Percy's POV
"Well that was very exhilarating," said Percy as he landed on his feet with a large grin planted on his face.
"Yeah," said Frank as he rubbed his left elbow and the back of his head. "I guess you could say that."
"Look, it's not my fault you're a huge ass klutz Frank."
"Yeah, whatever Perce. So, to the crime lab we go?" asked Frank.
Percy shook his head as he said "No, I know someone who can get us results way faster and way better for us, and even for free and off the record."
"Who might that be exactly?"
"You'll see young Asian," Percy said with a smile. "He's a, uh…old friend of mine," he said as his smile drooped into a small frown.
Grover's POV
BOOM BOOM.
"Who in the name of Hades is that?!" he yelled.
BOOM BOOM BOOM.
"It's me Grover." Oh my God…Percy?….
"Coming!" he yelled as he got to his feet and grabbed his crutches.
He hobbled over to the door and thrust it open, revealing a more muscular and definitely older Percy than Grover remembered, and some huge Asian in a tux.
"Percy!" he yelled as he tackled him into a bear hug. "It's been such a long time Percy! You haven't talked to me since you started dating Reyna!"
"Yeah. Look Grover, I–"
"Who's this guy though?"
"His name Frank, he's a co-worker of mine. But's that not the point! Grover, I need you to get this DNA identified as soon as inhumanely possible."
"Whatcha got for me to work with?"
"A name tag, some hair, some blood, and what Frank here thinks is a little piece of nail."
"Okay, well—wait, did you say a name tag? No kidnapper could be that stupid."
"Nope. It says Zeus whoever the hell that is."
Grover snatched the tag, and hobbled over to his computer as quickly as he could. Unfortunately Juniper, his female goat, decided to wander around the house again.
"Juniper! For Zeus's sake, move you stupid goat!"
"This is why Reyna said I needed to stop hanging out with you Grover." Percy mumbled as he herded the goat into a room.
"Oh, shut up Percy. Do you want my help or not?!"
He nodded, looking hurt and guilty as hell.
Grover sighed before saying, "I'm sorry Percy."
"No, I am." He said listlessly.
"Look!" Frank exclaimed. "When you two are done, could we get on with this case?!"
Grover hobbled over to his desk, plopped down in his chair unevenly, and pulled up the national database.
He typed in Zeus, took a large breath, and hit enter.
"I got something!"
Percy and Frank immediately rushed over as Grover clicked on the profile.
"Perce…" he said. "Read here," and he highlighted the section with his mouse.
When Percy he plopped on the couch, seemingly in shock.
"No…."
"Percy…I'm so sorry…."
"What?" Frank asked. "What is it?"
"'Zeus', or Nathaniel Castellan," Grover read aloud, "is a long time rapist and registered sex offender. He rapes his victims over long periods of time, tortures them when he isn't raping them…and then kills them, cuts them into pieces, and mails them to the door of where they were kidnapped." Grover paused at Percy's loud sob, and gave him time to soak in the possible result of this case.
He then continued with reading, "If attempting to recover, based off his past, there is a one month gap from when the person is taken to when they are shipped to your doorstep in a box.
Status: Inactive."
"That's a lie," Percy said. "Obviously he's active again."
"Should we report this?" asked Frank.
"Not until we get him. We'll drag him through the front doors all fucked up like the fucking horrible bastard he is."
"Um…" said Grover. "You okay Perce?"
"Not until we get the son of a bitch. Can you confirm this stuff is his?"
"Yeah," Grover said. "Not a problem. The hair would be the fastest."
As Percy passed him the hair to analyze, he asked "Any location on him?"
"Um…yeah. An address."
He paused, and then asked, "Wait…Percy, isn't this Reyna's new address in Boston?"
A/N: Cliffhangers are fun, right? Yeahhhh…they are c: Have fun with that. May not update for a while longer. Sowwy peoples.
