Author's Note: (It's going … going … it's gone! His sanity is gone! From reading the Author's note!) Hey, here it is, Percy's so called fool-proof plan. I think it's an okay plan for a Seaweed Brain, don't you?

Percy had marched up to Thalia and Nico the next morning, who were sitting on the porch of the Big House. He had a serious look on his face, one that meant, if anyone tried to mess with him, seaweed gets shoved up place it should never go. "Oo, someone's angry." Nico said when he saw Percy's march.

"Not angry, determined. Come, I've gotta show you guys something." Percy grunted, motioning to follow him to the Poseidon cabin.

"What?" They both asked.

He looked back at them crazily, "My plan to fix all my problems."

Thalia and Nico exchanged looks. "What?"

"Ugh, just come and I'll show you." Percy told them impatiently.

Once they got inside stepped into Poseidon cabin, Thalia and Nico stood at the entrance a little shocked. Nico nearly did a double-take. It was as if a tornado had spun in the cabin last night. Blankets and pillows thrown everywhere except the beds, night tables stacked in a corner, and even some beds were turned over. "So ... you don't like the beds either?" Thalia asked, looking at the bed in the fountain.

"What? Oh, I guess I kind of sleep-walked. That might be a side-affect, or me just being stressed. But that doesn't matter, the dream I had while I was sleep-walking is what's really important. It gave me the idea of a lifetime! And it was so simple, I can't believe I didn't think of it before!" Percy expressed.

"So, are you going to tell us what this brilliant idea is, or are we going to play some sort of guessing game?" Nico pondered.

"Okay, just a sec, I think I put the paper somewhere ... Aha! Here it is! Lady and Gentlemen, if anybody could actually ever call you that, I present to you, after long dileberation, my plan to make everything good again!" Percy said, unrolling the paper, and presenting it to them.

"Percy, you do realize this plan of yours is just a bunch of crude drawings, right?" Thalia asked skeptically.

"Well yeah, but I really didn't want to have to write anything, so I drew it. So I can like, check stuff off as I do-"

"So it's a check list? Pretty lame, Percy." Nico told him.

"What? Why?"

"Did you ever hear about Hercules checkin' off junk he did? No. Because he was too busy kicking serious butt to use a daintycheck list. He was a hero, people did that for him later, when he became a legend. Achilles? No check-list, either. Orion-"

"I get it. But I figured without Annabeth, I'd need something to keep things in order for me. This is a sad substitute, but it'll do. See? I've got it all planned out. First, I wrote another love letter to Annabeth, sent it to her last night, about what I'm doing and how much I love her-"

"Barf on a stick." Thalia muttered.

"Whatever. Phase 2 of the operation is right here, see? This is where I tell you guys about it."

"Is that supposed to be me? I look way cooler than that!" Nico said outraged.

"Shut up or I'll give you zits and thick nerd glasses, too." Percy threatened. That shut him up. "Alright, step 3, is to convince you to part of my plan."

"What exactly are you trying to convince us of? Because whatever it is, you're not doing a good job." Thalia told him.

"I'm getting to that. Okay, all I need you guys to do, is cover for me with Chiron. I'll leave the details with you, but don't tell him where I'm actually going."

"Wait, you're leaving? In the middle of training? You can't do that, Percy. Remember what this disease is like without the training? You'll start having those attacks again, and if you're gone too long-"

"I'll be fine. That doesn't matter. As soon as I get the card, I'll try to get back to camp." Percy said.

"What card?"

"Well you see that's step five. Step four is leave camp and get there. And step five, is to go into the Lotus Casino and get one of those gift cards. The hard part is resisting the temptation to stay for all eternity. Then, if I get back in one piece, I can pay all the bills with money and I don't have-"

"WHAT! NO, YOU IDIOT!" Nico exploded. "YOU CAN'T GO BACK IN THE LOTUS! YOU MIGHT NEVER COME OUT! DON'T BE STUPID!"

"It's the only way to fix things! Think about it. Listen, my dream was like a weird reminder almost. Instead of stuff that's happening now, it was like a dream of a few years ago. Back when we were twelve. I remembered that when we got out of the casino, Annabeth payed the taxi driver with the card and the meter had an infinity sign! I could be the richest guy in the world, and get Annabeth anything and everything she ever wanted and deserves. It would make everything right. I'm going to sneak out as soon as possible, and travel by Hippocampi, then maybe a Pegasus or something to get to Vegas. I wonder if Blackjack can meet me at the port, or something."

"You're seriously going to go back into that Gods-forsaken casino? You're going to get trapped forever! It can't solve everything between you and Annabeth if Annabeth's dead when finally get out! There has to be some other way!" Nico insisted.

