Anubis's POV

**Day Five**

I opened my eyes. It was light in the room. I reach for my phone and check the time. It was 8:30am. I sit up. My ribs were hurting. I shake it off and get ready for the day. I dress in grey jeans and a white t-shirt. I packed my bag and put my jacket on. I headed out. I looked at the text message that Horus gave me. The name and address that he found for the car. The name was Cayden Daniels. I put the address in my phone for the GPS. It was about an hour away. I start my car and head that way.

Once I get to the address I park in front of the house. I grab my gun and hide it. I walk up to the house and knock on the door. I wait for a minute and then a girl opens the door.

The girl looked around twenty which was my age. She had chin length straight brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing jeans and a red tank top. "Hello," She says. "Can I help you?"

"Hi," I say. "I'm Anubis Black, I'm an FBI agent. Mind if I come in?"

"Not at all," She smiles. "Come in. My name is Chloe Daniels."

"Chloe," I say. "Nice to meet you. I have some questions about Cayden Daniels."

"My brother?" Chloe says. "I haven't seen him in a few days. Is he okay?"

"We don't know where he is," I say. "We recently had a hit and run accident along with a kidnapping of a girl who was in the car. Cayden's car was the one that was involved."

"Cayden wouldn't hit anyone and kidnap someone!" Chloe says.

"We don't know if he did or not," I explain. "We just discovered his car so we are going from there. You said you hadn't seen him in a few days?"

"Yeah," Chloe says. "I had last seen him heading to work in the morning five days ago."

"Where does he work?" I ask.

"He's works at the coffee shop he owns in town." Chloe says "He's the manager. I contacted the police about him missing when I discovered he didn't return home the next morning."

"Has Cayden been acting stranger or mysterious recently?" I ask.

"No," Chloe says. "Not at all."

I pull out the picture of the image that showed Sadie and the driver. "Does this guy look familiar to you?"

Chloe takes the photo and studies it. "Yes. That's Trent Holland. He was Cayden's best friend. We haven't seen him in five years. He started working for this guy and he wasn't the same. Trent would always be so mysterious about everything. Eventually he disappeared and we never saw him since."

"Do you know who the guy was that Trent was working for?" I asked.

"I read the contact name on his phone once. All the contact said was M. Janson." Chloe says.

"Is there anything else you can tell me? That will help me find Cayden or Trent?" I ask.

"I don't have a lot of information," Chloe says. "I can give you the address of Trent's old apartment. That apartment building has been shut down for three years."

"That would be great!" I say. I wait for her to write it down. I hand her a card. "Here's my number if you remember anything else."

"Thanks," Chloe says.

"If I find anything out about your brother I will let you know," I say.

Chloe walks me to the door. I head out and get back into the car. I pick up my phone and call Horus.

"Hello cousin," He says.

"The owner of the car is missing," I say. "I met with his sister. She identified the person in the car as Trent Holland. Can you run that name in the system? Send me the information."

"Sure thing," He says. "Anything else."

"Chloe, Cayden's sister, she gave me an address for Trent. She says that the building has been shut down for three years. I'm going to send you the address. Meet me there tomorrow at noon."

"Alright," He says.

We hang up. I start the car and head into town. I find a motel. Once I checked in I changed into sweatpants and a tank top. I spent the rest of the day thinking about Sadie.

**Day Six**

I wake up to knocking on my door. I get up and I look out the peephole. I roll my eyes and open the door.

"How did you find me?" I ask.

Horus stands in the doorway with his arms crossed. "You wanted to meet me at an apartment building in this town. I figure I'd check the motel because you don't usually go for the hotels when you travel. Turns out, this is the only motel in this town. So, I'm here." I move away from the door and sit back down on the bed. Horus walks in and shuts the door.

I get up and get ready to go. I finish and head back into the room. Horus was sitting at the table. He was looking through my files. "M. Janson," Horus says. "Markus Janson?"

"Still working for Set after all these years," I tell him. "Ready to go?"

"Sure," Horus says.

