Third Person POV:

"What in the Hades do you mean the 'Golden Fleece!' It's been lost for- I don't even know how long!" Percy shocked even himself with his tone.

"It's really quite simple boy," Circe shot him an irritated glance, "That is the reason why your Satyr friend is here. Is it not?" Percy didn't how to to respond so, he opted to stay quiet. "To put it in layman's terms, the Fleece expels an aura or smell that draws Satyrs towards it. It has something to do with Pan or whatever. And has the capability to cure any living thing. Or did you forget that tidbit of information?" Circe teased at the end.

Percy couldn't believe himself. After all the stories and myths drilled into his head and even experiencing a couple himself, he felt like an utter fool. The answer was so obvious that Percy couldn't believe how much trouble he could have avoided if he only remembered. Now he's in debt to a goddess who loathes men. "Of course that is only one option. I could come up with a cure if you would give me the time. However, it seems that you boys are in a hurry." Circe stood from her seat and made her way over to the door. "Now I would appreciate it if you leave with your friends before I do something... Outlandish." Circe opened the door calmly.

Percy tapped Triton's shoulder and nodded towards the window that overlooked the whole resort. As they walked to the amazing view Percy began by saying, "Look I'm sorry... I didn't see any other way at the moment. Now I'm in some serious debt." Percy more or less mumbled to his brother.

"*Sigh* It's fine. Let's just get the Fleece and get out of here as fast possible. We can not afford to waste any more time." Triton breathed out as they overlooked the lush paradise. Triton wanted to believe that everything was going to be alright but, that is never the case for a demigod. Especially in Percy's case. That boy has been through so much in his short life and still manages to put on a smile and a goofy attitude for the sake of others.

"It's not fine and you know it," Triton didn't respond to Percy, "Who knows what she'll want from me. Now no matter how I look at it, I can't see anything good coming from this." Percy continued to mumble. In truth, being in debt to someone like her never turns out well for the hero involved. Even after Percy placed that clause in his deal, there's no telling what will happen to him. For all he knows she might find a loophole and use that against him. It has been done in the past.

"What do you want me to say? That you're an idiot? That it was the only call? That it had to be done?... I can't say any of that because I don't know what I would have done myself. However, I can tell you that you won't be doing this alone. I've got your back. Don't you forget that." Triton turned away and walked towards the door. Leaving Percy a moment to dwell on his own thoughts.

"I can't forget." Percy spoke to no one in particular. With that, Percy following Triton to the door. He didn't look up as he approached his brother. Percy only watched his own feet as they quietly made their way to the open frame. It was strange how the silence followed him like a shadow. Next thing Percy knew he hit something hard and his mind raced for a moment. 'I swore there wasn't a wall there.' He thought as he rubbed his nose. The thirteen year old looked up and saw that it indeed was not a wall but, his brother who stood in the doorway without moving. "What gives?" Percy asked and decided to peek around his back. "Oh..." Was the only thing that left his mouth. A moment of silence passed before all Hades broke loose.

"Percy!?" Annabeth, Jessica, and Clarisse shouted in unison. Although Clarisse's sounded more like Prissy and an insult.

"When in the hell did you get here?!" Everyone shouted all at once pointing accusingly at the other. The three girls exchanged a quick look and grabbed onto Percy before quickly starting to drag him away. Not wanting to be left behind Triton followed but, didn't say anything. The only thing he did was take a glance back and saw Circe nodding her head at the group. Hylla and her sister understood what she meant and also followed a short distance behind the demigods. "Well it's been nice but, we wouldn't want to over stay our welcome!" Jessica shouted towards C.C. Percy thought they looked suspicious and before they could go any further he shook their hands off of him. He wasn't going to go on until he figured out what they were planning. It was a bit short notice but, Percy doesn't like being out of the loop.

"What is going on? Because I'm not moving until we know." Percy pressed slightly. Again the girls shared a glance.

"We don't have time to explain. We just really need to get out of here. And fast." Annabeth answered. Percy went wide eyed even though he didn't know what they planned. Whatever it was, it was going to be chaos. Triton on the other hand looked indifferent at the moment. The younger boy turned around and saw Hylla closing in on them along with some one else. Thinking on his feet Percy started rushing up the stairs. "What are you doing!? We should go!" Annabeth shouted reaching her arm out only to grasp the paradise air.

