The Child Of the Moon: The Titans Curse

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Chapter 10: We find a few dozen fancy cars

I wish I could say we left the museum with no problems and we heading west as quickly as possible, however things didn't go exactly the way I wanted, but then again when does it ever.

We had made it to the van no problem, however the problem was, was that we were being followed by a helicopter. We were crossing the Potomac when we spotted the helicopter. It was a sleek, black military model just like the one we'd seen at Westover Hall. And unfortunately this time we didn't have a goddess to turn the chopper into smithereens.

"They know the van," Percy said. "We will have to ditch it."

Zoe swerved into the fast lane. The helicopter was gaining.

"Maybe the military will shoot it down," Grover said hopefully.

I shook my head. "Grover the Helicopter is a military chopper. I doubt they will try to shoot it down. It seems to me like the General is really desperate, if he is sending mortals to chase us down."

"Mercenaries," Zoe said bitterly. "It is distasteful, but many mortals will fight for any cause as long as they are paid. They can be just as bad as monsters if not worse."

"But don't these mortals see who they're working for?" Percy asked. "Don't they notice all the monsters around them?"

Zoe shook her head. "I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth."

The helicopter kept coming, making a lot better time than we were through D.C. traffic.

"Well we are going to have to improvise." I said. As I clicked my watch releasing my bow. I then pulled out a fire arrow my mother had given me the very first time I had entered camp.

"Are you crazy you won't be able to hit the thing while we're driving." Thalia said.

"It's at least worth a shot. If I can hit it then it will explode." I said.

I unbuckled my seatbelt and I then moved forward through a small passage between Bianca and Grover. I rolled down Bianca's window, and by the way kids never shoot out the window of a moving car it's dangerous, unless of course you're a professional demigod. I then aimed my arrow out the side of the car, just as we swerved around a taxi cab. I then took aim, and then I released. My arrow flew, but It missed its mark just by a hair and it it a flag pole igniting it.

"Damn." I muttered. "I won't get a clear shot."

In the front I heard Thalia mutter. "Hey, Dad. A lightning bolt would be nice about now. Please?"

But the sky stayed gray and snowy. No sign of a helpful thunderstorm.

"There!" Bianca said. "That parking lot!"

"We'll be trapped," Zoe said.

"Trust me," Bianca said. "It will work. I promise."

Zoe shot across two lanes of traffic and into a mall parking lot on the south bank of the river.

"Anything is better than running forever." I stated as I pulled out a normal arrow and fired once again missing as the heli swerved to the right narrowly missing my arrow.

"Subway entrance," Bianca said. "Let's go south. Alexandria."

We then parked the van in the parking lot, we all shot out and I turned my bow and arrows back into my watch. It was pointless if we were going to run. Plus we couldn't use the van anymore they now had all the information on it so they would easily track us down even if we took out the heli, as I was sure the General would just send other monsters instead.

We bought tickets and got through the turnstiles, looking behind us for any signs of pursuit. A few minutes later we were safely aboard a southbound train, riding away from D.C. As our train came above ground, we could see the helicopter circling the parking lot, but it didn't come after us.

Grover let out a sigh. "Nice job, Bianca, thinking of the subway."

Bianca looked pleased. "Yeah, well. I saw that station when Nico and I came through last summer. I remember being really surprised to see it, because it wasn't here when we used to live in D.C."

Grover frowned. "New? But that station looked really old."

"I guess," Bianca said. "But trust me, when we lived here as little kids, there was no subway."

Thalia sat forward. "Wait a minute. No subway at all?"

Bianca nodded.

Now, I knew nothing about D.C., but I didn't see how their whole subway system could be less than twelve years old. I guess everyone else was thinking the same thing, because they looked pretty confused. But then again they were in the Lotus Casino so that could have also had an effect on how long time had actually passed. The very thought made me wonder just how long those two were actually in there for. It must have been a very very long time.

"Bianca," Zoe said. "How long ago…" Her voice faltered. The sound of the helicopter was getting louder again.

