Disclaimer: Okay, know I'm just bored of doing this all the time

Disclaimer: Okay, know I'm just bored of doing this all the time. I don't own the two wonderful series PJO and TUC. Shame.

A/N- I may have some confused readers! And I don't want that! So, for anyone whose curious, yes, this is after the Code of Claw and after The Titan's Curse. (Btw…whoever reviewed there, you might have forgotten a bit of the beginning… 'March.'

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Percy POV ('Cause really, he's easier to write for)

By now, Grover, Annabeth, and I were really starting to freak out. There was the small fact that despite already seeing this enormous bat, we totally weren't prepared to see more. And then there were people who were doing acrobatics on them, which also didn't calm my nerves. Not to mention that the people were silver-haired, purple-eyes, super-pale skinned warriors who apparently fought with swords. Mortal weapons, of course.

On top of being freaked out, Annabeth also looked exceptionally worried. And don't even want to say how terrible Grover looked. Imagine feeling ill, bitter, worried, scared, out of place, and awed at the same time. Yeah, he didn't look too great. I think you get the gist of it.

"…Erato," Annabeth began, still unused to using that name for a giant bat. She blinked a couple of times. "Why do I have to feeling that it's not normal for 'Overlanders' to be…down here?"

Erato sighed and sort of looked as if the answer was obvious. Needless to say, it made me feel kind of dumb. I could imagine that Annabeth's blood was boiling. Never a good thing. Ever.

"Because it is," the giant bat stated plainly.

"So…Where are you taking us in this…Regalia?" I asked. Now that I registered we were in the city, I looked at the buildings. For the most part, they were tall, black buildings were engravings. In the center, there was a huge Palace-type thing. It didn't have any engravings, and it's surface was impossibly smooth.

All in all, it was kind of menacing. All the dark colors were starting to get to me. It looked nice, but…just, different. Not at all like Manhattan or Brooklyn. That was okay, I guess. The architecture here was nicer, and I appreciated that. Honestly.

The architecture…I realized that if I appreciated it, Annabeth would be crazy about it. Being a total architecture freak, she loved this type of stuff. I imagine she'd be totally psyched about going around the city, even though it felt all too weird here.

I had another sudden realization. I was on a bat that was flying in the air. I wasn't aloud to be in the air. Zeus would strike me down with lightning. But was it the same here? It was under the earth's surface, so was I still in Zeus' territory? I didn't think so.

Finally, Annabeth snapped me out of my thoughts. I guess my thoughts had gone through my head kind of quick, 'cause Erato looked like she was going to answer me, but, well…Annabeth had spoken first. The bat looked kind of frustrated about it.

"Oh my gods! The architecture here is amazing! Absolutely incredible! It's tot-" she was cut off by Grover putting a hand over her mouth. The rest was just muffled "oh my gods" and "oh Hades!" I guess I was right when I though that Annabeth would totally be in awe because of the structures.

I was kind of apprehensive, because Annabeth had said "oh my gods", but I decided that since Erato hadn't gotten suspicious over anything, we were fine. At least, I hoped she wasn't suspicious and we were fine. I wasn't absolutely sure.

Soon after Annabeth was cut off, Erato said, "We are going to the Palace, up ahead. You will be bathed and rid of your Overland smell. After that, I do not know what will happen." She said that all very stiffly and formally, reminding me of Athena a bit.

"Hey! I don't smell that bad!" Grover exclaimed. Then, under his breath, he said, "I'm only half barnyard animal. I don't smell like manure and all that other stuff combined. I only smell like half of that. …And plus, I also smell like enchiladas." I stifled a laugh.

Annabeth just rolled her eyes. Erato, surprisingly, hadn't heard. In a few minutes, we landed in the Palace Hall.

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Right after we landed we stood there forever. Then this old guy, apparently named 'Vikus', told us that we would have to take a herbal bath and that there'd be people to help us. After that Grover got real tense, and he…spilled the beans. Obviously he didn't know what else to do (because he couldn't do anything else), and was totally nervous. I blame Annabeth for not having a plan. …Wow. I blame Annabeth every time we almost get killed.

"Sir!" Grover bleated. After he got Vikus' attention, he…explained everything. It took forever. I kid you not. Annabeth had to slap me a few times so I didn't fall asleep.

Finally, it was over. Vikus looked a bit troubled, but I guess he knew more than he let on, because he seemed to believe Grover and understand what was going on. What a relief. I mean, seriously, if we had to wait any longer, I would be too old to get back to the Overland and I'd spend forever…down here. Ugh.

Vikus had arranged that Grover could bathe himself (much to his relief; he was glad Vikus was keeping it a secret…for now). Annabeth and I were taken by a couple different 'Underlanders', as they called themselves, and were brought down a couple different hallways. Normally, my mind would scream 'MONSTER!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!', but somehow I could tell that they weren't.

I talked to the guy who was helping me a bit. He didn't look totally like everyone else, 'cause he had brown hair and I couldn't see his veins, like I could see everyone else's. He had to normal silver hair, though. Whatever. I was glad he was half-normal. At least that was something.

"So…what's your name?" Naturally, I didn't introduce myself first. Even though I suspected he wasn't a monster, doesn't mean I let down my guard. If he knew my name, he was a monster. Simple.

"It's Trevor. I'm fifteen, and a Half-Lander. I'm a soldier, doctor, and work at the Palace. What about you, Percy, is it?"

It sounded like the first three sentences were rehearsed, or he said that regularly. Huh.

Though he had said my name, and I tensed up when he did, I didn't think he was a monster. First off, he hadn't said 'Perseus', my actual name, and he hadn't said my surname. So far, so good. Thank the gods.

"Uh…Yeah, my name is Percy. I fourteen. According to the bat that flew us here, I'm an Overlander. I guess you could call me a soldier. Or, at least, I know how to fight with I sword. I suck at archery, and I'm okay with a dagger. How do you know my name?" That was me.

Trevor smiled. "It's natural for everyone that is in the Palace to know an Overlander's name within three hours of their arrival." Then, he looked confused. "But what is a bat?" I could have laughed.

"That thing that flew us here!"

"But that is a flier!"

"…"

"Oh, whatever. We're here, anyways. Enjoy your bath. Afterwards, you and your friends will be introduced to the Queen. She's a year younger than you. You might want to watch yourself, though. She tends to have a bit of a, err, temper."

Then I walked into room with the bath, leaving Trevor behind me.

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A/N- Yeah…not up to my usual standards. Sorry. Please review!