; but only slightly. The boys didn't seem to discuss where they gained their powers. Oliver glanced at Barry uneasily. He seemed worried about how powerful these two kids were.
"We should get back...before they worry," Jason said to end the argument.
Percy nodded.
"Don't bother..." Barry said.
Startled the boys turned around to face him and Oliver. The look on their faces was priceless. Startled, Jason dropped his sword and quickly picked it up.
"When did you...how..." Percy sputtered.
He looked like he wanted to run or drop his sword, or do both.
"We saw you to practicing and...we didn't want to interfere," Barry said.
Percy glanced at him and look on his face made Barry think he was wondering how much they had overheard.
"So you guys take fencing lessons?" Oliver asked getting straight to the point; as usual.
Barry knew he was testing them to see if they were telling the truth.
"Yeah..." Jason said cautiously eyeing Oliver's bow.
Oliver gave Barry a slight nod silently telling him it was the truth.
"Whose your friend?" Percy asked gesturing at Oliver.
"Um..." Barry didn't know what to say.
He had a bad feeling if he said Oliver's name he would have an arrow shot at him; from Oliver's motorcycle. When did Oliver have time to design his bike to do that?
"My name is Oliver," Oliver said readjusting his bow on his shoulder, 'That is all you need to know."
Percy and Jason exchanged uneasy looks.
"So you guys want to go back?" Barry asked trying to avoid an interrogation between Oliver and the boys.
"Yes...I did promise to stay until my girlfriend was found. And do you have any leads on Annabeth's location?" Percy asked.
He sounded kind of worried about something. Barry saw a bulge in his jeans pocket. Had he found something important?
"None so far except for what that man told you at the bank...but we might find some more when we get back," Barry said deciding not to ask about the item in his pocket later.
"Alright...we will meet you guys there," Jason said.
Oliver stopped Barry from saying anything else by stating, "We will see you there, I hope."
Barry followed Oliver to the front of the building. Behind them they heard Percy cursing about something and then it went quiet. Both glanced behind them but could not see anything wrong except for the fact the kids were already gone. How did they disappear so fast?
"Look...I don't know who these kids are but...they sure are mysterious. Let's keep an eye on them," Oliver said.
Barry nodded and ran back to S.T.A.R Labs. He was surprised to find the boys there.
"How did you beat me here?" he asked panting slightly.
Unless they could transport themselves like Peek-a-Boo, Barry had no other explanation for how they were able to do get here this fast.
"Jason had the...perfect idea of using a jet stream to propel us over here. Two word...never again," Percy glared at his friend, "You know I hate flying."
Jet stream? Hang on...what else could this kid control? Was he like the Weather Wizard?
"Whoa hang on...you can control the wind?' Cisco asked.
Jason shrugged, "Somewhat. And Perc? I do know you hate flying. I had to listen to your cursing the entire way over."
Percy just glared at him, and grumbled, "And nearly slammed us into a building in the process."
"That was because you were distracting me with your screaming," Jason smirked.
Barry gave Percy a sympathetic glance. He couldn't blame the kid; finding yourself off the ground was scary. He nearly had a heart attack when he fought Firestorm (aka Dr. Stein and Ronnie Raymond) who jet propelled them in the air; he was unable to get back on the ground until Firestorm (not to gently) dumped him on the S.T.A.R Lab's van. Barry noticed again that the boys did not have their swords. Where did they store them?
"Please show me?" Cisco begged.
Jason shook his head. Percy rolled his eyes and muttered, "Don't show off."
He got to his feet. Barry saw Jason give a sly grin and figured he was going to do something. Percy tried walking out the hallway entrance and slammed into something invisible. He fell on his back; hard.
"Ow..." he groaned rubbing his face.
His forehead was a bright red color. Barry figured it would have a bruise by the end of the day.
"How did you like face planting on a wall of wind?" Jason smirked.
"What in Hades was that for?" Percy scowled getting to his feet.
