"OK, so what you need to remember for this story is that all the gods have special weapons or gadgets that show their powers..." Chris began the story with an explanation, so Silena had an idea of what he was saying.

"Like, with Grandpa is that stick with the snakes?" Silena pointed at Chris, letting him know she was talking about his father, Hermes "Or the spear for Grandpa?" she turned to Clarisse, meaning Ares now. Chris simply nodded.

"Yeah, or like Zeus and his lightning bolt, Poseidon and his trident... Hades and his helmet, Apollo and his car, Artemis and her bow and arrows-" Chris recited all the gods, one by one, as if he was trying to remember all the symbols of power "-Hephaestus and his hammer, Aphrodite and her belt-"

"Punk" Clarisse cut him, rubbing her temple "I think she gets it" Silena nodded for confirmation.

"Oh, sorry... Got off track" he apologized "Anyway, that day started like any other day. Me and your Uncles and your Aunts-"

"It's your Uncles, your Aunts and I, Daddy" Silena corrected, as if she was an automaton. Chris eyed her.

"You're spending too much time with Aunt Annabeth, Sil" Chris mocked her, earning a giggle "As I was saying, the Hermes' Cabin was planning a full day of pranks and stealing. You know, the normal day" he glanced at Clarisse "Anyway, everything was smooth until your Uncle Cecil woke up, screaming" Silena's eyes opened wide in surprise "A nest of snakes was on top of him! We didn't know what that meant..."

"It was really easy to see, punk" Clarisse butted in, smirking at Silena "Their Dad was angry at them"

"No, he wasn't!" Chris denied, upset "If we ever stole from him, he'd be proud!"

"Whatever you say, Rodriguez. Whatever you say" Clarisse dismissed him, picking up the story "They spent the entire morning trying to find out what did the nest of snakes meant! They might be brilliant for pranks, but to connect dots..." she shook her head, making Silena giggle.

"Don't let me take all the credit, darling" Chris joked to her. Clarisse frowned, but ignored him quickly "Someone did a great job hiding the evidence-"

"We'll agree in disagreeing for now" Clarisse decided "So, after waking up the entire Camp with their screams, they began searching cabin by cabin. He especially checked mine"

"Daddy!" Silena mumbled, somehow scandalized "What did they take from you?"

"That's it?!" Clarisse was shocked at her daughter's answer "Not gonna scold him or anything?" Silena shook her head.

"They need to made sure..." Silena defended him "Though Mommy's right, Daddy... There are ways and ways" Silena surprised Chris, who smirked at her.

"I'm always surprised how you're the best of both of us" Chris complemented her, ruffling her hair. Silena huffed and pushed his hand away from her hair "As your Mommy was saying, we checked every cabin, because what had been stolen from us was really important..."

"What had been stolen, Daddy?" Silena asked, utterly curious. Chris made a dramatic pause before replying.

"Your Grandpa Hermes' winged shoes" he stated, serious, but with that dramatic edge. But, the only reaction he was rewarded with was the confused face of his own daughter.

"Didn't Uncle Luke steal one of those and Grandpa Hermes didn't notice?" she checked, her head titling to the side, her eyebrows frown just a little.

"Told ya she wouldn't see the importance in that" Clarisse beamed at their daughter, smirking. Chris sighed and turned to Silena.

"Yes, Sil... Uncle Luke had stolen a pair from Grandpa Hermes, but..." he raised a finger, to make his point "The winged shoes that were stolen weren't the ones from his huge collection, no! It were the ones he was wearing!" Silena gasped, more about the surprise that someone had stolen from her grandfather more than what they stole.

"Grandpa Hermes would know!"

"He wouldn't find his lace shoes without those two snakes on his caduceus" Clarisse rolled her eyes, before hearing a soft thunder on the distance "Yeah, yeah... You know it's true!" she looked up at the ceiling. When the thunders were heard with more force, Silena squeaked and covered completely with the sheets, shaking "Silena, come out"

"Not until you stop arguing with Grandpa Hermes!" she answered, determination on her voice. Clarisse shared a look with Chris, who shrugged his shoulders as if saying 'it wasn't my idea'.

"You don't wanna hear the end of the story?" Clarisse bargained with her, making Silena peak from her spot.

"OK..." she agreed, taking Toothless in her embrace again "But not more argues with Grandpa tonight?"

"Can't make that promise, kiddo" Clarisse recognized. Silena nodded and stayed quiet "So, when the Camp finally understood what was missing from Cabin 11-"

"They reacted just like you" Chris supplied, smirking. Silena smiled shyly back at him "They all said we were insane about a pair of shoes-"

"Because you were insane, punk" Chris ignored Clarisse's comment and continued.

"-but you know how important those shoes are, right?" Silena nodded at him "Your Grandpa was mad. It was the first time anyone has seen him that mad! He couldn't do his job!"

"Because his job is so vital to human surviving" Clarisse voiced out her opinion, earning a glance-glare from Chris "What? He's just a mailman"

"Just a mailman?!" Chris repeated, slightly angry. Silena whined on her place and, quickly, went to sit on Chris' lap and hugged him. She didn't like see her Daddy angry "Sil, go back to bed" he ordered, but she shook her head "Silena..."

"Can I wait for Santa, Daddy?" Silena changed the conversation, earning a surprised look from her parents "Please! I wanna wait for Santa!"

"Silena, we agreed that you won't wait for Santa if we told you a story" Clarisse reminded her, crossing her arms, as if she wouldn't take 'no' as answer.

"You're not telling me a story, you're arguing" Silena argued back, serious. That pulled out a smirk from Chris, who picked her up and placed her on bed.

"Alright, alright... I'll finish the story, OK?" Silena squealed and gave a few claps, before getting comfortable in bed "Where were we?"

"Grandpa Hermes couldn't do his job" Silen recited.

"Since Hermes couldn't do his job..." Clarisse started again "Your, um, Daddy and your Uncles and Aunts began to act different... Pulling meaner pranks, training even harder. You know, stuff like that..." she explained under Silena's curious look "Eventually, they found out who took them-"

"Who took them?! I wanna beat them up too!" Clarisse smiled at her reaction, but Chris turned serious.

"Hold your pegasus down, princess" Chris stopped her, serious "When Mommy and I mention the names, you won't do anything except listen to us, alright?" The tone voice that Chris was enough to assure Silena that she would be in troubles if she continued. She nodded and Chris sighed "It were you Uncles, Phobos and Deimos"

"Oh, oh..."

"Yeah, oh, oh..." Clarisse imitated Silena, smirking, though it was dropped a few moments later "I still hadn't beat them up for the beat up they gave you"

"And, I told you to stop with that" Chris fought with her, serious "They were only bruises and some sprinted bones... I am fine now..."

"Still..." Clarisse insisted, but shook her head in the end "Alright, bed time!"

"No!" Silena complained "Another story, another story!"

"How about the time we went undercover?" Silena gaped at that information "Clarisse, it's your turn..." Clarisse put a thinking face before pointing at Chris.

"Let me think... That happened went you got out of the Infirmary..."