Hey guys :) This is my first fanfiction, hope you enjoy it. I've read a bunch already, and now I finally started to write one! Oh, and this happens right after the Heroes of Olympus series! I'm thinking that Percy and the rest of the seven came back to camp for the winter holidays or something.

Chapter 1

Percy:

I was having dreams. More specifically, nightmares.

Ever since the capture the flag game last week I'd been having them. All the campers were running around attacking, defending, setting hilarious traps that would be sprung as soon as someone walked by the river (that one was mostly the Stolls). Rachel couldn't play, of course. Without ADHD, she wouldn't have the essential battle reflexes, and couldn't be healed with ambrosia if seriously injured. So she sat on a bench, watching the game with little interest, from a safe distance.

Suddenly, Rachel decided to go all 'Oracle' on the camp and walked into the center of the field. Everyone stopped and stared at her, wondering whether to run screaming for their lives or just pee their pants. A few did the second after she turned to the campers with her eyes glowing. They were the same misty, green eyes the old Oracle of Delphi had that always freaked me out. And then to make it worse, she started to recite a prophecy. And by the sound of it, it wasn't to be taken lightly.

Day falls to Night on the winter solstice,

Fate determined with only one promise,

Children of the gods will rise together,

Half shall succeed for worse or better,

Dark trap revealed in the ancient lands,

One will fail but both must stand.

She really had it out for us today, because to make it even worse (if that's possible) she collapsed and Apollo appeared. You see, when a god takes time to get his spoiled butt down from Olympus, it's not necessarily for a good reason. Unless of course, your dad is Poseidon, cause he'll even come down even for your birthday. He's personally my favorite.

Ok back to the problem. So the fact that Apollo came all the way down from Olympus just for a prophecy, means it probably involved the gods too. I mean, it's not every day you hear a prophecy, but they only matter to the gods when their own well-being is concerned. And anything that can threaten the gods is definitely an issue.

Apollo stepped up to Rachel and snapped his fingers, and she disappeared. He sighed. "She is resting in the infirmary. Unfortunately, because of her mortal status, she cannot receive ambrosia, but she must be taken care of. Prophecy-reciting takes a lot out of a person."

I scoffed silently. As if he knew. The closest thing to a prophecy I've ever heard Apollo recite were his infamous second-rate haikus.

Next to me, Annabeth squeezed my hand. "Not again," she whispered to me. "Haven't we had enough of life-threatening prophecies and deadly beings?"

She said exactly what I was thinking. I smiled down at her. She was beautiful. Her golden curls were tied up into a hasty ponytail, and she was still sweating lightly from the game. In the midst of all the chaos, I always had Annabeth.

"Three deadly prophecies in a lifetime?" I started. "I don't know about you, but that's a little much. I mean, the Great Prophecy took ages to take action, this one probably will too." I assured.

"Hope you're right Seaweed Brain." I could still hear the worry in her voice. Hope I'm right too, I thought.

So that's why I was having nightmares. Nightmares about the 'Ancient Prophecy' as Apollo called it. He said something, warning us about the presence of some ancient evil, and therefore it should be called the 'Ancient Prophecy'. As if it wasn't already stressful enough.

Tonight, I dreamed of a voice, as I had for the past few days. It seriously gave me the creeps. Rise, young hero, it taunted. Its evil voice gave off a disturbing and frightening feeling. The others weren't as powerful as I, it continued. The most ancient are always the strongest. I shall succeed. So rise along with your brethren, and face the eternal darkness. It hissed, and I jolted awake. Something gave me a feeling that this prophecy was my generation's problem now.

A knock on my door woke me up fully, and I wondered who could be up at this time. Wait, what time was it? I looked at the clock crafted by my cyclops brother Tyson. Oh no, I realized. It was 10:30 AM.

Who let me skip breakfast? I burst out the door, mumbling to myself about having a talk with Chiron about the importance of my breakfast, but forgetting someone knocked just a few seconds earlier. I opened the door and ran straight into Grover.

"Blah-ha-ha-ha" he glared at me. "If I had my fake feet I would whack you with them!" I smiled at him.

"Good morning to you too Grover!" I yelled as he grumbled something back. I immediately ran off to find Annabeth, and sure enough, she was sitting by the canoe lake, where we had our first kiss. Since that time, we've both been really attached to this spot, as if our underwater kiss suddenly made it really special. Ask walked up to her, she was staring into the clear blue waters, deep in thought.

"Hey." I moved her chin to look at me when I sat down next to her.

"Hey Perce." she smiled weakly at me.

"You ok?" I questioned. I took her hands and stared into her thoughtful, but worried eyes. I couldn't stand when she was stressed. To be honest, I was counting on Annabeth to assure me that everything would be okay. She was clearly in the same state that I was in though, maybe even worse.

"It'll be okay, alright?" I reassured her. "We can't change our fates, but we've beaten evil before. For gods sakes, we defeated the LORD of the TITANS and FREAKIN MOTHER EARTH!" I beamed at her.

She seemed to relax, just a little. But that was enough. "Thanks, seaweed brain." She sighed. "Right now, my problem is trying not to get you killed for the rest of eternity." she teased. "Seems you can barely take care of yourself." she nagged, eyeing a fresh wound on the side of my face next to my ear.

"Hey, I have you to do that for me. Picture it: Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, heroes of Olympus, while Percy fights evil, his trusty sidekick and co-hero Annabeth, cleans up after him!" She glared at me.

"I think it's pretty clear that it's the other way around." she decided.

"Sure Wise Girl," I commented sarcastically. Before she could argue, I leaned over and gave her a quick kiss. As soon as she pulled back, I ran off, not letting her get the last word.

"Hey! That's not fair!" she called out. "Get your lousy butt back here right now Seaweed Brain!"

"Sorry Annabeth, no can do!" I turned my back to her while running and almost bumped into Jason.

"Whoa man. Hey, you're nice to your girlfriend," he noted. "Piper would kill me if I did that. Literally." he laughed lightly to himself.

"See that's the thing." I started sarcastically. "Our relationship is special because we constantly insult each other, but no one ever dies." I joked. "I guess we're just so used to getting mad at each other from the time we were twelve, so now it's just funny and a daily routine for us." I smiled at the thought. Annabeth and I had come so far. Then I grimaced as the Ancient Prophecy came into my mind, and my spirits sunk all over again.

"Do you know if anyone's been having dreams about the prophecy?" I asked.

Jason nodded his head warily. " Some lady's voice. She's been telling me that the seven will be joined by others on the way to the ancient lands. She's probably on our side though." he said.

I frowned. "Huh. The voice I've been hearing was definitely evil. But hey," I thought. "At least someone's on our side."

"Yea, Piper, and Leo have been having the same dreams," he added. "Oh, and the voice said something like, the wisdom's daughter holds the key to the defeat of eternal darkness."

"Wisdom's daughter..." I repeated. My eyes widened. "Annabeth?"

"That's what I thought. I mean, there are quite a few daughters of Athena, but she is one of the seven."

I grimaced. The last thing Annabeth needed was the knowledge that the defeat of the enemy depended on her.

"Ah, I've been meaning to see you." a voice boomed. I whipped around. "Kneel, Peter Johnson."

Yay! I hope you liked that. Just in case you wanted to know, I will probably update every 1-2 days, maybe even two chapters at once. Please review! More reviews help me write the chapters better and you guys :)