The Sea Tyrant's Obsession (PJO x ROR) 18+ WTM/WTS Book 1

*We Board The Princess Andromeda

Hermes grinned, his eyes twinkling with mischief. "Oh, come on, Dionysus. You know beauty's all about how you feel on the inside."

Dionysus snorted. "Right, because looking like a half-drunken, sunburned grape is all about inner peace."

"Well," Hermes said with a shrug, "at least your counterpart didn't have a son who turned out to be evil."

Dionysus narrowed his eyes. "Okay, touché, Hermes. Touché."

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We Board The Princess Andromeda

"Hmm, so this next scene must be about my cousin going on that ship my counterpart gifted her," Hermes remarked.

"I hope the children don't get into trouble," Rhea added.

I was staring at the waves when Anthony and Tyson found me.

"What's going on?" Anthony asked. "I heard you calling for help!"

"Me, too!" Tyson said. "Heard you yell, 'Bad things are attacking!'"

"She didn't say that," Apollo said with a look of bewilderment. The rest of the deities wore similar expressions.

"I didn't call you guys," I said. "I'm fine."

"But then who ..." Anthony noticed the three yellow duffel bags, then the thermos and the bottle of vitamins I was holding. "What—"

"Just listen," I said. "We don't have much time."

I told them about my conversation with Hermes. By the time I was finished, I could hear screeching in the distance—patrol harpies picking up our scent.

"Percy," Anthony said, "we have to do the quest."

"We'll get expelled, you know. Trust me, I'm an expert at getting expelled."

"So? If we fail, there won't be any camp to come back to."

"Athena's son is right. The camp is still in serious trouble," Hera said.

"Yeah, but you promised Chiron—"

"I promised I'd keep you from danger. I can only do that by coming with you! Tyson can stay behind and tell them—"

"I want to go," Tyson said.

"No!" Anthony's voice sounded close to panic. "I mean ... Percy, come on. You know that's impossible."

Athena narrowed her eyes, noting her son's reaction to the Cyclops. The other gods noticed it too.

I wondered again why he had such a grudge against Cyclopes. There was something he wasn't telling me.

He and Tyson both looked at me, waiting for an answer. Meanwhile, the cruise ship was getting farther and farther away.

The thing was, part of me didn't want Tyson along. I'd spent the last three days in close quarters with the guy, getting razzed by the other campers and embarrassed a million times a day, constantly reminded that I was related to him. I needed some space.

Poseidon internally agreed. Percilla needs to stay as far away from that abomination as possible.

Rhea frowned disapprovingly. "I hope my granddaughter eventually accepts him as her brother."

Hades nodded. "I agree, Mother."

Plus, I didn't know how much help he'd be, or how I'd keep him safe. Sure, he was strong, but Tyson was a little kid in Cyclops terms, maybe seven or eight years old, mentally. I could see him freaking out and starting to cry while we were trying to sneak past a monster or something. He'd get us all killed.