[AN: Thank you to the 6 people that favorited and 7 that followed. Thank you to Anonymously96, Nordia Gral, solidsnake45, and lumix68 for reviewing.

To solidsnake45: Clarisse on the quest. Hmm. I never thought about that as an option until reading your review. Thank you. If/when I introduce non-canon characters, I promise I will not be that guy to hit you with 18 of them in a 1500-word chapter. I was thinking 3 max (this book) and I would leave big gaps in between introductions. Cameos. Yeah, I was thinking of having Percy and crew meet Jason and Reyna, on their quest to get the weapons from the H. L. Hunley, in Charleston during BotL storyline, maybe. Thank you for all the input.

To lumix68: If I remember correctly, Percy met Carter first in Son of Sobek and only told Annabeth. She kept that quiet until she met Sadie. I was planning on following that type of patterns like my previously mention plan for meeting Jason and Reyna. Katie Gardener. You're right that it's rare. That'd be hard as hell to work. If Percy ends up with Katie, I obviously took your advice. If not, I did not ignore you, I just couldn't figure a good way to write it. Thank you for the input.

I can't believe no one asked about the lightning, the voice in Percy's dream, or the wallet. I mean the answer would have always been that I wasn't going to spoil stuff for you guys but at least I thought it was an interesting thing to add.

Ozone Killer- Reference to how cows, in the USA at least, are the largest source of methane emissions and methane bonds with oxygen breaking down the ozone on a chemical level. Everybody talks about that fact every Earth Day, so it was fresh in my mind from like a week ago.]

Chapter 5: So, Demigods Aren't Technically into that Freaky S***?

"Um. Thanks. I think." My voice sounded weird.

"Well. I think we covered most of the things on the orientation film at Yancy. All to do now is the tour. Are you up to it Percy?" Chiron asked.

"I think so," I turned to Grover, "how are you feeling?"

"You're asking me how I'm feeling? You're the one that killed the Minotaur, nearly bled out, and just woke up from a coma. You're asking how I'm feeling?"

"You're my friend and the Minotaur hit you pretty hard. Until now I wasn't sure if you were okay or…"

"I'm fine Percy."

"Look at that." The pudgy guy said. "A hero that actually cares about his friends. That's not something you see every day. Pity it will probably die before he does."

I looked closer at the guy. He thinks I'm going to stop caring about my friends?

"Who are you?"

"Are you sure you can or want to know? Names have power. Until you are sure you can call me Mr. D, child."

"You sure it's not Mr. C? As in Mr. Coward because you're too afraid to say your own name." (AN: Not the best I know but Percy is 12 at this point so…)

The guy finished off his can of Diet Coke, crumpled it, and tossed it on the table. Turning to look at me for the first time he spoke, "It stands for Dionysus, as in the god. Now," he looked me directly in the eyes and images started flashing in my mind. Parties turned to slaughters. Men turning into dolphins. Soldiers turning on each other from madness. "… knowing that would you like to keep disrespecting me?"

I decided I didn't like this guy. He was trying to bully me into submission.

"You, a god?"

"Percy." Chiron said with a warning tone.

I understood what he was saying. If I kept going it could get me killed or worse.

I managed to force out a, "No, sir." and Mr. D turned back to his card game.

Chiron placed his cards on the table and rose from it.

"Follow me Percy."

-Time Skip-

(AN: I tried writing the tour like seven times and couldn't find a way for it not to sound useless/boring. I'm sure you guys know the basics volleyball, strawberry fields, Pegasus stables, mess hall, woods, lake, bathrooms, amphitheater, arena, and archery range.)

We started making our way back to the Big House. Chiron had talked about the landmarks and some of their history, the gods, monsters, and other demigod things. It was pretty useful stuff. Chiron was friendly about the whole thing until I asked about the Titans, now we were walking in awkward silence.

As we got closer to the Big House, I saw a girl sitting on the railing. She had blonde hair and was reading a book.

"Ah, Annabeth. I have a masters archery class in a few minutes. Could you show Percy to Cabin Eleven?"

The the girl looked up from her book recognized Chiron and then looked at me.

"Sure Chiron."

Chiron galloped off to the archery range. The girl, Annabeth, closed her book and hopped down from the railing.

"Hi, I'm Percy." I said, trying to be polite.

"I know and you drool in your sleep."

How did she know…

"Wait you were watching me sleep?"

She blushed.

"When you were in a coma some of the campers, like me, took turns feeding you ambrosia and nectar to help you heal."

"Ambrosia and nectar?"

"Food of the gods. Helps gods and demigods heal but burns mortals to dust."

At this point we were at an old cabin. Brown wood, peeling paint, and a big number eleven over the door.

"Well go on." Annabeth said.

I open the door and saw kids everywhere. On the bunks, on the floor, sitting at desks, and leaning against the wall. Stepping further inside I heard the floor creak indicating Annabeth must have been right behind me.

"Regular or undetermined?" someone shouted from the back.

"What?" I asked.

"Undetermined." Annabeth said.