I pack my things and head to the car. Horus had taken a bus to get here so he got into the car with me. We drive to the address. Once we get there I park in the parking lot. The building was just outside on the edge of town. It looked like the building had four floors. It had some vines growing up the sides, there was some paint on the side of the building and some of the windows were boarded up. "Do we know why this place was shut down?" Horus asks.

"I think it's because they weren't getting a lot of people in the building. When Trent lived here there was only one other apartment getting rented."

"This is a pretty small town," Horus says. "Probably not enough people living in it to have an apartment this big."

"Let's just go," I say.

Horus and I get out of the car and head in. We both have a gun and a flashlight. Once we get to the building it takes both of to pull the board out of our way. I go in first with Horus following. We entered to what probably was a lobby. There was a desk that had a sign that said "Management" above it. There were some chairs in the area. With some elevators in the back and a stairway. We head up the stairs and head down the hallway. Horus checks the rooms on the right and I check the rooms on the left. We continue throughout the house until we get to the last floor. I finish searching the rooms on my side.

"Nothing!" I call.

"You might want to come see this!" Horus calls back.

I head to where Horus was. There was a desk with papers on it. I look at them. There were pictures of me and Sadie throughout our trip. Pictures at the car rental, at the restaurant in the small town, at the safehouse. "They knew where we were the whole time!" I say. "They could have taken her sooner than the safehouse!"

"Why didn't they?" Horus asks.

"I don't know," I say. "Why would Set have someone watching us the whole time. He could've taken her any time he wanted. Why wait this long?"

"Maybe he wanted you guys to stay together," Horus explains. "To see how close, you two would get to each other."

I sit down on the chair and look through the pictures. I hear Horus looking through more of the papers. "What is Set's plan?"

"I think this is for you," Horus says.

I look up. He had an envelope. It had my name on it. I take it and open it.

Hello Son,

I have Sadie Kane. If you ever want to see her again you will come alone when you find out where I am. Here is a little present as proof if you don't believe me.

Set

I look in the envelope. It was Sadie's necklace that she wore. I looked at Horus. "He wants me to find them and come alone once I do."

"What's that?" Horus asks about the necklace.

"Sadie's necklace," I say.

I put it in my pocket. We continue to search for clues. We search the whole room then we hear footsteps. Horus and I look at each other before we quickly get prepared. Horus and I both stand on each side of the door. When the person enters the room, he sees Horus. Horus punches him and then he starts fighting Horus back. I move and grab his arms and pull him away from Anubis. He slams the back of his head into mine and I release him and shout in pain. He starts running and Horus runs after him. I take a second to recover and then I start to follow them. Once we get down the steps Horus runs out and manages to tackle him to the ground. Horus ends up standing up and holding the persons hands behind his back. I look at the person. It was Trent.

"Where's Sadie!" I demand. "Where is she?"

"Anubis," Trent says. "What a surprise!"

"Answer his question," Horus says. "Now!"

"I don't know where she is," Trent says. "I only took her to where Set instructed me to."

"Where?" I ask.

"I brought her here," Trent says. "That's it."

"When was that?" I ask.

"Six days ago," Trent responds.

"Do you have any idea where he took her?" I ask.

"No," Trent says. "I do not. He took her away in a truck. I didn't see where they went. I wasn't supposed to incase you came a long."

I turn around and walk away. Sadie was out there somewhere. Set was using her for some game. He wants me to find her. I head back towards Trent. "Where is Cayden?"

"In the trunk of his car," Trent says.

I walk over to the car and open the door. I pop up the trunk. Cayden was tied up and knocked out. I helped him out. Horus had put cuffs on Trent and called us some backup. After we had Trent taken away by some help Horus and I decide to take Cayden home.

I walk with Cayden up to the door. His sister answers and helps him in. Once he's situated she comes back. "Thank you," Chloe says. "Did you find the missing girl?"

"No," I say.

"I hope you find her soon!" Chloe says. "Good luck and thanks again for finding my brother."

"No problem," I say.

I head to the car and then I sit there with Horus.

"I'm sorry we didn't find her," Horus says. "At least we know she's alive."