Why did he use the word Hades? Barry shoot his head as Percy limped back over to a chair. Catlin gave him a bag of ice that Percy immediately placed on his head.
"Pay back for making me gargle with sprinkler water," Jason grinned.
Percy glared at him but didn't comment back.
"How did you do that?" Catlin asked turning to Jason.
"Wind currents..." Jason explained to the team's shocked looks.
This kept getting stranger and stranger.
"Alright blond superman that is enough show and tell," Percy grumbled, "Consider yourself lucky I won't tell your girlfriend about this."
Barry chuckled at Jason's annoyed expression. Oliver walked in from the hallway (apparently the wind wall was gone) and glanced around.
"What did I miss?"
"Nothing," Percy said quickly.
He set the ice bag down. Barry noticed that his forehead was no longer red and it didn't look like it was swelling. Apparently the condensation of the water had prevented a bruise from forming.
"Except for you being the first person ever to slam into a wall of wind," Jason muttered.
Percy stomped on his foot as if to keep him from saying anything else. Catlin shared an uneasy glance with Barry. Why did the boys keep hiding things? Would the truth ever surface?
"Barry...I was just thinking...maybe you should watch Iris. That man that took that boy's," Oliver pointed to Percy," girlfriend might go after her to. I was thinking about it on the way over," he finished.
He did have a point. Percy nodded in agreement, "I agree with your statement. And by the way...my name is Percy, not boy...and my friend is Jason."
Jason held up a hand to say hi before rubbing his sore foot.
"I hope you didn't break my foot," he muttered.
"You'll live..." Dr. Wells chuckled.
"How am I going to do that? Eddie broke up with her and we are not really on good terms with each other," Barry grumbled to Oliver's statement.
"Doesn't she like you as the Flash?" Cisco asked.
Oliver shot him an angry look and gestured at the two boys.
"Hey we know...alright?" Percy said kind of annoyed, "Wasn't to hard to figure out his identity."
He looked like he wanted to say something else but stopped himself.
"Another thing you need to work on Barry...keeping your identity a secret," Oliver scowled.
Jeez...Oliver had to chew him out about everything.
"Hey...the kid figured it out alright? I didn't tell him anything," Barry grumbled.
This was 100% true.
"I think we should go to Jitters and continue this discussion," Oliver said.
His tone of voice made it seem that no one was to disagree.
"I guess we will stay..." Percy started.
"No...you two are coming as well," Oliver said.
Percy looked like he wanted to protest but Jason cut him off, "We will meet you there."
What was that about? Percy sounded like he was going to say something important. Barry never got a chance to ask though because Jason yanked Percy out of the room.
Once they were out of earshot Jason hissed, "You really have a talent for ticking people off. Now you have to add super hero to your list."
Percy seriously did have a talent for ticking people off; including some that were immortal. He was almost on all the Greek/Roman gods' bad sides; a few liked him though.
"Make that superheroes. And by the way I didn't make Barry angry at me; he is actually pretty hard to anger. The other guy I did," Percy sighed.
He didn't want to mention that he didn't trust Dr. Wells. Percy trusted Oliver even though he was a bit strange and Percy didn't know him that well.
"What are you talking about? The Flash was the only superhero in the room," Jason asked puzzled.
"That guy...Oliver...I think he is the Arrow," Percy said.
Jason shook his head and laughed, "How so?"
"He had a green bow in that field. Coincidence?" Percy grumbled.
He also had other reasons why he believed this but he kept it to himself.
"How...I mean you really think so?" Jason asked.
"Yep..." Percy said walking out the door that lead to the outside.
He decided not say anything to Barry.
Barry eyed the two boys who where sitting uncomfortably in a chair across from them. Jitters was not really crowded; for once. However, Percy's eyes kept scanning every persons' face as if to make sure someone was not going to attack him. Jason held a cup of coffee in his hand but would not drink from it.
