"Okay then now that we have Cerberus here we don't need the megalodon!" Hermes said with a glimmer of relief. "Oh anyways Triston what are you going to name Cerberus?" I hadn't even think about it... What a great pet owner I am already.

"I think I'll name him Ventrex." I randomly throughtout. Hermes just shrugged.

"Well, this is the end of my trip with you Triston Fox"

"You're not coming to my grandfather's palace with me?" I asked, hoping he'd come along because I honestly don't think I'm ready for the quest by myself.

"No, Triston I'm sorry." Hermes lastly added.I sighed. Well, I saluted with my right hand to the messenger god and went closer to Ventrex. He growled, his three heads looked really vicious, beady red eyes glared at me waiting for my next move, and Hades just sat there like he was watching a movie.

"Hi, I'm Triston. I am going to take you for a little walk...for the rest of my life, is that okay?" I tried to sound cheerful. He barked so loud he made my ears rattle and my heart skip a beat. Now I regretted picking Hades's beast. From what I barely heard I heard Hades laughing it up, eating some bones, I hope he choked on one. Then I thought, Hades never petted poor Ventrex, so maybe love? It wasn't my style but I could tell it might be the thing he needed.

"Ventrex, I know you're very intelligent and Hades probably didn't love you, but if let me ride on your back then I can show you I love you." I tried to sound as sweet as possible to the beast. My adrenaline rushing, I wondered his response for 30 seconds, it seemed like 3 minutes actually. Ventrex barked but it wasn't a terrifying bark that almost blew my ear drums out. My hope started to increase, my next task, was to pet him. I slowly reach my hand to his gigantic paws. sweat dripped down my face, I didn't have any protection. Ventrex wagged his tail, so I petted him a bit longer and he attempted to snip at me. I instantly knew he would tolerate me to a certain level.

"Come on boy! Let's go see Grandpa!" Ventrex wagged his tail and jumped around, I grabbed his thick black fur to hold on from the beast's movement.

"How a bout' you shadow travel for me? please?" I begged him, his three heads looked pretty dumb actually and his drooling mountains of slobber didn't help me re think the situation, even though I told him he was smart. Ventrex zoomed! My face felt like sliding off like a beanie and my gripping was loosing, I latched on to his fure so hard, when he stopped right at the water I looked at my hands and fur floated down to the ground. Oops.

"It's okay Ventrex you can go in the water I'll protect you" I said trying to calm his shakyness. "I made an air bubble for you, so now you can go swim underwater!" Ventrex dipped his paw in, then he went and splashed in the water, it was so sudden, he made a 50 foot wave appear before my eyes. I focused on the wave, wanting it to disappear or just collapse so it doesn't hurt Ventrex. Crash, the wave dispersed into the ocean, and it looked like nothing happended, a boy and his monster size dog were a little wet that's all.

"Go straight down boy!" I yield, "And if you want can you please pretty please with a cherry ontop shadow travel there?" Ventrex did as I told, he shadow traveled again, it was suppose to tire him but I guess considering his size he can do 2 or 3 shadow travels an hour or so, just guessing. In addition I take the dumb comment back, he may look dumb but he is super smart!

"Good job!" I encouraged him. Now we were at the front steps of Poseidon's palace, there was air in the dome so I let Ventrex's air bubble down. One of Poseidon's servants was waiting outside of the mansion.

"Young Triston, please follow me to your family." I walked into a huge hall, full with golden seahorses and spare tridents locked up so good you'd need one of Zeus's lightning bolts to break through it. My shoes patted on the granite floor, it felt like I was important. Guards stood by a grand door decorated so priestly. My mind was in aw but my expression seemed the same. I never showed emotions like I was surprised. The servent spoke to the guards, after they knelled down. I felt proud to be Trident's son. I was always proud. The grand doors slowly opened and there was my grandfather and my father. Poseidon and Trident.

"Hello Triston, my son." Trident spoke, he spoke so gentle so elegant, I was definetly not my father's son. But...Dad never told me who my birth mother was. It was always in the back of my head.

"Hello father, hello grandfather." I spoke gentle and graceful when I was around them to. Then Poseidon laughed.

"Triston my grandson you don't have to be so formal! Just call me grandpa." Poseidon chuckled.

"Father I'd like to teach him to be respectful to his elders, if that is okay?" Trident's words slid out it seemed like.

"Yes, fine" Poseidon put his hand on Trident's shoulder, he patted him and it seemed like he was going to fall or trip." Anyways, I sent Hermes for you, seems like he got the job done." Grandpa liked to joke around, but he was deathly powerful when he wanted to be. I always took him serious.

"Triston, let me just be honest with you" Trident started to say, "Grandpa and I think your the only one who can defeat Oceanus he has been disrupting the seas again and just made the Red Sea have a tsunami." My eyes, most likely were widened, my mind, in shock, my heart about to explode on Poseidon's granite floors.

"Uhh..." Was all I managed to say. Trident giggled.

"You can bring one person with you if you'd like." He added and continued to giggle over my expression. Supportive dad right?

"I'll take Percy" I said, not even thinking, though he was the obvious choice, he can breath underwater like me.

"Fine choice my grandson!" Poseidon said. "He'll be right here! Trid- er dad already sent the message." He caught himself, he still thinks I'm a baby. Just say his name! I wanted to blurt out, I bit my lip not to hard just enough to hold my impulse. I guess ADHD runs in the family. Trident pulled me to the side.

"If you defeat Oceanus, you'll get a surprise" He bribed.

"Dad, come closer" I whispered. He leaned in, "I"M NOT 4!" I shouted, now that was not classy, but I figured he deserved it. He slapped his for head.

"I know your not my boy, but it's a neat surprise!" Dad added.

"Bye Dad, call me when Percy is here, I'll be in the lobby." I walked toward the lobby, my dad can be so powerful and so brave; but there was other times when he was so annoying and so goofy. I sat in a leather seat with tuna for the pattern, oh gods, grandpa! Really? tuna pattern! Then a girl walked in...