Chapter 4

We teleported to Greyhound Station of New York, where we would start investigating.

Hagan looked up at the sky as it started raining. "It would start raining. Let's go get some cover or something."

I shook my head as I looked around. "No we stay in the rain for a little bit. I did that on purpose. I smell something. Something isn't right."

To prove my point, three kids got out of a van. I sniffed the air. They smell of demigods. One of them looked at a flyer and tore it down when they weren't looking.

I nodded at them. "Let's follow them. They smell of godlings."

Hagan nodded and as they left, we followed them, masking our scent from the satyr. They stopped at the bus stop and started playing Hacky Sack with one of the stayr's apples. It was kinda funny at the end when the stayr ate the whole entire apple.

Hagan almost laughed, but I covered his mouth with a scaled hand so he wouldn't bit it. The bus arrived and the three demigods got on. I summoned some bus tickets and we followed them onto the bus.

Sparrow and Silus sat together while me and Hagan sat across form them.

The last of the passengers came on and Sparrow hissed. "Nexus!" She pointed to the old ladies.

I nodded and sniffed the air discreetly. I instantly stiffened. The Furies were here. Hagan felt my body tense and grabbed a hidden knife under his sleeve. I shook my head and he relaxed. They weren't after us, they were after the three demigods.

I glanced at the three demigods. They were looking for exits and trying to keep calm. Then the girl gave the boy a hat and told him to leave. He protested but they reasoned with him and he nodded and put the hat on.

Instantly, he vanished from my sight. That's pretty cool. To have an invisible hat. I said to myself. I kept my eyes on the three Furies as they crept up on the demigods.

They paused and looked at the empty seat beside me. He must be beside me. I said as I got my weapons ready to defend him. But they kept walking towards the other two and then, with patience ran out, they charged at the two demigods.

"Where is it? Where?" The Furies surrounded them.

Sparrow started to get up, but I shook my head, telling her no. I felt the boy walk passed me and up the aisle to the front of the bus. I saw his outline pause and look back at the Furies. He then took the drivers distraction and turn the wheel left, causing us passengers to fly right into the windows.

The driver and the boy wrestled for the wheel while everybody was falling and hurting themselves. Then the boy hit the emergency brake, causing us to spin and slam into a tree. Every mortal ran out the bus. We followed them, acting perfectly.

When we got off the bus, we ran into the forest and waited for the demigods to get out the bus. We heard the boy yell something and them rush out the bus. I summoned a lightning bolt to strike the bus, giving the demigods some time to escape. The Fury wailed in pain and in anger. The group of demigods ran as fast as they could into the forest.

I turned towards Hagan and Sparrow. "Keep them in sight. Me and Silus have to fix this scene. We'll teleport to you."

They nodded and ran after the demigods. Me and Silus came out of the forest and turned on our time powers. After 10 minutes, we fixed the scene as of nothing happened.

I was drained as a tree that was watered for three years. I drunk some nectar and I tasted the familiar red velvet chocolate chip cookies.

I walked back to the forest with Silus. "I'm going to shadow travel do you want to come or walk?"

"I'll come." he said shortly.

I chuckled. Silus never said anything more than three words unless he was flirting with someone. I grabbed his shoulder and teleported to Sparrow's location. Immediately, I activated my bow. Sparrow and Hagan were against a tree, not fighting.

Then I was confused. Why weren't they fighting back? Then I looked closer at the tree. They were wrapped around with a thin layer of water cover trying to say that she couldn't breath.

I was so angry, that the water evaporated immediately and my sword appeared while my bow disappeared. Silus saw the anger in my eyes and stepped back saying that they were all mine and that was all I needed.

I rushed out, my anger propelling me. The stayr cried out a warning before I knocked him unconscious. I was about to chopped his head off when a sword blocked it. I turned quickly and whapped him in the head.

He stumbled back and raised his head. Without knowing, I turned on my dragon traits, and charged the boy. He swung the sword, but I ducked under it and punched him so hard in the ribs, that he flew five feet off the ground and into a tree.

The girl cried out in anger and charged me. I spun around and was about to meet her charge when starlight started holding me back. I looked at Sparrow to see her the one manipulating the starlight. I calmed down when I saw her eyes. They were filled disgust and pity. I felt ashamed that I lost control. I ripped off the starlight strips and walked towards Silus.

"Heal them Silus. I'll be in that tree." I said, pointed the tallest and biggest pine tree in the forest.

He nodded and started walking to the tree to get the boy I punched. I turned into a half-dragon, so that I could still have my human form, but have my claws, teeth, and wings.

I flew up to the top of the tree and sat down looking at the scenery in shame. I turned back into my full human form so I could be comfortable.

Even though I was only protecting Hagan and Sparrow, I knew that I went too far. And now the girl I liked, hated me, thought of me as a monster. I am a monster in a human body. I said to myself.

I shook my head. I'm going to be a heartless killer. Not talk to anybody. I'm going to be an assassin like I'm supposed to be. The Assassin of Chaos.

