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Chapter 10-A god named Fred.

"So that is how you joined the questing group. Surprising isn't it, that every time Percy leaves camp without permission he end up on a quest," said Will.

"Yes but it also means I am more likely to be KILLED," said Percy.

"Son how many more times do you leave camp without permission?" asked Poseidon.

"Umm, maybe once more, I'm not sure," said Percy truthfully. Poseidon just groaned.

"We started travelling again when we noticed the military helicopter coming for us," said Thalia.

"Why doesn't the army shoot it down?" asked Katie.

"They probably thought it was one of theirs," said Zeus.

"How can mortals are used by the General?" asked Will.

"Some mortals will fight for any cause if they are paid. They are called mercenaries," explained Athena.

"The helicopter was following us and even though Thalia prayed for a lightning bolt to take it out, it continued to stick with us," said Percy.

"We can not interfere in quests, it is an ancient law," said Zeus. Most of the group rolled their eyes. The majority of the gods hated that law. Percy was mentally counting how many godly interferences he had during all his quests.

"Bianca directed us into a parking lot where we left the van and made our way into the subway," said Thalia.

"We were confused when Bianca told us that she remembered it from when she and Nico went through that summer. She mentioned her surprise of it being there as it wasn't there when she and Nico were younger and lived in DC," explained Percy.

"We were confused as the subway station was old. The subway was older than twelve years," said Thalia.

"We ended up changing trains a number of times as the helicopter kept getting closer again and again. We were at the end of the line when we finally lost the helicopter," said Percy.

"Unfortunately the end of the line was an industrial area with nothing but warehouses, railway tracks, and snow. We were looking for a passenger train but they were all freight trains and looked like they hadn't moved for years," said Thalia grumpy.

"How did you get west?" asked Zeus looking at his daughter.

"A homeless guy pointed out our ride west- Sun West Line freight train. It was carrying luxury cars," said Percy. Thankfully for a certain god only he, his twin sister and the goddess of wisdom made the connection to him.

"We each got a luxury car to travel in," said Thalia.

"The Hunters were crashed out in a Lexus, Thalia had a Mercedes SLK, and Grover was in a Lamborghini," said Percy.

"Grover played racing car driver didn't he?" asked Annabeth knowing her friend. Thalia nodded.

"Thalia had hot-wired the radio on the Mercedes. I climbed into the front seat and we talked," said Percy.

"Talked, you probably ended up fighting," said Annabeth as the group noticed both Thalia and Percy blush a bright red.

"We talked about my new coat, that the general wanted to isolate Thalia from the group. It was then that I realised why Thalia and Zoë don't get along, The Hunters had tried to recruit her earlier," said Percy.

"They tried to recruit you before, why didn't accept?" asked Artemis.

"They almost did recruit me, but it meant I would have to leave Luke," whispered Thalia. "Zoë said I was stupid, I would regret my choice and Luke would let me down one day."

"That must have ticked you off, to admit Zoë was right about Luke," said Will ignoring Percy who was shaking his head mentally conveying for him to shut up.

"LUKE HAD NEVER LET ME DOWN," said Thalia and sent an electric shot towards Will. Percy just shrugged and turned to the gods.

"I was kicked out of the car for the same reason. Thalia gave a parting shot that made me worry," admitted Percy.

"What could Thalia say that made you worry?" asked Annabeth.

"That you wanted to join the Hunters too," replied Percy.

"Oh, Thalia that was mean," Annabeth said while Thalia looked guilty.

"I went and joined Grover in his car. Grover was sleeping in the backseat after he had given up trying to impress the two Hunters," Percy informed the group.

"What did he do?" asked Clarisse.

"He was playing his reed pipes," said Percy.

"Oh great, so he tortured them- he is pretty bad," said Will who had just recovered from Thalia's electric shot.

"He played the song Poison Ivy and said weeds grew out of the air conditioner in their car," said Percy.

"Classic," said the sons of Hermes and Apollo. Artemis and Nico did not look impressed.

"I didn't want to sleep when someone said not to be afraid of dreams, that they were better than Olympus tabloids. Sitting in the seat next to me was the homeless guy from the railway," said Percy.

