Someone please get a hammer and end my misery, Triton thought morosely as at least three generals were arguing with each other about what to do first. Increase weapon supply, scholarly articles (for future diplomatic attempt with Oceanus—hoping that he will sit out of the possible second Titan War), medicine supply, or food supply because gathering food when war is happening is major danger.

Rhode slip him wine.

This one also works. "Thanks, sis." He takes big gulps.

The war council meeting had been in chaos for last forty-two hours, ever since father wake up and declaring that the Titan King (that Triton unfortunately relates to) is rising from Tartarus.

Nobody bothers with denials. Not when some scout noticing that the more dangerous creature of the deep had been stirred. Or the fact the Nereids passing reports from their freshwater cousins that there are more monsters lately than it had been in past fifty years.

That bring another wave of problem.

Namely no one can agree what to do first.

It has been ten hours, in the name of Pontus! Why they can't just list their stuff and hand it over?

Ugh.

Another thirty minutes without resolution of the problem and Triton feels his eyes dropped.

He tried to stay awake. Honest, he tries.

But his eyelids were too heavy.

.

"Ah… damn. I forget about this."

It has been so long since Triton get Vision.

In retrospect he really should know better that it won't just go away.

Crossing his arms, he floats by, following Percy and his little group. He raised an eyebrow seeing they take their sweet time sight-seeing. Except… there is an Athena's kid, so he know who to blame.

She's kind of insensitive.

Especially when she failed to notice that Percy want to flee when she talks about see-through floor. Seriously, what kind of idea was that? Anyone with aerophobia and acrophobia will lose their shits. Hell. Even normal people would develop either of those! Six hundreds feet in the air, remember? Plus, breach of privacy.

The other visitors pay them no attention.

Except that one.

The incredibly fat, ugly lady that looked like balloon made up by jeans and her chihuahua of seeing-eye dog makes Triton nervous for some reason.

For starter, is chihuahua a good seeing-eye dog? They're small. They're vicious. And the comparison between dog's size with its handler is so big it wasn't even funny.

For another, both are eyeing Percy as if he was some kind of delicious morsel and it give Triton urge to bubble wrap his half-brother away from them. Seriously, the stare was freaky as Tartarus.

Triton feels strong urge to grab his half-brother and shakes him, asking if he somehow manages to offends Tyche or something. How could his luck be that atrocious to be left behind because the elevator car is full?! And with that freaky lady with forked tongue—

Hold on a minute.

FORKED TONGUE?!

Triton nearly broke his neck doing a double take.

Percy's nervous question didn't help his mellow either.

"Um, did you just call that Chihuahua your son?"

"Chimera, dear," the fat lady (monster in disguise) corrected. "Not a Chihuahua. It's an easy mistake to make."

The monster barked and transformed into its true form. A giant mismatch creature with body of a goat, head of lion, and snake for tail. The rhinestone dog collar still hung around its neck, and the plate-sized dog tag was now can be read as: CHIMERA – RABID, FIRE-BREATHING, POISONOUS - IF FOUND, PLEASE CALL TARTARUS - EXT. 954.

The snake lady made a hissing noise that might've been laughter. "Be honored, Percy Jackson. Lord Zeus rarely allows me to test a hero with one of my brood. For I am the Mother of Monsters, the terrible Echidna!"

"ZEUS, YOU'RE INSANE!" Triton wailed. "CHIMERA AND ECHIDNA?! THIS IS BEYOND PALE!"

Percy is twelve. Twelve. And he is questing to get back the Master bolt and this is how Zeus decided to repay him?!

Percy blinked and decidedly helping Triton reach nervous breakdown point.

"Isn't that a kind of anteater?"

That is. The bunker plan is a go.

Triton can only let out fearful, weak squeaking noise when Chimera open his mouth and flamethrower-ing the monument, with Percy dodge out of the way in the last minute.

It was the only good thing, because next thing happens was Percy's sword get rebounded by the collar and thrown out of the hole, down to the Mississippi River below.

Triton collapsed on his tails when Percy got bitten by Chimera's snake tail.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Fuck you Zeus. Fuck you! Why are you intent to kill the demigod who is trying to return your damn electric dildo?!

Echidna said something. Taunting Percy to jump.

He hesitated.

He doesn't get choice.

Chimera's mouth glows hot red, like heated steel.

.

The halls of Atlantis were swept through powerful current that leave cracks on the floor and walls, not to mention blow away stuff and any passerby as their Prince raced somewhere.

"EXCUSE ME A REAL QUICK! I AM NEEDED SOMEWHERE!"