The Time-turner Chronicles

|1| Chapter 13 : I get betrayed by a friend but not Luke?

The ride to Santa Monica beach was the worst ride ever. 

Imagine riding for hours in a cab with Medusa staring at you and you awkwardly try to ignore the glares. Well in this case it was worse because I was on Medusa's good side and Annabeth was glaring at me with her stormy gray eyes. Ugh, she was probably mad that Luke quit and betrayed us. But why was she staring at me?

"I see that Luke left you." the Nereid asked. I nodded, "Yes. It's sad but he warned me about his gifts."

The Nereid thought about it for a second, "well I guess there's still hope for him."

I nodded. "So how's my dad doing?"

"He's proud of you for releasing Medusa from her curse."

My eyes widened, 'I thought you hid us from the Gods!' I told Nyx angrily. 

'How could I know your father would watch us using the water?'

'He can do that?'

Nyx shrugged, 'Just found out.'

"Yeah, I felt bad for her, it wasn't her fault."

She held out her hand. Three white pearls flashed in her palm. "These are pearls of the sea, if you crush them and they will help you."

"What do they do?" I asked already knowing the answer.

"I guess you can figure that out yourself when you can lift an ancient curse like Medusa's." She laughed.

I snickered and took the three pearls and put them in my backpack. "Well thank you."
She nodded and disappeared.
"So what if we're not dead? We need an audience with Hades right now!

I demanded. Annabeth took out a few Drachma she got from Medusa's garden and put them on the desk. "We paid so we have every right to pass." Annabeth said, angrily.

Charon shrugged, "nope I only ferry the dead."

My patience cracked. My hands lit on fire, "If you don't let us through..."

"You're gonna threaten an immortal?" Charon laughed. "I can't die!"

Perc turned towards the door, "What happens if I burn down the door or this building?"

Charon paled, "No you can't do that. The reconstruction cost would be enormous!"

"Then let us through or Percy's gonna burn down this building."

Charon swallowed and nodded. "Well I was gonna take a ride anyway." he said and opened the elevator, "get in before I change my mind."

We entered the elevator, I got a sudden dizzy feeling. We weren't going down but forward. The air turned misty. Spirits around me started changing shape. Their modern clothes flickered, turning into gray hooded robes. The floor of the elevator began swaying and suddenly we were in the ferry over the river Styx.

I took out an empty vial and dipped it carefully in the Styx.

"What?" I asked the supscious looking Annabeth and Charon.

I closed the vial and put it in my backpack.

"This idea might actually work." Annabeth said and I resisted the urge to laugh, it was her plan actually.

Before us stood the biggest Rottweiler ever. Cerberus looked at us with hunger in his eyes. I was about to throw the red rubber ball when Chaos and Nyx interrupted me,

'Hey did you know I created Hellhounds?' Nyx said proudly.

'Why would you ever create such creatures?' I wondered.