Part 2 3

"Hey- wait a second!"

The girl-, Gen-doll-in, rushed at me, ready to pierce like a shish kabob. Frankly, she looked quite glad about it. My hand just reacted, parring off all her jabs.

"Poseidon? Don't make me laugh. Jason is the only child of the Big Three."

My head was seriously starting to hurt now. Even with that power surge from the river, I could feel all the girl's blows getting heavier and heavier. Frustrated, I pushed with all my power. My hand took over, and before I knew it, I had thrown the girl across the area, smashing into a pine.

"Hey, are you oka-" I had stepped out of the river, but as soon as my feet were out of the water, all the strength left my knees. I couldn't get enough willpower to push myself up. Well, at least Gen-doll-in wasn't in too good shape either. She was turning red, ready to really kill me, but she couldn't get up. I thought at least I could rest for a while.

Notice the I thought.

Oof! Some gigantic weight dropped onto my back, taking away any air I had. The cold feel of metal pressed onto my neck. "I can't believe you got beat, Gwen! I know he's a wimp, but that's not excuse to lower your guard."

The girl growled, "Don't call me that, Dakota."

I mustered enough strength to glance up. Another girl, with dark brown skin and a smug smile on her face, just kept smirking at both Gwen and me. Her hair was tied back into a messy braid, and her eyes were a deep gold. She noticed my glanced and grinned, pressing down harder.

"So pretty boy here, who's apparently the savior of Olympus but doesn't even know who he is, just happens to waltz into our grounds without the guards noticing? Man, what is Bobby doing?"

"He's probably eating bark, like your friend Gwen here is doing," I shot back. For some reason, something about this Dakota pissed me off, even more than Gwen. All she did was laugh.

"Hmm. You're probably right. Anyhow, we have to get you to Lupa. She'll get through with you."

"Who's Lupa? Your leader? Which would make her the brattiest of all of you, what did you call it, SQR's?"

I know that I shouldn't have said that, but something was starting to edge onto me. I could have shut up and maybe have begged for my life, but I knew it was too late. Plus, I felt my strength retuning, little by little.

My response was a kick in the guts, and if you don't think that hurts, then you better go jump off a cliff.

I was rolling in pain when I felt my head rise into the air, and smash back down.

The only thing I saw before passing out was that pair of golden eyes, now hard and evil, and her lips, muttering, "Do not dare to insult Lupa in front of us, if you know what's god for you, you piece of seaweed."

Hmm… Seaweed… That sounded vaguely familiar…