A/N: Chapter 7 is up! Hope y'alls enjoy. Sorry for the late reply, it's been a busy month and I got a lot of time and energy to put for work. This chapter is so funny and a bit of nostalgic in a way! I did learn a lot about hood slangs and reread Riordan's books again. (I do enjoy rereading the whole series again.)

I had to hand it to those Greek gods, they do tend to had magnificent creatures. Still, it ain't the Chinese foo dog, but a winged horse is still as good. That's probably why these guys are popular as unicorns, the plainest and probably worthless creature in all mythologies.

Seeing where this conversation leads to Greek talk might as well leave all the excitement. Oh man, it's like that time my old school brought me to a Star Wars Nerd-a-thon with all the bodysuits and fully covered faces, it no wonder freaks still linger to play pretend.

Montwittz the groundskeeper couldn't hold his tears. He immediately gave his gratitude to our armored saviour.

"Have I ever mentioned…" He sniffed. "I am grateful to your father and he's always been my favorite god!" Immediately, he shook both his hands like a lonely, desperate senile. I should probably thank him as well, but I think Montwittz' thousand thanks count as one from me.

Yeah, and you are welcome to forget that I risked myself by saving him and almost got splatted to risk your furry buttness's life. Now, I ain't gonna kick him twice due to the smell, fuck you very much still awaits.

"All in my days working," He shook his arms a bit. Glad that wasn't me.

"Uhm, as I was saying before, grazie for saving us and I must say you were really heroic." Gaby complimented with a hinting blush. I'm betting $5 that she meant the horse not the hottie.

"Hey, no sweat…"

"Gabriella Francino but you can call me Gaby." Gaby supplied.

"Right, Gaby. Lovely name, I can totally see it in your face."

Gaby giggled as if she enjoys being the fan-girl or the damsel in distress. "Wow, I never thought we were saved by the Perseus!"

I held my urges to punch that guy, but my ODD sense starts to kicking in. I just met him and I already hated that guy.

"Well, the son of Zeus died years ago. The names Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon." He remarked.

"Poseidon! As in the god of the Sea!? What a stupid question. I mean of course you are officially Poseidon's offspring! What does he like, I meant like have you knew him long? Are there anymore of you!?" Gaby keep on blabbering more questions, our Biology teacher just waltz off somewhere.

"Yes, he's real. He is awesome like yours truly. Well there's my half-brother Tyson then, I guess so too." He answered tensely.

Being her frenzied self. I don't know whether to pity him or just play the bitch move on him. I knew Gabs got issues and fan of Greek mythology is one of them. Since, I could remember, Gaby told me many stories about Greek mythology from her grandparents. Never knew them, but I danced with some other Italian folks in the Bronx and trust me Italian and Chinese don't mix well together.

I don't think a blend of these cuisines into a fusion-mixed restaurant would work. I mean it's a spicy dumpring? I wonder how much they'll make pay us to eat that.

Out of the sudden, Gaby's signature G#7. See, I found dozen megaphones combined in an episode of the Simpsons are less of a noise pollution than Gaby's hitting a high note.

"O. M. Gosh! You fought the Titan Kronus!?" She asked. "Wait, how did you defeat him? How will he ever return? Okay next question. How is it do you know you're father is Poseidon!? Like did he came to you to tell him or is that you found him in the sea? Hold on, can you describe your relationship with Poseidon and does Amphirite hates you like Hera did with all Zeus' babies?"

Seeing Gaby had it going on, I tend to look at the other way around. The pegasi stands stiffs and kept focusing on Gaby. Ms.P surprisingly I think After cooling myself down, I came to them just to cut the guy off his misery and join in.

"Still it was really amazing that manage to tame that pegasus." She came to the winged beast like that time she gone crazy that one autumn for the release Fall Gucci collection.

Note to self: Pegasus and demigod = bitches magnets. (I never thought of using that word so soon.)

