I didn't need to pack much. I only had three extra pairs of clothes. All of which were cargo shorts and purple SPQR shirts. I put them all with in my backpack along with a canteen of nectar, some ambrosia squares, and the letters Reyna gave me. I decided to keep my sword slung on my back. The mortals might not see through the mist. Other than that I had Riptide in my pocket and Percy's necklace on my neck. I walked out of the barracks and to the bridge where Sammy, Alex, and Luna were waiting. Sammy greeted me first, "What's up man! Why'd it take you so long?"

The girls hit him for being so loud. He rubbed his neck and brofisted me. They had brought items similar to mine. Alex had a long dagger on her belt, Sammy had an oddly suspicious silver watch and a gladius, and Luna wasn't holding a weapon besides a Swiss Army Knife that she was showing off, half concealed in her pocket. A van approached us, parking on the bridge. We ran inside, Sammy in shotgun, Luna, Alex, and me in the back. "Well isn't this cozy." I muttered.

Luna smacked me on the head. I sat down, throwing my sword and my backpack on the ground near me. Luna and Alex slept within the first few minutes. I tried to stay alert. "So where exactly are we going oh wise father?" Addie asked.

I frowned and spoke before I drifted off into a dream, "Washington… Seattle… That's what the T-shirt said…"

The tide pushed in and pulled away. The sand dissolving at my feet. I was wondering why I was there. Then I saw Him. Poseidon. He had raven hair, green eyes, and tanned skin. I always expected Greek Gods to where a chiton but he was wearing Bermuda shorts and a Hawaiian flower shirt. He had smile wrinkles on his face but he wasn't smiling. He looked at me with contempt. "Lord Poseidon." I said as I kneeled before him.

I stood back up to his glare. It was hard to take him seriously because of his garb. "Father" I said, "Did I do anything wrong?"

Poseidon's nostrils flared and his eyes seemed to bore into my soul. "Father? FATHER? You dare call me your father?"

I nervously shifted in the dream feeling like I wouldn't come out of this alive. "You will never be my son. You will never be Perseus Jackson."

I felt a flare of anger erupt inside me. I knew all of this but here was this old man telling me what I wasn't. "I know that. Perseus Jackson is who I was meant to be but never will. I'm not going to stand here listening to your rant about who I'm not."

The instant in came out of my mouth I regretted it. "WHO ARE YOU? You are a being that should not exist! You are an abomination!" He turned and paced around then faced me again, "I cannot take away a blessing. Not one that I have already bestowed. But I can curse you. So long as you live under Perseus Jackson's name you will never be welcome in my kingdom. All of my subjects will disgrace you everywhere you meet. Your power over the sea will become unpredictable, only causing misery and death. NOW BEGONE."

I woke up with start. The van we were in skidded on its wheels and flipped over. My head hit the glass window, causing it to fracture. I felt the blood trickle out from my forehead. Luna was unconscious, her head bleeding far more severely than I was. I unbuckled my seatbelt and crashed headfirst into all the luggage. Not the most comfy landing. Addie called back, "Is everyone okay?"

Alex groaned and unbuckled her seatbelt. I caught her to avoid massive headaches. "What happened?" I asked.

Addie pushed her seatbelt button. It didn't come undone. She cursed is ancient Greek and pulled a dagger out and cut herself loose. "Some monsters started trailing us a couple hours after we left Camp Jupiter. I have no idea where we are. I think Nevada."

I didn't know my geography well but I was pretty sure Nevada was not in Washington. "Wait… I thought we were going to Washington. Why are we here?"

Addie opened the door and dragged Sammy out, "I told you Dingle Nuts. Monsters chased us off course. But if we can steal another vehicle we can just—"

The ground vibrated, stopping Addie in the middle of her sentence. The ground shook again. I looked out the back window and saw an enormous figure stalking his way towards us. Oh crap that things huge. WE CAN TAKE HIM! Shut up. I unbuckled Luna and tried to open the back doors. They were stuck and that thing was getting closer. I smashed the door with my foot, demolishing it. The door flew off and skidded across the desert floor. "C'mon Alex. I can't carry both of you out of here."

Alex crawled out while I dragged Luna's limp body. When I could stand up I hung Luna on my shoulders. Alex was dazed and tried to follow me. Addie had finally revived Sammy with ambrosia but he was still looked like he had a concussion. Behind the giant monster a squad of smaller monsters appeared. Addie whispered, "Di immortals. Scythian Dracanae."

