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Chapter 7

We spent two days on the Amtrack train, heading west through hills, over rivers, past amber waves of grain.

The whole time, Sparrow and Hagan was talking with Grover and Annabeth, trying to become friends.

We weren't attacked once, but I didn't relax, and I had a feeling Percy was feeling the same thing.

I felt that we were traveling around in a display case, being watched from above and maybe from below, that something was waiting for the right opportunity.

I tried to keep Percy on a low profile since he was getting chased by mortal police and was on every newspaper on the East coast.

I looked over at him. "Don't worry. Mortal police will never find you." But as soon as I heard it myself, I didn't sound so sure.

The rest of the time on the train was Percy alternately pacing the length of the train or looking at the windows. I looked out the window and saw a family of centaurs galloping across the wheat field, bows ready to hunt lunch.

I looked out the other window and saw something huge moving through the woods. I could've swore it was a lion, but from the research I did on America, lions don't live in it legally and it was the size of a Hummer. It's fur glinted gold in the sunlight and then it jumped into the forest and was gone.

Our reward money for returning Gladiola the poodle had only been enough to buy three tickets so I cheated and created four more tickets. I gave them out and I turned back around to see Annabeth looking enviously at me.

"Cheater!" She hissed half-playing.

I chuckled and bumped shoulders. "When you have the chance you better take it. And that's what I did."

We couldn't get berths in the sleeper car, so we dozed in our sleep. Well I tried to, but even though I was exhausted from using all my powers I couldn't so I couldn't sleep so I couldn't help but overhear Annabeth's and Percy's conversation.

"So," Annabeth asked me after they gotten Grover's sneaker readjusted.

"What do you mean?"

"When you were asleep just now, you mumbled, 'I won't help you.' Who were you dreaming about?"

I could tell he was reluctant to say anything. That thing in the pit probably revisited Percy. But by the look on his face, I could tell he needed to tell someone so he told her.

Annabeth was quiet for a long time. "That doesn't sound like Hades. He always appears on a black throne, and never laughs."

"He offered my mother in a trade. Who else could do that?"

"I guess . . . If he meant, 'Help me rise from the Underworld.' If he wants war with the Olympians. But why ask you to bring him the lightning bolt when he already has it?"

He shook his head and Annabeth fixed Grover's hat so it covered his horns. "Percy you can't barter with Hades. You know that right? He deceitful, heartless, and greedy. I don't care if his Kindly Ones weren't as aggressive this time-"

"This time?" Percy interrupted. "You mean you ran into them before?"

Her hand crept up to her necklace. She fingered a glazed white bead painted with the image of a pine tree. "Lets just say I've got no love for the Lord of the Dead. You can't be tempted to make a deal for your mom."

"What would you do if it was your dad?"

"That's easy," she said. "I'd leave there to rot."

"You're not serious?"

Annabeth looked at Percy with hardened eyes. "My dad resented me since the day I was born. When he got me from Olympus, he asked Athena to raise me on Olympus since he was too busy. She wasn't pleased and told him that heroes are to be raised by their mortal parents."

Percy looked out the window. He started to say something, but I started to doze off. Soon I fell into a deep sleep.

I appeared in a white throne room, but I recognized it immediately. I was home. I turned to my left to see my patron.

"Lord Chaos." I said smirking as I got to my knees.

His face went from happiness to annoyance. "I told you to stop the royal crap!"

"Yes Chaos." I said standing up. "What did you want?"

His face went from annoyance to sadness. "My daughter Gaea has join your opponent. You now have two powerful enemies to face."

I first felt anger, then I felt shock and betrayal, then rage. I wanted to kill her, but I had a question to ask.

"Wait. Who's the first?"

If Chaos' face could get sadder, it just did. "Her son, Kronos. He's rising from your patron's domain. He's rallying up every titian he thinks will support him. He corrupted Gaea so she could join his cause."

My anger towards Gaea dissipated as I remembered the great times me and Gaea had together. My eyes started to tear up of me fighting Gaea and having to kill her.

Chaos noticed this action. "It's okay Nexus. All will be fine. If you want to satisfy your anger, you have a assassination to complete for me. You may do anything you want to the target as I know what you are feeling. It's in your database and even though you're on a quest, you need to leave at once. SO say your goodbye's."

I nodded and started to fade, but before I faded completely, he said one more thing. "Stay strong Nexus. You are greater than you think you are." the my vision went black.

I awoke to Sparrow standing over me, shaking me. Her face lit up as she saw me awake. "Thank Chaos! I thought I was going to beat you awake!"

Only then did she notice that I had tears in my eyes.

"What's wrong?" Sparrow asked.

I shook my head and wiped my eyes before I went into assassin mode. "I have a mission from Chaos. I'll meet up with you guys later." I activated my assassin cloak. I reached in my pocket and gave Sparrow a tracker. "I have to find you somehow."

She nodded and we both walked out the box car. Everybody was in a group waiting for me.

When they saw me, Annabeth said. "You have a mission?"

"Yes. I'll find you guys when I'm done. Stay strong Percy. You'll need it." I said before I summoned my wings and flew into the sky, ready to torture my target.

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