Our next task was to bring Aphrodite back to Olympus in the Empire State Building. That was the easy part. More shadow traveling. To be honest I didn't know if you could shadow travel a goddess. But,I wasn't going to guestion it. I was just happy to be done with this nightmare. But,I'd still dream about. That was a definate yes.

Nico gave me some ambrosia,turning the long slash mark across my cheek into a pale scar. "You ready to go?" Nico asked. "Can you travel us?" He nodded. "Yeah. You just fought a pysco. Don't work to much."

"You just fought a giant. And won." I countered,smiling slightly. Nico returned the smile,and slipped us all into the shadows.

When the waves of black were gone,we were in front of the Empire State Building. It was night,a surprise to me. We must not have been in the cave too long,but it felt like hours. "That is your home?" I asked in confusion. "On the 600th floor." Nico explained.

"That's a thing?" I asked.

"If you tell the man up front the right thing,yeah."

"I'm confused now."

"We all are."

We entered in,not a lot of people were around given the fact it was 3am. "Here to see Olympus." Nico told the man up front. "Business up there?" "we've got Aphrodite." The man glanced behind us,looking at the goddess,his eyes widening. he nodded and gestured to the elevator.

We stepped in,Nico pressing a glowing 600 button.

The elevator shot into the air,I pressed aginst the wall,squeezing my eyes shut.

A ding rang through the elevator,and the elevator stopped,the doors slowly opening to reveal what seemed like a town. A FREAKING TOWN ON TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING! I stared,people,saytars,nymphs,and other creatures bustled around,smiling and chatting. Street vendors were set up with small places with food,knick knacks,books,tiny little rings with names on them,everything. Greene's eyes were the size of dinner plates,and despite Nico's usually serious face,he looked surprised as well.

"Come along children." Aphrodite said in her honey smooth voice,walking up a large,candle lit path up a mountain.

We followed,as we walked I noticed the people..or nymphs..whatever you wanna call them parted like the red sea,bowing to the Goddess.

"They're bowing to my mom!" Ray said to me,elbowing me in the ribs.

I smiled at him.

Would they bow for Hades if he came? I wondered.

Not likely. I couldn't picture Hades,god of the underworld,walking through this sea of people and having them bow to him.

we continued walking up the path until we reached the top of the mountain,the throne room. Thrones for all the Gods and goddesses set up in a U shape. "Aphrodite!" A man who sat in a throne of pure platinum in the middle of the throne room with a grey beard and what looked like a pantsuit boomed in a deep voice. "You have returned!"

"Zues. God of the-''

"Yeah I know." I interrupted Nico,looking up in awe at the GOD OF THE FLIPPING SKY!

"Sir Zues." Greene said,bowing. NIco and I followed him,bowing to the gods of olympus.

"Ah yes yes." Zues said,looking down at us like a cat looks at a mouse in a trap. "The ones who saved our lady. IS there something you wish?"

"N-No sir." Greene stammered.

That's when I got an idea. I wanted to talk to my dad,find out how I skipped time,make sure George and Martha went to Eliysum.

"Sir." I said,keeping my bow.

"Ah." Zues said,stroking his beard. "The child of Hades. I should have known,my brother's children usualy want something from me."

I cleared my throat. "May I rise?"

"You shall."

I rose,looking up at the god of the sky,may other powerfull eyes staring upon me. "Lord Zues." I began. "I-I wish of a way to speak to my father."

Zues cocked an eyebrow. "A way to communicate with your father in the underworld? why?"

I swallowed nervously.

"You see sir. My brother told me about the agreement in which the big three do ot have children anymore after world war 2. H-He told me..he lived many years of his life in the Lotus Hotel,what felt like seconds was years."

"I should warn you child." Zues said,looking at me gravely.

"People,can go mad after hearing about things like this."

I licked my lips nervously.

"But,I must also make sure,two amazing people get to Elyisum."

Zues studdied me. "very well.'' He snapped his fingers,and just like that,I was in front of my father with my two friends.

It seems I had interrupted Persephone and my father in the middle of breakfast. They sat at a table made of human bones,feasting on toast,eggs,tomatoes,breakfast things. "You hear the Mortals are allowing a murderer to be free?" Persephone asked her husband,looking up from her food. "Bah." My father replied. "Let him be free,he'll get a worse punishment when he tries it again."

I now knew where I got my jet black hair,my boney figure. My father. We looked similar to be honest,dark eyes,black hair,he radiated pure power. I was honestly horrified to be so close to him. That sensation I got,the feeling of death,was coursing through my veins at a million miles per hour.

"Father." Nico said,bowing. I followed his example,bowing to the god as we caught his attention.

"Nico." Hades said,standing and nodding to his son.

"I have brought your other child father." Nico said,looking to me.

I nodded and stood. "Fae Crowe..sir."

Hades looked at me with his intense black eyes. No,not like Nico's a very deep brown,but black,like ink. "Ah yes,Fae. My troublesom child."

I took a deep breath. "Sir...I wish to know-"

"Yes yes,how you skipped time." He made a gesture like swatting a fly away at me.

I nodded.

"Have a seat,you too Greene. I guess you're in for a good story."

We each took a seat,I took one closest to Nico and Persephone,the ones that probably wouldn't kill me. A femur bone stuck me in the back from the arm rest,I moved over and looked to my father.

"You died my child,so long ago."

"W-What-"

"You had a past life,with your mother. I believe in the roaring 20s."

"I-I lived...in the roaring 20s? I..I drank spoiled milk..my mother dressed as a flapper?"

Hades smiled almost,like the distant memory of my mom dressing as a flapper was actually funny.

"Yes. Yes. And yes. You see though Fae." Hades said,leaning forward. "I took pity on you,both me and my loving wife did. we brought you down here,allowed you to be our servants for a while. Until.."

"Until what s-sir?" I stammered,my eyebrows knitting together.

"Your mother couldn't stay so long. You needed to eat,so did she. TIme had passed,oh how time had passed,it felt like a day or two here,but it was years. And she didn't want you to be bound to this place."

I stared down at my lap. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"You took pity on me,you could have let me just die,keep me dead,but you let me live. You let me find my brother,my friends." I looked at NIco and Greene,smiling gently. "Thank you."

Hades's lips upturned slightly. "Goodbye Fae Crowe." he said,snapping.

The shadows swallowed us up,and we were back at Camp Half Blood.