Chapter Three: Figuring it Out

The room Alex had entered was a simple office. It was wide, with plenty of room and high ceiling that made the half-blood pucker his lip out slightly in confusion. He didn't think an office needed to be so large, but who was he to judge? Music was playing softly in the corner, by the sound of it Dean Martin which made Alex cringe slightly as he approached the man behind a huge oak desk.

He looked deeply entranced by his work, muttering to himself a she scribbled notes down on pages, tired bags under his eyes as he creased his forehead in utter concentration, giving no sign that he knew anyone else was in the room.

"Take a seat." He muttered without looking up and gesturing to the chair in front of the desk, contradicting Alex's earlier assumption. Hesitantly, the demigod sat, opting to remain silent as he patiently waited for the man to look up from his work. It went on like this for ten minutes – Chiron as Nico had called him, refusing to pull himself away from whatever was holding his attention. Alex was about to give up and leave when he finally paused.

"Sorry about that, urgent matters and such have been overbearing. What can I-" He started, turning to look at his guest only to freeze and stare. Alex offered a wry smile, shifting uncomfortably at his widened eyes. He wished he didn't have to disappoint this man in a few moments. Alex was obviously not the person Chiron really wanted to see.

"Percy?" He gaped and Alex sighed.

"I'm afraid not." He said, reigning in his impatience on the matter. "I'm Alex, nice to meet you." He nodded and Chiron blinked in pure confusion for a couple moments, as if trying to process what exactly was happening.

"Alex?" He repeated unsurely and the younger resisted the urge to roll his eyes as he nodded stiffly. Chiron seemed to be unsure what to do at this point, looking him over with a sort of sadness that Alex had been seeing a lot since he arrived in this camp.

Before he could try and spur on the much needed conversation however, the door clicked open again so that Triton entered the room swiftly. Alex could see Nico and the goddess from earlier behind in the other room, both seated in comfortable silence as Triton shut the door behind him.

"Chiron." He greeted calmly and the older man looked at the god with less surprise.

"My lord." He bowed his head respectfully "I… I'm afraid I need some sort of explanation if you don't mind." He added, throwing Alex an apologetic look, but there was no mistaking the wariness in the glance. Triton gave a tight smile, leaning against a book shelf on the far side of the room.

"This is Alex." He introduced and the demigod scowled at the emphasis on his name. "He has spent the last three years with the Fates and remembers nothing from before that point – correct?" He asked, looking at Alex for confirmation. After a swift nod, he continued. "He is apparently a son of Poseidon and was sent by the Fates to find me." He said and Chiron held up a weathered hand.

"How exactly were you found?" He interrupted with confusion and this time Triton frowned.

"He was spotted yesterday in the woods – a nymph noticed him and led me to him when I arrived last night. You hadn't known this?" He asked and the man swallowed, looking almost flushed by the question.

"I must admit I've been rather… Preoccupied." He admitted wryly "With matters sent by the gods. I haven't been putting all my efforts into the camp as usual." He said and Triton blinked, looking baffled by this.

"Matters sent by the gods? Is something wrong?" He asked "No one has mentioned anything-"

"It is nothing." Chiron said, swiftly putting the papers he had been working on into a manila folder. His eyes turned back onto Alex with newly found interest before flickering back to the god.

"Alex." He said slowly after he and Triton shared a look. "You are welcomed to stay as long as you like. My name is Chiron, I'm the camp activities' director." He smiled and Alex gave a gesture of acknowledgement. "I'm excited to have you here, but… Do you mind if we ask you a few questions?"

"I don't know why I am supposed to find Triton. The Fates just told me to do it, and I did. They'll contact me soon and tell me what to do next." Alex answered, anticipating the first question. Chiron looked slightly startled, but gave an assenting nod.

"You don't ever question them?"

"I've learned that's a bad idea."

"What's that mean?" Triton interjected sharply, but Alex remained silent. Upon receiving no answer the god glowered harshly, but didn't push as he let Chiron continue.

"What have you been doing with the Fates for the past three years?" He asked and Alex almost laughed in their faces.

"There are some things…" He said slowly, considering his words carefully "That I believe you would rather not know and other things I can't tell you without slicing out your tongue and fingers. I think it would be best to not ask those questions." He finished and while Chiron's face remained impassive a sort of uneasiness danced around the room.

