Percy was unfamiliar with the room he woke up in. Not that he didn't like it though. It was gray with blue walls and color coordinating covers and nightstand. He had his own bathroom!

"Savoir!" A voice called banging through the door. "I've been standing here for fifteen minutes! Get up!"

Percy yawned, wiping sleep from his eyes.

"Savior!"

"Coming," Percy yawned, tiredly.

He had the sudden urge to roll over and pretend Luke want pounding on his door. His covers were warm and the bed comfy like it was made with Pegasus feathers. It smelled welcoming, like a home he'd forgotten.

"Savior so help me-!"

With a click and a squeak the door unlocked and Hero charged right in. He moaned and rolled his eyes seeing Percy lumped under the covers.

"Percy!" Luke whined. "Get up! You're going to be late..."

Percy wasn't quite sure what he replied. Though it might have been a groan and a moan and something about radioactive potatoes

Luke strolled over to his bed side and yanked the pillow from under Percy's head. Percy barely protested and snuggled under the blanket even more. Luke thought for a minute and looked at the blue soft pillow in his hands.

Then a mischievous smile played on his lips. "Percy, don't say I didn't warn you..."

Percy frowned in his half asleep state. "What...do you mean...-UGH!"

Luke would've been lying if he said he didn't enjoy attacking Percy with his pillow.

"Stop!" Percy yelled, hiding farther in the covers. "Knock it off! Luke! Alright I'm up! I'm up, you demonic spawn of Hermes!"

Luke turned away triumphantly. But covered his heart with his hand, "Wow Perce, I'm hurt. Demonic spawn? That's almost like--seriously?"

He turned back around to see Percy slumped on the floor, snoring. (comment here if this is you every Monday morning) Luke sighed.

Somehow, Percy made it down the hall, down the stairs to the kitchen. Luke walked in ahead of him and Percy couldn't help but be mildly impressed by the scene.

Between yawns, he could depict a rather strange breakfast set up. Grapevine, who Percy vaguely remembered, was cooking, well trying to cook, eggs. In reality, the yolk was on fire and so was his sleeve. Right next to him Revenge was screaming at him attempting to put out the flames. Halo was seated at the counter enjoying a book while eating a bagel, completely oblivious to the boy's behind him. Two people Percy didn't recognize were sitting together holding hands and...sharing strawberries.

Luke opened a cabinet and pulled out a box of cereal. He grabbed a plate out of Revenge's hands, one he was probably going to use for his charred eggs, and started pouring cereal in it. And yes it was a plate. Who eats Cherrio's in a plate?

Percy yawned slumping in the seat next to Halo.

"Tired?" The healer asked turning the paper in his book. Percy nodded. He put his elbows on the table and his head in his hands. Even in that position he was comfy enough to sleep.

"Good morning, you pathetic excuses for humanoids!" A girl strolled in, Percy vaguely recognized her as Huntress. She smiled brightly, which even Percy could see looked slightly evil. "Guess what?"

"What?" The boys in the room replied monotone.

"DEATH!" Huntress screamed.

With one fluid motion she had pulled out two throwing knifes. One implanted itself in Luke's back, the other in Revenge's throat. Three arrows sunk into Halo's head and a fourth in his book. Percy ducked just in time to avoid a knife in his shoulder, though an arrow got embeded in his surprised face. The male seating across from him, Forge, had been cut in half as well as the strawberry in his hand. Grapevine was pinned to the floor with a sword in his wrist, and a dagger in his knee.

Secret however was left alone.

Huntress looked around pleased with herself.

"That was fun!" She chirped.

The boys rolled their eyes agitated. They pulled out the weapons tossing them in a bin next to the table like this happened every day. And apparently it did because the bin was labeled neatly "Huntress's weapons drop off".

Percy yawned again.

"Hey newbie, tired?" Huntress asked.

"Potatoe..." Percy mumbled half asleep again.

"You know what would help with that?" She asked. "Decapitation."

Percy didn't have time to even protest blandly. She managed to reveal yet another knife and with a quick slash her blade sliced right though Percy's neck.

Who knew decapitation wakes you up?

"OH MY GODS!" He yelled. It was the weirdness sensation ever. Like someone had dipped his head in ice water and his body in lava. Then he could feel each of his individually nerves snapping back together almost magnetically. Then everything went back to normal. Except now he was wide awake.

The boys around him were laughing hard, Grapevine had even forgotten about his smoking pile of burned egg and was laying on the ground again. Halo fell off his chair. Luke grabbed the counter to keep himself upright. Even Secret was hiding a snicker behind her hand, as if her dazzling pink nails would hide it.

Percy rubbed his neck his fingers searching for any sign of a scar or stitching. He found none. Huntress looked pleased with herself.

"Never do that again." Percy said.

That just made Huntress laugh louder. Halo climbed up from the floor enough to put a hand on Percy's shoulder. He leaned Percy entirely.

