Chapter 18

The ferry

Topaz Sabrina

We took an open air ferry to Alcatraz Island. It was horribly crowded, polluted with tons of tourists. We got seats at the back, so as to be in isolation from all the sightseers.

"So, Snow, do you think the ring is working yet?" Annabeth asked curiously.

She shook her head. "No, nothing has come to mind, though that could be due to our location. We're in the middle of the Bay, it's likely nothing significant has happened here."

"Looks pretty," Caspia commented.

"Thanks, I like your magic ring too." She said, then turned her attention back to the water.

"Annabeth, why don't you use your new ear?" I suggested.

"Who should I listen to?" Annabeth asked.

"Tourists?" Leo said.

"How about Tammi and her emposai friends?" Nico suggested, grinning.

"She'd be in Tartarus, right?" Annabeth questioned.

"Probably." I said.

" I need the name of the people she's with. How will I find that out?"

"Their names are Kelli, Sara, Hana, and Ashley Sue. Fellow emposai."

"Wow. Ring must be working." Percy said.

"Yeah. I guess so." She turned away, and then fell backward. Her eyes were the same violet shade they always were, but they had a whitish glow. She was breathing heavily, then her eyes turned back to normal, and she sat up, taking deep breaths like she just woke up from a nightmare.

Nico knelt by her. "You okay, princess?"

"I think so. Can someone help me up?" I gripped her hand and pulled her up.

"So, what was that about?" Blade asked curiously.

"Well, long story short, those demigods from Alcatraz Island are defiantly the bad guys."

"Was Allan West there?" Nico asked.

"Yeah, he was."

He frowned, noticing her tone.

"So, you guys still up to hear she-demons chit chat?" Said Leo.

"Sure." Percy shrugged.

Annabeth dug in her bag and brought out the ear. She held it up to her own right ear and pressed it into it. It grafted onto it, and her eyes widened like someone who turned their music too loud.

After about 10 minutes everyone was looking down, straightening their clothes and hair, waiting for her to come back. Finally, her expression went back to normal, and she took the ear off.

"So what did they say?" Sapphire asked.

"Well Tammi is pretty pissed off about Topaz killing her, and went into some graphic detail...Then they started talking about Ashley Sues new Gucci shoes that she got before she was killed, which was super boring...And then they talked about how they didn't think we'd survive our encounter with the Alcatraz demigods, I don't know how she knew we were going there, we didn't even know we were going there until after we, well they met Tammi."

"Someone must have told them." Percy said.

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Well, duh Seaweed Brain! The question is WHO told them. Someone is watching us."

"Or Pheme isn't really on our side. She could have given us false information and earned our trust with the gifts. We could be walking straight into a trap." Snow said.

" It may be a trap, but that doesn't mean that Pheme is trying to kill us. She could have thought that we were strong enough to defeat them. And we may need the information to help with the quest." I told them.

"I guess either of you could be right." Annabetg said.

"Hey! I see the island!" Caspia said.

We are now approaching Alcatraz Island. Please everyone stay in your seats and wait to be deboarded. Please stay in a single file line as you exit the boat. Have a nice day!