"It's because Bianca and her brother were in the Lotus Casino for so long. We have to keep moving, we need to change trains." I said. "Next station."

Over the next half hour, all we thought about was getting away safely. We changed trains twice. I had no idea where we were going, but after a while we lost the helicopter.

Unfortunately, when we finally got off the train we found ourselves at the end of the line, in an industrial area with nothing but warehouses and railway tracks. And snow. Lots of snow if I wasn't immune then I most likely would've been damn near frozen.

We wandered through the railway yard, thinking there might be another passenger train somewhere, but there were just rows and rows of freight cars, most of which were covered in snow, like they hadn't moved in years.

A homeless guy was standing at a trash-can fire. And we must've looked pretty worn out, because he gave us a toothless grin and said, "Y'all need to get warmed up? Come on over!'

I didn't need to keep warm, but I knew that the others didn't have the same resistance to the cold as I did, and plus I had to act cold cause the mortal would seriously question why a teenage boy with a scaled jacket, with a short sleeved shirt, and pants wasn't freezing his ass off.

I also noticed that ever since we left the museum Ember had just kept quiet not even speaking once. She seemed to still be upset at the fact I had kept information from everyone. She wouldn't look me in the eyes, she just kept looking forward with an angry scowl on her face, and her hand clenched at her sides.

I wanted to talk to her explain to her that I was sorry, but I wanted to do so in private. I didn't want to do so in front of everyone else. I knew what I did was dumb. I should've told everyone I should've explained my dream, but the fact was, was that I didn't reveal it and now we had to move forward.

We all huddled around his fire, Thalia's teeth were chattering. She said, "Well this is g-g-g-great."

"My hooves are frozen," Grover complained.

"Feet," Percy corrected, giving Grover a knowing look.

Ember just stared blankly into the fire not looking at anyone.

"Maybe we should contact camp," Bianca said. "Chiron-"

"There is no point." I stated shaking my head. "We have nothing to use to create a mist, and even if I used my phone my mother gave me or were able to create a mist, there would be no point we are at the point where we can't receive any help. We have to figure a way out of this mess ourselves."

I gazed around the rail yard miserably. Somewhere in the far west. Both my biological, and adoptive mothers were both in danger and hurting. We had a dozen skeletons tracking us, we had a doomsday monster on the loose, and we were stuck on the outskirts of D.C., sharing a homeless person's fire. We were no closer to our destination, than we were to finding this doomsday monster.

I felt anger rising and I clenched my hands into fists and I looked down as sadness and anguished rolled over me, and then I felt a hand gently run its way along the top of my right arm. I looked to my right and noticed Ember looking up at me her eyes full of worry, she still had a hint of anger, but it seemed that she could just sense my sadness. She was always good at that whenever I felt down or angry she seemed to always know just how to help me, I had no clue how, but I just felt as if our connection went beyond just a normal Boyfriend/Girlfriend relationship.

I gave her a grateful expression. She responded by giving a look that said that she was still upset.

"You know," the homeless man said, "you're never completely without friends." His face was grimy and his beard tangled, but his expression seemed kindly. "You kids need a train going west?"

"Yes, sir," Percy said. "You know of any?"

He pointed one greasy hand.

Suddenly I noticed a freight train, gleaming and free of snow. It was one of those automobile-carrier trains, with steel mesh curtains and a triple-deck of cars inside. The side of the freight train said SUN WEST LINE.

"That's… convenient," Thalia said. "Thanks, uh…"

She turned to the homeless guy, but he was gone. The trash can in front of us was cold and empty, as if he'd taken the flames with him.

An hour later we were rumbling west. There was no problem about who would drive now, because we all got our own luxury car. Zoe crashed out in a Lexus on the top deck. Grover was playing race car driver behind the wheel of a red Lamborghini. Thalia and Bianca had hot-wired the radio in a black Mercedes SLK so she could pick up the alt-rock stations from D.C. Percy walked over and joined her and Bianca, while Ember and I sat shotgun of a Bugatti Veyron. It was black with an orange stripe going along the bottom. The car's interior was amazing all upholstery black, and I understood just why the car was so expensive besides the fact the car could to from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. And to add the cherry on top the radio was also a tv set. In other words the car was bad ass.

