AN: I'm using the ages from the movies for this story instead of the book ages but follow the book world more than that of the movies.

AN2: This is a smarter, and more cunning Percy that is far more mature than in cannon.

Wisdom of the Waters

Chapter one

-Introduction-

Power, it is the great divider and can shape the destinies of man and god alike. Power divides people into the strong and the weak and Darwin was right about one thing, the strong survive…and the weak fall. I discovered my power when I was six years old and was learning how to swim at a local YMCA with my mother, I had slipped under the water and ended up gasping in shock which led me to realize that I could breathe underwater. I experimented with this whenever I was alone and discovered that I could breathe for as long as I wanted to under water and that water, the cleaner the better, could actually heal my injuries as well as give me an energy boost. At the age of seven I discovered my ability to control water with my mind and I spent as much time as I could trying to master this in all of my different forms as well as to think of different ways to use it. It was around that time that I began to try and improve my grades and find ways around my limitations of ADHD and Dyslexia. I ended up using books on CD to and started trying to mature which made my mom very happy, my stepdad Gabe not so much as it just emphasized his stupidity. At the age of ten I started taking martial arts lessons at the YMCA and was no longer pushed around by Gabe.

When I was sixteen I was with my high school on a field trip to the museum at the ancient Greek exhibit. During lunch I had lost my temper and used my water control, or hydromancy as I liked to call it, and shoved Nancy Bobofit into the water. Afterwards my Algebra teacher Ms. Dodds took me back into the exhibit hall alone and that is where this story starts.

-Percy-

Did I do something wrong Ms. Dodds?" he asked on edge as he had always felt something off from the math teacher which he attributed to his powers which he hadn't told anybody about, who would take him seriously if he did?

She tugged on the cuffs of her leather jacket as she faced him, "Did you really think you would get away with it?" she demanded.

Slowly he began to prepare myself for a fight as he figured the woman was demented, "I have no idea what you're talking about Ms. Dodds." he said firmly.

"Tell me where it is and you will suffer less pain." the woman continued, completely ignoring what he had just said.

"Still have no idea what's coming out of your mouth teach." he snapped, his sarcasm showing up in spades.

"Times up." Ms. Dodds said almost gleeful and then the weirdest thing he had ever seen happened, and this is coming from the guy who can control water. Her eyes began to glow like barbecue coals while her fingers stretched and turned into talons. Her jacket melted into large, leathery, bat like wings. She wasn't anywhere near human, she was a shriveled hag with bat wings and claws and a mouth full of yellow fangs, and she was looked ready to slice him, and anyone nearby, to ribbons laughing all the while.

Just as she lunged at him however his Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner, showed up and yelled "What ho Percy!" while throwing a ballpoint pen that turned into a gleaming bronze sword in his hand.

Smirking he used the sword and quickly cut the surprised monster down causing her to explode into golden sand. "Good thing those martial arts lessons included a few on how to use a weapon." he muttered softly, testing the weight of the sword before pushing a button on the cross guard causing it to shrink back down into a pen only for him to click it and return it to sword form. After playing with the sword by making it change back and forth a few times he pocketed the pen and walked back out. Noticing Mr. Brunner eating an apple while reading his book he walked up and asked "Mr. Brunner, could I talk to you in private for a moment?".

"Of course Percy," Mr. Brunner said but he could tell that the paralyzed teacher was at least somewhat nervous "lead on.".

Nodding he walked off and heard Mr. Brunner wheeling behind him until they were back in the still empty exhibit hall. Turning back towards the teacher he asked "What's with the pen-sword Mr. Brunner?".

"I don't know what you…" Mr. Bruner began before he held up a hand to cut him off and showed the man that he knew how the pen worked. Sighing in defeat Mr. Brunner asked "How are you so calm about this and how much do you know?".

"I've spent several years practicing meditation to get a better grip on my emotions," he said simply "and all I know is that Ms. Dodds was some demonic creature that tried to kill me but got her ass handed to her.".

"So you don't know you're a demigod?" Mr. Bruner asked shocked before wincing at what he let slip.

"A demigod huh?" he asked testing the word out "That would explain all the powers.". When he saw his teacher's stunned face he sarcastically said "Oh come on, I can't be the first demigod. At least one of us would have discovered our powers by accident at some point.".