"So...I hear you control water Percy. How so?" Oliver asked, "And I am not going to take no for an answer."
Unseen under the table Percy pulled his pen from his pocket and held in his hand. His trust for Oliver slightly crumbled.
"I cannot discuss it," he said.
"Why not? Are you hiding something?" Oliver asked.
Percy wouldn't answer. He prepared to uncap his pen. Jason glanced at him gently kicked his chair plainly telling him 'no'. Oliver didn't notice but Barry did. He quickly (at a speed that no one could see him move and slowed time down) looked under the table and saw Percy holding his pen. Again it sparked the idea that it could be connected to the boy's sword. Barry quickly moved back to his original position so Percy wouldn't know he had been looking at what he was doing under the table.
"Are you hiding something?" Oliver asked again his voice gaining an edge.
"Oliver...leave the kid alone. He and I already agreed that we would not discuss how we gained our powers," Barry sighed.
Oliver shot him an angry glance but sat back in his chair. Beneath the table Percy slipped the pen back in his pocket. His coffee cup on the table exploded but Barry quickly held up a menu to avoid getting a caffeine shower. One of the advantages of having super speed...you could block things quicker.
"Sorry...happens when I feel nervous," Percy muttered as coffee slowly dripped down the menu.
Barry just shook his head and placed the menu back on the table. Oliver glanced down and saw his shirt had become saturated.
"I'm going to kill him. This was my favorite shirt," he muttered under his breath.
Barry opened up the menu and used it as a wall to block both of them from the boys' sight.
"You really want to let him find out you are the Arrow?" Barry whispered in his ear.
He and Oliver glanced up at the two boys who were trying to dry the table off with a few napkins. For some reason none of the other customers noticed the coffee explosion.
"Not really," Oliver grumbled, "But I swear if that kid makes one more thing explode I am going to shoot an arrow at him."
"And I will make sure you don't hit him. He doesn't have rapid healing. Jeez...," Barry whispered angrily.
He decided not mention how Percy was able to heal when water was splashed on the injury. That would be an excuse for Oliver to do the arrow thing anyway. The door of the coffee shop opened. Barry ignored it until the person who entered spoke.
"Hi Barry," Iris said stopping in front of the table, "What are you doing here?"
What was she doing here?
"Maybe we should give you a moment," Percy said.
He got up abruptly and disappeared out the door. Barry thought he was trying to escape Oliver's wrath.
"I better go after him," Jason sighed.
He disappeared as well. Oliver got up and followed them after giving Barry "we will talk later" look. Barry gave him his deluxe "don't shoot him" look making Oliver smirk. Great...
"So Barry...?" Iris asked.
"Um...sorry...I was distracted. Anyways I was um...getting some coffee," Barry said looking at her.
"I noticed you had Peter with you," Iris said glancing at the door.
Barry saw Percy and Jason standing outside the door discussing something with Oliver. Percy pointed at Oliver's shirt and said something that sounded like an apology.
"Yeah...he's a good kid. Catlin is kind of busy so she asked me to keep an eye on him. That kid with him is his friend," Barry said looking away from the door.
Damn...he hated lying.
Iris nodded before taking a deep breath, "I'm thinking about giving Eddie a second chance."
Barry nearly spilled his coffee," Y-y-you are?"
He hated acting like a fool in front of her; it made his crush on her more apparent.
Iris nodded, "I acted like a spoiled brat. I realize it is okay for him to keep his secrets. Maybe one day he will tell me what is bothering him."
"And hopefully that day I will disappear," Barry thought to himself.
Iris got up and said, "I will leave you to enjoy your coffee. My job awaits...See you later."
She left. The boys and Oliver came back in. Oliver's shirt was perfectly dry for some reason.
"I've decided not to kill him," Oliver said sitting down.
"What made you change your mind?" Barry asked.
"He took the stain out of my shirt. I don't know how but he did," Oliver smiled.
