A/N: i hope you guys are still interested in my story! i owe u this chapter! :D I buried my face in my knees. I could hear Grover calling for me but I so didn't feel like answering him. Suddenly I heard something. I looked up and my jaw dropped. The ocean had gone crazy! The waves were huge and the water was dark. Me being the stupid idiot I am, I almost turned around to see if Percy had stubbed his toe or something (That happened once, he needs to be careful what he does near the beach, he has almost caused a tsunami once or twice) Oh. Oh right. Then what...? I heard footsteps from behind me. I turned around to tell Grover and Tyson to just leave me alone, but stopped. It wasn't them who was walking toward me. It was a small, frail looking old man. He was wearing what looked like a torn up blue pillowcase and he was walking with a slow shuffle. "Hello Annabeth" he said "It's been a while" Just then Grover and Tyson came running up the beach. "Annabeth!" Tyson yelled "The ocean went boom! Big splash!" "Yeah," said Grover, who was sopping wet "Big splash on me. What's going on? Does anyone else smell seafood?" he stopped when he saw who I was talking to. Tyson eyes lit up. "Daddy!" he exclaimed happily. I stopped in my tracks. Whoa...wait what?" I looked at the old man. "Poseidon?" I asked. No, there was no way that this old geezer was the sea god. But it was. Poseidon smiled. "I don't exactly look like myself do I?" "You look awful" I blurted. Oops, I hadn't meant for it to come out that way. "It's alright Annabeth" He said "I know that you've been through a lot." I completely lost control right then. "Speaking of that, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" I demanded "Ive been begging to you all day and night for your help and you haven't done anything! Do you want Percy to die?" Poseidons eyes burned and it occurred to me that I was yelling at a guy that could turn me to dust in an instant. I think if Tyson hadn't said anything right that second, I would be a minnow, or worse. "Brother very sick daddy" Tyson said solemnly "Annabeth and me and other people are very sad." Poseidon eyes softened. I seriously owe Tyson a jar of peanut later.