_Percy Jackson _

_1:08 pm. Jackson Apartment, Manhattan, New York_

Mom let me stay home from school, for as long as I needed. I felt horrible. My cousin, who was like my little brother, was gone. In an empty void. Probably dead. I stayed in my house for a week, watching the news and eating mostly whatever Mom would put in front of me. The news was mostly about those Titans, how we had barely managed to stop from having a lot of damage. About Central Park, about Nico's disappearance.

Then there was something else. A few days ago, Piper, Jason and Leo, went missing. The news was so…so full of stuff. There were so many injuries, so many people mad at me, because their house burned or their school or their kid. This is what I hated. All the after effects. The pain, how everyone would blame me. The guilt, knowing that I have caused the loss of so many innocent lives.

Okay, I'm gonna mope for a few more days. While I do that, I'll tell you a story. This is the story of—well, you'll see what it's about, soon enough.

Two years ago, Grace's Jewelry, Manhattan.

Mom came into my room, eyeing me suspiciously. I got off my bed, bouncing excitedly. I pointed at the tv, which was on the news. "Mom, there's a jewelry store being robbed downtown." I said excitedly. "Eight hostages, possible explosives. Isn't this great!"

"Percy, what's your definition of great? Cause that sounds bad." Mom said.

"Mom, Grey Shadow is one of the hostages." I explained. "I can…I can be like her. I can go and save the superhero! I'd be a superhero!"

Mom stepped in, putting her hands on my shoulder. "Percy, this is serious business. What on earth makes you think you can take down the people who captured Grey Shadow?"

"Mom please?" I asked. "I know…I just know that I can do it. I get there, I free Grey Shadow, and we kick some bad guy ass."

"Percy," she said in a warning tone.

"Language, I got it." I said. "Can I go? Please? Please? Pretty please with blue cookies on top?"

"But what if you get hurt?"

"Then I'll be hurt, and it'll be fine." I said.

"Percy." She looked at me, her gaze softening. "Okay, get dressed. I'll get you some intel, but hurry."

She left, leaving me standing there, excitement coursing through my veins. I changed out of my clothes, into the bodysuit I had waiting in my closet. I put the blue mask over my eyes, feeling as my hair changed from messy, to being slicked back. I went to the mirror, seeing that my eyes were now blue, like the water in a glass, my hair was now a coppery brown.

I raced to the kitchen, where Mom was typing furiously on her computer. "Four men, eight hostages. A family of four, a man, two teenagers, and Grey Shadow." Mom listed. "Ear piece?"

I tapped the side of my head, pointing to the earpiece.

"Go be a hero, baby." Mom said, smiling at me.

I nodded, closing my eyes. I concentrated, envisioning the jewelry store, sandwiched between a bakery and a karate dojo. I pictured the probably crummy roof, damp from the rain earlier. When I opened my eyes, I was there, on top of the building. Bright red and blue lights flashed, nearly blinding me. I inspected my body, making sure I was all there.

"Okay baby, your right on top of where they are." Mom's voice buzzed in my ear. "A straight drop down, easily knock down three of them."

"Great." I said, stretching my arms. "Let's do this."

I loosened my molecules, feeling them sink through the roof. I formed back into a body once inside the bright, white room, landing on top of three large men, all falling over like dominos. I stood up, dusting myself off. "You didn't tell me you were throwing a party," I said, jumping down from their fallen bodies. "Even the great Grey Shadow, I'm hurt. Not even she invited me."

Grey Shadow glared at me, making me shiver slightly. I had never actually met her before now, but she looked royally pissed off. Her legs were tied together, her arms behind her back as she struggled.

I felt something cold press against the back of my neck. "And who," a raspy, old voice said. "Might you be, you pre-pubescent teen?"

"First off," I stated, my voice hard. "I'm fourteen, and not pre-pubescent."

"Oh god." Grey Shadow muttered, rolling her eyes.

"I will kill you, boy!" the man shouted, losing his patience.

"Sorry, but my mom said I have to come back in one piece. And she's worse then Grey Shadow, when she's angry." I said. "Back to your previous question—"

I spun around, locking my hand around his wrist and retching the knife out. I kicked his chest, making him grunt and stumble backwards. I turned back to Grey Shadow, slashing through her leg ties. She shrieked slightly, probably scared that I might have cut her skin. "What the heck do you think your doing?" Grey Shadow exclaimed angrily.

I shrugged, pushing her shoulder forward and cutting her wrist ties. "Help you."

"I don't need your help, boy."

"Looks like you—"

Grey Shadow gave me a hard push, sending me spiraling backwards, knocking over one of the guys. I grunted, getting to my feet. "What was that for?" I asked, growing angry. Grey Shadow smirked.

