CHAPTER 24:

(WILL SOLACE)

I was doing my rounds and making sure everyone was comfortable in the informary. When I realised it was getting abit to bright, even for me. I looked out the wind and saw my dad's chariot glide to a stop in the middle of camp. Like last time he came here, the chariot was a bus.

The people started to come out. Annabeth was the first one out and when I saw that I knew Percy would be with them. I ran out and saw other people having the same idea. By the time the bus was empty almost all the camp was there. Percy was the last to come out. He looked abit to pale and skinny, but he smiled and thanked Apollo. They had a quick conversation, and Percy nodded and Apollo touched Percy's back.

_When every one leaves make Percy spill the beans about everything and keep on open mind. Then don't tell anyone about what you talk about. Bye, son._ Apollo's voice vibrated through my mind. I smiled and nodded in his direction. He gave me a thumbs up then vanished in his convertable with a flash of bright light. Chiron galloped towards the group and patted Percy on the back, saying how glad he was to have one of his students have a safe return. If you blinked you would have missed it. When chiron let go something behind Percy fluttered. It was small and it was quick, but I still saw it.

I looked around to see if anyone else saw, but if they did, they didn't show it. I also noticed Percy's terrible looking jeans and he had no shoes on. The only thing clean about him was the shirt and jacket and even they seemed to have filth on them. I looked at the others and they seemed fine, but they kept eyeing Percy as if they knew something that we didn't.

"So what did they do to you?" An ignorant new kid shouted. He was claimed a couple days ago to Athena, but he was dumber than a pile of rocks. He was about 13 so most people hoped he would grow out of being stupid. Micheal scowled at him. I saw Percy shift uncomfortably from side to side.

"It...They...I...and...um..." His face got red and he cringed his toes. I could tell he wasn't going to tell us the truth. "I can't tell you, because.."

"Your a coward and won't admit that they hardly did anything." Kelvin was the kids name. He smirked. Percy looked down and I saw the fluttering again. Annabeth put her hand on the middle of his back. I thought it was weird, but Percy looked up again.

"If you must knew... They starved him and slashed open his chest. Then they stuck needle after needle in to his body putting more and more posions into his body." Clarrise scowled at the little twerp and he shrank down into the crowd, but not before he said one last thing and I could tell if Annabeth's hand wasn't on Percy's back, she would have done something stupid.

"That's all." Kelvin sniggered.

LINE BREAK...stupid Kelvin

"Percy. Wait up." I intersepted him before he went into his cabin. "Hey, what's up."

"Nothin much. Just trying to get some clean clothes and maybe things straightened out. You knew...normal stuff." He gave me one of those lopsided smiles, that meant he was lieing.

"What's behind your back?" I saw the fluttering again.

"Nothing." He scotted away from me abit. I was done with shuraids. I pushed him into his cabin and closed the door. I saw the fluttering and got an idea. I pushed him down. He started to fall, but then he wasn't touching the floor. What I saw I got why Percy doesn't want to talk about it.

"You...you have wings." I said stunly. He gave me a sad, yet laughing smile.

"Yeah and they catch on fire." He flicked them and flames burst from the feathers. Then they started to shift and the feathers became scales and it was beautiful. I looked at Percy in amazment and saw smoke coming from his nostrils. He coughed and a big black cloud of smoke billowed out. "I hate when that happens. Everytime."

"What...how...why?" I couldn't find the right question.

"There are these things called inventors and the make everything better. So when the captchered me. They...uh...made me better. Except its hell, trying to put a shirt on." He laughed and folded his wings. I was about to leave when I remembered my dad saying make him say everything. And I had a hunch that wasn't all his secrets.

"And..." I turned back to the son of Posiedon. I looked right into his eyes and waited.

"Nothing." He lied again. I rolled my eyes and kept waiting.

"I know your lieing. Tell me now." I stared daggers at him. He gave me a wolfish grin, which creeped me out.

"yeah you got me." He closed his eyes. I watched in awe and horror as my friend became small and furry. He opened his eyes and stared up at me. He still had wings but much smaller.

"Your a dog...what even happened?" I was stunned yet it wasn't the weirdest thing I saw. He changed back, luckly with his clothes still on.

"Like Clarrise said, they had alot of needles. And potions and stuff." He started getting out clothes. I turned around and started to leave, until I heard him hit the ground. His shirt was half off but it got stuck on his wings. "Not again." He sighed and got up.

"Need help?" I concealed a smile.

"You know this is going to be my down fall. Getting sufficated by my shirt." He grumbled.

"Just hold still. I almost have it." I tugged and it finally came off. Then I left before he took off his pants.