There was a groan as if it came from the cabin itself, which was entirely possible. A guy about eighteen or nineteen pushed his way to the front.

"Alright, alright everybody calm down. Hi, I'm Luke."

"I'm Percy." I responded as I shook his hand.

Annabeth gave Luke a look. "Maybe we should get out of this stuffy cabin," Luke said and then herded Annabeth and me out the door. (AN: Anyone else just realizes how creepy it was for Luke to love Annabeth in BotL and TLO? There's almost a seven-year difference between them. So, assuming Annabeth is about the same age as Percy when Luke gained the Curse of Achilles, he, a 21-year-old, had a crush on a fourteen-year-old. F*** that. I am not about that medieval pedophile crap. Forget what I said about a possible PercyxLuke story. Gods are different. They never grew up or had a different mentality. For example, how they argue about petty bs every council meeting.)

Once out the door, Annabeth said, "I'll see you later Luke." And took off.

"Sorry about that." Luke apologized.

"What?"

"The cabin. Once you get to know them, you'll like them, but they get kinda annoyed with everyone getting packed into the Hermes cabin."

"Oh." Smart and precise. I know.

"Grover told me you were pretty good with a sword."

"I wouldn't know."

"How could you not know?"

"I'm not really sure what counts as good. Other than fighting the Fu- I mean Kindly One and the Bull Guy, I never held a sword."

"How about we go to the arena and if no one is there we get a little practice in? We'll worry about getting you a sleeping bag and toiletries later."

About half an hour later and a few bruises, Luke decided to start teaching me a few tricks.

"Your basic footwork, slashing, and stabbing is pretty good. A natural, even better than me when I started. But you need to be able to at least understand the complicated things, so they aren't used against you." He went on for a bit about blocks, parries, deflections, and feints. Apparently, he sensed my boredom and decided to try something else. "Here Percy. Hold out your sword. I'm going to show you a disarming maneuver." I got into a defensive stance and he got into position as well and told me to slowly pretend like I was trying to stab him. As I did, he said, "Perfect. Now when you see something like this and don't want to kill the enemy, only disarm them, you thrust your blade forward, lock your swords together, and twist." Demonstrating as he went.

CLANG! My sword was on the ground.

"Think you got it?"

"Sure." I didn't have it.

"Alright then. This time lets have a little spar full speed. The first person to disarm the other wins." Great.

This went on for a few minutes. He was going easy on me. I could tell. Eventually, I saw my opening. I did as he told me and sure enough, his sword fell to the ground. Riptide was a little shorter than Luke's sword and it left a small cut on the back of my hand, but I didn't care. I was happy.

"Go again?" Luke asked as he picked up his sword. He watched me with a bit of a surprise. I was about to say yeah when a voice behind me said, "Maybe you should give Percy a little break, after all, he did just wake up from a coma today."

I turned and saw it was Chiron. Luke sheathed his sword and left the arena. I walked up to Chiron.

"I see you still have Riptide."

"Yeah. I kinda had put it in my pocket at the museum and forgot to give it back." I said as I offered the sword to Chiron handle first, but he shook his head.

"You will get much more use out of it than I." What was that supposed to mean? What did Chiron know that I didn't? "Take a break and rest Percy. And remember that the sword will always return to you in pen form. It may take a few moments, but it will do if you dropped the cap and cannot recap it." Then he galloped away toward the sound of fighting campers. I set the sword on the arena floor and walk a few steps away. About forty-five seconds later the sword disappeared and I felt something in my pocket. I pulled it out and sure enough, there was Riptide. Cool…

Wait. How did the note know? From how Chiron had talked about Riptide when I asked about it when we walked through the camp it seemed he had held it for a very long time. Lifetimes even. So, no one should know its properties other than Chiron, the gods that are familiar with it, and myself. I know the note wasn't from me. First, how could I have given it to myself without already knowing about it? Second, there weren't enough spelling errors for it to be me. Chiron preferred bows and already gave me one weapon. He would have seen no need to give me another. Which leaves the gods. What god goes by Rube Fi? It didn't even sound Greek. Maybe it was a pseudonym like Mr. D. Only part of the name or a nickname maybe. There was also the lightning. The sword came from the lightning. But Zeus is the god of lightning. As Chiron told me the big three don't have demigods anymore.

My head was starting to hurt. I took a look around and saw I wasn't in the arena anymore. I hadn't even realized I was walking. Somehow, I had ended up at the edge of the woods. I decided I didn't feel like dying and started to head back towards the cabins.

[AN: DONE! Chapter 5 is done. More questions because I can.

1. Should I do shorter updates but update more often or keep going like I am and gradually make them longer and longer?

2. Who should Percy be with?

3. Who should Percy take on his quest with him?

4. How long should the quest take approximately?

5. Should Percy have his 'demigod dreams'?

6. Should I keep dropping little hints to my future plans?

7. Should there be any non-canon characters?

8. When should the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians meet?

Anyone else watch the Flash Finale?

This story is over 10,000 words now.]