"Why would Set keep her alive?" I ask. "Why does he want me to find her?"

"Maybe he wants to see you again," Horus says. "This must be the only way to get you to come to him."

"Don't you think he would leave me better clues?" I ask.

"I found this in the room," Horus pulls out a piece of paper. "Maybe is has answers. It's an address."

I take the paper. "The address is in New York." I say.

"Do you think that's where Sadie is?" He asks.

"I don't know," I say. "But were going to go find out."

***Day Seven***

Horus and I took turns driving the rest of the day and all night to get to New York. It was my turn when we pulled up into a parking garage a few blocks away from the building. We both get out of the car. I put my gun tucked in the back of my pants and pulled my shirt and jacket over it. I watch as Horus does the same. We both wore black jeans, a leather jacket, and boots. Horus had a white t-shirt and I had a grey one. We begin walking out of the garage.

"So, what's the plan if Sadie's there?" Horus asks.

"You call for backup and I will go get her," I say.

"You're still injured Anubis," Horus says. "I'll go get her."

"No," I say. "It's my fault she's gone. It's my responsibility to get her."

We were now on the sidewalk walking towards the direction that the building was. "So, what do we have about the building?" Horus asks.

"It's an abandoned hotel," I explain. "It has been closed for a few years after someone bought the property. It doesn't say anything about the person who bought it except they paid in cash and that they closed the hotel as soon as they bought it."

"Could be a hideout for Set," Horus says.

"I'm sure he wouldn't put Sadie somewhere so obvious," I say.

We get to the building. We decide to go through the ally and get in through the back door. Horus picks the lock and opens the door. I go in first and we search the place. It was mostly empty. There were no signs of anyone here. We search the floors and the rooms. I open a door on the third floor. This room had a been recently used. The bed was not made and there were papers all over the wall. It was pictures and articles about the Kane family. I picked up a newspaper. 'Ruby Kane found dead!" the title read. It explained that Ruby was Julius's wife and they had a son and daughter. I looked at the photo. It was a picture of them. Sadie was six years old in this photo. She had pigtails braided and wore a flower-patterned dress.

"Did you find any- "Horus stops when he walks into the room. "Wow."

"All this is about the Kane family," I explain. I pick up another paper. 'The Grandparents Won Custody of Sadie Kane' There was a picture of six-year-old Sadie screaming trying to go see her brother and father. I pick up another one. 'Sadie goes to school in LA' The picture Sadie was probably thirteen and she had shorts and an LA shirt on heading into the boarding school. There were a couple more about Sadie and a few about Julius and Carter.

"Anubis," Horus says. "This is for you."

Horus hands me an envelope that had my name on it.

Anubis,

I see you've made it to the next place. Sadie is in a place that you cannot find easily. I will give you a hint. Where it all started is where you'll find answers.

Set

"Where it all started?" I ask. "Where what all started?"

"Maybe where the hate towards Julius started," Horus says. "But we have no idea about the history of your father."

"No," I say. "Maybe your father does."

"He never talks about Set," Horus says.

"We have to try," I say. "We need to go see him."

"He's all the way in LA," Horus says. "You're really going to go all the way to LA to find answers."

"Horus," I say. "I need to find Sadie."

"This is more than just a mission now," Horus says.

"I love her," I say. "I need to get back to her."

"Fine," Horus says. "We can take a plane. We'll be there by tomorrow."

I take the note and then we search for any other clues. I end up finding a key. I put it in my pocket along with the note. Horus and I then head back to the car and make plans to go to LA.

Thanks for reading. Sorry I haven't posted. I recently started working on a story of my own. It's not fan fiction its not based on any books its my own creation. I'm excited about it because I always wanted to write a book. I might find a way to post it online if I complete it and if I do, I'll let you guys know if anyone's interested. I'm also developing a new Sadie and Anubis story. It's going to be a story where they are in the world that Rick Riordan created not just humans. I'll give you more information when I get closer to posting it. I'll give you some details. Percy, Annabeth, and Rachel might make some appearances in the story.