A/N: So unfortunately these are one of those days when the chapter is just pure communication. The next chapter is kind of the same but it has a lot of revelations and I like it a lot. Keep on your toes my readers! Chapter 9 could be here anytime!

We were travelling overnight but I couldn't sleep. Too much was on my mind. Poseidon's curse. The quest for Percy. Cerberus. All of it was too much for one person to handle. Maybe that was why I had two people in my brain talking to me. Beside me Addie shifted uncomfortably. The bus had been pretty full when we arrived and somehow we were stuck together. I knew she was awake but I didn't bother her, afraid she would beat me up but I was feeling pretty lonely at the moment.

Lonely? How are you lonely? You've got us! Hey shut up. He needs to talk to real people. Aren't we real though? Just shut up you weirdo. I tapped Addie in the shoulder. She didn't react, completely ignoring me. I spoke to her even though I knew she wouldn't answer. "I've noticed you've been trying to ignore me after Cerberus. We're stuck in this quest together whether you like it or not. You volunteered yourself. I don't know if it's anything I did but I'm sorry if it is."

She didn't respond. I leaned back and tried to let myself sleep again with no luck. Then Addie finally spoke. "It's just frustrating. I've seen more clones of my dad than him. My mom's shown me pictures but every time I think of him I see you. You're the only picture I have of him. It makes me so angry that he got himself captured. Right when his wife was pregnant. While his unborn daughter was waiting to see her father but inevitably wouldn't."

I raised my eyebrows even though she couldn't see them rise. It was funny because somehow I felt the same with Percy. Why did he get himself captured right before his daughter's birth? He must've been a real idiot to do something like that. "So… you don't hate me?" I asked nervously.

"You? No. I just get angry whenever I see you. I just wish I could actually see him. He owes me and mom so much. He owes you so much. He owes every single freak created because of his stupid DNA."

I sort of felt offended. I wasn't too sure if I was one of those freaks but I was hoping she meant the type of Cerberus clones. She sniffed and I realized she had been crying the whole time. I hugged her and she hugged back without objection. She blew her nose on my shoulder, a bit gross but there's the Jackson family for you. She wiped it off and smeared it on Sammy's head, who was in the seat in front of ours. I whispered as she quietly cried, "Don't worry. You're father cares a lot for you. And I promise to the River Styx that I'll bring him back no matter what."

I woke up the next morning with still hugging Addie. No one else on the bus was awake. Addie looked less aggressive in her sleep. Part of the reason was because she was drooling on my shoulder, meaning I was down to two shirt that weren't covered in body fluids. I slipped out of her arms and took the shirt off and reached in my bag for another one. I put on the SPQR shirt and used the old one to wipe Addie's face. She woke up at my touch and stared into my eyes.

She touched her wet face and grabbed the shirt, wiping her face quickly. I smiled while she finished wiping. She glared at me, handed back my shirt and sat so that she couldn't see me. She might have been ignoring me again but I knew what I wanted to know. Sammy yawned and turned around. His face was a little puffy and his eyes were almost shut. "Ugh… why does my head feel so sticky?" he asked as he scratched his head.

Addie went red while I simply smiled. Slowly, every passenger woke up, Alex waking up last. Her hair had went crazy overnight. It was sticking in every direction possible. She seemed to know this even before she looked at a mirror because she instantly patted her hair down into her regular doo. The driver's voice went off in the intercom –Due to traffic problems we will be arriving in Seattle at 11:30 am. So cozy in with your partner and wait just a bit longer.-

I rubbed my eyes and stared out the window. Alex was too tired to start her usual conversations with me, Sammy was still trying to wipe the "sticky" off his hair, and Luna was busy fiddling with her Swiss Army Knife. After two hours of seeing cars filled with the oddest passengers we had arrived. Sammy jumped to his feet as the bus stopped. "Finally!"

We ran out the bus and into the warm Washington air. I could see the building where I killed all the SWAT members. All I had to do was retrace my steps from there. But Alex turned us around to a fast food restaurant. "FOOD. NOW." She moaned.

We went into a Burger King where Luna simply stated that it was a creepier version of McDonalds, which I found out as soon as I ran into a life sized statue of a bobble head king. I let out a tiny shriek as the others laughed at me. We bought food with the Lotus card again and feasted on cancer food. After we finished Addie talked to me again, "So do you know where to go?"

I nodded and walked out the door signaling them to follow me. They all walked out, Sammy still slurping on his soda. I pointed the building under construction. "That building was where I fought some SWAT team guys. I think if we start from there I can find Demi Industries."

Sammy lazily threw his soda on the street. Addie hissed. "What would Grover say?"

He quickly picked it up and tossed it in the trash and said, "Why don't we just ask someone where it is?" He stopped a pedestrian, "Hello sir. I'm kind of lost. Could you tell me where Demi Industries is?"

The man gave him a weird look. "There is no Demi Industries here. I've never heard of that company in my life." He walked away muttering, "Tourists."

Sammy looked offended, shrugged and followed me to the construction site. I saw the marks on the street and recognized it as the spot the helicopter crashed. I crossed the street and practically sprinted down the street until I was in the parking lot of a giant building that had a logo on the top of the building. At first it said "Wells Fargo" but then the words twisted and shifted into a completely new set of words that read, "Demi Industries".

Everyone stared at the logo with a similar concentrated face like mine. Addie simply stared at the front door and said, "Let's go in."

DON'T DO IT! The staff inside the lobby are trained killers. They would shoot you to shreds before you could get to the front desk. How did you escape then? Well it involved a gun which you don't have. Well this time we have five demigods and legacies armed with swords. Would that tip the scales? I don't know. At the time I had only one person to worry about. You. But now there's four others. If you or I had to do it again someone could get hurt. But he does have the element of surprise. Go in all gungho and I'm sure you'll make it.

Alex snapped her fingers under my nose and I returned to the real world. They all seemed to be waiting for my decision. The voices in my mind were quiet meaning they had said all they wanted to. "Well I think we should attack it head on. We have the element of surprise. Let's just sprint right through them." I said.

We walked to the front door where I rested my hand on it. I held out three fingers. I put down one. I told you he liked my ideas better. I put down the next. Whatever but when you're lying in a pool of your own blood don't expect me not to say I told you so. My hand tuned into a fist and we ran in.

A/N: Thanks for reading and I'd like to thank all you for once again reading my completely random story. Please favorite, follow, and review and as always have a nice day!