A/N: Hey guys here is chapter 14. I would have posted sooner but my awesome beta, dorylover, was being lazy. Anyways hope you enjoy it, had a lot of fun writing it. It's my longest chapter ever, so have fun reading it, lol. Also i know it's rushed, but it's already chapter 14 and i wanted to get to the good parts already lol. So, sorry about that, guess you guys have to put up with it for now. Next chapter should be nice and slowed down. Anyway if like it then please leave reviews, they are welcomed, and please if you haven't then favorite and follow this story for further updates. Also i know i don't do this but i have to give credit when credit is due so here goes, i don't own Percy Jackson or anything from the Lightning thief series, i don't own heroes of Olympus either but i wouldn't want to because it's shit, sorry if there are fans of it out there. That's it so bye for now.

Chapter 14

It's been three months since school started and Ace and Tal introduced themselves to Percy. He had welcomed their friendship when he found out that they were in the same position as him; stuck with both dyslexia and ADHD. That was also about the same time when Grover showed up.

Grover came into Yancy looking for demigods, children of the gods, and was shocked when he found three. To make matters worse, these three had big three level power; big three being the three sons of Kronos. He immediately got acquainted with them, introducing himself as a crippled troubled kid. The three had welcomed him into their little group. After that, he had contacted Chiron, back at camp, for transportation, but the old Centaur had refused. He believed one of them would be involved with the little scrimmage that was happening on Olympus, and camp would not be safe at the moment. But he had agreed to personally come to Yancy to provide a set of extra eyes for the time being, and that Grover should stay on high alert till he did arrive. Grover followed his instructions to the letter and never left their side whenever he could.

Another three months passed before Chiron showed up and replaced the previous Latin teacher. The old teacher was even more surprised than the satyr was when he found out that two of the three children were ones that had been MIA from camp. He had waited a week after his arrival, not wanting to look suspicious, before confronting them about their little Houdini act. He had kept them after class, asking for their assistance with a little project he had in mind.

"What's the meaning of this?" Chiron scowled.

"Excuse me sir?" Ace questioned. He looked confused as to what the teacher was asking. He knew Chiron was angry, but it still didn't stop him from having fun.

Chiron was a little taken back by the sincerity of his response. But the young godling couldn't fool the eyes of the old trainer.

"I am serious Ace. We turned the entire camp upside down looking for you. Do you know how worried I was? Please explain yourself." Chiron inquired leaning back on his seat. He folded his arms on his chest and waited. Ace understood the stress he caused Chiron but he obviously couldn't tell the truth, so he did what he had being doing a lot lately; he lied.

"Look, I'm sorry for worrying you but we weren't planning on staying at camp. We only visited there to introduce ourselves to the way you lived, that was it. We saw that it was safe, like the way you said it was, so we came to get our friend here and bring him to camp. We know he's powerful, maybe even a child of the big three, and we couldn't just let him stay out in the mortal world." Ace explained. His expression was stoic, even with all the knowledge Chiron acquired during his lifetime, he couldn't read Aces face.

Chiron was stunned momentarily. He hadn't given the little demigod enough credit. He let out a sigh and replaced his frown with a smile.

"Okay I understand and I apologize for speaking out of context. It's my job to keep kids like you safe so you'll have to excuse me for my uneasiness." Chiron replied.

"No reason to apologize sir, but if we are apologizing then we're sorry as well. We shouldn't have disappeared like that without informing you first." Ace said finally putting on a smile.

There was a moment of silence before they started to converse again. "What took you so long to get here, you talked to Grover like three months ago saying you were coming?" Tal said breaking the silence.

Chiron wasn't surprised to find out that they had seen through the young satyrs disguise. "I had to get things in order before I left. As you might have remembered, I am in charge after all." He replied with a smile.

"Of course, but now that you're here it'll be easy to take Percy to camp." Ace stated.

"I can't take him to camp. That's exactly why I'm here." Chiron responded. The mood had now changed from casual business to serious.

"Why? You can't just leave him here. Not with what's going on with Zeus and Poseidon. Plus you do know that there's a monster in here." Ace said, his expression taking on a frown.

Chiron was surprised that Ace knew so much about the Olympians and the activities that were taking place on Olympus. He had said before that he does his research but what are his resources, Chiron had wondered. But what had surprised the old trainer even more was the fact about the monster. He had searched the place when he first arrived but nothing had caught his eye. He had no idea as to how Ace had come to discover the beast.

"Who is it? And how did you find it?" Chiron asked, contemplating the situation. He scolded himself for letting the foul creature get the slip on him.

"It's the math teacher, Miss. Dodds. She arrived the day after you showed up." Ace explained.

