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Who the Tartarus is Aion?!

I was having a good day. Annabeth and I had time to talk on the pier, I had a good flight with Blackjack, (when don't we,) and today was capture the flag with Camp Jupiter. But as always, all good things must come to a screeching halt. But did it have to be when Annabeth and I were suiting up to show the Romans that Greeks were better?

"Perry Johanssen, come to the Big House," Mr. D said as he walked passed, sipping his Diet Coke. I followed after him, slightly nervous about why I was going to the principals office, whose favorite punishment to give out are missions. As we passed Leo, Mr. D called for him to follow as well. Leo looked at me, confusion evident in his face. I just shrugged. He pulled a pipe cleaner out of his tool belt and started twisting it into loops and arches, connecting it with other pipe cleaners he pulled out.

When we reached the Big House, I noted that Chiron was seated on its porch, with Nico already standing in front of him. Leo and I stood next to Nico while Mr. D sat next to Chiron.

"You three have been requested for a quest," Chiron stated. "There has been a mishap, and some of our monsters have affected a different age or world. Aion wasn't quite clear which portal he left open." I disrespectfully interrupted him, because, hey, we're bros, right?

"Wait, let's take a step back, who's Aion?"

"Aion is the god of ages, and he can traverse between ages using his portals. He accidentally left one open, and a few of our monsters joined an age that doesn't have monsters. How that happened, I hope to find out soon."

"So, we're an extermination crew?" Leo budded in. Chiron thought for a minute before agreeing.

"In a way, yes." I heard Nico grumble something about Will, so I'm guessing they had some plans that will definitely get disrupted. "You will leave tomorrow morning, after breakfast. I suggest you get whatever you need tonight, so tomorrow we can get you three into position to help. Take these." Chiron held three beads on his open palm. Leo took the red one, I took the blue bead, and Nico took the black bead. "Those are specially crafted by Athena herself so that you can understand the language that is spoken on the other side of the portal."

"Wait, but I'm 17. I should be preparing for college, not a quest. I'm so close to being in college, can't you find a different person?" I ask, though I know there is no hope. I've been requested. Thats like being a pancake at IHOP. Once you get ordered, there is no going back.

"Peter, you know you have to, so stop creating a problem. Now, all of you, get off our porch and go do whatever you do before you head off on a quest," Mr. D said, sipping the last of his Diet Coke and tossing the can off the porch, causing a satyr ran up and grabbed it. Mr. D summoned another Diet Coke as we walked away.

"Well, I have to go Calypso that I have another quest. I'll meet you all back here," Leo said. Nico and I nodded as he started walking to his cabin, soon walking out with suitcase Festus. I still love the fact he named his dragon "Happy." When you think of a dragon, normally the rude, "I'mma destroy your village," type pops up, right? So naming it "Happy" disproves about half of dragons' western identity. I bet multiple people have gone, "Happy? But he's a dragon, dragons are rude and angry and vengeful?" If I had a dragon, though, I definitely would name it Oscar. Oscar is a nice name. Unless its a girl, then I'll name it Oscarette. Oscarette is a nice name too. Then, if its neither, I'll name it Osc. I wonder what type of dragon would be best for the name variants of Oscar? Maybe a water elemental? Definitely, if its going to be my-

"Percy, I see Annabeth, you should go up to her and tell her whats up." Nico broke my train of thought and pointed towards Annabeth, who was swinging her drakon bone sword, preparing to win capture the flag. I nodded at Nico and waved before walking over to Annabeth.