"I see." He murmured and there was a few beats of silence as every seemed to grasp their bearings. "Alex. There is something I need you to understand." Chiron started seriously "Three years ago there was a camper here, Perseus Jackson, that went missing after drinking from the River of Lethe. Do you know what that is?" He asked and Alex narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It wipes your memory." He said flatly "And let me guess? I have to be him because we are twins, and I show up after three years with the Fates after having no memory?"

"That's not proof enough for you?" Triton frowned and Alex let out a little hiss through his teeth.

"Look, maybe in one life I could have been this Percy character. But I can tell you for certain that is not the case now, so please. Drop. It." He gritted out and Triton stepped towards him, careful not to touch him as he narrowed his eyes at the younger boy.

"Why don't we see what you have to say after you get your memories back?" He asked lowly, his voice borderline dangerous.

"I don't want my memories back." Alex shot back suddenly standing up "I am here to fulfill my mission, nothing more and nothing less. If that poses a problem then let me know right now because I will not be here for your amusement or experimentation." He finished and Triton stood up straight, looking exceedingly frustrated.

"You can't be that naïve. Why are you blindly following them? Have they done something to you?" He demanded and Alex snorted.

"I'm the naïve one? With all due respect lord Triton, these are the most powerful beings in the universe. Excuse me if I don't want to tick them off."

"Yeah, since when did you ever talk like that?" The god shot back, voice rising. Chiron looked at them, prepared to intervene when Alex snapped back at him.

"Always because you don't freaking know me." He yelled and before Triton could retaliate Chiron stood up completely, cutting off any anger Alex was feeling at the moment. He stared, his eyes widening as he tried to comprehend exactly what just happened. "You're…. You're a horse?" He muttered, slightly dazed and Chiron sniffed indignantly.

"My dear child, I am a centaur." He grumbled "And this conversation has gone long enough. We can resume it some other time when we have a more appropriate audience to help us judge what is happening." Chiron added. Alex felt his brain numb slightly at the face the old man was half-horse, but pushed it to the side for now as he noted where Chiron put the manila folders from earlier.

"That sounds fair." He said instead, glancing up at Triton who was staring at him passively before nodding curtly. They awkwardly each stood up, filing out of the room where the girl and Nico stood, murmuring lowly to one another.

"Come Alex." Chiron smiled "Let's show you the camp."


Triton needed some time away from Percy.

This was just frustrating, alright? They were getting absolutely no answers from his brother, and the demigod was as obsolete as ever in anything involving his identity. Why exactly was he so obstinate about this? He wouldn't even consider the idea.

Rubbing his eyes, Triton drifted into the more isolated area of the camp, trying to find the shortest route to the beach. He needed some time to himself to ponder and reflect on what exactly was happening. Perhaps he could message his Father as well. Had he heard of Percy's return yet?

Upon his son's disappearance, Poseidon had been the first to lead out search parties for his son among the gods. Many were quick to follow including Hermes, Apollo, and even Artemis after some needling from Thalia. Triton and Benni had been able to convince Demeter and Aphrodite to help out as well. Athena discreetly had been involved as well mainly due to Triton and Annabeth's pleas as well as it being a puzzle for herself. The rest of the gods were mostly indifferent to the matter, but Triton knew they would show up soon after hearing the demigod had been found.

Of course, according to Chiron the gods might be having other issues. Triton had bene unaware that anything of urgency had been happening. Had he been so caught up in his own misgivings that he had missed something important? Gods, he felt too worn to even consider it.

Making his way down towards the sandy area at the edge of camp, Triton slid forward so that he was sitting with his feet slightly in the crashing waves. It was peaceful for a moment, just him and the ocean before another presence was suddenly behind him.

"I thought you were with Percy?" He asked and Benni sat down beside him, giving a sarcastic smile as she grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at him.

"He's with Nico and Chiron right now, he'll be fine." She dismissed, tugging slightly at a strand of hair. "I need to talk to you."

"Isn't that what you're doing?"

"Don't be a smart Alec, that's my thing." She admonished with a sniff and sighed "I'm leaving soon." She said and Triton snapped his head towards the girl, a feeling of slight betrayal nipping at him.

