I was sleeping in the cockpit when I heard a beep.I groaned and checked where I am.I am just above Nevada,with only about three hours left on the flight.I had a pretty good guess on who was as beeping me,so I answered it,"Hello?"

"This is flight control.This is an unauthorized flight."

I sighed and rubbed my temples.I managed to turn off every non needed device on the plane,which made me blink out of the system.And it gave me time to make and excuse.I grunted and put on my best gruff voice,"I am flying this plan for a reason.A reason you blasphemers will not understand.If you try to shoot me down,or even try to follow me;I will kill a hostage.I have five."I cut the comms before they could say anything and drank some water.If they buy the bluff about hostages,great.However,it is not hard to figure out I have no hostages,and is just a bluff.Thankfully,I think they bought the ride because the flight control people are probably a bunch of idiots.So I flew to San Francisco.

When I got there,I dropped my plane about three miles east of the city.I flipped the tracker back on the plane,then started walking to the city.It would take me about four hours ti walk this.I could run this and make it a lot faster,but there is no need.It is only December 19,and knowing how the Fates work;they will probably get here December 20.So when I get to the city,I opted to just act like a homeless person.

The next day,I was eating some stolen food when I heard a commotion near the river.I ran over there and saw some homeless looking kid in the back of an orca.It really didn't take me long to figure out who that was.Percy Jackson.So I just waited for him to stop,then followed him downstream.It was a harder walk than I thought,and I got there in about five minutes.I was worried that they have already left,but they were there.They were all there,bar Bianca.There was this cow in the water,and about five guys looking like they lost there mind.I walked right behind them,"This looks interesting."All four of them immediately pulled out a weapon and attacked me.I stepped Thalia's spear and grabbed the wooden part,moved my body to avoid Percy's sword,and caught Zoè's arrow.Then Grover threw an apple at me.It bounced off my nose and dropped to the floor.Immediately everybody put away there weapons.Thalia sighed in relief,"We could have skewered you!"I opened my mouth to speak,but before I could,Zoè ran up to me and crushed me in a hug.I grunted in surprise.Zoè quickly backed away,"We thought you were dead!How did you find us."I grunted,"I knew you had to go to San Fransisco.And Percy wrestling an orca draws attention."Percy rubbed his temples,"I should probably tell you what is going on."I shook my head,"You guys went to a desert.Bianca died."Grover raised an eyebrow,"How did you know?"I ignored him and pointed at the cow,"What the hell is that thing?"The four of them explained to me the cow,Bessie,or the Ophiotaurus.And that they had to get it back safely.I nodded,"It is a good plan.Me and Grover will go."Thalia nodded,and Percy smiled at us,"I second that."Zoè looked unhappy,but she didn't say anything.I forced a smiled,"Awesome!Grover let us go."Grover has boarding Bessie,and I was about to follow him,but Zoè grabbed my arm.I turned around and saw her concerned eyes,"Paul.Stay safe."I nodded,"You too.You can beat the General.I know you can."Zoè leaned forward and kissed my cheek.She let go of my hand and I walked over to Bessie.Bessie dipped underwater,but I had a feeling that me and Grover would be able to breath underwater,and I was right.I leaned forward and cried a little into my hand.Grover somehow heard me and spoke,"What is wrong?"I didn't bother wondering how we could speak,and just looked at him,"Zoè will die."