wrath - percy jackson

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"alright, as you all know, we are taking a trip to the mortal world. things will have changed drastically since your times but not that much, i hope. luke and i will get you up to speed with all the electronics if you do not already know how to use them. when you are there, if you are confused do not act like it, it will draw suspicion because the mist does not cover up our presences. if you have any questions come find either luke or myself. i will be paying for your clothes and food this trip, but know that i will not pay in the future. you will all need to find your own incomes, what that may be does not matter. you will need to bring back enough money to take care of yourselves the next time we go up. you can loan from demigod banks if you wish or you can visit remain family members, but you can only tell two people, more than two will become dangerous and our existence will be found out. also, we will not be in the states but in canada when we arrive. is that understood?" percy explained firmly, his authority clearly spreading a message amongst the sins, follow me and you will be successful. his presence was demanding, sinister and yet oddly inspirational.

"yes, sir." the sins responded simultaniously, but instead of maya responding late, this time it was leonardo and his response sounded like a badly recorded echo. the rest of the sins cracked up, as well as percy who had fallen out of his serious phase.

"hold tight, you fools." the son of poseidon said jokingly as everyone grabbed onto his arms. he concentrated on separating their bodies into little water vapour particals and then imagined speeding through the air as particles up through the earth to a nearby mall.

solidifying everyone as quickly as he could, they appeared right in front of a shopping mall entrance. mortals didn't even spare them a second glance as percy snapped his fingers, the mist making it look like they had been walking there together. 

"right, do you want to split up or stay as a group?" caleb asked as he took in the entrance in all its glory. it was a big mall, that much he could tell. the entrance was completely made of glass so you could see all the shops inside, there was a bold sign welcoming them, bonne.

"let's stay as a group! i wanna see everyone's fashion sense since percy's blowing us out." maya suggested as she draped an arm around kamala who nodded in agreement.

"let's do that then."

~ ~ ~

nico and will decided to try one last time for an iris message, they had strangely gotten a good feeling about this one. the pair had been trying endlessly to contact percy through ims throught the week, with no luck. they decided this was the final time they were going to try, but they had high hopes for this one.

will threw in a shining, golden drachma into the river, that they had stolen from percy's stash under his minature fountain. "oh iris, goddess of the raindow, please accept our offering. show us percy jackson in canada."

the mist wavered uncertainly, and for a moment will's hope for it to connect diminished slightly, before the mist created an image of... h&m?

"percy? percy?" will called out erratically, eyes lighting up when percy walked into the frame. he was checking out the men's section of h&m, eyes drifting through the different options.

"percy!" nico shouted and the son of poseidon jolted at the mention. the son of the sea looked around, bewildered.

"caleb, did you need something?" he asked someone outside of the frame, presumably behind the iris message. 

"no, you idiot. you have an iris message." a sleepy, irritated voice answered back as the rustling of clothing hangers clashed against each other.

"wha- oh." percy looked into the iris message to see will and nico. he smiled nervously as he snapped his fingers, and the couple could see the mist in the background waver, was he controlling the mist around him? and who was this caleb person?

"percy! we've been trying to reach you for two weeks! why haven't you been answering? we had to send out a search party for you, alert the romans and the hunters of artemis, and you're shopping in h&m?" nico snapped aggressively, his eyes visibly clouding with rage. percy shrugged.

"oh, hey guys! they can look for me all they want but i'm not coming back anytime soon, sorry. besides i have people to attend to, and some shopping to do." the son of poseidon grinned innocently as he pulled out a dark blue shirt and hovered it above his chest, trying to see if it'll look good without actually putting it on. "does it look good?"

nico rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to shoot a sarcastic comment before will spoke, "it looks great, match it with a pair of black jeans and some jordans." percy nodded at the advice before he glanced at nico was annoyed.

"right, who are these 'people you need to attend to'? and this caleb guy?" the son of hades asked bluntly, leaning forward as if he was in an interrogation. percy grinned as an unfamilliar figure came into view.

it was a latin looking brunette who looked like a sleepier version of leo, but he was more slender and was as tall as percy's chin. "hellooo, emo looking grandpa and son of apollo, y'all still use emo as a phrase or no? are you two together? y'all look so cute together imo-"

okay, this caleb guy was a demigod, obviously, but he must've come to camp so how come they hadn't seen him before? he was interrupted by someone calling percy's name, and it made an eerie feeling form in will's stomach. it was weirdly familiar, where had they heard it before? "percy!" the voice called as he stepped in view.

who would've guessed it was the dead son of hermes that doomed the demigod population back in the two thousands? nico couldn't help but scowl at the sight, all he could see in luke was kronos, those golden eyes that seemed to light up with a sinister look every time he took a life away.

"sebastian got in a brawl with some mortal and he won't go down, he'll probably listen to you so could you calm him down for me? i don't want our trip to be ruined so quickly." luke requested as he rubbed the back of his neck out of habit, sending percy a sheepish grin. the son of poseidon could only roll his eyes playfully as he looked back to nico and will who had odd looks on their faces. caleb cursed under his breath.

"i'm off then. don't tell anybody about this, alright? 'specially not about luke, they'd have both our heads if anyone found out. i'm trusting you two with this, don't do me dirty. just tell them i'm doing alright and they can take back the search parties. oh, and nico? talk to my mom for me will you? tell her to be expecting a call soon." percy nodded and smiled as he turned to leave. caleb grabbed his arm and practically dragged him out of the store. 

"wait, percy! what-" will called out in a desperate manner. the son of poseidon rushed back and quickly swiped his hand through the mist, disconnecting the call. nico cursed as he kicked the dirt beneath his shoe.