I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON

CHAPTER 21 - ANNABETH P.O.V.

It was five o'clock in the morning. Last night the kids slept on the ship because they were exhausted from the Underworld. We want them really to do this on their own because it's their first quest. We don't want them living in our shadows.

"Percy," I whispered, "We have to wake up the kids."

"You do it," he rolled over an went back to sleep.

"Ugh," I threw a pillow at him and woke him up.

"That's getting old Wise Girl,"

"Get up!"

"Fine!" He got up.

"Thank you."

"Let's go," I pulled him out of the room. I went to Tessa's room.

"Tessa, wake up," I said.

"Ugh," She rolled over, and went back sleep.

"I'm engaged," I said.

"To Vince," She muffled in to her pillow.

"Who's Vince?" I turned around to see Percy standing in the doorway.

"Her boyfriend," She said still half asleep.

"You have a boyfriend?" Percy walked out sadly.

"Percy!" I ran out after him and stopped him in the hallway.

"So you have a boyfriend?" He said sadly but there was a little anger in his voice.

"No!"

"Then who's Vince?"

"This boyfriend I had five years ago. He proposed to me and I said no! Tessa really liked him, and was really upset that she wasn't getting a new dad. Now he stalks me."

"Why did you said no?"

"Because I still love you!" I yelled and he kissed me.

"Ew. Why do you guys always do that," Nick said as he came out of his room.

"We are engaged," Percy said.

"I knew it," Nick said, "Oh you know you have to tell Ava."

"You're doing that," I said.

"Fine," He walked down the hall to the bathroom, "Hey I'm not doing this alone."

"What?" I walked down the hall and Percy was pulling out a drachma.

"Seaweed Brain you know it's five AM here so that means it's two AM there," I said, "We can tell her later."

He stuck the drachma back in his pocket.

"So what are we doing today?" Tessa said.

"It's your quest," Percy said.

"Mom!" She complained.

"Your dad is right," I said, "We can't always help you."

"Well where are we?" She asked.

"Vegas," Leo said as he came out of the stairwell.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Nick yelled. He might of woke up a monster.

"Nicholas!" Silena threw open her door angrily, "Shut up! Its the morning for Zeus's sake."

"Actually I'm a Poseidon type of guy," He said.

"Nick!" She screamed.

"Sorry," He said.

"Get dressed guys," I sighed, walked to Sammy's room, and knocked on his door, "Time to get up." I walked to Ace's room and knocked. There was a big bang from inside.

"I'm okay," He mumbled.

"Time to get up," I said, walked to Jasper's room, and knocked, "Time to-," his door swung open.

"Ya, ya I know get up," Jasper said. He was still in his pajamas.

"You need-," I started.

He waved his hand over himself and he was dressed, "Get dress?" He said, "Best power! For when I'm running late I mean. Can you um just keep this between us?" He walked off.

Leo came out of Bex's room, "I saved you the trouble and woke her up."

"Thanks," I said and walked back to Tessa's room to find her on her carpet totally asleep.

"Tessa," I sighed. Ace walked past me on his way to the mess hall.

"Hey maybe I can try?" He asked.

"She's all yours," I said. I walked to the mess hall to start setting up for breakfast.

Sebastian popped out of the shadows, "What's for breakfast?"

"Sebastian! I yelled, "You scared me half to death!"

"Only half?" He laughed.

Ace walked in holding Tessa, "She's hopeless!"

"Ya tell me about it. She is just like her dad." I sighed.

"Can you take her? I have to IM my mom."

"Sure," I took her, "Tell your mom I say hi." I put Tessa down on a couch, "I leaned down to her, "There are blue pancakes."

She sat right up, "Gimme."

"Go eat," I laughed. Ace came back.

"How did you do that?"

"Magic words, Blue pancakes," I said. Percy ran into the room.

"I heard someone say blue pancakes," He squealed kind of like a little girl.

"Seaweed Brain, calm down," I said, I walked over to Silena, "Can I talk to you."

"Sure," she said.

"When you guys go out. Can you please keep an eye out for Nick?"

"Why me?"

"He'll listen to you."

"He didn't listen to in The Underworld."

"That wasn't your fault. He was messing around with Jasper. I've only known him for a few weeks, and I know he needs someone to look out for him. He would never listen to Tessa, or Bex. Ace, or Sammy either. Can you please look out for him, please?"

"Sure, Annabeth, anything."

"Okay thank you so much," I walked over to Percy.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nick."

"What about, Nick?"

"He has the curse of Achilles. I'm worried. Your mom asked me to look out for you when you got it. We all know Nick always listens to Silena most of the time. We both know that. I asked her to look out for him."

"Annabeth calm down. I survived it so can he. On top of all that he is on our son."

"Okay."

TESSA P.O.V.

"How can you eat that much food," I asked Nick.

"I don't know," He mumbled before stuffing his face again.

"Boys," Silena said.

Leo came over to where we were all sitting, "Hello children."

"We are not children," Bex said mimicking his voice.

"Well anyways I modified the earpieces. Now they work underground," He turned to Nick and I, "And underwater."

"Thank you," I said.

"I think we should split up into groups," Jasper said, "But I'm confused what are we supposed to be doing?"

"Well after you guys came back from the underworld and told us what Nemesis was doing, we had Chiron ask around. He found out she was gathering up Allies. Some in Vegas, Nebraska, and Tennessee. They are only monsters," said Leo.

"I like Jasper's idea of splitting up," Jasper said.

"You and me," Ace smiled his warm loving smile that just made me want to kiss him.

"Nick and I," Silena said quietly.

"What was that Silena," Nick said.

"You and me okay! You're happy!" She screamed.

"That leaves Sammy, Jasper, and I," Bex said.

Leo handed us our new earpieces.

"Are these fire resistant?" Bex asked.

"Isn't everything in our family?" Leo laughed.

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ALSO FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WONDERING WHERE REYNA IS. I DON'T REALLY LIKE HER SO I DIDN'T PUT HER IN. MAYBE I WILL IN THE END, BUT WHO KNOWS. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I DON'T LIKE HER? ITS BECAUSE SHE LIKED PERCY. THAT IS WRONG. I AM A PERCABETHER ALL THE WAY.

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