"What? Why?" He demanded, sitting up to look at her fully. There was some guilt on her face, but aside from that it was blank as she tucked her knees under her chin, looking out at the ocean.

"Dad messaged me. I need to get back home." She said quietly and at Triton's questioning glance, met his gaze evenly. "Mom's sick."

"Sick?" Triton repeated in confusion "I don't understand. Gods can't… We aren't…. How is she sick?" He stumbled out, his tongue losing its ability to function. Benni gave him an unsure shrug, looking bewildered herself.

"I don't know, T." She sighed "That's all he really told me. She was sick and I needed to get back to her soon. I don't know what's wrong, when it happened, or why." She said and as she spoke, another thought hit the god.

"Rhode?" He asked "Is she alright?"

"Yeah." Benni smiled "She contacted me too to see how you and I were. You aren't feeling bad, are you?" She added and Triton thought back to the past couple days. He hadn't really noticed anything completely detrimental or unusual about his health. Maybe his scratches were healing slower or something, but was that because something was wrong or he was looking for something to be wrong?

"No, I'm good." He shook his head "You?"

"Right as rain." Benni smiled sadly "I'll update you as soon as I get something, alright? You need to stay with PJ and make sure he's alright. I'm guessing things with Chiron went about as well as a Great White and seal would?"

"Understatement. He isn't talking at all… I think he is going to try to murder me if I decide to sleep around him."

"Yeah… I wouldn't sleep until after all this is over." Benni frowned "Whatever the Fates were doing with him, I doubt it was anything good. Any hints?"

"He said if he told us he would have to slice off our tongues and fingers." Triton told her and Benni gave a short, cynical laugh as she leaned back into the sand, letting her hair fall between her shoulders.

"At least he has some spunk to him still." She said and stood up "Alright little bro, take care of yourself." She said and Triton frowned up at her.

"You're leaving now?" He asked her and Benni smiled warmly down at him, offering him a hand up.

"Aw, do you not want me to go?" She teased "I think it would be best not to leave only Rhode to take care of Mom. She'll forget about herself too easily." She shrugged and Triton had to admit that his sister did tend to forget things like that when it came to things she cared about.

"Fine." He moaned "I just feel so lonely without anyone else normal to talk to."

"You're such a brat. Talk to Percy you numbskull."

"Right. Because he is so normal." Triton drawled and pushed his sister towards the water "Come on, if you're going to abandon me just get it over with." He mocked and Benni spun around, jumping on him so that she was able to wrap both her legs and arms around him like some kind of spider monkey.

"I love you too." She cooed teasingly as Triton groaned and tapped into his powers so that he could yank her off of him. Laughing, Benni stepped into the waves, blowing a taunting kiss before slipping underneath the water.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LINE BREAK BY MY COMPUTER IS BEING ANNOYING ABOUT THIS SPOT IN PARTICULAR SO THIS WILL HAVE TO WORK :D


Ditching Nico and Chiron had been fairly easy. The instructor had easily become distracted upon seeing a girl's horrid form as she attempted to shoot an arrow and trotted off to quickly rectify her form. Nico and Alex had been waiting for him to finish up when another boy came up to Nico, barely sparing Alex a glance.

Once Nico and the blonde boy (whom Nico quickly introduced as Will) had started talking, it was quick to see Nico's attention was elsewhere, letting Alex free to roam back towards the Big House.

He wanted those files.

Alex knew from the past three years that if it was the gods' problems in those pages that held Chiron's attention, then they were eventually going to become his problems, or perhaps his saving grace. Smiling at the thought, Alex entered the blue house again with a small smile, glancing over his shoulder.

Within seconds he promptly dropped to the floor.

The pain was unbearable and so sudden that Alex wasn't even able to process what was happening until his hands were already clasped firmly over his ears, trying to down the sound out.

Alex had heard screams before – he had been responsible for a great deal in his short life, but never had he heard anything like this before. This was the sound of hysterical laughter mixed in with choking screams that had lost all sanity. They were high pitched, full of pain, and loud. To the point that he was sure blood was coming out of his ears as he withered in pain.

Then it just stopped.

