Wow. Talk about a good posting day last week. Six reviews. Nice. So, I got an influx of new readers it seems. So, I want to thank you all for joining the rest of us in this epic tale of somehow awesome proportions. I'm still lost on how this has become so popular. You're all high, aren't you? I'm trying to do a fast A/N because I have to leave in a few mins, but me and short A/Ns never work out. Do some shout outs.

J.P Dufour: Thank you! My secret is mixing a little crack into the rec-oh wait that's my cookie recipe. Let me just put that away...I loved your review because it captured what I've been trying to create with the story. I don't know how many chapters I need to make it a novel, but I'm estimating it to be done around chapter 25 or 30.

AzucenaXshadows: Well, that is actually my secret. I don't know if that is really a secret. Do other authors play their stories like a movie in their head? Cause that's how I get everything from my head to the word document. I also have a vivid imagination, and probably a slightly demented personality...but we won't go there. You already got to see that in chapter 4 ^.^. On a perfectly relatable subject to this chapter. I really hate disappointing fans, so hopefully you don't toss your computer out the window. I'll explain in my end note.

Reining: Oh, Reining. I love you so. The wrench scene was awesome to write. Then of course I have to have Nico being his temperamental self. Yes, Twilight reference, because Braigi kept telling me Nico seemed to be a creepy stalker. Well, you get a little bit from Nico's history this chapter.

Veerayne: I love you. *whispers* Don't tell Reining. I feel your pain. I hate logging in too. Especially when it's on my phone. Your story is awesome, what can I say. A lot of people seem to like the Will and Nico scene. I actually had to change stuff in chapter 10 so I can give you all another one. Ha, but if you knew what I changed you all would probably be upset with yourselves. I'll talk more about that later!

Make-It-Now: I do have a thing for cliffs. Especially in that upcoming chapter of A Tale of Love and Thrones! I'll just leave everyone else wondering about that one. Mwhahaha. I'm sure you'll like this one more than last chapter!

starsandtwinkles17: This chapter! Omfg it's finally here! Powers! :o you have a huge clock that countdowns to posting days too? Or is that just me?

That took longer than I was wanting it to. Damn you all for being awesome! As a reminder if you keep up with my other stories, I posted an extra chapter for A Tale of Love and Thrones yesterday, so check that out if you read it. Also, another shameless promotion of Children of Loss. I'm at 7 reviews. Three more and I don't get destroyed by the beta. You know, yesterday he came off as awesome to you guys in that author note, well guess what he said to me today. We were talking about the importance of the number 10 in this.

Braigi: If you can't get as many reviews as there are fingers on your hands...

well...

I shall deem it time for more drastic measures

me: you are going to cut off my toes and fingers?

Braigi: No

Just put you though the ringer harder and more often

Don't let him kill me! Seriously, he comes in and crushes my joys when I get reviews. So, let's get over to Children of Loss and get 3 more reviews if you haven't already. If I have to suffer, I'll take you down with me. I threatened the lives of characters in AToLaT, I'll do it here. Don't make me kill your favorite characters ^.^. Oh, and while we are on the subject. I loved getting all those last week. Keep them coming! They make me work harder. Oh, and if you keep them coming like they are, I'll see about extending the life span of this fic, or make a sequel. Now, let's get to the chapter!

Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own. Curses

Warning: Hmm. I'll go back to putting serious stuff here when I get to the good stuff...by that I mean when Percy and Nico knock boots. Heels to Jesus, as Tallahassee would put it. For now, let's imagine a family of penguins...then let's imagine them being eaten by a whale. The end ^.^.

Chapter 8

A week had passed, and Nico had done everything he could to avoid Percy. Percy hadn't seen the boy once. Jason said he had hauled up in his room and was refusing to talk to anyone except Jason or Chiron. Percy sighed as he stood in the elevator as it descended to the training center. A week of training every day and they still hadn't found any sign of his powers. A week of getting hit with pillows and books. He had a headache already just thinking about it.

The door dinged open and Percy found Chiron standing in front of the sealed door, as he always was before their training sessions. "Good morning, Percy," Chiron said. The man was too happy this early for Percy's taste. Percy grunted his reply, earning a smile from Chiron. Chiron turned around and placed his hand on the sensor once again and the doors swung open.

