A/N: I suggest reading this chapter with rock music in the background. Because it's so awesome and intense that I makes it even cooler! And plus I get my best writing ideas when I'm listening to Foo Fighters & Paramore!!! OMG! Shout out to my English Teacher – ! I know your reading this, so yeah HEY MRWARD! And shout out to my biggest fan, My Best Buddy Shelby Miller. YEAH YOU! LOVE YOU PEOPLE!

As the sand and water began to clear, Alice could see that they were standing in the middle of an extremely dark place. If she hadn't been the granddaughter on the God of the Sea her vision would have been shot. She could see the darkness; even with eyes that could see so well underwater, she could only see only darkness. The darkness began to make her fell like she was being swallowed up. It brought back the oldest memories of when she was little, when her mother would look under her bed for monsters. The real fear she had felt then, wasn't as intense as it was now.

Suddenly, she was startled when a light came to cut the darkness. A blue glow shined around Alice, and she looked up seeing her father's weather-beaten face. With a sigh of relief, she looked around at her dark surroundings. Though the water was black, her Dad's blue light radiated enough, for her to see about a few feet away. Percy motioned her away from the spot they were standing and walked toward a clump of darkness that was probably a tall rock.

As they came closer, her vision became crisper and she began to see that the rock was a tall column, and there wasn't just one column but many, in a long line going in the opposite direction. She came closer still and saw that it was a row of long columns in what probably used to be an ancient garden. Well, a demon possessed garden, with creepy underwater statues. Then as they began to make their way through the garden in silence, Alice felt it was time to break the silence.

------Alice's POV-------

"Percy what are we doing out here, should be inside actually saving my mother. " I said in a weak underwater voice.

"Alice, I would love to barge in and save Annabeth. But I can't appear in another God's place of power without permission. But I can break in." At the end of the sentence he shot me a glowing blue smirk that told me "My Daddy's gotta plan!" I felt a short pang of hope as we began to continue, but it was soon gone.

It took us a few minutes but we made our way through the cold black water until we reached a long walkway leading to a huge black door. The door made the water look even darker. When they said this place was in the darkest part of the ocean, they were right! Percy reached forward and grabbed the handle on the door, and of coarse it was locked, but the with a front view like this who want to go in anyway.

My Dad didn't dare try to bust threw the door, knowing only an idiot would do that. But instead he drew his sword and began to use it for leverage to climb the black obsidian walls that were almost invisible in this light. I waited terrified of what would happen next, I didn't like my dad's plan.

A second later I heard an underwater voice from above.

"Alice wait here I'll be right back, stay put. " His glowing blue face was serious now, making me even more nervous. And he disappeared into more darkness, leaving me alone, my only light gone. I was in the cold, heartless darkness again.

It took him about a half an hour to come back. It was probably the worst half hour of my life. About ten minutes in I could have sworn one of those columns came to life and tried to eat me. After that I spent the rest of the time with my head against the cold hard stonewall. I was relived when the light came back and my father reappeared.

"Alice I have a plan, but I don't like it." He stopped hesitating as if trying to stop himself from saying something. I couldn't see his very well face, but I knew it looked pained.

"Dad, anything to get my mother back, pleases." I said without hesitation, I had no fear when it came to saving her.

"I'm going to need you to sneak in."

"But, but how??" I was confused how could I sneak in un-seen. Like a random mortal girl could walk into the Titan's palace without being seen. I bet the monsters would sniff me out in a second.

"No, look I have something that might help." He held in the eerie blue light a blurry blue object. I looked closer at it and realized it was a hat, and not just and hat. A Yankee's cap, it was tattered and old and I thought I'd seen it before.

Then I saw what it really was, my mothers Yankee's cap. The one she'd worn to turn invisible the night she told me to run. The night my life had changed forever. I turned to my father for some kind of explanation. But when I looked up at him his sea-green eyes were filled with underwater tears, his eyes red and face filled with sadness, he looked nothing like the man I'd seen on the beach a couple days before. His underwater tears, still streaming downs his face he looked back at me.

