Author's note: Thanks for the reviews! School is still a pain in the butt and I am super busy with other things at the moment. Fall and early winter are the busiest times for me and during the spring, I'm a bit more relaxed. Well, that's all for now.

Warnings: Lots of fighting

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or the PJO theme. I also do not own Elecktra, for she belongs to Sorceress of the Nile. I do own all the other OCs. The gods that I mention belong to mythology and the people who created them.

(Outside Domino city)

"PREPARE TO DIE GIRLY!"

The gryphon flew right towards Elecktra at full speed, her wings brushing sharply against the ancient pages of the books. She pushed the books right off their shelves, allowing them to fall to the ground sharply. Anzu winced, seeing their intricate bindings tear against each other and fall apart.

"How dare you," Athena snarled, tightening her grip on her spear. "How dare you set your feet in here and destroy my library! I've spent eons working on it!"

The gryphon squawked and flew over the goddess' head straight towards Elecktra. Elecktra grunted, ducking to the floor and reaching into her pocket for her flute. Akio and Bakura sprang to life, pulling their scythes from their backs and swinging them towards the gryphon with a reaping motion. The gryphon swung away from them sharply, her wings making a cutting noise as she flew past them.

The other gryphon flew straight towards Marik and Atem. Both boys grabbed their swords, raising them above their heads so they could swipe the gryphon at a good angle. Atem managed to get a good cut at the monster. The cut wedged deep in her leg, slowing her down a bit as she sunk lower and lower to the floor.

"Nice!" Elecktra called out, but her sound was cut short when the gryphon flung her to the wall. Her body hit the wall with a sickening crack. Her flute was knocked from her hand, rolling all the way over to Anzu's feet. The dark haired girl picked it up, examining the instrument for a second before running over to her fallen friend.

"Elecktra!" she called out. "Are you okay?"

Elecktra lifted her head, giving Anzu a pained grin. "I think my shoulder is dislocated," she moved it a little before wincing. "Yep. Definitely dislocated."

Anzu knelt beside her, placing the flute in her lap. "What can we do? We have some Ambrosia with us, don't we?"

"I believe so, but I think Akio has it."

Anzu looked over at the battlefield towards her twin. "He's fighting right now; do you want me to get him?"

"No, I want you to watch out for the other gryphon. She should have attacked by now. Should have killed the bird when I had the bloody chance."

"Yes, you really should have," Bakura grunted, swiping at the other bird. "Now, do you and Princess think you could actually help instead of chat?"

Elecktra smirked, placing the flute to her lips and echoing a soundless note. The gryphon attacking Bakura screeched, flapping her wings wildly around. Marik took the chance to jump on her back with his sword raised above his head.

Before he could do anything though, the gryphon knocked him off, sending him tumbling to the floor. Elecktra winced again, hearing the crack of her boyfriend's arm. She looked up at Anzu, her eyes boring into the other girl's.

"How about you try your whip on them? I'm sure it will do something."

Anzu frowned. "What do you mean it will do something? Don't you know what it will do?"

"Not really, I just heard from one of the other campers that it was an effective tool. Let's see what it will do."

Anzu nodded, feeling the silver bracelet slide down her upper arm like a snake to the palm of her hand. She grasped the bracelet tightly before flinging it like a whip towards the approaching gryphon. The silver whip hit the monster's wings with a snap, silver sparks flying off the wings. The gryphon howled with pain, seeing as the whip was like acid to its body. Smoke flew off its wings, and that seemed only to make the gryphon angrier.

"Nice Anzu!" Akio called out, a grin on his face. "Do that again!"

Anzu nodded, and flung the whip again. This time, it wrapped around the gryphon's beak tightly, the monster flailing around as the acid like effect started to work. She twisted her wrist and flung the gryphon towards the other wall, the whip sinking echoing on the ground with a crack. Bakura ran towards the beast and sliced its head off with a single swipe.

The other gryphon screamed, sinking back towards the floor with a cry of pain. "You horrible creatures! You have the nerve to kill another sister of mine?"

"She had it coming," Bakura smirked. "You two should have left us alone instead of trying to get revenge. Take this as a warning and leave us alone."

The gryphon hissed, springing to her feet. "I will kill you, son of Death," Anzu noticed Bakura give a slight flinch at the nickname. "I will kill you, the son of the sky, the son of war, and the daughter of the goddess with three faces. I will kill all of you!" She turned to the twins, her black eyes gleaming. "But I will spare you two, for now. The Master has plans for you two."

Anzu glared at the bird, curling the whip tightly in her hands. "What plans? Who is the Master?"

The gryphon let out a laugh that sounded like a dying rat. "Like I'd tell you! I would be severely punished for that!"

Atem growled, running towards the gryphon at full speed. She flapped her wings sharply, hoisting herself in the air and away from his blade. She stared down at the team in amusement. "Mark my words, Halflings. You're days are numbered!"

She let out a war cry and flew out of the opening of the library wall. The library was silent for a moment before a bookshelf came crashing down onto the floor right behind Bakura. The white haired male jumped a little, but quickly recovered. He sighed irritably, placing the scythe back on his back.

