Hey! Thank you everyone who did review. Remember if you don't understand something or you think I messed up on something you can review and tell me. I really like reviews. ;) Here is Chapter 12. In the actual book we are about sixteen chapters in ( there all twenty two in all). Four more chapter of the actual book! This story might have more or less depending how much stuff I can fit into each chapter. I try and make the chapters around 1,000 words, but that doesn't always happen. Anyway R&R please!

I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS!

Chapter 12

Lotus Hotel and Casino

I woke up to Grover shaking my shoulder.

"They are about to check on the animals!" Grover whispered.

"Wake up Percy!" I whisper back.

Grover shook Percy. Percy jumped than woke up.

"Hide!" I whisper turning invisible with my invisibility cap.

Grover and Percy jumped behind some sacks of turnips. Slowly the truck's doors opened. Sunlight flooded in.

"Man I wished we hauled appliances!" one worker said to the other one.

Then I had an idea. I quickly jumped out of the trailer and started to bang on the truck.

"What is it Eddie?" a worker yelled coming to look.

I slipped back into the truck by Percy. I turned visible.

"No way this is legal!" I whispered.

"It's not! The lion said these guys are animal smugglers!" Grover told us.

"We've got to free them!" Grover urged us.

I looked at Percy, he nodded. I agreed. Percy grabbed his sword and cut the zebra free. It scampered into the street.

"Now would be a good time to leave." I said as the two workers chased after the zebra.

"The other animals first." Grover said.

The antelope and lion burst out of the cages and ran away together. Together Grover, Percy, and I stepped out of the truck. It was easily one hundred and ten degrees. We walked down the streets until finally we ended up at the Lotus Hotel and Casino.

"Hey kids," the doorman said. "You look hot. Want to come inside and sit down?"

We agreed. Inside we all were speechless. The lobby was filled with game machines. Around the corner in the casino there was a water park, climbing wall, paint ball, indoor bungee cord jumping, and about anything you could imagine.

"Hey!" a bellhop came up to us. "Welcome to the Lotus Hotel and Casino. Here's your room key."

"Um… but…" Percy said.

"No, no" the bellhop said. "The bill's taken care of. No extra charges, no tips. Just go on up to the top floor, room 4003. If you need anything just call the front desk. Here are your cash cards they work for anything. Enjoy your stay."

We didn't question we were all too tired. We went upstairs to our room. Inside it was spacious. With high ceilings and everything we needed. Three separate bedrooms, a bar, room service, water beds, and fluffy pillows.

"Oh my gods… this place is-" I said.

"Sweet!" Grover finished.

We all took nice long showers, after the showers we went to the casino. We were together until Grover found the reverse hunting, deer hunting hunters. Percy went to FBI sharpshooter and I went to the architecture games. A few minutes later Percy came up to me. He shook my shoulder.

"What?" I said impatiently.

"We need to leave." he said.

I started at the game. "Leave? What are you talking about we just got here."

"This place is a trap." he said. I didn't hear.

"What?" I asked when he shook my shoulder again.

"The Underworld, our quest!" he reminded me.

"Oh come on Percy just a few more minutes."

"Annabeth there are people here from 1977. Once you check in you never get out."

"So can you imagine a better place?" I asked.

He grabbed my wrist, clearly angry with me.

"Hey!" I screamed.

I hit him and punched him. He took my face in his hands, for a second I thought he was going to kiss me.

"Spider, huge hairy spiders." he said.

I suddenly came back to life.

"Oh my gods- where's Grover?" I asked.

We went searching for him. He grabbed my hand and pulled me after him. I didn't mind holding hands. We found Grover at the reverse shooter game.

"Grover." Percy said.

Grover turned and shot Percy with his plastic gun, like Percy was apart of the game. Percy looked at me and I understood, grab him! We each took one of his arms and pulled him away. We walked out of the front doors. I ran over to a newspaper stand. I checked the date. I screamed. Percy came over to see if I went mental or why I was screaming. It was June twentieth. We had been in the Lotus Hotel and Casino for five days! We only had one day left before our deadline.

Okay that was Chapter 12 it was kinda short sorry. Did you like it? I will either post Chapter 13 later today or tomorrow. Please leave a review! Thanks for reading. ;)