"Didn't you search the place?" Tal asked. Only too late had she realized how the question would make her favorite teacher feel. 'Of course he searched the place. Ugh why'd I say that? Now he's probably upset' She thought to herself.

Her theory had come true because Chiron's frown only deepened at her inquiry.

"Look I don't blame you for not sensing it. The only reason I noticed was because I've become accustomed to see through monster disguises. I mean I've basically been living in modern wilderness of monsters for the last seven to eight years." Ace said smiling again.

Chiron accepted Aces attempt to make him feel better and smiled.

"You never cease to surprise me boy. But regardless of the monster, I can't take him to camp. If indeed he is a child of the big three then camp isn't safe for him right now. Let's wait out the year here and see how things turn about. And I want to give the situation on Olympus some time to die down." Chiron clarified.

Ace was going to argue back but instead he let out a sigh. "Fine but the longer he stays here the more monsters he will attract." He said as he made his way towards the door, Tal right on his tail.

"Not if he has no knowledge of who he is." Chiron replied.

"That's precisely why he will attract more monsters. He knows what he is." Ace exclaimed opening the door.

"What?" Chiron rushed to his feet letting his enchanted wheelchair fall behind him. "How did he find out?"

"I told him of course. I wasn't going to let him live out here and not give him a fighting chance to survive. Don't worry, he's fully trained. Like your boy, Luke, at camp he knows his way around a sword." Ace said without looking at Chiron.

"That was not wise Ace. If what you and Grover say is true and he does have the blood of one of the big three then he's in much danger." Chiron reasoned.

Before Ace could control himself, his temper jumped out of him. "THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU TO GET HIM OUT OF HERE!" Ace said slamming the door closed. He turned around to glare daggers at his old mentor. One thing about Chiron is that he has been alive for many years so his fear was limited, but the glare from his student frightened him.

"Ace, relax." Tal said placing her hand on his shoulder.

He grabbed the bridge of his nose and looked down. "I'm sorry Chiron. I shouldn't have erupted like that. But if you say we should wait then that's what we will do." He said and rushed out the door.

"Sorry about that. He's just really close to Percy and doesn't want him to get hurt." Tal explained.

Chiron regained his composure before nodding at her. She let a moment pass before she followed Ace leaving the Centaur to his thoughts.

After that, Ace and Chiron pretended that their little encounter never occurred. The year went on as they kept a close eye on the monster, but it wasn't making any effort to stand out. Other monsters never showed up as Chiron used the mist best to his abilities to shroud their scent. It was close to the end of the year when things started to get a little rocky. Chiron had planned a trip for his Latin class and had asked the math teacher, the monster, to chaperone. Little did he know that the rock slides were soon to begin.

Currently Ace, Tal and Percy along with their satyr friend, Grover, were sitting on the roof of Yancy Academy, enjoying the night's cool breeze. They had snuck out of their dorm rooms and made their way up to the roof in an attempt to get some fresh air and relax.

"I can't wait for the trip tomorrow." Percy exclaimed grinning from ear to ear.

"Why? We're visiting a museum to learn about Greek mythology, which you know everything about." Ace said raising an eyebrow.

"It's not about the learning. It's about getting out of this cramped place, am I right Perce?" Tal said before Percy could respond. She turned to him with a smile.

He blushed before he nodded. Over the months he had developed a crush on his close friend.

"Don't worry. The year will be over soon and then we can go to camp." Grover stated, his eyes never leaving the night sky. Chiron had informed him of the current situation, and despite the danger they were in, he was glad that he didn't have to lie to his friends.

The group of friends sat there, gazing at the limited view of the stars. They stayed like that for hours before someone broke the silence.

"We should get to bed. It's getting late." Tal said rising to her feet.

"Aw come on. Don't be a party pooper." Ace grumbled, laying himself down on the ground.

"Don't make hurt you." She threatened grabbing his arm and pulling him to his feet.

"Don't be a meanie." Ace exclaimed with a smile before he strapped his arm over her shoulder and released his weight.

She steadied herself before he could fall to the floor and drag her along.

"I'm serious. We have to get up early for the trip." She said smiling as she struggled to hold his weight.

Percy and Grover smiled at their friends as they rose to their feet as well.

"I don't want to walk. Carry me please?" Ace groaned.

Instead of doing that, Tal released his weight and jumped away from him. Before Ace could steady himself he dropped to the ground with a 'thud'.

Tal along with Percy and Grover started laughing as Ace struggled to his feet.

"I don't know why I'm friends with you guys. You're so mean." He grumbled as he dusted himself off.

"Oh I'm sorry, don't cry." Tal replied continuing to laugh.

"Whatever. Let's just get to bed." Ace said failing to stop himself from smiling.

