Hey everyone.

I am definitely in a writing mood right now. I want to write so bloody (HP fan) bad. My fingers keep wanting to type.

This chapter is set two weeks after Percy gets in the hostipal. I want him to get back into flying, but he still visits the hostipal so that the doctor check in on him.

TWO WEEKS LATER

"All right man, let's see this baby fly." I said into my headset.

Nico chuckled next to me and flipped on the main switch. He was my partner in this training session as we went against Luke and his partner. The captain wanted us to practice new procedures, and since I was in the hostipal for a while, he didn't start anything new without letting his top flyer in the assignment.

"How many times do we flip again?" Nico asked, grabbing his controllers.

I looked over at him, "None right now. When we spot Luke, flip once and then attack."

I glanced out the window of the huge war plane and looked up, flipping on the switch that brought out the big guns. I grabbed the plane's main controllers, brought the plane lower than the captain probably expected. I dropped the plane about a couple feet and let it soar close to the water. Nico followed my instructions on just handeling the other controllers and watching out for Luke. We prepared our battle stations and I let the plane's speed go down lower as we searched for Luke.

"Come on, Jackson. You're better than this." the captain's voice ran through my ears.

I smirked. "Then you don't me quite well yet, Major."

"You better have a good enough plan to be able to swirve your plane out of the way before you crash into the water, Jackson." he instructed.

"Yes, sir." I answered.

Nico laughed beside me. "For someone who just had a wire got taken out of their leg and stitched up, you're pretty dang happy to be back into flying mode."

"Well, I had a beautiful nurse take care of me while I was in health care." I smirked then let it leave my face when I noticed Luke's plane behind me, appearing out of nowhere.

I turned on my headset and spoke into the microphone. "Are we playing dirty or keeping it clean, my friend?"

"Don't friend me, Jackson." Luke replied.

"You asked for it." I threatened, flipping on my main guns. I kept the plane lower and I'm guessing the captain didn't really like that with a few thousand dollar plane.

I slowly turned the plane around and Nico was impressed by the way I handled a plane so easily, so gently. I finished turning the plane as I spotted Luke appearing behind the mountain on the beach that we would usually train on. That's the reason for so much water below us. I brought the plane higher as best I could without being spotting.

"Jackson, you better not be doing anything stupid!" the captain yelled in my ear.

I grinned. "Then you do not know me, sir."

"Jackson!"

I let the plane soar higher into sky. I flipped off the main switch and punched the airline button. I punched Nico in the shoulder and he gasped, grabbing the controllers for the gun shooting. He spotted Luke at the peak of the mountian. I slowed the plane down as Nico turned on the main gunlines so we could easily catch up with him. I flipped on the main switch again and it let the plane become quieter. I would normally already be flying at normal speed, but this is training.

I had to know the difference between under attack and learning something knew.

Luke appeared from the mountain peak and started flying towards us at normal speed. What the heck was he thinking? I grunted, grabbing the main controllers and turned on the plane boosters, making us soar even faster. I could never catch up in time unless I sped up. And that's what I did.

The captain cursed in the speaker. "What are you thinking? You will never catch up in time."

"Don't ever underestimate me, sir. I can do things a lot of people could never normally do." I said, letting the plane soar faster. "Not to be rude, sir, but I would like it if I could concentrate and do my own work. I've been listening so far and now, let me control this plane... my way."

"You ruin that plane, Jackson, and you're gonna get it."

"Yes, sir."

I let my hands drop from the controllers as it sped up and got closer to Luke. Nico was beside me, his hands grasping his controllers. He was leaning as back as he could from the glass, just in case his reckless cousin didn't so something stupid. Ya'll shall know me by now. I'm always reckless and stupid.

Luke was getting closer by the second and my hands still haven't grabbed the controllers. Nico was shouting as Luke was a few meters away from us. I kept my eyes focused on the main controllers and the plane in front of us. Right at the last moment, I reached out and grabbed the controllers, swirving the plane to the right. Luke followed my instructions I gave him earlier and he swirved to the right.

I shouted into the headpiece. "And that's how you do it!"

"Man, you are the master of flying." Luke said into the speaker.

"What do you think, Major? Impressed?" I asked, chuckling,

The captain spoke, "Very good, pilot. I'm impressed."

"I want to fly like you when I get older." Nico laughed next to me.

"Tons of practice, tons of studying." I told him.

I flew the plane towards the run-way and let the tires escaped their slots. I grunted as the plane landed on the road. I turned off the engine and I climbed out of the plane, walking towards the captain. His arms were crossed, and he wore sunglasses from the rays of the sun. Nico followed me, sitting down and taking a breather.

"I need to talk to you, Jackson." the captain said, smirking at me.

Luke walked over towards me and put his arm around my shoulders, laughing. "You are the best flyer I have ever seen in my entire life."

"That's why I'm promoting you." the captain stated.

