Percy POV

I woke up with sand in my hair, a cool breeze running along my face. A seagull landed on my nose, and it cocked its head, looking at me curiously as if to say Don't I know you?

"Get off my face, bird."

The seagull squawked at me and flew away, attempting to defecate on my face, but I rolled away before it could get a chance to.

I stood up to my full height and looked around; there was pure blue skies all around, with about a two mile long beach that stretched along the horizon. All around me was huge, moss-covered rocks that looked really old, standing against the wave rushing in to the shore. The rocks were close together, and we could've played that one game that little kids play where the ground happens to be lava.

Except it might not be a game for us in a couple hours.

Blue water crashed against the rocks, and the sun blazed down right above the water; appropriate for the specific Titan that was forming underwater.

I looked behind me and saw Thalia stand up to her full height, looking around and putting her hands on her hips. It was hot, as if this island didn't put together the fact that clouds exist yet.

Annabeth stood up, and staggered, catching her balance on her own. Calypso had gotten up, and was looking around, smiling at our surroundings. "This is beautiful! Almost no human taint in it, and the water is nice and pure. Reminds me of the water in Ogygia."

Annabeth flashed a look, but didn't say anything. That was more like her; I wonder if her outburst had been all this pent-up energy from all these years. She's more of the type to hide her emotions, and then to have it get back at the person through subtle and wise ways that weren't that bad.

Hazel got up, looked around and pointed suddenly. "What's that cabin doing in the middle of the water?"

Nico got up and squinted his eyes. "There is a cabin. It's like fifty feet in the water, held by stilts. Doesn't look that bad, but it's probably much bigger on the inside. Especially since humans don't build cabins on water."

I looked at Annabeth. "Usually, residences aren't found on the water. So, should I call for the trident now, in case Helios and the Rhodos are in there sipping cups of tea, or what?"

Annabeth looked out to sea. "I don't think that the trident is going to be able to be given right away; Helios has a Titan's energy. It would be extremely difficult for Poseidon to send his trident in the territory of a Titan. If it wasn't, then we would already have his trident by now."

Jason hopped on a moss-covered rock. "I think we should head over there. It's obviously there for a reason. And plus, it might help us find Helios and the Rhodos. And we can do a couple of deified ass-kicking."

I grinned while Hazel swatted him lightly. "Jason has the right idea. But, Annabeth….you're saying that…"

Annabeth nodded gravely. "Helios' essence has already risen. We are already in his domain."

A cold feeling went through my spine; I wasn't sure if that was fear, or the Titan's aura going through my body.

I heard a splash behind me, and saw Jason and Thalia wading in the water, towards the cabin. Suddenly, a huge wave came out of nowhere, snatched the two of them up, and carried them quickly out to sea.

Calypso and I screamed, while Annabeth looked around to gain a feel for her surroundings. Both she and I sprinted and jumped into the water, Annabeth relying on her strong swimming skills. Calypso notched a bow and arrow and kept watch.

The water felt fine; I felt strong as I shot through the water. Jason was carried under by a wave, and I grabbed him, throwing him up towards the surface. I heard a scream in my head, PERCY! THALIA!

I whipped my head around quickly to see Thalia sinking towards the bottom, thrashing and flailing. I shot down towards the water, catching Thalia by the waist.

My breath caught in my throat when I saw what was on the sea floor.

A huge top of a volcano was poking out, as if the rest of the volcano was underground. The color was streaked with veins of orange and red lava, pulsing as if it was feeding something. Incalculable amounts of heat was spreading out from the top of the volcano, and bubbles formed as if it was getting ready to blow. I looked up and saw the Sun right over the spot that I was at, like directly over.

As the breath caught in my throat, water seeped through my windpipe. A chilling laugh erupted through the ocean. I grabbed my throat and Thalia fell away from me; I couldn't breathe anymore.

I was in the presence of the Titan Helios.

"Little demigod…your time will come soon. My avatar has served me well."