Akio did the same, and quickly rushed over to Elecktra. He unzipped his back pack, pulling out a couple bars of Ambrosia. Elecktra took it gratefully, munching on the golden bar quietly. She moved her shoulder every few seconds, feeling the bones and muscles beginning to repair themselves. Marik took a bar from Akio, looking down at his broken arm as he did so.

"My library!" Athena exclaimed, her storm colored eyes now darker. "It took millennia to put this library together! That gryphon will pay."

Raphael placed a calming hand on his mother's arm. "Calm yourself, Mother. You will have your revenge," he walked over to the others, his mouth set in a grim line. "You six made quite the mess in this library. I think my mother will be wanting you to help clean it."

"You've got to be joking," Bakura mumbled. "It wasn't our fault that the gryphons attacked."

"No, but you should have killed them when you had the chance," Athena grumbled. "Now my library is a disaster!" she let out a long sigh. "I don't have magical cleaning powers, you know."

Atem bowed his head deeply. "We're very sorry for the mess we caused, Athena," he lifted his head with a smile. "We'd be happy to help you clean it."

Athena let a smile show on her lips. "You're very thoughtful, Atem, but," she moved over towards the book that they had been looking through earlier. "You six have a quest to complete and not a whole lot of time to do it. If circumstances weren't dire enough, I would have you all stay and help me clean this place up."

Akio placed the rest of the Ambrosia in his bag. "You were speaking of someone who may know where the objects might be."

Athena nodded. "You're correct; there may be someone who might know their locations. I believe her name was Astraia, and she was the first human to ever become immortal. She is not a goddess, but an immortal human."

Elecktra stared over the pages of the book with wide eyes. "What made her so special? Why her?"

Athena continued to look at the page. "From what I know, she had a power that set her apart from the other humans. I have come to believe that maybe she was a daughter of one of the archons or even Titans, but there are still some pieces missing."

"Where can we find her?" Anzu asked. "Where would we even begin to look?"

Athena turned her eyes on the blue eyed girl. "That, I do not know. No one knows where she is, or if she is even in this world anymore."

"Well that's helpful," Bakura snorted. "We don't have time to search for missing people. We don't know when the enemy will strike."

Athena rolled her eyes, turning back towards the twins. "I think there may be someone who might know where she is. Hermes might now; he is the god of the crossroads after all. He always seems to know where everyone, and everything, is."

Akio raised an eyebrow at the touch of annoyance in her voice. "That's good, right?" he offered. "We do need to find her."

"Yes, I suppose that could be a good thing," Athena blinked once before shutting the book. "I think I will help send you on your way to him. You'll have to use a leygate. He's in another region of the world at this moment."

"Not a leygate," Marik moaned. "They make me sick." His face turned a rather unpleasant shade of green at the very mention of the word.

Athena looked amused at his reaction, but shook her head. "They're not that bad. Now, please follow me. I can open the nearest Leygate that will lead you to him."

"Where is he?" Atem asked. "Is he even in Japan?"

"No, He's in Greece right now."

Akio glanced at his sister, not being able to help the grin that was forming on his face. "Who knew we would ever go to Greece?" he sounded teasing, though a bit of worry was etched in the sound. "What do you think it will be like?"

Anzu shrugged. "I have no idea. Maybe it will be pretty?"

"Maybe."

Athena opened another door in the library, motioning for the others to follow her inside. The room was dark, aside from a few tapers that lined the walls. The only light that stood out the most was a translucent blue map that laid out across the ground. It shimmered in the dark, almost looking like water, seeing as mist curled around the edges and rippled as if a pebble was thrown in it. Athena stood at the edge, motioning for the teens to go through it.

"Step inside," she instructed. "And do not step out of it."

Anzu followed the others inside, but before she could enter in it, the goddess pulled her by the arm with cold hands. She looked into Athena's gray eyes, feeling a little intimidated. "I have some advice to give you," the goddess said calmly. "I believe it would be in your best interest to take it to heart."

"What is it?

"This goes for your brother as well. No matter what any god or other creature may tell you, don't trust them. Trust no one, except each other," she looked back towards the other four who stood at the edge. "And your friends."

She gently pushed Anzu into the circle and closed her eyes. A gray light illuminated from her body and the floor began to hiss. Anzu grabbed Akio's hand, holding it tightly as the mist began to envelope them. They could no longer see the goddess or hear her voice. There was nothing but the sounds of rushing movement and the hissing of mist around their ears.

"I think we're here now," Marik said after a few minutes, looking a bit green. "I think we've arrived."

"It's about time you showed up. I was beginning to get impatient."

The six of them turned to see a man with curly brown hair and sunglasses standing behind them in a t-shirt and Bermuda shorts. He inched the glasses down his nose a little, looking at them with twinkling brown eyes. "Really, I was going to leave a few seconds ago. You caught me just in time."

Atem gave the man a thin smile. "Anzu, Akio," he said quietly. "This is Hermes, the winged god."

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