A/N: I'm going to change my page breaks . They've been found distracting. Sorry for the wait, y'all. I've been so busy! In any case, I'm updating now. Thanks for reviews, y'all. The decoy reference is there only because I just saw "Wanted" and it was incredible.

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Percy's POV.

"Arrest him," Luke ordered with a triumphant smirk on his face. The other guards moved, but they were blocked by Q and Clarisse.

"Naw…we don't feel like it," Q answered with an innocent look. "We're on break!"

"Idiot," added Clarisse, who looked only slightly disappointed. They joined Annabeth and I in our staring match against Luke.

"Fine," he shrugged, breaking the stare. "Arrest them too." The guards, looking a bit confused, hesitantly grabbed the three of us, not without a few bruises. Weapons or not, we were trained to fight. We were thrown into a cell that looked empty. After a couple of hours of cursing from Clarisse, an old man who looked as if he was just waking up came out of the shadows.

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Annabeth's POV.

This sucked.

I've never read Aladdin. I've never heard the story. So when they took Percy, Q, and Clarisse, I had no idea what to think. After they'd left, Luke turned to follow. "Wait," I shouted after him, still slightly in shock. He turned and looked at me. "Why would you do this to us?"

He walked back to me looking genuinely sorry for me. I didn't like it. "Annabeth," he began quietly. He had walked all the way back now. He stroked my face with his hand. I tried to pull away, but it felt like I was caught in a spell. "I didn't do this to you," he continued. I wanted to believe him. "I didn't do anything to anyone! All I did was what had to be done." With that, he walked away, leaving me alone on the roof.

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Percy's POV.

"Luke, we know that's you disguised as an old man." I said, wanting to skip the bull and get on with it.

"No," he answered, stepping out of the shadows, which were apparently deeper than they looked, with six guards. "He's simply a decoy." The guards pushed the three of us against the cell wall.

"So," Luke continued while I looked for a weapon. "I assume you know what I need you to do."

"Yea," Q answered, "and you already know what we're going to do when we get it. So what's the point?" Shut up, Q!

"Unfortunately, unless we can get 'Bessie' here, Percy's the most innocent person around."

"First of all, don't make fun of my nicknames. Second, how do you know I'm the most innocent?" I was genuinely curious. The three of us who weren't evil jerks were all the same age, after all.

He sighed, thrown off from his dramatic speech. "Raise your hand if you have ever dated anyone." Everyone, including the guards, raised their hands except for me. "Ever kissed someone." I started to raise my hand before he added, "Actually kissed someone, not let someone kiss you." I put my hand back down. "Been in a fight. Talked back to a parent, god or other. Lied to a loved one, justified or not."

"I get it!" I yelled, embarrassed. "Just let us out so that we can get the stupid lamp thing."

"Hmm…no." he said, taking a moment to pretend to think. "They couldn't get in anyway. No, they can just sit here until I get my lamp." Screw you, Luke.

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Annabeth's POV.

It had been a few hours. I sat around in the mansion-palace, trying to figure out where they would be without crying. It was harder than I expected. I saw Luke come back through, and I stopped him again. He looked startled. "Where is he?"

He thought for a moment, then said, "Look, it might not even matter…"

"What do you mean?"

"It's just a dream…"

"Just tell me where he is!" I yelled.

"He's…been taken care of." Realizing immediately what he meant, I grabbed the sharpest object I could find, stepped forward, and put it to his throat, all in one smooth motion. "Tell me the truth," I commanded him.

He looked at me for a moment, smiled sadly, and disarmed me. "Sorry, Princess," he said before walking away. Jerk.

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A/N: So…that's all I had time to write. Sorry about the short chapters. Schools starting back up, so I'll probably update Sundays. I didn't even have time to update I Miss You. Y'all know how that is. Review, please!