Prologue
"Annabeth, I've been thinking..." Percy started awkwardly.
Annabeth raised her eyebrows and turned to stare at him. "Really? Wow, even Rachel didn't see this one coming..."
Percy ignored her mockery and bent down to play with his shoelaces. "We're the only safe places for demigods- the gods have told us that. But what about demigods in, I don't know, Europe? It's crossed my mind before, but...I guess I had other things to worry about."
Annabeth sighed. "I know. And even demigods from Texas, California or Canada are too far away to make it here often."
They both sat back in the chairs on the porch of the Big House and watched the sun set. After a while some kids from the volleyball court called Annabeth over.
Percy watched for a while, but soon went back to his cabin for some solitude.
The next day Annabeth talked about the problem again with Percy, and together they approached Chiron. Chiron listened to them thoughtfully, nodding his head every now and then.
After they finished speaking, he stared off into the distance for a good five minutes. When Annabeth and Percy started shuffling, Chiron snapped back to reality and smiled apologetically at them.
"You're very right. Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Now you two had better go off get ready for Capture the Flag. Go on then."
As soon as they had left, Chiron sent an Iris message to Hermes. 2 weeks later, with Percy's disappearance, the problem was forgotten. By everyone, that is, but Hermes.
Hermes waved his hand through the Iris message and it disappeared. Chiron had a point. He had a couple children who were too far away to make it to Camp Half-Blood or Camp Jupiter. They lived dangerous lives on the streets usually, without a safe place to gather in any considerable number. Gosh, they didn't even know they were demigods!
Hermes frowned. Something had to be done about that. He was the god of travelers, so really it was his responsibility…
He started to form a plan.