"Poseidon," said Zeus looking ticked off.

"Why do you assume it was me?" asked Poseidon.

"It was a god named Fred," said Percy. Hermes looked at Apollo, that was his alias.

"You assisted on the quest?" Hermes asked blowing Apollo's cover.

"WHAT HAVE I SAID ABOUT HELPING WITH A HUMAN QUEST?" Zeus shouted.

"Apollo was helping as NOBODY messes with his baby sister," said Percy. Artemis looked at Apollo even though he annoyed her most of the time to it was still nice to know he would break rules to look after her.

"I'm glad, Apollo is protective of his family," said Hestia quietly.

"The train, provided by Apollo was going very fast but we were running out of time. We had till sunset," said Percy.

"We managed to get across a good chunk of America," said Thalia.

"Did Apollo know where Artemis was?" asked Athena.

"No she was clouded from him and he was not happy. He also had no idea what monster she was seeking but directed us to Nereus when we reached San Francisco," said Percy.

"Who is Nereus?" asked Nico.

"He is the old man of the sea. He has a long memory and a sharp eye," answered Athena.

"Apollo told me to get some sleep and when I return from my journey he expected a good haiku," said Percy.

"Did he ever get his haiku?" asked Thalia.

"No."

"And why not?" asked Annabeth.

"Because he wanted a good haiku and since I have never heard a good one I can't write one," said Percy.

"What, I do good haikus don't I?" asked Apollo. Percy remained silent and looked anywhere except at Apollo. "Well is anyone going to answer me? Fine I guess I just have to write more," said Apollo pulling out a notebook ignoring the groans from his siblings and uncles.

"I dreamt I was someone else. I was in an old-fashioned tunic with the Nemean Lion's skin was wrapped around my back like a cape. I was running and being pulled along by a girl," said Percy.

"Annabeth does that regularly," said Connor who ended up being punched by said daughter of Athena.

"We were in a beautiful garden but the girl leading me acted like we were about to die," said Percy.

"When are you not about to die?" asked Chris.

"I seemed strong, stronger than I had ever felt before. In the dream I told the worried girl that I had bested a thousand monsters with my bare hands," explained Percy.

"So modest," said Thalia rolling her eyes before sharing a grimace with Percy. Some of the gods, Artemis, Athena, Poseidon, Zeus and Hera realised who they were talking about. They were surprised by Thalia and Percy's reaction to who it was. Most demi-gods looked up to him.

"Apparently Landon was too strong and I was directed to go around. You could tell by the hurt and concern in the girl's voice that she cared about me," said Percy.

"Are you jealous Annabeth?" asked Travis who was received a punch from her.

"I didn't trust her father and was told I would need to trick him. I could not take the prize directly. I asked the girl to help me. She stated that she was afraid that Landon would stop her and her sisters if they found out would disown her," said Percy. Artemis had started mumbling about how untrustworthy men were.

"The girl seemed too agonized over a decision before reaching up and plucking a brooch from her hair. She offered it to me, it came from her mother Pleoine who was a daughter of the ocean and it contained the ocean's power, and contained the girl's immortal power. She told me to take it and make a weapon of it," said Percy.

"Your dreams are very informative," said Poseidon smiling at his son.

"As I took the hair clip it grew into a familiar bronze sword. I asked what I should name the blade. The girl said sadly Anaklusmos, the current that takes you by surprise and sweeps you out to sea," said Percy.

The sons of Hermes were laughing "Percy your weapon was a hair clip."

"Yes and now it's in a different form- as a lethal pen," said Percy uncapping Riptide.

"Put it away," said Annabeth rolling her eyes.

"Do you think it would stay as a hair clip, after all these years?" asked Athena.

"It has been a hair clip, a fountain pen, a shark tooth necklace, and a fishing line. The fishing line was problematic- very difficult to explain inland," said Poseidon.

"After Grover woke me up I realise that the girl in my dream was Zoë Nightshade," said Percy.

"The train had stopped in snowy mountains dotted with pine trees with the sun rising between two peaks," said Thalia.

"You must have felt right at home," said Travis who was then stunned by a lightning bolt.

A/N: Will Travis and Connor ever learn. Please review.

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