Chapter 5
Christi's POV
The next day we put on our disguises and rode the Pegasi away from the huntress' camp. We lost the map during the manticore fight, so I looked up a map on my iris- pad (it's like an iPad, but safe for demigods). "The map says it's gonna take a while to get there, and since this is a demigod device, it shows that there might be trouble along the way" I said.
On the way we ran into a mortal who thought we were real policemen and she asked us to rescue her five cats from a tree. It took us 30 minutes out of our way but it was worth it to save the cats. We also ran into a little kid and his mom who asked us to fix his wedgie. This was one of the most disturbing days of my life.
We made our way to the Reflection pond by noon. I got off Paycheck and put my hand into the water and concentrated on Percy. I began to see an image of him through my mind. "Christi, is that you?" He asked. "Yes, are you alright?" I asked, a little worried. "Yeah, I'm fine" he replied. I was glad to hear that. Then I said "where are you? We need to find you". He sighed and said "I'm in California, but I'll meet you in D.C., that's where you are, right?" I was curious at how he knew. "Yeah, but do you know where the fleece is?" He had a look of doubt on his face. "No, I'm sorry Chris, I promise I will see you in D.C. Bye" then he cut off connection and the image faded. Then I walked back over to Thalia and Hunter. "What did Percy say?" Hunter asked. "Well, he said he's in California, and he's gonna meet us here!" I said excitedly. "That's great! Does he have the Golden Fleece?" Thalia asked. I sighed and said "no, I'm sorry". Then out of the shadows Percy appeared. "Percy!" Hunter and I said at the same time, and we ran up to him and hugged him. "How did you get here so fast?" Thalia asked him. "I'm pretty sure some girl pushed me into a shadow, and here I am" he replied. Then we told him what we knew about the thief. "Hmm, I think we should head back to camp, maybe we'll find the thief there" Percy suggested. "That's a good idea bro" Christi said.
In two hours we got back to Camp Half-Blood. We took care of our Pegasi and went back to our cabins.