A/N: Sorry for not updating any sooner. Yesterday I was finishing with all the revising and stuff but then my internet went out! I tried to fix it for like thirty minutes but it wouldn't work. It got me so mad and I wanted to update as soon as I woke up today but I forgot about it until now. Anyway, has it snowed where you live? It snowed for me and I got to skip a math test :)

Ladon went after me and Sammy while Project 1 attacked Addie, Luna, and Alex. Sammy tapped his silver watch and it turned into a silver shield the size of a NBA backboard. Ladon puked out his acid in a jet right at Sammy. He raised his shield, blocking it but I had to worry about Ladon who was showing off his teeth to me. "You might want to brush your teeth." I suggested.

He growled and swiped me with his claws. I sidestepped, ending up next to Sammy. His shield was gone. He looked at my confused expression, "Apparently that stuff is acidic enough to burn through metals."

Ladon swiped at me three times all of which I swiftly dodged. I realized I hadn't even drawn my sword. I took it out, the milky white blade glowing in the dark. I sliced down on his head but Ladon grabbed it with his claws. He smiled and kicked me in the stomach. I fell over while Sammy struggled to defend me. My stomach was torn up by claws that were apparently also on his toes. I got up and pulled Riptide as well.

Ladon dissolved Sammy's sword and threw Sammy across the room. I advanced on Ladon who was egging me to continue. He spat his acid straight at me and in defense I put both swords in defensive X position. The jet of acid ricocheted off the swords, spraying on my fingers, on the ground, on the walls, just everywhere. When the jet stopped I inspected my swords. The acid hissed on the white sword and evaporated while the acid just slid off Riptide. Ladon looked at me wide eyed. "Yeah that's right buddy. Enchanted blades here."

I sliced everywhere, taking off chips of his skin that he couldn't protect. I would occasionally get acid on my skin, turning it raw and red. I was tiring but Ladon was just getting started. He turned into a massive dragon, his mouth flowing with even more acid. He roared at me, the flow of acid and air blowing me back. I moaned as I opened my eyes. My whole body was burning, my throat felt swollen so that it was difficult to breathe. Ladon towered over me. "Cerberus was a weakling. Be glad you have the honor of dying by me."

I shoved Riptide in his mouth, making his blood flow into my arm. Even his blood burned. I screamed as it ran down my arm, along with Ladon's scream. I let go of Riptide and Ladon spat Riptide out, far away from me. I saw Sammy creeping behind Ladon. He prepared to try and eat me again but I threw my white blade at him. He dodged like I thought he would and the sword sank right next to Sammy. I didn't see him because Ladon blocked my view but I hoped he had caught my plan. "You really annoy me." Ladon growled.

He widened his mouth over my head but stopped as a sword pierced through his dragon chest. Sammy had stabbed so far into his back that the point of the sword almost touched my own chest. It retracted and went through again and again until Ladon went limp. Sammy pulled Ladon off me and tried to pour nectar in my mouth. My throat felt less swollen and he began to pour the nectar all over my body, healing all my burns. I looked off to the girls in their own battles.

Addie blocked a punch and whacked number 1 away from her. Luna shot a bolt into number 1's head while Alex exploded the wall next to him. Number 1 fell, his flesh burning away. Sammy helped me up and the girls came to my side. Luna smiled, "We got them. Don't worry."

I tried to open my mouth to warn them but nothing came out but a croak. Number 1 grabbed Luna by the arm and flung her away. He was red hot from the explosion, his flesh completely gone. He pushed Alex away and kicked Addie to the ground. Sammy tried to stab him with my sword but number 1 knocked it aside and punched him in the face. Number 1 was no longer red hot but it still hurt as he wrapped his hands around my neck. He lifted me up off the ground, choking me.

Maybe you should deactivate him. HOW!? I dunno. That's your problem. OH THANKS! THAT HELPED A LOT. You're welcome. Maybe you should touch his face again. That's the only contact you made with him and Dyson said you activated him.I touched his face and he immediately powered down and dropped me. I fell over feeling paralyzed. My eyes drooped down and I hoped that it wasn't me just dying. You probably are.

I was back on the beach except I was alone this time. The water stung my toes either because it was freezing cold or because Poseidon's curse. I figured I would have to wait for him so I stood patiently. For about five seconds. Whenever you made an ADHD kid wait things never turn out well. I threw nearby garbage into the sea and yelled curses at him, "Hurry up!"

