"Woah, you have had quite a time. anyway, I'll call in some help, but we need to make a plan. Meet me at the Park street bus stop and we can talk then, I'll be bringing help. Bye."

she didn't give me time to reply, she just hung up. I looked up from the phone and into the expectant eyes of Fang and angel.

"They're gonna' help us."

Max POV

We all grabbed hoodies and ran out onto the street as soon as I had looked up directions to the bus stop. We decided to run there. We weren't taking any chances and buses didn't seem too trustworthy at the moment. At the speed we could run, it wouldn't be an issue anyway.

We set out at a fast pace. I led and Fang brought up the rear. Angel and Gazzy ran side by side in the the middle of our little flock. Everyone had stony expressions. This was a horrible case of de ja vu and we weren't going to lose anyone else. Definitely not after what happened to Nudge.

The only sound was the slapping of sneakers on pavement and the roar of the passing cars. No one was breathing hard. We could keep this up for hours anyway. Angel sped up to run next to me, but then remained silent, as if pondering what to say.

"Max? We'll find Iggy, and Percy too. Right?" My response was instantaneous and my mind focused on pictures of a happy reunion with Iggy and Percy. I didn't want Angel to know exactly what I was thinking. I didn't want my little angel to worry.

"Of course, honey, we'll find them in no time at all!" I reassured with a half-hearted smile. Angel didn't look completely satisfied but she nodded and slowed down to run next to Gazzy again. We kept going. Occasionally turning or crossing streets, we finally reached the bus stop.

It was just your typical bus stop with its vandalized little green bench and a metal bus sign. That wasn't what caught my attention. No, my attention was focused was the thrkid teenagers sitting on the bench and the one standing next to them.

I knew the standing one was Annabeth, that much was obvious. Her blonde hair and gray eyes were a dead give away. The other ones however, I didn't recognize. Percy would only ever talk about Annnabeth.

I walked up to the kids in plainview and let my feet slap the ground to catch their attention. If they were anywhere near as high strung as Percy, I did not want to catch them by turned towards me but waited for me to speak first.

"Are you Annabeth?" the girl's shoulders relaxed visibly and she smiled grimly. So did her companions.

"Yep, but introductions can wait. Let's talk inside." She tilted her chin towards a nearby Starbucks. I nodded and everyone followed her inside. We crammed into a booth and then pulled up and extra table and chairs.

Gazzy and angel sat across from one another and next to the window. Next was Fang across from a blonde haired boy. And then myself across from Annabeth. The extra table was filled by a short goth boy and a serious looking girl with a silver headband and a shirt that read "Hunter". Annabeth got straight to the point.

"Who are you and what do you know about Percy?" I nodded and begun our tale, starting with names and how we got our wings, and then on to how we met Percy. Annabeth remained silent the whole time, a contemplative look on her blonde boy whistled.

"Wow, Perce with wings. That's uh...hard to believe." They all nodded but the "Hunter" girl looked upset.

"Great, even Seaweed Brain can fly before me. How has my dad not electrocuted him anyway?" The goth boy chuckled.

"I can see the irony in that." heSaudi with a smirk which earned him a whack upside the head. They stopped quarreling when Annabeth spoke though.

"Ok, so we know who you are. Only fair that you should know us. I'm Annabeth, daughter of Athen the goddess of wisdom" she gestured to the blonde boy.

"I'm Jason, son of Jupter the god of the sky and king of the gods." The "Hunter" girl went next.

"I'm Thalia,daughter of Zeus and a hunter of Artemis." I nodded, so that explained the shirt. Next was the goth boy.

"Nico, son of Hades the god of the dead."

"Great." I got right down to buisness. "We need to save Percy and Iggyfrom the School. Any ideas?" Annabeth nodded.

"I do, but do you know where this place is?"

"Sort of, he might be there anyway. It's worth a shot." After that, we got down to buisness working on a plan.

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