Lincoln and Percy had woken up at 3:30 am, a habit they picked up from their mother's training. Since they got back Rita had given them a daily workout to keep them sharp she had them put on ankle wrist headband weights as well as a weighted jacket that in total weighed 30 kilos as well as a sword shield bow and quiver she then had them do a thirty-minute run and then whale in full armor then she had them shoot 150 arrows each then practices with their sword until 5:55. Then they would get ready for the day and still be the first 2 in line for the bathroom.

Today after their training and once their sisters woke up the entire family went to Lynn's table to help with a big party, a rich guy rented out the entire restaurant and they needed extra hands. Percy Lynn Sr Lucy Lisa and Luan worked in the kitchen Lincoln Lana Lynn Jr and Leni were on bus duty while Lori Luna Luna and Rita were on hosting. The party started a little after 12. The family was doing their best to keep up as more and more showed up. They knew it was going to be big. It was a family reunion but they had no idea it was going to be so big.

"Uh sorry about this but we're almost at capacity how many more are supposed to show up," Rita asked the matriarch, a woman in her late 60s named Denise.

"oh I'm sorry young miss this should be it oh wait actually one more might show up my grandad but we haven't seen him in years," Denise explained with a smile

"alright thank you for picking Lynn's table for your reunion,"rita smiled

"my grandad picked it he said…. Charles Jane what are you doing," Denise yelled at two kids who were climbing over a table.

The kids turned just as the table under them fell over breaking it.

" I am so sorry I," Rita lifted a hand and smiled.

"don't worry I have 12 kids, I get how they can be," Rita smiled just as Lana and Lincoln entered carrying a spare table. In a few seconds they had the old table packed into a trash bin and the new one in place.

Lincoln took the damaged table as well as the destroyed plates and food to the dumpster where he found a familiar elderly man going through the dumpster.

"Hey, I know you," Lincoln called out.

"And I know you're mother," He said, taking out a piece of cheesecake and scarfing it down.

"Look man I'm guessing you're a demigod or clear-sighted so are you following me or something," Lincoln asked.

"blinded by your own reflection as such of a man who refuses to look closely," the man explained.

"wise words but odd coming from someone not paying attention to his own surroundings," Lincoln smirked taping a sign in the back door.

The sign read we don't judge please come in if you're hungry it's on the house, Lynn Sr had put the sign up the first time they found someone going threw the dumpster Lynn always took the leftover ingredients to make a stew that he would donate to the homeless shelter but as he made one every day that was always a few bowls to give out.

"So would you like some soup and a drink," Lincoln asked.

"Thank you kid but I have an appointment," he said with a smirk stepping out of the dumpster. He was in a relatively new pair of shorts and a shirt that was stained and had a faded monster doughnut logo on it.

"hu well have a good day I got to get back to work," Lincoln said going back in.

After about 10 minutes Lincoln heard the door open and a bunch of the guests called out variants of Grandpa. Another few hours later after some of the families left they brought out the wine menu and Lincoln heard a familiar voice.

"wine tastes best when it belongs to another," came a chuckle.

Looking out to the restaurant floor he saw the old man drinking directly from the bottle while standing on a table.

Lincoln smiled and continued his work when they closed. The old man was the last one out the door. Before he left he looked around and grabbed a flashlight from one of the benches.

"I think I like this town been a bit since I found somewhere with nice people," he said as he left.

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Lincoln and percy were doing their morning run when they passed the old man sleeping on the sidewalk they just past him bye

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Lincoln Clyde and Percy had gone swimming at a nearby lake as they returned the old man was mowing Clyde's lawn Clyde's dads explained they saw him this morning going through the trash they offered him a meal and after talking they hired him to mow the lawn hoping to help him.

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At this point, the old man mowed nearly every lawn in the neighborhood and Lincoln couldn't stand it anymore. The guy was nice enough but he was also a mystery so he confronted the old man.

"Who are you," Lincoln asked. The man who was lounging in the sun of a park.

"an old man trying to enjoy the sun now would you move out of its way," he said not even opening his eyes.

"Not till you tell me who you are," Lincoln answers

"You are quite persistent. I am Diogenes of Sinope, a philosopher, and citizen of the world," he explained.

"Wait, I read a bit about you thair was a book on Greek philosophers at camp," Lincoln remembered.

"hu no shit I was sure the old drunk would have burnt that place down by now," he explains

"You should be dead," Lincoln said.

"That isn't really a polite thing to say," Diogenes said, finally opening his eyes.

"and from what I understand you use to piss on people you didn't like so I didn't really think "Polite" mattered to you," Lincoln said back

"Hahaha I like you kid ya I should be dead but I decided to stick around a while longer now please get out of my sunlight," he explained.

Lincoln walked away and let him be for now.

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Lincoln was heading home from school, he and Percy had ended up in distant classes for the first time in their life and Lincoln had known since day one that something bad would happen and today it had hoped off. Apparently, some kid in Percy's class called Lynn jr a dyke, and percy had ended beating him up the kid, said kid had been held back twice and was 17 the 12 year old percy had easily broken his arm and was expelled the guidance counselor sparingly had a connection at New York birding school called Meriwether College Prep and was going to see if he could get percy in Lincoln had an odd feeling about the school itself.

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Lincoln had been having trouble sleeping the past few weeks but it was odd despite sleeping for 3 or 4 hours a night he always felt fully rested. He and lucy had started to sound time together at night she was teaching him a few of the magics she had learned from Mena

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Lincoln sat on the porch it was almost midnight but he couldn't sleep. Mena had explained it was a gift apparently he no longer needed to sleep. It was a decision for him tonight though when he wanted to sleep and decided to he couldn't, so he sat on the porch custos curled up on his lap. With a smile he looked up to the full moon. He didn't exactly pray but he spoke to his mother wishing her a merry solstice and a happy new year.

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It was the final day of school Lincoln was packing his bags for camp he was going to meet percy thair.

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so this is the start of the sea of monsters wanted to skip a year ahead but didn't want to just say that what do you guys think.