Percy's POV
After taking a train to Cheyenne, Wyoming, we caught a bus to the town of Casper, and soon stood in front of the Richard Kaysen International School.
I looked at Nico. "You did do the Mist thing, right?"
Nico rolled his eyes. "Percy, I know how important this thing is. You don't need to remind me."
"I was just…I just wanted to…oh, forget it," I grumbled. Nico smirked.
"Okay, let's go." We pushed the doors open and walked inside.
Our footsteps echoed in the massive entrance hall as we strode towards the tenth-grade dormitory where Grover was staying. No one tried to stop us; Nico had done his Mist tricks well.
When we found the dorm, we walked along the line of doors until we found one that said 'G. Underwood'. We pushed it open gently and saw Grover sitting on his bunk (wearing, as usual, his baggy jeans, fake feet and rasta cap).
"Percy!" he said. "Nico! You made it!"
"Yeah, G-man," I said, bumping his shoulder. "Wouldn't have missed it for anything."
"Why are you here?" Nico asked. "It's one in the afternoon. Don't you have classes?"
"No, lunch is at 12:45," Grover explained. "The others are down in the dining hall."
"Okay," I said. "Monsters?"
"That's the weird thing," Grover said. "I can't smell any monsters."
Nico and I glanced at each other. "Are you sure?" Nico said. "That's unusual."
"Tell me about it," Grover said.
"Well, then," I said. "There's nothing for it. Let's find Theo. We've got some explaining to do."