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Thalia's POV

My my breath escaping through my lips, I collasped back down onto the ground, as though it were a bed. Percy, the changed man, helped me. After I made fun of him, with my sarcasm and rude comments and sneers. Yet, out of the goodness of his heart, he helped me.

What does that mean? That I'm a cruel person, or something else. I think I know what it means. It means that-

"Attentiom! Everyone, pack up your blankets and pillows! We're going to climb!" An Aztec shouted, startling me from my train of thought. Darn it. What was I going to say?

Oh well. I stood up quickly, not touching Percy. I felt too guilty and awkward to do anything. Why did he do that?

Scowling, I thought over how my cousin could make me crazy. It's not like I like him in a romantic way. He's just my best friend and cousin and all. I'm worried. I thought he was changed. Is he different now? Is he going back to the way he was? Or will he always be this quiet, smart, serious, lump-on-a-log that he is now?

Why did he do that?

Percy's POV

Why did I do that?

I Asked myself that over and over again as we slowly made our way to the hole.

"You like her!" Alexander sang.

I growled at him in my head. "She's our cousin. I do not like her."

"She's like the sister you never wanted!" Jake chimed in.

I grumbled, but didn't object. That's partly correct.

Somos quietly spoke, "The old Percy wouldve helped her. You had to do it, because of impulses and the way the body was trained."

I sighed. "I think you just hit the nail on the head Somos. I wish you didn't though."

Have you ever undergone s serious personality change? Has your body wanted to do something that your mind didn't want to do? That's what's happening to me. How am I supposed to be myself if this body makes the choices for me?

You domt know know how difficult this is for me.

Pat's POV

Our group marched in near silence to the bottom of the hole. Everyone stood gathered around it, gazing up at the sunlight peeking through the tree branches. Some looked afraid, and wondered if it was too late to go back. I kept my face as usual, slightly confused but meaning well. I need to be on my guard. Especially since I'll be back to my employer soon.

Anne approached the side of the wall, and looked ready to start climbing. I walked over and grabbed her wrist.

"Anne," I said, "I don't think you should go first. You need to stay here and make sure everyone goes." I dropped my voice to a whisper. "Besides, I need your help. I don't think I'll be able to climb that. I need to get back to my dad."

Thats what I told everyone. That my dad loved me, but my mom didn't. So she threw me into the woods, and I wandered through the woods until I fell down the hole. I loved my dad though, and didn't realize that the spell Moctezumal put on me kept me from him. I was waiting for someone to bring me back to my dad, who was on the Olympian counsel.

I never ver told anyone who my dad was.

In fact, that was all a lie. I didn't just wander down here because my mom threw me into the woods. I'm not an idiot. I don't even have a mom. She died when I was a little kid due to lymphoma. My dad doesn't love me as much as I saw. He's the immortal tutor of Dionysis, the fat and bald God Silenus. My daddy. He sold me though to an Olympian, who then became my employer. That's why I claim to want to get back to my Olympian dad. I need to tell my employer all I've learned in the Aztec's forces.

Anne stepped away from the wall, and addressed the crowd. "Who would like to test the ropes and climb the hole first? Please step forward."

At first, no one moved. Then a boy or about age fourteen stepped forward. "If like to prove my worth to the girl I love by climbing the wall first."

A girl with short black hair and brown eyes grabbed at his arm. "John, you don't have to do this! I love you, you should know that."

John shrugged her off. "Your parents don't know that. I'll be fine Irene. Step back."

Reluctantly, Irene stepped back.

"John, I will tie this rope to you, so that way once you reach the top others will be able to climb up the rope. Are you ready?" Anne asked.

With one last glance at Irene, who shook her head as if begging Him not to do it, John nodded his head. "I'm ready."