"There isn't. I don't have a lot of time, and the plan is already in progress with that letter. I'm leaving and I'm not coming back until I can get my hands on one of those cards. I need you two to help me do it. Just cover for me, okay?"

Nico and Thalia looked hesitant, but eventually they agreed, "Fine." Nico with his arms crossed grunting, Thalia with an angry and impateint look.

"What happens if you do get sucked in? What's your plan then, Kelp Head?" Thalia asked.

Percy shifted uncomfortably. "If I do get trapped ... you can come get me. If after two weeks, I haven't Iris messaged you that I'm on my way back, you can come get me out, okay?"

"Deal." Nico said.

"Fine, but you better not get eaten by monsters on the way, Kelp Head. Because if I have to go allthe way across the country for nothing, there'll be Hades to pay." Thalia warned, which was her way of saying 'good luck'.

"Uh, thanks?" Percy questioned.

"Wait, what's that last picture you drew at the bottom? It's a really really really bad rendition, whatever it is." Nico asked.

"Well, that's the biggest part of the plan, but I don't want to tell anybody until I tell her. It's big, and if she agrees, it'll fix everything. But first I need the money." Percy explained.

"Okay, so you put the love letter on her porch, what next?"

"Next is to get out of here." Percy said grabbing a pre-packed backpack. He took one last look at the ruined Poseidon cabin and headed out the door. Nico and Thalia followed him. They went over to the stables, to find Black Jack telling some sort of story. Well, Percy could, but Thalia and Nico were left in the dark.

"... And the guy makes a left turn, and what does he see? His ex-wives mother, the one that he killed the day before! And she takes a knife out of her back and - oh hey, boss! I was just telling a scary story. This one's a classic!"

"Black Jack, you know you shouldn't tell the foals scary stories. They'll have nightmares and start running all over camp again." Percy scolded.

"A hoarse can tell a scary story? What is it, the time he ran out of oats?" Nico asked.

Black Jack whined, "Tell that little pile of plop that he's two words away from getting a hoof in his face."

"I'm not saying that!" Percy told him.

"What? Is that stupid animal making fun of me?"

"Stupid animal? That's it, I'm gonna-"

"Black Jack, stop! You stop too, Nico." Percy ordered.

"No it's okay, I think I can take him." Nico chuckled, not taking him seriously.

"If you say so." Black Jack turned around and bucked Nico in he face with his hooves. Nico flew backwards.

"You got any opinions?" Percy asked Thalia, who shook her head. "Good. Now, Black Jack, would you be willing to fly out, one more time?"

"Sure thing, Boss! And I'll handle any jokers like him along the way."

"Cool. I need you to meet me in Palacios Texas, on the shoreline of Tres Palacios Bay, and Turtle Bay, in about ... 3 days."

"3 days? How're going to get to Texas in 3 days without flying?" Thalia asked.

"Easy. I take a Hippocampi and sail around Florida and into the Gulf of New Mexico. From there I meet Black Jack, and we fly the rest of the way to Nevada. How's that sound to you Black Jack? You think you can do all that, because I know it's a lot of flying-"

"Meet ya? I'll be there waiting for ya, Boss!"

"Awesome, I'll see you there. Plus, I'll have some oats and carrots for you, too. We'll probably have to take a break in between."

"Okay, you're plan is officially completely crazy." Thalia told Percy.

"I thought you said it was already crazy."

"Yeah, but now it's completely crazy." Thalia sighed, "Just don't kill yourself, okay? Don't over do it with the sea powers, don't get eaten by monsters, and please, for the love of the Gods, don't eat any sugar. I mean, what did those innocent people ever do to you?"

"Ha-ha."

"All I'm trying to say is ... well, you know it, and I know it, but you don't have to make me say it, right?"

"What?" Percy asked innocently.

"Oh, come on."

"Come on, what?"

Thalia blew out an angry sigh, "If you died I'd ... m- ... miss you, okay? You're a good friend, and it feels like I don't have a lot of those now."

"Aw, that's just because you're not lieutenant anymore. You were constantly surrounded by friends when you were, but now that you're not, you feel more alone. I'll be okay. I defeated Kronos, I'll think I can handle a trip there and back." Percy assured.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh ..." Nico moaned from the ground.

"You think he's okay?" Percy wondered.

"I don't know. You must have had brain damage sometime in your past, is that normal?" Thalia asked sarcastically.

"Oh thanks. I'm serious, he kind of looks hurt."

"Kind of? Wha ... Ergh, what kind of moron would think I'm only kind of hurt?" Nico said trying to push himself up.

