Chapter 1: The Quest

"You want me to what?!" Percy Jackson was shocked.

"Yes," replied his father, Poseidon, "As I've I been saying for the past half hour, yes."

"But, but I can't!"

"Hah! Told you Poseidon, not even Peter Johnson would be dumb enough to do that."

Percy glared at the speaker. "It's Percy Jackson, Mr. D. P-E-R…"

Dionysus scoffed. "Phh! Technicalities."

"Mr. D you slimy…"

"Percy!" Poseidon snapped. "When addressing a god, please speak with a hint of respect. Now as I was saying, to complete this mission, we need you to attend Gotham Academy for the time being."

"Yeah, but Dad," Percy whined, "Do you know how many low-class schools I've been kicked out of? Trust me, the list is long. Gotham Academy is like, way outta my league."

Poseidon sighed and tried to reason with his son but Zeus slammed his fist on his chair.

"Enough! Perseus Jackson, this matter is not up for debate. You will attend Gotham Academy and you will do it without complaint!"

Percy cringed at Zeus's loud voice. "Yeah but Uncle, I still don't understand what the mission is in the first place!"

Ares jumped to his feet. "I've had it with this kid! He doesn't have a clue what he's doing! If you send one of my kids, say Clarisse LaRue, now she would get the job done and wreck some kids along the way!"

Then all the other Olympians began arguing and throwing out names of their respective children. Athena slowly stood up and a murderous aura was in her eyes.

"Stop."

Though she did not say the word loudly, the other gods instantly quieted down. She composed herself and continued. "We have no time to be bickering amongst ourselves. There is a dangerous threat out there. A threat that, if not nullified, could destroy us all."

She indicated a magical screen in the centre of the room. A teenage boy with black hair, dressed in a suit appeared. His teeth were like fangs and an orange cat was on his shoulder.

"This is Klarion; a Lord of Chaos. He has acquired a power that can kill an Olympian."

Percy's eyes widened. The other gods started murmuring amongst themselves.

Athena went on. "He is a former son of Hecate who was gifted with great magical power. He rebelled and was defeated by his mother. Then he disappeared for a time. He has shown up on many recent occasions but has been nothing more than a minor nuisance. All his schemes were thwarted by the Justice League. But now, somehow he has had a dramatic increase in power. Since we gods cannot interfere in mortal matters, we must seek the aid of our children. The quest will consist of five demigods: Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite, Annabeth Chase, my daughter, Nico DiAngelo, son of Hades, Jason Grace, son of Jupiter and Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon."

Percy butted in. "Hang on, you can't put Annabeth or Piper for that matter in such a dangerous situation. I mean, if this Klarion is as powerful as you say, then shouldn't we have, like, Leo and Frank instead?"

Athena looked at him with disapproval. "Are you saying my daughter is not adequate enough for you?"

Percy raised his hands. "N, no, not at all," he stuttered.

"We already have three children of the Big Three, one for each of them. The fact of the matter is, we already have three powerhouses. Annabeth will work on strategy and Piper will provide support and also see into the future with her dagger."

Dionysus yawned. "Put simply, Perry Jacobsen, we can't have five idiot warriors unleashing their power in the mortal world without a care for collateral damage. That's why you need the other two."

Percy didn't even bother to correct him. "All right. I get your point. Please continue."

Athena nodded. "As I said earlier, the mortal heroes of this world, the Justice League have tangled with Klarion several times. You will join forces with them and work together to defeat Klarion. That is why you will be attending their younger heroes schools; that way you will learn to trust each other."

Percy nodded in understanding. "All right, I accept the quest."

Poseidon smiled at his son. "Good. The others have already been debriefed. You and Nico will attend Gotham Academy while Jason, Piper and Annabeth go to a school in Happy Harbour."

Percy burst out laughing. "Nico's going to school? Oh, man, I actually might enjoy this quest."