I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE. Life has been hectic. As I write this now it will be a few weeks before this chapter is even up. I blame my surgery and school. With finals up and coming I have been forced to slow down the things I'd like to do (like this). That being said. I want to finish then and do it well so I can't stop now. That being said this will be chapter 6? Let's get into it.

Within minutes of getting back on the road Percy was feeling extremely drowsy. There's just something about a full stomach and driving that was lulling him to sleep. J had noticed Percy becoming less and less involved in the now one sided conversation he was trying to hold so he turned on some music and looked toward Percy

"Hey man, you can take a nap. It's still pretty early in the morning. Plus I think you're needed somewhere"

Percy nodded, even if he wasn't needed somewhere. He was still falling asleep and fast. He took note of the quiet music that began pervading his brain has his mind started to wander.

Hey, hey Wouldn't it be great,

great If we could just lay down

And wake up in Slowtown

With those words reverberating in his head he promptly fell asleep

When Percy next opened his eyes he was standing in the throne room of Olympus.

"Perseus Jackson is missing"

Oh, yeah right. It's been a week hasn't it. In Percy's defense he had made good progress. I mean he was on his way to try and make ties with a pantheon he had never even met before. It was his father who had broken Percy from his musings.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY SON IS MISSING."

Chiron's legs skittered nervously like a horse before the start of a race. "He's gone my lord. First we thought he had left to his mothers or camp Jupiter, but it's been roughly a week and there has been no sign of him, our attempts at iris messaging have all failed. Something has gone amiss."

The gods looked at each other nervously, even Athena-who had been about to make a joke about Poseidon being truly stupid if he couldn't understand the term missing-kept her musing to herself. Worry had etched its way onto almost every god's face, save for Ares who had looked bored, and Demeter who had elected to glare at Hades for the duration of the meeting.

A slow intake of breath was heard from the middle of the throne room. One by one the gods heads turned towards Zeus looking expectantly at him.

"Well, this is troubling news Chiron. What efforts have been made so far to contact or find Perseus."

"Search parties have been released but it seems he has just up and vanished. Even our attempts at iris messaging have been inconclusive, as previously stated. We don't know why. Perhaps our perimeters are incorrect or too vague. Or maybe an outside force is hiding him from us. We don't know."

A crack resounded throughout the throne room, and a trident was stuck into the floor. "Something must be done. My son needs to be found." Poseidon growled out

"Yes my brother I agree something must be done. And something will. Either someone has taken Perseus Jackson, or he has left us. And either way he must be found... I believe you all have begun to notice what is happening as of late. He will be needed."

It was only then when Percy began to take account of the gods around him. Normally Apollo and Hermes were messing around and genuinely not taking everything seriously. But Apollo's posture was bent, and deep bags were under his eyes. Hermes' phone had stopped buzzing and his distress was visible. Hephaestus was nervously tinkering away, yet all his creations continually broke after he finished. In fact the only god who seemed to be unaffected was Hades who had seemed more tense, yet he radiated more power than usual.

"Artemis. It will be you. You and your huntresses are tasked with finding and returning Perseus Jackson. For his sake. And ours." Zeus said staring directly at the spot where Percy Jackson was now standing. Sending a hardly perceivable wink at him.

"Of course father. He will not be able to evade me." Artemis said, in a tone that Percy couldn't tell if it was filled with glee or worry. Either way the throne room began to fade around him and the stage before him shifted.

The first thing Percy noticed was the heat on his face. The same kind of heat you would feel from sitting too close to a campfire or the radiator in the middle of winter. As Percy open his eyes the world before him was burning. Shadows stretch the land and the sun itself seemed to be burnt out. The universe was plunged into darkness. Screams echoed through the night. And above New York he could see Olympus crumbling. Within the deep recesses of his mind he felt a presence.

"This may be what is yet to come should you fail in your charge."

The voice spread through Percy's being. Filling him up, it radiated power and purpose. Along with a sense of understanding and knowledge. As Percy turned looking for the source of the voice it continued.

"The shadows have begun to grow deeper and longer. Even now. I know you took note of Hades in the throne room, and the others. The effects will be be small, indistinguishable at first. But they will compound. The gods have felt them first. Soon nothing will remain. He is coming. And you Perseus, you must be ready."

As fire exploded outward toward Percy he was ripped from his dream state.

Percy awoke from his dream violently, shooting up in his seat causing J to swerve the car a little.

"Damn man, bad dream?"

"Yeah you could say that. To make a long story short we need to get where we're going, and fast." Percy said panting slightly.

"My patron agrees whole heartedly, so I hope you don't get motion sickness. I'm about to break every traffic law known to mankind." J said while pressing down on the gas pedal slightly harder and pressing a small red button on the inner left side of the steering wheel.

As Percy was pushed back into his seat J continued "we'll be there within two hours. I recommend keeping your mouth closed as the first time I did this I threw up pretty much everywhere and had to stop fast as a windshield of vomit is not good for visibility. To explain as much as possible that I can tell you at this point in time, we are heading to a cave outside of Cobán, Guatemala. This will be the true start of your journey into the Mayan pantheon. I also want you to realize something now. This is not a war amongst gods. This is a war against them. Against everyone. All will crumble, none shall prosper, not even those who are considered war or death gods. There is a very select few that will gain something from this should we loose, and they're the ones we're fighting against. You are the bridge. You will bring us together. You've done it before Greeks and Romans fought side by side, but for this battle we will be pulling all the stops. Egyptian, Norse, Mayan, Japanese, Chinese, Celtic, Native American, Hindu, folk tales, and so much more. Nearly every culture has a story, an identity or ideology. Where there are worshipers, there we will find allies."

Percy, silently absorbed as much of this as he could. Swallowing back the vomit that arose in his throat Percy whispered

"okay, who first"

The smile on J's face was visible at the utterance that came from Percy. "The first stop on our list is Camazotz, the 'deadly god of bats' an important stop on our list as he will not only be a valued ally but he is to be pivotal in gaining access to Xibalba, the Maya Underworld."

Percy sat silently once more, staring down at his hands, the gravity of his role finally setting in.

"I've never had to do this alone J"

The hand on Percy's shoulder caused him to look up

"And you won't have to Perce. Now try to get some rest. It's going to be a long few days, at least."

After the meeting on Olympus Artemis immediately flashed down to the hunters camp, most of the hunt was sitting around the campfire in the middle of the camp.

"Gather around girls. We have a hunt, issued by Zeus Himself"

At the mention of her father, Thalia cut in

"What are we hunting milady?"

"Not what Thalia, who. Pack up camp girls. We are tasked with finding and returning Perseus Jackson. I want to be on the move within the hour."

With that said the hunters camp became a flurry of motion save for one single person standing amongst the chaos.

"Percy is missing?"

I really don't have an excuse for not updating so long. I have a lot planned for this story and I don't exactly have a lot of free time. I plan on trying to write longer chapters and make more frequent updates. I recently got a puppy though, and he is a Loooot of work. But with that being said I will try to keep up. Don't forget to favorite, follow, review and all those fun things.