Chapter 1: The Dream And The Prophecy

Percy's P.O.V.

This crazy dream had been going on for a month now. The same images and scenes always played in my head. There were two grown men, manipulating the water with ease. Even a "seaweed brain" like me could tell that they were definite sons of Poseidon. No matter how hard I tried though, I could only see a glimpse of their faces each time. Though I was limited to so much that I could see, there was no doubt that I have heard of those two before, but I couldn't quite point a finger on any one of the two. Till this day, I have told no one but Annabeth, which was two weeks ago. Annabeth had suggested that I immediately tell Chiron, but with her out of town, or should I say up at Olympus, I kind of pushed that back. Unfortunately though, Annabeth found out that I didn't tell Chiron yet, so right now, I'm being dragged over to the Big House.

"Percy and Annabeth as well!" Chiron said with a smile. "It's been a long time since I've seen you Annabeth, how is the reconstruction of Olympus going?"

"Great," Annabeth said.

I silently prayed that Annabeth would talk about her numerous amount of designs, the different materials she was using to construct, the requests that each of the gods and goddesses had put down, and anything else that had to do with the reconstruction of Olympus so that I wouldn't have to tell Chiron about my dreams just yet. Unfortunately though, when Annabeth wanted something done, she got it done.

"Perseus Jackson here has something to share," Annabeth said to Chiron, while nudging me forward.

"Um …" I started.

"Go on," Chiron said, his face clearly turning serious now. "I'm listening."

"Well I've been having the same dream for a month," I said.'

"And what about?" Chiron asked.

"It was something about two sons of Poseidon," I replied.

"Are these two sons of Poseidon old ones or are they newborn?" Chiron asked.

"They're full grown men," I said.

Chiron's face instantly paled once I said that.

"Why does it matter?" I asked, clearly the only one that didn't know what was going on.

"Just stay here while I Iris-Message Olympus," Chiron said.

"If I knew that this would be as bad as it is now, I would have spoken up earlier," I whispered to Annabeth.

"That's why you should have listened," Annabeth said.

Our conversation ended there when Chiron reappeared.

"The 12 Olympians are on their way," he said. "They have already been informed of what Percy has told me."

As soon as Chiron had spoken, the Olympians began to appear one by one. Zeus was the last to appear, but once he sat down, everyone knew that the meeting had started.

Athena was the first to speak. "Chiron you mentioned that the sons of Poseidon were old ones, what do you mean by that?"

Chiron cleared his throat, and then spoke. "What I meant is that an old son of Poseidon can be resurrected. For example, there could be Theseus and Orion. I believe that these two are the most likely to have appeared in Percy's dreams. At the mention of Theseus's name, Athena paled, and likewise with Artemis when Orion's name was mentioned. Apollo though also had a reaction to Orion's name, one that I can say that was a pretty bad one. His face was red with fury; it was no longer the face of the cheerful sun god that I was so used to seeing.

"Does this mean we have a quest, Chiron?" I asked, hoping to break off the tension.

"Percy, as a matter of fact …"

Before Chiron could finish his sentence though, he was cut of by the argument that Apollo and Artemis were having.

"If Orion ever shows his face here, I will personally burn him to death!" Apollo raged.

"Don't you dare!" Artemis countered.

"You're a hunter so you cannot fall in love!" Apollo yelled back.

"The reason I took the oath to never fall in love was because I thought Orion was dead!" Artemis fumed.

"So I shall…"

"Apollo, you shall not do anything. Do you hear me?" Dad yelled, while thrusting his trident right on Apollo's throat.

Chiron then came over and spoke to me.

"Percy, go to the oracle now."

"Yes, sir!" I sprinted over to Rachel's room, which was conveniently just down the hall.

"Rachel, are you in there?" I asked, while knocking on the door.

"Yes, why?" She asked. "I'm kind of in the middle of an essay paper I have to write."

"I need to consult the oracle," I said impatiently.

"Come on in and ask away then," she said.

"How do I find the two sons of Poseidon?" I asked.

Rachel's eyes turned green as she floated up in the air. I'm quite glad that this isn't my first time consulting the oracle, because this would've definitely freaked me out if it were. Finally, Rachel stayed in one place in the air and spoke in a raspy voice.

You shall go to the Valley of Death,

Where one will take their final breathe.

Sky and hell will unite,

With death's shadows and the lieutenant of moonlight.

Redemption for the Maiden of Light,

Along with the lady and daughter of battle and fight.

Even though I wasn't a genius, it was clear that this quest was a major one. There were so many involved. Usually it was just three people, but this was quite different from the normal. This quest included gods and goddesses, not just demigods. What worried me most though were the first two lines of the prophecy. Who would take their final breathe in the Valley of Death?