demigod · sarcastic · loyal · mythic adventure · covert mission · teenage heroes · prophecy · danger · rescue · hidden world
Sally’s car engine ticked softly in the dark, parked just outside the private school’s ornate gates. A heavy, expectant silence filled the vehicle before Percy shoved his door open, Annabeth and Thalia spilling out after him into the night air. Their eyes scanned the manicured grounds, searching for any sign of Grover and the powerful demigod aura he’d reported. Two teachers approached, questions sharp on their lips, but Thalia lifted a hand. The air shimmered with the Mist, and their suspicion melted into polite confusion. Grover appeared from behind a stone pillar, waving them urgently toward a side entrance. The thump of bass grew louder as he led them down a hallway and into the school gym, now transformed by pulsing neon and a sea of dancing students. Without a word, Grover gra…