"A'right girl, you probably had enough on your plate." I pushed Gaby behind and positioned myself to him with a smug. Real talk, when a guy gets jealous you let the punk-ass fucker know. "Why don't we let the Princess Flipper fly off to the sea. I'mma sure daddy's boy misses being the princess in the castle."

"Nice burn man." He complimented.

"Wasn't complementing bro. De names ain't man, Punk. It's Dimitri Wong a.k.a. De Hunter a.k.a. The savage, blood-thirsty and ass-whopping freaknik from ATL. You better not fuck with me or your sorry punk ass will be sorry more than I can say your sword, you heard!" Honestly, I could've been more street but I feel street thugs ain't scaring this guy.

Still not intimated, I mean what can a gangster do to vex a demigod. Especially son of someone Gaby adores. Great now, I wished my mom was a bad-ass.

Judging from his expression, he gets the idea.

"Pleasure to meet a young spirit."

"By the Greek Gods, have you no shame!" Montwittz came with stomping his legs. He grunted with smokes come out his nose. "Do you realized he is the savior of the Greek pantheon and the greatest hero of all time!?" The better start kissing my ass to acknowledge. "Show this hero the respect he deserves to Hades sake!"

Montwittz covered his mouth and started sweating. "By the Greek Gods! I said the Dark Lord's name! I'm not ready to die!"

"I never knew a satyr would be that paranoid?" Dumbass Percy commented. Or lazy for that matter.

Ms.P came in emotionless, avoiding Montwittz "Not to rain on a pity party, but I got a schedule to keep up so, can we hurry this up, hero?"

Police sirens are wailing. Pretty soon, the police officers probably my dad will be here and he'll totally freaked.

"Wait. Maybe, your pet pegasi can fly us!?"

"Praise Poseidon!" Montwittz preached.

The winged-horse-thing is neighed at him, giving him a bit of a push by the back.

Yet, the strangest thing is that all I heard was, Neighhh… I mean I just talked to a fucking drunken rat this morning.

"Also. Hate to be bearer of more bad news, but Blackjack said he can't fly all of us."

And of course, the hero could speak to horses. It was actually a lucky guess but I'm starting to doubt myself in all this. It's like the times I came to the history museum for the Ancient Greek. Just by looking at the collection of armors and Greek god statues, I don't feel very special.

As I looked around and out of options, I guess it's one of those times when a man gotta do what a man gotta do-thing.

Okay. I'm probably hating myself to do this.

"Yo princess, is there like any way that could help us out get out of this joint?"

"Actually…" Percy took out a golden coin some sort from his pocket and flip it to the air. "I do hope you guys aren't motion-sickness."

Oh, 神啊 this can't be good.

"Anakoche, Harma epitribeios!" Just by hearing him yelling it punches my stomach hard.

Ancient Greek or not, I could understand what princess was yelling. He threw the golden drachma - which I knew now – into the road.

By the time it hits the ground, the tarmac turned dark. It melted into a rectangular parking space oozing red liquid. I gaged almost threw up because, it reminded me of blood. Oh 神啊, I hope I could get through with this.

A taxi emerges from the ooze. I still cannot the picture of why a taxi emerged in the first place. I mean it ain't yellow, but it's woven out of some dark smoke. Same goes with Cynthus, I looked at the sign and the word scribbled into, 'Grey Sisters' Taxi.'

Oh man, I got a sinking feeling about this.

The passenger windows open and a shady old lady with stringy long hair covering her eyes said, 'Where to?'

"Four to Camp Half-Blood." Percy said.

"Argh!" the old lady shrieked. "Three only!"

She pointed her bony fingers at Ms.P, "We don't take her kind!"

Ms.P coughed in disdain. "Don't waste y'alls time, I wouldn't be caught dead riding that monster truck."

I guess, racism do apply in Greek mythology.

"Hop in!"

