Joemark led the way towards the streets of Manhattan. Halfway on the streets of Manhattan, Miguelito seemed to lose all energy he got. Finally, after two hours of walking, they stop first at the nearby waiting shed. They sat for a while, breathing exhaustingly. Ryder wiped all of his sweat but Miguelito is worse than him. The satyr, in a human form, slumped himself on the bunk of the waiting shed as if trying to sleep. Joemark stood up, crossed his arms and looked at a distance.
"Why don't we take a bus or something?" Ryder finally said.
At this point, Miguelito sat bolt upright and looked at Ryder with a face of disgust. Joemark laughed and Ryder doesn't know what that meant. He concluded that Miguelito had some bad experience with land transportation, especially the bus.
"I don't like bus" Miguelito said hardly. "Bus is nasty for me."
Ryder raised an eyebrow.
"I once pooped on the bus" Miguelito murmured and looked at the ground.
"You pooped?" Ryder repeated and gave a low laugh.
This time, Miguelito tackled Ryder on the ground, punching him in every part that is exposed. Joemark laughed hysterically. Some mortals looked at their direction.
"I'm full that day, okay!" Miguelito repeatedly said as he punched Ryder.
Joemark finally broke the punching scenario and helped Ryder to stand up. Ryder patted the dirt away from his blazers. The skies started darken at the moment. Thunder and lightning rumbled and great gusts of wind started to hit the streets of Manhattan. People around them started to panic and activate their umbrellas.
"Oh no." Joemark muttered.
Ryder seemed to understand what Joemark had muttered. Danger in Camp Half-Blood is happening. Joemark looked at Miguelito. At the far corner of the streets, at the place where an appliance store is located, people swarm together in front of the window where lots of TV sets are displayed. News coverage had been rolling at the screens.
The three of them ran towards the appliance store and squeezed themselves in the front of the rolling news coverage. The scene is located at the road near Long Island, where half a dozen of police cars raced towards a group of gangsters that chases an armed and masked teenager.
"A masked teenager or teenage girl is seen running away from a group of robbers." The reporter said. "Witnesses stated that the girl was armed with N-16 rifle and was running away from these robbers because they suspected that the rifle belongs to them….."
Miguelito rummaged something from his wallet. Joemark shook his head in disbelief.
Miguelito shove a photo in Ryder's hand. The photo belongs to a girl. She is cute in a different way but as Ryder looked at the eyes, something electrifying and dangerous seemed to stir in Ryder's feelings. Joemark gestured them to move now. Ryder hurried.
"Is this the girl on the news?" Ryder asked Miguelito as they move forward quickly.
Miguelito nodded. Ryder turned the photo and saw a small handwriting on the bottom right.
Daphney.