Zoë

I sighed as I watched the stars blur beside me. I knew we were almost to camp, we had to be. Zia was sound asleep, but it looked like she was dreaming about something, and knowing demigod dreams, it had to be unpleasant. Matt was trying, and failing, not to fall asleep. Bianca was the only other one awake- my mother had a right to be exhausted- and sent me a small smile when I looked her way.

I smiled back and turned back around in my seat. I was struggling to stay awake, but that wasn't a problem anymore when I saw a familiar skyline. "Zia, wake up," I whispered in her ear, shaking her gently.

"I'm awake," she mumbled, half asleep, a testament to her awake-ness. I smiled briefly before turning to my friends and mother. Bianca was talking to my mother. That left Matt. I grinned slyly, thinking of the ways I could wake him up.

Much to my disappointment, we tumbled to a halt. And I mean tumbled. Blackjack flew into Bandi, and we all fell to the ground in a heap. Of course, Matt and Bianca landed as gracefully as their horse could, so it was just my mother, Zia, and me who landed in a huge heap. Is it that hard to fly straight? I asked the horses. Both just gave this look that I could have sworn was a grin before flying off with Guido and Porkpie.

"That was fun," Mom said as she got up and brushed herself off. She held out a hand to me and Bianca helped Zia up. When we were all standing, we realized that we had stumbled to a halt next to the pine tree that doubled as the border for Camp Half-Blood.

"Good to be home," Matt said with a contented sigh. I realized this was his home, but not mine. My home was in the city, and it always would be, but I guess I had forgotten that some people didn't have home to go to at the end of the summer.

"What are we waiting for?" Bianca asked with a grin on her face as she looked at the camp.

"To see if I can beat you down!" I said with a laugh as I take off down the hill in the direction of the Big House.

"Hey!" I smiled as I heard the two indignant shouts of my friends. Sure, I hadn't known them very long, but a couple of near death experiences tends to bring you closer to people. I heard footsteps, and soon I saw two shadows. Without looking I knew they were Matt and Bianca's. I grinned as I picked up speed, barreling pass campers with shocked expressions on their faces.

I could hear my mother's laughter and Zia's quiet giggles in the background, but I focused on the here and now.

At some point they must have caught up with me because we all burst through the doors of the Big House at the same time. The look on my father's face was the purest shock I had ever seen, but it quickly turned into the biggest smile I had ever seen.

"Annabeth!" he said hugging her tightly. My mom returned the gesture, wrapping her arms around my dad.

"Missed you too, Dad," I grumbled playfully. I wasn't really mad, but it was fun to tease him.

"Zoë!" he said grinning. Before he could do or say anything, I smiled triumphantly.

"What?" my dad asked, confused by the look I was giving him.

"I told you! I told I could find mom and bring her back and stay in one piece!" By this time we were both grinning. It was the joy of it, I guess. During our little reunion, Nico had found Bianca and they were hugging tightly, along with a woman who I assume is her mother. Matt was receiving a pat on the back from Chiron. For a split second, our eyes met. Nico also choose that exact moment to ask who our extra companion was.

Matt and Bianca both turned to me, as if to say, You found her, you get to explain to all the very deadly parents why you brought a perfect stranger along with us.

I glared at the both of them before turning to the parents. "This is Zia," I said glancing at Zia, who now stood next to me.

"Do you have a last name?" my mom asked her gently.

Zia glanced at me warily, a look I'm sure my mother didn't fail to notice.

I gave her a little nod before she answered. "Yes, I do," she said nervously. My mom just waited patiently, thinking Zia was going to answer her unasked question.

Before anymore silence could pass, I grabbed Zia's hand and spoke up. "She does, but it certainly is none of your business," I said coldly, staring at my mother's shocked face. I'll admit that was mean, but I couldn't believe she didn't recognize Zia as her own daughter! I was beyond mad, but I think the only people who could tell were Bianca, Matt and my sister.

"And why is her last name none of my business?" she asked, matching my tone. In the corner of my eye I saw my dad swallow nervously. My mom and I didn't get into fights like these often, but when we did they were bad, really bad.

I saw, Bianca and Matt looking at me. I saw Zia looking at me, shaking her head furiously at me to stop, yet I could not. "Because! If you really wanted to know, you would use your all powerful wisdom to remember!" With those words, I stormed out of the house, dragging Zia with me.

Nico

It wasn't often someone spoke to Annabeth like that. When they did, they usually found her knife in their chest, but I guess that wasn't an option with her daughter. I saw Matt and Bianca exchange a look before following Zoë out of the room, much more quite than she had been.

"Is everything okay?" I asked Thalia asked from the doorway. I wasn't sure when she had gotten there, but she didn't really stop for a reunion between her childhood best friend. It was like nothing had even happened. "I just saw Zoë, and-"

"No," Annabeth said cutting her off. She had this look on her face, one that I hadn't seen since the second Giant war ended.

"Annabeth, what's wrong?" Percy asked her. I leaned in closer, concerned for my friend.

"On the way back, I…I had a dream," she said. I think Percy and I were the only ones to notice the shudder that went through her body.

"And…?"prompted Chiron.

"It's…it's…"Annabeth said at a loss for words, which was first for her.

"It's Atlas. He's escaped."

The End

I know a lot of you are furious at me for the delay in updating. School and sports have kept my pretty business the past couple of months, and I apologize. This is the end of Ignorance is Bliss, and I'm not sure when the sequel will be coming out. I'm going to try something new- for me, at least- and get a head start on writing multiple chapters before I post them.

First, I have some question that I need answers back. I've been thinking about switching the sequel-which is still nameless- to third person. If you want me to write the next story like that, then I need you to say something in a review or PM. Also specify the type of third person (limited or omniscient).

I'm also looking for some titles. They need to be simple saying, like ignorance is bliss, but they can't be too long (FanFiction dictates the amount of space you have for a title). I need some ideas and would greatly appreciate some help. If there are some of you who would like to see more "grandchildren" of the gods, let me know. I won't include too many, no matter the outcome, but whether they are included at all is up to you guys. If you put me on author alert, you'll know when I start the new story.

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