Chapter 1:The 3rd War
Percy
I thought after The Giant War and the whole Gaea problem, things would settle down. Of course I was wrong.
1 month earlier
I was at the Poseidon table drinking my blue cola, when suddenly the pavilion lit up with light. After the spots disappeared from my eyes I saw the twelve Olympians. For a second everybody was in shock, but that passed and the campers started walking up to their godly parent. I was about to go talk to my dad when Chiron walked up to the gods and told them they could talk in the Big House. When Chiron came back he told all the head counsellors to come with him.
Annabeth
When all 12 of the Olympians flashed into the pavilion I was immediately worried. It didn't help when Chiron came back looking grim. I followed Chiron up to the big house where the gods where waiting.
Write when we got to the big house I asked Chiron what wrong.
"I think I should let the gods explain," he said grimly. Athena started talking first.
"Something or someone is draining our power," she said seriously. "At first we didn't notice. But then we started realizing it has taking more effort to do things, that we could normally do with ease." At first it was silent, but then someone spoke. It was Chris from the Nike Cabin. I remember him from when he went on a quest to save his mother's chariot.
"Have you been able to figure out was has been draining your power," he asked. Artemis looked a little frustrated at that question.
"No she says but have been able to track it's location to Egypt."
Jason
I was as shocked as anyone what was happening. Right after the giant war a force is trying to suck the energy out of every Greek and Roman god/goddess. This might be the worst thing demigods will have to face.
"What should we do about," I said staring at the gods.
"A quest," Ares said. Go to Egypt, find the source, and stop. He stabs his knife into the table after the statement.
Clarisse clasps the knife and says,"If it's all the same to you guys I'd rather stay in camp and prepare for war. With our luck this won't stay in Egypt."
Zeus speaks for the first time, "We already chosen a group. Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, Leo, Nico, Reyna, Chris, and Will. You have a month to prepare. Then you will leave for Egypt." Chiron then told us we could leave. After we leave the 11 of us, chosen for the mission decide to have a meeting of our own.
Piper
"Do you think Reyna, will be able to come from Camp Jupiter to go on the quest."
Jason spoke up, "Probably if the Greek gods are getting drained then their Roman aspects are most likely dealing with the same thing."
"You know, I'm starting to think things will never settle down."
"Yeah, Gaea was just defeated and Leo just came back and now we have to go on another quest," Percy says grumpily. Leo than speaks up.
"I have been making some drawings for something like this. Three ships like the Argo II but with more weapons, bigger rooms, and celestial bronze shielding."
"Where did you get all that celestial bronze," Annabeth says with pure curiosity.
"Let's just say I made a few stops coming from Ogygia," Leo says mischievously. "But if we are going to finish the ships in one month I'll need help building them."
"I can help," I say lifting my hand up slightly.
"Me too," Hazel and Annabeth say in unison.
"Alright, that should be enough people," Leo says clapping his hands.
Percy
"Well I guess the meeting's over," Jason says standing up.
"I'm going to go train," Frank says walking to the door. Jason, Chris, and I join him. When me and the others get to the training area we split up and take a training robot that the Hephaestus cabin designed. I take my robot and set it to hard.
As I fight I think about my team members. I have a history with most of them besides Chris. I know that Chris is the counselor of the Nike Cabin and out of all his siblings he can keep his competitive spirit in check the best. After I destroyed the robot I went to my cabin to think.
When the gods talked about how they located the source to Egypt I immediately thought of Carter and Sadie. I wondered if they were having the same problem with they're gods. Just then the door opened up and in came two birds. After a second they transformed into Carter and Sadie.
Shocked I ask, "Guys what are you doing here?"
"Something is happening to our gods," they say seriously.
"Let me guess something is draining the energy of your gods."
"Yeah, how did you know."
"The same thing is happening to our gods."
"Do you have a way to stop it," Carter ask.
"I don't know, but in a month we will leave for Egypt to find out what's doing it."
"Can us and our recruits help ."
"Sure we, have plenty of room and if this thing has the power to suck the life out of gods, we'll need all the help we can get."
"Great, you know that abandoned warehouse in Brooklyn."
"Yeah I once flew over there with my Pegasus Blackjack."
"Well, with what ever transportation you have wait around there. We will bring
8 others and we can head for Egypt."
"Alright," I say.
They transform back to birds and I see them fly away. I head to Bunker 9 to tell Annabeth about how the visit.
Annabeth
Percy walks into bunker nine as I am drawing the schematics for the areas on board the ships.
"Carter and Sadie visited," he said. I dropped my pencil in shock.
"Why did the come."
"What's happening to our gods is happening to their gods to."
"Who's Carter and Sadie," Leo says walking over.
"It's a long story," I say.
"Ooh story time," Leo says giddy. "I'll get Jason, Frank and Chris.
When Jason, Frank, and Chris came I summed up the story in a couple quick sentences.
"Basically we met some kids who harnessed the power of Egyptian gods. We helped them defeat in evil ghost who we trapped in a snow globe. It turns out those kids are having the same problem with their gods. Percy made a deal that they could help on the mission."
"Well if this thing has the power to suck the energy out of gods, we'll need all the help we can get," Jason said.
"Well if we're going to be ready in time we better get back to building the ship," Leo said standing up.
1 month later
Percy
The Argo III is finally finished. As we were getting ready to leave I heard somebody say, "wait". It was Grace from Demeter cabin. "I need to come with you," she said. "Last night I had a dream. I was fighting along side you guys in the desert. Then in the morning under my pillow I found these." She pulled out two green knives which seemed to be made out of mazeal (may-zee-ul) emerald. The Demeter cabin found this metal, when they went on a quest to stop a dragon. The dragon was burning down an ancient forest sacred to Demeter. Mazeal emerald is found under trees that can be melted down and used a weapon. "So what do you guys think," I said.