-Amos Kane-

"Ah, such a lovely pyramid!" I admired as we approached the Great Pyramid. "I believe I should be able to get a portal to Rome with no problem."

"Will there be any interference? I mean, you want to cross into Roman territory with Egyptian magic-" Kyra started.

"It might be a little more difficult than usual, but you're asking the Chief Lector," I reassured.

"Um, have you used a pyramid before?" Sadie asked nervously. "Cause, I'll tell you right now, I used one a few years ago, and we ended up having to climb the damn thing to get through the portal."

I placed my right hand on my niece's head gently. "Yes, and I will make certain we don't have to run up the pyramid."

"And how certain are we that the party will be there?" Carter asked Percy now. "Maybe they went looking somewhere else?"

Percy laughed nervously. "If they did, they probably went to Hades to get a better idea on what's going on."

"And where would we find him?" Sadie asked.

"Hollywood," Annabeth grimaced at the thought. "I hope not, he isn't exactly a gracious uncle either."

My glare landed on the Athena child now, whose eyes lit up in response. "That wasn't directed towards you, more like the God that I hear you host," she quickly defended.

I sighed before speaking. "His name is Set, God of Chaos. We're working on changing his recent reputation. And yes, he hasn't been a very good uncle, or husband, or brother, or father, etc. But may I ask you something? If you happen to be gifted with the wisdom of your mother, why do you insist on speaking trash about something you know little of?"

She stood speechless and I faced the pyramid without another word. I closed my eyes for a second until the familiar sand filled wind appeared before me. "Fair warning," I started when I faced everyone, "I'm not sure where in Rome we will find ourselves. We could even find ourselves standing in the middle of the coliseum for all I know. Now, with that said; Kyra?" I faced her.

She nodded in understanding and walked through first, which Sadie, Carter, Percy, and Annabeth followed in order with me trailing. "Hu, the Egyptian section of a museum," Kyra could barely breathe as she took in the nearby amulets they had on display.

"Most likely the clay miniature of the pyramids that brought us here." I pointed them out quickly. "So, where to first?" I faced Percy, handing leadership down.

"Go by the cave you think?" He asked Annabeth, who nodded in response.

We managed to find our way out and followed Annabeth to the cave they had supposedly fallen through. "Hello?" Percy yelled into it.

I crossed my arms in response. "Why don't we go in?" I asked.

"It was crumbling the last we saw, that's the reason why we met," Annabeth explained.

"Why were you in a cave?" Kyra wondered.

"Long story, my mother wanted me to retrieve a statue that was hiding down here," Annabeth answered briefly.

Kyra gave me a weird look in response. "Gods are like five-year-olds, they want something done and they want it immediately. Doesn't matter who they represent." I explained in simplest terms. "The only God I've liked is Thoth; at least he makes some sense when it comes towards balance of Order and Chaos."

"Percy, we should look for the ship," Annabeth urged.

"Right. But, um, do you remember where it was last?"

Annabeth sighed before shaking her head. "No, I've been kind of overloaded with the new Egyptian thing," she admitted.

"Okay, let's start with what the ship looks like," Carter started. "Is it like a steam boat, or a cruise ship?"

"Uh, Leo built a flying ship. I think that's the best way to describe it really." Percy summed up.

"Leo?" I asked.

"Yeah, he's part of the team," he explained.

"Do you suspect they may have flown out in search of you two?" I continued.

"Yeah, but I can't remember where," Annabeth explained. "I know we exchanged words before Percy had let go."

"I'm having the same problem," Percy complained. "Gods, it's like enduring Hera's memory wipe out again, except not a completely clean slate."

Silence for five minutes. "You spoke of a statue to Athena," I started. "What were the plans for it after getting out of this cave?"

"Uh, something about making peace," Annabeth struggled.

"Peace with whom?" Kyra continued.

"The Romans," Percy answered quickly. "But, I don't remember if we figured out what needed to be done with it once recovered."

"Perhaps the five do," Kyra wondered. "Is there any chance that Greeks have a 'phone' like we do?"

Annabeth's eyes widened, "Iris message!" She turned to her partner as his eyes lit up a bit.

"Iris message?" Sadie questioned instantly. "What, you poke an eye out and contact people that way?"

"No Sadie," I held back from laughing. "Iris is a Goddess."