_฿_ (what the frick it wont let me head this wtf?)

Percy was oddly silent for a teenager.

He sat in Felicity's spinney chair, twisting in half circles as he twirled a pen between his fingers. He stared at the computer screen in front of him with a blank face, reading the news reports.

"It's funny how you mortals can wave off something like this as… normal." Her mumbled after a few minutes.

"It's normal in Central City." Cisco said, lounging next to Percy.

"So I've heard… Metahumans, that's a funny name." Percy mused, a smile tugging at the side of his mouth.

"Then what did you call people with powers on your planet?" I interjected. "You and your friends aren't the only ones…"

"It really depends who you ask." Percy twisted around to face me. "Sometimes we're called half-bloods. Sometimes Demigods. We have Magicians too, and Einjarhers. Though a lot of the time we're called food."

"I'm sorry, did you say food?" Iris' eyes went wide.

Percy shrugged. "Monsters. Those things," he pointed to the picture of the wind in the bank, "are what we call Venti, or Anemoi Thuellai. Storm Spirits."

"Πνεύματα της θύελλας, να προοδεύουν" I recited. "Spirts of wind, come forth."

The demigod raised his eyebrow. "Stalkerish much?"

"You 4 broke into a warehouse!" I exclaimed. "Did you expect us not to check it out?"

Percy raised his hands up in surrender. "Geez, no need to explode, Santa."

"My name is Flash." I scowled. Cisco laughed softly, earning him a glare.

"So… this helix thing-"

"Timithian Rubix." Percy corrected Thea, who glared at him.

"Will it fix this?"

Percy put his pen behind his ear. "Probably not. The venti aren't my main concern… Don't tell Diana that."

"Diana… as in Thalia?" Oliver raised his eyebrow. Percy scowled.

"Yeah, her… She's going to hang me by my hood off the tallest skyscraper." He grumbled unhappily. "Secret identities are meant to stay secret."

"So if the wind isn't your greatest concern, what is?" Thea's voice raised slightly.

"Not a what. A who." Percy said. He got up and paced the room grabbing thee rubix in question. He sighed, slipping it off its chain.

"Gee, thanks for leaving us off on a cliffhanger." Diggle scuffed. "Please don't elaborate."

Percy rolled his eyes and played with the double helix in his hands. "This was made to stop him. I won't say his name, names have power."

As if to make a point, he glanced at Laurel. "Like how I know who you are. When I said your full name, it shocked you, did it not?"

Laurel nodded. "Yeah."

Percy flipped the helix and caught it again. "It's like that, only he'll know who said his name. Let's just call him Jackass."

Everyone frowned at the same time.

"Uh, no. Let's not." Felicity said, shaking her head. "Would you just hint on how this 'he' is?"

"My grandfather out for revenge." Percy said nonchalantly. "He is a real jackass, so the nickname fits."

"Grandfather… Like…?" Caitlyn started.

"On my dad's side. An immortal one, yes. You best know him as the Titan king."

"So Kr-"

In a blur, almost faster than I could see, Oliver had a glowing bronze sword pressed against his neck. Percy had lunged across the room, summoned a sword from thin air, and made it to Oliver without me even knowing what was happening.

"I said don't say his name." Percy's voice grew dangerously dark. "Understand?"

Oliver glared back at the teenager, who didn't flinch under the mayor's gaze. With a slight nod, Percy pulled the sword back and touched something to the tip.

I watched in a horrified fashion as the sword shrank before my eyes into a small cylinder object.

"Dude, that's a pen!" Cisco exclaimed. "A pen sword."

Percy cracked a smile. "Some say the pen is mightier than the sword. Is that true if the pen is the sword?"

"Wait, a sword? The same sword that you sliced me with?" Laurel pointed to the pen. Percy's smile widened.

"Awh yes, you got me. The sword can't actually harm any of you… I think." He frowned. "Maybe Speed Santa, though I'd highly doubt he'd let me try."

"My name is not Speed Santa!" I nearly yelled. Cisco snorted.

"Okay man, keep telling yourself that."

"The helix," Diggle interjected. "What exactly does it do? And why is it important."

Percy's smile faded. "Right, sorry. ADHD." He mumbled. "The helix itself isn't important in any way than to protect the rubix. It's an Imperial gold and Stygian Iron casing. Excellent protection against eidolons and other monsters."

He looked back at us. "Oh right… Mortal, right. Imperial gold is the metal preference the Romans had, which Tem- Jason prefers. Stygian Iron, on the other hand, it darker. It's forged in the heart of the Underworld and is made to reap souls. Nico's preferred metal choice."

"Wait, reap souls?" Iris squeaked. Percy waved his hand.

"Not important. Anyways," Percy continued. "The rubix was made out of the combined blood of the sky, whom my grandfather had murdered, and my grandfather when he was murdered by my uncle."

"Lovely family," Felicity grumbled.

"It was rumoured that the helix could change fate. I personally don't know if it's true, I'm more interested in its ability to shape time."

"Shape time… Like how?" Diggle took a step towards Percy, his body tense.

"My grandfather is the lord of time. I've fought him before, years ago, but he was ultimately destroyed… Or at least, we thought he was. He almost won the war we had, all because he could slow down or speed up time."

Percy's gaze grew distasteful. "Gods be damned if he found a way back to full strength without a host."

He paused, glancing at everyone around the room as if we were the enemy. (Which we were, and were about to willingly do anything to help the annoying teen.)

"So you need blood to open it?" Caitlyn broke the silence.

"Specifically mine and Thea's" Percy nodded. "Along with some diamond dust, which we don't have… yet."

"The diamonds you stole." Oliver pointed out. "You took them for this?"

Percy nodded. "Thalia found out about the rubix as she was enchanting those amazing weapons you guys helped us locate." He smirked.

"Okay haha, very funny." Felicity deadpanned. "So we have to go get those diamonds?"

"And unfortunately walk towards my doom." Percy licked his lips. "I'm so dead when I get back home."

An: aaaay wassup?

Long time no update... I think.

TBH my track of time on any of my stories are shot af right now. I don't even know how long it's been.

So you wondered what those blood diamonds were for? Well HA NOW YOU KNOW.

Now I know too, because when I wrote the diamonds part i didn't know what the frick I was doing. I thought about using the diamonds to dust their weapons, but that's too complicated.

Hope you enjoyed this because updates are "wtf is constant"

GO CHECK OUT MY OTHER STORIES, LIKE BOLT OF ZEUS OR CURSE OF UNKNOWN. THEY ARE AWESOME AND ARE MY BABIES AND AGH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.

Peace out from Georgia

~seagurl3