Okay, first of all I wanted to say sorry for the long wait, I'll try to be better next time, although no promises. Second, I have writers block, so I need some ideas. Third, thanks for reading my story and I hope that you enjoy this chapter! :)


Luke's POV:

Oh, yeah. I got a top bunk, I got a top bunk! And Thalia has to share a bunk with Percy and Nico. My day just keeps getting better and better! (And no, there was no sarcasm there.)

So anyway, quick recount of what happened in our first few days at Gaia's head quarters: We started training the day after we arrived. All of us whizzed through the tests. Annabeth was assigned to be a hacker and a computer person, Percy, Jason, Thalia and I became field agents. Porphy didn't want Thalia to become a field agent because she was a girl, but we managed to convince him that having a girl was useful and that Percy and Thalia do better together. That was my idea. Now I have very sore biceps. Apparently I was being sexist. I think that Thalia just wanted an excuse to hit me.

Nico and Rachel became our mission controllers because they were too young. Porphy (Porphyrion - I can't be bothered to say it. It's too much of a mouthful) said that when they turn 17, they can become field agents. I'll tell you about Piper later.

Nico and Rachel pretended to be upset, but we all knew that they were secretly glad. Now all eight of us had different positions in Gaia and we can infiltrate the gang in many different areas.

Now, I promised to tell you about Piper, ok. She got the special job of being Porphy's PA, Personal Assistant. Lucky her. (Now note the sarcasm) Jason would not stop glowering at Porphy. I snickered and high-fived Percy. Actually, all of us (except Jason) were pretty happy for Piper. She's probably the most advantaged of us all now. Lucky her. (No sarcasm there)

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"Castellan, Porphyrion says that you need to practice the wall climbing. Go now," said an emotionless man in an emotionless voice. I nodded. OK, emo dude. He's probably more emo than Nico.

"Hey, Luke, you assigned to the climbing wall?" asked Percy, clapping my back.

"Yep, you too?" I asked.

Percy groaned, "It just had to be the climbing wall that I failed, didn't it?" I grinned. Everyone knew that Percy hated the climbing wall just as much as Jason hated swimming.

"Jason was assigned to practice swimming wasn't he?" I questioned, already knowing the answer by the grin on Percy's face.

"Of course. What else do you think?" Percy smirked. "Jason wants to swap with me."

"And you want to swap with Jason," I said.

Percy scrunched up his nose, "Well, I guess, but if it makes Jason unhappy, then it makes me happy." I shook my head and grinned.

"Really, Percy? Really?" I asked.

"Yes, Luke, really," Percy sighed.

"Are you sure, Perce?" I persisted, knowing that I was starting to annoy my best friend.

"What else would I be?" Percy asked, with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

I thought for a bit, "Unsure?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.

Percy sighed, "No, I'm absolutely sure. Now shut up, Luke." We had now reached our destination - the climbing wall.

"You go first, Percy," I offered.

"Burn in hell, Luke," he muttered

"You too," I grinned.

Percy started climbing, quite expertly, but nothing compared to me. I was the master of rock climbing. (Note the sarcasm - why else would I be practicing? I'm just as good as Percy, who isn't that good. Shhh, don't tell him)

After about two hours of rock climbing and feeling like my arms and legs were about to fall off we were stopped by none other than Porphyrion himself.

"Ok, you two are fine now. Percy, I want you to practice once a day, Luke - four times a week," he instructed, handing us schedules. I heard Percy groan when he heard that he had to practice once a day.

I smirked, "At least I know that I'm better than you." He punched me.

"What are these?" Percy asked Porphy, holding up his schedule.

"Schedules," Porphy said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Percy rolled his eyes, "I know that, but why do we need them?"

"Oh, let me explain," Porphy started, "These are your schedules for your being here. You have to follow it exactly, meaning no trading jobs with anyone else, no swapping timetables. The only time that you can stop or swap jobs is when someone higher than you tells you to," Porphy explained.

"Oh joy," Percy muttered to me.

"What do you have?" I asked, "Maybe we have something that overlaps." I looked at my schedule. All it was were some jobs and chores.

"This sucks," I muttered.

"I hear you," Percy muttered back.

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At dinner, all eight of us sat on the floor in the corner of the warehouse. We started exchanging stories of what we had done that day.

"So, I was taught by Porphyrion how to be his PA," Piper was saying, helping herself to a serving of mashed potato.

"Oh, really?" asked Jason, his lips tight and his eyes filled with anger and hate.

