Argus was completely silent the whole drive (Percy had told me that there were rumors that Argus had an eye on his tongue, so no wonder he was silent), his bright blue eyes gazed out the windows. Argus dropped us off and sped back towards camp.

"How are we going to get back?" I asked.

"Don't worry."

"You're not being very clear with your answers," I grumbled. I looked at the building we were in front of, "It looks like a normal city apartment complex," I noted.

Percy nodded, "Because it is."

"Do you have some sort of demigod secret room in here?"

We stopped in front of a door that led to an apartment room, "No," he fished a key out of his pocket and unlocked the door. "Paul, I'm home!" Percy called, "Is Mom here?"

"No!" said a voice from the kitchen, "But she should be here in about five minutes." I was really confused. Why would Percy bring me to his house? He led me to his room. Percy closed the door and I sat on his bed.

"Why did you bring me to your house?" I demanded, "Do you do this to every new camper?"

He sat next to me, "This might be kind of awkward."

"You think?"

A woman opened the door. She had the same sea green eyes as Percy, which meant that she had the same colored eyes as me. Her long, curly brown hair was streaked with grey. She smiled at Percy and looked at me, her face showed complete shock. Then she ran over and hugged me.

"Raven!" she cried. She let go of me and studied me head to toe, "How you've grown!"

"Um, I'm sorry," I apologized, "But do I know you? I'm figuring you're Percy's mom."

"And your mother as well," she said.

I looked at Percy, "What?"

He scratched his head, "Well, when I saw you, I found it kind of strange that we looked so much alike, so I figured you were a daughter of Poseidon. Then you told me your name, so I asked Chiron and Lora if I could take you here to see if I was right." Right then, a glowing blue trident floated above my head.

"What in Olympus is that?" I demanded.

"That is a claiming," Percy said.

"So, technically Poseidon is claiming me after we figured out that he was my dad?" I asked.

He nodded, "Yeah, the gods tend to do that."

The man that I figured was Paul was in the doorway, "Sally, Percy, what is tha-oh, hello."

I averted my eyes from the fading trident and looked at Paul, "Hi."

"Percy, who's this?"

"This is my sister, Raven."

Paul raised his eyebrows, "Sister? I thought the Big Three had sworn not to have any more children after World War II. If Poseidon had another child with another woman, that wouldn't be good...Sally, are you okay?"

Mom was twirling her hair with her finger and her face was bright red, "Um, Paul. Poseidon didn't have Raven with another woman." Paul stared at her. Apparently they were married. He was about to say something, but I interrupted.

"Hold it! Why did you send me away?" I'll admit, it was a little harsh sounding, but it wasn't fair. "You raised Percy! Why couldn't you do the same for me? I grew up being bullied because I was an orphan and dyslexic and was ADHD!"

Percy looked like he wanted to strangle me for talking to Mom like that, "Raven!"

"No, Percy, it's fine," Mom had tears streaming down her cheeks. Paul put an arm around her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Raven. I couldn't. It was too dangerous. So I gave you to your father to send somewhere."

"Well, he could have at least sent me somewhere where I wouldn't be bullied," I grumbled. I looked at Mom again, and my expression softened. She thought she had failed me. I hugged her, "But I'm glad I'm here now." She smiled. "Now, I demand to see Dad right this second!"

Percy looked at me nervously, "Um, giving the gods a surprise visit isn't exactly what they like."

"Too bad because I have a few words to tell Dad! If only I knew where Olympus was."

"The Empire State Building," Mom replied.

"Mom!" Percy said.

"What? I think Ray should get a chance to speak with Poseidon. It would be a great experience for her."

He sighed, "Fine. Come on, Ray." I followed him to the Empire State Building.

"We need to go to Olympus," Percy said to the security guard.

"If you want to do that you need to go to Greece," he grumbled.

"Um, Percy," I said quietly, "I think he's mortal."

"Percy?" he looked up, "Percy Jackson! It's good to see you again! Once again, I thank you for saving Olympus!"

I looked at Percy, "What?"

"And who are you?" the guard asked me.

