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This was the place from his dreams.
“Coming, peaches?” Percy called out to him from the bottom of the stairs. “Or should I say,hey, you guys!”
“Your ass is mine, and it’s gonna pay up when you see that my wings are indeed on the fuckingGooniesrock!” Kevin shouted back, skipping down the steps. With Percy at his side, he headed toward the waves.
Cher was already there, jumping around and playing. She lapped at the salt water, snorted, and then ran away, shaking her head furiously.
Kevin reached for Percy’s hand and pointed at the rock. “I promise you, princess. They’re right there.”
Percy sighed haggardly. “Either way, my One-Eyed Willy is getting some serious action. This is… difficult to accept. But I believe in you. If you think they’re there, then that’s where they are.”
“That didn’t seem like you were trying to placate a child at all,” Kevin grumbled. “They’re there, dammit. I’ll bet you anything.”
“I am making a sincere effort here!”
“Uh-huh.”
“All right. So, how are you planning to get over there? Tide’s coming in and I don’t see a boat in the back of your truck.”
“Swim?”
“Why don’t I just pop over there real quick and see what’s what?”
“Yeah?” Kevin grinned. “Then you can just magical woo woo me over there too?”
“Yes, the magical woo woo. I want to make sure it’s safe.”
“Okay, I’ll wait here. Be careful.”
“It’s just a big rock. I’ll be fine.” Percy glanced at Cher. “Stop the hellhound from eating whatever that green lump is.”
Kevin followed Percy’s gaze and groaned when he saw Cher chomping on a big glob of seaweed. “Ew! No! Don’t fucking eat that!”
Percy chuckled. “You two have fun.”
“Hurry back.” Kevin whistled to Cher. “Hey! You! Drop it! That’s gross!”
Percy vanished, and Cher perked up, trotting back to Kevin with her tail wagging away and the seaweed in her mouth.
“You are disgusting,” Kevin cooed sweetly as he kneeled to pet her. He pulled the seaweed out of her mouth. “Absolutely revolting, yes, you are!”
Percy reappeared beside them, completely soaked and grimacing, and he spat out a mouthful of sea water. He swept his hair out of his face, growling low. “So. Good news, bad news.”
“Percy!” Kevin dropped the seaweed, which Cher immediately picked back up, and he grabbed Percy’s shoulders. “Uh, bad news is you went for a swim without me?”
“So, your preciousGooniesrock?” Percy shook himself off, instantly dry though his hair was puffed out like he’d been shocked.
Kevin reached out to touch Percy’s frizzy hair.
“Focus.” Percy swatted his hand away. “It’s absolutely warded against demons. That’s the good news. Means there must be something special hidden there. Bad news is that I cannot take you there. I might be able to get you close, but you’ll have to swim the rest of the way on your own.”
Kevin’s pulse sped up, and he hugged Percy tight. “Ha! I fucking told you! They’re here!” He gave Percy an excited shake. “Okay! Let’s do that! I can swim! I think.”
“You think?” Percy was alarmed. “No, no, no.” He snapped his fingers, and a pair of neon pink inflatable water wings appeared around Kevin’s biceps.
“Seriously?” Kevin flapped his arms. “This is fucking nuts.”
“I did not survive driving across the entire country, being forced to camp in the wilderness like a peasant, fighting a half-demon cunt and being poisoned, and then hours of being drooled on by a giant hellhound, just to finally get here and have you drown!” Percy glared.