Without being told, Percy went over to the chair and sat down. Chiron strapped him in and went to retrieve the projectiles. "Can't we move on to something else? My face feels that maybe this isn't along the lines of my abilities," Percy said.

"Come now, Percy, where's your patience? I thought you said your parents had you pick up meditation with your martial arts?"

"Meditation didn't involve getting in the face repeatedly," mumbled Percy.

"You just need to give it more time. I need you to focus. Find some way of stopping it with your mind." Chiron raised the pillow, and Percy shut one of his eyes, flinching away slightly. Chiron chuckled before he sent the pillow sailing towards Percy.

Percy bit his lip as the pillow sailed at him. Stop it. Stop it. STOP! The ground around the chair cracked and the pillow seemed to catch in the air. It now twirled in the air inches in front of Percy's face. Percy blinked at it a few time before letting his head fall back and let out a breath. The pillow immediately fell to the ground at Percy's feet. He heard clapping and looked back to see Chiron clapping at him. "Well done, Percy," the man said.

"I-I did that?"

Chiron nodded. "Marvelous. You are telekinetic." The man seemed to ponder something in his head. He looked at Percy, who was looking at him in confusion. "Oh, right. It is a rare gift to develop. You see, Percy, our gifts are developed through our DNA. The sequence of your genetics will determine if you are special or normal. It also determines what power you have, if you are more than normal. The genetic code for telekinesis is almost impossible to obtain. However, I'm not quite certain how this makes you unique."

"I'm not unique enough? I can move things with my mind."

"Yes. It is just, we had word that a perfect 'specimen' was living in the world. Someone with a gift like no other."

"Can I have more than one ability?" Percy asked curiously.

"It is possible, I suppose. Not entirely unheard of. We will have to try doing some other tests on you."

"So, are we done for the day?"

A spark ignited in Chiron's eyes. "No, my boy. We need to work with your gift while it is still fresh in your mind." Percy let out a long sigh as Chiron went for the book.

"Why don't you just go talk to him?" Jason asked with a hint of annoyance. He had his chin on his palm as he tossed a halfhearted glare at Nico, who lay on his bed with his face buried in his pillow. "You have been moping all week. If you were going to get upset by this, why did you show him?"

"I felt it was important," Nico mumbled into his pillow.

Jason groaned and fell back against the chair, fighting the urge to facepalm. "You are pretty much hopeless. You know he wants to talk to you, right? He won't shut up with asking if you are ok."

Nico glanced at Jason, a small pout on his lips. "I don't know what to say to him. I'm not good with people."

"Clearly. At least do me a favor and get out of this room for a little while. You've been cooped up in here too much. Go do something."

Nico groaned. "Fine." Shadows radiated around him and enveloped his body, when they dissipated Nico was gone. He appeared on the top floor in the observatory. He took a seat on one of the window edges and looked out at the city. The sun was starting to set on the city.

"Don't move, please." Nico turned his head to find Rachel sitting in a chair under a small tree they kept up there. She had a sketchpad in hand and was alternating her attention with it and looking at Nico. "Sorry. It just looked like something I needed to draw." Nico grunted. "Problems?"

"Don't want to talk about it, Rachel."

"I take it you are having problems with Percy."

Nico tossed her a glare from the corner of his eye. "You really need to stop looking at my future."

"Wasn't yours I was looking at. I've told you before that your future is-"

"Unclear. I know." Nico sighed.

"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about."

Nico let his head fall against the glass. "Yea," he mumbled. He stared out at the city again. "There hasn't been any change?"

He saw Rachel shake her head in the glass. "I'm sorry. You save his life and then nothing." Nico felt tears sting at his eyes. He chewed on his lip as he tried to will them away.

"I guess it'll be worth it if he's as important as you said he is going to be."

Percy carried his tray of food and sat down next to Jason. Apollo was next to Jason, as usual, and he gave Percy a little wave while he chewed his food. Someone new was at their table, though. A boy around Nico's height with tanned skin and short dark hair. He had a few cuts on his body. Three down his left arm and one across his right cheek. He had friendly brown eyes and a lopsided smile as he talked with Jason. When Percy sat down he stopped talking and his eyes grew a little. "You're him!"

