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From Moana:

What can I say except

Not mi-ine

not mi-ine

Percy was doing well. Under the care of Annabeth, he had healed almost completely over the course of about two short weeks. Over time he started to become more active, but Annabeth never let him go outside, saying he needed bed rest.

But the other boys had finally gotten through to her, and she let them take Percy out to the center park for a game of Frisbee. Not too active, Annabeth had said. It was perfect.

Percy was elated at the opportunity to go outside. As much as he loved his new home, he needed fresh air.

Leo loved playing Frisbee. Especially the kind that came extra deathy.

He hadn't played Frisbee since he was a little chico with his madre. It brought back painful memories.

But then he remembered that his mom was in Elysium, and that he could visit her anytime he wanted to.

He was snapped out of his thoughts by laughter, and he realized that he wasn't part of that laughter. And that was unacceptable.

He grinned. "Hey, don't start without me!"

"Go long!" Jason yelled at him.

They played for a while. zleo didn't know how long with his ADHD and all, but it must have been hours, since the artificial sun had moved quite a ways across the sky.

They had a ball - or Frisbee, whatever. Jason used the winds to cheat, and Percy doused him with water. Leo got a hoot out of that. Frank turned into a bird to intercept it, and Percy doused him with water, too. Leo was finding all this dousing funny, until he accidentally set the Frisbee on fire. Then guess who got doused with water? If you guessed Leo Valdez, you would be correct.

"Hey, Percy!" Frank called. "Catch!"

He threw it at Percy, but Percy didn't seem to be paying attention. It soared right past him, but he didn't even move.

Yet, now that Leo thought about it, he was moving. He was pretty far away, but Leo could have sworn he saw him shaking.

"Hey, dude, you okay? Did you douse yourself?" Leo yelled across the park.

"I have to go!" he yelled back. He ran off through the trees.

Leo ran over to Jason, where Frank already was (he probably turned into a cheetah and thus became the cheater).

Leo started to ask, "What-"

"We have no idea," Jason said.

They all reached a silent agreement, and ran off after him.

When they finally found Percy, Jason almost wished they hadn't.

They were looking around the park when Frank spoke up.

"So, any guesses as to what happened to Percy?"

"He was shaking in the presence of my awesomeness," Leo said, striking a pose.

Jason rolled his eyes. Some things would never change.

"Seriously, guys," Jason said. "If Annabeth finds out that we lost him, she'll never let us be alone with him again."

"Agreed," Frank and Leo said together.

As Jason searched, he wondered what had actually happened to Percy. The guy had just started shaking like crazy for no apparent reason. He definitely wasn't shaking in the presence of Leo's awesomeness. Had he doused himself? Maybe, but Jason also remembered that Percy wasn't supposed to get wet.

They were having absolutely no luck. They were about to give up and go ask for help when Leo spoke up.

"Hey, do you guys hear that?"

They all got quiet.

At first, Jason heard nothing. Then he realized that there was a distant groaning.

He motioned for them to follow him. He led them in the direction of the sound, afraid of what they would would find.

What they found was a bit more than he anticipated. Okay, a lot more.

It was Percy, but he was on the ground, foaming at the mouth. He kept slamming his head into the ground and into trees, which couldn't have helped his situation. His hands were clawing at his cheeks, punching the ground, and just flailing all over the place. It was obvious that he was holding in a scream.

For the longest time, Jason and the others did nothing. They were in too much shock. What is going on? Jason asked himself.

Only when Percy had been relatively still for a few minutes did they finally snap out of it.

"Anyone gonna help him?" Frank asked.

They all rushed forward. Jason realized that he was unconscious.

"We can't keep this a secret," he said. "We need to tell Annabeth."

"Should we take him with us or go get someone?" Frank asked.

Jason thought for a moment. "We should take him with us. He needs to be where he can be healed."

They worked together to haul him onto their shoulders. They started carrying him towards Annabeth's house, where wall the girls were. Great. Just great - Piper would know how much he had messed up (not to mention how furious Annabeth would be).

As they ran, Jason wondered what had happened to Percy, and if it had anything to do with . . . that place. He had no idea what they had done, but thinking about it made Jason want to punch Octavian in the jaw.

When they finally reached their destination, Jason rang the doorbell since he was the only one with a free hand.

A perky Annabeth answered the door. "Hey, how's it - WHAT HAPPENED?!"

Jason winced. "We have no idea."

"Well, get him in here!" she shrieked.

It took some time, but they finally got Percy onto a couch. Four of them went to get medicine for him while Jason and Annabeth talked about what had happened.

"For the millionth time: I have no idea what happened," Jason said (for the millionth time).

Annabeth shook her head. "Just describe to me exactly what you saw."

Jason sighed. "We were playing Frisbee - and everyone was having a great time - when Percy just started shaking for no reason. He told us he had to go and just took off and . . . . Annabeth, are you okay?"

He asked because she was making that one Annabeth face: the one where she had just figured something out, but it wasn't exactly a good something.

"Piper!" she called.

Why would she need Piper?

"Yeah, Annabeth?" she said as she rushed into the room.

"Do you remember that dream I was telling you about?"

'The one where you talked to Percy?"

"Yes!" She took a deep breath. "Do remember me telling you about how Percy was shaking?"

"Yes," Piper said.

"And how afterwards he just started, well, screaming?"

Piper nodded.

Annabeth turned to Jason. "Tell her what you told me!"

Jason had no idea what was happening, but he told Piper what had happened. Her kaleidoscopic eyes just got wider and wider the more Jason told her.

She turned to Annabeth. "They have to be connected somehow!"

"I know," Annabeth replied. "The question is how."

Jason was starting to understand. "So this has happened before?"

Annabeth nodded. She told him about her dream, and like Piper, Jason could feel his eyes grow larger and larger as the tale continued.

"Why do you think this is happening, Annabeth?" he asked.

She shook her head. "I have no idea. I think - no, I know this has something to do with Octavian's little 'mixup'."

Next to them, Percy stirred.

"Wh-what happened?" he managed to ask with a weak voice.

Annabeth took his hand. "We were hoping you could tell us."

"What?" he asked in confusion.

Annabeth explained what had happened - the shaking, the excuses, and the cries and groans of pain.

It looked like he was trying to act surprised. Jason thought he was a terrible actor.

"Spill it, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth said.

Percy mumbled something about a river. Jason had no idea what he was talking about, but Annabeth seemed to understand.

"No," she muttered. "They wouldn't. I don't even think Octavian deserved that."

"Gabe said something about a curse being part of an initiation," Percy told her. "He only put me in for about five seconds, but it felt like . . . ." He shuddered. "It felt like a thousand years."

Annabeth sighed. "Percy, did you take a dip in the Acheron?"

"Maybe."

Jason's eyes widened. The River Acheron - the fifth river of the Underworld. He remembered that it was the eternal punishment for the most wicked. The fact that Octavian deserved any time at all in there made him feel a bit smug. But something seemed . . . off to him. Why would it be part of an initiation?

Annabeth must've been thinking along the same lines as him, because shook her head and said, "Percy, the Acheron is the river of eternal punishment. I've never heard of it being part of an initiation."

Percy shrugged. "I don't know. I have this curse. What am I supposed to do about it? I can't undo it."

Annabeth got another Annabeth look: the one where she just had an idea.

"I think I know someone who could."

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