Percy started sputtering.

"Lo-lovely weath…" he trailed off shaking his head. "You prove that you're a…" he couldn't bring himself to say witch. It just sounded wrong and mean. "You prove that you're a you-know-what, and all you have to say is 'lovely weather here in the states'?" Alexandra shrugged.

"I guess. I mean what else do you want me to say?" Annabeth sighed.

"Well this certainly complicates matters." Percy furrowed his eyebrows.

"What do you mean? Isn't this a good thing? She can help us, right?" Annabeth bit her lip.

"I'm not sure. There's a reason our people have never met. Is it really wise to mess with the gods?" Percy shrugged.

"Kinda too late for that Wise Girl." We continued arguing while Grover stood awkwardly to the side. Alexandra's head whipped back and forth like she was watching a tennis match.

"It's a bad idea!"

"So is this whole quest!"

"No way is she tagging along!"

"What's the harm?"

"There's lots of harm!"

"Like what?"

"Did you forget a certain prophecy line? About being betrayed by a supposed friend?"

"She's not our friend! She is a stranger!"

"My point exactly!" finally Alexandra stepped forward.

"Enough! I'm coming whether you like it or not. You guys saved my life."

"Oh gods your worse than Percy." Annabeth muttered. "Fine. Fine! Let's go to the underworld." Alexandra started sputtering.

"I-I'm sorry. The underworld? We are going to death?" she asked incredulously. Grover nodded.

"I had the same reaction. You hungry?"

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Ten minutes later, they found themselves in McDonalds. They sat in a booth and waited for Percy to bring them their food. Alexandra had some mortal money, or muggle money as she called it, in her pocket. She was sitting awkwardly and kept looking at Percy every couple seconds. Annabeth cleared her throat.

"So Mrs. Weasley…" Alexandra cut her off.

"Please, call me Alexandra. Mrs. Weasley is my mother in law." Annabeth smiled thinly.

"Okay then. Alexandra. You do realize that you don't have to come with us right? I mean, you have two children! A husband! And what about your parents? They must be out of their minds with worry." She reasoned. Alexandra got really quiet.

"My parents are dead. They were murdered when I was a baby. My aunt and uncle raised me, and before you ask they don't even know I'm gone. They hate me." She got an angry look in her eyes. Annabeth's eyes softened.

"I know what you mean. My father and step-mom hate me. I ran away when I was seven." Alexandra smiled at the younger girl. Annabeth smiled back. Grover started nibbling on a napkin. Another silence followed, now slightly less awkward.

"So what do you like to do for fun?" Alexandra asked. Annabeth's eyes brightened.

"I love architecture! I really want to build something permanent. People will look at it for ages to come and I'll- are you laughing? Why are you laughing?"

"I can't help it! You remind me so much of my friend Hermione. Do you like reading?" Annabeth nodded eagerly.

"Hermione wants to change the laws. She's starting new programs for the welfare of creatures and wants to make her mark. Some prejudice morons look down on her because of her parents and blood status."

"Blood status?"

"Okay, so there are five types of blood statuses in the world. Muggle; which is mortal as you call it, squib; someone born from magical parents with no powers, muggleborns; people with magical powers but no magical relatives, half-bloods; either one magical and one muggle parents or a pureblood and muggleborn parent, which leads us to purebloods. Purebloods are completely magical. Their entire family is magical. Purebloods think they're better than everyone else, as if having 100% magical blood makes them better. It doesn't. they're decent to half-bloods, but think muggleborns are scum. Hermione's a muggleborn, and they haven't invented a spell she cannot do. The whole idea's a load of tosh." Annabeth nodded, deep in thought. Alexandra tapped her fingers on the table as she snuck glances at Percy. Grover moved from his napkin to a Styrofoam cup. With relief, Alexandra saw Percy come over with two trays full of food. He slid into the booth next to her and handed her a Mac Jr. burger and fries. Annabeth grabbed her McChicken sandwich off the tray, along with (AN: so I don't really do one of these mid sentence, but I had to. I am extremely hungry. So I cannot stand to write another word about food until I eat dinner!)(AN: I'm back! Asian summer salad does wonders for a hungry stomach!) a vanilla shake. Percy slid a salad across the table to Grover. Percy sipped some Berry Blue Powerade as he unwrapped his Grand Mac.

"So what's our game plan?" Annabeth asked. Percy raised an eyebrow and Grover choked on his salad.

"Sorry but did I hear that right? You don't have a plan? You're asking for help? You mighty brain child? You demi-"

"Okay, okay! I get it! I usually have a plan. And I still do! I just wanted to see what M-Alexandra thought. Since she's an adult witch?" Alexandra brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. It was all so much to take in. demigods, the underworld, a quest. So much to handle. And Annabeth had mentioned a prophecy. Alexandra had thought she was done with prophecies. Did she really want to get mixed up with another one? But these children, for they couldn't be older than second years, had saved her life. She owed them.

"I say we get into the underworld, do whatever you guys would normally do without me there, and get out. I'll provide back up and defense to anything that tries to attack you guys. Sounds like a plan, yeah?"

"Yeah."

"Okay."

"Sure. wait…what were we going to do originally?" Percy asked in confusion. Annabeth rolled her eyes.

"Go into the underworld, get the master bolt, rescue your mom, get out, return it to…our friend up stairs, return to camp as heroes, and send Alexandra here on her merry way." Alexandra took a last gulp of soda and stood up.

"Alright. Let's go."

AN: so this was really a filler chapter, but I've hit writers block with this story. I know where I'm going, and the main plot points, but not really sure what sort of dialogue or stuff in general I should put to connect the plot points and such. Any ideas? Seriously, anything you guys are hoping for in this story, any topics you want them to bring up, any characters you want them to meet, any monsters you want them to fight, anything at all. If it doesn't directly go against the plot in my head (For example having like George or someone like that meet her before they go to the underworld or have Percy be a wizard) I'll try my best to include it. Cheers!