The bus driver seemed to be having some trouble with the wheel, I think it was Percy. The bus driver was trying to straighten the bus, but I guess Percy was trying his hardest to put us against the Lincoln Tunnel, he finally succeeded. The bus slammed against the side of the tunnel, grinding metal, throwing sparks a mile behind us.

We careened out of the Lincoln Tunnel and back into the rainstorm, people and monsters tossed around the bus, cars plowed aside like bowling pins. This driver must be a real pro driver, because he somehow found an exit. We shot off the highway, through half a dozen traffic lights, and ended up barreling down one of those New Jersey rural roads where you can't believe there's so much nothing right across the river from New York. There were woods to our left, the Hudson River to our right, and the driver seemed to be veering toward the river.

I got up, but I immediately sat down hard, that seaweed brain, he hit the emergency brake. The bus wailed, spun a full circle on the wet asphalt, and crashed into the trees. The emergency lights came on. The door flew open. The bus driver was the first one out, the passengers yelling as they stampeded after him.

The Furies regained their balance. They lashed their whips at Annabeth while she waved her knife and yelled in Ancient Greek, telling them to back off. Grover threw tin cans. Percy appeared somewhere behind me, "Hey!" The Furies turned, baring their yellow fangs at him. "Perseus Jackson," The first one said. "You have offended the gods. You shall die."

"I liked you better as a math teacher." Percy said, she growled. Annabeth and Grover moved up behind the Furies cautiously, looking for an opening.

Percy pulled out his pen, then he uncapped it. The pen grew into shimmering double edged sword. The Furies hesitated. I guess they tasted this sword before, they obviously didn't like seeing it again.

"Submit now," she hissed. "And you will not suffer eternal torment." The other two were meant for fighting, not talking, because this entire time, they only said two words.

"Nice try," Percy told her.

"Percy, look out!" Annabeth cried.

These guys are alright, especially Annabeth, she started piggy backing one of the furies while Grover got her legs. She fell down, and then she tried to extend her wings, there was no room for her to do that.

"Zeus will destroy you!" The fury yelled. "Hades will have your soul!"

"Braccas meas vescimini!" Percy yelled. I'm not sure where Percy learned Latin. But I think he just said, "Eat my pants!"

Thunder shook the bus. The hair rose on the back of my neck. "No!" I yelled. Annabeth, Grover and Percy looked around, "What was that?"

"I don't know, but we have to go." Annabeth said, "Now!"

I got off the bus, and then the other's got off too. "Our bags!" Grover realized. The hair on my arms stood up, I lifted up my arms, surrounding the bus with dark energy, "We left our-

BOOOOM!

After a couple of seconds I released the energy shield I used to protect the bus. But it wasn't as strong as I thought, the windows and the top of bus was torn off, I have no idea how the heck that happened. Grover ran in and then Annabeth, they both came out, with all of their stuff. When they got out, all three of them ran into the woods.

It started to rain a lot more, I looked back at the bus, "Where are the furies?" then I just remembered something, "The roof, that's why it was torn off. But how the heck did they do that?"

I didn't have time to be thinking about this. I was about to follow them, but then I got a stupid idea, I looked to the sky and yelled, "Zeus! If you want war so much! Come and get me! Let's see what you're made of!" I ran after Percy and the others. Thunder rolled across the sky behind me, I am not afraid of Zeus. And besides, he's got his hands full, unless he teams up with a few other gods.