A/N: Some people pointed out a mistake in the last chapter about Piper being the immortal trainer when she was actually dead. I've fixed the problem now. You can go back and read it again. I just made a slight change. Now Jason and Leo are at Camp Jupiter and Frank and Hazel are at Camp Half-Blood.

Also a big thank you to all the people who favorited, followed or reviewed. You guys made my day.

Now on with the chapter.

PERCY POV

Sneaking out of camp was easier than I expected.

But first let me explain a something.

At the end of the Titan War when Luke stabbed himself to destroy Kronos, not all of the gold aura of energy surrounding Kronos dissipated. Some of the aura seeped into my chest. Nobody saw it and I didn't feel any different so I decided that I had imagined it.

A few days later, I was fighting a few dracaena that had attacked the camp border. One of them managed to sneak up behind me and was about to stab me in my mortal point. I panicked and tried to stop her but I knew it was too late.

Right then I felt a tug in my gut similar to when I control water but this was deeper and more painful.

But I was so surprised at what happened next that I didn't even register the pain. All the dracaena slowed down and came to a stop as if they were frozen. The tip of the sword of the dracaena that had snuck up behind me was inches from my back.

I had seen Kronos use his powers too many times to know that time had stopped and the pain in my gut told me that I had caused this. I quickly dispatched off the frozen dracaena and then sighed as the pain in my gut lessened and time began to flow normally.

That was when I realized what had happened when Kronos was destroyed. I had somehow acquired the power over time.

I decided not to tell anyone about it and for the next few weeks I practiced with these new powers whenever I was alone before I was kidnapped by Hera.

At that time I didn't know how it happened but after my talk with Chaos, I now know what had happened. I had absorbed some of Kronos' essence, which essentially gave me power over time.

Now usually I would have been repulsed that a part of Kronos was inside me but after this power has saved me and my friends' lives so many times, I know how useful it is. I wasn't able to use it when I lost my memory but when I got it all back, I remembered my training with the time powers and tried to use it as subtly as possible whenever I fought a monster or Giant. I would usually just slow them down a bit so that no one would notice and it wouldn't take much energy. That was enough for me or one of my friends to take care of the monster.

One annoying part about having this power is that I always know what time it is. And I mean the exact time. So whenever someone asks me the time I automatically say something like, "11 hours 23 minutes 55 seconds in the morning." It's happened to me a couple of times and every time people stare at me weirdly.

So anyway, now when I wanted to sneak out of camp without anyone knowing, I decided to sneak out of my cabin at night when everyone was asleep.

Ares appeared at the campfire that night and gave the quest to rescue Artemis to Clarisse. She chose her boyfriend Chris and another Ares camper as her partners and they went off with Chiron to the big house to discuss the quest.

I simply went back to my cabin and lay down to wait until everyone else was asleep.

I packed all the essentials needed for a quest and checked one final time that Riptide was in my pocket before leaving my cabin at 3 hours 31 minutes and 13 seconds in the morning. Oh great I did it again. Argh!

Nobody was around and it was completely quiet in camp. I quickly walked towards the camp border.

When I got there, I saw the harpies patrolling the area. I simply stopped time around them them when their backs were turned so that they wouldn't see me cross the border. I released my hold once I reached the bottom of the hill.

But when I got to the bottom I found someone waiting for me. At first I thought I had been caught but relaxed when I saw who it was. I knew he wouldn't stop me.

(I thought about stopping here but the chapter was too short...)

It was none other than the Sun God, Apollo. He grinned at me smugly, "Sneaking out, are we?".

I shrugged, "Since I won't get a quest, I have no other choice. I have to save Artemis."

He smiled, "I know. I'm not here to stop you. I want to help you."

I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding. He continued, "Since I can't directly interfere with your 'quest', I'm going to give you three gifts."

He then placed his finger on my temple and muttered something. I glowed briefly. "There, I gave you my strongest archery blessing since I know how bad you are with a bow. Also, since you don't have a bow, that brings me to your second gift." He raised his hand and a beautiful gold and green bow with intricate silver carvings appeared in his hand.