They made their way down as each went into their respected rooms and fell asleep. While they slept Ace visited Tal in her dreams. (A/N: Don't get your hopes up; she wasn't dreaming about him, he entered her dream like any other god would.) She wasn't startled when she suddenly appeared in Aces house, the one in the future. He was sitting on the couch so she walked over and joined him.

"What's up?" She said sitting down.

"The fury is going to attack tomorrow. Our interference has changed a lot of events, but I'm positive that the events for tomorrow are set. After we take care of her, regardless of what Chiron says, I'm not waiting one more day. I'm taking Percy straight to camp." Ace explained.

"I agree. The faster we get to camp the better." Tal said leaning back on the couch.

"Good. But be prepared because I have a feeling that this time around she won't be alone."

"Why do you say that?" Tal said frowning.

"Chiron can't use the mist everywhere we go. Once we leave the school boundaries I expect to be surrounded by monsters."

"Then why is he taking us on this trip?" Tal inquired.

"We aren't his only student Tal. This trip was requested by the guardian of one of his mortal students. And he couldn't say no. But I must compliment him. His control over the mist is very strong. To shroud this big of a building for such a long amount of time, I'm impressed. " He said, smiling.

"You think we'll be okay?" She said looking at his face.

Since the incident with her father a lot has changed about the young god, and not just his appearance. Like his eyes; his usual features said that he was an average eighteen year old but his eyes made his age seem limitless. She wondered as to the things he had seen to cause such a phenomenon. She thought she had her cousin all figured out, but sadly she realized that she had barely passed the first page of his book.

She watched him as he contemplated the situation. She wanted to move next to him and tell him how everything was going to be okay and that she was here for him. She wanted to let her hidden feelings loose and confided her secrets within him. But she tightened the latch on her heart and waited for his response. They were on a mission and they didn't have time for feelings, he didn't have time for feelings.

"We'll be fine. It's not the monsters I'm worried about." He stated, letting his usual stoic expression take over.

"Then what's bothering you?" She asked.

It looked as if he was about to answer her but then changed his mind.

"It's nothing. Anyway get some sleep and I'll see you in the morning." He rushed out and snapped his fingers. Everything faded away as she returned to her slumber.

They were sitting in a cramped school bus, making their way towards the Museum. And Percy Jackson was not enjoying the ride. Ever since they got in the bus, the class bully Nancy had not left him alone. She kept muttering jokes about him to her friends and throwing stuff at him. He drew the final straw when she threw some material that looked like a piece of a sandwich at him, but it had missed him and had hit his friend Grover who was sitting right next to him. He was about to explode at her but Ace beat him to it.

"Nancy, stop throwing your food around. I understand it's hard being the only thing on this bus, but we humans don't eat whatever that is you were about to consume." Ace said turning to face her with a grin. The whole bus erupted in laughter as Nancy's face turned red enough to put a tomato to shame. Even Chiron couldn't help but smile a little.

"Come on Ace, leave the poor thing alone. It's obviously lonely wants to coexist with us." Tal usually wouldn't do this, but there was one thing she hated more than monsters and that was bullies. Another wave of laughter erupted as Ace high fived Tal.

For the rest of the bus ride, it was peaceful for the group of friends as Nancy kept to herself and everyone else was occupied with their own little conversation. Ace was looking out the window when Tal gave him a slight nudge to get his attention.

"I thought you said we would be surrounded by monsters." She whispered as low as possible when he turned to face her.

"I'm doing everything I can to keep us hidden but we already have one on board." He said calmly.

"I know about the fury…" She couldn't finish as he cut her off.

"I'm talking about the bus driver. He's a monster." Ace said smiling as he looked at their target. Tal followed his gaze to look at the bus driver. She hadn't noticed at first but now that she was looking closely, she could tell that it was wearing a disguise.

"So what's our plan?" She asked turning to look at her friend again.

"Nothing, we can't do anything in the bus. The only option is to wait and see what it does." Ace replied still keeping his gaze on the beast.

Nothing happened as they arrived at the Museum. They went through their tour without the fury or the bus driver making a move. There were no problems, all the way up to the time for lunch. During their lunch break they all exited the building and sat outside to eat. The four friends sat beside each-other as they ate and conversed. While they ate, their math teacher, Miss. Dodds, aka the fury, strolled up to them. Once beside them she cleared her throat to get their attention.

"Can we help you with something Miss. Dodds?" Ace asked turning to face her as his friends did the same. Ace glanced at Chiron to see him observing the situation carefully.

"Yes actually there is. It seems that I've gone overboard and collected quite a few souvenirs from the gift shop, and I was wondering if you three could help me bring them out." She said with the sweetest smile she could muster up.