I got in and to my surprise, the interior was also smoky gray. The seat was lumpy and cracked. The brand name didn't misrepresent there were three figures are sitting in front. All wearing the same dark sackcloth and stringy hair covered their eyes.

Montwittz came in. "Hey scotch over."

The driving one said, "Long Island! Out-of-metro. Ha!"

She hit the accelerator and my head bumped into a dusty TV seat. A video instruction appears and said: Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!

Easy for him to say, the seat belts are black chains! If I survive this, I'll never swear or cuss to anyone ever again.

"Oh my God! I can't believe it!" Gaby squealed being all star struck. "First a son of Poseidon and now you guys! I think, I'm gonna be faint. No wait, that'll be bad I need to treasure this forever. Oh man, I should've brought my phone! Like total selfie mode!"

At a time like this, I wish I had ignorance bliss like Gabs' just once. By that if you mean the whole part where Winston got kidnapped by our history teacher.

I turn around to see the window, but this lady wearing a red office get up just smirked at me.

Already failing before being claimed? I heard a sweet yet evil voice. Hm… your failure excites me.

"Are you sure you don't want me to bring you along?" Asked Percy to our Biology teacher.

"I got my own way." Her eyes are sharp and grunted. I think I saw her reaching one of her arsenals. I think! It's as the punk's askin' for a shot of death. "No thanks, to your limited ability – the Lord of the Sea sure quite disappointment."

"Buckle up!" the one on the passenger yelled. She hit the accelerator and the taxi runs like a rocket.

"Wait! Where's the eye?" the driver cried and pointed at the passenger. "Wasp, give it to me!"

"Bah! Are you blind!? I don't have it!?" Wasp yelled – she quickly spat her hands at the middle girl. "That's our tooth Tempest, you half-brain harpy!"
"Aw! I'm not Tempest, moron!" The middle one also quicken to spat, but to the wrong sister.

"Watch it Anger! I'm driving here!" Tempest yelled.

Felt the car just hit something. I think with the speed limit and careless driving, I'm not even sure if we'll ever made it to Rhode Island in one piece.

These ladies probably failed the Uber entrance test or probably never ever driving again. As expected from their quarrel, we crashed a couple of stop signs and a mailbox. I think mails were sticking at the windshield, blocking the view.

The puzzling part there wasn't a single siren coming.

"Gonna be honest, I feel like we're inside a roller coaster ride. This totally beat anything in Disneyland." Gaby remarked as if it's the time of her life.

Montwittz cover his mouth trying not to spew his left-overs. "Please don't refer to use the R-word ever again." For his sake, I don't throw him out if he ever spilled at my last fresh good clothing.

Now, that I thought about it, this ride should be more a roller coaster than a taxi.

"Uhm… Are you sure they know what they're doing?"

"Oh totally Hunter, they grey sisters knows everything." Gaby assured. (Still not working.) Gotta be honest, I had worst share of a trip. The last trip, I've regretted was my year-long to juvie program in Atlanta.

"Yeah, they probably know what color's my underwear today." I mocked at them.

"You're wearing a Garfield brief!" The Grey Sisters stated. I feel like my head is about to be exploded. At least, they didn't spill about… never mind. Friendly tip: Never underestimate the power of three crones sharing the same eyeball riding a taxi.

"Wasp! You took the eye!" Anger yelled.

"Did not!"

"Told you!" Gaby remarked. "I mean these ladies helped Perseus's quest by revealing the location of Medusa."

As I watched as three old crones fighting over an eyeball. I put on my headsets and set my playlist to ignore the commotions. The first song that came is "Tupac vs Biggie" by Migos.

I know this ain't my style and living in New York had turned me soft, but I do want to know my maternal side of the family. I probably hate it, but I think this help clear things up. For what it's worth, I've never knew both family side of the family since, dad disowned. But who knows perhaps; I could be an animal goddess's son. That'll help me feel better.