"What in the name of Hades?" A gruff voice asked and a sandaled foot poked his ribs hesitantly as Alex groaned and tried to rub the remnants of the horrid noises out of his brain. "Peter Johnson?" Someone above him said and Alex turned on his back to look up blearily at the form of a man. He was like some kind of young Santa with his black hair and start of a beard, though without the jolly face and more in one of a permanent scowl. Beady purple eyes were looking down in confusion as Alex sat up.

"So the rumors are true." Santa said in awe, his hair plastering to the side of his face. "You have decided to bother me after all this time." He shook his head in slight disappointment. "What exactly were you doing down there Peter?" He asked and Alex sat up dizzily, his head still trying to process the room around him.

"Um, you didn't…You didn't hear that?" He asked, sounding almost drunk. Santa frowned, looking down at him in confusion as he grabbed a Coke. He cracked it open and took a long pull before answering. Alex tried not to freak out that there was another god in front of him – should he be attacking?

"Hear what, boy?" He asked sharply, now looking at Alex with slight suspicion as the demigod stumbled to his feet.

"The screaming." Alex snapped at him "You had to have heard it." He shook his head "It sounded like someone was being tortured or something in here." He explained and the god's face went completely blank for a moment, simply drinking in his appearance.

"You heard screaming?" He said calmly and Alex nodded slowly before the man stiffened "Get your brother in here now." He said seriously and Alex blinked.

"My…What?" He asked. Did this man know who he was? Did he know if this Percy character was his blood?

"Oh for the love of Zeus." The god muttered "Your bloody memory is still boggled isn't it? Get Lord Triton you nut." He scowled "Go!" He yelled when Alex didn't jump to it right away. Exactly who did this idiot think he was? Who the Hell was Triton's brother? Was… Was this Percy person…?

Head spinning, Alex backed out of the door into the camp, feeling a little dazed. Campers paused to whisper as he passed, but no one approached him as he drunkenly tried to steady himself towards where he was going.

He knew that Percy Jackson and him were half-brothers. Both of them were supposedly demigod children of Poseidon. Perhaps they were even full blooded siblings. That would certainly explain the resemblance. However, Alex hadn't given much thought to Triton's parentage. Alex knew the basics on most mythologies, including Greek. Zeus and Hera were married with Hephaestus and Ares as their children, Hades was married to Persephone and Poseidon to Amphitrite. Aphrodite and Athena were both daughters of Zeus and so on and so forth. He had just found out that Triton was a god, but it didn't occur to Alex to wonder who is his parents were. Was he a son of Poseidon? He must be. He had the feeling of the sea within him.

Groaning, Alex tried to clear his fuzzy mind as he let instinct guide him to wherever he was going. Feeling the soft sand smash beneath his feet, he was about to pause for a moment of rest when suddenly he fell into someone's hands.

"Whoa." A voice commented and Alex tried to jerk away, only to feel the grip tightened. "Hey, okay. Um. Please calm down." The person said and Alex vaguely made out the familiar face of the blonde boy he had threatened from earlier. "Er. You're…Alex, right? I'm Jason." He introduced himself awkwardly. Alex didn't quite think now was the time for meet and greet as he was nearly half conscious in this person's arms, but he didn't have the energy to tell him so.

"Great." He gritted out through heavy breaths. His chest felt like someone had blew helium into them. The boy shot him a concerned glance, helping to stand him up straight.

"Are you alright?"

"Peachy." He muttered back "I'm looking…For…Triton." He said, trying to regain some control of his breathing. God, his head was still ringing.

"Yeah, okay. I'll bring you to him a second. I think you need to take a moment to sit down or something though. What happened?" Jason asked as Alex felt himself being led to a wooden bench. Not really in the mood to argue, the half-blood allowed himself to be pushed onto the seat without too much of a complaint.

"Sorry." Alex grumbled "I don't really… I'm not entirely for sure what happened." He admitted wryly and Jason said nothing. Instead he simply took of his glasses and wiped them off patiently, waiting for him to continue. Alex debated on whether or not telling a total stranger what had just happened, but decided to go for it. He could have some answers if nothing else.

"I walked into the Big House and heard this screaming. Don't know what it was but this god came over and started telling me to find Triton." He shrugged and Jason looked at him critically for a moment, his blue eyes intently focused on his face as a look of confusion touched his expression.

