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"The course. Now."

Danny didn't know if he should be relieved or scared. He was definitely glad that he'd made it through the course with his secret intact (especially from Percy, who Danny knew was a lot smarter than he looked- or acted), but now Percy was going to totally mortify himself in front of everyone... including Dash and Paulina and the rest. Danny had faith in his cousin- who couldn't after seeing stand up to Skulker like that?- but no matter how well he could possibly do, they'd find a way to make him sound like a dweeb. And as much as Danny didn't give a crap anymore about what those kids thought of him, they had no right to tease Percy. The guy was actually pretty cool once you got to know him.

Tetslaff glared at Percy with her beady little eyes. Danny knew she didn't care about her students, but was she really stupid enough to mistake a guy who was obviously older and more athletic for one of the dopes in his class? Not to mention he'd never been to any P.E. classes before that year, he wasn't on the roster, and he spoke with the barest hint of a New Yorker's accent. They were in freaking Amity Park, Illinois! But then again, maybe that's why she was a P.E. teacher...

Danny tried to shoot Percy a reassuring look, but Percy had already been shoved to the front of the class. Coach looked at him with a disapproving eye.

"Name?"

"Uh... Percy Jackson?" Percy, unaccustomed to the teachers' general stupidity at Casper High, was obviously still unsure as to why he was being treated as a normal part of the class.

"Not on my sheet... did we get another new student without the Principal telling me?" Tetslaff muttered, more to herself than the rest of the class.

"Well, you see-"

"-Nevermind. Just go! Im starting the timer!" the coach screamed. Percy sighed and took off, taking the hint that resistance was pretty much futile at this point. Danny tried to look away as his cousin came to the first obstacle, a set of tires laid out in a football-style drill. Kids snickered as Percy almost face-planted into the first tire. But Danny saw Percy seem to make an internal decision. A smirk appeared on Percy's face, as if he knew something the entire rest of the room didn't. He picked himself up slowly and began to dash between the tires, placing one foot in each at almost lightning speed. He more than made up for the time he'd lost and sprinted to the rock wall.

Percy launched himself upwards and cleared the wall as fast as a mountain goat, using only three or four footholds to get over the giant wall. He hadn't even broken a sweat yet as he did pull-ups, push-ups, and crunches as quickly and easily as Danny could fire echo-blasts. Danny swore he even saw Percy yawn in the middle of a one-handed push-up.

As Percy sprinted off to the next obstacle, Danny tore his gaze off of his cousin to glance back at Dash and the gang. If Kwan's mouth was any wider, Danny himself could probably fit inside. Paulina was looking at Percy with a glance usually reserved for Danny Phantom himself. Dash was staring at Percy like he was seeing a ghost for the first time, making no attempt whatsoever to hide his disbelief. Star's eyes sparkled like it was Harry Styles or Edward Cullen instead of Percy in front of her, and even Valerie looked mildly impressed (meaning she was shocked to the point of almost fainting).

Danny caught a smirk from Tucker, who'd seen their faces as well. Total payback, Tuck mouthed. Danny nodded in agreement, smiling. Dash was never going to live down being shown up by the new kid.

Meanwhile, Percy had cleared all but the last obstacle. The crowd of students watched in amazement as he jumped hurdles like an Olympian (the athlete kind) and sprinted to the end line. He took but a second to recover and calmly walked up to Tetslaff, not even breathing hard.

Tetslaff's eyes shone with emotion Danny thought he'd never see on her: happiness. She clapped Percy hard on the back and checked her stopwatch to record his time. The coach did a double take. Danny could barely make out the numbers, but they had to be wrong. Percy was fast, but no normal kid could clear a twenty minute course in 4:05.

Then again, Danny thought to himself, Percy is far from normal.

But not even Danny knew just how right he was.