Note, I'm skipping a lot of flavor text and background info, I figure if you're reading a fan fiction about a book, then chances are you've read the book and know, at least in part, that information.

I own none of the characters, not even the OC I made as she is part of the PJaO books and anyone is free to duplicate her for their own stories. Writing a story using characters from published books, I certainly can't complain if someone likes my idea enough to run it in a different direction, but please, no slash.

Rick Riordan and Patricia Briggs own all characters.

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The gun on the cover image is what I based Terry's on. It's a real weapon that fires real shells, shotgun in the case of the gun in the picture. Terry's has more decoration, including an engraving of the Drakkon she killed on the handle (made of Drakkon Ivory) and Greek lettering spelling out "End of Infinity" along the barrel. It's also a lot more powerful, but then, most of the weapons used by demi-gods are.

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I'm going to be updating and cleaning up the previous chapters over the next week or so while still working on the story. So if an update comes along and there isn't a new chapter, that's what happened. If I accidently delete the story, you'll also know what happened.

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Not really sure were the dislike of Percy/Annabeth came from, but to me, people trying to win Percy to them is a fairly logical outcome to events in the story. People using charm speak if they have it is likewise. Heck, not all of them would actually be trying to take Percy; some of them could be using their gift to give Annabeth 'Advice' on her relationship. It'd be like someone who has several hypnotic suggestions that conflict with each other, and she's never been portrayed in cannon as being all that emotionally steady to begin with, one of the reasons I actually like her, she's far more flawed than some people seem to think.

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Take note people, not everything said by people in my stories is entirely accurate, or even truthful. They make mistakes; have bad impressions and misconceptions, personal agendas, and or a desire, for whatever reason, to mislead those they are talking to.

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Pet Peeve alert; what is it with people describing Percy in stories set after 'The Last Olympian' as lanky and awkward? For the past several years, he's engaged in daily workouts and combat training. He's been trained to deal with his ADHD by doing exercise. He's specifically described as being fairly buff in the books. To get an idea for what Percy and Annabeth would look like, watch the extras on the 'Man of Steel' DVD. The one about the workouts the actors went through. Percy would look like superman with less facial hair, or Captain America, and Annabeth would look like the female Kryptonian, in other words, they'd look ripped.

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Does anyone know what Auriele and Daryl's last name is? Or were I might look for it? Ditto for Felix.

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And yes, I know this chapter is kind of lame and nearly completely lacking in dialogue, but I needed to move the story along. I've also hit a branch in the story that I'm not entirely sure which way I'm going to take. And As I decided that, I also wrote out a one shot story that I've had on my mind for a little while. Hope you guys like that one.

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A Little More Filler

Adam

As the people walk off on their errands, I attempt to remain calm. "Auriele, what exactly happened here?" At the same time I ask, Λύκος starts sending me visions of what it 'Saw' to me.

"I apologize for the mess of things here, I'm still not even a hundred percent sure what happened. I can say that in regards to Ben and Eric, Eric formally ceded his position in the pack to Ben, without a challenge from Ben."

I look at Eric; "Is that true Eric? If so, why?"

"Yes sir, it is." Eric said looking away; "I just can't deal with some of the crap going on lately sir. Ben was willing, without flinching or hesitating, to jump into a magical purse that was specifically, according to those who know magic, malfunctioning, to track down the source of penguins it was releasing. I just can't deal with things like that. I figured I could reduce the violence inside the pack by stepping aside gracefully. Both of us will undoubtedly have several challenges, but it'll reduce the number I think. And I've been thinking of moving on to a more traditional pack anyway. Sorry"

At this I sigh, it's been coming for a while; I'm actually surprised it took this long. We talk some more, it all amounts to 'I'm sorry to see you leave' and Auriele seems both a little smug as well as saddened over this. She's one of the traditionalists who doesn't like a lot of the changes I've been making, but doesn't want the pack to fall apart either.

As we're talking, the rest of the kids wander back out, we're cooking again, Christy makes a brief appearance, but it quickly becomes evident that these kids are not to her liking. They're hyperactive to a degree that's nearly breath taking. In discussing the events inside the purse, it comes out that Percy, who was prepping for combat, actually paused to ask a penguin a question, right at the start of the encounter, and none of the kids see an issue with that. I have a pretty good idea of what actually happened thanks to Λύκος, but some of the details elude both of us.

It turns out that Annabeth didn't even know the extent of the items in her purse, much less the hole in the side leading to a pocket realm. It's decided that the passage between universes caused massive amounts of damage and that at some point, the barriers between her purse and the purses and bags of the other kids in her cabin that one were ripped apart. That combined with the whole increased power thing ended up duplicating a lot of stuff, or, as in the case of the fish, a whole bunch of stuff was simply created by their power explosion.

I'm actually glad about it happening there. The house received enough damage as it was, adding that much more wouldn't have helped. After that the unseen inhabitants of the purse went about repairing the place as best they could as well as reshelfing everything and making containers for the rest, such as the aquarium.

After that, we discuss the two new additions to the group. The first, Michal, is a young man, age twelve, who was at the kid's camp helping someone who was injured to go outside. He evidently went back inside that kid's cabin to get something forgotten, which evidently connected to Annabeth's purse right as they made their jump, getting stuck inside. When they arrived, the pocket world was cut off from their home world, and he was trapped.

Felix on the other hand, was likewise trapped, but he didn't attend their camp. While clearly of some sort of supernatural nature, he isn't of the same type as the other kids. While as hyperactive as any other nine year old, he isn't ADHD, nor Dyslexic. He claims to be a magician, specifically an Egyptian magician. He said that he had been practicing placing things in something called the Duat, but made a mistake and ended up there. He had been waiting for Someone named Carter or Sadie to come rescue him when the world turned topsy turvy and after a while, headed for a glow on the horizon.

The kids bring up the idea that if these two were found there, then there might be other people there as well. They want to know if I know someone who could go there with them to help locate people and bring them out. Felix says he can help with that part, but freely admits he's a trainee. Rachel says she can help train Felix, and with his aid, help the others track down people. It's weird, but that other place might have every single thing place in a magical storage device from their world. Though Felix does warn us if we encounter a large box covered in Egyptian hieroglyphics and emitting snarls of rage from an unknown beast, we should leave it alone.

And that brings up another point; one I'd hoped would somehow miraculously solve itself, and one I really didn't want to deal with; the penguins. Evidently, some of them Felix had summoned and stored in the duat before he got trapped there, and they had grown in power with him, becoming enhanced penguins. Others, he'd summoned after the other place had settled, which I assume was right after the kids arrived in our world.

Felix is REALLY attached to his penguins. It'd be cute if the penguins weren't so annoying. Actually, I'll admit, it is kind of cute. I actually sort of want to let him keep them, but Percy was right, they're not confortable here and would very shortly die. It's Percy mentioning that he can talk to them, and that the ones he summoned from this world have families, including chicks that they need to get back and feed before they starve that finally convinces Felix to cave. Rachel works out a deal with Felix and Percy on how to help each other's magic work together to place each penguin either back where it should be, or amongst its own kind if it came from the other world. The magic would evidently include making them as well fed as they should be for wherever and whenever they go.

That bit of magic is actually kind of interesting to watch. Rachel acts like a conduit from Percy to Felix. He in turn seems to draw Egyptian hieroglyphs in midair until suddenly, they, and the penguins just disappear. I notice Annabeth and Nico watching Rachel with a slight frown; I get the feeling that they didn't know this about her powers.

That gets done just in time for the reporters to show up for my interview.