"Screaming?" He repeated and Alex nodded.

"I'm guessing you didn't hear it?" He dead-panned and Jason shook his head, frowning.

"Sorry, man." He said. The remained silent for a moment, Jason looking thoughtful up until Alex decided they had rested enough. He felt a little shaky, but the shock of it all seemed to have worn off.

"Do you know where Triton is?" He turned to ask Jason, who hadn't bothered to get up from the bench.

"Right here."

Alex spun to see the god in question walking towards them. He looked a little bothered, but his expression cleared as he approached them, eying Alex over with a bit of bewilderment.

"You look like you just lost a battle with some plankton." He commented, pointing out Alex's scruffy hair and mused clothes. He made an indignant noise, but ignored the comment.

"The god over in there wants to see you." He jerked his head over his shoulder towards the big house. Triton rose an eyebrow, glancing in the direction Alex had pointed.

"Dionysus is back?" The god asked "I thought he was at a meeting on Olympus."

"I don't know." Alex shrugged "Dionysus?" He repeated. He supposed the grumpy Santa could pass as the god of wine.

"Did he tell you why?" Triton asked and Alex followed, explaining quickly what had happened as he went to the Big House – leaving out his original reason for going there of course. The god asked a few idle questions, his expression going solemn as Alex talked.

"Are you a son of Poseidon?" He asked when he finished.

"Poseidon and Amphitrite, yes." The god nodded and Alex tilted his head curiously.

"So I guess that makes us half-brothers." Alex commented thoughtfully. Triton glanced over him with a slightly questioning glance, but before he could say anything he was already on the porch of the Big House. Dionysus was already there, leaning against the creaky frame of the door with a coke in hand.

"Triton." He greeted, ignoring Alex. "How are you doing little cousin?" He smiled tauntingly. Despite himself, Alex felt a wave of irritation at the demeaning way the god spoke to Triton. He wasn't for sure why, but managed reign down is temper before anyone noticed.

"Brilliant." Triton said, not looking at all bothered "Well, better than I hear you've been doing anyways. What is happening up on Olympus?" He asked briskly and Dionysus' smug expression vanished within seconds.

"Watch your tongue." The other god said coldly "You'll find out soon enough when it becomes your problem. From what I hear it is already your mother's." He said and Triton stiffened. Alex frowned, his head suddenly feeling as though someone was pushing on it from the inside. Ignoring the nagging sensation he knew the woman in question, Alex instead turned his attention to Triton's expression. Confusion and raw fear danced across for a fraction of a second before slipping into anger and then masking itself under a veil of nothing.

"You wanted to speak to me?" He said and instead, dropping the topic for whatever reason. Dionysus nodded, glancing slightly at Alex before gesturing to Triton to come inside with him.

"You stay out here." He snapped to him when Alex tried to follow. Freezing, the demigod paused. He felt his anger well up slightly at the dismissive tone he used, but took a breath to soothe his nerves. Green eyes met purple for a moment and Alex wondered if this god had any idea what he could do to him. If he knew the things he had done in the past… The lives he ended and how… He would not be indifferent of him.

"Is this about the screaming?" He demanded instead "I have the right to know what it was I heard!"

"You heard nothing. Go to the damn infirmary." Dionysus told him and Triton appeared seemingly out of nowhere next to the other god.

"Problem?" He asked coolly, seemingly challenging one of them to create an issue.

"What are you guys talking about?" Alex hissed, feeling his frustration well. Triton considered him for a second before letting his lower lip catch beneath his teeth. It was strange to see a god look so unsure in that moment and for whatever reason, Alex felt a weird rush of affection towards Triton. Nothing romantic, but a sort of…Fondness that he was certain he hadn't had a few minutes ago.

"Some personal stuff." Triton finally said. It was utter bull and all three of them knew it, but Alex felt the fight within him drain.

"Whatever." He sighed, meeting Triton's surprised gaze at his comment. Before anyone could bother to comment, he turned away needing to find Poseidon's cabin among the many here. Just ten minutes. That all he needed. Ten minutes to sleep.