A cutting blast of pure energy blasted through me, propelling me through the water.

Blasts of sunlight erupted from the volcano, almost imploding it from the inside out. An irresistible force pulled me towards the hole of the volcano, and when I came level with the hole, I saw a familiar guy lying in a searing hot pool of magma, his skin black and cracked with molten lava as if he was a volcano. Or a sun. He was inhaling and exhaling irregularly, as if it hurt to breath.

Despite the change in features, I recognized who it was by his Camp Half-Blood T-Shirt, his surfer's body, and his tall, athletic build.

The same person who had healed Annabeth and several other campers. The son of Apollo.

I was staring at the body of Will Solace.

I screamed in the water, "WILL!"

He looked at me and raised his arm towards me, as if asking me for help. Then he screamed, a broken and rocky scream.

I raced towards him, but his body started to glow sunlight from within. I yelled and screamed, but his body exploded in a blast of sunlight energy.

I was propelled away from the volcano, until I was caught by someone with really tanned arms, so much so that he looked Hispanic.

I kicked away from him and raced towards the bottom, screaming Will's name.

The dude materialized in front of me, and I got a full look at him. He had a full lifeguard outfit on, with the red shorts and everything. He had sunglasses on, and a cool, composed look.

He grinned at me. "Yep, definitely not human. You're late."

I frowned; late for what?

I got Riptide out, and his eyebrow raised at the sword. "You might want to put that down, youngblood. Professor Kane is not going to be happy about you being late."

Professor Kane?

He grinned. "I am Ukupanipo. Most people call me Uku. And I am the god of sharks, fishing, and-"

He grabbed the whistle around his neck and blew it; somehow I could still hear it. "-and my new domain, lifeguarding! It's pretty cool. And I look for sea gods who are late to the class."

I frowned again; who was this guy? I've never heard of a shark god. "Um, what are you talking about?"

He grinned and said, "Take notes. Be good."

He touched a finger to my forehead, and I fell straight into a seat in a classroom. The classroom was well lit like any other room, with regular size desks around the room in five columns. The desk that was supposed to be at the front of the room was replaced with a simple throne. On the throne sat a really tanned guy who looked like he was from Hawaii. He had muscles for days, and had sunglasses on. He wore a Hawaiian t-shirt, with cargo shorts. I looked around and saw my team; Annabeth, Hazel, Thalia, Jason, Nico, and Calypso all were spread out around the room. They all looked at me with horrified expressions.

I looked around and the rest of the students there just looked like young Hawaiian guys and girls, maybe like 19-25. But the thing was, there was so much power in the room that I was starting to itch.

The dude on the throne was accompanied by a guy who looked just like him, except he grew his hair out to a shaggy mess, and he didn't have that many muscles. He looked mad at the world; like he wanted to destroy it at any second. He stood next to the dude on the throne.

The dude on the throne stood up. "I am Professor Kane. Creator of the Universe and Light. And this is your first class on Hawaiian gods. I would appreciate it if people weren't late to my class."

He shot a look at us, who looked really out of place despite our tanned complexions. Nico just looked like he was glowing. Calypso looked kind of normal, but her beauty set her apart. All the girls were beautiful, but Annabeth and Calypso had them beat.

Some of the girls in my row turned their heads and waved at me flirtatiously.

Wait…

Hawaiian gods?

We were Greek. Hawaii has their own gods?

I scratched my head as Annabeth stood up. Everyone in the class trained their eyes on her, and she shifted uncomfortably. "Um, sir, we are not from around here. We were just travelers, and got caught up-"

Professor Kane flicked his finger downward and Annabeth sat down sharply as if being made to do it. "Nonsense. Ukupanipo found all of you in the water, or on the beach, so you must be gods. Especially you…."

He pointed slowly at me and looked at the clipboard that the dude standing next to him was holding. He looked back up at me. "You must be…Ku-waha-ilo, god of the ocean."

"Ku-wa-who?"

