◄ ~ Prologue ~ ►

"Be careful you two!"

"Don't worry mom I'll keep him safe!"

"Me? It's her you should be worried about!"

Annabeth smiled and chuckled as her two children, Claire and Charlie, ran off for the beach. They were both so much like their father. She watched as Claire ran ahead of her brother Charlie, Claire was wearing her bright yellow long sleeve swim shirt, and a pair of her favorite blue swim shorts. Annabeth remembered how she had begged to get them, and eventually she had. Claire's hard work at the local aquarium had paid off. Charlie worked there too, he was wearing his blue swim shirt and some green swim trunks. He was carrying their bag of equipment. It consisted of fins, towels, change of cloths, capturing tools, and cash for a later snack. A part of their aquarium job was to catch wild fish and bring them to the aquarium. They did their research well and knew the right fish to take without messing up the environment. Claire and Charlie were non identical twins, and would turn fifteen this Saturday. Charlie was like his mother, he had blonde hair. But he had his father's sea blue eyes. Clarie had her father's brown hair, but her mother's stormy grey eyes. Annabeth watched as they ran down the sandy hill that lead to their beloved beach.

Her children had no idea that they were demigods. Well strictly speaking they were three fourths immortal, and only one fourth human. This was because their father, Percy, was a Greek god. Annabeth herself was only a regular demigod, half human half god. Chiron had said to keep them from the camp (Camp Half-Blood) until he knew how to deal with their rarity. There had never been a godly offspring of 75% immortal and 25% mortal. Chiron had been consulting with others of the mythological world to see if possibly there was ever a child such as this. Only the twelve gods of Olympus, Chiron, Annabeth, and Percy knew that these children were in existence. Annabeth had been sad when Percy had chosen to become a god, instead of staying his mortal self. But if she had been given the same chance, to become a god, Annabeth would have taken it. Seaweed brain would had just had to deal with it.

"I still want them to go to camp."

Annabeth quickly whipped around to come face to face with Percy. He still looked the same, nothing had changed his perfect face. What did Annabeth expect? Immortality would let him look how ever he pleased.

"It's too dangerous. We don't know what will happen to them given their godly percentage. Chiron said he would let us know as soon as he found an answer. " Annabeth replied.

" 'Too dangerous?' You were they when you were seven, I came when I was eleven. Claire and Charlie will be fifteen this Saturday!" Percy exclaimed.

"I know, I know, I know. It's just the motherly instinct. But we were both regular demigods, aside from you being one of the Big Three's children. Our children are three quarters immortal, leaving only a forth of them human. Who knows how powerful they are, or how many monsters will come once they are claimed." Annabeth said.

"That's why taking them to the camp is the safest place! You and I both know that the only place safer is Olympus it's self." Percy said. He looked behind Annabeth, he couldn't see his children but could feel them in the water.

"There's something else I need to talk to you about..." Annabeth began, but trailed off.

"Is it about your prophecy? You had it all those years ago when we made love, the night I became a god. We were sixteen and now we have two beautiful children. Annabeth, you still haven't taken Zeus up on his offer. You only need to for fill your prophecy, then you know what he'll give you." Percy said, looking Annabeth right in eyes.

"Wisdom's daughter will rise once more,
On the night the two were bore,
Challenges she will face,
To save the everlasting race,
She will be joined by the immortal friend,
Who will fight with her till the end..." Annabeth recited.

"Remember we already worked this out. You are wisdom's daughter, the night the two were bore was when Claire and Charlie were born. What kind of quest doesn't have challenges? The everlasting race we assumed to be the gods, the loyal friend is me. Knowing very well that I will fight with you till the end." Percy explained.

"It could be Thalia, she is immortal too being a hunter of Artemis and all." Annabeth protested.

"Do you want it to be Thalia instead of me?" Percy asked.

"It doesn't matter. Both of you are incredibly loyal and strong." Annabeth replied.

"Fine. I'm going to watch Claire and Charlie now. Since I can't directly interact with them, yet." Percy said and moved around Annabeth.

Annabeth turned to watch him walk across the deck. She bit back a reply, she was going to call him back but decided against it. She watched him walk down the deck's steps and onto the white sand. From there he was lost from her sight, Percy had walked down the sandy hill. Annabeth slumped against the wall and groaned.

"Now, now my dear is that anyway to act?" Athena said, she had just appeared in the room a few seconds before Percy left. She was wearing a nice soft yellow dress and Annabeth couldn't see her shoes. Athena's brown hair was in a bun.

"Mother!" Annabeth cried in delight.

"Annabeth my dear, your prophecy is a big deal. You need to get started on it right away." Athena said.

"But I can't leave... Claire and Charlie need me." Annabeth said, her eyes full of grief.

"You and I both know that it is time they were moved to the camp. There they will be safe, and then you must begin your quest. It is almost fifteen years late. Lord Zeus has a great reward for you if you succeed." Athena said, when Annabeth blinked the goddess was gone.

Regular chapters will be longer then this, just a FYI.