The two of us entered and the car was completely silent the two of us not saying a single word. It mainly was because the two of us didn't even know where to begin. So I gulped, and cleared my throat.

"Em, I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys what had happened in my dream. It was very dumb of me to keep that type of information from you guys; least of all you. I was hoping that by keeping the information to myself I was keeping the peace in some way. But now I see that I was wrong. I am sorry and I won't do that type of thing again." I said avoiding eye contact.

Ember was quiet for a minute and then she brought her hand to my face making me look her in her violet silt pupil eyes. "Blake, when I found out that you had known that information in a way I kind of felt betrayed. I thought we were closer than that. You have to realize that anything that affects you affects everyone else. You can't withhold information like that, even if you believe that its best to keep it withheld its honestly not. Talking to others about these sorts of things, even if it's just too one person it can make a hell of a difference. So from now on promise me, promise me that you won't hold back information from me. I love you; we are both in this together, so no more holding back information."

"But Ember what if that information could harm the other?" I asked. "I don't want to risk upsetting you or hurting you.

Ember shook her head. "We both still have reveal the information. It's sweet of you to not want to hurt me, but I would rather be informed rather than kept in the dark. Just as I know you want to be just as informed as I do. I know I can trust you just as you can trust me. There's no point keeping secrets from each other. I promise if you tell me any information that is private, I swear to never tell anyone else. Besides if that information is in some way harmful then we will cross that bridge together that's what couples do."

"I promise, it's not that I don't trust you to not withhold info, it's that I don't want you to worry over nothing." I said.

Ember gave me a deadpanned look. "Blake regardless if you tell me secrets or not I will always worry, it's like telling the sun to not rise. The life we live isn't exactly a luxurious one. We will always fear for each other's safety. That's how couples are they look out for one another, they love one another, and they trust each other completely. If we don't have that then what do we have?"

I sighed. "Your right. I guess I really was acting dumb wasn't I?"

Ember shook her head. "We all make mistakes, even you. And if we are being honest here, I need to let you know, that I have received all of my memory back."

"What do you mean? Are you talking about your life before I met you?" I asked.

Ember nodded. "My other self and I have come to the agreement that we need to tell you. About the life we lived before we met you."

To be honest the knowledge that Ember had her memory back kind of scared me. I mean what if before me she had a boyfriend, or she was on her father's side, but then again last year when we were on the quest for the fleece I had a dream and the lava dragon whom had talked to Ginarth had said that she ran away, but just because she ran away didn't mean that she still didn't feel a connection to him. He is her dad. Kids can be angry at their parents all they want, but deep down they all really care for them, hell even though I was pissed at my mom for her abandoning me, deep down I strived for her attention I wanted her to acknowledge me, as her child.

"How long have you had your full memory?" I asked her.

Ember bit her lip. "You are going to take this the wrong way, but I have had all of my memory since that night I found you all beat up in the arena."

"Wait, wait, wait. So before we even entered the capture the flag game you had known this?" I asked.

Ember nodded.

"Why the heck didn't you tell me?" I asked here she was blowing up on me for keeping info when here she was keeping info from me.

"I did not wish to make you upset. I felt that it wasn't important, that my past wasn't really relevant." Ember told me.

I wanted to say something like 'we tell each other everything, you could've trusted me to not freak out', but I couldn't because if I did I would've been the biggest hypocrite ever. Here I was keeping my dreams from her and she did the same to me albeit it was her memory and not a dream, but still.

"Then can you at least tell me about your life, what happened between you and Ginarth to make you run away."I said. "Would you-" I stopped.

I wanted to ask if she would join her father to help him in his conquest, but I just couldn't the very thought of her betraying us hurt me more than any cut or stab wound. Even the pit scorpion venom didn't have anything on the pain I felt by the thought of her betrayal.

