Hola, ravid readers, have you ever tried a chocolate gob? If not, you seriously need to! I was actually able to finish this chapter cuz of one my neighbor made they r so yummy, Oh btw, I hope u enjoy the chapter, (and chocolate gob if u manage to find one)

~Artemis Frimm

In Florida, we stuck out like sore thumbs. Artemis and I were dressed in sweatshirts and jeans for the chilly Chicago weather, but in Florida, it was sunny, and in the high 60s.

Somehow though, Artemis had packed warm-weather clothes for us to change into. Once we were changed, I remembered that we were supposed to meet up with 'the man of the sea'.

"Where do we meet the 'man of the sea'?" I asked Artemis as we made our way out into the sunny Miami streets.

She thought for a moment before answering, "We'll have to meet him at Miami Beach." She said.

I nodded, "And do you know who 'the man of the sea' is?" I asked.

She stared at me, "You don't know?" she said, as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. I shrugged.

"Think about it, which immortal being of the sea, has the ability to tell us where the Master Bolt is located."

That's when it dawned on me; we had to find Nereus. Once again, we had a problem. "Nereus will recognize me from the last time I saw him." I told her.

"Wait, you mean you've managed to get information from Nereus?" Artemis asked, shocked.

I nodded, "Yea, when we were trying to rescue you, we had to find out what creature had to ability to destroy the gods." I explained.

Artemis blushed slightly from mention of her capture, but recovered quickly. "We'll just have to force him to tell us what we need to know." She sighed.

The walk down to Miami Beach took about three-and-a-half hours, and by then I was ready to take a swim in the ocean, it was so warm down here. Fortunately, the scenery was pretty cool. Miami seemed quite a bit more relaxed than New York was. People would drive by with surf-boards attached to their cars, and almost all of the hotels we passed, looked like luxurious beach resorts. The streets were dotted with palm trees, and on every street, there were all different types of sea-food restaurants. Basically, Miami was definitely a city I wouldn't mind living in.

At the beach, surfers were surfing pretty large waves, children were splashing in the waters and building sand-castles, and a group of people were playing a game of shirts versus skins beach volleyball.

"Where do we find Nereus?" I asked Artemis.

I watched as her silvery eyes scanned the beach, looking for Nereus.

Her eyes suddenly focused on a ruddy-looking old man, sitting on the far side of the beach; Nereus.

"Can you tackle him from behind?" Artemis asked me.

I nodded, Yea, sure, no biggie; I'm used to sneaking up and tackling super-strong old men, who can change form.

"I'll be right behind you, for backup." Artemis added.

We snuck up behind Nereus. I began to creep forward. Right as I was behind him, he reached back, grabbed my arm, and flipped me over his head, into the shallow, surf.

Luckily, being the son of the sea god can have its advantages. The water strengthened me, allowing me to take down Nereus. Nereus began struggling and hitting me, which, by the way, really hurt. Artemis ran over, as soon as I had tackled Nereus, and pulled out her dagger, aiming it a Nereus's throat.

"Damn you to Tartarus Percy Jackson!" Nereus cursed loudly.

Artemis scowled at him, "Control your language Nereus, there are children here."

Nereus, if possible, looked even angrier when he found out that Artemis was here to witness, and help with his capture.

"Oh, joy, Lady Artemis." Nereus smirked at her, "What could have happened that forces you to grace me with you, and Perseus Jackson's presence?"

Artemis scowled at him, and dug the dagger, deeper into his neck, "Where is Zeus's Master Bolt?" she asked coldly.

Nereus smirked at her again, "Hmm, seeing as you didn't capture me, you don't get to ask the questions Daughter of Zeus." Nereus spat, then he glared at me, "Well Perseus Jackson, what do you want to know?" he asked me coldly.

"Where is Lord Zeus's Master Bolt?" I asked.

"Hmm, let's think shall we, where is the only godly place in America, worthy of hiding an item with that much power?" Nereus mused.

I had no idea. I glanced over at Artemis, who was thinking.

Finally Artemis spoke, "Garden of the Gods?" she breathed.

Nereus sighed, "Bingo!"

"But how are we supposed to get there?" Artemis asked.

Nereus smirked, "Sorry kid, one question per group." And with a snap of his fingers, Nereus had disappeared.

We had a little more than a week to get the Master Bolt back, and we couldn't go to Colorado by flying. So we decided to think it over night. We stopped at one of the sea-food restaurants, and ordered two po'boys to go, then headed walked down to a small park, with a huge forest, and we set up 'camp'. We were beginning to run short on money, and we needed to save some for our train ride to Colorado. Yup, folks we're taking a train. Even though it'll take us like two days to get to Colorado, we decided it would be safer than trying to fly again. 'Camp', was basically a few blankets to lie on, and a small campfire. But it was warm, and the fire kept the mosquitoes away, so it was pretty comfortable.

Pretty soon I could feel my eyelids beginning to droop. Artemis was looking up at the stars. I looked up, and recognized some of the constellations. Zoë Nightshade, the most recent constellation added to the night sky shimmered brightly, next to the famous constellation Orion. Both were in the sky because of Artemis. She glanced over at me, "I'll take first watch." She said quietly.

I nodded, and before dozing off, saw Artemis take an amazing leap into the nearest tree to keep watch. I fell into sleep full of a very frightening dream.

In my dream, I heard two voices arguing. I recognized both of them. The first one, was the deep metallic voice, that could only be Kronos. The other was softer, obviously a girl, a young one by the sound of it. I recognized the voice from somewhere, but I couldn't place where. The two were arguing.

"They are getting closer to finding the Master Bolt." Kronos growled.

"Relax," came the second voice, "I'll succeed, and the gods won't know what hit them."

"Well hurry on with it then, I'm not getting any younger." Kronos growled.

"Well you're not exactly getting any older either." The girl's voice muttered.

"Go, now!" Kronos yelled.

That's when I woke up, feeling as if my arm were being torn off. Literally.

Yup that's the chapter folks! I hope u managed to find a chocolate gob, oh by the way, a po'boy is a southern submarine sandwich, very good. Oh yea before I forget, I luv positive feedback so thanx!