'Well fuck,' Percy cursed as he lifted his head up only to find a big weight around his neck. Percy looked down and a saw a giant golden metal collar around his neck. There were four chains with one end on the collar and one end bolted to the ground. Percy's hands were locked behind his back with cuffs and his legs were strapped down to the ground.
"I'm liking this less and less by the minute," Percy muttered.
"Percy? You're awake!" Percy heard Michael's voice from behind him.
"Michael? Are you okay? Where are the others?" Percy tried to turn but couldn't. He was facing a metal door but the cell extended behind him as well.
"We're fine Percy," Clarisse spoke out, "we are all fine, well Grover is still knocked out. He kind of fainted when you were knocked out."
"After Hyperion knocked you out he took us all prisoners," Percy heard Nina say, "he handcuffed us up and threw us in here. However you were special, so he put you into....well that."
Percy pulled on his chains as he tried to get up, not only were the straps holding his legs down powerful but so were the chains. Percy cursed under his breath, "shit, where is everyone else?"
"The crew are being detained in their own boat with Odysseus locked in his quarters," Michael explained, "from what information I managed to eavesdrop on it seems they are taking us back to the island for something."
"Then why haven't they done it yet?"
"Because they are waiting for sunset," Annabeth explained, "they don't want Apollo to catch wind of this and tonight is a lunar eclipse so Artemis will not be able to spy on them."
"So they are keep us alive for something, but what?"
But before they could answer any more questions the door to their cells creaked open. Percy turned his eyes to the door and a tall blonde haired man stepped through. He wore a dark blue cape over a greek style armor with an hourglass emblem etched into both.
"Luke," Percy growled out as he tried to move pushing his body forward only to have the straps jerk him back causing him to hit the ground.
"You really shouldn't have done that Percy," Luke said as two black bears came into the room behind him closing the door, "those chains have been made especially with you in mind by Argo himself."
"Yeah well that fucker is dead now," Percy said as he tried to control the moisture in the air to form a water blade to attack Luke only to find that his mana was being blocked. Percy couldn't understand it, it was like something was there making sure he didn't' have access to his powers, blocking his mana from leaving his body.
"I told you they are specially made for you," Luke said as he tapped on the metal collar, "a mix of imperial gold and iron, very powerful. It's nearly unbreakable and added to that is an enhancement to block all magic being sent outside your body."
Percy gritted his teeth, 'okay so I can't go outside, what about inside?' Percy activated his Body Form perk and used it on his whole body. Percy's entire muscular structure started to bulge out as a glow of green surrounded him. Percy tried to break out of the cuff's using pure strength but to no avail.
"I told you, unbreakable," Luke said as he turned his sights behind Percy, "hey Annabeth, Clarisse, Michael."
"Yo traitor," Michael said with what Percy imagined a smile, "fancy seeing you here."
"Luke why are you still with them?" Annabeth asked in a pleading tone, "you're fighting a battle nobody wants."
"I know Annabeth," Luke said lowering his eyes in regret, "I know. But I have made my choice, I want vengeance beyond anything else."
"You really haven't changed have you?" Percy said in a harsh tone, "always going on about yourself. Tell me Luke, who is it? Who is the spy you have working inside our camp?"
Luke turned away from the others and looked at Percy, "if I tell you their life will be in danger."
"Considering they are the reason the entire camp is in danger I think people won't be in a forgiving mood."
Luke bent down in front of Percy, "I didn't come here to talk Percy, I ca-"
"Didn't come here to talk? Please that's all you care for. You know who you sound like? Hermes. Gods that god could-"
Slap!
Luke slapped Percy across the face cutting him off, "don't you dare compare me to him. I am nothing like him!"
Percy smiled despite the red mark on his cheek, "sure you're not."
"I didn't come here for this," Luke snapped looking serious, "I came here to get the Golden Fleece."
"Well go ahead, I think that half brother of mine still uses it as a loin cloth."
"We know you have it Percy," Luke narrowed his eyes at the boy, "and we know you are keeping it in your pocket dimension."
Percy smiled, "well let's say I do have it, not that I do, why would I ever give it to you?"
Luke stood up and drew a celestial bronze blade, "simple, for every hour you don't give me the fleece I will kill one of your friends."
"They were your friends too Luke," Percy said with narrowed eyes, "I know you. You don't kill demigods. You would never do that."
