Percy wasn't sure if this was a stupid idea. That was unusual - most of the time he knew for a fact that his ideas were stupid and he just made them work. Now, he just let Annabeth push him into the taxi to the hotel. Annabeth sat down next to him, and Jason sat next to Annabeth. Annabeth pulled a binder out of her backpack. 'So. Guys, we have a mission, right here in New Delhi. Do you two know what that mission is. Percy and Jason nodded. Annabeth waited, with the expression most teachers get when they want an answer from the class. She kept that expression, until Jason said: 'We have to find Nico, because he shadow travelled here and is now to weak to get back.' Annabeth nodded.

'Right. This cab should bring us straight to the hotel, which is probably close to the place Nico is staying, we think. He used his last drachma for that Iris-message to us, and he didn't have any rupees on him to pay for a hotel. We don't know if he has food or water, so we must be quick. Can you two tell me the actions we have to take after we've gone to the hotel?' Percy bobbed his head a little. 'We have to immediately leave all of our luggage in the hotel, except for the stuff we need to find Nico, which you already have in that fanny pack you have been wearing all day long. Then we have to walk to the place Nico is currently at, which is somewhere in this giant city.'

Annabeth nodded. 'Correct.' The cab stopped in front of a hotel, and the demigods got out. They checked in, left their luggage in the room and got out onto the Streets again. Percy looked around. 'It's warm. And there are a lot of people.' Annabeth nodded. 'You're absolutely right, Percy.' She grabbed both guys by their collars. ' And we are going to find Nico.'

The demigods knew they should be focussed on trying to find Nico, but he constantly got distracted by something. The city was full of people, and stuff that their brains from the western culture didn't usually see. Jason and Annabeth were squished together. Annabeth sighed deeply. 'Say, Jason, Percy, maybe we should hold on to each other, so we don't lose each other. Because if we lose someone, we will have to find two people instead of one.' Jason nodded. 'Good idea.' he grabbed Annabeth's hand. Annabeth reach for her boyfriends hand, but she couldn't find it. 'Percy?' She turned around, but there was nobody.

Of course, Annabeth and Jason were the children of the goddess of Wisdom and the god of law and order. So, they reacted the way everyone who knew these gods expected them to react: They panicked immediately. 'Ok, ok, Jason, we need a new plan!' Jason looked at her like she was crazy. 'A new plan? We have to completely change this trip! We need to find Percy and Nico! We need to...' Jason waved his hands around. 'We need to do something!'

Jason grabbed Annabeth's hand, and dragged her further, through the Streets of New Delhi. Annabeth kept screaming something, but Jason didn't hear it. He only stopped once he saw a river. 'Oh. Annabeth, we can't go further.' He turned around, and almost put a step back because of Annabeth's furious expression. 'Why did you run so extremely fast?!' she yelled. Jason shrugged. 'No idea. Panic, I guess. But, we've reached the Ganges!'

Annabeth pushed him away. 'Well, I guess we did. Great. Now we have to get back into the part where we just where to find Percy and Nico.' Jason sighed. 'Annabeth, I think we need to make a new plan.' Annabeth nodded. 'Yeah, you are right. I think you should... HEY, That's Nico!' She screamed, as she pointed at a scrawny white boy with black hair.

It was Nico. He hugged Annabeth and Jason extremely tight. 'Guys, thank the gods! I thought I would be stuck here for the rest of my life!' Annabeth put her hand on his shoulder, and looked at him. Nico's face was slightly more tanned than usual, but he also seemed slightly slimmer than usual. Annabeth grabbed his hand. 'You need food.' Nico rolled his eyes. 'Of course, mom. Let's get something to eat.

They went to a subway, because Jason and Nico wanted to. Annabeth rolled her eyes. 'Do you two even know what culture is? Come on, it's India, are we really going to an American Fast food restaurant?' Nico grabbed her arm and pulled her along. 'Yes, Annabeth. Let us be uncultured American teenagers, please?' Annabeth gave him an angry look, but she went along.

'This tastes terrible,' was the very next thing she said. 'We are going to eat something more Indian next time, just you watch.' Nico rolled his eyes. 'Why don't we just go home immediately?' Nico asked, while taking a bite out of his sandwich. Annabeth and Jason looked at each other. 'We lost him somewhere in the city while we were looking for you.' Nico took a deep breath. 'That's not good. Yet, uhm, maybe we can figure something out. I mean, what is a place Percy would go to?'

Annabeth and Jason thought about that. 'Well, he'd try to find food before anything else,' She remarked. 'And Percy is more of an Extreme... American food man than you two. So, what's the most American place to get food that you two can think of, that's also in New Delhi?' Nico stared at her. 'Mcdonalds, of course.'

Annabeth clapped in her hands. 'Then we go to Mcdonalds. It's a start, at least. And if this guy suddenly realised that he secretly loves culture... Then we have a problem.'

Luckily, they found Percy actually sitting in the closest Mcdonald's. Nico and Jason hugged them, but Annabeth just rolled her eyes. 'Of course. You three are as cultured as one can get. Well, we have an entire day left, so I suggest we leave Nico in the hotel to take a nap. Then we...' 'Go ahead and do the same thing,' Percy finished the sentence for her. Annabeth decided to give up. 'Fine. I'll do some homework while you guys are being lazy, I guess.'

She didn't do a lot of homework, because she fell asleep as soon as she hit the couch. Percy put a blanket over her, laid down right next to her and fell asleep as well. Jason giggled. 'They're cute together.' Nico smiled, and walked to the window. It was getting a little dark, and the lights of the city went on. 'This city is pretty, but... it isn't exactly perfect? I want to go home.' Jason nodded slowly. 'Me too.'