Subject 157X2Z

Chapter Four- Explanations

The minute the water hit Percy's skin, he completely relaxed.

Being in the water always made him relax. He watched as the water crawl all over his skin, healing his wounds completely. That's another thing about his powers. Not only can he control water but he can heal himself with it as well.

Even though his powers are very cool, he hates his powers. A lot.

It was the reason why his family and friends died. It was the reason for him getting captured and sent to laboratory 2H-7Z.

He looked down at his right forearm and stared at it. Right there, printed in permanent black ink, said:
157X2Z

His laboratory subject number.

Percy sighs in frustration. Why does his life have to be so hard?

15 minutes later, Percy gets out of the shower, wraps a towel around his skinny waist, and leaves the bathroom.

He sees a set of clothes on top of the bed. He walks slowly towards the bed and hesitantly grabs the clothes. It was a blue T-shirt, and black sweatpants.

As he puts his clothes on, he noticed that there was a note on the night stand.
Percy,
Once you are done taking a shower, come to the kitchen. You have a lot of explaining to do.
Annabeth.

Percy sighed. Great. Just fucking great. Now he had to tell her everything.

Once Percy was done getting dressed, he walked out of the dark (and slightly creepy) room and headed towards the kitchen.

Once he got to the kitchen, there were three people.

One of them was Annabeth (obviously), a boy he has never seen before, and the boy, Nico, that saved him.

The other boy was shorter than Percy and scrawny. He had curly golden brown hair, dark brown eyes that strangely remind him of soil, and milky pale skin that matched Percy's. Even though he was shorter than Percy (by an inch or so), he looked a lot older.

He was wearing a forest green T-shirt that said 'Save The Trees', black jeans, and gray converse.

Nico was wearing a dark gray, almost black, tight-fitting, long sleeved, turtleneck shirt, black skinny jeans, and black running shoes.

Annabeth was wearing a white tank top, a beige skirt and tennis shoes with her honey blonde hair tied back into a ponytail. Nico kept starting at him with dark, calculating brown eyes. Percy couldn't help but squirm under his gaze.

"Percy," Annabeth said. She looked shocked. "You look better. Your injuries are completely gone."

"Um, yeah," Percy said hesitantly, looking at the three people before him with cautious sea-green eyes.

"Well... why don't you guys introduce yourselves." Annabeth said to the two other males.

"Hi, my name's Grover Underwood. It's a pleasure to meet you Percy." Grover said with a gentle smile.

Percy nodded towards him, smiling at him.

"Hello, Percy. My name is Nico di Angelo. I'm the one that found you and brought you here." Nico said blankly.

"Thank you..." Percy whispered.

Nico smiled gently. "You're welcome."

"You looked pretty sick when Nico found you, you know" Grover frowned as he recalled the thought.

"Really?"

"Yeah. You looked really weak. You were also very dehydrated and way to skinny, like you haven't eaten a proper meal in years." Nico informed him.

"It's because I haven't." Percy muttered miserably.

"What do you mean?"

Percy hesitated. Can he trust them? "I've been locked up for at least three years."

This piece of information shocked them.

"Wait. You've been locked up for the past three years?" Annabeth said in shock. "Why?"

Percy shifted uncomfortably before he spoke again. "Th-they found out that I had some special abilities. They came, killed anyone that stood in their way, and took me. I was thirteen at the time."

Nico tensed at this and narrowed his eyes. Percy saw his hand grip his right forearm. The room seemed to darken with his mood, which was really strange and creepy.

"What type of special abilities?"

Percy took a deep. "Instead of telling you, I'll show but just don't... don't freak out. Please."

The three teenagers looked at each other before nodding.

Percy searched around the kitchen before his eyes landed on a chair. He concentrated, and in seconds, the chair moved right towards him. Then he concentrated on other things in the room (toaster, blender, plate, spoon, etc), and they started to float and spin in midair.

Grover and Annabeth gasped and backed away while Nico was frozen, his face pale.

"Percy," Nico said slowly with his eyes closed. "Did you come from Laboratory 2H-7Z?"

Percy immediately got defensive. "How do you know the name of the laboratory?"

Instead of telling him, Nico rolled up his right sleeve and showed Percy his right forearm. In permanent black ink, it said:
116D9C