As it turned out, finding Poseidon's cabin was kind of difficult. The place was huge with about fifty or sixty cabins, some still in progress of being built. He found that the inner most cabins held the major gods, forming a sort of upside down U. By deduction he decided the one next to peacock one was his best bet. It took him about thirty minutes overall, but he was proud to say he got there without any help.

The cabin looked comfortable enough. Low ceiling and made out of sea stones, Alex thought the room was comfortable enough as he sat on the bed. Good gods… When was the last time he had slept on a bed? If he was honest he had no recollection of anything of the sort ever happening. The thought made Alex want to slip further under the sheets as fatigue tugged dangerously at his eyes.

"How do I know you won't kill me when I go to sleep?" He mumbled as he curled up and threw down his bag. Triton blinked from his spot in the shadows, unaware he had been noticed until this point. Offering a sheepish smile, he stepped out.

"I guess you'll just have to take my word for it." He said and Alex considered this before flopping his head on the pillow. He wondered how Triton's discussion had gone with Dionysus. It seemed to have been wrapped up fairly quickly if Triton was able to leave and locate Alex. Granted, he had taken his sweet time finding the damn cabin.

"I'm too tired to care. If you kill me it will just be an extended nap." He muttered, though he rearranged his jewelry to they were visible to the god and his hand slipped to his pen as it reached underneath his pillow. He didn't bother to looked over to see if Triton had noticed the actions as his eyes slowly began to let the blackness take over.

He was standing in a room. It was completely filthy with muddy boots near the window, beer cans lying about, and other garbage and junk in the most unneeded places. Despite the surreal feeling to the scene, Alex could have sworn he smelled the intense odor of beer and cigars reeking from everywhere around him.

Peering out the window, he saw that the street below him was thriving with activity. Cars and buses were mixed in with yellow taxis, all angrily honking their horns as a swarm of people weaved their way around obstacles.

Despite all of this, Alex couldn't help but feel a dark aura around him that wasn't the smelly atmosphere or angry pedestrians down below.

"Percy?" The name made him jump – whishing away all fear as he whirled around. The door from behind him opened and Alex paused in opening his mouth to correct her on his name.

The woman in front of him was…Eerie. Like an imaginary friend you had as a child suddenly showing up in your high school class. It was as though he had seen this woman in a past life, though what life he couldn't possibly guess as she looked at him up and down, just as he was looking at her.

"Oh, Percy." She breathed out and Alex tried to find words as she reached out to embrace him. She was beautiful – her hair a soft brown with the start of a few graying streaks and blue eyes that were morphing into something of a sparkling green as she spoke. "I can't believe it! You've grown since Christmas!" She exclaimed, her smile lighting up all of her features as she spoke.

Alex paused, taking in the strange apron she was wearing and her gentle form. Who was this woman? And why… Why did she think…?

"Hey Mom." He found his mouth moving despite himself. The words sounded young and Alex couldn't even feel his jaw moving to make the sound. He must be seeing this through someone else's eyes – Percy's eyes. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, sweetie." The woman smiled and led him to the bed "Tell me about school. How is Grover? Mr. Brunner?" She asked. Alex had no idea what she was talking about, but Percy must have as he answered her with a chipper voice that almost sounded as though it was compensating for something. Alex listened carefully, feeling a strange sense of déjà vu as he listened the names that came. The conversation continued for a minute with Percy simply talking before pausing in the middle of his story.

"What's wrong?" The Mother asked "Did something scare you?"

"No Mom." Came the immediate answer, but Alex couldn't help but feel as though that may have been a lie. He supposed that was fair. He wouldn't want to be crying to his Mom of anything, though he hoped it was in this kid's best interest to be keeping secrets.

"Alexander."

The voice was whispered and at first, Alex felt startled, thinking it was from Percy's Mom. It was only then he realized she had stopped moving – her form frozen like someone had pressed paused on a movie screen. Swallowing, he looked around, confusion overtaking his thoughts.

"Hello?" He asked, surprised when his body obeyed the command to talk. Standing up, he looked around, well aware this was not part of the memory – was it a memory? – he was being shown.

"Alexander!" The voice yelled now, and Alex jumped into a fighting stance to see when he came face to face with a man in the frame of the door. He looked disgusting. His face was slick with sweat and hair greasy as pig eyes settled on him with a decided sneer. Alex scowled, unsure of who the Hell this was, but finding himself unimpressed by the presence.

