Chapter 22 What In Hades Is Going On?

Poseidon POV

I had been sitting on the couch watching the three gorgons go at like there is no tomorrow. The tv volume had been reduced to a dull hum as the three women tried to yell over each other. Maddy has been desperately trying to convince her sister to leave Greece for the better part of 2 days,

Not that I didn't get her to need to protect her family I just don't think that she should even bother for one they have no intention of listening to her. Two she is putting her own life at risk every minute that she's here in Greece.

Three and probably the most important reason for me, Deuce he is terrified to be left alone at night try being alone for a couple days. Even with his brother there to look out after him. I still don't feel right leaving him alone.

Every since that plane crash a couple of weeks ago he has become jumpy and paranoid that Zeus is coming after him. I did my best to understand and try to relate the guy did torture him for almost his entire life.

I have no question that my brother is capable of great violence toward little Deuce since the encountered during the spring. But there is just no way. I have had Ares and Hera keeping an eye on Zeus the world biggest pain in the ass sibling.

They both reported that it is all clear, that he is still in Greece ruling over unknowing mortals and monsters. But for some reason, Deuce keeps saying that he has been seeing him around of time. Could it be true or is he just losing his mind?

I'm starting to get really worried about his mental health so the last thing that I want to deal with his in-laws. If those two were content on staying here although their daughters already left for America a long time ago. Then let them stay here and if they get themselves killed in the process oh well.

Deuce is the only one that I am worried about at the moment. Maybe I should have Dionysus look into his mind and see if he is going mad. "Hello are you even listen to me, they are coming after you and we came here to help you. So why don't the two of you stop being so pig headed and come with us."

Maddy frantic and aggravated voice began to shriek and ripped through the air forcing me out of my thoughts long enough to see her blue eyes lit up with anger and disappointment. That is the same glare that she has been giving Deuce lately.

I let out a heavy sigh forcing all three women to look at me, no matter how much I wished they wouldn't. Maddy's vipers were hissing at me lovingly but I couldn't say the same for my in-laws. Stheno glared deep, into the very pits of my soul her harsh blue eyes threatening to rip me apart at any moment. While her tiger snakes hiss trying to spit venom at me without hesitation.

There deep and rich gold and brown scale reflected the light from the headlamps while Maddy's other sister. Euryale simply glared at me while her green boomslang silently slithers up and down her back.

Great just great, like I wanted them to direct their rage at me, but before either one of them could start to yell at me for no reason I could hear the high pitched beeping sound that I knew had to be my phone.

As I pulled it out of my back pocket I felt my heart stop when I notice who is calling me. Chrysaor told me that he would never call unless there is a problem or Deuce really need to talk to me or his mother. But yet here his name is, please let nothing be wrong.

I hit the bright green answer button before placing the phone gently to my ear, while trepidation filled in my heart. It felt like there is something big going on and until this exact moment, I had been oblivious to it.

"Hey dad I know that you and mom are trying to convince my wonderful aunts to come home but you need to come home." His voice seemed calm but I could tell that he is hiding something from us. The question is what though, there has to be a problem for us to come home.

I looked up wordily to Maddy who seemed frozen in place from either shock or fear, maybe both I'm sure that she is just as worried if not more worried than I am about Deuce. She saw how thin he was getting. How he always seemed to be looking over his shoulder.

"Dad are you still there?" I shook my head lightly before speaking softly into the receiver trying to keep both Maddy and Chrysaor calm. "What's wrong? Why do we need to come home?" I knew that my voice gave away that I knew that it had something to do with Deuce. But after everything that has happened these last couple of weeks. I have a right to be worried.

Chrysaor let out a heavy breath as I heard movement on the other line like he is moving about the house looking for something. God don't tell me that he lost his little brother, because if so I don't know how he could lose a 16-year-old with snakes on his head. "It's Deuce he's frantic, he keeps having this nightmare that Zeus is coming to get him. No matter how much I try to calm him down he just won't listen.

He hasn't slept all day and no matter how much I force or bribe him he refuses to get some rest. Dad, he looks like he is about to keel over at any moment. I really think he just needs to see you and mom feel better." His voice came out exhausted but there was this fanless to it. Like maybe this is just some lie to get him out of babysitting.

I looked up to Maddie who had her hand outreached and this outraged look on her face. Great mama bear is coming out and that is never good when I told her what happened in Greece. She made me sleep on the couch for not releasing what was going on. That lasted like a week. I handed her the phone while sightly cringing when I thought about what might happen to Chrysaor if this is all just a lie.

"What is going on? Why do we need to come home? Are you picking on your brother again? I told you how I feel about that when I get home don't think that you're too old for an ass whooping." I shook my head sadly how did she expect him to answer her when she didn't give him time to.

But something that Chrysaor said made her stand still for a moment before being to move over to me. Falling into my lap as she rested her head on my chest, while her lower lip quivered. What the hell is he telling her that he didn't tell me? Damn, I didn't like any being apart of this converstation.

After a few more minutes Maddy finally spoke in a hushed voice. "We will be there in a few minutes, your father is going to teleport us back there. Just try to keep him calm and get him to sleep. Drug him if you have to." After that Maddy just stopped talking, she shut the phone off and slid it back in her pocket.

"Let's go we need to get there now" I don't know what he said to her but it lit a fire under her that seemed to burn hotter than the argument with her sister. Maddy turned her head to her sister for a moment letting her eyes linger on them before speaking one final warning. "Get out of Greece its monster hunting season for the half-bloods."

With that, she turned her Aegean blue gaze to me and smile sadly but I could see how heartbroken she looked. This really tore her up, so before I could even think about it. Without a single ounce of hesitation, I snapped my figure forcing us to float through time and space.

The faster that we surge forward the more put at ease I became, heading on this stupid trip made me more wound up than being at home with a paranoid teenager. As I jerked to stop we were floating right in front of the house. The large stone gates slowly creaked open as I place Maddy gentle on the ground. Letter her heels click against the wet pavement.

A wild storm rage above us, purple lighting crack the sky and thunder boomed louder than atomic bombs exploding. I jogged careful to the front door with Maddy right behind me. The wind raged and howl forcing the rain to come in on a right slant. It doesn't bug me but the same couldn't be said for Maddy.

She is barely 90 pounds soaking wet so I'm sure that this wind and water is kicking her ass. As I turn back to look at her, her blue eyes were clouded over with determination as she made her way to the front door. I'm sure the only thought running in her mind is getting to Deuce.

As we pushed open the front door, we are met with silence the enter house is dark and I don't hear any arguing like I thought that we would. Maybe he got him to go to sleep after all. At least that was my thought till the entire house got lit up by lighting. Only this lighting isn't the same that had been cracking against the sky.

This looks and felt familiar I knew it from my many fights with Zeus. No way, my body surged forward as I ran to the living room only to see it empty, while the storm rage outside I saw lightning striking at the sky.

Revealing three frames, two being my son the other being my so-called brother. His bright blue eyes were lit up with madness and rage as he charged them without hesitation. I growled under my bath and Maddie came up behind me. Gasping in shock, what is going on.