Chapter 5

Percy looked around his cabin. It was a mess, clothes on the floor and bed unmade. He grabbed a bag from under his bed and packed a few sets of clothes along with some other items he thought he'd need out on the run.

Percy zipped up his bag, slung it over his shoulder and grabbed his dagger. He was looking for a piece of paper and something to write with when there was a flash. Oh gods.

"Where are you going?" Asked a very hurt Poseidon.

Percy sighed and ran his hand through his hair as he turned towards Poseidon. "Just out for a while, can't think here."

"I'd tell you to come to my palace but Zeus would kill us both. Why can't you just stay here? I can keep an eye on you better when you're here." Poseidon said.

Strike one.

"Why keep an eye on me? Think I'm having secret meetings with Kronos?"

Poseidon looked startled for a second. "No. There are monsters out there, I wouldn't want you getting hurt."

"There was monsters out there before I was a demi-god, did you care then?" Percy asked. A small part of him new this wasn't fair because of the rule that kept Gods away from their kids, but still Percy asked anyways.

"Of course!" Poseidon yelled. "Now you have fought more monsters so you're more important."

Strike two.

"So now that I'm a hero, I'm important? I'm just another important piece in your games?" Percy spat, hurt.

"You were important then too, Percy! It's just that now you're a target of Kronos too, and if he gets to you I won't have the hero of Olympus as my son anymore!"

Strike three. You're out.

"Right. Because with the hero as Olympus as your son you get more attention. I understand." Percy said coolly.

"What? No! That came out wrong!" Poseidon's eyes widened. "I promise Percy."

"I'll believe that when it's true." Percy deadpanned, then walked out completely forgetting to write the first letter to Annabeth.

Percy walked out of camp Half-Blood and into the forest.

Hades' words rang through his head. 'I'll make sure you end up safe in the end. Between you and me, the fates have come up with another amazing destiny for you; and we'll need you alive for that.'

Percy wasn't stupid enough to miss the double meaning in Hades words, but still as he continued on he thought, I'm counting on you Hades, don't disappoint me.

Percy walked through the forest and when he thought he was far enough from Camp, he paused to come up with a plan. Of course he had an idea of what he was doing, but he still needed a plan.

First stop, store. I need pencil and paper, I got letters to write. Percy thought to himself. He had a plan no one would ever guess, not Kronos, not the gods, not even the children of Athena. Except perhaps one, but she will hopefully be smart enough to go along with it.

Percy couldn't go back to Camp Half-Blood yet. Not tonight, not tomorrow, but one day. One day he'll return and when he does, the gods will wish they never doubted Percy Jackson, new leader of Kronos' army.

Percy went to the closest store he could find and bought some Pencils, Paper, a glass prism, and a flashlight. Then he walked down to a park. It was dark outside so the park was empty except the few teenagers hanging out by the swings, but they won't see anything. Percy walked to a water fountain and created mist, then he put the prism down, and turned on the flashlight creating a rainbow. Then Percy got a drachma out of his pocket and threw it into the rainbow mist.

Percy didn't want any gods or goddesses in on his plan, so instead of calling upon Iris goddess of rainbows he said, "Oh fleecy, do me a solid. Show me Fleecy at ROFL (rainbow organic foods & lifestyle)"

The mist shimmered and Fleecy appeared.

"Percy! How's it going? Wow no one's ever called me before! Are you okay? Where's Hazel and Frank? Does Frank still look like a wrestler with a baby face? Wow where are-"

"Fleecy!" Percy cut her off. "I need to know, is it possible to send notes through an Iris message?" he asked.

She looked confused at first. "I'm not sure. I'll grant you one free message. Try sending something to me but say, "Oh Fleecy do me a solid, send this note to Fleecy at ROFL." She suggested.

"Okay, I'll try that." Percy said, waving his hand through the mist.

Percy started the mist up again and got out a piece of paper. He wrote down, 'Does it work? –Percy' and then said "Oh Fleecy do me a solid, send this note to Fleecy at ROFL." While throwing the note into the mist where it disappeared.

Percy waited a few minutes until a piece of paper fell out of thin air and landed in his lap. He picked it up and read it. It worked. It was the same piece of paper and on the back said, 'It worked – Fleecy'.

Sweet. Now I got a way of transferring messages to Annabeth. Percy smiled to himself.

Percy got out another piece of paper and started writing in Ancient Greek. When he finished the note said,

Dear Annabeth,

Believe me, I feel bad. Have not found a clue to plan on how to survive. I'm defeated here. Gods, Kronos, who to side with? It's not easy. But what-ever it seems, like I'm siding with Kronos.

I'm going to miss Cabin 3. Cabin 3 was the best, what whatever I've made my choice. Cover for me Wise Girl.

Sincerely Yours, The best Seaweed brain from cabin 3.

Percy grinned to himself, hoping she would figure out the coded message.