Luke narrowed his eyes, "true, but I have my orders."
Percy growled, "you are the worst type of creature in this world Luke. A traitor to your own kind and family."
"So who's it going to be first Percy?" Luke continued ignoring the threat, "Annabeth? Michael? Or how about the blonde daughter of the ugly god?"
"Luke you don't' want to do this!"
"Nina was it? Pretty name for such a pretty face," Luke said as he took a step forward. Percy could hear the ring of the blade as Luke slowly lifted it up into the air. He stopped, the blade was raised even higher, Percy could hear the leather grip crackle as Luke tightened his grip and—
"OKAY!" Percy yelled out, "OKAY I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU!"
Luke lowered the blade, "I knew you would see reason," he then walked back towards Percy, "give it."
Percy opened his inventory, "I need to use my hands to pull it out."
Luke narrowed his eyes, "no, just direct me and I'll do it."
Percy shook his head, "no, it doesn't work like that. I am the only one who can access it."
Luke groaned, "well... you have your mouth don't you?" Percy blinked, "use it for something useful instead of always talking so much."
"Bu-but I'm not even sure that-"
"-Do it Percy!" Luke said raising his sword, "or do I have to threaten another one of your friends again?"
"No! No Luke, you don't," Percy turned to his inventory and pushed his head into it. He thought of selecting the Golden Fleece and opened his mouth to feel with his tongue. Suddenly it touched something warm and fluffy. Percy reached deeper inside and caught the object around his teeth and pulled removing the Fleece out of his inventory.
Luke reached down and pulled the Fleece out of Percy's mouth, "good doggy."
"You're not going to get away with this Luke!" Michael shouted out as Luke promptly ignored him turning towards one of his guards.
"Give the Fleece to Hyperion," Luke said as both the bears bowed and left the room. Luke went to the door but instead of leaving he closed it shut. Luke turned to Percy, "do you remember the offer I made last summer? The one right after the Gergosa attack?"
Percy looked up at Luke and nodded, "yeah, what about it." Percy remembered the small crescent moon device Luke had slipped into his pocket to try and convince Percy he wanted to help him and camp again. Percy had shot Luke down hard, he didn't trust the demigod then and not certainly now.
"You didn't trust me then, you said you didn't trust me," Luke said looking sad.
"Yeah, I did, what about it."
"You were right. You had no reason to trust me back then," Luke said turning to the door, "but tonight I'll give you a reason to trust me." And with that Luke opened the door and left leaving Percy surprised and the rest confused.
"Percy what the hell was he talking about?" Michael asked.
"Nothing...it's nothing," Percy said as he began to think, 'is he serious? Does he really want to be on our side by betraying them? They why did act like that before? He freaking threatened to kill Nina! Maybe he was putting on a show....those bears! He wanted to make sure no one suspects him, maybe he is on our side.'
"Percy," Annabeth called drawing Percy out of his thoughts, "what did Luke mean by that?"
Percy sighed, "he....he. Sigh why is it always me? Last year, right after our first meeting with those Gergosas Luke messaged me and told me that he wanted to become a spy for us against the Titans."
""And what did you say?" Nina asked.
Percy sighed, "no. I said no."
"What?!" Clarisse shouted, "and your telling us this now?!"
"Because back then you guys would have shut down the idea too," Percy said, "or have you forgotten it was because of him you nearly died and Annabeth nearly became lunch?"
Clarisse growled but didn't' speak.
"Percy we could have helped Luke, we could have gotten him out of danger and back with us," Annabeth said causing Percy to feel guilty.
"I know Annabeth, but I didn't trust him. Tell me would any of you?"
No one answered, no one. Silence rained on for a few moments before Annabeth spoke up again, "it wasn't your decision to make Percy."
"Yes it was, he came to me, not you. So it was my choice to make."
"You should have told us Percy."
"Okay fine, tell me what would you have done huh? Tell me what would you have said to him!?"
"That's not the point!" Annabeth yelled, "the point is that you didn't trust us, you didn't think we deserved to know!"
"You know what maybe we should talk about this later when we aren't prisoners," Michael said.
Percy clicked his teeth but remained silent as did Annabeth. They didn't speak to each other, no one did.
'Why don't they get it? It's not my fault!' Percy told himself, 'how the hell was I supposed to trust Luke after the shit he pulled?'