Soon enough, Poseidon came walking out of the sea. He still wasn't smiling. But he didn't look at me with so much anger any more. He stared into my eyes and sternly said, "You will never speak to me in such manner ever again."

He assessed me and tried for a smile. He sat in the water and patted the ground next to him, gesturing me to sit with him. I sat but kept my distance. "Do you know what kind of god I am?" he asked.

I shrugged, "The kind that disowns blood relatives?" He frowned but continued to stare at the sea. "The kind that curses a clone that never wished to exist? The kind that leaves his own son to be captured? The kind that acts like a girl having her period?"

Poseidon stared at me funny but I didn't react. He took a deep breath and nodded, "Yes those are all true. I'm a moody god. Always have been. It's not likely to change. All I want is for you to forgive me… son."

My body felt warmer as he said that. He called me his son. But my anger came back in. "How about you release me from your curse? That might help."

He sighed and shook his head. "Just like I can't take away a blessing, I cannot take way a curse either. I'm sorry."

I shrugged, "I guess it doesn't matter. I have to step out of Percy's shadow someday." Poseidon gave me a questioning look. "I think my soul is in fragments right now and a little bit of Percy is mixed with the fragments. That explains all the visions of Percy's memory. I think I have to somehow piece my soul together, how I'll do that I have no idea.

Poseidon clapped my back. "I wish you luck in that." The world began to stir and Poseidon talked at a rapid rate, "We don't have much time but remember, you are my son and you don't need Perseus to prove it to me."

I woke up, my head on Addie's shoulder. My cheek was covered in my drool while Addie looked at me with obvious disgust. As soon as she saw that I woke up she pushed my head away. "Now we're even. Promise that we won't drool on each other?"

I nodded and wiped the drool. We were in a long compartment of seats and I wondered what sort of vehicle we were in. "What are we in?" I asked. "A train?"

Alex who was sitting on my right shook her head. She looked ecstatic, "We're in my grandpa's domain now! Right now you're in a plane headed towards Alaska!"

As if on cue the plane hit a bit of turbulence. I clutched my seat and suddenly felt very scared. I realized Addie was doing the same as me. Her knuckles were white from holding the seat so long. Alex seemed to enjoy our uneasiness. "Have fun for the next couple minutes guys."

I quietly whispered to Addie, "How long have we been in air?"

She let a simple sentence leak out of her mouth. "We're landing in fifteen minutes."

It felt a lot longer than fifteen minutes but all I remembered doing was praying with Addie that we wouldn't blow up. As soon as we landed, Addie and I burst from the plane, ignoring the flight attendants that tried to calm us down.

We didn't stop running until we were in the airport parking lot. Everyone else strolled over to us afterwards. Sammy said nothing about it but I could see the devilish look in his eyes and I knew I would never hear the end of this. I suddenly felt the cold and rubbed my arms. "I didn't really pack for Alaska." I said.

Alex looked through her bag and gave me the parka I had given her so long ago. I took it gratefully and zipped up. I was still wearing shorts but my legs weren't as cold as my upper body. "So where to?" I asked.

Luna pulled out her map again. "Well we're going to the port in Anchorage so… we could catch a taxi-no a bus, we have too many people." She pointed where we were on the map. "It's close to where we are. Should only take a couple minutes."

Addie took a look and gave the map back to Luna. "We could just walk. I mean it would only take an hour or so. Plus I don't want to meet any resistance like in the airport."

They all nodded and I had a feeling I missed something pretty important. We walked along the road in two lines. Alex, Sammy, and Addie in one while I was stuck in the back with Luna. She rubbed her arm as she walked making me wonder what happened. "Hey what's wrong with your arm?"

She pulled up her sleeve and showed me her bandaged arm. "That automaton had burning hot parts. He grabbed me and threw me away, remember? Besides, I'd worry more about you."

"Me?" I asked. "Why me?"

She gave me a very sarcastic look. "Oh I don't know. Maybe because Ladon puked on you with acid."

We walked in awkward silence again which I seemed to be good at making. Alex constantly shot dirty looks at Luna and flashed amazing smiles at me. I slowed down, signaling Luna to do the same. When we were at least ten yards away from everyone else I talked. "Why does Alex hate you so much?"

She gave me a dry smile, "Do you really wanna know?"

I nodded not knowing what I was heading to.

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