"That's how you can help me," Grey Shadow said.

I growled, but before I could retort, Grey Shadow kicked my legs out from under me, sending me onto my back. "Now if you excuse me, I don't need, nor do I want your help. Stop playing dress up."

"Percy, you should take that as your cue to back off." Mom said.

Ignoring her, I rolled onto my stomach, surveying the area. The rest of the hostages were against a wall, across the room. Grey Shadow was in the process of beating down two of the four guys. Each time she knocked one down, another would take his place.

"Percy, you should really get out of there."

"Sorry Mom," I mumbled, pulling the earpiece out and throwing it across the room. I watched Grey Shadow, a few feet in the air, knocking the guys down with strong winds. I pulled myself to my feet, shaking out my arms.

"I'll show you, I'm not playing dress up." I muttered, eyes locking on the bathroom door across the building.

If you were there, you would mostly hear the sounds of Grey Shadow beating the living snot out of those guys. If you were listening closely, however, you'd hear the sounds of pipes rattling and bursting, water sloshing around inside the bathroom. The door flew off its hinges, making Grey Shadow jump slightly. Water tunneling out in massive waves, swallowing up the four men and Grey Shadow. I parted the water, keeping it from the hostages and holding it above those on the floor, sputtering out the water in their lungs. "What the hell!" Grey Shadow yelled, once she gained enough breath. "Who even are you?"

I smirked, glad that I'd finally gotten her attention. In the spur of the moment, I named myself, something I'd be for the rest of my life. "Me? I'm Hurricane."

At the end of the week—Saturday—Annabeth came from school to see me, I guess. She seemed really depressed and broken. Piper, who was her roommate, was still missing. She told me how the police came and were questioning her about the disappearance, blah blah. Instead of staying the night, like she usually does when we're at my house, she went back to campus.

Well, she told me she was going back to campus. But when she left, I went to my window and saw her, with Marco. Yes, ex-boyfriend Marco. Except, it clearly didn't look like he was ex-boyfriend Marco. It looked like current/becoming boyfriend Marco, based on the way they kissed.

After that, I went back to my room, burrowed under a pile of blankets, in the dark.

~Sleepless Saviors~

After what felt like days locked in my room (it'd been three hours) I went out, mostly cause I needed to pee. Annabeth made lemonade when she was here, and I had a lot of it. Except, when I went out, before I could even get to the bathroom, Mom came and grabbed me by the ear, dragging me to the front door.

"Check your phone." Mom said.

I sighed, taking it from her hand. Meeting 7 pm. Be prompt. I looked at her, slightly exasperated.

"Mom—"

"Perseus Jackson," she said sternly. "You have been in my home, instead of at school, for a week. You ignored all your duties as a superhero, because of one accident. You and Grey Shadow need to have a talk. I'll go too, since I have things to go over with the both of you. Now get ready, it's a quarter to seven."

She patted my shoulder, going to her room. I ran a hand through my hair, considering her words.

A/N: Yay. So, if you had noticed, I write grey with an 'e' instead of the common 'a' for Americans. Here's what happened. I used to use 'a' when I was younger. But then, there was this kid in my class whose last name was spelled 'Grey', and as a child, it confused me. I always forgot which was common, and right. Blah blah blah. So, I do like the 'e' better. I also like putting a 'u' in 'color' but sadly, my computer doesn't agree with me so. Sorry I was so late. I took a really long nap and all that. I was tired, but now I won't sleep tonight.

So, sneak peak time!

Before I could hit the ground, I felt two strong arms grab me out of the air. I looked up at a pair of amused blue eyes. "I thought you could fly, Ms. Shadow?" Hurricane said. I glared at him, pulling from his grip.

"Where the hell have you been all week?" I yelled. "Do you know how hard it has been answering questions and stopping crime by myself? You could've at least called, let me know what's wrong with you!"

I know, he just stopped me from hitting the ground. But I was still pissed, and I needed to lash out at something.

"Now you want to show up? Everyone keeps blaming me, because all my friends are gone! They all disappeared! My best friend in the whole fucking world is broken, moping around at home instead of being at school! I just want some moral support, okay? I'm hurting too! No one fucking cares about how much I'm hurting, and it's not fucking fair!"

By now, I had hot tears rolling down my face.

"I can't even go and get comfort, from anyone, because then everyone'd know my secret identity. They'd hate me, because I let Nico, my favorite little depressing mess, go. He's gone, and-and it's all my fault."

Slowly, I sunk to my knees, hugging myself as I cried. "I'm such a horrible superhero." I whispered.

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