For some reason I'm in washington d.c. in one of the museums near the national mall. I know there's a reason why I'm here, but I must figure that out for myself. I'm exploring the halls of this museum until i come to a room that kinda resembles a theater or something of the like. It was roped off for a private event if my guess is write with what the sign said and the velvet ropes.

I walked through the door since it was a dream, and came to face what would haunt Zoë more than me, Atlas was sitting on a chair getting the event ready, with Luke sitting in a chair looking like he just died, but was sleeping in one of the chairs.

"Wake up you sorry excuse of a demigod you don't see me sleeping now do you" Atlas bellowed kicking Luke in the chins

"UUUGGGHHH I'm up. I'm up" Luke said sleepily, seemingly ignoring the pain of the kick or the kick wasn't hard

"I just got out recently and you don't see me sleeping around" Atlas stated

"Well sorry for only being mortal, I wasn't aware of the strain or tiredness that the task would bring me, even if it was only for a minute" Luke responded

"Yeah yeah, But you screwed up allowing that blonde girl to get to Artemis" Atlas said.

"She'll have to leave eventually for food and water" Luke stated, "But I still want her alive Atlas, I think we can convince her"

"You won't be able to do that with a goddess whispering in her ear. But I'll give you to the equinox to convince her, after that I'll kill her" Atlas stated monotonously

"What about the campers, They plan on freeing Artemis" Luke explained

"Well you'll have to convince Annabeth to leave the goddess and either join or accept imprisonment before then" Atlas stated, "otherwise we'll kill her, we can't have someone with her intelligence to be in the hands of our enemies. And what of your troops"

"The available ones will be there on the solstice and start helping with the rebuild. Just remember my ship was only recently repaired. I still can't believe Jackson shot it"

"With what did he shoot it with"

"The Queen Anne's Revenge. Sorry I mean an old pirate ship with cannons if you aren't caught up to speed yet" Luke said with sarcasm

" I have more questions, but I think we have an unwelcome visitor at the moment" Atlas said, turning around to try and find me but I woke up before he made the complete turn.

I woke up in a cold sweat to see that Zoë was waking up and my other sister's were up and moving about, well minus Phoebe. She looked as sick as can be in bed. "Alright Percy, Phoebe are you packed and ready to go" Zoë asked not even looking around the room.

"Yeah I'm ready" Phoebe said weakly trying to get up out of bed, but Atalanta forced her down and demanded she stay in bed.

"Phoebe is sick. I speculate a prank by the Stoll brothers with the shirt they gave her yesterday" Atalanta said

"Prank them back hard, and take care of Phoebe. We mustn't waste time waiting for her to heal, as our lady is in need of us" Zoë said looking solemnly at Phoebe

"But" Phoebe tried to protest

"You are ill Phoebe, rest" Zoë ordered, to which Phoebe reluctantly laid back down, "Atalanta stay with Phoebe, and Hunter get food for the both of them to bring back here after each meal, until Phoebe is well again. Now brother grab your things, we must get on our way" Zoë said shouldering her bag and starting to walk out the door.

Not long after I did the same, and caught up with Zoë, "Uhhh Zee, I had a weird dream and would like to check something out in D.C before we leave" I said.

"Why" Zoë exasperated

"I think someone is there that is supposed to be at our destination" I answered in a whisper

Zoë paled instantly, "why head to him" Zoë whispered

"He's planning something, and we can gain valuable information on what they plan with mom being under the sky, and how they'll defend the location"

"fine we will stop there on the way" Zoë sighed

"Uhh can getting the information be a me thing only. Just distract the other two somehow ok" I asked

Zoë sighed again, "ok"

At this point we entered the dining pavilion and grabbed a small breakfast, while meeting the other questers, "Come on let's go. We don't have time to waste" Zoë said

"What I can't finish my breakfast" Thalia questioned

"Finish it on the road. Where we are going you can only enter at a certain time, and we need to be there before the day of the solstice. Otherwise we will lose much valuable prep-ing time" Zoë stated rushing Thalia and Grover out of the Pavilion and waving bye to the other hunters.

"What about Phoebe" Thalia asked

"She fell ill" I stated

"And this is a land without much rain" Zoë added

Thalia and grover seemed to connect the dots, as we got to the big house where Argus just tossed us the camp's van's keys. "Alright get in I got the first segmant" Zoë ordered as we got to the van.

I'll be honest Zoë drives like a mad woman, then again she's older than the invention of the car, and the hunt has hijacked many cars in the inventions short life span. We stopped somewhere between Philadelphia and Wilmington, for a rest stop to get something to drink and a small bite to eat.

"What the hades was that. I thought I was going to die" Grover said.

"Still better than Thalia driving the sun chariot" Zoë stated

"Although offended I agree" Thalia said, with a slight shiver, "but I would prefer a more reasonable driver please" She pleaded

"Fine" Zoë stated tossing me the keys, "Milady did teach you how to drive the moon chariot right"

"yes, but I'm not allowed to drive it alone yet" I said

"Good thing this isn't the moon chariot and you have me" Zoë said happily, which just seemed to scare off Thalia, while Grover stared in amazement that I've driven the moon chariot.

