Chapter 4

~Big House~

Chiron, Lou, Connor, Travis, Percy, and Annabeth all sat around the ping pong table in the Rec Room. It was usually used to hold council meetings, but since not everyone would fit in Chiron's Office, They were using it today too.

"Now," Chiron began, "why don't you tell me exactly what happened."

After they found Annabeth Connor and Travis took her directly to Chiron, and knowing what to look for, they actually found Percy pretty quickly. Everyone was confused about what happened, hence the meeting.

"Well… where should I start?" Travis needed away to tell the story without getting him and Connor dish duty for life. "Connor and I decided that we were going to play a prank. A harmless one really," he added, seeing Chiron's face.

"We got a potion from Lou, and threw it one Percy and Annabeth," Connor finished for his brother.

"What does the potion do?" Chiron asked.

"It was supposed to make Percy and Annabeth mute for two weeks." Travis mummbled

"Travis and Connor took it from me before it was done," Lou shot a pointed look at the stoll brothers. " Instead of making it so they couldn't talk, it seems to have turned back the aging process about eight or so years."

"Is that what happened to us?" Annabeth asked, trying to gather as much information as possible.

"Yeah," Connor answered. "You and Percy used to be sixteen."

Annabeth nodded as if this made complete sense.

"So why don't I remember anything?" She still wanted to find out more.

"It's one of the side effects," Lou spoke. "Selective memory loss. It's why you remember some things, but not others. I assume that as the potion wears off you'll get more of your memory back"

"How long will that take?" Percy spoke for the first time this meeting.

"That's the thing," Lou said nervously. "We don't know for sure."

"How do we figure that out?" Annabeth questioned impatiently

Everyone looked a Chiron expectantly. He had been sitting patiently in the corner, taking everything in. His face didn't convey a single thought. Nobody knew what he was thinking until he spoke.

"We need to go see the Oracle"

~Forest~

The walk over to Rachel's Cave was quiet. Everyone was consumed by their own thoughts. No one said anything until Annabeth tripped.

"Are you okay?" Percy asked concerned, offering her a hand.

"I'm fine," Annabeth scowled at him, not liking the fact that she was clumsy enough to trip.

She ignored Percy's hand and stood up. She dusted off her shorts and continued walking, leaving Percy confused.

"Clumsiness is probably another side effect," Lou told everyone, "So don't be embarrassed if you stumble."

That was directed to Annabeth. She blushed, but didn't say anything.

When they reached Rachel's cave, it was Annabeth who spoke.

"This doesn't look like much," How was a person who lived inside a dingy cave supposed to help them, even if she were the oracle?

Connor ignored her and called out to Rachel. "Hello?"

She pushed aside the curtain and stepped out. She addressed them with a friendly smile.

"Hey guys! What's up?" Her eyes fell on the two eight year olds, "and who are they?"

"Rachel," Connor began. "We need your help."

Her eyebrows shot up at that.

"Okay," she said, brushing off her surprise. "What do you need?"

"Rachel," Travis said, then he gestured to the two kids behind him. "This is Percy and Annabeth."

Hey Guys! I'm Sorry I haven't posted for the last two days. Weekends can be especially busy for me. How did you guys like meeting Rachel? Let me know who else you want to see in the story! I could really used the ideas. Also, thank you to everyone who posted a review! I love reading them.

That's all for now,

Kamryn