A/N: So it's been a snow day since Friday for me and it's probably gonna be a snow day until next week so you can expect at least three chapters this week. If I don't manage to put three more chapters that means I've gone back to school :(

"Well do you know who my mom had a crush on as a teenager?" I shrugged, "Percy Jackson?"

Luna nodded, "Correct. She did crush on him at one point but she was just someone she got over. But who she loved was the great Jason Grace." I gaped while Luna continued, "And one time when Piper was pregnant, Jason and Piper got in a fight. A pretty bad one. Then he got himself wasted and went to bed with mom."

I closed my mouth and scratched my arm. Not only had I made her share an uncomfortable story, I had increased the awkwardness. "So I guess that must suck…" I said.

She shook her head and gave me a weak smile. "I don't like Jason for playing my mom like that. But he also fought for custody over me so I guess he really cares about me."

"So… you're okay with it?"

"Not okay. Just more at ease. Whenever I see him he just gives me a smile which is good enough for me. Plus Piper always invites me over for some cookies."

Luna smiled like she was reliving the thought. "So you're basically Alex's sister. Why don't you two get along? And wouldn't Reyna make you stay away from Piper too?" I asked.

Luna laughed and kicked the snow as we walked, "Obviously you've never had a half sister. We hate each other because we're always competing to see who is best. She's powerful and beautiful but I'm smart, strategic. It always unnerves her to see me win at something. Piper and my mom are on good terms too. They both saw how idiotic Jason was and their friendship was left untainted."

"Well, then why can't you shoot out lightning bolts and stuff? So far all I've seen you do is destroy monsters by hand to hand combat." I asked.

She shrugged, "I guess Alex got those genes. I've got nothing from dad. Maybe the ability to get knocked out often but other than that, nothing. What about you? What do you know about yourself?"

Her question surprised me. I didn't expect it to be turned to me so quickly. "Why did you pause at your pod? Were you reminiscing or something?" I nodded, "There was someone who was special to me… like a mother. She was going to give me a name…"

Luna pondered on this. "Can I give you a name?"

I shrugged. Luna thought for a moment but finally gave me a name. "How about Teddy?"

I raised an eyebrow. "Sounds a bit weak." She smiled and explained, "Your name's Teddy because on the inside you're soft and nice but when you fight you're as strong as a bear."

I nodded, "I'll agree with the bear part." I said in a fake arrogant tone. "I am a pretty good fighter."

Luna laughed and hugged me. "Never mind. You're just soft." We both laughed and stared at each other's eyes. That's when I noticed how unique her eyes were. They weren't the dark obsidian like Reyna's. They were a dark sapphire. We stopped walking for a moment and I released her from my arms. "We should… um… catch up."

Luna let go as well and jogged to everyone else. I stayed behind, walking at a fast pace. The voices in my mind spoke again. Dude she likes you! If we live you should ask her out. And if you need me to I could control your body for you. I shook the voices out and jogged to my friends.

At the port of Anchorage we stood round, waiting for Dyson's men. Addie was frowning, keeping an eye out. "It's probably a trap" she said, which I already figured. "We should keep an eye out."

We all ignored her and stood around talking. I sensed something in the water and looked to the docks. There were your regular fishing boats but behind a large boat was a partially concealed mini submarine. It looked large enough to fit about ten people if you squished them in. My eyes darted around and I spotted three men in army fatigues, and balaclavas covering their faces. One had sunglasses on so I couldn't tell if he was watching me. I turned around and whispered into Addie's ear, "Don't look now but there are some gunmen behind us. On my go we attack them."

I turned around and listened closely. I heard the splash of a puddle and the swift movement of fabric. A chord wrapped around my neck and cut my air off. I kicked back and my foot hit his crotch and the tension on my throat relaxed. I flipped him over and punched him in the throat. The others were taken care of, each lying on the ground in a similar fashion. Pedestrians screamed and ran away but I didn't pay them any attention. "We should take their clothes and their sub." I said.

We took their equipment and clothes and left them in an abandoned fish store. I suited up into one of their clothes, surprised to see that it fit me. Sammy took the biggest one and Addie took the smallest ones. I handed her the sunglasses. "They might see you as a girl if you show your eyes." I said.

She took them and put them on, effectively making her look less feminine. She shook a pair of handcuffs at me. "Before we get inside we should handcuff everyone else so it looks like we caught someone." She said.

I took all of our weapons under my arm. I still had Riptide and now a gun that I was too scared to use. We walked as casually as possible to the hidden sub and entered. We stood in the navigation room where I felt the sea's power coursing through me. Addie took a glance at the monitor. "Coordinates have already been set in. It might take a while for this thing to get down to the base so I suggest you all rest. 173-er, Teddy I'll wake you up so you can take the next watch, you have more sea power than me."

And with that we all laid on the cold metal floor while Addie navigated the sub lower and lower. Alex laid next to me, squeezing my arm so hard that I thought it'd fall off. I guess she was scared in Poseidon's domain like I was in the plane. "So" I said. "I guess you should have fun like I did in your grandpa's domain."