I was about to answer when Percy answered for me, "My sister, Raven Jackson. She begged me to see Dad, and she wasn't going to stop, so I had to give in."

I glared at him, "I could have answered myself!"

The security guard laughed, "Go on up. I'll let it be a surprise."

"The gods don't exactly like surprises. Especially on solstices and equinoxes," Percy said.

"Oh, don't worry, they're done now, so you'll be fine." We walked into an elevator. We stepped out, and I had trouble breathing; not because of the elevation. All of the buildings had marble, Greek-style columns. Satyrs, nymphs, and minor gods roamed around talking and laughing. Percy didn't give me time to explore. He led me straight to the Palace of the Gods.

The ceiling was decorated like the night sky. With constellations and everything. In the center, there was a fire pit larger than the one at Camp Half-Blood. Sitting in a stool next to the fire, was a girl in a brown shawl. I guessed she was Hestia, goddess of the hearth. The thrones were set in a lopsided U. There were thirteen of them. Two of them were empty. I guessed they were Lora's and Mr. D's.

Percy bowed, "Lord Zeus."

Zeus looked down at us. I quickly hid behind Percy. Ten foot tall gods are kind of scary. "Why have you come here?" Zeus demanded, "It is a little late to reconsider becoming a god." He looked like he was going to impale Percy with a lightning bolt.

I stepped out from behind him, "Lord Zeus! Please don't hurt Percy for coming here!" I begged, "It's my fault-wait, god?" I looked at Percy.

"See? I told you she was bold," a woman told Zeus. I stared at her. It was the same lady from Jack in the Box. She smiled at me, "Yes, child. We have been watching and protecting you."

I also realized why Annabeth's grey eyes had looked so familiar: the lady at Jack in the Box had the same stormy grey eyes. "You're Athena, Annabeth's mom." She nodded. I saw others I recognized: the man from the Harley-Davidson store: Ares. The annoying lady from Charleston: Aphrodite. (Explains the boys and makeover thing) And then the cabbie from Trenton: Hermes.

"More bold than I think is necessary," Zeus studied me and then turned to his left, "She looks too much like Jackson."

"Of course she does." I gasped at the voice. It was the same voice that had urged me to go to Manhattan. The man was dressed like a sea fisherman. "She's his sister," he smiled at me. Then he looked at Zeus as if asking for permission. Zeus nodded and he and the rest of the gods left and Percy and I were alone with the god.

He shrank into a normal human size, "Hello, Raven."

"Poseidon?" He nodded. My fear then turned to anger, "Why?" I demanded, "Why, after all those years? Now you let me know! Didn't you see me get tortured and bullied? Why did you send me to a place where I would get hurt? Why didn't you send me somewhere better? Why didn't you just keep me with Mom?"

Dad put a hand on my shoulder, "I wanted to keep you here, Raven, you must believe that. But I had orders from Zeus to send you away. You weren't going to be revealed as my daughter, but then Percy made us swear to identify all of our children by thirteen."

I shoved his hand off, "So you were actually going to leave me there? You still didn't answer my question of whyyou put me there!"

"I put you there so you would be strong," he said gently, "So you would be tough. Just incase you were identified. But now you're here, Raven. You have a family. You have Sally and Percy. And Paul Blofis."

"Wait," I turned to Percy, "Paul's last name is Blowfish?"

Percy had amusement in his eyes as if he had once thought that, "No. It's Blofis. No H."

"Oh," I nodded, "Kinda ironic, though."

Dad smiled at me, "Well, Raven. You and Percy should probably get back to camp before Chiron and Lora get worried."

"Dad," I said, "I'm sorry for getting so angry at you. It's just...my early life was so hard." A tear streamed down my cheek.

He wiped it off with his finger, "Don't be. I'm sorry for making you go through that, but it was necessary, and your life will only get harder. But now, you will get good training."

"Bye, Dad," I said.

"Goodbye, Raven. Goodbye, Percy," Dad said. Percy put an arm around my shoulder and led me back to the elevator. We stepped out and began to walk back to camp.

"I thought you said we were going to have a ride," I said.