They were getting closer to the van where all our weapons were. I broke off running. If we lost our weapons we'd be helpless. A spear was thrown at me as I slid under cover in the van. I took my sword and slung it on my back. And then I facepalmed. Riptide was in my pocket. Hopefully I didn't risk my life for something useless. I threw out the equipment as fast I could and ran out myself. As soon as I stepped out I was face to face with a giant hairy man with a dog head. Kind of like the Minotaur except this one had one of those stretchy girdles on. "Hello Brother." He growled.

I pulled out my sword and pointed it to him and stepped back. He grinned or at least he showed off his teeth then said, "Ah. You don't remember me. I am Cerberus. Maybe this will help."

He shrunk in size and turned into me. Same height, same hair, same eyes, but he was not me. He smiled and waved his arms at his Dracanae. "Welcome to the good life brother. Demi Industries have been good to me. And they will be good to you as well. Come home with me brother and Demi Industries will shower you with power."

I took one look into his eyes and I knew my answer. I lowered my sword and sheathed it. I stuck my hands in my pocket and walked closer to him. "Don't!" Addie screamed.

He scoffed and shook my hand. "See look at that. She doesn't even know your name. We will give you a name."

Cerberus smiled and I returned it. I tore out Riptide and sliced his head off. Blood poured out of his body, collecting on the ground in front of me. The Dracanae stared, awestruck and let me go back. "Look out" Alex screamed.

Cerberus' headless body tackled me to the ground. His body growing a new head before my eyes. Thick hot blood dripped on my face as it reformed. His head was the same except he had blood red eyes instead of green. "Bad choice 173." He muttered.

He yelled an order and the Dracanae charged my friends. Cerberus' got bigger and hairier, his head turning into a wolf's head. I was completely pinned down. Cerberus widened his mouth and closed it around my head. With amazing strength that even surprised me, I ripped my arms out from underneath him and held his jaws, refusing to get eaten. We slowly got up, grappling each other for dominance. He roared and threw me across the desert floor.

Out of the corner of my eyes I could see Addie and Sammy desperately trying to protect Luna and Alex but they were hopelessly outnumbered. Now that I had a good look at Cerberus, he seemed bigger than he was before I sliced his head off. He pressed his body to the ground, preparing to pounce. I pulled out my sword but he had already started running. He rammed into me, knocking me to the floor again.

The next time he charged, I sidestepped him and stabbed him in the chest. He stopped and shuddered but he gripped my arm making it bleed. I pulled and uncapped Riptide and slid it through his chest. He coughed blood on my face and pushed me aside. I flew back to an unfortunate Dracanae. Cerberus grew bigger so that he was at least fifteen feet tall. He pinched my swords out and took a swipe at me. I dodged it and rolled under his legs, reappearing behind him. I picked up my sword and tapped his butt. "Hey doggy!" I yelled.

He turned around and prepared to swipe me but I quickly stabbed Riptide into his knee. He howled and fell over. Cerberus attempted to get back up but I jumped on him and pounded him to the ground. I pulled Riptide out and smacked him around with the flat side of the blade. He transformed into a guy who looked like me again. "Please. Brother don't kill me!"

He looked around with fear and I felt remorse. Like me he hadn't asked to become a pawn. I got off him and walked away saying, "Because I am you I understand your pain, but the next time you get in my way…"

I didn't get to finish because an arrow whizzed over my shoulder and hit Cerberus in the head. I spun around quickly and realized that he had transformed and would have killed me. Luna was beginning to stand up, lifting a crossbow and firing on the Dracanae. I joined the struggle and within minutes the monsters were all just dust. I panted as I withdrew Riptide. "Thanks."

Luna nodded and folded her crossbow making it turn into her Swiss army knife. I looked at it dumbfounded but she didn't say anything. Alex was up too, retrieving our bags. Addie collapsed on the floor and sighed, "Now how are we going to get to Seattle? I don't even know where we are."

I scanned the area and before my eyes I spotted a casino. I didn't know how I didn't see it before. I tapped Addie and pointed to it. "Hey there's a casino over there. Maybe we could go in and ask for directions or something."

A/N: Thanks for reading! I meant to update a lot sooner but it was Thanksgiving! FOOD! Anyway I think one more chapter will be up before this week ends so keep your eyes open. Follow, Favorite, Review, and have a nice day!