"Alice…this. This…. is Annabeth's invisibility cap. It can turn you invisible as long as you're wearing it. She…. she used it a lot. I don't know how I found it…" He stopped in the middle of his sentence, like he realized something. "I found it on the ground next to me, like it just appeared there, along with this…" He looked down and I saw he was clutching a long bronze sword. He was clutching it so strongly I was amazing it hadn't broken in his grip.

"Anaklusmos." I looked at the sword then at him again, and I couldn't help be filled with tears as well. That was the same my mother had the night the serpent attacked, I knew this only meant one thing.

"Alice, the only reason I could have these is, …well my sword was given to your mother to protect her, and its enchanted so it returns to it to the owner meaning…. that Annabeth's, …Annabeth's dying. " As soon as he finished I welled with tears, my underwater tears were invisible of coarse, but my face was still red with sadness, and anger.

My mind began to fill with thoughts and emotions unlike I had ever felt. I felt exteremly angry and hateful of the serpent for taking my mother away. I couldn't kill the serpent now, because he was dead, but if he wasn't I would kill him the most severe way I knew how. And I began to become angry with this Oceanus guy for kidnapping her. I was even angry at the wall besides me from keeping us apart. I wanted revenge.

Percy saw my anger, and even though I knew he was feeling it too he stayed calm.

"Alice all we need to do is have you wear the cap, and get inside. And open the doors, I'm then going to run in and do everything I can to find her. But be careful, the palaces filled with enchanted doorways and halls that lead to nowhere. Don't speak to anyone, unless you have too. And use your sword to kill anyone who gets in your way. Alice I'm sorry I have to have you do this but if I just ran in there, I would be recognized immediately, it wouldn't work."

"All…. All right. I'll do it. Besides I want revenge." I gave him a look of pure anger and he handed me the cap. I put it on and began to find a way to ascend up the stonewall. Before I could find a handhold, my father stopped me to say something.

"Alice, wait whatever happens in there, know that I'm proud of you and, and I'm sorry I wasn't a better father. " I smiled, he didn't sound un-sure of himself just a little sorry. But I didn't care he was my dad, and he cared about me. He had hesitated when telling me about his plan. And he still loved my mother, that's all that counted to me. I felt another sharp pang of hope. With that I grabbed my first handhold and Percy held me up to the wall, and I began to climb into complete darkness.

It took me about a minute to climb the length of the wall.

As I came up the to the top I looked out and realized there was an eerie light around me as if I was in a strange underwater bubble. Gray in comparison to the water outside, the light made me feel closed in blanketed by a world of darkness. But to the monsters ahead, I too would be darkness.

I sat for a second on top of the wall, careful no to make any sudden movements to make the hat fall off my head. The view from the wall was amazing. From here I could have a full view of the entire palace. It was huge, and strangely had hardly any walls, mostly Greek pillars.

Pillars with crumbling roofs scattered the palace and lead along a path that came to the main building. Of coarse like the courtyard and the wall they were pitch black, but not as dark as the surrounding water I could barley see them from this far away. But the strange light, that seemed to be coming from nowhere made it easier to see. Maybe it was just me but someone was lighting my way….

I slipped down the wall in a quick jump and scrambled toward nearest pillar to get a better look around, and maybe find someone who has a key. But I couldn't just ask for the key. I'd have to take it; I could figure it out easily. I ran along the pillars until I was about six feet away from the steps of the main building, a huge pillar filled terrace with no walls, but hundreds of black pillars and a cold, marble floors. My mother could be anywhere, but where was she??

Suddenly I heard footsteps against the marble pavement. I clutched the pillar in front of me hoping they by chance hadn't seen me, forgetting I was invisible. But instead of them coming after me they were just patrolling the edge of the pillars. It was a large man, muscular with long arms and long spiked tail. Like a scorpion, or something like that… he was a Manticore I'd read about them in my Greek myths book.

