Olly had no idea why she was chosen for the quest. She was the least likely person to succeed and surely wouldn't be any help to the other seven.
She remembered that the three newest campers, along with Annabeth Chase, had left on a quest to retrieve Percy Jackson from the Roman camp on a massive flying warship called the Argo II. It had been about a week since they left and everyone at Camp Half-Blood was tense, wondering if it had gone well or not. Yesterday they had received a message from the crew requesting another person to join them on the quest. Olly didn't know the full story, but she was pretty sure it involved a prophecy-uttering harpy, saying that they would need an eighth member. So for some inexplicable reason, Chiron had chosen her to go instead of some fully qualified demigod.
Olly didn't know why she had to go. She was the girl who sat in the back of the classroom and let everyone else do their own thing. She had a mind of her own, and usually her ideas were better and more thought out(In her opinion, anyways), but she didn't want to share them in case people thought it was a stupid decision. She was extremely shy-She didn't know what to say or when to talk, or how to open a conversation without someone thinking that she was weird. Even if you got to know her, she wasn't very different. She would be more at ease, but that was about it.
It was a nightmare, getting claimed by Apollo. True, she did love music and writing. Her mother told her she had a beautiful voice, but she hated singing in front of people. There were too many campers, though, and Cabin #7 was far too crowded. Olly had a severe case of claustrophobia(and too many other phobias, but she didn't want to think about that now), and felt trapped whenever she was in there, so she spent most of her time outside.
The Argo II would be making a detour to Camp Half-Blood to pick her up. Many campers were surprised that Chiron had decided on her, but they didn't argue. They knew he had his reasons. Olly sat up in a tree at the far edge of the camp with her headphones on, listening to music. Her bow was hung up on a branch above her and her quiver of arrows was slung around her back. She prefered long-distance fighting, but if it came to hand-to-hand combat, she had a Swiss army knife that could turned into a dagger or sword. She packed lightly, only bringing her weapons and a few changes of clothing that were in a small backpack.
Olly suddenly bolted up straight. She could see campers leaving their cabins, heading toward a massive warship. The Argo II. She felt sick to her stomach. She had never really met any of the seven before except for Annabeth. Surprisingly, Annabeth was her best(and only) friend at the camp. She was introduced to Percy before, but it had been short. She never talked to any of the others, and no one here had met the Roman demigods yet, save for Jason.
Olly reluctantly put her Swiss army knife in her pocket and grabbed her bow and small backpack and climbed down the tree. She made her way over to the ship with the rest of the demigods, but veered course once Chiron waved her over.
"You have everything you need, correct?" Chiron asked once she reached him. Olly just nodded in response. Annabeth pushed her way through the crowd, who were trying to talk to Percy and the others and smiled at Olly. "Hey. So I'm guessing you'll want to get out of this crowd, right? I'll take you to the ship and show you your room and stuff." she said, turning back around. Olly was so nervous that she had forgotten about her claustrophobia, but now that Annabeth had mentioned it, she felt the familiar feeling of being trapped. She quickly followed suit of broke through the tumult, taking a deep breath once she had done so.
The ship was amazing. That was the only word she could find to describe it. It was huge and detailed as well. Olly stared for a moment, then collected herself and walked after Annabeth.
They walked through the hallway while Annabeth pointed out which room was which. Olly's room was at the very end of the hallway, an extra room that was now needed. Olly put her things away while Annabeth explained what had happened so far. The reached the roman camp and everything was fine until Leo got possessed by an eidolon and unwillingly attacked their camp. The Romans pursued them, but they got rid of them, for no at least. They were setting course for the House of Hades so they could close the Doors of Death, then they could get to Greece and defeat Gaea.
Olly sighed. "I dunno how much of a help I'll be." she said once her friend had finished.
"Stop talking like that. You're an awesome fighter." she encouraged. "How about I take you to meet everyone else?" By now the ship had lifted in the air again.
Olly's shoulders sagged. "Yay." she said sarcastically.
"C'mon, they're not that bad." Annabeth joked, standing up. "You'll fit in just fine."