The Unclaimed Half-blood

Chapter 6: Power Nap

Annabeth, Grover and Alistair are following the river. Luckily they were able to give the police the slip again, Annabeth worried about the fates she saw and where now looking for where Percy went, walking to the side of the river.

Alistair: "So... we gonna talk about it?"

Grover: "Which part, the one where Percy's gone missing or the fact that Athena abandoned us or that she let two monsters into her temple?"

Annabeth: " Not now guys.  We need... to find Percy."

They see Percy pulling himself out of the river, looking rather pleased with himself. The group approaches him.

Percy: "Hi. Look, I'm sorry about shoving you in the stairwell. Even hearing myself say that sounds really bad, But I just -- I knew you'd never agree and it wasn't enough time--"

Annabeth wraps him in a hug as Alistair rolls his eyes.

Grover: "So... You're not as dead as we thought you'd be."

Percy:" Surprise."

Grover: "What happened?"

Percy:" Short version, we need to go to Santa Monica. "

Grover: " What like now?"

Percy:" My father's gonna meet me there. Hes gonna help us."

Alistair: "Okay, just one slight issue..."

Grover: " The police think that we crash the Amtrak train and then did that."

Points to the still burning monument.

Percy: "The cops are after us?"

Grover: "Yeah."

Percy:" Isn't thar gonna make it hard for us to get on a train? Or a bus? Or really anything you need tickets for?"

Alistair: "Guess we're walking then..."

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The group walks down the road with Alistair slightly lagging behind how tired he was. He hasn't slept in a few days and it was catching up to him. He let's out another yawn, annoying the others.

Percy: "Hey guys, I think this quest might be harder than we thought. I've been thinking. I didn't steal the masterbolt. You guys didn't steal the master bolt. We're pretty sure Hades has the master bolt, but he couldn't have stolen it himself. I mean, we don't even know who actually stole the thing, or why, or how deep this goes."

He looks at the others and notices how they're silently judging him.

Percy: "I'm the last person to realize this, aren't I?"

Alistair:"*Yawns* Welcome too the rest of the class Percy."

Annabeth: "Yeah."

Percy: "Okay so, Maybe when we started,my head wasn't fully in this, but since the river... it all feels different somehow. He saved me. My dad. I guess I just really never thought that's something he'd do for me. So maybe I gotta take things more seriously now."

Alistair and Grover notice an approaching engine.

Grover: "Car"

Alistair: "Motorcycle Grover."

Annabeth: "That's not a car, it's a bike. Just let it pass. Come on."

The teens hide behind a road barrier, waiting for the bike to drive by.

Alistair after sitting down starts to doze off, the others continued their conversation. He returned to the forest for a moment before he's hit by Annabeth, waking him up. He shots up to join the others staring at the guy on the bike.