"If you were going to ask if I would support my father and his endeavors stop. I love you above all else I would never betray you, or anyone at camp. I just couldn't do that to you, Percy or Sally." Ember said. "I will tell you why I left, but first let me tell you about my childhood."

I nodded. I was intrigued as to how she grew up.

"First I have to ask, how much do you know of dragon mate claiming?" Ember asked.

"Didn't I tell you the other day already?" I asked.

"Yes, but what you told me was just a small piece of what it actually is. Now is there any other information that you know about it?" Ember asked.

I nodded and I pulled my backpack over my shoulder and I pulled my dragon book out. I turned to the page where it had talked about dracons. I placed the book on the front consol so we both could look at it.

"With dracons finding mates once they saw a person or other dragon that they found to be suitable mates they would bite that person or dragon on the neck. As soon as they bite the neck they would inject some of their power in them. It would then leave a dragon like symbol on the neck symbolizing that they are their mate. The dracon then becomes very clingy for about a week and will be overprotective for however long it all would depend on the dracon. The dracon also will feel threatened by any female or male that came near the claimed creature or person. It also is the strongest bond for dragons. If the mate dies so will the other and vice versa." I read aloud.

Ember nodded as if thinking about something.

"The book covers the general idea of the what it's mainly about however one part of it is incorrect. It's not just dracons that can do this it's all dragons of all types, not just dracons can leave a mating mark. And what it also forgets to mention is the fact that a mating mark can actually kill." Ember stated sadly.

"What do you mean it can kill?" I asked.

"Consider it as finding ones soul mate. If we try to claim the one that is not exactly fit for us the one we try to claim as our mate will die. Their body wouldn't be able to handle the power that courses through them, and they explode." Ember stated. "It's why it's so rare to see a dragon or dracon with someone as an official mate. The chances of find the 'perfect one' so to speak is very very slim. If I had known that you were my 'soul mate' I would've already marked you, but unfortunately there is no sure fire way to know for a fact that you are the one for me so I don't plan on taking the chance of you blowing up."

"Okay, so then how does this relate to your story?" I asked.

"Blake, relax. I promise I will get there. Just bear with me for a few minutes please." Ember told me.

I sighed and nodded.

"Alright so before I was born my father, he found a mortal. Of course this wasn't out of love, he just wanted an heir wanted a child to pass his powers down to. So he found a beautiful woman, she had strawberry blond hair, she was quite tall, she had deep blue eyes and caught his attention through her beauty. So he took her and nine months later I was brought to this world. My father ever since my birth had looked at me as a dissapointed, and he hated my mother. He wanted a male instead he received me a female whom he couldn't stand to look at. My father had abused my mother, and the only one to love me was the one whom protected me from his abuse. My mother tried her best to hide the abuse my father had taken out on her, but she never could fully do so. And every night before I went to sleep she would always sing me such a lovely song." Ember seemed to be close to tears, but her pride as a dragon seemed to keep her from doing so. The fact my girlfriend could have been abused all of her life made my stomach fall. I felt sad, and it made me want to kill Ginarth all the more. "Then one day my father thought that if he claimed her as his mate, he might get the one thing he wanted from her. I was probably eight at the time and I watched as he bite her right in her collar bone, a-after that I heard the screams t-t-they were so loud, my mother she-"

Ember then broke down into sobs; my dragonified Ember broke into tears. Usually Ember wouldn't ever show sadness such as this in dragon mode. So this site made me really really upset. I took her into my arms and led us both into the back of the Bugatti. I leaned her head into my chest and I let her cry into my chest. I knew what must've happened her mother must not've made it. She wasn't the one for Ginarth and from his stupidity he killed her mother.

"What happened after that love?" I asked her gently as I gently whipped her tears from her eyes and I kissed her forehead softly, and kept a tight hold around her waist.