Percy didn't respond and just kept going until he caught up with the Hylla. "Listen and listen fast. Something dangerous is about to go down. I don't know what it is but, it's no doubt going to happen soon. Warn whoever you can. Find a ride and get off the island as soon as possible. Take her with you and don't look back." Percy quickly said in short bursts before turning around and speeding down the stairs. However, before he could get any where Hylla grabbed his shoulder.

"How do I know I could trust you?" She asked while grabbing her sisters hand. She heard all the stories about men and what they are capable of from Circe herself. She genuinely needed to know.

"That's up to you." Percy didn't know what to say so that was all he could say. Hylla nodded her head and let him go. Percy took the chance and decided to jump down the stairs by skipping a few each jump. It took barely anytime at all and before they knew it Percy was already back with them. "Let's go!" He wasn't about to be questioned and shot passed them. Triton smirked a little and began copying his brother. Annabeth, Jessica, and Clarisse just swiftly made their way down the stairs without all the theatrics. It was much safer yet, a lot slower.

By the time they got down, Percy and Triton already picked out a docked ship. It went by the name The Queen Anne's Revenge. Oh the history of that vessel was quite something. It held the vintage looks of a pirate ship and was under the command of none other than Blackbeard himself. Was. Percy and Triton could hardly contain their excitement. They could even command the ship to their will without outside help.

Clarisse, Annabeth, and Jessica barely had enough time to jump off the dock and onto the ship before it began pulling away under the command of Poseidon's sons. Just as their feet had touched down on the vessel they heard the undeniable voice of Percy, "Mizzenmast!" He shouted and in an instant the ship was ready to sail. Ropes tighten, the canvas unfurled, and the old wood creaked beneath them. The only thing the girls could do was hold onto the railing and hope not to fall overboard.

The ship lurched forward and the group of five were well on there way into the dangers of The Sea of Monsters. Every command called out was perfect and in sync. Not a single call was wasted. Now they were plowing through the waves with wind swept hair and a soft sea spray caressing their faces. For the sons of Poseidon this was a definite upgrade from their previous accommodations.

With Circe's island well behind them Percy and Triton made their way from down from the helm smiling. Triton quickly shifted into his royal persona when he got into view of Annabeth, Jessica, and Clarisse. He did have an image to uphold after all. But, on the inside he was a giddy child. Only Percy knows this though.

Percy skipped towards his friends in high spirits and they were looking fine. Mostly. Jessica looked a little queasy and couldn't seem to hold her balance all that well. She relied a lot on the railing. "Hey, are you doing okay Jess?" Percy quickly asked after noticing her discomfort.

"Peachy." Jessica mumbled a second before she dry heaved.

"Clearly." Clarisse mentioned under her breath. Percy knew what just to do in this situation though.

He walked up to her, "I want you to look at the horizon and carefully inhale and exhale slowly. Think of nothing else but, your breathing. And maintain eye contact with the horizon. It may take a couple minutes but, it should ease the discomfort somewhat." Percy directed in a calm voice. She nodded her head and followed his directions to the letter. While she was doing that he turned around to face Annabeth and Clarisse. He crossed his arms then spoke, "Well... Aren't you going to explain?" He wasn't accusing them or anything. However, it may pose a problem in the future.

"You really thought we were gonna let you do this alone?" Annabeth asked with some irritation in her tone.

"I'm not alone. And did you guys forget that I'm banished from contacting any of you?" Percy rebutted.

"Of course not! But after seeing you a year later and having another quest on top of that we couldn't just let you do this on your own. And what about Grover?" Annabeth continued.

"Like I said, I'm not alone! Am I going to have to repeat myself again?" Percy uncrossed his arms and waved them towards Triton behind him. That didn't seem to take. He also neglected to comment on his goat friend.

"Are you sure that you still even banished? I mean we're here now and nothing has happened." Clarisse decided that now was a good time to chime in.

"Don't you dare jinx us! And for all I know the whole banishment thing is broken. But, that doesn't mean that things can't get worse because of it." This wasn't a good time to test the gods' patience.

