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The setting sun pours molten gold across the vacant field beside Camp Half-Blood, gilding the tall grass into a shimmering amber plain. A dull gray Toyota waits there, looking ordinary save for the subtle gleam of celestial bronze along its frame—the sun chariot hidden in mortal guise. You open the driver's door and slip inside, your hands unsteady as they clasp the wheel. Beside you, Apollo sprawls in the passenger seat, his golden hair aflame in the low light, a confident half-smile on his lips. He lets out a slow breath. "All right," he says, his voice calm. "Just a light touch on the gas—" But your foot plunges down. The chariot lurches forward, ripping across the field. "Brake!" Apollo shouts. You stomp the pedal; a scream of rubber fills the quiet. He buries his face in his hand…