Guess Who's Back?

"Hey, seaweed brain, wake up"

My vision was blurry, but I could make out a face framed with blond curls.

"Annabeth-" I reached my hand upto cup her face.

" Percy wake up" she said. I pouted, "but it's so nice here Annabeth"

"Percy- WAKE UP "

That voice that was definitely not Annabeth's. I got up so quick I bumped heads with the person trying to wake me up. It was Grover, young Grover

"Grover?" I said weakly , clutching my head .

" yeah percy"

"Next time you are waking me up, do it from a distance will you"

"Sure" I looked around, I was at my dorm room at Yancy Academy. It was exactly like I remembered, well a bit messier but besides that exactly like I remembered.

"Get up perce, we have breakfast in an hour, I don't wanna miss it"

It worked , it actually worked. I was in a trance as I grabbed my stuff and went into the washroom. 'Ok' I calmed myself down,'this isn't the first crazy thing you've seen, just relax.'

" exactly" a voice in my head, that was not mine, said.

"Chronos?" I thought.

"Yup" came the annoyingly over peppy voice.

"What are you doing in my head" I asked. If I was doing this all again, including Tartarus, the last thing I needed was Chronos stuck in my head.

" think of me as your spirit guide, or a conscience"

" I prefer to think of you as the annoying voice stuck in my head" I grumbled

"Whatever dude, just get ready and eat breakfast" I rolled my eyes and looked myself in the mirror with distaste, I had to gain my muscles back, flab was not going to work for my plans.

This is going to suck , a lot . I quickly got ready and left. Looking in the mirror was just plain painful.

The next morning I woke at dawn,everyone else was still asleep

" hey Chronos?" I asked."how do i use the mist"

"Easy dude, just imagine the illusion, concentrate on it and snap your fingers"

I tried to concentrate on being invisible, I couldn't have Grover finding out about me sneaking out to the gym of all places. I thought about Annabeth's invisibility hat, and focused on imagining it on my head. And then I snapped my fingers. I looked down, no body.

"Yes! I did it"

"because of me" chronos said.

I quickly snuck out to the gym, maybe I couldn't throw javelins or use swords, but I could increase my fitness level.

I did laps around the gym, climbed up and down the climbing ropes(they make a nice substitute for the climbing wall) and did push-ups, or at least I tried, by my fifth push-up, I was exhausted, It seemed I would have to start paying attention in physical ed.

Over the next few weeks, I worked out a schedule, I got up early, hid myself with mist, went to the gym, worked out, took a shower , ate breakfast , went to classes, hung out with Grover and went to sleep. My fitness level started increasing slowly, I lost fat and started getting muscles, I wasn't as strong as I used to be but I was getting better.

I started getting better grades because I was 'studying harder' (nothing to do with the fact that i knew all this stuff already, how dare you accuse me of that?)

Not to mention, I was usually so exhausted I didn't have the energy to fight Nancy Bobofit and didn't end up getting probation this time around.

And then it was time for the trip to the museum.