We were about to invade the lair. All eight of us were equipped with at least two different weapons. We stood outside the Los Feliz Mansion, where Diana and her loonies were hiding. I got out my invisibility cap and put it on. I was surprised and amazed that my mother didn't disenchant it. Then again, I thought to myself. It was Percy she was angry with, not me. I thought she had accepted me and Percy's relationship though... I guess I was wrong...

Percy looked at us. "Are you guys ready?"

I tried to push down a feeling of nervousness. "Ready as I'll ever be."

"Then let's move."

We proceeded with caution. Much to my surprise, we weren't ambushed first thing when we went in. Then again, we did enter through the back entrance instead of walking up an incline slope to the front entrance. We slowly passed through the deserted halls and went up the stairs.

"This seems weird." Leo mentioned.

Hazel looked around. No one was here. "Could they have known that we were coming and left?"

"That's impossible. Diana's allies are not cowards." Percy stated.

I wanted to say that we may have walked into a trap, but I didn't want to scare my friends. Then without any warning, we were surrounded by monsters. Several venti, Stymphalian birds, Scthian Dracaene, Lycanthropes (better known as werewolves), and flesh eating horses. None of which were pleasant. Using my trusted dagger and my bone sword, I silently and swiftly took out any unsuspecting monsters (mostly the flesh-eating horses). Meanwhile, Leo threw fire at the werewolves to slow down and then Calypso finished them with a silver dagger. Piper threw several fruits at the Stymphalian birds to ground them before stabbing them with her dagger. Jason simply banished the storm spirits and then helped Percy finish the remaining dracaene.

"I fear may this may be a trap."

"Indeed you're right, Ms. Chase." a feminine voice answered.

We turned around to find Keto, Phorcys, and Janus. Janus wore a black and white tunic and since he was the god of decisions, he had two faces, in which it was impossible to see them both at once. I remembered this guy. I did not like him. Keto and Phorcys however, were new. The goddess had a long black ponytail and ocean blue eyes. She wore an ankle length dark blue dress with long sleeves with black heels. Phorcys had milky blue eyes and black greased hair. The god wore a blue suit, complete with a tie and black dress shoes.

Janus's right sight looked towards us. "That was just a warm up." The left side then said, "Now the real trial begins. In which, you will all probably die!"

I tried not to feel intimated. Jason glared at the Roman god of beginnings and endings. "Janus, why are you aiding this evil maiden?"

"Oh Jason Grace, it's not about why. It's about why not." he answered.

As Leo, Jason and Piper teamed up on Phorcys, me and Percy teamed up on Keto. "It's about time we got revenge for Percy destroying our aquarium in Atlanta!"

I stabbed Keto in the back, injuring her. She screamed in agony. She was bleeding ichor, the golden blood of immortal beings. Keto threw a waterball at Percy, but he effortlessly threw it back at her twice as hard. Keto was the goddess of sea monsters, so she had some power over water. How much, I was not quite sure.

"We know you're here, Annabeth!" Phorcys exclaimed. He doused Leo's fire by throwing a gush of running water at him. He coughed and Phorcys snapped his fingers. Suddenly the room started filling with water. We all gasped.

"Annabeth Chase, if you want to save your friends, and yourself, you'll reveal yourself to us and face us head on!" the left side of Janus exclaimed. "If you refuse, it'll be the end for you and your little friends!"

Hazel and Calypso tried striking the god with their weapons, to no avail. Why were my enemies always trying to lure me out of hiding in the shadows? I looked at the scene. There was no way Percy could protect all of us. He'd spread himself too thin if he even tried! I had to figure something out, but what? Then I remembered that this mansion is several decades old, and therefore, slowly falling apart. I had an idea. A stupid idea that could fail, but an idea. Looking at the window, I run over there and slashed the wall repetitively with both weapons.

"Come on, Annabeth, it's not a hard choice to make!" the right side said.

"I'll never fall for your tricks again, Janus!" I exclaimed.

Using my weapons, I created a big hole in the wall, draining a lot of the water out of the room.

"No! You found a way around the ultimatum!" Janus's right side exclaimed.

I smirked, although no one could see it. Soon the trio knocked out Phorcys and soon Janus was out like a light.

"Phorcys!" She growled in anger. "You hurt my husband! You guys are gonna pay!"

Leo threw a frying pan at her, knocking her out. Jason then created ropes of lightning and Leo imprisoned them within fire.

"Now to find the other punks." Piper said.

We went to the top. Diana and her allies were nowhere to be found. In the bedroom, we did find a holographic message. It showed an image of Diana on a scroll. I took off my invisibility cap and grabbed the scroll. Her holographic pixel avatar was blue. The holograph smirked.

"Oh hello little heroes. Looks like you survived the trials. Too bad you'll never find the rest of us. We've relocated to a new facility. You'll never find us so you might as well give up now! And yes, I did know you were coming. That's why I sent Keto, Phorcys and Janus after you. Give in little heroes, time is not on your side. You'll never figure out the grand plan for domination. You're powerless to stop me. Oh, and by the way, the building will set on fire at ten o'clock. Good luck getting out alive!"

Frank looked at his watch. 9:59. I stuffed the scroll into my pocket and then Percy screamed, "Run!"

We were in trouble. Too bad it was hard to run without running out of breath. I was getting dizzy but I had to keep going. Suddenly, shrill alarms rang through the air. I smelled smoke. The fire was getting closer.

"Annabeth!" a familiar voice called out.

I saw Percy and the others down below me. By now the entire house was ablaze. My friends were too far away. I wanted to believe that I could save myself. I looked down below me. The fall would be at least two stories worth. With no other choice, I jumped, taking a leap of faith. I flipped in midair and landed on my feet. Suddenly I felt uneasy.

"Annabeth, are you okay?" Percy asked.

"I'll be fine." I answered. "I can't believe that we've been duped."

Hazel was really ticked off. "How did the rogue maiden know we were coming?!"

"That matters little now that she's vanished." Frank commented.

"He's right." Jason sighed. "We better get back to Camp Jupiter."

We were mostly relaxing for the rest of the day. I was in my dorm, looking at the holographic message. The hologram showed the evil maiden with her hood up, but it was obvious to tell that it was her. I was trying to figure out who Diana really was. Not just her real name, but her parentage, her true powers and most importantly, her past. I remembered the legend of Sandya, and the evil girl named Tiana. I was thinking that one of them could be the evil maiden... but which one?