"I have been looking for leads on your girlfriend and I have found nothing kid, "Cisco said sadly.
Percy nodded glumly and sat down in a chair. He pulled something out of his back pocket (finally he was going to show what he was hiding) and held it in his hand. It was a New York Yankees baseball cap.
"Whose is that?" Barry asked.
"Annabeth's...I...um...found it in the alley way," Percy said.
Why didn't he mention finding it before? It was evidence. Barry decided not to push him for answers.
"New York Yankees huh?" Oliver asked.
"Yeah...I'm from New York and Annabeth well...before she moved to San Francisco she lived in New York to," Percy sighed, "This was a gift from her mother...before her mother disappeared."
"Does she have a father?" Catlin asked.
'Yeah..." Percy said.
He glanced down.
"What about you?" Dr. Wells asked.
Percy gave him an uneasy look before answering, "My mom is alive...but my dad...he was um...lost at sea before I was born."
Oliver gave Barry 'he's lying' look. Why was Percy lying about his dad?
"What about your friend?" Oliver asked pointing at Jason.
"My mom died in a car accident...she was driving drunk. My dad...well...I really don't know where he is," Jason said.
He sounded very crestfallen about the loss of his mother. But the sentence regarding his father sounded like a lie. Why were both boys lying about their parents? Barry decided not to question them.
"It is getting late," Barry said glancing at the clock.
It was nine o' clock at night.
"I should go visit Iris. You know...to warn her," Barry said.
"Warn her about what?" Joe said walking in.
Percy jumped and the baseball cap fell to the ground. Jason pulled out his coin and asked, "Friend?"
"Yes...and what is with the coin?" Catlin asked.
"Nothing..." Jason muttered placing it into his pocket.
Oliver cleared his throat signaling Barry to know that Jason was lying. Out of the corner of his eye Barry saw Percy place his ballpoint pen into pocket. He still thought that the pen and the coin had something to do with the boys' swords sudden reappearance as well as their disappearance.
"We were thinking that...whoever took Percy's girlfriend might be going after Iris. I was going to leave right now to warn her," Barry sighed.
He hoped he was not to late.
Joe sighed deeply and said, "I hope she is okay."
Then a pinging noise started up on the computer. Cisco typed in a few commands and his eyes opened up in shock.
"Guys...look at this."
He turned the computer screen towards them. It displayed a darkened room. A man stood in the middle of the screen.
"If you every want to see this girl again come to barn outside of town...Flash," he sneered.
The camera trained on a girl. She had curly blond hair and her eyes were a grey color. She was struggling wildly against some ropes that bond her to a wooden chair. A piece of duct tape covered her mouth. But that didn't prevent her from screaming something (that was muffled). No doubt about it...it was Percy's girlfriend. Barry glanced at Percy's face and saw it had turned ashen grey.
"Come alone," the man sneered, "Or she dies."
Then the screen went black.
"Heatwave," Barry spat.
He recognized the man's features. No doubt about it; Captain Cold went back on his promise. Typical slime ball. If Barry saw his face he was defiantly locking him up.
"Barry...you shouldn't go... I think it is a trap," Percy said standing up.
His voice quavered with anger but he also sounded afraid. A couple of water pipes started to crack sending a fine mist of water everywhere.
"And this is coming from the guy whose girlfriend was kidnapped by a man who loves fire," Barry shot back walking toward his suit.
"I agree with Percy," Dr. Wells said.
Percy gave him a look of absolute distrust. But Barry decided he was going...no matter what. That way his end of the bargain was complete and Percy could leave. Barry didn't hate the kid but he had to many secrets for his liking; just like Dr. Wells had to many secrets.
"Barry...don't go. Seriously..." Catlin started.
But Barry was already gone.
"And you are talking to air," Felicity sighed.
"He's stubborn..." Jason muttered.
Percy thought that both he and Jason would do the same thing if they realized it was not a trap from the beginning.
"Foolish kid," Oliver grumbled, "So much for the training."
