A/N: Please, please review more! I really don't mean to complain but so far this story has been up for nearly a month and I've had 3,142 hits, 11 favorites, 11 story alerts, 3 profile page views (which could be few more, please don't be afraid to stalk me, I don't really care ;), and a full total of 772 visitors. However, out of that whopping 772, I've only gotten 15 reviews so far (thank you, janeyway, WriterAwesome, snowymoonpaw, OMG-Bannana, princess3170, Zoe Anderson, 14youtube, lilifrog, ChildoftheSeaGod, Jaimison, and percyjacksonharrypotter for your feedback!). This was a little disappointing. So, viewers, I'll make a deal with you. If I can get 50 reviews in the next week, then as soon as I hit 50, I will post 10 new chapters in one week, along with several new polls. 10 chapters 7 days. More then one new thing to read every day. I don't care if you've read one chapter or the whole thing, just please, please, PLEASE review! You want 10 chapters in one week? Review, review, review! This next one is in the point of view of no other then the fabulous Annabeth Chase.

Arizona. They were only in Arizona. All these weeks, and they'd already only had gotten as far as Arizona. Annabeth glared at the Welcome to Phoenix! sign as though it had murdered her child. Great. At this point if they kept traveling on foot, it would take them at least a few more weeks to get to San Francisco. And then what? It was quite possible that he was on some random quest right now, or he had run away from the camp. Or he had gone looking for her.

Anyway, wherever he was, it was extremely important that they would find him, and only him, without being seen. Of course, they couldn't do that if he wasn't there. And then their carefully thought-out plan would be ruined.

The four demigods strolled into the city, probably looking as disgusting and beat-up as ever. Fortunately, they had just enough money for three train tickets, plus the $100 that Leo had "found" in New Mexico. Annabeth took in the sight. Really, for a well-known city, Phoenix didn't look any different then others she'd seen before: A main street, a main city area with buildings and apartments, and a small close-by suburban fringe.

Looking around for something that looked even slightly like a train station, Leo, Piper, Jason and Annabeth finally decided to stop and rest in a small park with a swing set and a small wooden bench to sit on. Piper and Annabeth sat down on the bench, while Jason was sitting in an immobile swing. Leo crashed on the edge of a kiddy slide.

Annabeth stared out into space, deep in thought. The other night, when she had cried in the woods, she had felt something, something she hadn't experienced before. It was the feeling that . . . in a way, someone was watching her, but that they weren't present at the moment. There hadn't been a single person within ten miles of her except for Leo, Piper, and Jason. But she didn't know, she just had a feeling.

"Annabeth?" Jason's voice brought her back to reality. "Annabeth?"

"Um, yeah?"

"I said, should we keep moving?"

Annabeth shook her head. "Let's wait a little bit longer. It's nice to . . . slow down, for a while."

"Well, we can't exactly do that when we're supposed to "retrieve the boy as soon as possible." Leo muttered. Piper shot him a glare that could rival Thalia's.

"Leo." Jason grumbled.

"What?"

"Not exactly the best morale booster."

"Sorry, but, c'mon, I'm serious! We have no idea where this camp is—"

"Not true," Piper interrupted. "We know its somewhere in Northern California, probably near San Francisco." Leo gave her a look that clearly said, Thanks for the tip.

"Anyway, as I was saying, we not exactly sure where this camp is, we don't know what kind of security they have, so the plan might not even work—"

"Leo!"

"—so, if we're gonna "slow down for a while" we might as well do it while discussing ways to get in Camp Slash-Cut-Kill." Everyone stared at him. Leo was almost never like this. This was the most serious thing that had come out of his mouth since he's screamed at Jason, "KILL IT OR IT"LL KILL YOU, DUDE!" when he had been fighting the Amphisbaena. He must be sick or something.

"What?" he asked.

"Well thought-out speech." Piper muttered. Everyone was silent for a minute or two, taking in what Leo had just said. The most annoying part about his little outburst was the fact that, everyone kind of knew he had a point. They had a plan, but in some ways, they were completely, 100% unprepared. Leo was right. How did they know the plan was going to work? Who knew what the punishment would be if someone at the Roman camp caught them speaking past the barriers, kind of kidnapping, kind of . . . rescuing one of their demigods? And, Annabeth gulped at the thought, what would they do to Percy if he defended them because he knew who she was?

"Annabeth." Piper broke the silence. "Maybe it would be best if . . . in this situation, you let Jason borrow your Yankees cap." At the mere mentioning of Annabeth's most prized possessions, her hand flew to the outside pocket of her backpack. Let him borrow it? Why would Piper even think about letting Annabeth hand over her cap of invisibility, no big deal? The only person who had ever worn this cap besides her was . . . just say it. She thought. There's no point trying to forget. Percy. Percy Jackson. Perseus Jackson. Who lived in New York. Who went to camp with her. Who led her on her first quest. The first boy she'd ever kissed. One of the few people on Earth who made her laugh, made her feel special. Who understood her. Who she loved. Her boyfriend. Percy was the only other person who had even worn her Yankees, and she was planning on keeping it that way.

"No." She spat out, suddenly angry. It was hers'. No one was allowed to touch it. Not even her siblings in Cabin Six. Not even Malcolm! Not even Thalia! And yet, he was the only person who had ever worn it.

"No? Why?" Jason asked, taken aback by her suddenly harsh attitude.

"Because." Annabeth said coolly.

"Why?"

"Just because!" Everyone fell silent, again, until Leo suggested, "Why don't we keep moving? If we keep walking we'll probably come by a train or bus station. Besides, I'm starving. I wonder if the people in Phoenix actually serve Phoenix?"

Everyone just got up and kept walking towards the nearest street corner, no one amused by Leo's stupid joke. If they were going to get to California as soon as possible, they would have to start working a little harder.