Chapter 2!!
Chinese Clown: Thanks and I will try to write longer chapters, it's just I'm very busy!
Percy's Pov
So here I was off to consult the oracle. I would never admit this to Annabeth (her being such a Wise Girl and all) but the Oracle freaked me out! Slowly I walked up to the Oracle, her green eyes following me. "How do we find the golden fleece and save Thaila?" I asked.
The stolen object you will find,
Good and evil must combine.
The river is a hiding place,
The deadliest monster shall you face.
However in the end,
You will lose a very dear friend.
Oh that was a really optimistic prophecy. I hurried down the stairs, trying not to look back at the oracle. Annabeth was waiting for me, her tears finally gone.
"Well!" She demanded. "What was the prophecy?" I told her. She frowned and at the last line started to cry again. I hugged her and she slowly wiped away her tears. "Well we better get going!", she said, finally starting to cheer up. "Me, you, and Grover, just like old times." I nodded, since Tyson was at my father's forges, he couldn't come.
I ran to Cabin 3 in order to pack up my stuff. I grabed Riptide, some nectar, and my wrist watch/ shield Tyson had made for me. I was ready…for another quest.
Chiron looked Annabeth, Grover, and I over. "Are you sure you have everything?" He asked. "Yep", I reliped, "We look good."
"Off you go then," Chiron instructed. "Send an Iris-Message if you need help."
We waved goodbye and started on our way. "So", I asked Annabeth and Grover, who was snacking on a tin can, "Any idea where to look first?"
"Come on Seaweed Brain!" Annabeth complained. "Did you even listen to the Oracle!"
"Well yeah!" I retorted. "But it didn't tell us exactly where to go!"
"What do you mean!" She said. "The river is a hiding place", "We have to go to a river in order to fight the deadliest monster!"
"Oh yeah head right toward the monster", I said, getting angry, "That's a great plan! And what river, there are only a MILLION rivers in the world!"
"I…I….I DON'T KNOW PERCY!" Annabeth yelled. "It could mean anything from The Hudson to the River Styx!"
"Guys, Guys, break it up!" Grover said. He hated when we fought. "We have to concentrate on saving Thaila."
"He's right Percy" Annabeth spoke quickly avoiding my eye contact. We were all quiet for a moment. "Oh my gods!" Annabeth screeched. "The deadliest monster! That must be the Hydra! And its not a river, it's a lake! Lake Lerna! Where Hercules fought the Hydra!"
"Slow down!", was my unenthusiastic reply. I was still mad at Annabeth. "Where is Lake Lerna?" Everything had moved from Greek mythology to Western Civilization. Mount Olympus on top of The Empire State Building to Mount Tam in San Francisco.
"Ummm, the modern location of Lake Lerna must be….", Annabeth pondered, "The Mississippi River! It's the Missippi River!"
"Wonderful, west then." I said. Well at least we know where were going. "But what about the rest of the prophecy? Good and evil must combined?"
"We'll just have to figure that out later", Annabeth said. I could tell she was thinking of Luke, though.
Oh well, Mississippi River, here we come!