King Arthur And The Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth.

Arthur Goes To War

We figured that Chiron would probably have blocked off Zeus's Fist in preparation for the coming fight with boulders or something.

So not wanting to mess that up, we had Rachel lead us out an entrance in New York instead, right outside Eddie's Pizza Diner (they'll deliver pizza anywhere.. even to web slinging web headed super heroes on rooftops... get the reference? Good, cause I don't, that's just what came on their ads).

After that, and after I held Liz by her ankles and shook her till one solitary Drachma and a dozen old tickets to her concert fell out, we were able to order a Gilgamesh Cab. (though Annabeth started to debate calling the Gray Sister's taxi.. before Mordred begged her on hands and knees not to..)

As the golden taxi zoomed to a stop in front of us, Rachel sighed. "This is my stop.. you guys go on.. I'd only get in the way.."

"Thank you.. for everything.."  said Annabeth, giving Rachel a hug. 

Mordred folded her arms and looked away, mumbling something incoherent.

Rachel smirked. "Say what you want tough knight.. but you're actually quite adorable.."

"PFFFF.. WHAT!?" Mordred exclaimed. "A.. Adorable!? Yeah right!! I crushed Antaeus's skull with my BARE FIST!! How's THAT adorable!!!?"

"They say tough chicks can be the cutest." said Rachel. "Own it."

"G.. G.. GAHHHH!!" Mordred sputtered angrily, and dove into the cab. "STUPID!!!"

"She likes you...  not being sarcastic, I really mean it.. " said Grover. 

"Sister act angry, but really Sister is like.. umm.." Tyson thought about it a little before breaking out into a large smile and saying. "Teddy BEAR!!"

"Or a Puppy Knight." I said. 

"Wha? Puppy Knight?" said Tyson.

"I'll tell you later." I said quickly. 

Nico didn't say anything, he in fact looked a little sad about something, but he nodded at Rachel and got into the cab with the others (Tyson somehow magically fitting despite his immense size), leaving me alone with Rachel. 

"I.. wanted to give you this.." Rachel took a sketchbook out of her bag, and handed it to me. "I worked on it.. after the first time we met in Hoover Dam.. you were interesting.. so I wanted to remember that moment.."

I opened the sketchbook and found  a sketch of my face..  My hair tied in it's elegant braid bun.. my face highly detailed all the way down to my lips.. and my expression.. 

"I look sad.." I said. "I mean.. I'm smiling in this.. but.."

"I've never seen you with an ACTUAL wide grin before.. you know that? Like.. showing off your teeth kind of smile.." said Rachel. "And I've never heard a genuine laugh from you.. what about your other friends? Have they?"

"Uh... er.."

"Listen.. I can be a bit like you.. my dad.. isn't the best dad.. he owns this huge coorperation.. one that buys up.. develops land.. destroys nature.." said Rachel. "He's the owner of DARE Enterprises.. "

Of course.. so that explained the limo.. and what Pan said..

"So not the Dare that says No Drugs.." I said.

"Nothing like that.. but I WISH.." said Rachel with a roll of her eyes. "You know you can be pretty goofy without realizing it..  but besides that.. I don't have a reason to smile wide.. I never do.. but I do it.. and I'm happy..  wanna know why?"