She sniffled into my chest. "After m-my mother's d-d-death. M-m-my father ignored me. He didn't look my way, he wouldn't even grunt in my direction. I had t-to grow up, I-I had to discover my powers on my own, I trained o-on my own, and fended for myself. The last thing I have left of my mother is this red and black cap." Ember said clutching her red and black cap to her chest. "And it wasn't until I was thirteen I decided I had enough, and I ran away as quickly as possible. I-I didn't even look back. My father had sent a man after me he almost had me until I shot my black flames at him and roasted him, but as he flailed and smashed my head with his fist and he ran off leaving me in that forest you found me in."

"That's horrible. I am so sorry Em." I whispered to her gently as I rubbed my hand in a circular motion on her back.

"Y-you don't need to be sorry. It wasn't your fault." Ember told me sitting up as she rubbed her red eyes from crying. I wiped away more of her tears as they fell. "I-I'm sorry Blake I soaked your shirt."

I looked down at my shirt under my jacket and I noticed my shirt was wet. "It's fine love. Just rest." I told her gently.

"My other side wants to see you. She says that I have been with you for too long. She says it's her turn, but I don't want to leave. I rarely get to actually see you, touch you," Ember said as she held a hand to my chest. "It's not fair."

I smiled gently. "I love the two of you equally. You are both one in the same. And if you want I will try to get you both to switch more often. You're human side does get to me more than you do and I think it's only fair that you guys switch more often." I said gently.

Ember nodded looking hopeful, she then leaned up. "One last kiss before I go."

It was kind of weird talking as if she was going to move somewhere, but I knew what she meant. So I gently gripped her cheek caressing it slightly, and I led her lips to meet mine. At first it was slow and soon we deepened the kiss becoming fierce and passionate. And since we both needed oxygen to survive we let go of each other's lips.

She gave me a watery smile and then she leaned her head down into my lap and she curled up slightly and closed her eyes, a faint violet glow covered her and her horns returned into her head and her tail retracted into her spine. And her breathing became lighter, signaling her voice was going back to the original tone it held. And I realized that the dragon side of her personality also had a soft side, a side that rarely ever gets to be seen.

"I love you Em." I whispered into her ear softly and I kissed her on her forehead, as she gave out a content sigh.

I then started to feel myself drifting off, but honestly I couldn't stand the dreams so I stopped myself. I kept shaking my head not wanting to sleep, to stay awake. I rubbed my eyes, and when I let go of my eyes. I looked to my left and noticed the empty seat now was occupied by the homeless guy we had met down in the rail yard.

"Oh, don't be afraid of dreams," a voice said right next to me.

The homeless man's jeans were so worn out they were almost white. His coat was ripped, with stuffing coming out. He looked kind of like a teddy bear that had been run over by a truck.

"If it weren't for dreams," he said, "I wouldn't know half the things I know about the future. They're better than Olympus tabloids." He cleared his throat, then held up his hands dramatically

"Dreams like a podcast,

Downloading truth in my ears.

They tell me cool stuff"

"Uncle Apollo?" I guessed, because only he would be using Hiku's at this point.

He put a finger to his lips. "I'm incognito kiddo. So just call me Fred."

"A god named Fred? And I thought I heard it all." I said keeping my voice quiet since ember still had her head on my lap.

"Eh, well…Zeus insists on certain rules. Hands off, when there's a human quest. Even when something really major is wrong. But nobody messes with my baby sister or my little nephew. Nobody."

I chuckled slightly. "Thanks uncle. Means a lot." I said.

He chuckled. "Can't let my only nephew die now can I." He said with a wink and he snapped his fingers and a blanket appeared around Ember.

"Thanks." I said. "She has had one hell of a day."

My uncle nodded. "Don't worry about it kiddo. Don't see why my sister dislikes her so much. But I suppose. If I only had one kid I wouldn't feel anyone was quite worthy either, but all well."

"So Uncle can you help us, then?" I asked.

"Shhh. I already have. Haven't you been looking outside?"

"The train. How fast are we moving?"

Apollo chuckled. "Fast enough. Unfortunately, we're running out of time. It's almost sunset. But I imagine we'll get you across a good chunk of America, at least."