I looked at him. "Major, wh-what are you talking about?"

"I'm promoting you to commander." he said, taking off his sunglasses and his blue eyes glared into mine. "After years of training and studies, I think you deserve more than anyone in this session. You have come far for such a young age and I have never seen no one want anything more, Commander Jackson."

I grinned and stood tall as the captain came forward and held out his hand. I shook hands with him and he pulled away, grabbing something from his pocket. The captain placed a pin on my button-up Navy shirt and sealed it with clasping it on the cotton. I stood, brave and tall, ready to take this responsibility. I got to fly the commander's plane and give orders to the brave soldiers that come to fight. The captain gave me a two-finger salute and I responded, smirking as I did.

Luke and Nico came running to me. Nico breathed heavily on the commander pin and wiped his steam off, watching it shine in the sunset. Luke was staring at me in denial.

"My best friend is the Navy Commander. It's your dream, man."

I placed my arm around his shoulders. "You'll be my second-in-command, like always."

"I may not be able to. The captain didn't promote anyone else besides you. I'm just glad you got your dream." Luke said, grinning. "I'm proud of you. You deserve it more than anybody."

"Thanks, man." I told him. "Brothers?"

"Brothers." Luke agreed.

Nico punched me in the arm. "I hate to break up this touching moment, but don't you have an appointment with the doctor and that beautiful nurse you always talk about?"

I cursed. "Yeah, I do. This may be my chance to finally ask her out. I haven't seen her since I got out or even when I got to my appointments, she always somewhere else where I can't find her."

"Somebody's in love." Nico sung in a singing voice.

I groaned. "Please, don't sing. You sound like you have a bad case of strep-throat."

"Just get going, man. Bring up the part that you're a commander now." Luke yelled as I ran towards my vehicle and revved the engine.

I gave two-finger salute and pulled out of the training area, driving down the gravel road. I bit my lip as I took the pin off my shirt, looking at it as I waited for light to turn green. My thumb ran over the words 'COMMANDER' and I grinned, feeling confident.

AT THE HOSTIPAL

I pulled off my shirt as I waited for the doctor to check up on me. The nurse was going to come in and check up on me first. Do the basics: check heart beat, check reflexes, and etc. I was resting my forehead on the cold wall when the door opened.

"Mr. Perseus Jackson, is it?" I knew that voice. My eyes opened and I turned around, seeing that beautiful blonde with the chart in her hands. Her blonde hair was down today and it made her insanely more beautiful. Those grey eyes glanced down at my chest and back up to my eyes.

She pointed towards the bed and I sat down, staring up at her. "How's the pain? Is it subsiding or getting worse? Scale from 1 to 10."

"Um, four. It only hurts when I mess with it or something." I answered. "I mean, besides that fact that I'm in the Navy, my leg gets hit sometimes in a plane, but I'm in a zone when I'm flying so it doesn't bother me that much."

"Hmm, I see. Has the stitches come undone at all?" Annabeth asked, looking up at me with her light colored lips.

"Not that I know of." I said.

She breathed out deeply. "Trust me, you would know if they came undone. Even if you could handle heavy amounts of pain." Annabeth grabbed the stethoscope and placed it on my heart. "Okay, take deep cleansing breaths."

I followed her instructions. "Ma'am, do you think I could possibly have some water?"

"Of course." she filled me a cup of water and I drunk it down. Her facial expression was impressed, but her eyebrow was raised.

I chuckled. "If you want to be a strong soldier in the Navy, you have to stay hydrated."

"I can tell." She came across something on my chest and her fingers lightly rubbed the scar that was right below my neck. I grabbed her wrist and those grey eyes stared into mine.

"Um, I got stabbed when I was around eight. My best friend and I were playing around one night and we came across a pocket-knife. Little did we know, he accidentaly swung his arm backward with the knife in his hands and cut my skin."

She nodded and finished checking my heart beat, but I grabbed her hand as she began to walk towards the door. "Don't go."

"I have to, sir. I've done my job."

I let my fingers intertwine with hers as I pulled her closer. "Not yet."

She bit her lip and smiled at me. "Ok, I'm still here. Now, what do you want, pilot?"

"I was promoted today, and I was going to celebrate. I was wondering if you would like to join me for a special dinner tonight around seven for my promotion." I told her.

Annabeth smiled. "What did you get promoted to?"

"Commander. My life-long dream." I answered.

She looked at me. "As amazing as that sounds, I have to decline your offer."

"What- why?" I asked as she opened the door.

Annabeth turned around and simply said, "I don't date patients."

Ooh... Percy got denied.

What do you think he should do to get her attention? I'll take any suggestions. I'll even dedicate the chapter to you if I take your idea.

Review and you'll get the next chapter! I really enjoy writing this story. It's adventurous, different, and I love the way Percy is in this story.

-HunterofArtemis32