"Him? What's he talking about Jason?" Percy asked.

Jason tossed the boy a look. "Nothing. Leo just gets over excited easily."

"What's special about me? I mean apparently I'm not normal, but around here having powers is considered normal."

"You're an orange, dude!" Leo exclaimed with excitement.

Apollo and Percy gave the boy an odd look. Percy looked himself over. "I'm a fruit?" Percy said with a raised eyebrow.

"No. No. Orange. Legendary." The boy pulled out a PDA and pulled up an image of a staff that looked like the head of a dragon. Percy just continued to look at the boy like he was crazy. "The thing that everyone wants because you are totally badass!"

"Oh...so I'm important?" he asked looking at Jason.

Jason sighed and elbowed Leo in the side, who looked at Jason in confusion. He clearly didn't understand what he had done wrong. Jason rubbed the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index finger. "There's a reason Nico was sent to bring you in, Percy. We have 'seers' that can tell the future. One of them saw a significant event between our organization and the enemy."

"What does that have to do with me?" Percy asked. Jason went back to eating, not wanting to answer. He tossed Leo a glare when the boy went to open his mouth. "Well?"

"Go talk to Rachel, Percy," finally spoke Apollo. "She's the one that saw it. She's our best seer. Just-Just don't ask too much when you go to talk to her."

Percy gave the tall blonde a confused look, but didn't press it any farther. It was quiet for a while after that. Percy figured he'd clear the air and change topics. "So, Leo, what is it you do here?"

"Hacker," Leo mumbled while chewing his food.

"The best we have," added Jason, smiling brightly at the smaller boy. Leo gave a sheepish smile and looked back down at his food. "I hear you discovered your powers." That one was directed at Percy.

Percy nodded. "Yea, apparently I'm a telekinetic."

All three boys smiled at him. "Nice, dude. Did Chiron tell you how rare that is?"

Percy nodded again. "Yea. He said the code was like almost impossible to get."

"Yep. The only harder one to pull off is telepathy. I think we only found three cases of that in history," said Leo enthusiastically.

Jason and Apollo finished eating not long after that, and they bid the other two farewell before leaving. Leo just kind of stared at Percy in amazement for a while. "So, can you show me your power?" Leo asked.

"Um. Is there a rule or anything about not using in certain places?"

"Nah. As long as you don't like destroy stuff." Percy nodded. He looked down at his fork and tried to do like he did to the pillow. In that scenario he had just been thinking about it not hitting him, wanting to be shielded. This would probably be different. Chiron hadn't taught him how to move anything just yet, but Percy figured it would be something along the same line. He tried to picture the fork moving, slowly rising. Like an invisible hand reaching down and picking it up. Percy felt a tug in his head and the fork began to slowly lift off the ground. "Wow! That is so cool!" Leo exclaimed.

Percy smiled and looked up at Leo, causing the fork to drop back to his tray. It was going to be a while before he could multitask while using his power. Letting out a sigh, Percy picked up the fork and stabbed at his food. "So, where can I find that Rachel girl?"

"Well, she is rarely in her room. Usually only goes there to sleep. She can sometimes be found on the top floor, the observatory. If she's not there, then try floor thirteen. That is where the seers do their thing." Leo's eyes flickered up. "Or you could turn around and look a few tables over. Red head."

Percy turned and looked around. It took him a while, but he finally spotted the girl he was talking about. She had long red hair and a crooked smile. She had pale skin that seemed to be dotted with freckles. She sat alone and was currently eating a salad she had on her tray. As if knowing he was watching she gave a wave in his direction, not even looking up. Percy felt a chill run down his spine and stood up. It was like his body was moving on its own as he made his way over to her and sat down across from her at the table. She finally looked up at him and gave him a warm smile. Her eyes were a deep green that seemed to look at your very soul. "Hello, Percy. I've wanted to meet you for a while now."

"I-Thanks?" Percy stammered. Her smile widened as she returned to eating her salad.

