From here on out this fic is in the universe of my other fic, Strange. I recommend reading that first, but in case you don't want to, here's what you need to know so far.
Tide is Percy's service dog, a border collie. Rocky is Annabeth's service dog, a boxer. Bianca was resurrected, assumed to have come through the doors. The Van Wes family is consisted of two parents, a mom and dad, along with Cain and Lilith, the children, and the main antagonists of Strange. They are both, at the end of Strange, being tried in court for doxing, assault and slander. (It's a long story)

5:10 pm, Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Percy sat in the driver's seat of a beat-up Jeep, humming along to Queen, waiting for his cousins to return from the gas station.

They were on a quest, much to the displeasure of Percy. Thalia had come in through the window of Percy's apartment, stated she was here to kidnap Jason and Percy, bid goodbye to an incredulous Paul, Sally, Annabeth and Piper, and then dragged them out, much to their protest. Rocky, Annabeth's service dog had sleepily looked up from where he was curled up at Annabeth's feet but made no other movement.

Tide, Percy's service dog had just bounded along with her over, excited as ever.

Percy had managed to wiggle out of his cousin's death grip at the same time Jason did, and they started throwing questions at the daughter of Zeus. She had just said that all would be revealed.

She had set off again, and after exchanging a glance and a shrug, they followed her. When they got outside, they walked over to a Jeep that was parked near their bikes. Thalia had told them to load up their bikes and get in the car- they had a quest.

The quest, which was ridiculously overstaffed for the size of it, was to simply obtain one of Zeus's many lost objects. Percy had barely paid attention when Thalia had told them what was going on, and they set off to another apartment.

Around a half an hour later, they had pulled up at to the apartment that the children Hades/Pluto lived in when they weren't chilling in the underworld with their father and stepmother, Persephone.

Thalia lept out of the car, and some five minutes later came out, Hazel, Nico and Bianca in tow. They got into the car, and Thalia, who had claimed shotgun, explained the quest yet again. Percy focused on driving.

It was Bianca who asked about clothes and food. Thalia told her that she had some prepacked duffles for everyone in the trunk. And they would, for however long the quest took, be surviving off fast food and gas stations for food.

Tide had settled herself in the walkway between Hazel and Bianca, who were sat in the second seat. Jason and Nico, the latter of which was glaring like there was no tomorrow, were sitting in the final row.

They were all set.

And the quest went pretty well, for the first few days. They were driving to a small town in North West Missouri where the suspected thief had last been seen.

There had been very little monsters by the time they got into the more remote parts of the USA, which lifted a weight off all their shoulders. They had some quality family meals, and Tide was very sweet.

Then they had gotten to the town, and the thief - some minor god with seemingly no brain - had been waiting. There had been a battle, and they had won.

But the god had suspected their arrival, so after receiving some vague clues as to the whereabouts of the object, had set out. The first location they went to had been a bust. As had the second. At the third one though, they had managed to snag the object and send it back to Olympus.

But there were two issues. First of all, monsters were starting to spawn more, drawn to their scent. Secondly, the Jeep wasn't doing too well, something likely being broken.

Percy was staring off into space, thinking about what had happened over the past week and a half, almost two weeks, when Thalia Jason and Hazel finally exited the store.

"Finally," Percy muttered, seeing the three of them exiting, many bags in hand. They came to the car, and Thalia sat in shotgun, throwing Percy a bag.

"We got each of you a bag of food, and Tide some dog food," Thalia said, rummaging through her bag and pulling out some dog food and a bowl they had bought for her just outside of New York.

"Let's get to a motel first, or some diner," Percy said, turning on the car.

"I vote we go to a diner. I could use some actual food," Bianca said, rubbing her stomach.

Percy nodded and pulled out his phone. Pulling up a GPS he typed in Diner and scrolled through the results. "There's one about 40 miles away, an hour or so drive. That get's us there at," he checked the time, "6:15, and it has four and a half stars according to Google."

"Sounds good," Thalia said, looking around at the car. Everyone made a general murmur of agreement, so Percy put the location in and set off.

Percy smiled as he took in the scene around them. Thalia was belting along to Queen - The Show Must Go On - Jason was asleep, and Nico was curled up and n his phone. Hazel and Bianca were talking, both periodically petting Tide.

Finally, after a drive that seemed much longer than 40 minutes, they pulled up to the diner. Making sure they had their weapons, and Tide had her vest, they got out and walked over.

Tide was right up next to him and Percy revelled in the comfort the dog brought. It wasn't easy, being away from Annabeth, but Tide was there to ground him just enough.

They walked up and Jason requested a table. The hostess gave them a once over, six teenagers and a service dog, all of varying ages, heights, and races. But she nodded and sat them down at a booth.

They ordered some drinks, and Percy gave Tide some food. Tide chowed down, before going under the table to curl up near his feet. The waiter came up and took their orders, and Percy became very aware of the stares on their backs.

