Chaos Warriors

Disclaimer; I don't own PJO or HOO!

Chapter nine

Percy's POV

I sat calm, almost meditating as the water - one of few steady sources of comfort - swirled around me. I decided to try and sense what the others were doing, since I had nothing better to do, and the swirling water, while pretty, didn't take any effort at all.

I didn't really activate my ability to sense power so much as start paying attention to it. I had been vaguely aware of what the others were doing all along, but I had put it out of my mind to focus on using solid water. Now, I looked on, and was surprised to find that I could sense water in the air all around the training room, and felt where the concentrations were higher. This, paired with my ability to sense power... Well, I had a pretty good idea of who was doing what, even if I didn't know their power signatures yet. I decided to try and figure out who was who, based on what they were doing.

I started with the one separate from the others, figuring I was less likely to get mangled images. Their power was sort of... Blackish, and I couldn't sense any water near them, except for the water in their bodies. Between the dryness near them, and their wings, I decided that the person had to be Illusion, and that she was still messing with "hellfire", whatever that is.

Next, I focused on someone doing laps around the arena. Their power was brown with electric yellow streaks, and the water in their bodies was shaped like a canine, so it wasn't too hard to figure out that this was Wolf.

While I was mentally "following" Wolf, I noticed someone else in a side room, and decided to focus on them once I had identified Wolf. Their power was a sort of rich purple, sort of like an amethyst, only with splashes of ruby red. They had wings on their back, and they were in the air. The air around them was unusually dry, though not as dry as the area around Illusion. After a bit of debate, I decided that this was Meteor, because of the wings on her back. Maybe the dryness was because of the "new ability" she had mentioned at lunch?

Finally, I focused on the line figure in the back. They appeared to be dual wielding a pair of swords, and given the lack of water where they were aiming, I guessed they were attacking a training dummy. Their power was black and white, and sort of swirled together. Yin - Yang was the only one I hadn't identified by this point, and with the color and shape of her power, it wasn't too hard to guess where she got her code name.

After identifying each of the other Warriors at Chaos Central, I decided to try sensing other powers. Lady Chaos was the first one I sensed when I extended my focus beyond the training room. Her power was pitch black, with little smudges like stars, nebulae, and planets throughout. It was packed into a small ball so bright it hurt to even "look" at it. I got the feeling Chaos had to work hard and always keep her powers under tight control to keep from incinerating everything. I quickly moved on.

Outside the palace, I sensed many creatures, and each one had power in a different size, shape, and color. I noticed two that were staying together. One had power that was was sort of leathery brown, and clustered around their brain. The other had sparkly pink power that was in a huge, glittering cloud around them. And they both had green lacing throughout. Another had pitch black power that took the shape of a raven. Another had lots of fiery red power, despite the water in their body saying they were a cat. Yet another was navy blue, and huge. Oddly enough, the creature seemed to have two hearts! One creature had green power laced with gray, and their power was about the size of a fist. I sensed that they were a humanoid the size of a bug with wings. One power was yellow with black music notes. Oddly enough, not only was there two separate forms for that one power, but neither form seemed to have any water in it! The only reason I was able to tell the two humanoids existed was because there were two patches with no water in a humid environment. Odd.

After "looking" at all of Chaos Central, I decide that I've goofed off enough for one day, and break my focus.

Instantly, my consciousness returned to my body, still surrounded by swirling water droplets. My awareness to my surroundings shrank back to the subconscious knowledge of the others in the training room it had been before. Well, I could sense water unconsciously throughout the entire palace now, but beyond that it was just like before.

Glancing at the clock, I see that training is over in just a minute, so I stand up, but don't send the water back to the pool just yet. I want to keep myself surrounded by water for as long as possible. Water is the one thing that will always be on my side, no matter what.

I sensed Meteor coming before she came in. However, I didn't feel like moving, so I just ignored her as she came in. I heard a gasp of amazement, and stopped the water in place as I turned to look at Meteor. She was staring at the water. "How did you do that?!"

I grinned. "My name is Hurricane. I have control over water."

Meteor nodded. "Oh really? I thought you had control over lava. What I MEANT was how are you making it float in midair." Oh. Whoops.

"You know... I'm not really sure. I just am. I've been able to do it for as long as I've known about my powers." Meteor didn't seem very convinced, but she nodded and gestured me to follow her.

"C'mon. The others are waiting in the rec room."

A/N; Greetings, all the way from Orlando, Florida! I've been on vacation to Disney for the past week! I would like to say that I have plans to write chapters for my stories on the plane home tomorrow, if I'm not too busy catching up on schoolwork. Also, I might not be able to write for a bit after the plane ride home tomorrow, due to the fact I'll be catching up on school I missed. On a side note, cookies for anyone that gets any of the references when Per-Hurricane starts experimenting with his ability to sense others using water and power. Each of the things he senses represents a fandom I am in! And with that, I leave you to your guesses. Good luck, and peace out! -Snowdrop