I am so so sorry about the long wait between chapters, I will try and make the wait shorter this time, no promises though...
Cathy POV
Godsdammit! I have a stupid father and a stupid cousin! All was well in the arch until Percy got separated from Annabeth and Grover, and of course the lady in the denim had to be a crazy snake woman with a giant monster dog didn't she?
Of course I can't put all the blame on Percy can I? After all I was the one who thought it would be a good idea to check my text messages whilst in the middle of a fight.
In that brief moment when I was checking my phone (and learning of my father's stupidity) Percy had thrown himself out of the Arch. Damn children of Poseidon and their lack of basic brain functions, like self preservation.
I shadow travelled to the bottom of the arch and met up with Annabeth and Grover, whilst sending a continuous mantra of your brother is stupid to Dani and Danny.
What did he do? Danny said. I think I heard a face palm then.
Oh, just jump out of the arch and into the river!
WHAT?! Dani yelled in my head, making me cringe.
"What?" Annabeth asked. I shook my head and waved my hand at her.
Keep your voice down Dani!
Sorry, Dani replied. You just told me my brother plummeted to his death!
If he was dead, I think I'd know, I shot back. LAuren said that children of Hades can sense the deaths of their friends and family.
Oh... Danny said. So he's alive?
Yes.
Good Both of the twins told me.
"Guys?" Percy's voice said in my ear.
Told you! I said to the twins.
"Percy?" Grover said. "Where are you?"
"In the river," He replied helpfully.
"What are you doing in the river?" Tucker said.
"Bit of a long story Tuck," I said.
"Guys I can light a fire underwater!," Percy said. "I feel like Spongebob!"
"That's great Percy," Annabeth said. "When are you getting out?"
Percy was silent for a few minutes, we all waited anxiously. annabeth, Grover and I made our way over to the rivers edge. When we got there we spotted him, completely dry, even though we knew he had just been underwater. "Perrr-cy!" Grover bleated as he tackled the boy. "If it wasn't for these," He gestured to his ear and the Fenton Phone held within. "I'd have thought you'd gone to Hades the hard way!"
Annabeth rolled her eyes. "What exactly happened?" This was directed as much at me as it was Percy.
"I sort of fell."
"I was checking my phone," I muttered as Percy spoke, hopefully masking my own stupidity.
"Gangway!" A cop behind us shouted. A part formed in the crowd and paramedics hurried past pushing a stretcher with a woman on. She was talking about what actually happened, rather than the mist masked version everyone else saw. It was strange how some mortals could see through the mist.
"We should probably leave before someone recognises us," I said gripping Grover and Annabeth's shoulders. "Grover grab Percy." I made us all invisible and we literally disappeared into the crowd.
