"Really? You okay to flying?" Annabeth asked raising an eyebrow.
"I think Zeus has bigger things to worry about than me flying in his domain," Percy said as he finally got a cab to stop.
Percy opened the door as everyone got in the back while he sat up front with the driver. "Where to kids?" The driver asked.
Percy looked at the man's name floating above him, "to Miami airport Juan, and step on it."
The man smiled, "si senor," he then took off heading back towards the city and then the airport.
It took them around half an hour to get there, Miami airport was strange. For Percy, a guy who basically lived in New York his whole life the simple Miami airport kind of startled him. They quickly paid the man and walked towards the counter to book their tickets.
"We need five tickets to New York please," Percy said.
The woman across the desk looked at them with a critically eye, "and where exactly are your parents?"
"Away, but look that's not important. We really need a flight to New York ma'am," Percy repeated but the woman was having none of it.
"Now look here young man I cannot in good conscious just sell plane tickets to five teenagers! Hell you might be trying to run away from home and if I sell them to you I would be accused of aiding a crime!"
"We don't have time for this," Annabeth said as she stepped up and snapped her finger causing the Mist to cloud the woman's eyes, "look, you don't' see anything wrong with us. You want to sell us tickets and will treat us like regular passengers."
The woman's gaze became unfocused, "I don't see anything wrong with you, I want to sell you tickets and I will treat you like regular passengers."
"There," Annabeth said as she moved back.
"I was going to do that..." Percy commented before turning to the woman who was now cheerfully smiling.
"Okay so that's five for New York?" Percy and the others nodded, "well let's see here. Oh dear, looks like we might have a problem here."
"What now," Michael grumbled.
"You see there are two planes going to New York today, the first is in one hour but only has one available seat while the second one is in two hours but has 8 seats free."
Percy turned to the others, "what should we do?"
Annabeth started thinking before speaking, "Clarisse," the daughter of Ares looked at her friend, "you take the earlier flight and the Fleece and get to camp as soon as you can."
"What?" Clarisse asked, "why me? Why not Percy?"
"Because this is your quest," Percy said as he opened up his inventory taking out the Fleece and giving it to Clarisse.
"And remember the prophecy you received," Annabeth reminded, "'And Fail without friends, to fly home alone.' It means that you were supposed to fly back alone, without us."
"But what if we wait for the second flight? Wouldn't that be safer than just me going?"
Percy shook his head, "that would be equivalent to challenging the prophecy, and believe me you do not want to pick a fight with Fate. If we do try to board the same flight then something else will happen to make sure the prophecy comes true. Maybe the plane will crash leaving you the only survivor or maybe we all die suddenly by a struck of lightning before boarding leaving you the only one alive."
Clarisse started to shake in fear. "Great Percy I think you broke her," Nina said as she wrapped her arms around Clarisse comforting her.
"No, no he's right," Clarisse said nodding at Percy, "I go on the first flight alone. Make sure you guys are on the second one okay?"
Percy and the others nodded and they quickly bought their tickets. Percy went to an airport store and bought a bag for Clarisse to put the Fleece in before they sent her off. The remaining demigods then went to eat breakfast at the food court and soon it was time for their flight.
Since they didn't have any check in's and only carry on's, they got through security fast. Luckily anything suspicious mortals might have seen them carrying was quickly covered up by the Mist.
Percy entered the plane and took his seat in the economy section with Nina to his left and Michael on his right. He strapped himself in and started taking deep breaths calming his running heart.
"Nervous?" Nina asked with a smile.
Percy nodded, "it's my first time flying."
"What?" Michael asked, "How can it be your first time?"
Percy shrugged, "never really flew before that's all plus you know son of Poseidon and all, I think I just had a natural fear for flying."
Michael raised an eyebrow, "didn't you always say you loved the feeling of running because the wind in your face made you feel like flying?"
Percy nodded, "yeah but that was like flying, this is actual flying. Totally different."
Soon the flight started as slowly it went towards the long runway. Percy gripped his seat tightly, tight enough to form a small crack in the handle, but luckily no one saw.
The plane started moving faster and faster until suddenly Percy felt a lot of force push down on his body. Percy closed his eyes and waited for it to get worse, only nothing happened.
"Relax Percy that's it," Nina said, "you can open your eyes now."
Percy opened his eyes and sighed, "that was...kind of easy actually. Heck I think I could probably run faster than this plane."
Michael nodded, "yeah you probably might. So how do you feel?"
Percy smiled, "not bad, I could get used to this whole flying thing." Just then the plane hit turbulence, it was almost like a warning from Zeus not to get too comfortable, "Or not,. should have kept my mouth closed."
"Maybe," commented Annabeth from the row behind them.
Percy sighed and slowly sank back into his seat. Suddenly his ears started to pain, "ah guys my ears are-"
"It's the extra pressure," Annabeth said, "don't worry you'll get used to it."
"Thanks Annabeth," Percy said only for the girl to ignore him.
Percy sighed, she was still angry he hadn't told her about Luke. Percy didn't know what to do, he felt so bad, he should have trusted Luke before, but at the same time he knew he didn't do anything wrong, it's not his fault that back then Luke had acted in such a manner that Percy didn't feel like trusting him.
The demigod sighed again, his mind slowly drifted back to his first quest. Everything was simpler back then, he only had to worry about one thing, saving his mom. Percy laughed remembering the good times he spent with Luke and Grover. He made so many mistakes back then, he used to be so…..quick to anger? Sure he wasn't any better now, but at least he learnt from his mistakes. Like last time when he forgot Grover, boy was that a mistake he never wanted to repeat again. Hell Grover was pissed for weeks…...wait.
Percy's eyes shot open, "GROVER!"
Odysseus ship,
Grover walked out of the sailors' quarters rubbing his eyes. He finally changed out of that stupid dress and into a nice set of greek armor one of the sailors had leant him. He turned around and took a deep breath of the sea, the whole ordeal with the Fleece was finally over.
Grover walked out and suddenly everyone stopped working and turned towards him, "ah, do I have something on my face?"
Galen stepped forward, "Grover? Didn't you leave with Percy?"
Grover blinked once, twice, 'that son of a bitch did it again!' "PERCY!"
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