"But Chariots are nothing like vehicles" Thalia protested

"Lady Artemis upgrade the interface of the moon chariot. Not extensively as Apollo has his, but it's similar enough to a car that Percy should be fine" Zoë stated , forcing Thalia back in the back seat again, before climbing into the passenger seat herself.

I got in the driver's seat and started driving down towards Washington, mostly listening to Zoë's instructions...I may have been obeying the speed laws to a higher degree than she did...and driving less aggressively than what she would. All in all we made it to the US capitol in three and a half hours, an hour quicker than what GPS would say.

"Why are we in DC again. The prophecy said to head west" Grover said sheepishly

"I was given a dream instructing me to be here to gather intelligence. No I am not saying who gave me the dream, or who was in it" I said in a rough explanation

"Where? I'll go with you" Thalia stated

"It's solo Thalia. Please stay with Zoë" I said, before turning to Zoë "If I'm not back in 2 hours, or there's giant explosions, leave me, freeing Mom is more important. And keep Thalia safe for me please" I said, and Zoë got the message taking them to the air and space museum.

After they walked in, I saw thorn get out of a car, and look around, as if he was looking for someone else, likely myself, but after five minutes he gave up, and walked into the museum I saw in the dream. I quickly followed, and entered roughly a minute after he did.

I walked around unseen, until I found the door I originally went through to enter the event room. I looked around for another entryway and found the air vents. Why not I thought, and jumped up climbing into the vent.

I crawled around and eventually found an open that was somewhat right above center stage, and looking down I could see Atlas, Luke, Thorn, and a bunch of other monsters and mortals around the room.

"Sir three questers went into air and space museum, Grover the Satyr, Thalia the daughter of Zeus, and the huntress with the silver crown like thingy" Thorn stated bowing to Atlas.

"That one I know" Atlas stated, "and you're sure that there was no others"

"Yes I scouted the area before coming back. I didn't find anything" Thorn stated

"Let me take them. We have more than enough" Luke started but was cut off by Atlas

"Hush boy. You are still recovering from your time under the sky" Atlas stated, "Plus I arranged a little playmate to keep them occupied for the time being"

"But"

"we cannot risk your life" Atlas stated

"Yes boy" Thorn said, "You are much too weak to take them. Let me finish them off general"

"You have already failed me once, Thorn, and I should throw you into tartarus for your failure of a simple task"

"but"

"No excuses. I am Kronos's general, and I shall choose my lieutenants accordingly. Now leave so I can think of some remedial task for you to do" atlas commanded waving Thorn off, who just left without complaint.

"Now we must isolate them. The monster we seek will come to the daughter of Zeus" Atlas said

"but Zoë Knightshade" Luke started

"DO NOT SPEAK HER NAME" Atlas bellowed

"Sorry general, it's just she'll be difficult to dispose of" Luke stated shyly

Atlas waved his concern off, "Let me show you how to dispose of a huntress" he stated, looking menacingly , "Do you have the teeth I asked for"

"Yes general" Came one of the mortals reply

"Plant them and then water them with the bucket over there" Atlas stated, clearly pointing to bucket near a dirt pile

the guard did as ordered and a bunch of skeletal kittens came out. "WHAT IS THIS? WHERE DID YOU FIND THOSE TEETH" Atlas yelled.

"From the saber tooth tiger exhibit like you said" the guard said

"I said Tyrannosaurus exhibit you imbeciles. Go get the correct teeth now" he ordered, "and you dispose of those abominations"

The guards ran off to do there assigned task and the one that went to fetch the teeth came back quickly, "give them here mortal. I don't want you imbeciles somehow messing this up", Atlas said stepping towards the dirt mound where he received the teeth. "To believe these mortals don't even recognize that they have dragon teeth, from the ancient Sybaris no less" he boasted, which seemed to catch Luke by surprise, as it did me as well.

Atlas is raising Spartoi to go and kill Zoë, but that would only work if he somehow possess something of her recent scent.

I thought too soon as all of the sudden a dracaena carried out a piece of silver fabric from the hunt. I knew it was Zoë's somehow and I knew what I had to do. I made a quick exit route from around where I would land to the nearest door, as not all were guarded. Once I finalized my plan, I knocked the vent clean off and it went flying hitting Luke in the head, myself free falling downwards not to long after the vent left it's resting place.

"INTRUDERS" Atlas shouted, "LOCK THE DOORS"

I landed and grabbed the piece of fabric before bolting off towards my exit...

I just barely escaped as the doors were immediately closed behind me. I checked myself and noticed I still had everything, and that I had the piece of fabric.

With everything being secured I ran, to go warn my sister, Thalia and Grover of Atlas's plans. Hopefully they weren't to preoccupied with Atlas's playmate.