This story will never be abandoned unless I have told you. So do not worry If you actually like this story. I have added in more things in the previous chapter, hopefully making it up for my sloppy, fast-paced writing.

O.C POV (Do I honestly still need to do this?)

After we left the shop, we ran into a problem. We didn't know how to get out. Now, before you say anything about it, "Oh Jack, just climb a wall. It's in an alley, isn't it?" Well, no duh. We tried that already. There's like an invisible wall right on top of it.

We thought it would be easy, but it wasn't. We tried everything, really. Percy even splashed water on it because maybe, "It opens when water is splashed." Isn't that oddly specific?

We tried kicking it, punching it, yelling at it, and other- things. We didn't ask for help, we felt like we didn't need it.

Okay, Percy felt like we didn't need it. He was the one mostly doing the work while we would put in suggestions time to time.

"Try tapping it," I mused. Percy looked at me questioningly but didn't say anything. Tap.

"Try tapping it in a specific order," Reyna chimed in. Three taps.

Reyna and I both looked at each other and sighed.

"More." Five taps. Seven Taps. More and more.

"How about you switch it up a bit. Try tapping in different places. Like what we did with kicking," Reyna continued. He followed her orders.

"Super Mario Bros. theme song," I breathed.

They both looked at me this time, their heads tilted with a confused expression planted on their faces. Percy shook his head and went back to tapping.

After a few more minutes, he stood back up, stretching his arms.

"This isn't working," he groaned. "We're better off just asking someone now."

"Hey, you were the one who suggested we don't ask anyone," I reminded him.

"Yeah, but I didn't think it would be this complicated." He scratched the back of his neck.

We started walking back towards the wand shop when suddenly there was a noise behind us. Another familiar thing. We all turned back, watching the scene unfold. Bricks started to shuffle around, move into different spots, creating an opening large enough for a person to walk through. We looked at each other and shrugged. Then we ran through the wall.

We landed behind a building, and the brick wall closed back up like nothing happened. We walked out of the alley and onto the sidewalks, looking for a taxi or a bus of some sort. Luckily, I brought some money with me. Percy tried to wave a taxi, like what most people would do in New York, but no one came. We also tried looking for other sorts of transportation, like the London Underground, but we came across nothing. I guess we just have bad luck.

"Honestly, right now I'm seriously just considering jumping into the back of a truck praying that it's going the direction we need to go," Percy declared.

Reyna and I looked at him like he just said one of the craziest things ever. I looked even more puzzled than her.

"Yeah, of course. Praying to the gods and jumping into the back of a random stranger's car is the only thing we can do now," I countered.

"I didn't say it was the last choice we have. It's just the only one I can think of right now," he retorted

"Maybe we should just-, do what he says? If we don't choose by now, we're going to be late to the train," Reyna noted. We silently nodded.

"But are you sure this isn't illegal? What if we get caught!" I whisper-shouted.

"No time to think about the illegal stuff. I once blew up two of the schools I went to and did other things that would be considered illegal. Besides, that doesn't matter right now, especially if you're a demigod. The only thing that's important is whether we're going to make it out alive or not," he admitted. Reyna agreed.

"Wait, so we're just going to jump into someone else's ca-" "Hang on tight! We're in for a bumpy ride!" He grabbed both of our arms and threw us into the back of the vehicle.

I was very uncomfortable. The truck was filled with a bunch of junk, barely leaving any room left for us. We were crammed inside, having to deal with the smell of dirty equipment.

"Reminds me of Bunker 9."

"What?"

"Never mind. Someone needs to keep watch of where we're going, and I'll pray to the gods." I rolled my eyes at that statement and got up on my knees.

I made sure I was still low enough where no one would see me, also making sure the driver doesn't see me either.

"I'll help," Reyna assured me.

She got up right next to me and started looking around. I've lived in London for my life, so I know most of my way around here. And somehow, we were going the right way. I guess Percy's praying worked? Nah, it was just a coincidence. I doubt the gods would help right now.

It was all going well. Not including having to ride in the back of a truck, no, not that. The breeze lifted my shoulder-lengthed hair. The smell of car gas tickled my nose. It was quiet. Okay, not quiet as in deadly silent. No one talked after that, that's what I meant. You could still hear the noise produced by the vehicles, the noise of the tools clanking around in the trunk, and the noise made by the birds flying overhead.

That was when I realized we took the wrong turn.

"We went the wrong way! We need to leave now!" I yelled at them. Percy opened his eyes and got up. He stood in a stance and then jumped out.

"Get out!" Percy called from the sidewalk.

Reyna immediately hopped out with a 'thud' following her. I hesitated. I didn't want to, but I had no choice. I was about to leave them. I jumped out of the truck and rolled onto the sidewalk, my elbows and arms being scraped at the same time. I made a small grunt and got up.

There was no bleeding, but there were a few scratches here and there. I'd never thought I get to see how my scratches are formed again. After all, I usually just wake up with them. Just kidding, but waking up with scratches is quite common to me.

I ran to the two and told them a plan. Well, it wasn't exactly a plan. We were just going to walk the rest of the way to King's Cross. It wasn't that far away now, but it's still going to take a while. We started walking back in silence, quiet again like in the truck. Percy spoke up.

"Let's agree to never to that again?" Reyna and I looked at each other again.

"Agreed."

Rushed. Chapter. In the next one, they're finally going to meet the crew. Hopefully, this also makes up for the late updates. This chapter is also pretty short, but I felt like it ended off on a good note. Here goes the reviews and answers.

1. IcyFox17 - Thank you for reviewing again, it really helps. I have to agree, the last chapter was really rushed. Also, my patronus is a bay stallion.

I'm going back to school again next Monday, so the updates might be later than expected.

Thanks for reading, - Awes0me