Chapter 3

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"Ready?" Percy called to Thea.

"I'm beyond ready Percy! It's been so long!" she called back.

"It's only been a year Thea. You've been going back ever since the Giant War, remember?"

"I know, but I still can't wait!"

"Then get a move on!"

"You're the one to talk seaweed brain! You haven't packed!" came Annabeth's amused voice. Thea heard Percy mutter something under his breath as her ran to the room he shared with Thea. She tossed him his packed bag.

"I've got you covered." Thea opened the door to the apartment to see Oliver about to knock. She blinked, surprised.

"Ollie! What are you doing here?"

"My flight home got delayed, so I was wondering if I take you out for lunch?" Thea gave him a look.

"Yes and your friends too." he added, reluctantly. She turned to Percy and Annabeth.

"What do you think?"

Annabeth looked reluctant. "I don't want to be late…" she trailed off.

Thea laughed. "You can't be late when nobody's expecting you Wise Girl."

"Fine Kelp Brain."

Thea frowned at the nickname. "I like Percy's better. Can't you call me Seaweed Brain number two like Leo did?"

Annabeth made a face. "Yes, so original." Oliver coughed, interrupting the argument.

"Aren't we going to get lunch? My flight won't be delayed forever." Thea turned to see her brothers teasing face. She grinned at him.

"Let's go then!"

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"There are Big Belly Burgers everywhere." Thea stated as they walked out of the local part of the famous food chain. They heard a noise that sounded suspiciously like a growl coming out of the local alleyway. The three demigods froze automatically, and Oliver stopped confused. They knew what that meant. Annabeth turned to Thea.

"Hey how about you get Oliver to the apartment, we'll be right there." A chorus of growls accompanied the first one. Thea gave Annabeth a look that screamed 'Really?'.

"Nice try Wise Girl. That's what, twenty?" she asked in greek. Annabeth gave her a glare.

"Percy and I can handle it." she responded. Thea gave her a cheeky grin.

"No, you, Percy, and I can handle it." Annabeth gave a little huff.

"And Oliver?"

"Send him into the restaurant to get Thea's wallet that she accidentally dropped somewhere. We'll be able to deal with it by then." Percy said, joining the conversation.

"Fine." Thea said. She turned to Oliver, who looked very confused. "I dropped my wallet in the restaurant, can you grab it? I'm not sure where it is." Oliver gave her a look that she knew meant he hadn't fallen for it.

"Sure, why not." he said, and jogged back to the restaurant. The three demigods wasted no time getting their weapons out and ready. They headed into the alleyway, knowing they would have each other's backs.

"Duck!" Annabeth shouted. Thea and Percy wasted no time hitting the deck as hellhound flew over them. Annabeth was nowhere to be seen, probably using her Yankees cap. Thea got up right away and stabbed a hellhound on her right, her skin covered in a flickering red aura. She was a whirlwind, cutting through the monsters as if they were nothing. Soon the alleyway looked like a desert, monster dust scattered everywhere as the demigods each took out their fair share of monsters. But more kept on coming, rising from the ashes. The demigods exchanged looks, knowing what this meant.

"Umm, is now good time to mention my dream about Gaia last night?" Thea asked, watching a monster she had just stabbed reform.

"What?" exclaimed Annabeth, furious. "You're just telling us this now because…"

"I wanted to deal with this stuff once Oliver was out of town." she called back, taking out a trio of hellhounds with ease. She noticed a barrel of oil nearby, stacked in the alleyway for some local business. Her eyes turned a midnight blue as she felt for water nearby… right behind the barrels. Perfect. "Retreat!" she yelled out. Annabeth and Percy gave her some "Are you crazy?' looks. "Trust me!" she shouted back. She stayed between her friends and the hellhounds as they backed out, and focused on the water pipe right behind the barrels of oil. Her sea green eyes once more shifted to a midnight blue as her held out her hand a pulled. Suddenly the pipe burst and oil covered the entire alleyway. She pulled out her gun and shot a bullet at a piece of metal, creating sparks. Suddenly the entire alley way was aflame, killing the monsters as the reformed. She felt a pat on her back and turned to see a grinning Annabeth.

"Nice plan, you could almost be a child of Athena."

Thea gave Annabeth a playful smirk. "Almost?"

"Graduate college five years in advance and we'll talk." she said, sending a smirk right back at her. Then she looked past Annabeth and saw Oliver standing on the sidewalk across the street, his expression furious. She gulped. And then rattled off every cuss word she knew, which was a lot considering she knew Greek and Latin.

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Oliver walked out the restaurant without Thea's wallet, and witnessed Thea and her friends panting in front of the alleyway they had been shooting glances at, which was now on fire. Thea saw him, and listed off a string of curses, half of which he didn't even recognize. He walked over to them "What happened to the alleyway?" he asked Thea, and for a second he could have sworn he saw relief in her eyes.

"We knocked over a barrel of oil, and then something caused a spark." she said. Oliver felt that her response was a half truth at best.

"And what were you doing in the alley Thea?" he asked, annoyed that she was lying to him.

"Investigating a noise we heard." Thea responded, looking straight at him. He sighed. He wasn't getting anything out of her now. She started walking down the sidewalk.

"Let's get back to the apartment, we can't have you late now, can we?" she asked him. He followed, determined to figure out what was up with her.

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-LeiaKasta