After a strangely peaceful night sleep, maybe Percy was getting better now, the three of us were ready to head of on the gods quest. Why did I agree to this again…? Oh yeah I couldn't bear to put the others through another quest so soon, but now I was beginning to have doubts that I could do it. Anyway we were gathered on to of Half blood hill, the beginning point for all quests, the point where you said goodbye to your friends and they wished you luck and hoped you'd return successful. It was also the point that Annabeth and I had watched Thalia die, be turned into a tree, be poisoned by luck, and be resurrected by the Golden Fleece, which was still hung over one of the branches with the dragon wrapped around its base ready to protect it. Stood on the hill with us were Chiron, Percy and Annabeth, Jason and Piper, Frank and Hazel (who were also leaving to journey to Camp Jupiter), Nico and Will, and Clarisse and Chris.
"Well Heroes." Chiron proclaimed "This is it… Good luck on your quest and may be has successful has always." He smiled at me, reminding me that I had never failed in a quest yet… but then again I have never been on a quest without a prophecy to guide me, and that thought made me a little uneasy.
"Lexi" Percy called my name and beckoned me away from the group, who were deep into their goodbye conversations to notice us, to join him and Annabeth.
"What is it Percy?" I asked, my brothers serious expression worrying me, Annabeth's forced smile didn't do anything to put me at ease either.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He repeated his question from last night. "You fought just has hard for the last year has we did and I know you can feel the affect Tartarus had on me."
This surprised me, I had thought my brother wouldn't talk about out, or would assume that because of the isolation of Tartarus that I hadn't been able to sense him. And for one I didn't know what to say to assure my brother I was fine.
"Lexi, neither Percy nor I are stupid" Annabeth confirmed my fears that they knew more than I had wanted. "Clarisse told me that you have barely slept while all this has been going on."
"Ugh, when is she going to stop acting like she's in charge of me?" I groaned, although I secretly like that Clarisse care that much for me. "I have no choice but to go Annabeth."
"Yes you do!" she sounded desperate. "Tell the gods that you can't do it, stay home here with us."
"If I tell the gods I can't go then one of you will have to do it!"
"So?"
"So Annabeth!" I yelled. "I'm not stupid either. I know Percy keeps waking up Screaming. I know that you can't bear to be away from him for too long. I know that both of you and Piper keep having panic attacks. I know that you all are shaken up by everything that has happened. I am not going to let you go when you are all so vulnerable. I may have been kicked around a bit by Gaia too but I still have enough fight left in me to take out a few more monsters. You don't!"
That had them both silenced, and everyone on the hill now watching us with rapture.
"Your right" Percy whispered, dragging me out of my anger. "I know that we are all a bit deflated."
"A bit?" I scoffed "Percy you can't even bring your self to say more than a sentence to me."
"I know." He was sad now. Gods I hated upsetting my brother but I was right and I needed to hold my ground on this.
"I'm going on this quest." I stated, getting both Percy and Annabeth to look at me surprised by my assertiveness. "I am going to slay this stupid Python, Get the Oracle back her powers. Get the Gods off all our backs and come home. I promise once this is done, we will find Leo. Even if it takes forever we will find him."
"I believe you." Percy said with a smile. An actual smile! A real, my sisters annoying but I love her anyway, Percy Jackson smile. "Now Go. Before I change my mind and lock you in our cabin."
With that said I hugged my brother and best friend, waved goodbye to the others and we were off. If only I knew then how much this quest was going to change things for me, for all of us!
