A/N- Ever wonder who Percy ran into at the Lotus Casino? Well maybe he ran into Nico, Bianca, and on a low chance (in the next chapter) Jason?


Percy was waiting in line for a multi-player alien assassination game when a dark haired kid, about 10, appeared by were he was standing. He was asking a million questions to the girl next to him. Percy assumed she was the little kid's sister. "Nico, I want to go play something. Why don't you play this game?" She pointed to the game Percy was waiting in line for. "Okay, Bianca!" chirped, who Percy assumed was Nico. Then his sister, Bianca, wasted no time disappearing into the crowd. Nico turned his attention to Percy. "Do you like Mythomagic?" Truthfully, Percy had no idea what Nico was talking about, but he decided to play it safe. "Um, yeah." he lied. "GREAT!" Nico practically shouted in his ear. He proceed to go on about hit points and such. The line kept moving along. Percy wasn't sure if the game was worth listening to Nico rambling on about a silly game, but he REALLY wanted to try and beat the high score. Plus the line was really short, so he decided to stay. Eventually, it was his turn and... Nico's . Great, just great. About halfway through the game, Percy was ready to point his gun at Nico and see if he melted away like the aliens. Before he could test his theory, though, Bianca came up and told Nico to come with her, someone has come for them. Something was up, but before he could think more about it, a beep came from the machine. Turning his attention back to the game, Percy found he had just lost his last life. Great, I really wanted to get that high score, he thought. Forgetting completely about the siblings, Nico and Bianca.