Ace glanced at Chiron one more time before responding to her. "I guess so. Come on guys." Ace said rising to his feet. Percy looked at him warily before doing the same. He knew that their math teacher was a monster and he had no intention of being alone with her. But he trusted Ace, so he followed them back into the building. The Museum was void of any people, which was strange because when the class was in here ten minutes ago there was a decent amount of people. They kept walking down the hallway, passing the gift shop on their way.

"Uh the store is here Miss. Dodds." Percy called out stopping in front of the shop.

"Oh yes dear but I had carried the bags into the Greek section while we were in here before." She stated without looking back.

Percy glanced at the store one more time before following his friends deeper within the building.

"Get ready Percy." Ace muttered to Percy as he caught up to the group.

"Get ready for what?" Percy had asked when suddenly something jumped down from the balcony of the second floor. It crashed to the ground, shattering everything beneath it.

He was about to go towards the crash when suddenly their teacher turned towards them and tried to kick Aces head off of his shoulders.

Luckily he had anticipated some form of attack because he ducked beneath her kick and jumped back.

"Miss. Dodds, you know you could get fired for trying to kill one of your students." Ace remarked trying hard to stop himself from smiling.

She didn't reply to his sarcasm filled statement, instead she started growling as her body started to change shape. Her features turned leathery as she took her true form, a fury.

"So I am guessing that's a monster too." Percy said pointing at the shattered ground. He and Tal had made their way next to Ace.

"He's not the only one." The fury growled as shadows surrounded them. From within the darkness creatures of different forms appeared. There were dogs as large as mini-vans, women with the body of snakes, and some creatures that were human shaped but were too tall to be human. The thing that jumped from the balcony revealed itself to be one of those human shaped creatures.

"It took you long enough; I was getting tired to waiting for you to make your move. I thought with the three of us here you would act sooner." Ace stated looking at the line up of monsters.

The fury was taken aback by his statement. She figured they were ignorant about their heritage. She was even more surprised to find out that he had seen through her disguise. "When did you find out?" She growled at him.

"From the first day you showed up. It's easy to look through the mist when you know how to control it." He replied.

"It still doesn't change the fact that you will die here now. But for the moment I have business with him, not you." She said looking at Percy.

"And he has business with you as well. He has been itching to cut off your head for the last year. So it's now or never." Ace explained as he turned to face Percy, who was glaring at the array of monsters. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the enchanted sword he had been given by his friend. He held the key chain version of his weapon as he willed for it to take its true form. Golden light covered his hand as the weapon grew in size to a length of four feet. The weapon was perfect; it felt like it was specifically made for his hands. He glanced at Ace to see him nod in approval.

"Before he sends you back to Hades, what kind of business do you have with him?" Ace inquired as he followed Percy's example and glared at the beasts.

"He has something we want. If he should give it back, then we promise to leave him be." The fury growled back. She hadn't expected any of this. She hadn't expected him to have knowledge of who he was, much less have training with a sword.

"He doesn't have it. So leave him be." Tal said finally speaking up.

"You lie! Give it to us or we will be forced to use force." She hissed.

"Be my guest. Use all the force you want." Ace said nodding at Percy one more time before stepping back a couple feet.

"Okay so who's first?" Percy said stepping forward. He watched them carefully when suddenly a hellhound got excited and jumped at him. It didn't have a chance to do anything before Percy's sword went through its head. Golden dust took its place as it traveled back to the underworld.

After that, none of them waited any longer as they all jumped at him at once. But he was ready for their all out attack. He blocked the club of a cannibal before stabbing it in the chest. The fight continued as golden dust appeared to replace the monsters Percy reaped with his blade. Within minutes the twenty or so monsters were gone, and all that was left was the fury. After seeing the demigod in action she wasn't that thrilled to go against him. But nevertheless she gained altitude and dived down, her claws aimed at his chest. Percy rolled out of the way as the furies claws met nothing but air. But before she could regain her balance Percy rose to his feet and swung his sword in a deadly arc, cleaving the beast in half. She let out a wail as her body was halved. Just as her body was replaced with golden dust, Chiron and Grover rushed inside to the room.

"Holy Zeus." Grover muttered as he looked around the room to see all the dust.

"What happened?" Chiron asked wheeling himself over to the group. He watched as Percy's four feet long sword retreated in size to a miniature version of it.

"She finally made her move is what happened. Now Chiron I said I would wait for the year to be over but I am taking him to camp right now, whether you agree or not." Ace said as Percy walked over to them, placing his sword back in his pocket.

Chiron was going to argue back but he noticed the resolve on Aces face and thought different. He let out a sigh of defeat. "Alright, you three can take him to camp. I will return to the school and make sure everything is well before I follow you."

"Thank you. Come on Perce." Ace said as he walked past Chiron. They snuck out the back of the building to not be seen by the class and made their way away from the building, with a destination in mind that was not the camp.