How Do You Say Gods- Battle of the Labyrinth

12: I SET MYSELF ON FIRE

Did I plan to post this specific chapter on this specific day? No.

Am I far to pleased with myself for posting their first kiss on the day the show started? Yes. Yes I am.

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"Yeah, I don't recommend that Percy," Jason told him in concern when Thalia read the new chapter. "There are better ways to impress Annabeth. Even if the water heals you, just, why?"

"Thanks Jason, I'm sure I'll take that recommendation into account in the future," Percy said in exasperation, nobody failing to miss he hadn't denied the accusation.

"He's a pyro at heart, remember," Alex chuckled. "He's clearly just taking his passion to a new level, I respect that."

"Hopefully not to much," Thalia muttered. There were still lives that would never be the same from this instance of Percy's powers.

... lost the spider until Tyson heard a faint pinging sound... banging on a metal door.

"Tyson, once again the unsung hero of this quest," Will chuckled.

"It's not very unsung as you guys constantly point it out," but Percy was laughing right along with him.

...a Greek Ȇta inscribed in the middle.

"I'm already wondering if he thinks automatic windows are the best thing in modern technology or if he's going to be a grumpy old man who thinks science peaked with the crank," Magnus admitted.

"He's a god, I wouldn't be surprised if it's both," Alex grinned. "Voice activated hand crank."

"Ah, yes, the obvious solution," Magnus sighed.

"Ready to meet Hephaestus?" Grover said nervously...."Yes!" Tyson said gleefully.

Nico couldn't help an uneasy frown for Tyson being so enthusiastic about this. He'd already been let down by one hero already, it seemed inevitable it was about to happen again. Did anybody live up to your dreams?

...followed, not quite as anxious.

"Well if you were as anxious as a mechanical spider or a cyclops then I'd be worried," Jason snorted.

...a metal lion that seemed to be hooked up to a battery charger,

"Robot zoo," Magnus sighed in resignation. "If that's the way of the future, I'm very sorry for this planet."

"I can see its pro's and con's," Will admitted, though his camp still had scorch marks on the hill from those mechanical bulls, so they wouldn't be endorsing the project personally.

"There weren't golden, acid spitting llamas, so he can't be that creative?" Percy shrugged while Thalia groaned as usual at this dumbasses mouth. She just knew Hephaestus was going to show up one day and decide to kill Percy retroactively now.

and a Greek war chariot made entirely of flames.

"Do you get to close to that?" Magnus asked uneasily. It was never a good thing when the chapter title started to early, it left the rest feeling even more unpredictable.

"I did not try to pet the chariot that was on fire," Percy said with confidence. Magnus didn't feel all that reassured anyways.

...The staple gun was where the hacksaw was supposed to go.

"The first example we've had that ADHD thing comes from the godly side of the family," Alex chuckled in surprise, he'd go nuts if anybody moved his meticulous materials around.