Fatal Flaw

Chapter 4 - Unease

I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS BUT MY OWN

CALYPSO'S POV:

"You know?" I gasped, standing quickly. "Why didn't you say anything?" Leo just sat there staring blankly at the wall.

"I told you," he whispered. "They wouldn't listen." I looked down at my feet.

"Do you know who it was?"

"Yes," he stood up and hugged me. I felt something weird happening to him. "Me."

"Wha-" the last thing I remembered was a woman with blue skin, red hair and yellow eyes chloroforming me.

PERCY'S POV:

I felt different. I felt like I had more power in me than I had before I was banished. I felt like...blue food. The best part of me. I sat up in the bed and rubbed my eyes.

"You're up!" I looked up. Steve was sitting in a chair next to the bed reading a history magazine. "We were wondering when you would wake." I tried to stand up but felt a pain and slowly sat back down. "Rest kid, we had realized you were very dangerously internally bleeding so..."

"But that's where blood is supposed to be," I interrupted. Steve sighed.

"So we had you moved," he finished. Moved? A girl walked into the room, she looked about my age maybe younger. She had dark skin and with eyes that reminded me of Annabeth's, curious and intelligent. "Percy...Kai...this is Shuri, she was the one who took care of you while you were unconscious."

Shuri gave me a small salute. "Good afternoon, Mr. Jackson," she had a really cool accent. "Welcome to Wakanda!" My eyes widened.

"Wakanda?" I repeated. "I'm in Wakanda?" I was showing even more of my fanboy side. Shuri nodded.

"You should rest more Mr. Jackson. I haven't seen anyone's internal bleeding as harsh as yours. Your neck should be better though, that was simple," I gave my neck a slight touch. She was right. It felt completely fine. I didn't feel any pain when I touched it. "Although you normally should be healed by now, your cells are regenerating so the process is taking longer."

"Why are my cells regenerating?"

"Well, if what Thor told us is true," Steve started to stand. "Then whenever a child of a human and god-"

"Half-blood."

"Half-blood, whenever they are disowned they lose the god side of themselves which means they lose the cells that are the god part of them," he said it with caution as if he was worried about my reaction.

"So?"

"So, if Loki hadn't allowed us to transfer some of his blood into your body, you would have died," Shuri answered. "We are grateful that Loki allowed it."

"Well, why couldn't Thor?" I asked.

"Because Thor is the god of thunder," Loki approached me. "You were banished by the Greek god of thunder. There would have been something wrong with the process and both of you could have gotten seriously hurt or killed."

"Well that wouldn't be good at all," I joked. Steve and Loki just kind of looked at me while Shuri smirked a little.

"I need to check up on a few things with Percy," Shuri changed the subject. "Move along, I don't need people breathing down my neck, for Bast sake!" She ushered them out of the room and turned back to me.

"Your highness, how old are you?" I asked.

"I'm sixteen currently also please just call me Shuri," she answered while messing with the bed's settings. "Lie back down. I need to check your cell regeneration process." So I did. After a few moments, Shuri's face grew confused. Her eyes squinted down at the screen and continued to play with it. "Percy, did you know that your cells are even more powerful than before?"

ANNABETH'S POV:

"Jason? Have you seen Calypso or Leo lately?" Piper asked, sitting down next to us at the campfire. Jason shook his head.

"The last I saw of Calypso was when she entered Hephaestus cabin earlier this morning to talk to Leo," he responded. Weird.

"Well, I saw Leo about an hour ago. He was asking me where Calypso was...and that he hadn't seen her all day..." something wasn't right. I felt uneasy and this time it wasn't the uneasiness I felt when I ruined Percy's life. "Guys, I don't like this."

"Don't like what?" Hazel joined us. I scooted left a bit to give her more room to sit. "Whatcha talking about?"

"We haven't seen Calypso for a while and she's normally here by now," I explained, worriedly. Hazel scrunched her eyebrows and tapped her finger on her chin. Odd. I'd never realized she did that.

"Maybe she's been resting today. She has seemed tired hasn't she?" Hazel suggested. I shrugged. Hazel eyed past past me. "Hey Jason? Could you come with me for a moment? I need some help."

"Um sure?" He stood to leave before I grabbed Hazels arm. She turned to me.

"Why haven't you asked Frank?"

"He's...resting..." She responded. I felt another wave of unease. She was definitely acting odd now. I watched as Hazel walked away with Jason until they no longer were lit by the firelight.

"I'll be right back..." I whispered to Piper.

"I'll come with you. I didn't feel right either."

JASON'S POV:

"So what did you need help with?" I asked Hazel who was basically dragging me. She turned to me and smiled kindly. I could've sworn one of her eyes turned yellow for a moment. "Hazel I'm not going any further until you ask me what's up."

She rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'm doing this test with my jewels and I need an extra pair of hands. Happy?" She snapped. I gaped at her. She took a breath. "I'm sorry I just need to hurry. I haven't much time."

"I'm sorry," I whispered, still in shock about how Hazel reacted.

"Sorry doesn't help," she growled under her breath. Something didn't feel right when Hazel was dragging me behind her and something most definitely wasn't right when we entered a clearing in the woods. "Now, I want you to stay here."

"Hazel, I don't like this. What's going on?" My voice became shaky; I noticed that I was suddenly alone. "Hazel?" I whispered. "Hazel!" I screamed it this time.

"Quiet!" She hissed at me when she returned. "I don't want everyone to know where we are!" She turned her back to me; my palms grew sweatier the more she made me wait. "I can't let anyone know where we are. We'll have to move again." She pulled out whatever she was working on.

"Hazel? What's that?" I backed away from her but she kept coming towards me

"Shhh don't fight it," she whispered as she stuck a needle in my neck. "Sleep..."

"NO! No no! NOOoooo!" As I passed out, I saw Hazel transform into a blue red head, yellow eyed creature.