Meanwhile Oliver, had finally finished his fanboy moment, and realised that Olivia had left him to his own accord.
'She never was one for people's events' He thought to himself, smirking.
He dashed up to one of the only two places he would likely find her, high in the hills, or her cabin. The boy realised that the second one would be the wisest choice, as his bestfriend seemed a little...off today.
He quietly entered through her front door, his suspicion was raised after he didn't hear a sound. Usually, Olivia would either be reading a book, doing something arty and creative or be watching tv or playing video games. However he couldn't hear any of that. He wandered into her room and noticed her, still fully clothed in the same outfit she was wearing in the morning, on her bed away in her own land. But something was wrong. He knew it. Her eyes were pacing from left to right underneath her eye lids, and her breathing was almost silent yet quickened. Oliver tried to wake her up, by lightly shaking her and repeating her name, yet it didn't work. He increased the force he was applying on her arm, and he raised his voice. Now he was growing concerned for his close friend. This had never happened before. He desperately wanted to warn Chiron about this, but he decided against it. It didnt feel right. He sat down on the grand, wooden chair beside her bed and waited, resting his eyes on his hands which were fiddling. He was nervous. Nervous and impatient.
All of a sudden, her eyes shot open. One blue orb, accompanied by a grey one. They didn't move for a good two or so minutes. And then she lifted herself into a sitting position. Although her eyes were still gazing forward, clouded with thought and memory, she was aware of the presence of Oliver. He shifted slightly, extending his arm, to reach her, but before he could do so, she turned to him, which made him retrieve his hand back.
"We have to go to talk to Chiron. Now." She said, her voice shaky, filled with anger, but anxiousness. He simply nodded. He knew not to question her, not at a time like this.
The two of them ran towards the big house, where the five guests along with Chiron and Dionysus were based. Olivia dashed in through the door. On a normal day she wouldn't even dare to think of doing such a thing, it was innapropriate and disrespectful. But today she didn't care, she had to inform them about her recent encounter in her sleep. She almost broke the door off from its hinges as she swung it open. The five visitors along with Chiron and Mr D turned to the panting figure who stood at the door.
"What-" Chiron started but was soon interupted.
"I had a vision. Three gods. They're stuck, on a island some distance from Hawaii. Their time is running out. We have to go, now. They don't have long left, if we don't leave now, we won't ever see them again" She said, trying to catch her breath glancing from one figure to another as their expressions changed from confused to worried. The five guests noticed her strong British accent.
"Which Gods?" Annabeth spoke up.
"Athena, Apollo and Artemis. They're in a building-a ruin, of some sort. I roughly have an idea of where we have to go. It may have been nine years, but that place is still all too familiar" Olivia looked down, and almost whispered the last few words of her sentence.
"He's back?!" Chiron questioned, now standing up straight with an anxious look on his face.
"Yes, he is. And this time he is after the Gods. If we dont hurry up, we will be too late. We have to go, now!" She all but shouted. She was serious. Chiron didn't want to argue, Olivia never raised her voice unless it was something extremely important.
Olivia once more looked around the room, and made her way for the door.
"You can't go alone, Olivia. He's extremely dangerous, you out of all people should know. " Chiron said, stopping Olivia in her tracks.
"That won't be a problem, we'll go with her" Before Olivia had a chance to reply, Annabeth joined the two in their conversation. "Right?" she glanced at Percy and Thalia, in search of approval.
"Yeah, of course. Sure" They both replied, looking keen about the idea.
"Then its sorted" Wisdom's daughter smiled at Olivia, but it wasn't a cheerful smile, yet a rather sadened one, Olivia noticed that straight away, however its not much of a surprise, her mother was one among the three who had been captured. In return to Annabeth's gesture, Olivia simply curved the left side of her mouth.
"Time is running out. We have to move, the sooner we get them out, the better." Olivia looked at Annabeth and then Chir0n who had a defeated look on his face, after all, you can't argue with Olivia, especially not if she has Annabeth supporting her.
*30 Minutes Later, In Olivia's cabin*
"How will we get there? And where exactly is this island?" Annabeth questioned Olivia, as she watched her companions and her new friend grab weapons, bags and any equipment they might find useful on their journey.
"It's an island near Hawaii. Its directly inbetween LA and Honolulu. But it has some sort of spell on it, the work of Hecate, I suppose. The spell functions exactly like the mist, mortals can't see it, but its perfectly visible for us, monsters and immortals. Its a couple of hours boat ride, well, after we finally reach Los Angeles that is. A friend of my stepmother's owns a boat shop there, and he'd be more than happy to lend us a speed boat, preferably the one he designed, its much more aerodynamic than normal speed boats, and it will won't take us longer than 6 hours from the coast to the island. A ride from here all the way to the island is far too dangerous, and foolish, and we may run out of supplies. So getting to the coast and then taking off on the sea seems like the best idea. Unless anyone else has any suggestions, of course" Olivia answered the question, not looking up from the bag she was filling with equipment like a rope and weapons like a sword and a dagger. Annabeth scanned her face as she spoke, perhaps trying to analyse the girl's idea.
"I would prefer travelling all the way by sea, if I'm honest with you." Percy stepped into the conversation, looking at Olivia and then at his fiance, smirking at them both. Meanwhile putting on his rucksack. Olivia's head shot up at this, and she suddenly lost the spark in her eye. This made Annabeth wonder, but she didnt say anything about it. She looked back at Percy.
"I think she's right." She replied. Olivia now with her back to the two, searching for her watch/shield which was given to her by her father, as a gift from her mother, closed her eyes and quietly sighed with relief. "Eventhough you may be the son of the sea god, anything can go wrong, and if there is to be an accident, you are the only one who will be able to survive in the water for longer than a couple of days. The journey from LA will be much shorter than the one from all the way over here, and it decreases the risk." She finished her sentence.
The two looked at Oliver and Thalia who would be joining them on the journey in search of their opinions. Oliver noticed his best friend's behaviour and instantly knew why she acted in such a manner. He was glad that Annabeth agreed with Olivia, and knew that the two would get along just fine. He finally spoke up after taking notice of Thalia who was in a completely different universe, sharpening her arrows.
"Yeah, sorry dude, but I'm with the ladies on this one." He shrugged, with an unsure smirk on his face.
"Thalia?" Percy's voice was filled with hope, that at least one person would consider his idea. "Thalia." he repeated, after receiving to response. This woke her from her wonders.
"Hmm? Oh, um, I don't particularily mind. So the kid's idea I guess." She finally responded whilst pointing at Olivia, who smirked after taking note of percy's facial expression, although not taking her eyes from the sword she was sharpening.
'Definately not future friends' Oliver thought.
"So...is everyone ready?" The blonde tried breaking the awkward silence that filled the room.
"Yeah" He received replies from around the room.
"Then let's go" He said, following everyone out of the room, while throwing his bag over his shoulder.