I'M BAAAAACK.

With a new chapter!

YES! FEAR ME! I AM THE CREATER OF...UM...RATHAN! Yeah, Rathan...I like that XD.

Disclaimer: Right. I so created PJO. *sarcasm* And in case you were all wondering, I am keeping the 'Ask the Character' segement. Der.

"Thalia!" Annabeth yelled as she ran towards the sound of the scream. That was her friend, without a doubt.

Annabeth's face was red. Had she really almost kissed Percy? Seaweed Brain? Something was wrong with her. Really, really wrong.

"Annabeth!" she heard Percy call. "What's happening?"

"Thalia!" she yelled over her shoulder. Darn this dress! You can't even run properly in it!

"Thalia!" Annabeth screamed again, running into the courtyard. She saw a boy with his hand raised high, and Thalia, who had a cut running down her face.

"Santiago?" Annabeth cried. "What the heck? I thought you weren't coming!"

"The school felt obligated to invite my father and I." Santiago smirked. "I thought to pay Thalia a visit."

"Yeah, pay a visit to my FIST!" Thalia punched the boy in the nose. He groaned and fell to the floor.

"If you think that you can just abuse me physically, you're wrong!" he hissed. "I can get the army here in just a few hours and have all guns, bombs, and whatever other weapons they have trained on you and your school! I will-"

CLANG!

With another groan, Santiago passed out. Nico stood above him, clutching a chair. "I hate people who talk to much."

"You said it, kid," Thalia agreed. Nico's eyes flashed, but he said nothing.

"What happened over here?" Rachel's voice cried. "I heard a scream, but I didn't know..." Rachel looked at Santiago's unconsious figure and scowled. "Ugh. Why did they invite him again?"

Thalia raised an eyebrow. "After what Cara and Z did to Bianca, you're actually surprised they invite some cockroach?" She kicked his leg. "Let's get out of here before he comes to. I do not want to go over what just happened."

"What did happen?" Annabeth asked.

"I said I don't want to go over it, let alone talk about it." Thalia shot her a glare.

"Sorry."

"Whatever." Thalia rolled her eyes. "Let's get back to the party."

"Mmm," Z said as he watched the childeren leave the courtyard. "I would've thought Santiago would make a better impression on Thalia. After all, the poor girl is still angry about the first time."

"No matter," Cara said. She turned to the third person that was with them. "Keep an eye on them. Report their every move to us."

The person smiled coldly. "Of course. After all, the Master will rise." The person bowed and left, leaving behind a satisfied Cara and a smug Headmaster Z.

"Are you sure that one is trustworthy?" Cara asked.

"Of course. The Chosen One is bitter. The One will be the one to redeem us because of that."

Thalia sighed and sat down in one of the plush, overstuffed chairs. "I hate this," she grumbled. "How long before we can leave?"

"The party ends around midnight," Rachel remembered.

"What? And then we'll have to ride back home in a pumpkin?" Thalia snorted.

"You watch Cinderella to much," Nico snorted.

"You get your face in the way of my fist too much!" Thalia snapped. "You really want to be on the other end?"

"Calm down!" Rachel cried, throwing her hands in the air. "You're acting like a bunch of crying childeren! It's so annoying!"

"And you aren't?" Ethan rolled his eyes.

Rachel glared at him. "You-"

"Cake!" Percy suddenly said.

"Yes, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth said tiredly. "We all know that there's cake!" Her head was kept down so no one could see her face.

"No! It's on fire!"

"Yes, Seaweed Brain. They light candles with fire." Annabeth felt her patience wearing thin now.

"No! I mean the cake is litterally on fire!" Percy forced her head up to see a flaming cake and the screaming people.

"Holy chizz nizz!" Rachel cried. A nearby woman screamed as her dress caught on fire.

"We need to get out of here! Now!" Thalia yelled as the cake fell on the floor. In a matter of seconds, the whole room was alight with flames.

"NOW!" Thalia repeated, pushing her friends towards the door. The flames suddenly blocked their path, and threatened to set them on fire. Annbeth leaped back, pulling the rest of the group with her.

"Let's be logical about this," she said, going into full-Brain mode.

"Logical?" Percy cried. "We're going to die a fiery death and you're saying we have to be logical?"

"Well, when you put it that way..." Annabeth heasitated.

"Well, duh!" Rachel cried. "We need to find another way out."

Percy looked at Nico and Ethan. "Where's Luke?" he asked sharply.

"The last I saw him, he was at the buffet table, talking to some girl," Ethan replied. Annabeth's face turned red and she looked down.

Thalia looked at her, but said nothing. "Forget about him," she snapped. "We need to find a way to get out of here."

Percy turned to his two friends. "We need to find some water to put this fire out," he said. "Let's go!"

From: Pokemonchen

Annabeth and Percy: What was your initial reaction towards the scream?

Annabeth: I kind of freaked out.

Percy: My first thought was, 'Darn it'.

Ethan: *snickers*

Luke: Why were you glaring at Ethan when he said that Percy thought Annabeth was the cutest? Do you have a crush on her?

Luke: Next question.

Ethan: What's your opinion on Rachel?

Ethan: She's annoying.

Rachel: Hey!