Spear of the Winds (riordanverse ff)

Chapter 14

Alex's perspective~

I'm taking the lead; coz TJ was too trembling then.

So, when he told us the dream, Magnus ran from Valhalla to call his cousin. I've met Annabeth, but both of them have never been telling me about this Greek stuff. And now Magnus knew something, but I didn't. It was frustrating, but opposite to TJ, I took this calmly, that my friend vanished somewhere in the unknown labyrinth...

YES, I'M GOING TO CUT OFF HEAD OF EVERYBODY WHO TOUCHED HER. So, yes, I was calm. What?

We were sitting with TJ, who was so shocked, that he became acting like in fever. He didn't understand what we were saying to him and were clenching his fists. He came alive when Magnus came back to the room.

-Annabeth said I can be right – he informed, panting. – But she didn't understand why someone from our system brought the Greek monsters attention.

-Well, Yuki isn't formally from our system either – I spat. – And? What she said next?

-She knows where can be the entrance to the labyrinth – answered my blonde. – We have to go to the New York.

-New York? – asked TJ, regaining hearing.

-Annabeth said that the labyrinth we talk about has many entrances but she knows only one in our range. She said also that they'll gather some people to help us since Yuki is chased by Greek monsters.

-With Percy? – I asked.

-Among others – said Magnus. – We're lucky that they're on the vacation in NY. In other month they would be at the university on the West.

-Okay, let's go – said Mallory, patting TJ on his shoulder. – We have to rescue your girlfriend.

I won't be telling you about our preparations, because it's the most boring thing on Earth. Precisely, in all Nine Worlds. TJ was indisposed so I had to get on the paperwork and after that I thanks him every time he does this. We also called Hearth, Blitz and Sam, who could help us in the underground labyrinth.

We arrive to the Manhattan and went by bus to the arranged meeting with the Greeks in Central Park. Magnus automatically started to feel better in the park and TJ was calming down slowly. All of us took the situation seriously, but we were in good humor (beside TJ of course).

I waved to Percy, who stood face-first to us and he waved back (as expected from the son of Poseidon). Annabeth turned to us, holding some papers and smiled. There were three more people next to them.

-Nice party – smirked the boy who was looking like Latin elf with black curled hair.

-Are we better? – sighed a girl with caramel hair next to him.

-Calypso is right, Leo – giggled Percy. – Nice to meet you who I didn't know, I'm Percy!

Halfborn and Mallory looked at him suspiciously but they both nodded. Hearth asked Blitz signing, how the boy's name is written and TJ seemed to be drowned in thoughts.

-Oh, come on people! – I sighed. – I'm Alex Fierro, if someone doesn't know me. Annabeth must have been talking about Magnus – I stopped, patting him on his head. – The rest are: Mallory, Halfborn, TJ, Hearthstone (he's deaf by the way), Blitzen and Sam – I introduced them, pointing one after another. - We're looking for TJ's girlfriend, Yuki, so... yeah.

-Dude, Magnus looks like Annabeth, but they're only cousins – said Leo surprised.

-Nice to meet you all – said Annabeth with businesslike voice. – From our team, I'm Annabeth, Percy introduced himself, Leo, Calypso and Piper – she finished, pointing at her friends.