"Okay Fang, you can sit up now. Also, here's some Advil though it won't do to much it'll help a little." Fang slid his hands forward and pushed himself up. All the while trying to keep his wings still. He accepted the Advil and then looked at Percy and smiled grimly.

"Thanks."

Fang crawled over to the nearest trees and tried to plop down on his butt with as much dignity as he could. I had tried hard to suppress my smile and could hear Percy let out a low chuckle. Fang had flipped himself around in the air but then failed to catch himself with his hands to keep himself from slamming into the ground because he didn't want to move his wings. He proceeded to thump down onto the ground in a puff of dirt and leaves and let out a grunt of annoyance. I noticed Percy starting to laugh. Well it was rather comical.

Fang leaned back against the nearest tree and closed his eyes. "I'm gonna take a nap before we head out again." I could hear the weariness in his voice and nodded my head in agreement. Not that he noticed because he was already out like a light.

Percy had stopped laughing and had settled down against a tree across from Fang. He was looking rather thoughtful but also mournful like he had just lost a loved one. His vibrant blue eyes gazed unfocused through the trees. That boy baffled me the way he could be so cheerful one second and then serious the next. Well there'ston better time to get some answers, I decided.

"So, Percy," He startled out of his trance and looked up at me. "How long were you at the School before we met you?"

"I wasn't really keeping track but probably a month or two. How 'bout you?"

"We had only been there for about a day thanks to you. We had been recaptured just before you showed up but we originally escaped from the school a few years back. They raised us originally and gave us the wings. We've been on the run ever since. What other abilities did the School give you? You practically came back from the dead when we dropped you into the lake." Percy hesitated, like he didn't know what he should say. He opened his mouth to respond when we heard a loud growl coming from the woods. Percy shut his mouth and put his finger to his mouth to tell me to be quiet. Not that he needed to, I'm not an idiot. I silently walked over to Fang and woke him up by covering his mouth and shaking his shoulder. He awoke with alarm filled eyes but when he realized it was jus me, he calmed down some and gave me a questioning look. I tilted my head and pointed to my ear. We all held our breath listening. That is until Percy sneezed.

In a silence that you could have heard a pin drop, Percy's sneeze was like a cannon going off. Immediantly we could hear growling and heavy footsteps pounding towards us. Louder, closer. Fang and I symotaneously shot Percy glares, but he wasn't paying us any attention. Percy was standing up now, poised and ready to attack. I saw him pull something out of his pocket. Something thin and shiny. A pen? We're saved, our greatest defense was a pen of math destruction. Just great.

A huge black dog came bursting out of the woods and into our camp area. And by huge I don't mean Saint Bernard. I mean garbage truck sized. We're doomed.

I caught a few words that Percy was muttering under his breath, "Oh Zeus... Not ...pain in the ass..." Percy lept forward with lightning speed as he charged the huge beast. All Fang and I had time to do was watch in awe as Percydodged to the side of the dog and then bring his sword down across the creatures neck in one smooth stroke. Wait, rewind. Sword? Where the hell did that come from?

The monster exploded into a flurry of gold dust that floated to the ground around Percy. He turned towards us, a look of irritation on his face.

"You guys okay?" All we could do was nod. Speechless.

Hey sorry this took so long, I kept accidentally deleting it. Anyway, please comment.

Constructive criticism is always welcome! Thanks for reading. :-)