The Chase....

Luke, Grover, Thalia and Annabeth were looking at the boy in the leather jacket thundering on in style in front of their car. He leaned to the left side banking the bike and bringing it parallel to the car. Ignoring the bike Luke asked "So what now, Grover said that the camp is just beyond the tree line 6miles from here, which opens up into a clearing after a few hundred yards.

"How far?" Max asked not liking the answer already. "Around 300-350 yards but we gotta leave the car, make it by foot, trees are bunched too close for a car to pass through." Grover estimated.

Seeing the worry etched on all their faces, he gestured to Luke to stop the car. After they stooped. Preparing to get out they opened the car doors Max stopped them, "Girls don't get out. I need to talk with Luke for a bit." They didnt argue as they heard the seriousness in his voice. This was a complete change to his joking and jovial attitude.

Max dint notice this, all the kids including Grover were looking upto him for guidance as they felt lost and scared. The girls had readily accepted him as a leader with his ability to calm them even in the most trying situations. Luke and Grover too subconsciously looked to him for morale support.

Luke and Grover got out of the car, when Max started talking. "Grover is coming with me. I'll go ahead and drop him off at the tree line and I'll come back for you. Grover I need you to muster up help from Camp. Bring him over to the tree line. Tell them to bring long range weapons, do they have snipers or some shit?" Max asked feigning ignorance.

"No but we have excellent archers from house of Appolo, and javeliniers." Grover replied. Max nodded, "That will have to do. Bring as many as you can with you. And remember to mark the trees as you go for Luke and me to follow. Luke after reaching the tree line run inside as fast as you can stick close to the girls, follow the markings. I'll be following you in my bike.If anything catches upto us I'll buy you some time. Now go."

Luke wanted to argue, about him facing monsters but swallowed his words and gave a small nod. Before he left, Luke punched him on the shoulder and said, "Thanks man." grinning from ear to ear Max replied with a punch of his own, "Anytime"

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10 mins later...

Max had reached the tree line and dropped of Grover and gave him the knife to mark the trees. Grover eyed the knife with apprehension but accepted it. Max seeing Grover disappear into the trees, rode off to meet the other three demigods.

Max hoped he was not too late and with a spray of dirt he set off in full throttle, pushing his bike to the limits.

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7 mins later...

Max joined up with Luke and company who were being chased by 3 crazed hellhounds hot on their heels.

Max went near one of the hounds which was trying to put its face inside the car and shot its feet. Having one its feet blown off it stumbled on its own bull sized body and fell on its own neck breaking it.

With one down, the other two became vary and went to the other side of the car, dodging all the remaining 4 bullets in the chamber. [Have to fight. No other way. Then so be it.] Max had to kill one more and the other will be a piece of cake for him.

By this time they had almost reached the starting point of the forest. See the tree line a mere feet away Luke had a sudden idea and acted upon it quickly. He swerved had activated the hand brake, making the car spin into one the hounds hitting the trees crushing its snout, but it dint die, the snout began fixing itself slowly. However half its body got stuck under the car while the other half pinned to the tree.

It never took its bloodshot eyes away from look sitting right in front of it in a daze holding his head. The crash made hit his head on the side of the car and almost knocked him out. He was only awake as he had a one thing in mind. [Save the girls]. Only his will made him stay awake but to weak to move. He looked back to see both the girls look unhurt just shook.

This all happened in mere seconds. The other hellhound took this opportunity to pounce on Luke in the front. But it forgot one more person, Max flew to the other hound seeing the second hound get pinned to a tree. He caught the neck into a choke hold and started crushing with everything he had. He knew he was stronger than them, but they were faster and more agile. So when he caught it in a hold he did not let go , instead started squeezing the life out of it making it dissipate to gold dust. Max managed to pull out a fang from the hellhound before it died.

{AN: Celestial bronze, Imperial gold, and Stygian iron were few metals that could kill monsters. But a lesser known fact is that it can be killed by a demigod's bare hands. Proven by Heracles/Hercules}

He walked towards the last hound, unceremoniously defanged it, stomping its head against the tree, killing it.

He now had 11 hellhound fangs, pocketing it, to think about it another time. He went to check on Luke and the girls, no problems. Luke after a rest, he was ready to continue on. I made them sit on my bike, a tight fit, but manageable and sped off into the tree line.