We got all the way to Maryland before our first monster attacked. We were on a train and something rammed into literally knocking it over. All the mortals in our train car were all right, but I didn't know about the rest.

Annabeth busted out the window and jumped out. We followed her, and slid down the top of the train. Standing about twenty yards away from us were two giant lions.

"The Nemean Lion," Annabeth said.

"Isn't there only one of them?" Grover asked .

"Not anymore," Annabeth answered.

I grabbed my sword and they charged us. They both went for Annabeth and Nico, but I tried slicing ones neck and got it to come after me, and Grover.

"Do you know how to stop this if its bullet proof?" I asked him.

"Well a few years ago I fought one, but we had bricks to throw in its mouth," Grover said.

"How'd you get bricks in there?" I asked.

"We had to risk getting our heads bit off," Grover admitted.

"Damn," I said. I got an idea. "Grover go find me a rope!" I yelled.

"Don't you need help fighting him," He complained.

"I'll be fine, just find a rope for me," I said. Grover headed onto the train, and I managed to even slice the inside of it's mouth. But just barely, and I wasn't gonna risk it again, because the first time he was an inch away from having my arm.

About five minutes later Grover came back and tossed me a long rope. I caught it and jumped on the monsters back. I grabbed the ends of the rope and threw the middle down aiming for its mouth. I got it. I don't know how but somehow I was able to hold its mouth open .

"Grover, stab it now!" I yelled.

"I-I can't." Grover said, "He'll eat me."

"No he won't I promise," I said to him. Grover stabbed inside the nemean lion's mouth. It turned into ashes. I hopped down sweating a lot. I looked around and didn't see Annabeth, Nico, or the other nemean lion.

"Where'd they go?" I asked.

"Maybe they got eaten," Grover suggested. I gave him a dirty look. "Sorry," He said. We found them alone on the other side of the train.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well a tank ran over it, and made it open its mouth, then Nico stabbed it." Annabeth explained.

"Holy crap, that's awesome!" Grover said.

"We need to get out of here now," Nico said. We ran into the woods and decided to set up camp for the night. We all laid on our sleeping backs just talking and stuff, forgetting we just got attacked by a monster. The only food we had were some, Chips Ahoy, Doritos, Cheez Its, and a few bottles of water.

"Well guys I'm really tired I think I'll take the third watch," I said.

"I'll do first watch," Annabeth volunteered. It took me almost an hour to fall asleep. I had a dream of me in the hospital. I guessed it was after the explosion and I somehow survived. I looked horrible. I was red all over from burns and blood, had a black eye, two broken legs, and a broken arm. A few broken ribs and probably a cracked skull.

"Percy, I'm so glad you're alive," My mother said.

"I don't think I will be for long," I told her.

"You will be," She said, "The doctor told me you'll be here for a long time, but you will live."

"What happened to Sterling, and Paige?" I asked her.

"They didn't make it," She said I wish it hadn't been real, but my dream mom was right.

"Mom, I don't want to live in this pain," I told her.

"Well you weren't thinking about killing yourself," She said," Were you?"

I nodded "Mom, please turn off my life support," I begged.

"Percy, I can't. You're my son!" My mom said. Then Annabeth came in and turned off my life support, and kissed me.

"Goodbye Percy," She said and my dream ended. Someone shook me awake. I moaned that I wasn't done sleeping, and I saw Nico's face.

"Percy, get up it's your turn to watch," Nico said. I got up and Nico went back to sleep. I found myself staring at Annabeth. She seemed even hotter when she was sleeping. Unfortunatly I fell asleep before my watch was over. When I woke up in the morning, Annabeth started yelling at me.

"What the Hades, Percy," She yelled, "If something came after us, we'd probably be dead now!"

"I'm sorry I was just really tired," I complained.

"Don't be so hard on him Annabeth," Grover said.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you," Annabeth apologized.

"We should start heading out," Nico said. We wondered through the woods for almost like ten hours, until we ended up in a small town.

"How are we gonna get out of here?" I complained.

"We'll walk," Annabeth said.

"I'm too tired to walk," Grover complained. We decided to stay in a motel in the town.

About twelve in the morning someone knocked on the door. It was a woman with dark hair, and beautiful gray eyes.

"Can we help you?" I asked.

"What are you doing here?" Annabeth asked.

"I need to talk to Percy," The woman answered.

"Wait, you know her?" I asked.

"This is my mother, Athena," Annabeth said.

"Percy, will you step outside with me?" Athena asked.

I looked at Annabeth and she nodded. I followed Athena outside.

"So, why would you need to talk to me?" I asked.

"I came to warn you," Athena said.

"About what?"

"About some of the gods, some of them don't want you to become a demigod, Hades, Ares, and Dionysus are a few," Athena said.

"Why wouldn't they?" I asked.

"Well, some of the gods want you tobecome a demigod, and I think that the gods that don't want you to were your enemies," Athena said.

"Why does that mean, they have to be my enemy now?" I asked.

"Percy, that's just the way the Fates want it, and do not trust anyone else," Athena warned.

Athena started to walk away.

"Wait," I yelled. She turned around.

"Yes?" ]

"What were you? When I was a demigod, my enemy or friend?" I asked.

"That depends on how much you kissed Annabeth," Athena said. I blushed.

"Oh." She disappeared and I went inside.

"What did she want?" Annabeth asked.

"I'll tell you in the morning," I answered.