"You...should not...have said...that!" Halo choked.

"Why?"

Luke posted him in the back, chuckling. "Now every morning she's going to do that."

"Whatever." Percy said.

"Oh, come on guys." Bianca appeared in the doorway locking arms with Huntress. "Stop picking on, Savoir!"

"Whatever. You ready to go?" Huntress readjusted the clip that held her cloak over her shoulders.

"Hey where are you two going?" Revenge asked.

"I need more pictures for my dartboard." Huntress smiled almost evilly. What had the Stolls done to her?

All the guys nodded, like they expected this. Percy glanced at Secret who turned away and pulled a pocket mirror from thin air.

Bianca waved a quick goodbye to them and they both disappeared downwards into their own shadows.

"I...I've got to go." Secret mumbled and she scrambled out of her chair.

Forge watched her go was a frown. Percy cocked his head. What was up with her?

"Oh, hey, Savior!" Revenge sat himself next to the son of Poseidon. "Listen, I wanna-"

Alarms were ringing in Percy's head. Bianca said to try and avoid talking to Revenge. Percy just knew he really didn't want to be cursed. A strange idea came to him.

"Sorry, Revenge," Percy interrupted smoothly, "I just remembered I forgot my sword in my room. Be right back."

Luke raised an eyebrow from under his hood. Percy jumped up from the chair before, Luke could say anything. He ran after Secret, crossing his fingers for luck that he'd catch her.

Secret was standing at the end of one of the halls. In front of her was a fountain in the middle of some type of connector chamber. The water made a calm plopping sound.

Percy shivered trying to shake the memory of the fountain in the maze off.

Secret was standing with her back to him hugging herself tightly. The pocket mirror she'd had earlier was laying across the room the reflective surface cracked right under a distinct indent in the wall. She was shaking, and a sob echoed in the huge room.

"Secret?" Percy asked gently. She whipped around stumbling back.

"Go away!" She yelled, "go away..."

Tears dropped off her face hitting the ground.

"Why are you crying?" Percy asked, ignoring her biting tone.

"Didn't you hear me?" She snapped, "It's none of your concern! GO AWAY!"

"No!" Percy yelled back. "It is my concern!"

"Why the Hades do you care if I'm crying or not?!" Secret yelled, "No one else seems to care! No one else seems to notice! Just go back to your breakfast! You'll be late to training."

Percy snorted, "I've already missed one, i think I can delay another."

Secret huffed and knelt next to the fountain. She dipped her hand in and it turned the water pink. She glared at the wall.

"You can tell me what's up." Percy said, "I swear I won't laugh."

"All you boys are stupid. Zoë was right. I should've joined the hunters." Secret mumbled, "I can't believe no one noticed already. Do they think I can't see?"

"See what?"

"Them!" Secret yelled, "They purposely leave me out of everything! Every single one of them. The boys think I'm too fragile to fight! Even my own boyfriend! The girls won't go shopping with me! They whisper about me when they think I'm not around! It was one tiny accident! An accident where my Charmspeak got out of control and suddenly everyone hates me!"

"Wait, whoa, slow down, What happened?" Percy asked. This didn't sound like the Secret, Bianca was so against or the girl Halo distrusted. She didn't seem...mean or nosy. Just lonely.

Percy sat down next to her. And she looked at him, defeatedly.

"Archangel and I got into a fight over something so stupid. I don't even remember what. I ended up questioning her identity and a bit of Charmspeak escaped. She showed me her identity against her will. I didn't mean to. I swear I didn't."

"I believe you." Percy said. It was weird. He did. She didn't sound like she was trying to get everyone's identity.

"You do?" She said with a glint of hope sparkling in her watery eyes.

"Did Tratie finally get together?" Percy asked with a smile. That was what the Aphrodite kids called them right?

"YES!" Secret squealed, "Oh my gods! You talk ship names?"

"Nope, but you know who does?" Percy said.

"Who?"

"Revenge." Percy lied, "he doesn't want anyone to know but he secretly adores Chrisse, and Jasper, and Frazel, and all that stuff."

"Really?!" Secret exclaimed, "This is amazing! How come I didn't realize this earlier?!" She jumped up, squealing, almost hyperventilating.

Then she turned back to him and kissed him on the cheek.

Percy felt his face flush.

"Thanks!" She said, and bounded back towards the kitchen with a bounce in her step.

Did Percy feel bad? Only slightly. But when he re-entered the kitchen sometime later and ate breakfast of a blueberry bagel with cream cheese, and saw Revenge cupping his hands over his ears as Secret continued rapidly taking about ships,  He could only laugh.

"Savior!" Luke said nudging his shoulder, "Come on!  You're going to be late."

Percy tossed his trash in a trashcan and ran after Hero's billowing cloak, heading for the arena, wondering what exactly was in store for him during his training.