Chapter 6: The Lotus Casino, Again?
Disclaimer on first chapter

Percy's POV

Remember way back when in like after the Sea of Monsters about pegasus being neutral territory? Well not anymore, I'll tell you what happened. Athena and I were flying on the back of two Pegasi, when storm clouds rolled in, following us where ever we went. Then the inevitable happened, we were struck by lightning. And we crash landed in the Nevada desert. It was a rough landing, I'm surprised we even came out alive, but the pegasus weren't so lucky.
"Grrr! No good lightning," I murmured.
Athena looked sadly at the horses but said,"There is nothing we can do, lets keep moving west".

3 Hours Later...

We reached back to civilization, to a place I know too well on my first adventure. Las Vegas, the famous desert city in the middle of nowhere, why they didn't build it in a more convenient place? I don't know. And wouldn't you know it, we entered the city near the Lotus Casino and Resort, how unfortunate. Now after three long hours with the supplies we got from camp, well the two bottles of water didn't last long. So, like utter fools we waltz right in.

Athena's POV

I know, it was not wise for the former Goddess of Wisdom to fall into an obvious trap of the Lotus eaters, but I was tired and thirsty, two sensations I have never felt before, and it was screaming at me to remedy it. So they blinded my mind and made me go to the Lotus eaters trap. When we got there a guy, who looked like a bellhop gave us Platinum colored cards, I refused, so did Percy and he showed the bellhop his green Lotus credit card. I think I imagined it but I thought I saw the guy's eyes widen in surprise and slowly turned to fiery anger, but left with a fake smile.
"Ok, Athena, we go eat and refill our supplies and leave no games, no rides, nothing but what I just said," Percy said sternly.
I just nodded and looked for the nearest restaurant, and I found the perfect one! A Greek cafe, not really a restaurant but it will do. We ordered and then began to eat.
"So tell me Percy, what was the prophecy the Oracle gave you?" I asked.
"It went like this: Two shall go to the bridge painted red. And they will find a man full of dread. Stuck in a desert they will ask for help. And get stuck in a place full of kelp. To save his friends and father, he will start. A journey that ends in a choice, that will make or break someone's heart."
" I get the first part, it must be the Golden Gate Bridge, find a man full of dread, hmm, stuck in the desert, hmm yes, but 'and get syuck in a place full of kelp'? that is weird," I said.
"Ya..."
"Percy Jackson?" A man interrupted.
Percy looked up in bewilderment.
"Yes that is I"
That idiot! Now I know why my daughter calls him a Seaweed Brain.
"You two are coming with me!"
He snapped his fingers and an invisible force made both of us stand up and made us follow him. we screamed for help but everyone was in a trans playing those obsessive video games. We walked to a back room with lots of boxes and two doors the one we just came in and one that said "Kitchen Supplies". The man opened the door marked kitchen supplies, and tied us up.
"Your staying here," he said and left us in the room. He took Riptide and uncapped it, good thing they didn't disarm him first, and he ripped the rope around himself then cut my ropes.
"Thanks," I muttered thinking how foolish he was.
I went to the door to find it looked.
"What the...?"
I turned around Percy had found something in the boxes, it was...kelp?
I looked down at the ground, it was filling with water. Great, just great, a former god will now die of drowning while Percy swims like a fish all around me.
After about 3 minutes the room was almost filled up, I'm going to feel first hand what it is like to die.

Percy's POV

Athena was hyperventilating, I don't know why, I was calm, I mean water can't drown me and it can't drown Athena too because she's a...Oh...I forgot.
The room had filled up, Athena was practically suffocating so I did something that she might hate for me to do. I inhaled air into my mouth, and swam to Athena put my mouth on hers and released all the oxygen in my mouth. I repeated this process over and over until the water receded.

"And get stuck in a place full of kelp"

That line of the prophecy kept repeating itself in my head. Weird prophecy line though.
Finally the water receded enough for ourselves to get an air pocket and Athena breathed heavily. Wait a second! Why didn't I just use a bubble and save us this embarrassment?
"Because you're stupid." something answered in my head. (A/N: That was me breaking the fourth wall!)
"Thank...You Percy," she managed to say with a slight blush.
"What are friends for?" I said blushing.

Athena's POV when they were underwater

...? HE KISSED ME! ? ! ? ! Well kind of...

Percy's POV

When the water line fully receded. The door opened revealing an ogre thing.
"Hey!" it said, "You're supposed to be..."
I honestly didn't care what he was about to say and just slashed him with Riptide. We ran out the room and out of the casino just to be blasted by the intense desert heat. I looked at the newspaper, same year, same month...same day? That's not possible! I asked a man the time.
"Why its 2:31 PM, young man" he said and walked away.
We entered the casino at about 12:00 PM why didn't what happened before happen again?
I had no answer and was just focus how to get a ride to San Francisco. Then I remembered something, and hailed a cab.

Me: Ok um probably after this chapter things are going to get exciting!
Percy: Thank the Gods...you stink at...
Me: Percy remember my warning?
Percy: ...
Me: Thank you, anyway I only stink at the middle part of stories best at the end.
Athena: I've read it I agree it does get better at the end but I don't like the pairing...
Me: Well the fans demand it! It you want to change the fate of the story, go to my profile and vote on the pole
Athena: Please? *Gives puppy dog eyes to the readers*
Annabeth: Ya Please? *Gives an even cuter puppy dog eyes look*
Me: Um ok...If you like this part subscribe to me, favorite this story, tell your friends, and read and review. See you guys next time!

End of Chapter 6