She punched my chest and snarled at me. The submarine wobbled a bit and she yelped and put her face into my shoulder. I chuckled and looked over to Sammy who was snoring away. Then at Luna who was sitting on the floor, looking at me with obvious contempt. When we made eye contact she looked away. A soft muffled voice came out from Alex, "If we drown you're saving me Nemo."

I took driving duty while Addie snored along with everyone else. It gave me a lot of time to talk with the voices. Be prepare for what's in that fortress. For all we know, Chimera could be waiting for you there. Or it could be Dyson. Pray that it's Chimera. Why? Wouldn't it be easy to have Dyson? You kidding me? Dyson was the one who finally cracked down and hunted me down himself and killed me. Me too! No matter what, just run away whenever you see that guy. By the way you should probably stop now.

I halted the sub and I emptied the ballast tanks and felt us rising. I heard sirens on the outside and I shook everyone awake. "C'mon guys. Get your game faces on." I said as I handcuffed Luna and Alex.

I twisted the wheel to the upper hatch and I felt the cool air rush against my face. There was a catwalk beside the submarine. I went out first and helped everyone out. Some of the men in the army fatigues looked at us funny so I pushed Alex so hard that she fell over. She looked at me dirtily but it worked. Less people were staring at me. "Get up!" I barked.

Alex got up and I pushed her along with the barrel of my gun. Sammy did the same and Addie trailed behind us, carrying our bags and equipment. As we walked off the catwalk, a welcoming party arrived. Three men in snow camo like us took some of the bags Addie was holding to lighten her load. She grunted and thanked them.

I got nervous as one of them asked me a question. "So where will these prisoners go?" I coughed and jabbed Alex in the back. She jumped forward and I took a wild shot. "Straight to our superior."

He was wearing a balaclava but I could tell he was surprised. "Dr. Sierra? These prisoners must be pretty damn important to get an audience with him. Careful Stevens. I heard the last person that met him was shot dead."

I felt my Adam's apple pound against my throat. We walked through a giant steel sliding door to see a long hall with multiple doors. At room 129 they dumped our equipment. They led us to the door at the end where a man was sitting behind a desk, enjoying some animal crackers. "Oh hello! Sit, sit. Stevens, Jones, and Zhao. Stay here."

He had wiry grey hair that stuck out almost everywhere. He looked like Doc Brown from Back to the Future. Alex seemed to notice too and said, "Hey Doc. Did ya come back from the future?"

He sarcastically laughed and tipped an elephant animal cracker at her. "You're a funny one Alexandra." He bit the head off and chuckled to himself, "Zhao!" he suddenly barked. He spoke to Sammy in Chinese but all I interpreted out of it was our, or at least my friend's names. Sammy spoke back calmly and the doctor nodded.

"So they escaped. Unfortunate. Mr. Dyson would have liked to have 173 back in his possession. He will be informed of your failure… but I am a forgiving man. 173!"

I jumped and I felt people grabbing my arms and twisting it behind my back. Sammy and Addie were already on the ground but I tried to fight back. It took three men to finally hold me. Dr. Sierra smiled at me. He ripped off the balaclava, revealing my face. He stuck a lion cracker in my mouth and paced around waving his hand. "173. Teddy. Nemo. Whatever the fuck your name is. HOW IGNORANT DO YOU THINK WE ARE?"

He slammed his fists on his desk, upsetting the animal crackers laying on it. I slowly chewed and swallowed the animal cracker in my mouth. He noticed this and stuck another one in my mouth. "But I am a forgiving man. I'm willing to let you all live. But you must all receive severe punishments. Starting with you."

One of the men forced my hand onto the desk, the other two restrained me. Dr. Sierra shoved another cracker in between my back teeth. "This is going to hurt so I suggest you bite down on the cracker."

I tried to talk through the cracker, "Whah?"

Dr. Sierra whipped out a large knife and swung down on my hand. The cracker in between my teeth turned into powder as I bit down on it. Despite the force he put in stabbing my ring finger it didn't cut off easily. He had to saw on it for it to completely slice off. I screamed in agony as Sierra picked it up and waved it around. "Oh too bad. I guess you'll never marry Alex now."

I looked at my hand and saw that he cut right at my second knuckle, the middle one. I wiggled it a bit and grimaced as the blood continued to flow out of it. I gave him a look of pure hatred and whispered in a hoarse voice. "I will destroy you."

He laughed and shooed me away. "I'd like to see you try."

A/N: A lot of people don't read Author notes but I'm introducing a character that's similar to Thalia. If you have the time I'd like you to send some suggestions of what I can name this mystery character. I really don't want to name her myself because it might turn into another "Teddy" which is a horrible name (It was one of my friend's nicknames). If no one sends in a name I'm going to use my back up plan which is really terrible, so please, Please, PLEASE, put in a name as a review or whatever! Remember to Favorite, Follow, and review a name!