Chapter 10

"Nico already knew I'm still alive and everyone loses their mind"

Percy

I groaned, but then perked up. "Does that mean I get to do whatever I want?"

Walking forward, Leo rolled his eyes. "What do you think, Trent?"

I grinned. "What do you think, Leo?"

Leo shot a tiny flame at Toby, reflect I shoved Toby in my back and I repelled with a tiny stream of water, and then jumped back, pretending to be shocked. Toby's still looking at him with a confuse look and he's not the only one who look shock, everyone at the Pavilion look like they had seen a ghost.

"What the hell!" I shouted, staring at him disbelief as I grab his collar. "You could burn someone, are you crazy?!"

"Must be your powers emerging." said Leo softly, fiddling with a piece of wire. I looked at him.

"Powers?" Toby asked. "Kind a like superhero?!"

"Son of Poseidon. Earth shaker, god of the sea and horses." Leo said. "I don't know too much- that's Annabeth job, but you should have a lot of power of water, especially salt water. Percy..."

Leo hesitated. "Percy was a really good navigator and could control boats. He could make hurricanes and control large quantities of water. Annabeth once said he blew up of volcano though...so you might be able to control the earth a bit. And you can speak to horses and fish, so don't be too surprised"

I stared at him, he already knew, oh crap Hera's going to go nuts, it haven't been two month yet my cover already blown. Damn this stupid quest but then maybe Hera didn't notice, maybe Leo just bluffing.

"Whoa." I said eloquently.

"Yep." said Leo, throwing the object he had been working on into the air.

It was shaped like a plane, and it flew around our heads for a few moments before falling back to earth. I stared at the little plane lying on the ground.

'The plane is just like me, broken, useless'

'Maybe this quest only to prove that I'm right, maybe this got nothing with Toby's or Hera, it's only to prove I'm a useless hero'

"Trent?" Toby asked. "You can let go now"

My eyes flew up to Leo, who was looking a little concerned. I saw Toby's still behind my back while I'm holding his hand, I forgot that I'm still holding him, I then let go and he look really concern.

"Did the wrack spurts get you?" he asked teasingly, like it was some kind of reference.

"No." I said roughly, closing my mind off. The cabin leaders were looking at us in curiosity.

Leo stared at me for a moment, before lifting his shoulders and letting a mischievous grin form on his face. The easy-going, slightly melancholy boy was gone, replaced by a Leo that I remembered. The Leo I knew the mischief one with that elves look, almost like the Hermes cabin kid.

"Sup!" Leo yelled, running forward to meet the cabin leaders and centurions.

Some of the campers greeted Leo in return, and I saw Frank put his arm around Hazel and wave.

"You coming, Trent?" Leo called.

Turning around. I gave a short nod and slowly followed, hands in my pockets. I scowled as the Romans curiously inspected me, a few with shock. A boy who was sipping on a red juice box dropped it.

"Percy?" he asked incredulously. Eyes turned to stare at me.

I clenched my fists, holding down Percy with an iron fist. "I'm not-"

"He's not Percy." Hazel said softly, leaning her head against Frank's shoulder. The Romans turned to look at her. "He says his name is Trent."

Reyna examined me carefully, her eyes piercing my own. I met them defiantly, secure in the knowledge that Percy was buried out of sight. She then stepped back, nodding slightly.

"Hello, Trent...?"

"Just Trent, I hadn't got any last name" I replied.

"Why?" repeated a boy with brown hair.

I scowled "That's classified"

"It's nice to meet you, Trent" said Jason.

He held out a hand and I stared at it, before shrugging. I took it. Sorry Jason not meant to be rude but if I blow my cover, your step mom, from our counterpart that you called Juno will unleash her fury to this Camp.

"Shall we get on with the meeting?" Chiron asked amiably. Reyna cleared her throat and nodded.

"On the Roman side, we have no new changes in centurions," Reyna began. "Cohorts 1 through 4 will be staying in the temporary camp we will be setting up tonight, and the fifth will be staying with...?"