"You want to go to the infirmary?" Percy offered.

"No, you Idiot. Of coarse I don't. It's not like I was kicked in the face by your stupid pony. Oh wait, I was!" Nico growled.

"Okay, Thalia, get him to the infirmary with out giving him more reason to go there. I'm heading out."

"Already? What about the Hippocampi? Don't you have to ask them first?" Thalia asked.

Percy laughed as he walked towards the beach, "They worship me and Tyson. Plus they owe me a favor."

Nico stumbled over. He was kind of dizzy though, and his footing was a little off, forcing him to trip. "ARGH! ... Percy, uh, wait!"

Percy stopped, and looked over his shoulder. "What now?"

"You, um, forgot something. Uh ..."

"I'm going, Nico, whether you like it or not." Percy called back, venturing forward.

They watched him call the Hippocampi, get on it, and descend into the lake. "... Idiot ... he's never coming back, is he?" Nico mumbled to himself.

"Stupid, so stupid." Thalia grumbled. "I know what's going to happen now. He's going to get trapped somehow, and we're going to have to fix it." She sighed. "Come on, Short Stop. Let's get that ice-pack."

"For what? It all hurts."

"For this." Thalia punched him in the gut. "That was for not thinking of a good reason for Percy to stay!"

Annabeth woke up that morning t another surprise.

"Annabeth, you've got another love note from your own personal Romeo." One of Annabeth's siblings teased.

"I don't care." She said fiercely. "I really don't want to hear from him right now. I'm extremely angry at him now, and I don't want to hear his stupid apology."

"This one isn't an apology, it's like, a notice." She told her.

"YOU READ IT AGAIN?" Annabeth emphasized. Snatching it out of her hand. "THIS STUFF IS PERSONAL!"

"I thought you said you didn't want to read it."

"Yeah, BUT I DON'T WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO EITHER!"

"... Sorry. It's just, you two are-"

Annabeth sighed. "I know, I know. We're cute, we're adorable, I've heard it all before from the Aphrodite kids. Just ... let me read it alone."

"Gotcha." She said, backing out the door.

Annabeth sat down on the bed, and stared at the envelope for a while. She was tempted to rip it to shreds, like he'd done with her heart. She was tempted to rip it open, read his seaweed brain apology, and instantly fold. But she did nothing. Just stared at it.

Eventually though, she couldn't stand not knowing what he wrote, and she slowly opened the letter, like it'd explode if she went to fast. She unfolded the paper and scanned through the letter:

Dear Annabeth,

I know I hurt you. I know I'm the biggest idiot on the face of the earth. And I know you don't want to forgive me. You have no reason to at this point. I can't express in words -or any other way - how sorry I am. And to see you so mad and hurt, it was like ... my heart was in a vise, and the more I messed up, the harder it squeezed. Look, I know none of this makes up for the fact that I blew all our money in Vegas, but I've got an idea. A single idea, mind you, but the single greatest idea I think I ever had! Remember the Lotus Hotel and Casino? And those cards they give out? I'm going there, and getting a card, so we'll be rich! I'll buy you anything and everything you ever wanted, and we'll never have to worry about money or financial junk again. I know that doesn't make up for any of the fights we had, but there is something special I want to do with that money. You'll understand when I come back. Well, you know, if I come back. I'll find a way to make everything right. Anything you need, I'll get it for you. By the time you read this, I'll be well on my way, or just starting. You can't possibly know how much I love you, and cherish you. Just give me one last chance, please?

Forever yours,

Perseus Jackson

Tears welled in Annabeth's eyes. "Gods **** it, Percy! You're so stupid! So stupidly obtuse ... he can't see why I'm mad in the first place. I just want you to trust me ..."

Annbeth wasn't mad about the money anymore. That had passed. She wasn't mad that he yelled at her when they fought. She yelled back. She wasn't even mad that he was going off on the stupid quest to get money. She was mad that he didn't get it. That he didn't understand that she just wanted him to let her go to England, without him worrying like crazy.

So, sorry I couldn't get it up on the Friday. This was my first week of school, and well, you all know what the first week's like. Anyway, I finally got an idea in my head about how the rest of this is going to go, so maybe it'll seem more organized. Maybe. Anyway, I've also been working on some other stuff, two Percy Jackson fics, and some 39 Clues stuff, (A one-shot, a three or four chapter thing, and one of those cliched Reading the books fics. Just because I wanted to see if I could do it.) Those won't be out until their completely done, so I don't mess up too bad.

P.S. Excess homework should be illegal. I've got way too much.