What training? Dr. Wells started calling into a microphone for Barry to come back.
"How did you know it is a trap?" Felicity asked Percy.
"That was what she was muttering," Percy sighed, "Behind the tape. She was saying in Greek 'Do not come here. It is a trap...I will be fine'."
Cisco said, "How did you hear her?"
"My hearing is sharp," Percy said.
He would not say how his hearing got to be so sharp. Jason said,
"I agree with Perc...I heard the message to."
Great...how were they going to get Barry to listen?
"I say we go find him, tie him up and drag him back here," Cisco said.
"How are you going to do that? He is already miles away," Joe grumbled.
"And what you said Cisco is easier said then done...you know he can vibrate through ropes and out run us," Catlin scowled.
"He turned his hearing piece off," Dr. Wells said glancing at a computer screen, "He won't answer me.
Everyone started arguing about what to do; Jason tried to stop them without luck. Unnoticed to the team, Percy stepped out into the hallway and shut the door. Taking a deep breath he walked up to a water fountain near a light. As the light hit the water a rainbow was formed in the stream. Percy fished a gold coin out of his pocket and tossed it into the water. It disappeared.
"Iris of the rainbow...show me Nico di Angelo," he said.
Barry came to a stop outside the barn. He opened up the half rotted door and crept inside. Barry quickly searched the entire building and found it empty. There were a few blond hairs caught on a wooden frame showing that the girl was there but had been moved. Barry realized the whole thing had been a set up.
"Hello Flash..." purred a voice.
Barry recognized it as Dr. Boomerang's.
"Where did you take her?" Barry snapped.
He glanced around but didn't see where the voice was coming from.
"Oh Mike has taken her else where..." Dr. Boomerang's voice sighed.
A flash of metal shot toward Barry. He managed to catch it but not before it had sliced a gaping wound in his leg.
"AH!" Barry winced.
Blood started trickling out of the wound. Damn...he should have reacted quicker.
"I see you have met the new weapon I have made. I made these after our...oh how should I say it...little run in with the bombs I planted over Starling City. And I can see they work like a charm," Dr. Boomerang continued.
Barry managed to strengthen his leg amidst a cloud of pain. He dropped the metal boomerang to the ground and prepared to race off. He needed to get to S.T.A.R Labs and fast.
"Don't bother running to your friends; by the time you manage to get back to S.T.A.R Labs...you would have bleed out and died. You are stuck Flash...if you run the blood will continue to flow faster. You cannot contact your friends because they will not be able to reach you in time. You fell into our trap. Now if you excuse me...I have other matters to attend to," Dr. Boomerang snickered.
Barry saw through the haze of pain the villain climb out of a skyline in the roof. He could feel dizziness over come him. He was losing blood...and fast.
"No..." Barry groaned," I...have...to...warn...Iris."
He limped over to the door before collapsing. As his vision darkened Barry saw a young boy approach him. He was wearing a dark leather jacket and had silver ring with skeleton head on it.
"Get...help," Barry croaked.
The boy said nothing. Barry's last vision before the world went black was the boy stretching his hand out to him.
So yeah...lets see if you guys can guess what Nico is going to do. I am so sorry this took me so long to do. I needed to make it interesting. :/ And it is a long chapter XD
I am thinking about making each chapter at least 1,000 words longer than the last one. What do you think?
Translations.
Greek:
Ορκίζομαι στο Στύγα ποταμού: I swear on the River Styx.
Latin:
Jason et exivit quia refrigeruntur. Nos ire perditum ager extra oppidum. Ne cures...et revertemur: Jason and I went out for some fresh air. We are going to an abandoned field outside of town. Don't worry...we will return.
Let's see...I think the next chapter might be the last one. I am not entirely sure. -shrugs- Remember I am trying to make each chapter a little longer than the previous one.
P.S. Upcoming events: Possible Frank appearance.
R&R! I hope you liked this chapter!