"Hermes cabin." Connor piped up.

Reyna nodded. "Later tonight we'll go more in detail. We also had a small influx of new demigods and legacies. What about you, Greeks?"

"We have gained nearly a dozen campers in the past year," Chiron said. "Our newest being Mr. Carter and also Mr. Trent"

"Who is he descended from?" a boy piped up.

"I'm the son of Poseidon." I drawled, leaning against a near-by tree.

Roman jaws fell open. "Neptune?" one yelped.

"Poseidon?"

"Jackson's father?"

"I just said so, didn't I?" I said, running a hand through my hair.

"I still don't get it..." Clarisse whispered to Chris. I smirked.

Leo smirked beside me. "Nice." he muttered.

"Moving on..." Chiron said. "Trent will lead the Poseidon cabin, and is a full counselor. Other than this, we have no changes." He hesitated.

"Where's Annabeth?" Jason asked, looking around. "She was at breakfast...?"

"She went to visit a friend." Chiron explained. The group nodded, and the centaur's face smoothed out. "However...there was a large group of monsters appeared earlier this month and Annabeth also Piper and Leo went to check it out. However, they were chasing Trent and also Toby, and have all been destroyed."

The atmosphere tensed slightly. "Were there any major monsters?" Reyna asked, looking towards me.

I laughed harshly. "Depends on your point of view."

"Trent" Chiron chastened. I rolled my eyes and pushed myself off the tree trunk.

"At least three packs of hellhounds, a couple Cyclops, snake-ladies, some harpies, and...the Minotaur."

A chill went through the air at the mention of the mythical monster.

"The...Minotaur?" Gwen whispered her eyes wide.

I smirked. "Yep. It was fairly simple, really. The dumb bull was easily tricked." I mimicked slashing a sword. "Idiot practically let me kill it."

Some of the demigods let out a nervous grin, but the older campers seemed shocked.

"But..." Jason stuttered.

"The Minotaur!" Katie put in.

"Did you have any training prior to this?" Reyna asked.

I felt my face darken. "Not that I know of."

"Not that you know of?" Reyna asked. "What does that mean?"

"I don't know." I shrugged. "Don't remember getting any training. Unless living on the damn streets with those frickin' monsters count"

"Besides, I still survived even with a kid that I look after"

A couple of the younger counselors gasped, and Chiron shook his head. "Trent. Again, I ask that you refrain from swearing."

I snorted, sticking my hands back into my pockets. "Sure thing, Chiron."

But really. This was a camp for turning kids into warriors. Was swearing really what the glorified pony was worried about? Honestly. Beside me, Leo was holding back a smirk of his own.

Reyna cleared her throat. "Is there any other important news needed to be shared?"

The area around us chilled and darkened, and then a boy with long, shaggy black hair and eyes of the same color stepped out of a shadow. He was dressed in a black army jacket and black pants. He was pale...and familiar.

"Nico?" Hazel asked in surprise. She moved away from Frank, who looked surprised himself.

Oh shit.

"What's up, dude?" Leo asked, grinning.

Nico raised his eyes to the group. "Percy's alive."

My mouth was dry. Nico's words bounced uselessly off the sides of my mind, a never-ending cacophony of horror. Percy's alive. Percy's alive. Percy's alive.

No...no...no!

Around me, the others were in chaos, shouting questions at Nico, eyes filled with relief, anger, hope, and fear. I was still, my face stone, unable to process what I had just heard. Great just great, of course Son of Hades will know, I'm so stupid. Why didn't Hera just kill me already, and why the Hades did I accept this quest.

"Trent...?" Hazel asked.

"Just...just listen to Nico, okay?" I said my voice dry. I began to silently offer up prayers to the gods, useless as they were, to let Nico not know the full truth, that Nico didn't give away my secret.

"Percy's alive." Nico repeated, drawing the attention of the group.

"How?" Hazel said, her golden eyes filled with tears. "I saw him die!"