But my nice side argued. Chaos doesn't you to be like that! You're supposed to be a heartful assassin, not the opposite!

I just shook my head and looked at the rising sun. I heard a voice below me and I looked down. It was Hagan. I jumped off and when I landed, I created a crater.

"What is it?" I answered in a gruff voice.

Hagan looked surprised at my unemotional voice, but answered anyways. "They're healed. They want to talk to our leader, you."

I nodded and shadow-traveled to their camp. As soon as I landed, the demigods and satyr became tense as if I was going to attack them again.

I laughed coldly. "I won't kill you! At least not yet." I muttered the last sentence.

The satyr paled visibly as he heard my words. The girl asked what was wrong, but he just shook his head no.

"So what do you want from me." I asked with expression or emotion.

The boy stepped forward. "We want to know why you're here. And why you attacked us so viciously."

"We are from the Primordials. We were sent to help you retrieve the Lightning bolt. And you were attacking my quest members. I couldn't allow that."

The boy nodded. "If I could, I'd the same thing for my friends."

"I said my quest members, not friends." I said coldly, pretending not to see my friends visibly wince.

The girl looked at me like I was crazy. "How can you be so oblivious! They see you as a friend. Why don't you? To stupid or shamed to admit it that you were wrong?"

I growled. Even though she was right, I felt like fighting again. I stepped up to her and spoke quietly. "Shut up or you die."

But she didn't belive me. "I think you know I'm right. Or you are stupid like I said you were." She saw my my fingers twitch and she started taunting me.

I hardly heard her speak as my scales started to appear on my skin. She soon stopped talking as I started convulsing. A few seconds later, I was a huge dragon, with red scales and black eyes. My claws were made of black Chaos Metal, making me match with my deadly contraptions.

The girl backed in fear. I never tried it before, but I tried to speak in dragon form. And it worked just to my liking. "You will shut up you dumb godling or I'll burn you into nothing. Do you understand godling? You're just like your prideful mother, dumb as a rock, but smarter than those other Paperheads up there."

Thunder shook the sky and lightning flashed through the sky. The satyr and the boy looked surprised and happy that I was burned into a crisp. The boy walked up to me, slightly afraid. "Uh. Sorry if I sound cliche, but can we just talk this out. I'd like to introduce ourselves." He cleared his throat. "I'm Perseus Achilles Jackson, son of Poseidon, god of water."

My eyes widened in shock and I changed back to my human form. "My name is Nexus Achilles Jackson, son of Draco."

We looked at each other in shock. "How do you have my last name?" He yelled at me. "And the same middle name? Hell, you might even have my first name!"

I looked at the floor and said quietly. "I do."

He looked at me in shock. "Who is your mother?"

"Sally Jackson, daughter of Nyx and Erebus."

"Wait, that's my mother's name!" He exclaimed.

I stared at him. "You aren't saying that we have the same mother?"

He nodded. "I am. Hello brother?" He tried with his hand out.

I took a deep sigh and shook his hand. "This is the craziest day I ever had." I looked around and when my eyes met Sparrow, I hardened. "Let's get going. We have a quest to do."

"Whoa. Who said you can come on this quest?" The girl said.

Perseus said. "Don't worry 'bout her. She's Annabeth and the satyr is Grover."

I nodded "Let's get going, or do you want to rest?" I said with a smirk.

He chuckled. "Who am I to back down on a challenge?" He turned to Annabeth. "I hope you guys are energized, 'cause we're about to start walking!"

The next halfhour consisted of no one talking except me and Perseus. I found out that he didn't like being called Percy like I did. I shocked to find out that Sally was actually still alive and was captured by Hades.

I felt anger towards Hades that he would take mine and Perseus' mom even though I didn't no her. But from his description, she sounded pretty nice. We walked in silence until I reached in bag. "I have a picture of my mom. Is this what she looks like now?"

I took the picture out and showed it to him. He nodded. "That's exactly how she looks now."

I nodded and put the picture away. Then I smelled something. Food. Grover must've smelled it also cause his nose started twitching and everyone except Sparrow started stalking towards the building. I looked up. It was Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium. I was the last to the door when Sparrow pulled me back and slapped me.

I instantly woke up from my daze and glared at her. "What was that for?"

She met my glare evenly. "That place feels of reptiles and magic. This is a trap. I feel it."

"How can you feel it? How do you know you aren't feeling something else? I mean, I don't smell anything or see anything. Nor does Grover!" I argued.

I shook her head as she growled. "You know I'm right. This isn't just any place. Look atthat little girl." She pointed to a stone child who was holding a easter basket and had a terrified look on her face. "Whatever is in there is a monster in there."

I was about to argue when a roar echoed from the Emporium. I gave one glance at Sparrow and together we ran into the building with our respective weapons.

I hope you guys like the chapter. I kinda had to change the first two chapters so this called make sense. So please checked out the first chapters to read this one. This one kinda has typos so don't think I can't spell. Thanks for the support!

Star J