I will laugh the moment at the moment you're claimed. Here comes evil again. Already heard her twice and she sound like those hood royal heffas in Atlanta. When the gods know who you are, they shall hunt you down, you will be pursued by your brothers and sisters. Your skull shall -!

A hit by the video seat woke me up and starts the video. 'Hi, this is Ganymede, the cupbearer to Zeus…'

Blessed 觀音for whatever happens right now.

"Oh good, you are awake."

I shocked my body, all still intact. Thank 觀音, we good.

Then, I checked for some bumps. Nothing, good. I've already looked like a I've been living on the street looking gritty. For fuck sake, I don't want to grow a wacky-ass sized pimple!

"Ha! Got it!" Tempest finally retrieved her eye.

"Uggghhh! Please tell me, we're stopping. Mph."

Looking by the window, all I saw were thick fogs. "A'right. Did they took us to the Rhode Island or?" I asked, wondering what's out there. "Did y'alls bitches drove us into a slammer?"

"Bah! Be quiet! Don't question our ultimate knowledge of direction!" Anger yelled.

"We drove for more than you, half-bloods live. The Gods had blessed us with such talents." Wasp commented.

I batted at them, "Wait a minute! Hold up!? You drove like monkeys on wheels, who taught y'alls skinny-asses to drive, yo momma!? She so ugly, you had the same nightmares of her!"

Distancing myself from Atlanta does losing my street swag.

SKREEETTT!

A loud and powerful force had screeches the taxi. It almost made us feel like the car's about to do a flip and crash upside down.

"WHAT!?" All three sisters turned to us.

Wouldn't know any better, we all got kicked out of the taxi!

"You had to go there, Hunter…" that's what I'm thinking of what's coming out of Gaby.

Montwittz quickly got up and hurled his guts by the nearest tree.

"GO TO HADES AND DON'T FORGET 5 SKULLS!" Tempest yelled.

As soon, they leave. I quickly stood up to behind the taxi. "Hey!" I yelled as loud, hoping for they heard me. "I gotchu something! You three dark and ugly asses might as well drove that fog wagon to the NYPD police department and get y'allselves arrested! How about that!?"

"Hunter…"

I stepped until I'm beside Gaby.

"What the? Oh Hell naw."

Glossaries:

- Percy Jackson: The son of Poseidon, Lord of the Seas and the famous hero of all Olympian.

- Zeus: The King of the Gods in Mount Olympus, Slayer of Titans and God of Lightning. Youngest child of Kronos and Rhea. Roman form: Jupiter.

- Poseidon: The Olympian God of the Sea, Horses, Storm and Earthquakes. Second youngest child of Kronos and Rhea. Roman form: Neptune.

- Hades: The Olympian God of Underworld, Riches and Death. Third youngest child of Kronos and Rhea. Roman form: Pluto.

- Kronos: The Titan Lord, children of Gaea and Ouranus. The youngest of the First Generation Titans. Roman form: Saturn.

- Pegasus (singular: pegasi): Winged horse creatures, descendant of Pegasus, son of Poseidon and Medusa and brother to Chrysoar.

- Ganymede: cupbearer of Zeus and God of Homosexual Desire. Originally a Prince of Troy that was kidnapped by Zeus.

- Freaknik: A slang from Atlanta to describing an Atlantan native.

- ATL: an abbreviation of Atlanta, Georgia.

- ODD (Opposite Deficit disorder): a disorder condition that lead a person to be more disobedient from rules and authority. Always gotten angrier and irritated more easily. Demigods always contracted with ADHD.

- Grey Sisters (Graeae): daughters of Phrocys and Ceto, primordial children of Pontus and Gaea. They shared one eye and one tooth, they can answer any questions as they helped Perseus find the location of Medusa. Running a taxi service for the gods.

- 觀音 (Guan Yin): the Chinese Bodhisattva of Mercy. A respected goddess in Chinese Buddhism, Hunter prayed to her more than he pray to Buddha Himself.