"I don't know how." Nico said, scuffing his shoe in the dirt. "But my father lied."

"Why?" Hazel said, leaning into Frank's sturdy body. "Why would Father lie? To us?!"

"To hide the truth." Nico said.

"What truth?" Frank asked, looking confused.

Nico's eyes burned with a fire of an intensity none of them had ever seen before. "They sent him to Tartarus."

Silence.

Then, a voice from behind them called out. "Who sent whom to Tartarus?"

I turned and saw Annabeth, her eyes slightly red. Her shoulders were held high, but her intelligent grey eyes were confused. My stomach dropped at the sight of her. Oh gods, don't tell her, please, don't tell-

Nico said softly, "Percy is alive."

Wow, thanks a lot Nico. Now I need to felt then guilt making my 'wise girl' wonder a lot and cried, gee thanks cuz, really appreciated, and great thank you to Hades about telling Nico that I'm still alive, you guys made the father and son of the year. When I saw Annabeth eyes widened, and she raced towards us, eyes filled with such terrible emotion I felt breathless. I hate seeing my 'wise girl' like this; no one should make her cry, and hell I shouldn't make her cry.

"Where is he? How is he? Why the HADES did he not shows himself?! How did he survive-?"

"He was sent to Tartarus." Nico said bluntly, shoving his fists into his leather jacket. Annabeth stumbled back, her face pale.

"What?"

"He was sent to Tartarus. By the gods."

Silence. Annabeth stood totally still, her face unreadable. I stepped back, expecting her to explode, to scream at the gods, to take off for Olympus, hell, even to throttle Nico. What she did instead came as a complete shock. Annabeth collapsed, her eyes filled with tears.

"Annabeth!" several people shouted, racing towards her.

Tears raced down her cheeks, but then suddenly stopped. She closed her eyes. A grey aura surrounded her, and I watched as she grew slightly in size. She opened her eyes, and they were their normal grey, but filled with power and anger.

"He's in Tartarus?" she asked, her voice low. Power laced her words.

Nico swallowed. "Not anymore."

Annabeth faltered, her aura fading slightly. "What?"

"He seemed to escape...but something seems...wrong with him."

Annabeth fell back again, her fist striking the earth. It sunk through, but Annabeth didn't seem to notice.

"Where is he?" she demanded. "For gods sake tell me now Nico, or i send you to Tartarus myself to find him!"

"I don't know!" Nico said, running a hand through his hair. "It's like he has been suppressed or something! Last time I felt anything like this; it was with a dying girl with MPD!"

"Then follow it!" Annabeth shouted.

"I'm trying!" Nico exclaimed. "Someone- or something- seems to be blocking it! Plus, it only surfaces fully like once a month, which means that something important happens then! And..."

Nico trailed off, frowning. "The most recent was a little while ago. He was practically dead...and then it stopped."

Annabeth aura disappeared.

"Dismissed." Reyna called uneasily.

Several of the Romans made quick retreats, others lingering for a moment. Slowly, the Greeks left too, glancing back at Annabeth. Only Malcolm, Piper, Jason, Leo, Frank, Hazel, and myself stayed behind with Nico and Annabeth. It was then that Annabeth noticed that her hand had sunk through layers of hard earth. She yelped and quickly withdrew her hand, only to stare at the scarred earth.

"Please find him." she said softly, looking at the earth. Her voice was fragile, brittle. Like nothing I had ever heard from her before. "Please."

Nico nodded solemnly, before fading through a shadow.

Annabeth stood and stared at me for a moment, before ripping her gaze away. "Let's go." she said, her head held high. She began to walk away, followed by the others.

I stared at her hands.

They were shaking.

TADAAAAAAAAA! Two Chapter in a day of course to make up my mistake about not taking any update...

By the way... you guys heard that in Indonesia we actually run an election for selecting our president of course but then everything gone wrong because either one of them cheat... well the problem is i may not update the story for a while but don't worry i will finish it and still working on the next chapter.. so thanks anyway!

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