They could sting you with their deadly spikes on their tails. I made a mental note to be very careful around the spiky guy. I ran up the pavement the quickest and lightest I could. It was going well, and I was about to hit the steps when suddenly, the Manticore's head twitched in my direction like he'd heard my faintest last step. But then as if he was telling himself it was nothing, he turned and walked on to patrol the other side of the terrace.

With a silent sigh of relief I ran toward the steps taking them in two at a time, then only to descend behind the first pillar. The terrace was lit by torches scattered on random pillars, cast a shadow on the pillars around me, making me feel like I was a in a dark crowd. I realized that with all these pillars I could hide and attack easily, but my enemies had the same advantage in the end.

I ran between the pillars for a couple minutes until I found my next monster on patrol. This time it was creepy Cyclops. But he wasn't as nice and friendly as my uncle he looked like he'd hurt me if I crossed him. To make things worse he had a long coral club that was supposed to be blue but I guess was stained with so much blood it looked purple. I definitely didn't want to fight him, I'd have no chance!

But to my dismay around his big leather belt was a large brass key, in the shape of a teardrop. It was the exact one I needed to open the gate so my father could ambush the palace. I tapped my bracelet and drew my sword behind the pillar; even though I was invisible he would still be able to see my sword.

As terrified as I was I got ready to charge and ran toward him. Not seeing or hearing me the Cyclops lunged when I came in contact with him skin, but he was to late. He hit me with his club knocking me to the ground with a painful blow, but as he did I swung my sword back at him. Instantly when I killed him he vanished into a pile of monster dust. As he vanished the key flew threw the air and landed with a metallic clang on the floor. I was badly bruised on my shoulder after that but at least had the key.

It took me a moment to get back on my feet but I fled from my spot, still shoving the key into my pocket. I ran as fast my poor legs could go, because I knew as soon as one of the Cyclops's monster friends came back they'd find his pile of ashes and they'd come for me.

My feet hit the dark courtyard, my footsteps sending a light echo through the terrace. As soon as I got to the wall I shoved my whole weight against it as if I was hugging an old friend. I pushed the key into the keyhole with ease and got ready to have a battle-armored man run through. But when I opened the doors, they creaked open to a dark space. For a second I thought my Dad had chickened out. But I knew he wasn't stupid enough to do that.

So what surprise when I heard a conch horn blare through my ears. I ran behind a pillar and waited for whatever was about to happen. Suddenly to my surprise not one but about 40 armored men ran through the opened doors. They were yelling a battle cry and they all ran with determination. Suddenly I recognized my dad riding his motorcycle among them. I couldn'y help but smile, "my dad was so cool".

As soon as I saw him, I ripped off the cap, and shoved it in my pocket. He rode slower and gave me enough time to run up to him, he grabbed me and with great ease hoisted me on the motorcycle behind him. I yelled a battle cry of my own and watched as the merman soldiers attacked the great black Palace of the Titan of the Sea.

As we approached the terrace the manticore on patrol looked startled, and ran and hid behind a pillar. It took only a second before a soldier attacked him and he joined my Cyclops friend.

My dad continued up the steps on his motorcycle at tedious speed. We shot up past the first columns. But our ride came to A stop when we arrived in large hall with black marble floors and statues all around.

In the center of the room looking bored, sat a man on a throne, made out of what looked like coral, rock and fish bones. As soon as my dad stopped his motorcycle, he jumped off and ran screaming toward the throne. He drew his sword and held it to the man's throat, and threatened him:

"Where is she?? Tell me where she is or I'll kill every one of your men. "

The second man glared and I got my first good look at him face. He tall and muscular with a leathery green face that seemed to be embedded with green scales. He had large beady black eyes that seemed to storm when he looked straight at you. Then I realized that this must, be the Titan Oceanus. He must have noticed me standing there looking at him, and he smiled again, his teeth sharp and as friendly as a great white shark.

