PJatO: The Crystal Wars

Book 1: The new recruit

"Percy! Save me!"

"Who is it?" I questioned "Where are you?"

"I am…"

"That is not important right now! For thou you shall be held but only until June 6. Then thou shall be killed" Said a screechy echo.

I know that voice. It was Kronos, the Titan Lord. But Kronos was never one to use the word "thou" in fact the only person who ever used that word (that I know of) is Zoë Nightshade. There's one thing I need to know though, who is the girls voice I heard?

"Pant, Pant" I woke startled. Unfortunately Apollo must like me because he always "gifts" me with prophetic dreams… and honestly it gets really annoying…along with his haikus. "Who was that in my dream anyways, and who was she?"

"Attention!" said Mr. D over the loudspeakers "Will Percy Jackson report to the Big House immediately…or else along with Annabeth. IMMEDIATELY!"

I got up. Got dressed. And went to the Big House. On the way I saw Annabeth. She looked nervous, real nervous.

"Hey…" said Annabeth.

"Why do you look so nervous," I asked "have a bad dream?"

"Worse…"

"What?"

"One of my cabin mates was murdered"

"How? By who?"

"I don't know. All I know about it is the fact that she's dead. I think it may have been one, or some, of the Hunters.

"Why would they…"

Annabeth cut me short "I don't know I said"

"I had a strange dream"

"About what?"

"A new demigod, stuck in Kronos' lair"

"Weird"

"Yah it gets weirder, Kronos used the word 'thou', the only person I have ever heard say that, except from movies, is Zoë Nightshade"

"Woah… It can't be…"

"Can't be what"

"Kronos has reformed enough to take over people. I know how these are connected, he used Zoë to kill my cabin mate and capture the demigod. This is bad, really bad."

"Yah… if you put it that way… it does sound bad."

"C'mon we need to go to the Big House"

***

Chiron stepped into the main room. "Follow me" he said

We did.

"The Oracle is willing to see you about your new quest" he said.

"Wait! What quest" Annabeth said.

"You have to save the demigod and Zoë from the clutches of Kronos." Chiron said, not looking so happy himself.

"Well let's go!" I said running up the stairs to the attic.

As we were approaching the Oracle, green foam spurted from her mouth, but that was it…no prophecy. Then a blast of golden light appeared and Apollo followed.

"Well," he said "on with the proph-"

"Wait a second! Why are you here" I asked.

"Because…erm…well not important now I'm here so be happy that I am. Now to the prop-"

"Why can't the Oracle tell us the prophecy?"

"Because it's broken…Now can I say the prophecy or not?? Anyways here I go:

4 Shall Go to the Land of Snow

Under far they need to go

For then you'll find the girl you seek

If failed the ground will forever leak

Flames and lava and massive heat.

So…sound simple?"

"Not really" I said wishing that the Oracle had said it…Apollo's haiku was soon to come.

"Well I should really get going" and then a new light appeared, and he was gone.

*sigh* "Well at least no haiku" Annabeth said relieved.

"Well tomorrow we're off" I said heading back to my cabin.