Percy Jackson

I was still stunned as I looked at the magical piece of burned paper. Annabeth laughed at my expression. Then my face cracked into a grin. "Yeah...I guess we go to Olympus"

Annabeth frowned and said, "How are we going to get there?"

I smiled and said, "We can take my car...the blue one that Dad gave me." Percy's dad was Poseidon, god of the sea, so it was natural that Percy had a car that was blue.

Annabeth laughed again. "You mean...the blue car that goes underwater?"

I smiled mysteriously. "Yeah, that one."

Annabeth and I were cruising in Manhattan when we almost bumped into this Lexus that was speeding. The strangest thing was...I almost thought I saw a 13-year-old girl driving. Nah...impossible. But then I thought she was a demigod. But by the time I could look up again at the car, it was already gone. Weird.

I looked at Annabeth. "Did you just see that?"

She looked pale despite her deep California tan. She nodded.

We finally got to Mt. Olympus. My dad had given me a special blue card, that, when pushed into the elevator slot, took me straight to Olympus. I didn't have to ask the guard for a card anymore.

On the way up, while listening to Neil Diamond, or maybe that was Elvis Presley, whatever, I kept wondering why we were summoned to Olympus. Finally the familiar ding of the elevator was heard. Annabeth and I stepped outside. I looked at the new Olympus, designed by the very person standing next to me. It was amazing.

Annabeth smiled. "Stop standing there looking like a Seaweed Brain, Seaweed Brain. Come on, we don't want to make the gods angry!"

We made it to the throne just as the clock struck 12. The gods were sitting in their corresponding chairs, waiting for us.

Zeus, the king of the gods, stood up and formally said, "Welcome, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. We are honored for you to be here. "

I seriously doubted that Zeus was "honored for me to be here" but I went along with the charade. "Same here."

Just then, I saw Zeus smiling smugly as if something great was going to happen. As in great, I mean, horrifying to me.

"I'm sure you have been wondering why the gods have summoned you to Olympus." Annabeth nodded her head vigorously.

Zeus continued with a hint of pride. "We the gods thought that since you both have battled and compromised with other Greeks and other Romans, we would like for you to meet our other counterparts. What's the other main Western civilization that's older than the Greeks or the Romans?"

Annabeth opened her mouth to answer but before she could answer, the main doors opened again, and a (I'd say) 13-year-old girl that I knew I'd seen somewhere (probably that Lexus) strode in and exclaimed, "Holy Egypt! Carter, get your bloody butt in here!"

Zeus looked annoyed. "Thank you, Egyptian magician, for answering a question that you didn't even hear. Thank you, for interrupting a great conversation."

Athena stood up and said, "Calm down!"

Just then, another boy strode in. He had coffee-colored skin, with curly hair sticking out at odd angles. He took one look at the throne room and exclaimed, "Holy Egypt! Sadie, are you still there? Is this a dream? What kind of architecture is this? It's amazing! Sadie?"