Ignoring my father's request he began to speak, his voice sharp, and as unwelcoming as his face.

"Ahh I see you've brought company, please let us not do business in the presence of such a dainty young royal. "

I didn't get what he was talking about, I though he was talking about me. I took a quick step forward. My father's face turned to me and gave me a look that told, to stay as far away as possible. I stepped back again I was thankful I did. Percy turned beck to Oceanus his eyes glowing in rage.

"Do not bring my daughter in to this Oceanus. Now tell me where Annabeth is…" With each word he pulled the sword closer to the Titan's neck. Oceanus gave another evil smirk.

"Well if you really want to know, send the girl. Wouldn't it be easier, sense you haven't seen the woman, in what thirteen years. "

"I said don't bring my daughter into this. " And with an extremely strong push he turned his sword's hilt at the man, pushing him and his throne against the nearest pillar. He walked toward the man and help him against the pillar, by the side of sword. My father was in an un-explained kind of rage, it scared me the way he was acting, but I knew he meant well.

"Do I have to ask you again??" The titan's eye's glittered, and he smirked. He stepped out of my fathers grip, and drew his sword. It was long and jagged, the color of the sea, but it looked stained with blood. In his other hand he held up and snapped his fingers. There was a quick swish of cold sea air and two mean looking monsters appeared. Oceanus's snapped at them and they flinched and went off.

"Go get the girl, I have some business to do." I looked at my father with eager eyes, hoping my mother was ok, but it was probably nothing compared to what Percy felt.

In about a minute the henchmen came back and dragged in glowing green chains behind them, was Annabeth. She looked sick, and tired, her gray eyes aged with pain. With out thinking I ran to her. When I was within a foot of her the chains on her arms lashed out and shocked me. I was being electrocuted, I was in a world of pain, and lights were flashing around me. I suddenly felt a hand against my forehead and a beam of light. I heard my mother's voice, a weakened scream blaring in my ears. Then the world went black.

I couldn't see and I felt dizzy but I was strangely thinking, my mind blaring with questions. The dizzying nightmare started quick and abrupt. At first I thought my life was flashing before my eyes, all my memories were being shown to me. But they weren't mine:

I heard a scream, and footsteps along a path, a flash of a little girls face. For a second the vision focused on her face, she was young with scared gray eyes and wispy blond hair. Someone was screaming after her, they were screaming her name. "ANNABETH! ANNABETH, PLEASE COME BACK…." Something inside me was trying to tell her to run, to run for her life. Just as the voice began to scream her name again the vision faded.

Abruptly the dizzy vision came back but this time the girl was running with a tall boy and a girl…The vision changed again, and a girl was standing over a boy his eyes were closed and they opened they were sea-green and beautiful. Something inside me wanted to touch the girl, to comfort her but I knew I couldn't. The vision changed again this time the girl was older her face weathered and sad she was standing in a room with a lot of people; the vision went back and forth between her and the boy who was older too. The girl was scared and then the boy looked backed at her and she smiled. He ran to her his greens eyes wild with life.

I got my first look at the boy and realized it was my father. Years older, and that meant the girl was Annabeth. My mother. My mother's life was flashing before my eyes, I began to cry but the vision didn't stop for me. Annabeth was standing on a beach her eyes filled with life and happiness. Percy reappeared and they walked along the beach and up the pier. The same one I'd waited for my father on at camp. The giggled and my dad jumped in a swan dive off the pier and waited for my mom to jump in, she did and the vision followed them underwater. They were in a bubble and it was beautiful a swirling bubble underwater glittering in the afternoon sun. Then the vision changed one last time.

This time I was watching over my mother's shoulder and I could hear her crying. Percy was in the distance standing on the beach, It seemed like he was saying good-bye. He reached up close and kissed Annabeth and walked into the sea. My heart felt like it would burst, I was crying too and felt as heartbroken as my mom was in the vision. I wanted this to stop, I tried to open my eyes and still watching the visions go bye I forced my eyes open.