Chapter Three

   Lucas


   Dad walked us out of the school building, then we went into an alley full of alley cats and trash bags. It seemed darker here, like Hades was watching us. Anyways, Dad whistled his fingers and a bright yellow car zoomed down. It crackled with electricity, but I knew it was safe to sit on.
   Annabeth stared at the car in awe. "Amazing!" She exclaimed. "It's awesome! Breath-taking!" Annabeth sat inside. She screamed. "Zapping! I'm getting out!"
   My dad blushed, which is extremely rare. "Sorry. Undetermined demigods can get zapped with my ferrari." He snapped his fingers and the crackling of electricity stopped. I saw Annabeth stare down at the ground.
   "Right." She murmured. "I'm a demigod."
   I patted her on the back. "It's alright, Annabeth. Who knows if you're a daughter of a major god, like me? We have cool powers and stuff to protect ourselves!"
   Maybe I shouldn't have said anything because her eyes grew big. "Protect ourselves? Protect ourselves?!"
   Dad glanced at me. "Well, now that you discovered you're a demigod, your scent of it is stronger. Monsters could smell that scent and track you down..."
   "Gee, I feel soo much better!" Annabeth said sarcastically.
   My dad sighed. "Just get on the car!"
   Annabeth walked back to the car and sat on it. After taking my seat, I shut the door and put my seatbelt on. Zeus turned on the car and began driving near the thunderclouds.
   "My mother won't worry, right?" Annabeth asked worriedly.
   I remained silent. I remember who my mom was. She was one of the 12 olympians, and her sacred item is a peacock feather.
   "I don't have a mortal mom." I finally said. I saw my dad's eyes look dreamily for a second in the rearview mirror.
    "Oh right!" Annabeth replied. "Your mom's Hera. Then how are you a halfblood?"
    "Me and my dad don't know. I just happen to be part mortal. It's weird. But I'm just glad I'm not immortal." I said.
    There was a silence, maybe an hour long.
    "Who do you think my dad is?" Annabeth finally asked. "Maybe it's Poseidon! Or Hermes! Maybe Daedalus!"
     I stiffled a laugh "Number one! You do not wanna be a daughter of Hermes. Number two! Daedalus is not a god."
     "Oh."
     "And you forgot Hades!"
     Annabeth and Zeus made a face. "This kind girl cannot be the daughter of the god of torture! Besides, Hades is the worst brother ever. I prefer Poseidon, the god of the sea! And me..." Zeus said the last sentence guiltily.
     After more hours of complete silence, the thunderclouds began to part. That must've been Dad was more relaxed than usual. I saw the black sky, kinda like a black dome with tiny white, twinkling lights. And the round moon was like a lantern. A nice, round lantern. You could see the Atlantic Ocean below, with gentle waves. Poseidon was probably sleeping while the guards went on shifts. I kinda liked the sea breeze, but the sky was more of my favorite. Annabeth was staring down, probably thinking who her dad was. I remembered when I lived on the streets, not knowing who my mom and dad was. Jealously shot through me. Half of her life was normal! And I was a child of two olympians. And I was !
     Suddenly, my mom appeared in front of our cruising car ride. She had a worried face, and when an olympian was worried, you had to be worried.
      "Mom, what are you doing here?" I asked.
      "Every child of Hades must be destroyed!" Mom said. "I've tracked a daughter over here..." She revealed a tracking device. It was going nuts with beeping noises.
      I turned to Annabeth. I've seen Hades before when I was 6, and Zeus told Hades it was a "treat" from him to make me ride on Charon's rowboat until the end of the day. Now I saw the resemblence. She had glossy, dark brown hair with slightly pale skin. She had the same eyes: chocolate brown. I sunk into my seat.
      Thunderclouds began to come back together. Rain began pouring. You could hear distant thunder.
      "Annabeth?" Zeus said in a restrained voice. I knew he was trying not to yell at this new demigod. "I'm not going to drive you anymore to TCFD."