"So, come to learn about your destiny?"

"Is it like a prophecy or something?"

Rachel snorted. "No. Nothing like that. I actually stumbled along you while trying to help Chiron with something else."

"Can you tell me what you saw?"

Rachel's expression seemed to darken, the smile dropping off her face. "I suppose if you really want to know." Percy nodded. He could feel his hands starting to shake. "The rise and fall of the two opposing organizations will come down to one point in time. You are the key to deciding which side prospers while the other crumbles. I saw you holding the two in your hands. A decision you will make will reflect not only the fates of those in the two organizations, but the world as well."

Percy just stared at Rachel in disbelief. Sure Nico said Percy might be important when they first met, but deciding such a large thing was something else. Percy opened and closed his mouth a few times, but couldn't figure out what to say. If he was so important would they ever let him leave? He stood up and turned to leave, but Rachel stopped him.

"Chiron will be out of his office at midnight."

Percy turned back to look at her and question what she meant, but the girl just got up and walked off with her tray. Percy watched her leave as he contemplated what her words were about. He suddenly didn't feel safe here anymore. He wanted out.

Percy sat on his bed, his foot bouncing up and down nervously. He felt like a caged animal. Could he trust any of them? Nico, Chiron, Jason, they were all were just using him for power. They weren't going to give him a choice. Apparently, he was too valuable to them. He didn't feel that special. Maybe they got the wrong guy? How could he decide fate like that? Percy just wanted his old life back. This was all too much, but he was trapped.

Maybe there was a way. If he could use his power on the cameras to move them to face another direction, then maybe he could slip by. His apartment keys and phone were still with Chiron, but maybe Percy could slip up there and get them. Maybe that was what Rachel had been talking about, but why would she help him break out? He looked at his clock. He had thirty minutes until midnight. He quickly grabbed a few things and slipped them into his backpack. He slipped it on and eased the door open. Looking out into the hall, he spotted the first camera. He reached his hand out and concentrated on shifting it. He felt a slight pain in his head, but the camera eased slowly away.

He sighed and slipped out into the hall, closing the door behind him. One by one he moved the cameras away from his path. He got to the elevator and hit the button to Chiron's floor. It came to a stop a few moments later and Percy peered out. Nobody in the hall. He shifted the two cameras that lined the hall and headed towards the office.

Percy looked down at his watch. Three minutes past midnight. Would Chiron be out? What if Rachel missed it by a small margin? He had to take the chance. He eased the doorknob until it slipped open. He quietly slipped inside and searched the room. No cameras that he could see. That didn't ease his mind any. He would have to move fast to avoid any detection. He went for the third drawer on Chiron's desk, he'd seen the man pull his phone out from there a few times when he had asked to use it. It was there along with his keys. He grabbed them and slipped them into his pockets. He was about to reach the door when he was tackled to the ground.

Percy grunted as he hit the ground. He opened his eyes to find Nico glaring down at him. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" Nico hissed at him.

"I don't want to stay here," Percy whispered back. "You can't keep me here."

Percy tried to struggle, but Nico managed to keep him pinned. Percy tried to throw a punch, but Nico grabbed his wrist and placed it below his knee. He summoned a shadow dagger with his now free hand and placed it against Percy's throat. "You are safe here. You'll die if you leave."

Percy stared back at him skeptically. "Says the person holding a knife to my throat."

Nico shrugged. "You are the one who tried to hit me." Percy let out a low growl and forced his legs up and kicked Nico off of him. Nico flew backwards a few feet, but landed gracefully on his feet. Percy made another attempt for the door, but Nico flung his arm and Percy was pinned to the door by the shadows. "I don't want to hurt you dammit. Why are you freaking out?"

Percy felt a surge in his head. His eyes hazed over a bit. "I just want to leave," he said pleadingly. Nico didn't respond. He seemed to be in a trance. The shadows dissipated, releasing Percy. Percy stared at Nico oddly. The boy just stood there, not even blinking. "Don't stop me from leaving this building." He jerked the door open and ran for the elevator. Once inside he hit the button to the lobby. He looked back down the hall before the door closed. Nico hadn't come after him.

