Percy works with Tony Stark

11. Another One?

A couple of weeks after Annabeth had visited me at work, I got called into camp by Grover via Iris message. 

I had to run into a bathroom, the closest room without cameras.

So here I was at Camp.

"Percy, my boy!" Chiron called me over as I was walking towards the Big House.

"Hey Chiron, what's up?," I asked, curious why I was called back for the first time in 3 years.

"We need you to go pick up a demigod," he answered.

Grover walked in, "I was just scouting until I picked up a really strong scent, the strongest since you and Nico".

"Wow"

"Yep"

"So who are you expecting, Zeus?" I asked.

"Yes, most likely," Chiron said.

"I mean we all know he can't keep it in his pants"

CRASH

"Drama queen," I muttered under my breath.

BOOM

"Sheesh sheesh okay okay!"

"Can I take Annabeth too at least?" I asked.

"Yes, I was expecting you were going to ask that," Chiron said.

"Ok great, when do you want to go Grover?"

"Tomorrow?"

"How about in two days, tomorrow is a little early," he said.

"Ok that works, plus it's the weekend so I won't have to take a day off work either"

I left the Big House happy about how it all worked out nicely.

"Annabeth!" Seems like she was called in too.

"Hey Percy, ready for our first assignment since 3 years?" she asked.

"Hey you don't have to be so uptight, I'm sure it will be fine," I reassured her when I noticed how tense she seemed.

"I just have a bad feeling is all," she said.

"Don't worry we'll be careful"

The weekend came fast and before I knew it, it was time to go. 

Grover ended up staying at camp because his hooves would have been to hard to hide in dress shoes.  Besides, Grover said that the kid wouldn't be too hard to find. Something like "you'll know when you see him?" I hope he was right. I wanted it get this done fast and get of the stifling suit that I was forced to wear.

After checking in with the cabin heads in the Big House, Annabeth and I got into her car.

"Looks like we're picking up a rich kid," she said.

"Yep," I said, pulling at my tie that was starting to choke me.

"I hope they are more like Piper and less like... a rich kid," I said.

"Stop messing with your tie, I tied it perfectly," Annabeth said while leaning over to swat my hand away.

"So I heard he was old?" I said.

"Yea, already 16," I whistled. That WAS old, at least by our standards.

"How come he hasn't been claimed or attacked yet?" I asked.

"No idea, that's what we are going to find out," she said, a little miffed that she didn't know something.

"We're here," Annabeth said as we pulled into the valet.

The gala location was grand, complete will tall gold pillars.

"Woww," Annabeth said, admiring the architecture.

"Woww," I mimicked, admiring her beauty in her gorgeous floor length dress.

(yess I get to show this fanart, It's at the top if you want to check it out- not mine; creds to viria.tumblr.com)

"You look amazing," I said.

"As do you"

She smiled and I lent her my arm to walk in through the red carpet.

The inside was as magnificent as the outside.

It was actually packed with adults, I'm guessing that he was accompanying his parents to the event.

"We'll split up, I'll search here, you search upstairs," she proposed.

"Ok we'll meet up later at the snack bar," I said grinning.

Annabeth laughed then headed into the crowd to search for our demigod.

I headed up the stairs, grabbing a drink from a wandering waiter to fit in more.

We were basically flying blind because Grover never got close enough to see the kid's face, maybe cause the kid was rich or something, so all we had to go on was a tall male. Grover said his scent was insanely overpowering though. More than mine? Maybe he can take my place, I thought chuckling.

It was time though. Annabeth and I basically retired from the demigod life, and we got the peace we had always wanted. My hopes were soaring by the time I bumped into a woman.

"Oh no, I'm so sorry!" I said, thankfully catching the glass before it could spill on their dress.

"Jackson?"

Huh? They know me?