So um chapter 2!

~ Dawn.

A/N: I don't really know Travis's age so I'm assuming that it is 17. Sorry if it's wrong. Sonata Appassionata; the potterhead diaries; Seas and Shadows – thanks for your reviews. Reply to Seas and Shadows: the fun is in the mystery.

3rd person POV

Hermes was walking on the streets of Las Vegas. He was the god of messengers so obviously he had visited the city quite often. The bright lights of the city failed to stun him unlike the several tourists visiting the city for the first time. The reason for the God's visit was to deliver a message to the manager of the Lotus Casino. He walked into the casino/hotel thinking, "Ah! The Lotus Casino! I haven't been here in a long time, have I? Well, now for business."

Hermes was walking towards the manager when...

BAM!

He collided into a girl, around 15 years of age by the looks of it. She had brown hair with blonde streaks and dark brown eyes. She was a rather pretty young girl. She looked up saying, "Sorry sir." She then ran off. Hermes stared after her. Her face... he was sure that he had seen her somewhere. He watched her run to a video game in the far corner of the casino. It was then that his eyes widened with realization. He dashed out of the building caring less about the parcel that he was supposed to deliver.

50 minutes later...

All the gods were seated in their thrones at Olympus in order to attend the emergency meeting. "What's this about anyways? Hermes asked for this boring meeting and now he's the one who's conveniently making a late appearance."- A rather annoyed Apollo commented. Just then Hermes came barging through the doors. Zeus said, "Well what is it, Hermes? Apollo here is rather curious."

"She lives. "

"Who?"

"The cursed one. The daughter."

"Whose daughter?"

"The one who wants to tear us down. Her daughter." He managed to say.

Travis's POV

-Flashback-

Everyone was crowding into the dining hall of Camp Half-Blood. The victory over Kronos was recent and everyone was still celebrating.

Suddenly Chiron came trotting along to the dining hall. He was with someone. "Lord Hermes. To what do we owe this pleasure?" said Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, bowing to the God.

To my surprise, he ignored Percy and walked right up to me and Connor. I acknowledged him by bowing, "Father." Connor followed my lead and did the same.

"I have come here to speak to my son, Travis Stoll. No one else must be present during our conversation. I request for a private audience with him."

A private audience, huh? With dad. I can handle that. I mean, how bad could it be? Soon after, I was alone in Cabin 11 with dad. Boy! The cabin had never been this empty! It was kind of weird that no one was around. Not even Connor. A God's wish had to be respected so I guess...

Dad interrupted my train of thought by asking, "Son, if you were given the opportunity to go on a quest, you would accept, right?" No, 'asking' is the wrong word. It was more like an order. In reply I said nonchalantly, "Eh, I don't know Pops. It's not like I really have a choice when a Greek God asks me for a private audience." If looks could kill, I would've died a million times right then. The God retorted, "Are you mocking me, son?" I smirked at him, which only seemed to anger him more. It was fun to see him get so worked up about nothing.

"You are right about one thing. You don't have a choice. You have to accept. The fate of Olympus depends on it. However, this quest will be different from the others that you have seen so far. There will be no prophecy, no quest mates. It will be only you. You'll be given a time, a date and a location. We will tell you what your job is when the time comes. For now, that is all. Oh! Remember this: not a word to anyone."

He left after that. "The fate of Olympus depends on everything." I grumbled. How the gods annoyed me at times! Even my own dad didn't smile at me. This was the first time that I'd spoken to him alone and he doesn't ask how I'm doing or anything. No hello, no bye – nothing. It's always been "Hey kid, I need a favour" when it comes to the Gods.

Didn't the gods realize that a thank you and a little warmth couldn't hurt?

I then heard Connor shouting out my name. I walked back to the dining hall wondering why this so-called quest was being kept a secret. Whatever it dealt with had to be extremely important- that had already been established but... what or who did it concern? More importantly why was I being chosen? Percy was definitely the favoured one. All eyes were trained on me as I took my seat. It wasn't often that a God requested a private audience with a half-blood so I was sure that this would be the gossip of the day. Oh no! That meant Katie would pester me even more! That's the last thing I needed.

-Flashback end-

A/N : So... How was it? Like it? Hate it? R&R plz... Or you can F&F. Your choice. I'll get working on chapter 3 ASAP.