Piper
Piper got to Rachel's cave before the rest of the counselors. She never understood Rachel's decision to move into a dug out hole of a cliff, but she learned not to question her methods. As she caught her breath she noticed she actually ran here to see what was going on. It was actually starting to shock her how much of a leader she was becoming in Annabeth's absence. 'Jason must have been rubbing off on me' she thought to herself. She questioned Chiron, who was standing stoically, why they were meeting here instead of the war room, but he ignored her. Just a nice reminder she didn't have as much pull as Annabeth. Jason arrived next, followed by the rest of the counselors. Within 15 minutes the entire camp made a semi-circle outside the cave. Guess everyone was bored. Leo was the last one to walk over the hill. She wanted to roll her eyes, but she didn't care enough. His words at the lake hurt, but she knew where he was coming from. She couldn't be mad at the little guy forever. Besides he had probably already forgotten. It was then she notice the familiar Goth looking kid that helped save their lives last summer.
"Is that Nico?" Jason questioned as he whispered into her ear. Piper didn't get Jason's connection with the kid. They were polar opposites, yet Jason would always come to his defense. She nodded her head and waved the two latecomers down to the front of the line.
"Nice for you to join us Leo." Chiron smirked as he teased. It was pretty clear if Piper was taking up Annabeth's responsibilities, Leo was becoming more like Percy.
"What's happening Black Beauty?"
'A more annoying Percy' Piper quickly thought.
"Well, it seems that everyone seems to be here…even though counselors were the only ones summoned," Chiron spoke as he scanned the crowed. "But the truth is I didn't call this meeting to order. I followed the horn here."
"But if you didn't call the meeting…" Jason looked as puzzled as he sounded. Piper gave him a look like he missed something pretty obvious. She turned her head to the cave entrance where Rachel came out holding a shofar.
"Counselors," She spoke out to the entire crowd, "…and everyone else apparently…I have called this meeting. I'm feeling sick." Her words created a buzz in the crowd. Some laughed, others exhaled with annoyance.
"You can't just summon us when you get a tummy ache. Grab some Pepto and call me in the morning." Leo turned to leave, as did some of the campers.
"Thank you Dr. Leo but it's a little more serious than that. Do you know the crap I have had to resort to in order to get the tiniest glimpse into the future? I've gone old school. I had to burning plants, and drinking potions just so you all have some piece of mind. Every day someone's asking me about a quest, or if there daddy has some news for them. DO I LOOK LIKE A POST OFFICE!? Now I'm sick, all so you demigods can have a purpose." Rachel was clearly in no mood for Leo's mouth.
"What's the matter Rach?" Piper knew dissolving the conflict would be the only way to get to the bottom of this.
"Well, I don't get sick. It's one of the perks Apollo blessed me with. That's why I can inhale and eat all this crap. But I've been feeling queasy. "Piper looked at Chiron, who was studying Rachel carefully. She could tell something was on his mind.
"So you think your powers are a little off?" Jason's question smacked Piper as hard as she hit Leo when she caught him staring at her cabin mates dressing. "I mean, after what happened at Delphi it's not a ridiculous idea. Maybe Apollo is just getting things back in order and-"
"You know, My Charmspeak has been a little wacky to." Piper said cutting her boyfriend off. She hoped she wasn't exciting a riot, but she had to admit things had been a little weird lately. She found herself waking up with the rest of her cabin in doing the weird things because she was talking in her sleep. The day before she simply tried to trick an Apollo kid to grab her a soda and he flat out said no and walked away. Little moments like this started surfacing in her mind. Chiron looked as if he was going to say something, when Clarisse stepped forward.
"My whole cabin has been at each other's throat for weeks. Not that mind a good battle, but I've had a few too many kids sent to the medic because of stab wounds." The Ares cabin started to bicker amongst themselves.
"You guys are the war cabin…as in KILL," Leo had had enough of the conversation "Of course you want to kill each other. Look, my powers are doing just fine. Sure I have to pat myself out a few times, but that's life living as a human torch. I think we are all-"
"-Campers back to your activates" Chiron's interruption caused everyone to freeze, which was exactly the opposite of what they should've done. He raised an eyebrow and all the campers disbursed, many with sour faces. The counselors, Chiron and now bent over Rachel stood alone.
"There does seem to be some activity with your godly powers, tracing back a few weeks. I feel that this is leading to something that will be happening today." Chiron's deduction skills have always been impressed Piper, but how could he know anything would happen today? Piper was trying to keep up with his thought process but obviously she trailed behind. As if he was reading her mind Chiron spoke again.
"I believe today, because it was midnight when Nico has transported here from the Brooklyn Bridge." Everyone stared at Nico clearly making him uncomfortable. "Do you think anyone enters camp without my knowledge?" Chiron seemed to have answered everyone question this time.
"Dude, you told me you never made it to the bridge" This seemed to be the only thing confusing to Leo.
"Why am I here?" Ignoring Leo, Nico's response was harsh, almost as he was accusing Chiron for bringing him here.
"That I do not know, but have a feeling that if you were brought here, it was for your own good." Nico looked like he had just watched a car hit his puppy. Pain with a twist of shock. Something is going on with that kid, and Piper couldn't even begin to scratch the surface. At that moment a gust of air surged through field, but the trees and grass did not move. All eyes turned to Rachel whose aura had started to glow green. She levitated and started to speak in many voices.
"A secret born in the mist of night,
Two herald spoke, when they did not fight.
Behold the twice blessed child,
A baby that has greatly defiled.
Whose love shall save the Half-Blooded ones
And acceptance to forgotten sons."
Rachel, came back down, her eyes blinked back to normal.
"What happened?" She questioned the group, then turned as she threw up into a bush.
"Oh my God!" Piper ran to her aid. The first Prophecy since Apollo's gifts were restored. Piper just prayed it was a quest for someone other than her and Jason.
"GOD- I NEEDED- THAT" Rachel spoke in-between purges.
"Guess the worlds in danger again? Let's go crank up war machines." Leo actually looked happy for the first time in months. Piper guessed that it was the first time Calypso wasn't priority number one.
"Not the world, just Demigods." Jason stood feet firmly planted as he went over the lines. "Whose love shall save the Half Blooded ones, clearly that means we are going to be in some kind of danger."
"And It seems like there will be one particular demigod who will lead you. One labeled as Twice Blessed, apparently breaking some kind of norm." Chiron spoke as if he were putting the pieces together. Piper walked over to the centaur, and saw him staring at Nico. She could swear she saw tears in the boy's eyes, before he ran up the hill.