Passed Out on the Dining Room Floor

Thalia slashed her sword at the rope and it sniped! and then the door fell flat onto the ground. Bianca ran hastily out of the room leaving Thalia trailing along. They were now on the muddy streets of the little village. Behind them the cavern was about the collapse. Hopefully no mortal was in there.

"I told you it wasn't a good idea," Bianca mumbled as they walked down the street. The rain was now coming down hard and even though a blazing fire was behind them, they could hardly see anything in front of them. Thalia gulped and looked at Bianca uncomfortably. Bianca nodded, her eyes narrowing but had fear in her eyes. Thalia closed her eyes and inhaled heavily.

"Let's hope I do this right," Thalia whispered, "Or we'll be literally toast." She let the sword drop onto the concrete and she rose her hands in the air, closing her eyes tightly. There was silence, except for the rain pelting on the ground and the fire burning behind them. The wind whistled in their ears and it almost sounded like someone was whispering to them. Even Bianca had her eyes closed.

There was suddenly a flash of lightning; thunder boomed and vibrated the ground. The lightning cracked so loud that it over lapped the rain pelting the ground. They opened their eyes and gasped. In front of them, two pillars of lightning bolts came down from the clouds and stood there silently without a noise. In the middle of the pillars was a large portal that looked like it was made out of lightning but it was a paper thin layer of an Iris Passage, a common portal.

"You actually did it," Bianca said with surprise.

"Thank Zeus," Thalia said with a smile. She then faced the portal and said clearly, "Perseus Jackson, 283 Jefferson St., Middleton, Virginia." Both of the girls were forced ahead with a massive pull of gravity from the portal. They were lifted off of their feet and shot into the portal; once they were in the pillars exploded and everything around them was on fire and the portal melted into grease...looks like Thalia didn't really concentrate enough.

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"You know how to play poker?"

"Chiron taught me-"

"Oh for the love of the gods, Chiron doesn't know squat!"

There was a flash of red light and two ladies were thrown into the room and landed on the hard, wooden floor. Percy Jackson jumped out of his chair and uncapped his famous Riptide, while his friend Grover Underwood screamed like a little girl.

"Chill out Grover! Percy!" Bianca coughed as she got up. Thalia kept on the floor and started to sleep...perhaps the portal made her drowsy. Bianca sighed, "When I thought it was perfect, it went wrong...but guys, I need to tell you something important!"

Percy capped Riptide and let the pen drop on the table. "Yes?"

Bianca told the story how they got into the village and then met a vampire. Then she added the werewolf that they heard around them. After she spoke, her eyes widened.

"Just when I wanted a simple wedding!" Percy shouted rather softly and slammed his fist on the table, "I wish these damn monsters would leave me alone!" There were suddenly footsteps coming down the stairs from the room to the left. After a few seconds Annabeth appeared. She had her hair in a pony tail and had an old Camp-Half Blood T-Shirt and some jean shorts on.

Annabeth squealed, "Oh my gods, your here!" She knelt down and embraced Bianca and then darted for Thalia. She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Bianca who shook her head.

Grover asked Annabeth, "Um...why are these people here? We never invited them..."

Annabeth bit her lip and looked at Bianca with a daring look. Bianca nodded and Annabeth announced, "Percy, Grover...I hired Bianca and Thalia to be our wedding planners. They are our guests until we are married."