Annabeth

I was so mad at that idiot! Leading us into an unnecessary battle with people who are actually cool (except for the British girl). I was ready to just put my Yankee hat on him so I wouldn't have to see his cute ass and apologetic sea green eyes. I wish they were still pink so I could at least have something to laugh at to myself.

While Zia was explaining the story, I was looking out towards the sea. The air felt wrong. Something was going to happen. The wisdom of Athena was letting me know this.

Then Carter spoke up and he and Percy had a conversation pretty representative of stupid teenage heroes of their own world. I still can't believe this was Carter Kane. He's a legend! He's pretty cute also. I just seem to find world-savers attractive. Pretty much all heroes have heard something about him saving the world or something. From the humble way he acts, I don't think he knows how accomplished he was. Zia and I's boyfriends are similar in that way.

Then Carter said some joke and the annoying British girl and the other tall guy went to beat him up? I guess, I'm above that nonsense. Then some force field formed around the two, then electrocuted them, then transported them somewhere.

Where did he go? Where did Percy go? Was it because I was mad at him? No, stop it Annabeth. You're a daughter of Athena here. They just disappeared in thin air. That type of thing doesn't tend to be able to be explained by logic. Then red gas emanated out of nowhere in the air and there was a light-skinned black man with a red suit standing there giving the most mischievous smile. He reminded me of Connor and Travis with that mischievous glint in his eye. He looked at Zia first, but she interrogated him first.

"Where is Carter and Perseus?" She never got the hang of the nickname Percy. I guess she's just an old-fashioned type of girl. Zia got out her staff and got into a battle position. The red suit guy laughed.

"Oh, Zia, you humor me. They're in the Duat, of course. The biggest showdown of history, the greatest teenage heroes of two rival nations; Egypt and Greece. And if they don't kill each other first, they will have a little company to keep them occupied. And by keep them occupied, I mean to kill them. It's being televised. And I'm the host. You see, a….customer wants to see both of them in combat to see if they can utilize the heroes to their own purposes. He's already seen a preview just now when they were having fun here, but you see, this causes Chaos. And I love Chaos, Zia Rashid."

All this, the man said matter-of-factly. Wait…he loves Chaos….oh no….Set. Anger blazed in Zia's eyes. I must've had twice her anger. He's just going to march here from another nation's pantheon of gods, deceive the biggest Greek hero into fighting the biggest Egyptian hero and laugh about it like it's okay? Instead of kicking his ass like I think we should do, Zia asks another question.

"How do we stop this attack? This…customer of yours?"

Set smiled. "The might of Greece and the magic of Egypt will have to come together in order to stop this whole plan. But that won't be too effective if one or both of them is dead." Thalia had to hold me back and the British girl Sadie did the same for Zia.

"Bye now, you two. And here-" He threw a dark red rock at us, which all 6 of us dodged instinctively. Set smiled at our reaction.

"It'll let you monitor your little leaders in the Duat, ah, see how they're faring against their opponent. Talk to you two later, I'll update with anything important." He laughed, then dissipated into red smoke.

Zia broke down and cried. I hugged her. "It'll be okay. We'll get them back." But honestly, I felt like crying too. Percy is lost, the world is endangered and we have no heroes to help us through it. None of us are ready to lead an army to battle against the forces of Evil and Chaos.