"Whatever." Clarisse scoffed then turned her back on the sea boy.

"Seriously how and why are you guys even here. Especially you Clarisse. I thought you hated me after what I did to your dad." Percy pried.

"I still do." She scoffed yet again.

"Percy you would have... done the same thing if it... was one of us... Why's it such a big deal?" Jessica barely managed to say in between her breathing.

"Did you guys even think what would happen if I didn't come back? The camp needs you." Percy tried to reason.

"It also needs you..." Jessica breathed out in almost a whisper.

"*Sigh* How'd you guys even figure out I was even coming here? Actually forget that. Tell me everything instead." Instead of continuing that small argument, Percy shifted the conversation back to the start.

"It actually happened right after you left.-" Annabeth started telling the story.

"He's not seriously on another quest? Is he?" Jessica asked worried. 'If it's going to be anything like the last one then he definitely will need help' she thought.

"It would appear so." Dionysus popped from out of know where, "Good thing he left when he did or I'd have to give him a very painful reminder." The god of wine said with a slight twinkle in his eyes.

"Do you know anything about it?" Annabeth asked. He would have to know.

"Of course but, I don't care enough to share." Dionysus mentioned while he was cleaning out his ear.

"Why not!? He could die for all we know!" Annabeth had the guts to scream before she realized who she was talking to. She slapped her mouth shut and looked down at her feet.

"Listen girlie, I wouldn't fret over it. He will either finish the quest or we'll never see him again. I'm hoping for the ladder. The amount of commotion he's caused on Olympus is giving me a headache. And that is something I can live without right now. I swear, if I here one more word about that stupid sea..." The god of wine spoke without any real interest in his words. He had no real reason to care all that much anyway. "Anyway, I should get back to the councilor. Something has him spooked." He left in a breeze of grapes and a faint smell of whine.

The campers dispersed to their normal duties which only left Annabeth, Jessica, and a cheerful looking Clarisse to their thoughts.

"That's when I figured out where were we needed to go. Jessica managed to convince her dad to lend us a ship under the condition that she gets the glory. Except we ran into some trouble trying to pass through straight of Scylla... The ship didn't make it and we drifted to C.C.'s island. Anyway that's the short version." Annabeth retold her story in quick bursts of ands, or, with the occasional but.

"I have a feeling that you aren't telling us something." This time Triton spoke up and this was the first time the gals got a good look at him.

"Ohm yea... Before we left, we ran into Hermes on the beach. It looked like he wanted to help but, all he did was give us some vitamins and..." Annabeth caught her voice and didn't want to go on.

"And what?" Triton pressed. He wasn't all for keeping information from others.

"He mentioned Luke... Hermes told us that Luke wasn't himself and that we should save him... I could save him..." Annabeth whispered. Percy thought this over and thought back to his encounter of the Princess Andromeda. He didn't really seem like himself.

"What about the vitamins? What were those for?" Percy can worry about Luke later. If a god gave them something like those vitamins then they must be used for something useful.

"When we got to C.C.'s I actually thought you were turned into a hamster. I thought the vitamin would turn you back and switched it out from their normal food. Turns out I was wrong. Whoops..." Jessica forced out. Instead of scolding them Percy began giggling and before he knew it he started laughing. His energy was contagious and soon enough everyone was laughing or trying to hold it in. Those who tried to hold it began to snort like pigs every once in awhile. Before long they caught their breathes and Jessica pointed at Triton and asked, "Who's the lug?"

"That lug is my brother. Jessica, Annabeth, and Clarisse I would like you to formerly meet Triton. Prince of the Sea, Heir to Poseidon's Thrown." Percy casually threw out. Triton stood tall and extended his hand to greet the frozen demigods. Even after a couple minutes they were still frozen stiff.

"A god?- Your brother's a god?- Oh my gods!" Annabeth stuttered. Clarisse turned around with a mouth so wide that a whole swarm of flies could fit in easily. Jessica threw up.

"Sorry bout that. *Heave* That wasn't because of you." She muttered. "It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise. I've heard a lot about you and Percy wasn't exaggerating." Triton calmly told her. When they heard that Percy mentioned them they grew curious. Who wouldn't be?

