Chaos' Six
Chapter 7
As Percy, Luke and I left the hotel for McDonalds Luke and I explained some of the highlights of the night before. We were stuck in traffic so after a bit we just ended up turning up the radio and jamming out. Finally, we reached McDonalds and got our food.
"Percy, did you actually think that there would be blue coffee?" I asked.
"Hey it doesn't hurt to try." He replied while Luke was snickering off to the side. "Shut up Luke."
"Ok, ok let's just find a table."
"I don't think that there are any tables left." Percy said.
Then I saw a girl I recognized sitting by herself at a table. I knew that Percy knew her and hoped to all the gods that he didn't notice her. Let's just say she doesn't really like me too much.
"Oh hey, I know that girl!" Percy exclaimed while walking towards her.
"NO please don't go there Percy!" I pleaded, but it was too late.
She noticed him, and motioned for us to sit down. She still hadn't noticed me because my hood was up, but it was only a matter of time 'till she did.
"Hey Percy!" she said.
"Long time no see Calypso."
That's about the time that she noticed me.
"What are you doing here you imbecile!"
"Oh crap. Here come the fireworks"
"What? Do you guys know each other?" Percy asked.
"Yeah I guess you could say that." I said. "I met her in North Carolina. Let's just say that first impressions are everything to her."
"I'm going to kill you" she said starting to get up.
"Yeah catch you guys later!" I said bolting into the crowd.
"What was that all about?" I asked Calypso.
"He's a pig!" she replied. "I was training with my adopted mother Hecate in North Carolina when I met him."
"Okay…" Percy urged.
"Well he won a really big bet with Hecate which really inflated his ego. Then he went to a party and I walked in on him with two girls clinging onto him. That was bad enough, but then the next day he was hitting on this other girl at a restaurant. He's a disgusting person, he just uses girls like playthings."
"He's not that bad…at least not anymore. He actually dates girls for a bit" I said defending him.
"Oh don't even try to defend him." She shot back.
"Oh come on Calypso, forgive him. Give him a chance to earn your trust back" I pleaded on Kenneth's behalf.
"Yeah because you're coming with us…I hope." Percy stated.
"What?" She asked confused.
"Well Chaos has an army, and I am going to be recruiting an elite team for it and so…"
"So you want me to come along?" She urged.
"Yeah, please say you'll come along"
"Ok I'll come."
"Yes!" he shouted, earning a few stares from around the joint.
"Ok so now that we have got that down could we find Kenneth and get moving?" I inquired.
"Get moving I don't know what you're talking about. I swear that I told you you'd be useless in a fight in this state." Percy said sternly.
"Oh come on since when did you turn all serious?"
"Ever since I started traveling with two nut-jobs like you and Kenneth."
"Wow I'm so offended." I said with false hurt.
"Ha ha"
"C'mon we're both going to be fine. Plus, we have Calypso now so it should be fine. We can defend ourselves well enough."
"Whatever. If you die, you die."
"Y'know that if we die then you'll probably die too."
"Ok then don't die." He said jokingly.
"Okay, can we go get the monkey now?" asked Calypso. "If we're going to start driving wherever we are then we need to leave now; it's almost 11:30."
"Ok sure." Said Percy.
As we searched the area trying to find him we were wasting precious time. We needed to go somewhere, and we needed to get moving so it didn't get dark while we're on the highway.
"Where are we going" I asked the two boys.
"We have to go to LA and find one more person." Answered Luke
"But didn't you say that there was going to be six of us?"
"Yeah, but Chaos is going to get the last person for us herself." Said Percy.
"Oh ok. Where is that guy seriously why'd he need to run like a coward?"
"Well when you threaten to castrate me next time you see me; I'm definitely not going to look forward to that confrontation." Kenneth said, suddenly popping up behind us. "You'd actually fit in well with the hunters."
"Ahh!" Luke screamed like a girl. "What the heck man don't do that!"
"And I was here thinking that you guys missed me. I guess I'll leave then" said Kenneth sarcastically.
"Ok, ok, I won't leave!" he said after I glared at him.
"Let's get going, we're running late." I said.
"Yes ma'am." Kenneth joked with a mocking salute. I glared at him again. "Ok fine, no need to be so uptight"
Going on a road trip with three immature guys was not something that I was looking forward to. Let's just say that it wasn't in my day plan when I woke up. Soon I found myself on the highway riding shotgun in a Cadillac sedan with Luke driving.
"Why couldn't I drive again?" asked Percy.
"Because the last time you did that, we got blown off the road." Kenneth replied matter-of-factly.
"When did that happen?" asked Luke.
"Oh, it was just before we got you out from the underworld." Percy informed him. "I still thing you should have let me drive. You know it's probably not safe to drive when you have a hangover as big as you have."
"What! You've been drinking!" I shouted.
"Don't worry it was last night, it'll be fine." Said Luke.
"No! Next time we stop I'm driving. It's not safe to have you at the wheel right now."
"You can drive!" said Percy, still getting used to the fact that I have modernized.
"Yes I can. Why do you sound so surprised?"
"Ok, sorry I just didn't know that you can drive."
"It's fine, just pull over right now, I need to go to the bathroom."
"I swear we just left an hour ago!" said Kenneth
I gave him the best glare I could before stomping off to the restroom.
When I came out of the bathroom, and met up with the boys we looked out the window to see a horde of telekhines standing around our car.
"Oh great. And I thought I was going to get a moment of peace" said Kenneth before we all charged them.