"Who are you?" He asked coldly, and the man gave a smile, revealing nicotine stained teeth which sat crookedly in his mouth.

"Not what I appear." The man said and looked down at his body distastefully. "We will meet differently soon, Alex." The man said and tilted his head slightly "Did you enjoy my show?" He asked with a small smirk.

"This isn't my memory." He frowned and the man laughed. For a second his form flickered, and Alex could see a flash of gold for a moment.

"No memory is your memory, is it?" The man chuckled "Alexander." He repeated "Nice name. I wouldn't say it suits you, but whatever." He shrugged. "Listen, because we don't have much time. I need you to start remembering your past. We need your help, but I know for a fact we won't get it unless you start to get things back in place."

"I drank from the River of Lethe. I don't think-"

"Oh Lethe Smethe. What is life without making mistakes? Do you remember why you drank from the River Lethe?"

"Um. No not particularly-"

"That's frustrating. Alright, so what we need to do now is figure out a way to job your memory." The man frowned, tapping his upper lip thoughtfully. "Go to Diana and Will when you wake. We'll go from there." He said and before Alex could possible question what was going on any further, everything faded into darkness.


Alex woke gasping and spluttering. He felt as though someone had just wrung him out like a towel. Grasping his chest, he leaned over the side of the bed to try and remember the wild dream he had just had. What was that? Standing up, he grabbed his pen before pushing his way out of the cabin. He needed to get to the infirmary -

"No."

Jumping, Alex whirled around to look at who had spoken. Whenever he turned, he felt his heart completely stop.

"Moirai." He choked out, taking a step back. The three old ladies sat side by side near the wall of the cabin, calmly knitting what looked to be a gigantic sock. The scene looked familiar to him for whatever reason, though Alex couldn't say he had ever seen the Fates knitting a sock before.

"Alexander." They greeted in complete unison. "We see you have been visited by a god of Olympus in your sleep."

"I… Have." He admitted suspiciously, feeling his anxiety rise slightly. "What does that have to do with you?" He asked and three sets of eerily glowing eyes locked onto him.

"You are our business." They said dangerously "Do not heed the god's words, Alexander. Your memory is not of importance. They are trying to manipulate you." Alex paused, feeling uncertain. Despite his earlier words that he didn't want his memory back a part of him still wondered…

"What if they really do have a way to get it though? I-"

"Do not seek out your old life, Alexander. Remember you are here for your mission."

"I completed it. I've found Triton, what more do you want me to do? Bring him to you? Do you want me to…. Do you want me to kill him?" He added the last part with a small flinch.

"Oh, naïve child. Destiny has a funny way of making itself delicate, yet stronger than any force in any realm." The three chuckled and Alex swallowed, steeling his posture to he was able to look them straight on.

"Tell me why I shouldn't go find my memory." He asked coolly and silence greeted his words.

"We see… We see you will disobey us. Apparently your selfish desire for your memories is more important than your loyalty to us."

"I'm not loyal to you." Alex spat "You know that. Whatever I have done, you have forced me to do. Don't think if I had another choice, I would have followed your orders. Those people didn't deserve to die."

"They weren't people, Alexander." The Fates growled and Alex clenched his jaw in anger. "They were gods. Child, rest assured that you are starting a revolution. A new era. A better era. Your memories will halt that progress and we will be forced to act accordingly."

"By doing what? Destroying the world or something?"

"That depends on how successful you are in obtaining them. Perhaps your gods will help you… Or perhaps if they find out the deeds you have done, they will turn against you. Only we know the truth."

"You know no truths." Alex told them quietly "This entire universe is such a game to you and I'm just a tool. The only truth out there is what you decide to be truth. Are you ever going to give me answers?" He asked and the Fates simply stared blankly at him. Feeling his anger rise again, Alex turned leaving the three behind as he set out to find this Diana and Will.


Hey guys (: Happy holidays! I hope you guys all are enjoying whatever it is you may be celebrating. Here is your present from me :P I have it nice and long for you guys so hopefully that's nice. I'm sorry I've been making everyone sad - I promise I'll put some humor in the next chapter to ease up on the tension going on here :P See you all next Sunday!

-Kensi