"Like what?" Annabeth tried to sound desperately uninterested but, they all knew the truth.

"Only what'd you expect from Percy." Triton answered but, it really wasn't answered per say.

"Not to seem rude but, we have no idea what to expect from him. In fact we barely know the punk." Clarisse spoke this time, "Other than rumors and the little information he shares, he's an enigma. I don't even really know what happened on his last quest. The smartass won't share." She pointed towards Annabeth.

"Wait a just a minute! What rumors?" Percy was shocked to hear this.

"You're telling me you don't know? Dude you showed up one day, saved me, beat the minotaur, went on a quest, and brought back Zeus's master bolt in maybe a weeks time. Then you were banished from camp. The demigods don't know what to make of you at all. And now you showed up from out of the blue and were on another quest to try and save camp. You've even gotten a nickname from the younger residence that's made it's way around. You Percy, are Camp Half-Bloods Guardian Angel." Jessica ranted while trying to hold the contents of her stomach.

"If it were anyone else from camp, they'd do the same. I'm not special... Just a bit different." Percy attempted to be humble. He really does believe that if it came down to it, they would do the same thing. They've known each other for far longer than he has and have created relationships far stronger because of it.

When it comes down to it Percy feels like stranger at camp. He hasn't known them for long at all. He's the type of person people wouldn't normally take time out of their day to notice. He could be sitting there for several minutes and other's would be completely oblivious; it isn't noticeable until a brownish blur to the left came back as a registered shift as he crossed or uncrossed his legs. Movement like rustlings in a hedge, furtive, the shadows in the night, almost not there. One instant he doesn't exist; the next he's standing within arms reach. In most aspects Percy's like a specter who won't go noticed until he wants to be.

Even after his promises and one Hades of an impression, that's all the other demigods can go off of. It's not like he's one of them. He was raised different. He knew the dangers before anyone else. His family was different. Everything about him is different. If nothing else Percy is an outcast. That's not a bad thing. However, it tends to bring up questions and nicknames like 'The Guardian Angel.' It's safe to say that Percy feels flattered.

Being different wasn't a bad thing for him. Percy is Percy and Percy is fine with that. Plus it's not like he's actually alone. The Sea Prince has moms, a dad, sisters, and even a brother. Normal was never a part of his forte but, that doesn't mean he wants at least some normal in his life. "So is no one gonna tell me what happened on your quest? Or am I just gonna be left in the dark here?" Clarisse snapped Percy out of his thoughts. "And while you're at tell us what you've been doing on this quest so far."

"Oh, sorry. Anyway-" Percy then went along and told her the story about his first quest. A tale of valor and stupidity that seemed to come right out of a fiction story. He never mentioned his sister's name or anything personal because it didn't sit right with him. After finishing off his wondrous tale of near death he finished off by saying, "and that's how we ended up here."

Clarisse didn't know what to do so she sat down. Jessica began stuttering under breath and didn't look consolable at the moment. Triton, who already heard this story, smiled a tad bit after rehearing the adventures of his insane brother. Annabeth on the other hand, looked downright pissed at that seaweed brain. She didn't want to believe that he would be stupid enough to owe favors to a goddess who loathed men and was downright crazy. "Percy! Of all the stupid-" She blurted out so that the whole world could hear. Annabeth then continued to rant and rage on about Percy's decision using every word in the known vocabulary.

Percy knows what he did. And her barrage wasn't doing anything other than annoying the hell out of him. So, he stood up and cut off Annabeth mid rant, "I think I'm going to go take nap. If we run into trouble or anything, let me know." Percy stated before making his way below deck and finding a hammock to lay on. True to his words, Percy tried to fall asleep.

Back on the top deck, "What in the hell!? Does he understand the gravity of the situation he's now in!?" Annabeth shouted to the remaining members. None of whom answered. Until Triton came to the rescue.

"More than you. He's probably beating himself because of it... Now if you'll need me, I'll be at the helm." Triton glared at her for a split second before moving over to the helm.

Their thoughts were blank. What a strange occurrence. Normally their thoughts were twisting and turning; suffocating them with their whispers. But, now it was a blank canvas before they all decided to go below deck and get some shut eye. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?