He looked at the clipboard. "Anyway, Aumakua, god of family?"

A dude that was sewing looked up and raised his hand. "Here."

"Elepaio, god of flies?"

A guy with a billion mosquito-bites raised his hand and said weakly, "Here…."

Professor Kane shook his head. "What did I tell you about that bug spray?"

The dude Elepaio shook his head and scratched like an animal.

"Haikili, god of thunder?"

Thunder rumbled outside as a ripped dude raised his hand. "Here, sir."

The class laughed, and it was so good-natured that I felt like laughing; I saw Hazel and Calypso laughing along with them.

"Haumea, goddess of birth?"

A girl who was really pretty was nursing a baby and raised her hand. "Here, Professor Kane. Hi'iaka is here, also. She just had a late luau."

He nodded and crossed the girl off her list. "Hi'aka, goddess of hula dancing, asleep. Check."

The class laughed and this time, I laughed along with them. Professor Kane had gone through the rest of the list, people who were attractive and powerful and ruled over certain domains in Hawaii. They had displayed their powers one way or another. This one person, Ku, reminded me badly of Ares, with his buff muscles and fire in his eyes. He had long hair and full armor on, with a huge sword strapped to his side.

This one girl, Namaka, was interesting. She had jet black hair with tanned skin and sea green eyes, who smiled at me. She was a sea goddess, and was learning how to be a proper deity along with everyone else in the class.

She looked at me and materialized a note on my desk, that said, You don't look from around here. You're not really Hawaiian, are you?

I looked at her and hesitated; she laughed and put a finger to her lips. My secret was safe with me.

At one point, I got tired of the whole thing and stood up. "Look, I'm sorry to lead you all on, but I'm not a god. I'm not even Hawaiian. I just know how to surf."

A hush fell over the entire class as everyone watched me. Slowly, Annabeth stood also, with everyone else in the team following along with us. Soon, we were all standing as Professor Kane looked at us through his emotionless shades. "Really? So you're telling me that you are in this class and aren't even Hawaiian? So how do we know that you're not some spy?"

I faltered. I didn't have a reason for that. Thunder rumbled outside, and I looked at Haikili, who was glaring at me. "Professor Kane, I think that we should kill him. And his outsider friends. They all look like him. Except for the pale one."

Nico narrowed his eyes. "Watch it, Thunder Boy."

Haikili stood up and thunder rumbled again. "You want to say that again, Chalk Boy?"

The dude standing next to the professor narrowed his eyes at Nico. "He's not a deity. The one with the blue eyes and the hunting outfit on, the one standing up with the long black hair, and the one that is really beautiful are all deities; the pale one has to do with the Greek god of death. Not a nice guy. The blonde girl is powerful, but not a deity. And the blonde male is the same."

Thalia raised an eyebrow. "You called Seaweed Brain a deity?"

He looked at Thalia. "I am Kanaloa, the god of the Underworld, and of the earth. And I know that one over there is a deity. Who are you people?"

Annabeth cleared her throat. "We are demigods. Children of major deities. The one with the shaggy black hair is the son of our sea god. The one with the blue eyes and the hunting outfit on is the daughter of our god of the sky and lightning. I am the daughter of the goddess of wisdom. The pale one is the son of the god of death and the Underworld. The blonde male is the brother of the one of the blue eyes, and the…pretty one is our ally, a deity from a prison that we released."

My team moved towards me and stood with me as I uncapped Riptide. "Look, we need to get out of here before the world that we know it is lost. So I'm going to walk out of here slowly…and you will not follow me."

I started to back up, hoping that what I bluffed would work. However, the huge one, Ku, stood up and unsheathed his massive sword. He held it up and grinned. "Come on, little demigod."

I narrowed my eyes; that's what Helios taunted me with. When he had Will Solace captured.

Anger boiled inside of me, and I could feel it rising to the brim. Riptide started to glow, and I held it up. "Shall we dance?"