A/N: So, I posted two chapters today because I was excited on getting to the good parts. I changed the first part for those of you have read it, you'll know how. I hope you liked the last chapter and here's the next one! It's short because they're all flashbacks of Percy. In the next chapter, I will start with the present.

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Watching someone you love kissing someone else would break you. It was the first time Percy felt that way. Annabeth was still having her blissful moment kissing the boy she cheated on him with.

He didn't know why she decided to cheat on him. Was he a bad boyfriend? Did he do something wrong? Or better yet, was he good enough for her?

With tears freely falling on his face, he stepped back but only for his shoes to make a squeak sound. That caused Annabeth and Brad to look for the source. When the grey eyed girl found out who caused the sound, her eyes widened.

"Annabeth?" Brad asked. "What's wrong?"

"Percy?" She whispered. The daughter of Athena started moving towards him but he moved quickly and ran out and into the garden. He passed the picnic area while his thoughts were on Annabeth.

"Percy!" She yelled.

He didn't look back.

The tears streaming down his face made him look horrible and the tears in his eyes made it harder to see where his was going. It was all a blur. One moment he was running and the next, arms caught him and brought him to stop.

"Percy." The voice he once came to love said. It was the voice of the person who brought him joy and happiness in his life. It belonged to his girlfriend and most importantly best friend.

With a shaky breath, Percy decided to say something. "Why?"

Annabeth stayed silent. The hands on his arm was pulled away and he knew she was hesitating to answer.

"Was I good enough for you?" He whispered. But Annabeth was still able to hear it clearly.

"You were!"

"Past tense?"

"I mean, you are!"

"But I don't meet your standards."

"You do."

"And why are you doing this?" Percy said in a cold tone as he turned around to meet Annabeth's eyes. Her grey eyes with tears but weren't streaming down her face.

"I-I. . . I just-"

"Just forget it," Percy whispered as he turned around so that he won't face her. "I know where your loyalty lies and it isn't with me."

That was when he left her alone and went straight into the elevator that brought him back down to the Empire State Building. The last thing he heard and saw was the figure of his ex-girlfriend running towards the elevator and screaming his name. Although, it was all blurry. This was the moment when he knew that it was over between him and Annabeth.

Once he was back in his cabin, tears started falling freely faster down his face. His sobs echoed throughout the whole room. When he entered camp, he ran straight to his cabin with people looking at him on his way. They wondered why he was crying.

Jason and Leo were both talking about video games that recently came out when they both saw Percy storm into camp and into his cabin. They both shared a look and followed the son of Poseidon.

Percy just stayed where he was and didn't open the door for his friends. Although, it didn't matter because they just barged in anyway.

"What happened?" Jason asked as he knelt on the ground in front of Percy trying to get his attention to him. "What happened with Annabeth?"

Percy felt the bed dip in beside him and knew that it was Leo. He then felt a hand rub his back in a soothing manner and was grateful for their comfort.

"I. . . I. . ." Percy hiccuped and his breathing was shaky. "I saw- I saw Annabeth cheating on me."

Jason and Leo gasped. "What?!"

Percy breathed in. "While she stayed in Olympus, she fell in love with someone else. During the one month when she didn't contact me, she was with someone else and having the time of her life while I stayed here thinking about her."

He brought his hand up to his face and slid his fingers through it. He bit his lip and smiled a sad smile. "If she's happy, then I'm happy for her."

"But Perce, she cheated on you." Leo exclaimed.

"There's nothing I can do about that. She loves architecture and I guess the guy loves it as well since he took architecture for a master's degree. I couldn't give her that satisfaction in loving what she loves."

"Damn your loyalty." Jason muttered which caused Percy to laugh half-heartedly.

"Thanks for trying to cheer me up, guys. But there's nothing I can do about Annabeth. I'm angry at her for cheating and I feel so betrayed. The fates want me to have a horrible life with no happy ending."

"Don't say that." Leo said.

"We're here for you, Perce." Jason said. "We'll give the girl a piece of her own medicine."

Percy smiled as he laid down on his bed. It was a sign that he wanted his time alone and the two granted him that as they left his cabin.

The next day, Percy felt like something was going to happen. Although it was an ordinary day, something didn't feel right.

He did his regular duties and continued to sulk internally. His other friends found out about what Annabeth did and they're angry at her. Nico came to his cabin at night while he was changing and had a slight flush in his cheeks as he comforted Percy.

He was glad that he had friends that supported him. When Nico left, Percy decided to turn off the lights for the night. That was when he felt a needle impale in his neck and he blacked out.

When he woke up, he found out that it was Lady Nyx and Lord Erebus who captured him. They told him that they were interested in him and wanted him to join their army.

Percy hesitated but decided on joining and with his masters' blessings, he became the most powerful demigod in the Alpha Centurion. That was the name of the place they were in. It was the base of his masters in the planet Zyrrha. In a year, they made it official that he was the prince and protector of the planet. They gave him a new name. Zander from Planet Zyrrha.

Five years later, he started his own group called the Spyridon. They were only able to get in through invitation because he looked for the best of the best. The first few members were Melaina Ann, Sapphira Ryder and Brandon Iskandar.

Melaina Ann had blonde hair and brown eyes. Her element was healing and combat and when she graduated from his class, she taught her own students on her element. She was a daughter of Apollo and was good in poetry and the bow and arrow. She became Zander's girlfriend ten years since he became commander.

Sapphira had black hair and grey eyes. She wasn't a demigod like all the rest. She was an alien. Coming from the Planet Zargo, she was a green alien who could shape shift. In that planet, it was rare to see a white alien. When she graduated from his class, she taught magic to her own students.

Lastly, Brandon was his best friend. They both had gone through a lot together and was grateful for all the support they gave to one another. He was a son of Ares and had black hair and green eyes. They were like twins but the ladies liked and adored Zander better. He didn't teach any class because when Zander was out on a mission, he was left in charge of the Spyridon,

With Zander training his Spyridon, the world would become more protected from harm.