Percy bolted down street after street. He had been running for almost two hours now. He just wanted to be as far away as possible from that place. He would look back every few minutes to see if he was being followed, there was no one. As he ran around one corner he bumped into someone. He stumbled backwards, but the person reached out and caught him. "Percy, I had wondered where you had ran off to." Percy froze as he lifted his head up to look at Luke.

"Y-You."

Luke tilted his head to the side. "What's the matter? You don't look happy to see me. I've been trying to call and text you. How come you haven't answered?" Luke said, giving a pout.

"I-uh. I've been busy."

"Oh? That is too bad. Well, since we have bumped into each other, how about we hang out for a little while?"

Percy couldn't help but feel a slight sense of fear. Luke was one of them. Well, not with the others. He was their enemy, but that made him the same to Percy. He would want Percy for the same reason. Jason had said he was dangerous. He had seemed friendly, though. Who was telling the truth? "I-I don't know."

"Aw, come on, Percy. Let me buy you a cup of coffee, or something."

"Well-I guess-"

Percy was cut off as a beam of light shot past him and crashed into Luke, sending him flying backwards into a newsstand. Luke crawled out of the wreckage to be met with a sharp kick to the face, sending him back into the wall of a building. Nico now stood in front of him, a look of rage on his face. He turned to look at Percy as his eyes filled with shadows, they burned in his eyes like flames. "What the hell did you do to me back there?" Nico yelled at Percy. Percy could only stare in horror. He stumbled backwards, tripping over something and fell on his back.

Nico came into his line of vision, still glaring at him. "I-I don't know." Nico grunted. He was about to help Percy up when a chunk of cement came flying at him. The force of the impact sent him flying backwards, bouncing across the pavement and landing into a pile of trashcans. Luke climbed out of the wreckage and glared at Nico, who lay motionless on the ground. He slowly walked over to the small boy and gripped him by the throat, lifting him off the ground. Nico gripped at the hand around his throat, but couldn't pry it off.

The shadows in Nico's eyes began stretch out across his surrounding skin. They formed crack like lines around his eyes. When he spoke, his voice came out darker. "I hate you. I hate you more than anything else. Everything you did. Everything you will do."

Luke sneered at Nico. "What I did? You are the one who walked away."

Shadows erupted around Nico, breaking Luke's grip and sending him flying backwards into a streetlight. "You expected me to side with that monster? After what he did? Do you know why I found Chiron? So, I could one day kill that bastard. I want to make him suffer for what he did. I'll kill him slowly, painfully. I'll strip him of all his senses until all he feels and knows is the pain of my blade digging into his flesh. The last thing he will do before I rip out his tongue is to beg me to kill him. Then, when I'm satisfied, I'll plunge my dagger into the spot his heart is supposed to be, and right in those last moments of life I'll rip the flesh from his body until he's given his final breath."

Percy visibly shuddered at Nico's words. Was this who Nico really was? The demon from his nightmare? He forced himself on to his feet and bolted away. Nico looked away from Luke and yelled for Percy to wait. Percy didn't listen as he bolted around a corner. Nico glared back at Luke, who only smirked at him. "You ever touch him again, I'll kill you," Nico whispered. He stepped back and vanished into the shadows.

Percy found himself standing in front of the door to his parents' penthouse. He fumbled in his pocket for his keys, dropped them once before getting them into the lock. Once inside he locked the door behind him. He made his way over and collapsed on the couch. He was beyond exhausted, having run so far tonight. The door to his parents' room swung open and his parents came outside.

"Percy?" his father asked, looking down at him in confusion. "What are you doing here at this hour?"

"I-I need help," Percy managed to pant out.

"What happened to you? We've been trying to get in touch with you. A doctor called saying you were hurt, but we couldn't come see you. What has been going on?" Percy's mother asked. Percy sat up, trying to catch his breath.

"These people took me and kept me in a facility. I-I'm not normal."

Poseidon arched an eyebrow. "What are you talking about, Percy?"

Percy tried to slow his breathing. He reached out at the coffee table with his mind. The candle that sat in the middle of it began to lift off of the surface. "I-I can do that."