Percy shrugged, "Well, you made me take you to see Dad. We were going to get a ride from Mom, but I don't want to walk all the way back there." I sighed. "Do you want me to call a ride?" I nodded. He closed his eyes and concentrated. I saw a black shape soar through the sky. At first, I thought it was a giant crow, but then it came closer and the shape of a black horse came into view.

He landed in front of us, Hey, boss, I didn't know how I could understand him. I then remembered that Poseidon created horses, and that he was the father of the first and greatest pegasus: Pegasus. Have any doughnuts for me?

"Doughnuts?" I asked.

"Sorry, Blackjack," Percy said, "I don't have any doughnuts. Maybe later. Blackjack, this is my sister, Raven."

Awesome! Blackjack exclaimed, More people to get doughnuts and sugar cubes from! Thanks, boss!

"Um…what's up with your pegasus, Blackjack, and doughnuts?" I asked Percy.

"I don't know," he admitted, "But he has always loved doughnuts."

Especially powdered,Blackjack added, Wink, wink.

I laughed, "Okay, Blackjack. I'll be sure to get you some powdered doughnuts."

He reared, Yeah! Now, boss, do you need a ride back to camp?

Percy nodded, "Thanks, boy," he hopped onto Blackjack's back, and held out his hand.

"Uh, Percy," I said nervously, "I've never ridden a horse, especially barebacked. Much less a pegasus."

Blackjack whinnied, Oh, don't worry about it. I'll be sure to take it easy. I looked at Percy, and that was the first time we were able to have a mental sibling conversation. I grabbed his hand and he pulled me onto Blackjacks back. I put my arms around Percy's waist and Blackjack took off.

Riding Blackjack that first time was one of the most amazing experiences I ever had. He glided over the Manhattan skyline. I looked down at all the cars on the freeways in traffic and thought, Ha. I don't have to be down there.

Percy looked back at me, "You okay?"

Before I could answer, Blackjack neighed, Of course she is, boss. I'm the one flyin', and I said I was gonna to take it easy for her, so that's what I'm doin'.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I replied. We landed inside camp. Percy slid off and helped me down.

So, doughnuts next time, boss's sis? Blackjack begged.

I stroked his muzzle, "Count on it." He whinnied happily and flew off.

"Percy, Ray!" Annabeth ran to us.

Percy squeezed my shoulder, "Ray's my sister!"

"You think, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth hugged us both.

I smirked, "'Seaweed Brain'?"

"That's Percy's nickname," Annabeth said, "Since you're his sister, that makes you-"

"Seaweed Brain Jr," Percy finished.

I laughed, "Yeah, I guess it does." A horn blew in the distance. "What was that?"

"That's the horn for dinner," Annabeth informed. My stomach growled. I hadn't realized how hungry I was.

Percy laughed, "Yep. I think you're ready for dinner." On the way to the dining pavilion, Percy and I told Annabeth about what we did.

"I can't believe Zeus didn't blast you guys to bits!" Annabeth said once we had finished.

Percy shrugged, "Well, he must have been in a good mood."

"It didn't seem like it," I muttered.

"It doesn't get much better than that," he replied. Annabeth went to go sit with her siblings at the Athena table, and Percy led me to the Poseidon table.

Once Annabeth sat down, people began to notice Percy and me. The campers started whispering to each other. I hid behind Percy. I didn't like to be talked about. Percy looked at Chiron. He was out of the wheelchair. His horse half was a white stallion.

"Children!" he boomed, "I believe Percy has something to say!"

"Hey, everyone!" Percy pulled me out from behind him, "This is my sister, Raven Jackson!" Just then, the glowing blue trident appeared over my head again. All the campers stared at the symbol above my head, mouths open.

Once it faded, there was still silence until Drew popped up from the Aphrodite table and screamed, "I knew it!"

"I think everyone who saw Raven knew that," Annabeth said in a annoyed tone, "It just hadn't been confirmed yet." Drew sat down, her face red. I held back a smile.

"All hail, Raven Jackson, daughter of Poseidon," Chiron clopped his hooves on the ground. The campers followed his example-sorry, they didn't follow his example, they applauded. Mr. D was the only one who didn't do anything to make any noise. He just sat there, drinking his Diet Coke. When the noise died down, Percy led me to the Poseidon table. There was no one else at the table.