"Then do you know where mom is? Can you tell us where she is?" I asked.

My Uncles face darkened. "I wish I could. I know a lot, and I see a lot. But even I don't know that. She's clouded from me. I don't like it."

"W-what about my adoptive mother?" I asked.

He frowned slightly. "I can't say. I have tried to see her as well, but I can't see her anymore I can see my sister. I know she is alive however. She is staying strong for you."

I let a relieved sigh out. I was glad that she was still alive. However I still didn't feel comfortable until I saw for myself. I wanted to know for a solid fact that my adoptive mother was okay.

"So then what about the monster mom was seeking?" I asked. "Do you know what it is?"

"No," my Uncle said. "But there is one who might. If you haven't yet found the monster when you reach San Francisco, seek out Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea. He has a long memory and a sharp eye. He has the gift of knowledge sometimes kept obscure from my Oracle."

"But isn't it your Oracle," I protested. "Can't you tell us what the prophecy means?"

My Uncle sighed. "You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search."

"So in other words you have no clue." I said. "Great."

My Uncle gave me a one armed hug. "You will figure it out, I know it." He said as he looked at his watch. "Ah, look at the time! I have to run. I doubt I can risk helping you again, Nephew, but remember what I said! Get some sleep! And when you return, I expect a good haiku about your journey! And be sure to keep in contact." He then teleported my phone into his hand and his hands typed away going at super speed.

He handed me my phone, I looked it over and on the contacts list just under my mother's the name said best uncle ever Apollo.

I chuckled slightly, and I heard the snap of my uncle's fingers and immediately I felt myself drifting off into a deep sleep.

My dream began in the same volcano that I had seen Ginarth in the previous I had. He however was no longer on a throne of obsidian rock. He in fact was standing at a cage. The cage was inside some sort of chamber which connected to the volcano.

Ginarth had a long sword in hand with cloth at the end of the sword. He stuck the blade into the cage. And then I heard a creature from inside take a large whiff of the cloth at the end of the blade.

"Find my daughter, and kill the boy she considers to be her mate. And when you kill the boy bring my daughter home. Even if you have to force her to come." Ginarth spoke roughly.

The creatures eyes opened up and two yellow eyes gleamed in the darkness of the cage. The only thing visible were its eyes and two bat like wings.

"You serve the royal line. And I am king now. You obey me and only me." Ginarth growled baring his teeth.

I heard a growl much like a dogs, through the cage. And then a howl swept through the room, blowing up wisps of black flame surrounding the building. Ginarth however looked at the cage with a bored expression showing absolutely no fear.

Ginarth then brought the sword out of the cage and put the sword back on a weapon rack behind him. He then grabbed a key and put the key in the hole of the cage. And as soon as the cage opened. The creature lunged out of the darkness and straight at me. I immediately threw my hands up to block the attack, but when I didn't feel any attack on my body I opened my eyes once again, and I sat sat up completely straight from my resting position on the back seats of the Bugatti.

I felt a pair of soft lips gently press themselves to my lips.

"Good morning love." Ember gently told me with a wide smile on her lips.

I smiled happily at her. "I love waking to up to your kisses." I said.

She giggled, and I would lie if I said I hadn't missed my Ember's giggling in normal form.

"You are so Cheesy." Ember muttered, but her smile never left her face.

"Well you're-"

"Are you two going to make out some more or are you guys going to get out." I heard Thalia's voice shout. "The train stopped."

Ember and I both laughed. I stretched out both my arms and legs, and then I bent my back backward to pop it, and when I heard the many pops in my back I gave out a content sigh. Ember however gave me a disappointed look.

"What?" I asked.

"You can seriously end up hurting your back if you do that too much." Ember told me.

I let out a hearty laugh, and I hugged her tightly. "Thanks for caring Em." I said.

Thalia, Zoe, Bianca, Percy and Grover had already rolled up the metal curtains. Outside were snowy mountains dotted with pine trees, the sun rising red between two peaks.

We finally reached our destination. Where ever the heck we were I had no clue.

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