Chapter twenty one! Yeah, yeah! Okay, excuse time. You have no idea how bad I feel for neglecting this fic. I have had absolutely no free time and even less motivation. I no longer must go to school, so I will have more time to write... thanks so much for not being angry at me! Hope you like this!

Disclaimer: are. You. Freaking. Kidding. Me?

Annabeth POV

How the Hades are we supposed to get all of the campers out of here? Clarisse and Sherman have stopped arguing and instead decided to kill Connor, slowly and painfully. The kid is currently having campers take turns slapping him across the face.

"Ow! I'm sorry, alright! This wasn't supposed to happen! Machines malfunction!" Wow. Big word for a Stoll.

I pull Percy away from the campers that are cheering the son of Hermes's pain. My boyfriend gives me a look that seems, well, amused. I, however, am certainly not. I guess my face must look funny because he starts to laugh.

"Jerk! How can you laugh at a time like this? We have a serious issue here!" I glare fiercely at him and he seems taken aback.

"Annabeth, I didn't mean to be annoying, it's just, haven't you wanted to see this for years?" He smiles slightly. I have, of course, but I'm not going to let him win. I cross my arms and made a sound like 'hmph', turning to face the wall.

I hear a sigh from behind me. "Whatever..." and a few steps heading away. I am a little confused. He never gives up that easily. I snap around only to see him smirking at me, less than a foot from his previous position.

"Wow, Percy. Just wow." But I can't help but smile. "I think we need to chat with a certain God of travelers."

So we walk over to the unsuccessfully hiding Hermes, me glaring at Connor as I pass. The other gods don't even look at us; they are so immersed in the pain of this all too deserving child.

"Hermes. How can we get all of the kids back to camp? This is your fault, so you have to fix it. Okay?" I lay a firm hand on the God's shoulder.

"Excuse me?" Hermes replies, glaring up at me from his seated position the floor. "How is this my fault, exactly?"

"Well, you made the kid, taught him his ways, and gave him the flipping remote," Percy answers, stepping in front of me. "Sir," he adds with that cocky smirk that I hate, but honestly gives me chills.

"Don't be sarcastic with a God, boy. It will only hurt you!" Hermes yells. My mother looks over from the circle surrounding Connor. She sends me a warning look.

Percy sighs in mock defeat. "So sorry! But would you be so kind as to get these children OUT OF HERE?" Percy yells. Almost every head turns toward us and I feel like slumping against the wall.

I see Connor lying in a clump on the floor, blood pooling from a scratch on his leg. I gasp, staring at the unconscious boy before me. I notice bruises, cuts and burns all across his sprawled body. I feel nauseous.

"I hate him too, but you didn't need to almost kill him!" I say to the crowd, trying to hold in my anger. "Apollo! Help the boy, for Pete's sake! He'll die if no one does!"

"Would that be such a bad thing?" A voice calls out. Clarisse.

Poseidon stomps the ground angrily, hitting the remote.

Suddenly the world was a blur, and all I can feel is the slight pressure of Percy's hand on mine; screams ring out all around me.

And then the spinning stops. I recognize the Big House in front of me. So we're back at camp. Somehow, the gods aren't carried along.

Katie POV

As soon as we were back at camp, Travis grabs my hand and starts to drag me back to the forest.

"Travis, where are we going?"

"Hello?"

"Travis!"

Finally we reach a clearing. "I just think we need a little time to ourselves... away from the loudness and stuff."

"Ummm... okay?" I reply uncertainly.

"So let's get to know each other," he says, turning to face me. "I like romantic comedies and long walks on the beach, how 'bout you?"

So, there ya go. And it only took a month and a half :). So very sorry for the shortness... Also, I might've had too much fun with the italicizing... Hope to update soon. So close to my fiftieth review! So excited! Review review review! Thanks- Abby;)