The Ocean's Glare - The Lightning Thief

Chapter 27

why is this chapter so short?

Chapter 27 - Welcome to New York

I hate planes. You have heard how much Peyton hated planes before she found out about our dad. I bet if someone went on a plane with her now they wouldn't make it off with all their limbs. She also freaks out over a lot of stuff that I don't have much trouble with.

Not the point. The point is, when we got into the state of New York a song played over the PA system.

"Walkin' through a crowd, the village is a glow/ Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats/ Everybody here wanted somethin' more/ Searchin' for a sound we hadn't heard before/ And it said: Welcome to New York!" blared the speakers.

"Oh my gods. Kill my ears now!" Grover groaned. Him, having goat ears, was probably getting the worst of the cringy song.

I took the time to dig through the backpack Peyton had handed me. Had she really found the bolt before me? Had she battled Ares and won? Or was it some sick dream?

I pulled out the bolt and set it on the seat beside me. Then I dug through the Oreos, money, and other stuff Ares stashed until I found a note. I was fairly sure Ares hadn't put a note in here so I opened it.

"Percy," it read.

"If you are reading this then I might be dead. I challenged Ares to a duel because he has Hades' helm. He gave you a backpack of which I found in the casino. The girl that gave you the backpack is named Alexandra. She used the mist to camouflage me and her as the room service that came into your room.

Anyway, before you start to wonder, Ares did NOT steal the bolt or the helm. Gods can't steal each other's symbols of power directly which you should know. That is how you were blamed for taking the symbols of power.

Why it was you and not me is not an answer I know and I don't really care right now. It's probably sexist and dumb.

Anyway, Ares was influenced. It was an ancient power and I have a few ideas as to who it is. He ze(it is a gender neutral pronoun, don't believe me look it up!) tried to do the same to me.

I believe ze influenced a demigod into doing hir(another pronoun. The sad thing is, my computer says that it is her spelled wrong! COMPLAINT!) dirty work. I believe that demigod was Luke. I don't have any proof so don't openly blame him. The only reason I have for him was that he gave you the shoes that tried to fly Grover into tartarus.

I wish you good luck and hope you don't die,

Best wishes,

Peyton.

PS: You should have let me sign medusa's head too.

"What the crap!" I said dropping the letter as I finished.

Everyone in the plane looked at me.

I slapped my hand over my mouth and sank into my chair as far as I could.

"What?" Grover hissed way more quietly than I had spoken.

I shoved the letter at him who read it over and had a similar reaction to me but shoved it at Annabeth instead of yelling.

Annabeth was shaking her head at the end.

"It can't have been Luke." she shook her head.

"Well, he told me to wear the shoes in the iris message. And Then they dragged Grover to Tartarus. I think it is safe to be a little warry." I objected.

"I agree with Percy, Annabeth. But, like Peyton said, it may not be Luke. She was just making guesses." Grover stated.

Then, the song ended, and a voice over the PA system said, "30 minutes until we touchdown."(never been in a plane. SUE ME!)