it was the last day of school and was finally time to go back to camp. I've missed camp. I've missed Grover, chiron, nico, thalia, even clarisse, but most of all I missed my best friend annabeth. After everything we've been through I can't wait to just go to camp and have a normal summer with everyone. Annabeths going to stop by my house after school so we can go to camp together. So that brings me to where I am right now. Sitting at home waiting for the doorbell to ring so I can leave. Don't get me wrong I love being home with my mom and Paul but it doesn't feel like my home anymore. Camp does. I've been sitting here for longer than a hour and a half when finally the doorbell rang. Running to the door trying not to look TOO eager I opened the door for my best friend. Annabeth was leaning against the wall in her usually orange half-blood T-shirt and shorts. Her long curly blonde hair tired up in a pony tail with piece fallen out of it. She looks like she always does. Beautiful. Before I can even get a word in she grabs me in for a hug.

"Seaweed brain!" She exclaims

"What's up wise girl?"

And she went on telling me about what she's been up to for the past year. We haven't seen each other since camp last year and just looking in her stormy gray eyes I know we have a lot of catching up to do. She looked happy to see me but their was something in her eyes that showed me something was wrong. Most people wouldn't notice, I only did because I've had years to practice it.

"Annabeth?" I asked trying to get her attention again. "What's really going on?"
Wise girl looked at me wide eyed. Probably wondering how I got past her act.

"Nothings wrong seaweed brain its just. . . complicated at home right now"

"What do you mean complicated?" Annabeth had family troubles growing up, but from what I heard it was getting better.

"A hellhound attacked the house and bobby almost got hurt so my step mom went crazy on me. I think I'm going to stay at camp longer than usual this year."
I always felt bad for Annabeth and her family. Her father will never take her side and her real mom, Athena doesn't have enough time for her.
By the time we got to camp I realized something was wrong. The camp looked . . . deserted. I mean their were a few kids running around Looking at Annabeth I could tell she already knew what was going on

"Where is everyone?" I asked hoping that for once I would get a straightforward answer.

"This is everyone seaweed brain. Come on there's a council meeting."
Me and Annabeth walked to the big house together in a comfortable silence. At the big house the first thing I saw was Travis and connor stoll trying (and failing) to steal some money out of clarisses pocket and Clarisse about the punbel them before anything actually happened Chiron spoke up.

"Heroes!" And then silence. Chiron is one of the few people that everyone at camp respect and listen to. " We've lost something very important. Something that if Kronos and his forces got their hands on it, we wouldn't stand a chance."

Ok so I had NO clue what Chiron was talking about, and looking around I wasn't the only one in the dark. Everyone, including Annabeth looked at Chiron like he had five heads.

"Chiron" Nico said, "what could be so bad that it could distingish who could win a full out war?"

Chiron looked at us all with sullen eyes. "Its not a what my dear boy its a who." he said so lowly I wasnt sure that he ment for us to hear it.

That seemed to catch Annabeths attention, "Well who could have went missing when the war is coming closer and closer?" she asked. By now Annabeth looked like she was about to go crazy if she didnt figure out who Chiron was talking about.

"Hestia went missing from Mt. Olympus three days ago." Chiron exclaimed.

as bad as i felt about it, it took me a minute to realize exactly WHO hestia was. "she's the one with the fire right?" I asked. Everyone looked at me like I deserved the nickname 'Seaweed brain'.

"Percy!" Annabeth yelled. "Hestia is more than just 'the one with the fire!' you need to treat her with respect! She's a Goddess and an important one at that! She represents hope. As long as her flame is still alive, so is Olympus. Without her . . . " she stopped their not even wanting to think about what could happen without Hestia helping Mt. Olympus.

After a few minutes of silently panicking everyone looked at Chiron for an anwer.

"Well Chiron," Clarisse said, "What are we going to do about it? We can't just sit here and wait to see what they do with Lady Hestia we need to do something!" For once i actually agreed with Clarisse. (and thats saying something)

"Clarisse is right" Chiron said, "I believe we have a quest in order, and i think we know just who should be leading it." at that point everyone was looking at me. Again.

"whoa whoa whoa!" I exclaimed. "I JUST got hear and you guys want me to leave?"

Chiron looked at me with sad eyes. "Im sorry Percy but you are the only one qualified to lead this quest. Please pick your two companions and go consult with the oracle."

Trying to pick who would join me on this quest is going to be hard I know im bringing Annabeth because without her i might just get killed,(just dont tell her i said that) but who else should I bring? I made a lot of friends here and i don't want to put them in danger if they dont have to be. All of my thinking came to an end when a heard a vioce.

"If you think your going ANYWHERE without me Percy you really DO have kelp in your head"

. . . . I think I just found my other partner.

ok so i know its not THAT good but i'll make it better!and im sorry about the spelling im new! give me a break! i tried and if i failed. . . o well im still ganna write :p i like it and if you do too . . . . REVIEW!