"Are we the only children of Poseidon?" I asked.

Percy nodded, "Yeah. After World War II, like Paul said, the Big Three, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades-"

"I know who the Big Three are, Percy," I interrupted.

"Anyway, after World War II, they swore on the River Styx-the most powerful oath you can ever make, if you break one, you will die in a nasty, painful way. They swore that they would never have any more children with mortal women. So yes, we are the only children of Poseidon alive. The only one of the Big Three who kept that promise was-ironically-Hades. Zeus had a friend of mine, Thalia, with a mortal woman. She's now a Hunter of Artemis-immortal maidens who hunt with Artemis to hunt down dangerous monsters. Thalia's the lieutenant."

"Wow, that's complicated."

"Yeah, I'll be telling you more tonight. Okay, so to get food, you imagine any food you want, and it appears on your plate," he did it. Three pieces of pepperoni pizza were instantly on his plate.

"Is that you're favorite food?" I asked.

Percy nodded, "Always has, and probably always will."

I grinned and made pepperoni pizza appear on my plate as well, "Me too!" I saw campers going up to the fire and burning a portion of their food. "What are they doing?"

"They're sacrificing food to the gods."

"Do the gods eat it?"

"No, they just like the smell."

"That's weird."

"Yeah." We walked up to the fire and each threw a slice of pizza into the fire. I thought of all the gods I knew and hoped I hadn't forgotten one-I didn't want to be cursed on my first day here. We sat back down and Percy showed me how to get something to drink.

"The drinks are the same thing. Just imagine any drink-any way you want it-and it appears," a blue drink appeared in his glass, "Blue Coke." I made a face. "What?"

"I don't like Coke," I imagined blue Pepsi in my glass and it appeared, "I'm a Pepsi person."

Lora came over and sat on the other side of me, "Hey, I see Percy taught you how to use our magic dishes. And I also see you have similar tastes."

"You would like Ray's choice of drink better than mine," Percy said.

"What do you have there, Ray?"

"Blue Pepsi," I replied.

She smiled, "Pepsi person?"

"Pepsi person," I confirmed.

"Coke cavil?"

"Coke cavil."

"'Coke cavil'?" Percy asked.

"A Coke cavil is a person who raises irritating objections about Coke," I said, "But you're my brother, so I'll let you slide."

"Uh, thanks?" After dinner we went to the campfire to sing campfire songs. The fire did actually go up to forty feet, or possibly higher; the campers were quite happy that night.

Percy and I went into Cabin Three and he helped me set up my bunk, "The campfire freaked you out didn't it?"

"What? Oh, yeah, sort of," I admitted, "Annabeth told me about it, but I never thought I would actually see it." I went into the bathroom to change, came back out, and got into bed. Above a desk, a horn was hung. "What's up with that horn?"

"It's a minotaur horn."

"Like theminotaur?"

"What other minotaurs do you know of?"

"None, but how did you get it?"

"I killed it. Twice actually, but I got the horn the first time. It was the first monster I killed."

"Wow," we were silent for a bit, "Will I get to fight anything else besides hellhounds?"

"I wish you wouldn't have to, but yes."

"Why do monsters want to kill demigods?"

Percy propped himself up on one elbow, "Because we are mortal-I guess you could say 'immortal'-enemies." Percy began to tell me about all of his adventures. Starting with Zeus's stolen lightning bolt, and ending with the Battle of Manhattan.

"So that's why you were asked to be a god," I said.

"Yeah."

"Why did you decline?" He didn't answer that, but I had a guess of what it was, "It was Annabeth wasn't it? If you became a god, you wouldn't be able to be with her."

He nodded, "Man, you're good."

I laughed, "I've always been good at reading people. If you did become a god, what would you be a god of?"

He thought for a moment, "I don't know, blue food?" I laughed again. "Ray, tomorrow, we're going to see what powers you have, okay? We'll also figure out what weapon you'll be using. But for now, we better get some sleep."

"Goodnight, Percy."

"Goodnight, Ray."