Authors' Note: I realize that there have probably been many fics like this. But this idea has been stuck in my head for so long that I just had to write it. Besides, I'm hoping that this will turn out differently from others like it: more of a mystery, but still humorous. This takes place after the war against Gaea. Annabeth, Percy, Rachel, Connor, Leo, Clarisse, and Piper are about 23. Enjoy, and don't forget to review!

~Cerulean

Chapter 1: The Madness Begins

"Annabeth, what do you think of this one?" asked Piper, showing Annabeth a bouquet of roses, lilies, and daffodils.

"Mmmh, it's okay," said Annabeth. Why, why, why did she cancel work to look at flowers?

Rachel rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Can't you decide already, Annabeth? You're getting married in two days, and you still haven't even picked out the kind of flowers you want! Do you even want to get married?"

"Of course!" protested Annabeth indignantly.

"There's still time to give up and join the Hunters," offered Thalia teasingly.

"No, Thalia. I love Percy, I just… I guess I'm just not into flowers and stuff. I've never been that… girly."

"None of us are," Clarisse pointed out.

"Clarisse, would you go away?" demanded Annabeth. "You're not doing anything."

"No."

"What we need," said Rachel thoughtfully, "Is a night out. Girls' night. It's your last two days as a free woman, Annabeth. We have to make it memorable."

"Or so crazy that we don't remember it at all," offered Thalia. Piper nodded in agreement. Annabeth sighed.

"Fine. What did you have in mind?"

..~0~..

"Remember the plan?" asked Grover. He, Nico, Connor, and Leo were hiding in an alley outside of Percy's apartment.

"Yeah," said Nico.

"Leo, do you have the duct tape?" asked Connor.

He held up a roll. "Never leave home without it."

"Okay, let's go," said Grover. The four climbed up the fire escape and through Percy's open window. They ended up in Percy's living room. It was littered with pictures of his friends, from old quests, and of the dolphins he trained. But where was Percy? All of a sudden, they heard singing. Bad singing.

Four years, you think for sure, that's all you've got to endure,

All the total dicks, all the stuck-up chicks, so superficial, so immature!

Then when you graduate, you take a look around and you say, 'Hey, wait!'

This is the same as where I just came from,

I thought it was over (Aw that's just great!)

"Percy sings in the shower? Who knew?" asked Connor, smirking. Grover shuddered.

"We used to share a dorm back in Yancy. He never realized I could hear him, and I didn't have the heart to tell him so. Besides, it was hilarious."

Leo laughed. "Okay, guys, let's get this show on the road. Should I get everything set up?"

Being a son of Hephaestus, Leo had a talent for building things. He could probably build a flying car with seat warmers, a high-tech stereo system, a mini fridge, and retractable cup holders, or a robotic elf that could sing every Christmas song ever written in a variety of languages in two or three days. But everyone agreed that his most epic creations were his harmless-yet-hilarious booby traps.

A few minutes later, they heard the water in the shower turn off.

"Hide!" hissed Grover. He dove under the coffee table. Nico crawled into the closet. Leo jumped behind the sofa. Connor put a lampshade on his head and prayed that he wouldn't be seen.

Percy walked out of the bathroom, wearing a pair of jeans and whistling. He noticed an oddly shaped lamp, but before he could do anything, he stepped right into the trap. The floorboards under his feet were suddenly jerked away, sending him flying backward. He fell back onto some kind of spring and got slammed forward, through a pile of feathers, and landed in a vat of whipped cream that had been concealed by a secret panel in the wall.

"What the #$%^?" exclaimed Percy. Then he looked around, covered in feathers and whipped cream, and laughed. "All this in half the time it took me to shower? That's impressive, guys. What's it for?"

They all got out of their hiding places. "This Percy," said Leo, "Is the beginning of the end of your life. As a free man, that is."

"C'mon, guys. You went to all this just to make my bachelor party memorable?"

"Just to make it memorable?" asked Grover incredulously. "Seriously? I mean, we all know you actually want to get married, but it's tradition to go nuts."

"I'm just saying, though, we better not go to Vegas. The last time we were there, I almost got stuck playing video games with this disco-loving weirdo named Darren. Don't you remember the Lotus Casino?" asked Nico.

"You met him, too?" asked Percy, surprised. Nico sighed sadly.

"Yeah. I remember that Bianca couldn't stand him."

"Okay, no Vegas," said Connor.

"What about Atlantic City?" suggested Leo, smirking.

Percy shrugged. "Why not? Sounds fun. Close enough that we don't have to drive ten hours away from New York, far away enough that if we do something stupid, no one will hear about it."

"We might not even remember it!" agreed Nico.

..~0~..

The Next Day

Thalia rolled over, groaning. She had a massive headache, and the bright sun in her eyes wasn't making it any better. "Phoebe, close the tent, it's too bright," she commanded, lying facedown on the pillow. "Fine, I'll do it myself," she mumbled sleepily, getting up and stumbling across the hotel room towards the large window surrounded by white curtains. Wait a minute. Hotel room? Curtains? Wherever the hell she was, it definitely was not the Hunters' Camp.

Someone else stirred. "No… fuck off, you stupid monster…" muttered Clarisse, who was lying in the bathtub.

Piper giggled in her sleep. "That feels nice, babe…." She puckered her lips as if she was about to kiss someone.

Rachel sat up and stretched. Then, she realized she was lying on the balcony outside of the hotel room that she didn't recognize. "Guys?" she called, wandering inside.

Everyone else was inside, wandering around and looking confused. "Hey… where's Annabeth?" asked Piper.

..~0~..

Nico, Leo, Grover, and Connor were lying on an unfamiliar beach. Nico was wearing a feather boa and was covered in lipstick. Grover was covered in leaves. Leo was soaking wet. Connor had several thousand dollars worth of stolen cash in his pockets.

Grover sat up. "Where's Percy?" he asked. No one answered.