Percy shook his head clear of such thoughts, a problem for a later time. Right now he needed to find a way out of here. Percy cleared his mind and thought back to the file that contained all the information Argo had collected on him.
If what Luke had told him was true that mean Argo built these chains based upon the information he had on Percy back then. So the only way Percy could escape is by using something Argo didn't know about.
'Ice control? No, I can't throw out any type of mana. Something in my inventory?...no, nothing useful.' But just then it hit him, 'he didn't know about my gem.'
Argo didn't know about the crystal in Percy's forehead, when he made this he still though Percy used the gauntlet. Percy poured his mana into the gem in his forehead, he could feel the crystal activate.
Percy summoned Marcia as smoke poured out of the crystal taking shape of the giant wolf in front of Percy.
Marcia looked down and smiled, "oh this must be a dream. You kneeling before me like that, oh god thank you!"
Percy sighed, "great, this just got more embarrassing."
"Percy how did you do that?" Michael asked surprised.
"I got a new upgrade to my crystal that Argo didn't know about," Percy looked at Marcia, "can you get these things off of me?"
The wolf looked at the chains and then to the cuffs and shook her head, "no, it's made out of imperial gold, I don't think I can.."
"Why don't you try and summon one of your other monsters?" Clarisse suggested, "like that big red one with super strength."
Percy sighed, "I can't, I left him at camp to protect it."
"And I doubt the Goblin king of the Damned Knight could as well seeing as they are just at average strength," Marcia explained before turning to the other demigods, "but I can break their cuffs."
Percy nodded, "okay do it-"
"-No way,' Nina said stopping Percy mid sentence, "like hell we are just going to leave you here by yourself."
"Yeah, ain't gonna leave you Percy," Michael said in a reassuring voice, "we'll find a way to get out of this together."
"Guys there is no time," Percy snapped, "Marcia do it."
The Wolf nodded and went towards the demigods.
"Percy this is no time to play the martyr!" Clarisse shouted out as Marcia broke Nina's cuffs open.
"I'm not playing the martyr Clarisse," Percy said as another pair of cuffs broke, "you guys need to get out of here. Get onboard the Ascension and free Odysseus and his crew. The Titans are planning something big, you guys heard it yourselves. You need to try and stop it."
Annabeth walked in front of Percy glaring at him, "are you sure you're okay with this?"
Percy nodded, "if what Luke said is true then he wants to help me escape anyway, I'll be fine."
"Oh so now you're going to trust Luke?"
"I don't exactly have a choice do I?"
"Guys stop fighting!" Michael shouted as he and the rest of them walked in front of Percy along with Marcia.
"He's right," Percy said looking at Annabeth, "we can settle this later." Percy closed his eyes and focused on the gem summoning Timmy and Craig. The two appeared in front of Percy next to the demigod and bowed, "master."
"Okay you two listen, you both and Marcia get these guys out of here and onto the Ascension. Listen to what they tell you do your best to be a pain in the ass for the Titans."
The three servants nodded. Marcia walked forward and licked Percy's face, "I'll make sure they come back for you Percy."
Percy smiled, "I know you will. By the way Timmy I want you to carry Grover out," Percy said pointing to the unconscious Satyr.
The Goblin King nodded and picked up Grover swinging him over his shoulder, "got it boss."
Percy nodded, "now go all of you!"
The wolf turned around and sent a blast of darkness at the jail door breaking it open. Timmy and Craig walked out first followed by the demigods with Marcia being the last one out.
Percy couldn't see what was going on but he could hear several people shouting out. From what he could hear it seemed like the group were spotted pretty quickly. Percy looked at the view from outside the cell and saw the sea, he realised he still must be in the Princess Andromeda.
The entire ship was in disarray, Percy could feel the rumble of feet all along the ship. And then suddenly silence. Percy smiled, they had managed to get away. Slowly a cloud of smoke entered the cell and entered Percy's crystal, it seemed Craig had been defeated.
Percy sighed and bent down lower, the only thing to do now was to wait.
5 minutes later,
"How did you do it?" Hyperion growled out.
Percy smiled, "do it? Do what? Your mother?"
"Shut up!" Hyperion shouted as he smacked Percy across the face.
Defence — 124,000
Percy smiled as he spat out a wad of blood. "Is that the best you can do?"
Hyperion raised his hand to slap Percy once again only for Luke to step in front of Percy, "get away from him demigod."
