Percy

“Percy we need to talk.” Will said when he entered the room again.
“About what?”
“You. Chiron. This situation we are in. We can’t keep him here much longer. The attack was bad this time. It’s only a matter of time before he levels this factory, killing us and him, and the city. We have to move him somewhere that can’t happen.”
Percy nodded, “I’ve been thinking about that. I’ve thought of stealing a boat and just going to an island somewhere until he dies but I don’t know honestly.”
Will sat at the table, “You could take him and hide on Olympus.”
Percy looked at him, “Is your brain full of kelp? That’s a fucking death hole Will. Crawling with monsters and who knows what else.”
“Only parts of it is. More than likely the throne room and temples are deserted because of the aura of power that is given off.”
Percy hadn’t considered that. It could work, they would just have to clear a path. But if they were swarmed Percy knew he didn’t have the strength or power to hold them back.
“It’s too dangerous.” He decided. “We will have to find something else to do.”
Will nodded, “Well until then you better get to work. The aquarium is opening soon.”
Percy looked at his watch, “Shit.”
He jumped up and grabbed his keys and nametag from a hook beside the door and ran across the street to a car garage. His car was parked on the second level.
The blue Toyota’s engine roared to life and Percy drove the vehicle almost recklessly across town to the aquarium.
Percy parked in the back and went in the employee entrance. The entrance led directly behind all the tanks. This is where most of Percy’s time was spent.
Percy fed the animals and tried his best to exercise them. Ladders led to the top of each tank which is where Percy would jump in and swim with the animals.
The first 3 tanks held sharks. The next tank had dolphins and different fish and the last 5 had stingrays, octopus, and a few other large animals.
Percy changed into a wet suit and grabbed the meat for the sharks to eat. He climbed the ladder and dumped the meat in and tossed the container back to the floor.
He took a deep breath and somersaulted into the water. He swam to the middle of the tank and paused. The sharks were tearing up the meat that was floating around. They still hadn’t noticed Percy yet, but as soon as they did the fun would begin.
Finally they stopped and all turned and looked at Percy.
Fellas. Percy said.
Tasty Treat. They responded in Percy’s head.
Come and get it.
They shot at Percy. Percy swam up and backflipped and kicked off the glass wall. The sharks narrowly avoided the glass and came at Percy again.
Percy flicked his hand and the water diverted their path to go around him. Percy shot backwards and went into a corkscrew spin. He went between the sharks and kicked off one.
The sharks came after him. They continued that routine for another hour or two until Percy decided it as enough.
Good workout today boys. Percy said.
We will eat you eventually. They said.
Percy shot to the surface. Good luck with that.
Percy used the water to launch him back onto the water and he climbed down. He went through the next few tanks doing the same thing, but the animals didn’t care to eat him. They just wanted to play.
In the last tank were the whales. They were Percy’s favorite animals to play with. By the time he reached them the aquarium had been open for half the day and he had to wear goggles to make it look like he needed help to be in the water.
Jim and Sally. How are we today? Percy asked.
We are good my lord. They responded.
You two don’t have to call me that. I haven’t been a son of Poseidon in years.
They swam circles around him. Royalty will always be royalty to us. No matter who is in power.
Percy thanked them and the chase began. They had the biggest tank by far and the most room to work with. After a few hours of swimming and plenty of surfacing for “air” so the humans wouldn’t ask questions Percy noticed someone watching him.
A little girl with blonde hair had her face almost all the way against the glass. She was watching Percy’s every move. Percy felt drawn to her.
He swam over to the glass until he was right in front of her. Her blonde hair fell down past her shoulders and her eyes studied everything taking it all in.
Percy froze on her eyes. They were a dark stormy grey. They were just like Annabeth’s. With the thought of her name Percy sank to the bottom off the tank. He hadn’t thought about her in months and this one girl who resembled her so closely had broken him.
Percy looked up towards her and found a man standing beside her. He had blonde hair that came down to his neck and he wore a dark coat over a blue shirt. He looked straight down at Percy and took the girl by the arm and pulled her away from the glass.
Percy go a feeling he hadn’t felt in a long time. The familiar power in the air from a demigod. There was no way either of them could be one. Percy suddenly wanted to leave. He had a bad feeling.
Percy willed the water to shoot him through the water and he shot over the ladder and straight down onto the floor. He peeled off his wet suit and put his other clothes back on and went to his car. He hopped in and started to back up.
When he looked over his shoulder he found the blonde-haired man standing there.
Percy stopped the car and got out.
“I don’t know who you are but get the fuck out of my way.”
“Percy Jackson.” The man said. “You are one hard person to find.”

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