Hello. Yes, I have explaining. Lots has been happening. A student at my school died, my best friend had to have surgery... and lots more. I won't go that long without updating again. Plus I got into Color Guard for next year... which is cool, but I have to go through painful band camp this summer.

I saw Avengers 2... epically AWESOME! Iron Man is my favorite. I didn't know Thor could look any better, but...

Is it bad I have a crush on Ultron?

Also, I will be editing my earlier chapters. Just the ones that sucked... so... all of them. They won't be under a new chapter, so just keep checking back, because it won't send an email if you follow, or favorite this story.

After this one is updated, I'll be working on fixing the first chapter, so it should be done later on tonight! Again, you will just have to check.

Read on!

Carter

Of course, when we make a game plan is when the universe decides it's okay for us to be attacked.
I mean seriously, why can't we just save the world peacefully?

As soon as we left Percy's house, and stepped off the block-literally, a pack of hellhounds (I think that's what Leo called them) attacked us. Actually, it wasn't even a pack. It was more of... a herd. A very large herd.

They came from absolutely nowhere. One minute, we were walking behind Bast while she was explaining the difference between gutting someone and stabbing someone, and the next moment, we were surrounded.

"Oh Styx."Piper said.

"Have you ever seen this much hellhounds?" Hazel asked.

"How did this much even get out?" Jason asked.

"Well, considering this situation, I'll bet... down there is less stable than it once was." Percy answered. Annabeth's eyes flickered toward him, and then quickly flickered back. I wondered what that was about? But before I had time to think about it, a hellhound jumped at me.

I reacted quickly- warrior's instincts, and pulled my kopesh out for the second time that day at record speed, and slashed the hellhound across it's chest. It crumbles into gold dust. That was kind of weird, but I wasn't really all that surprised. I mean, it's better than the remains seeping into the ground and coming up to form an even bigger monster, which has happened before.

"Nice move Carter." Percy complimented. He looked over my shoulder. "Incoming." I turned just in time to see another hellhound jump at me, but then a gold light hit it, and also vaporized every hellhound within 5 feet.

"You're welcome, brother." Sadie said, smirking.

I rolled my eyes, and proceeded with slashing hellhounds with my sword. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Bast kicking and slicing. She looked like a freakin' acrobatic. To add to that, she was cackling with glee. So she looked more like a sadistic acrobat.

"We really need to get that portal open. Like now." Sadie told me. She was blasting monsters left and right with magic from her staff.

"You're telling me. There must be hundreds of these things. I've never seen so many monsters in one place before!" I yelled while a hellhound tried to eat my face.

"Are you forgetting the Washington incident?" Sadie asked.

"Oh, right. Well, second most then!" Zia appeared beside me, blasting fire from her hands.

"We need to open the portal Sadie! We have to get out of here! We really don't have time for this!" She yelled.

"Well come on then! Carter can you cover for us?" Sadie asked.

"Sure, just open the portal!" I yelled while trying to dislodge a hellhound from my leg. I managed to get it free, but not without it taking a piece of my jeans.

I made my way towards Percy, ducking and dodging teeth and claws.

"Sadie and Zia are going to try to get the portal open!" I yelled at him.

"Okay. In the meantime, let's try not to get killed." He said. I doubted that would be a problem for him. He moved fluidly, like water. He disintegrated a hellhound while blocking three others from Annabeth at the same time. He winced as he stabbed another one.

"Seaweed Brain, I can take care of myself." she said as she kicked a hellhound in the snout.

"I know, I just preferred if I did it." he said cheekily. Annabeth rolled her eyes as she stabbed a monster.

I saw Sadie bringing up a shield to cover her and Zia, while Zia was muttering incantations. I turned my head toward another hellhound, and stabbed it in the chest. Sadie and Zia would be fine. I needed to focus on not dying.

Sadie

Opening a portal by itself is hard work, but opening a portal to the Duat?... not so much.

"I really don't know how this is going to work. This isn't even a good day to open a portal. Especially not one to the Duat." Zia said.

"Well, we have to get there somehow, and soon." I replied. I knew the Greeks could take care of themselves, but there was a lot of hellhounds.

My eyes scanned for Walt, and I followed a grey stream of energy to him. I have to say, fighting lots of hellhounds makes him look hot. More so than usual. As if feeling me watching him, he turns to me and smiles, and I almost melt in my shoes.

"Sadie! Would you stop goggling at your boyfriend and help me?!" Zia yelled. I snapped out of my temporary trance.

"Aren't you the host of Ra? Can't you open the portal yourself?" I asked.

Zia looked down. "I don't know."

I sighed. "Hold on. Let me try something." I concentrated.

Hello? Isis?

No reply.

Isis? I really need your help.

Silence.

I sighed and opened my eyes. "Isis is MIA at the moment."

Zia thought for a moment. "I have an idea. Let's try something different. Think about a portal to the Duat, and use the Divine Words to open it. It will be even more unstable than unusual, but it may work."

"Good idea. I don't think it will work, but good idea, seeing as we don't have another one." I closed my eyes and concentrated on the Duat. I felt my magical energy collect, and I raised my hand, with gold energy building up. Zia and I said at the exact same time, said, "W'peh.

I felt the portal open, but it was very weak. I looked at Zia. "This portal won't hold."

"I know." she replied. And suddenly, Walt was beside me.

"Need some help?" he asked with his Anubis smirk.

I didn't have the energy to roll my eyes. "That would be nice." I said through gritted teeth.

Walt extended his hand, and grey energy shot through into the portal. The portal instantly widened.

"There are some perks to being a god." Walt said. "This isn't going to hold long. If we're going to go through, we need to do it now."

I looked around for Carter. He slashed a hellhound across the chest.

"Carter!" I yelled. I don't know how he heard me, with all the barking and killing going on, but he turned to me, and I saw understanding in his eyes. I saw him yelling something to Percy.

Keeping this thing stable was really excrutiating. My arms started shaking. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Hazel going into the portal, along with Leo and Piper. All of my energy was on keeping the portal open.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and looked to see Walt's warm, brown eyes. "Go ahead Sadie."

I looked into the portal of purple, swirling sand. "You sure you can make it?" I asked.

"Yeah, go ahead. Hurry up."

"Come on Zia." I grabbed her and jumped into the portal. It was so dark, I could barely see anything.

"Sadie!" I heard someone scream, but by then, I was swirling into unconsciousness.

Okay. Again, sorry for the wait.

The answer to my last riddle is the word smile, because it has mile in between.

Lay on a bed of nails, gain magical powers, and turn on the AC!

Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister? (No cheating)

"There is no bitch on earth like a frightened mother for her kids."

-Stephen King