A/N: It's not like me to update twice in one go...but hell, I'm feeling good and I'm on a roll baby.

"You've gotta be kidding me!", cried Theresa, looking up to the sky at the circling monster.

Odie ran to the shelter of a nearby tree and set down his laptop, opening it at light speed. He began to type skilfully and read.

"Sphinx, In Greek mythology the Sphinx stood for bad luck and was the only one of it's kind. It took the form of a winged lion, with a woman's head."

The creature screeched, rapidly descending to the ground, swooping to knock down Atlanta and Jay. It landed, being grabbed by Herry around the mid-section. A thick tail whipped at the tall boy, the end of it hissing and biting.

"Whoa!" Herry jumped, avoiding the whirling extension.

" Did I forget to mention that it has a serpents tail?" grinned Odie sheepishly.

"Talk about a double threat", whined Theresa.

Herry roared, head butting the Sphinx, sending it flying.

" I can't handle another friggin snake!" all off their minds flashed back to the battle with Cerberus.

"Regroup!" yelled Jay loudly, as the dazed creature shook itself off.

"What's the plan?" asked Archie rather nervously, eyeing the wobbling beast.

Odie caught up to the group, still holding his laptop.

"Guys!...the legend of the Sphinx says that you have to solve a riddle to get passed it.", he looked down at the flickering screen once again, " It says, if you can solve the riddle, the Sphinx will either kill itself or devour itself."

"But that's the same thing...", said Neil, seemingly proud of his vocabulary rather than his looks.

The beast screeched once again, diving for Jay.

"The riddle!...tell me your riddle!", grunted the brown haired boy from under the Sphinx.

It roared, sending drool dripping down to his face.

"I don't think it can be reasoned with Odie", cried Archie, " it looks pretty pissed".

A sudden loud, deep laugh filled the air around the field.

" Oh very pissed indeed my boy", laughed a very amused looking Cronus from atop a street light.

" The riddle!" yelled Odie, " why won't it work?"

Cronus laughed once again, crossing his legs from his sitting position.

" You see Odie...once I had my little conversation with the Sphinx...that little riddle seemed much to old fashioned"

A sudden crunch of metal rang into the ears of the six warriors. Cronus hench ogres stood above a mangled jeep.

"Mel!" cried Neil, dropping to his knees.

A/N:...another cliffie...man I am on a roll.