Without batting an eye, Poseidon took the candle and placed it back on the table. "You stopped taking your medicine," the man said plainly.

Percy looked at him with confusion. "What? How did you know that?"

"Because, Percy, that was supposed to keep this from happening," his mother sighed.

"Wh-What are you talking about? You know about me?"

Sally squeezed her son's hand. "It was for your own good, sweetie."

"How is lying to me and drugging me for my own good?"

"Because, we didn't want you getting involved with those people," Poseidon grunted.

"Wait. You know about U.N.I.T. and those other guys?"

"Someone has to keep an eye on them. They're capable of destroying the entire world. Some have abilities that make them more dangerous than any terrorist."

"Y-You're involved in all of this?" Percy's head was spinning. He wanted away from all of this.

Poseidon nodded. "Our job is to keep them all in check. Keep dangerous ones off the streets. Though, the agents are nearly impossible to capture." Poseidon rubbed at his small beard. "That friend of yours that you had over the other day, was he one of them?"

"He-I...Y-Yes, sir."

"We thought so," Sally said quietly.

Percy looked at both of them. This was their job? His entire life they had been involved in this conflict and he never knew. "Why did you drug me?" Percy asked after a moment of silence.

"Well, son, it was for your own good. We knew you were one of them. We learned what they did, and we wanted to keep you out of all of this," Poseidon stated.

Percy felt like he might throw up. "C-Can you elaborate more?"

Poseidon sighed, rubbing his eyes. "Percy, we work in genetics. When you were in the womb, we found some complications that could have been fatal for you down the road. We altered portions of your genetic sequence to ensure you came out healthy. It was when you were born that we took a closer look at your new genetic code. You weren't going to be normal. Around your first birthday, you started showing signs. You moved your crib in the night. You had your stuffed animals float. Most people who exhibit powers don't start manifesting until puberty."

"So, we took you back to the lab and checked you out. We searched and searched for another code that was similar to yours, but we came up empty handed. You are one of a kind. We-When we changed your genetics in the womb, we wanted to make you as healthy as possible. Your father got a little carried away, he wanted your genetics to be 'perfect'," Sally said, squeezing Percy's hand again. "When we learned more about those two organizations, we realized we couldn't let them drag you into all of that. We gave you some medicine to suppress your powers, but when you hit puberty they came back. Only, this time they came back stronger. You were shaking the building when you had nightmares. We would find you levitating off of your bed. Objects floating around in your room as if there was no gravity. So we put you on that medication to keep them suppressed."

"We wanted you to have a normal life, Percy. We didn't want you involved in all of this," Poseidon added.

"I-I feel sick," Percy stated. "I need to lie down." Sally nodded. She stood up and helped Percy to his feet. She led him into his old room and helped him down on to his bed. He slipped his shoes off and collapsed back onto the bed. Within moments, he was asleep.

Phew. Alright. So, as you see, no water powers. Sorry if that disappointed anyone. I originally was going to, but I needed Percy to be this super epic omega power person. Telekinesis is one of them, take a guess at the other one. It'll be stated in either 9 or 10. I can't remember which. I think it's 9. So, you get to see a little more on Nico. As you can see, that dream of Percy's wasn't just a dream. Don't think of Nico like the Hulk, more like the Dark Phoenix. His sanity plumets as he uses the dark side of his powers. He pretty much goes crazy and probably would turn on his own team if he lost control. Total badass! I mean, you aren't badass until you can go crazy and kill your teammates. Oh, speaking of sexy crazy people. I do look into my readers, I like to know what your trends are for stories you like and stuff. I know...I'm a creeper :(. Anyways, I see people from fandoms I hang around :D. Basically, when I'm not writing, which isn't very often thanks to my slavedriver, I hang around in the Hunger Games Cato/Peeta ship. So, hi to all of you that share my obsession with shippings! I'm also going to delve into the Vladimir Tod for Henry/Vlad. They are basically that version of Percy/Nico, let's be honest. Except, that hot jock boy is blonde and not black haired. Anyways, I'll see you next Sunday, unless you read my other stuff, then I'll see you tomorrow. Expect Braigi to be in next week's A/N, and the one for Sola tomorrow. Adios!