People were staring in a non to hidden way. An older couple were staring and whispering, and Percy caught snippets of their conversation.

"Upstart teens..."

"Who they think they are..."

"Dog..."

Percy clenched his jaw, which drew the attention of Bianca. She looked at him and raised an eyebrow. She followed his line of vision to see the couple, and she rolled her eyes. "Just ignore em' Perce. They don't know what the hell they're saying."

Percy nodded, and sipped his coke, but continued to glare at them. A pain in his shin brought him back to reality. Thalia, who Percy assumed was the one who kicked him, glared at him, before hissing, "Stop glaring Perce."

Percy rolled his eyes but stopped staring. A laugh made him turn to where Jason was sat.

"What's so funny?" Nico asked.

Jason turned the phone screen and wide grin broke across Percy's face when he saw the headline:

CASTIEL VAN WES ARRESTED FOR FRAUD AND TAX EVASION.

"Karmas a bitch," Percy commented.

"Wait who is this guy?" Hazel asked, confused.

"You remember those kids we had in our class last year, Lilith and Cain?" Percy said, leaning back.

Hazel nodded, unsure as to where this was going. "Well Castiel Van Wes, that's their dad. Seems like karma extends to the whole family." He turned to Jason, "What was his job again?"

"It says he ran some tech company and was arrested due to not paying proper taxes and lying about income." Percy openly laughed, and rather loudly.

Heads turned, and Percy ducked his head in embarrassment. Hazel elbowed him in the ribs, muttering "Nice job, Percy."

He rolled his eyes. The food arrived then, and the hungry teens dropped all conversation in favour of digging in.

And dig in they did. By the time ten minutes had passed, the half-gods had all completely cleared their plates and emptied their cups, and were sat chatting.

They were in the middle of discussing the merits of moving to Greece - Nice weather, Thalia had said - when the older couple passed by them, on their way to the door.

The lady, none too quietly, whispered to her husband, "Can't believe they let that best in." She glanced under the table, where Tide was curled up.

Percy lurched to get out of his seat, but Hazel and Nico, who were sat closest to him, respond quickly, grabbing his arms and pulling him down. The couple had stopped, and the women looked outraged.

"Waiter!" She cried, "This boy," she gestured to a fuming Percy, "tried to attack me!"

"Just shut the fuck up already. No one wants to hear your voice," Thalia said, glaring at the woman.

The waiter had arrived by that point and took in the fuming Percy, the woman's overly shocked expression, and the glares of Percy's cousins.

He sighed, "Sir can you please tell me what happened?" He looked at Percy.

Percy spoke, "Sure. This woman called my service," he stressed the word, "dog here a beast, and I got pissed."

"That's not a service dog! It has to be faked! Your too young to need one, those are for veterans!" She gave a horrified gasp and pointed a finger at him, "I bet you stole it from some poor veteran!"

Percy looked at her, his face one of surprise. He opened his mouth but it was Nico who spoke up, "Wow ma'am, you should be a detective. That was some real solid reasoning and deduction there." His tone was dry and sarcastic, but the woman completely missed it.

"Thank you!" Bianca lurched forward, her hand pressed over her mouth as she tried not to laugh. Thalia was silently shaking in laughter, and Jason and Hazel were staring at the woman, dumbfounded.

"Ma'am," the waiter said, "I'm going to have to ask you to leave now."

"What?" She yelled, her husband joining in.

"You can't do that," He yelled, "We was just mindin' our own business when this boy tried to attack my wife! He should be kicked out."

"I'm sorry sir," the waiter said, "I'm going to ask you to leave." The man opened his mouth to speak, but the waiter gave a sly grin, which Percy swore he recognised and repeated his words.

The man fumed but seemed inclined to go. The waiter spoke again, urging them to visit a nearby museum. The couple turned and left. The pieces clicked in Percy's head, and once the couple was out the door and the diner had returned to normal, he spoke.

"Hello Lord Hermes."

"Took you long enough," Hermes said as he pulled up a chair.

"What are you doing here?" Thalia said, leaning back in her chair.

"Favour from father. Something about helping you get home, and reward for the quest or something. I wasn't really listening."

He reached under the table and held his hand out for tide to sniff, "Aren't you a pretty girl," he said as she sniffed his hand.

"Helping us get home, eh?" Hazel said.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot. First of all, I fixed your car. Second of all, I may or may not have made it so it can go a bit faster. And finally, I made sure that whatever road you take home will be free of danger."

"How'd you do that?" Jason asked, tilting his head in confusion.

"A magician never reveals his secrets, Mr Grace."

"You're no-"

"Hush." The god held a hand up and Jason shut up.

He bid them goodbye as they stood up and stretched, and sneakily handed Tide a bright blue dog toy. The group set out to their car again, and Tide bit down on her tony, a squeaky plastic bone.

She seemed overjoyed with the toy, and before Percy got into the car, he took off her vest, letting her have a break. As they pulled out of the parking lot, Tide was playing with the toy, and everyone was laughing.