He handed it to me and said, "Go ahead and pull back the string."

I somehow knew what position to take and pulled back on the string, as far as it would go. Right when it reached the right distance from the bow, a bronze arrow appeared between it and I took aim and fired at a boulder 50 feet away. It hit the boulder perfectly in the center.

To say that I was amazed would be an understatement. I had never even hit a target before in my life. This was too good to be true.

"Whoa, how did I do that?" I asked Apollo. He grinned again. "As I said, I gave you my strongest blessing. You should be firing bullseyes all the time now. The bow is similar to the Hunter's bow. It will appear whenever you need it. Just put it on your back now and it should vanish."

I did as he told and the bow disappeared.

I smiled happily and thanked him. "Now for the final gift", he said with a flourish. He held out his hand and said, "Can I see your sword?".

I uncapped Riptide and handed it to him. He held it in his hand and moved it about as if testing its weight and balance.

Then he held out his other hand and closed his eyes as if he was concentrating. His hand started glowing brighter and brighter until I couldn't look any more and turned away.

When the light died down I looked back and felt my jaw drop at what I saw. Apollo was holding Riptide in one hand and another sword that looked exactly like Riptide except that it seemed to be made completely out of light.

He handed me both the swords and the new one felt exactly like Riptide, except that it was a bit warm. When it touched my hand, the light died down and I could actually see the sword. It was made of Olympian silver, the same metal the Hunters used, with traces of celestial bronze and imperial gold in it.

Apollo looked tired, but he was grinning like crazy. "Whew, haven't tried that in a while. That is one of my strongest weapons. That sword is unbreakable and very sharp. But it is not an ordinary blade. Hold out the sword and think about the sun."

I capped Riptide and put it back into my pocket before doing what he told me to do. As soon as I thought about the sun, the sword started glowing with light again and it was giving off heat too. I almost dropped it with surprise.

Apollo was smiling triumphantly and said, "Now think about the moon." Again I did as he said and the sword stopped glowing. I looked at Apollo confused.

He spoke up," Whenever you light up the sword like that, you will be able to cut through anything and anyone with it. It's surface becomes as hot as the sun to everyone except you and me. But be careful how you use it. The sword takes energy from you. The harder the material is that you're cutting, the more energy it requires.(A/N: The concept is similar to Eragon's sword Brisingr from the Inheritance Cycle) So use this ability only when there's no other way."

By now I was grinning broadly. This was awesome. Apollo also grinned as if he knew what I was thinking.

I looked around for some way to hook the sword onto my back or side but had nowhere to put the new light sword. I would have to think of a name for it later. As Apollo saw me looking for a place to put it, he said," Just imagine it going into your hand."

I stared at him but tried it anyway. I was surprised to see the sword melt into my hand. Apollo nodded, "That's right. Now when you need it, just imagine holding it and it will appear in your hand. Also like Riptide, you cannot lose it."

I thanked him again and he just waved his hand, "You can repay me by getting my baby sister back quickly. Oh and you can think of a name for it too. The name will appear on it in ancient Greek whenever you decide. I'll be going now. It's almost time for me to drive my chariot. I'll see you around."

With that he began glowing and I looked away out of reflex as he flashed away.

I stared at my hand and imagined holding the sword in my hand. It appeared in my hand and I marveled at it. I walked up to the boulder that I had shot earlier. It was atleast four feet wide. I thought about the sun and when the sword lit up, I slashed it through the boulder. It was cut in half as if it was warm butter. I grinned. This was truly awesome.

I quickly put it away and whistled loudly. "WOOF!" The next thing I know, I get tackled by a large black blur and am given a saliva bath by a huge pink tongue. I tried to push the huge hellhound off of me, "Let me up Mrs. O'Leary, I missed you too girl, let me up." She finally let me go and I heard a sound like artillery fire as her tail hit the ground again and again.

It was a wonder nobody heard her. I scratched behind her ear and then climbed onto her back. I leaned down and whispered San Francisco in her year and then held on as she jumped into the nearest shadow.

So how was it? Please review.

I need some more suggestions for monsters as well as titans.

Oh and also some suggestions for the name of the sword.

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