That night, Percy had a patented weird demigod dream. He was sitting at his home with his mom, eating some of her classic blue cookies. They were talking about college, and what he was planning on majoring in, when she suddenly looked up at him, her eyes glazed over a pale, pasty white color and a blank expression on her face. When she opened her mouth to speak, a raspy voice that was not her own came pouring out.

"You must find it, Percy Jackson. It is your only hope."

"Find what?" Percy questioned when he finally found his voice

"What do I need to find?" His 'mother' stared at him for a few moments, as though she was pondering how much to tell him.

"The light. Find the Light." It answered at last. Suddenly, the entire world began to dissolve all around him, as though none of it were ever real. The chair he had been sitting on suddenly vanished, dropping him into the bottomless void below. He fell for what felt like an eternity until he suddenly hit the bottom of the void. He jolted up in his bed, panting and sweating from the whole ordeal. Percy threw off his blanket and stood up, bracing himself on the wall as he tried to slow his breathing.

"So much for me just being paranoid" He gripped angrily. It was official; good things never last for demigods.

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Rachel could still hear that wretched voice pouring out of her father's mouth as she got dressed and headed to the Mess Hall.

'Find the Light. What the heck is that supposed to mean?' She thought to herself as she walked down the dusty path. When she reached her destination, she scanned the crowd for Annabeth. One of the benefits of being the host to an immortal oracle was that she could sit almost anywhere she wanted, and today she felt like sitting next to Annabeth. After the crazy dream she had last night, Rachel felt she could definitely use some of Annabeth's logical and reasonable thinking. She spotted the curly blonde, wading through the masses, and tapping her shoulder. Annabeth turned and smiled, instantly sobering when she saw the look on Rachel's face Annabeth knew something was wrong.

"Rachel, what is it? What happened?'' Annabeth questioned, concern evident by the tone of her voice. Rachel didn't even know where to begin.

"I had a super weird dream last night," Rachel started to explain. Annabeth happened to look up just as Percy walked into the dining hall. Annabeth adored Percy, but this particular morning he looked like he had been to Hades and back. His eyes were bloodshot red, framed by tiny purple bags underneath; clear signs he hadn't gotten enough sleep. He trudged to get his food, and shuffled over to his table to eat. Rachel seemed to notice Percy's sleepwalking as well, the two girls heading over to his table.

"Percy, you look like you haven't slept in years." Rachel commented. Percy looked up at them, trying desperately to keep his eyes open.

"Yeah….yeah I'm fine. Just…. Had a rough night last night. Had the weirdest dream…" He yawned. Rachel visibly tensed up.

"I'm going to take a huge shot in the dark here, and say that some creepy, screechy voice warned you about the Light?" she questioned. Percy instantly shot up, seemingly shocked wide awake.

"B-but how did you-" He began.

"How do you think, Fish Boy? I had the same stinking dream!" Rachel whispered, trying her best not to attract any attention. For a moment, no one moved or said anything, until Annabeth finally spoke up.

"This can't be a coincidence; both of you having the exact same dream. We need to talk to Chiron about this. We'll go after breakfast. But please, keep it quiet; the other campers don't need to worry until we know something for sure" Percy and Rachel nodded in agreement, and the girls went back to their table. None of them talked much; they were all too worried about what may lie ahead. Another quest so soon? They were all under the assumption that their worries were behind them. Unfortunately for them, that didn't seem to be the case. If Rachel and Percy were having similar dreams about this "light", one could only reason that it wasn't a very good sign. As soon as they all got done eating they made their way down to the big house, finding Chiron in his office, behind his desk diligently filling out paperwork, Bocelli playing softly in the background. He looked up and smiled.

"Percy, Annabeth, Rachel. So nice to see you. What can I do for you?" They all just looked at one another, wondering who should be the one to tell him. Rachel spoke first, stepping forwards a bit.

"Ok, I know this is going to sound really weird, but Percy and I had the same dream last night." She began. She half expected the old centaur to burst out laughing; it did seem quite , Chiron simply leaned forward onto his elbows, hands clasped in front of him.

"Go on," He prodded kindly. Rachel swallowed the lump in the back of her throat, continuing.

"Well, we both dreamed about being told to find some… 'light'." She explained Chiron looked astonished as he leaned back in his chair. Clearly this meant more to him than it had to them.

"The… the light? And you both had this dream?" He questioned, looking at Percy, who nodded. Chiron stepped out from around his desk, his hooves clomping against the oak wood floor as he did.

"Follow me." He commanded, walking out from around his desk. Percy knew the look on Chiron's face from a mile away; danger was lurking just around the corner.

"Chiron, do you know something about a light?" Percy asked, Chiron sighing.

"Not a light, Percy; THE Light. The prophecy is one I received from Olympus itself almost 20 years ago. I was commanded to keep it from anyone until such a time as it were ready to be fulfilled." Chiron explained as they walked around to the attic's entrance.

"And now Rachel and I have the same dream about it. Perfect." Percy finished, Chiron looking pained by the words.

"Percy, I am truly sorry. You have been through more trials and quests than any hero should have to endure; but it is not my decision to make. If you had the dream about the Light, I can only assume that you must also partake in whatever quest should follow." Chiron appologized, Percy forcing a smile.

"Eh, I was getting bored of just sitting around here anyways. I mean, who needs peace and quiet anyways?" Percy tried to sound optimistic, but sounded more defeated than anything. Chiron looked sorrowful as he lead them up into the Big House attic. Unbeknownst to them, the first steps of a new era had just been taken.