Mr. Brunner just looked at him sheepishly before launching into a quick explanation about the world of gods and monsters and the fact that his father was a god and he would have to come to a special camp. Nodding he told him, "Alright but I'll have to say goodbye to my mother first.".

"I'll send Grover with you." Mr. Brunner said firmly.

"Is he another demigod?" he asked curious, wondering what Olympian was his scared friend's parent.

"Satyr." was the one word reply as the teacher wrote him a quick note excusing him and Grover to leave.

Nodding he walked back outside and grabbed Grover before walking towards the cabs, "Come on goat boy," he whispered quietly "I know about being a demigod and I'm heading home for a minute to say goodbye to my mother."

His startled friend jumped in surprise before seeing Mr. Brunner nod at us which calmed the 'satyr' down. They quickly hopped a cab and drove to his mom's candy shop and her boss let them have a few minutes to talk to her alone. "Hey Mom." He said hugging her once the three of us were alone.

"Percy," his mom pulled him into a tight embrace "what are you doing here?".

"I came to say goodbye for now," he told her sadly "I'm about to go to Camp Half-Blood.".

At these words his mother looked both depressed and a little wary, "So you know?" she asked me.

"I know the basics but I wanted to say goodbye." He answered causing her to nod tearfully.

"Your father would be so proud of you Percy." she told him as she pulled him into another hug. After a moment she gave a watery chuckle "At least this way I can file for a divorce from Gabe. I was only married to him to use his stench to cover up your demigod scent. I know a demigod in the divorce department that your father introduced me to who can speed things up.".

Nodding he gave his Mom one last hug and promised to write before heading out with Grover and calling a cab to take them to Camp. Grover had the cab driver let us out about a mile away from the entrance due to some illusion boundary called 'the mist' and they walked towards the entrance in companionable silence. When the giant pine tree that Grover told him was the boundary came in sight however he heard a roar of some creature before it burst out from the trees. It was a minatour, it stood ten feet tall wearing nothing but a loincloth as it charged them. Running forward he ducked under the first strike and threw a punch that was enhanced by the water molecules in the air into the beast's side causing it to stumble in surprise before straightening. Grinning he waited as it charged again and grabbed it by the horns, using a thin glove of water over his hands to enhance his strength, stopping it in its tracks before sending his water reinforced knee up into its jaw sending it flying back sans its horns. Before it could recover he ran forward and drove the horns into its skull.

Once the monster dissolved into golden dust, with the horns remaining, he turned back to look at my shell-shocked friend. "Well what are you waiting for Grover?" he asked grinning "Let's go.".

Shaking out of his stupor Grover followed him to a big house at the bottom of the hill where Mr. Brunner and some blonde girl with grey eyes were waiting. "So this is the kid that beat a Kindly One?" the girl asked once we were close.

"And Pasiphae's Son just now." Grover added meekly pointing to the horns.

"Kindly One?" he asked confused.

"The torturers of the lord of the Dead." Mr. Brunner said with a wince.

"Oh you mean a Fury." He said understanding.

"Don't say their names you fool!" the blonde girl snapped at me looking around warily, "Saying their names will get their attention on us.".

At that he rolled my eyes at the statement's sheer stupidity, "Look Blondie," he said getting a glare "it's just a word. It's the meaning of the word that matters, not an arrangement of letters. Do you think that when you call a Fury a Kindly one or refer to the minatour as Pasiphae's Son that they are fooled into thinking that you aren't speaking of them? It's a mistake to assume your enemies are ignorant and you are clever.".

When he finished his mini speech Chiron looked interested, Grover looked amazed, and the blonde girl simply huffed and stormed off making him roll his eyes. After that Mr. Brunner revealed himself to be Chiron, the trainer from legends and explained to him about the day to day running's of the camp. When Chiron talked about Capture the Flag he grinned and asked "Who's the best blacksmith in camp that is friendly and respectful to newbies?".

Thinking Chiron told him, "That would be Charles Beckendorf, son of Hephaestus. Why?".

In response he gave Chiron a shark like grin which made the centaur shudder "Well I'm going to need a special weapon for this game Friday and I intend to have a lot of fun with it too.", and with that he turned and headed out to find the son of Hephaestus.