"Yeah," replied Piper, not noticing his expression. I grinned. "He told me that all I have to do is organise his day, check everything and basically do everything he tell me to."

"Really, now?" Jason said, still tight lipped and burning eyes. I quietly put my hand in his pocket and slowly took out his iPhone. Nico, who saw me take it, put his hand out. I slid it into his hand.

Piper, finally noticing his expression and tone, scowled, "What's your problem, Jason?"

"My problem? My prob -"

Jason was cut short by Annabeth, who sensed a fight, "So..." she started loudly, "I heard from Percy that you have to practice swimming everyday."

This got Jason's attention, "Yeah," he growled, "A stupid guy called Polybotes says that my swimming sucks." Nico slid the phone back into my hand. I saw that he had disabled it for half an hour.

Percy, Nico and I snickered. "He's too right," I said. Jason gave me a death glare. I had a feeling that he'd directed it to me for more than just laughing at his swimming skills.

"What?" I asked, innocently, my hands quickly passing the phone to Percy, who started doing something on it.

Just so that you know, all of us know how to speed up the process of disabling an iPhone. I have a feeling that when Jason gets his phone back, he might have to wait for 60 minutes before he can use it again. Unfortunately for Jason, the iPhones are designed so that we can't speed up the process.

"What have you taken?" Jason asked, suspiciously.

My eyes widened. "Nothing," I said convincingly.

Jason held out his hand. "Give it back."

"I haven't taken anything!"

"Cut it out, Luke. We all know that you've taken something," Thalia smirked at me.

"C'mon, Luke, give whatever you took back. Jason, check your pockets," Rachel advised.

Jason blushed, 'Right." He started checking his pockets, pulling out all sorts of things, a packet of tissues, gum, string, batteries and headphones. "Where's my phone?"

I saw Annabeth smirk across the table from me. Piper was grinning too. Percy pushed the phone into my hands and looked away, pretending he had no part in this.

"Nico, Perce, did you have any part in this?" Jason asked them, his eyes narrowing suspiciously.

"Nope," Percy said, popping the 'p'.

"Why would I have?" Nico asked, innocently. I grinned, anyone could tell that they had a part in this.

"Liars," Rachel hissed at them. Jason heard her.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

Annabeth shrugged, "We saw them playing with your phone.

"Yeah, they were doing something to your password," Piper added, smirking at us.

Jason turned to me, "Give me back my phone!"

"Ok, here," I said, giving him his phone and then getting up and heading towards the ladder to go upstairs.

"LUKE! Come back here!" Jason yelled, once he'd seen his phone. I looked back and saw Percy and Nico say something then leave hurriedly.

I quickly dove onto my bunk and lay there thinking. My eyelids started drooping. I forced them open. Just when I was thinking about how we could find out more things, I almost fell asleep. "Oh whatever," I muttered and rolled over and fell asleep.

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"Wake up, Sleeping Beauties," Thalia shouted and I felt a soft thing hit me quite hard over the head.

"Go away, Thals," I mumbled into my pillow.

"No, you have to wake up now!" I heard a 'thump', but luckily it wasn't on me this time. I heard Jason groan from the bunk under me.

"Go wake up someone else," he said.

"Jason, wake up!" Piper shouted from the left side of me.

"Yeah, come on guys, even me and Nico are awake," Percy grinned. I opened my eyes and saw that it was true. Percy and Nico were standing there grinning as they watched the girls wake us up.

"Nico and I," Annabeth corrected.

Percy shrugged, "Whatever."

"Jason, Luke, get up before I whip your sorry butts," Rachel said.

"We got a special mission today - all of us," Nico said.

"I'm up, I'm up!" I shouted, sitting up and jumping off the side of the bunk. I grabbed my clothes and saw Jason doing the same. We headed to the bathrooms and took a shower, brushed out teeth and did all the other things that we do in the morning.

When I got back the others were talking - excluding Jason, who was still in the bathroom.

"Where's Jason?" asked Piper.

"He's still in the bathroom, pampering - "

I was cut short by none other than Jason himself saying, "I'm right here!"

"Right, sorry," I said, with no hint of apology in my voice.


PLEASE REVIEW! I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. I know that nothing to do with the mission in this chapter, but I wanted to show how close everyone was in here. If you have any question please PM me or review.

Ok, now, shoutout time! First to acountless for guessing who Annabeth is gonna hook up with and second to The Avian-Olympian for giving me a really good idea. Thanks, guys! :) :) :)

- Lizzy :)