Sorry I haven't uploaded in a while. I've been very busy and very tired. We just had our field trip. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Disclaimer: As everyone already knows, Rick Riordan owns PJO and J.K. Rowling owns HP, so I don't own either of them.
Chapter Four—Our Quest
Hermione's POV
We found Chiron playing pinochle at the Big House. We ran all the way there so we were all out of breath.
"Chiron!" we gasped
"What's wrong?" he asked. "And why do you look like you just competed in a triathlon?"
"W-we ran a-all the w-way here." I said
"Why don't you take a seat." He asked. We sat down on the couch.
"Would you like some refreshments?"
"Sure." We all said
"What would you like? Water, juice, iced tea–"
"May I have some pumpkin juice?" I said
"Me, too." Said Harry
"Me three" said Ron
"Pumpkin juice? That sounds disgusting," said Percy. "I'll have some water."
"I thought your favorite drink is Coke." Said Annabeth
"It is, but I'm so exhausted that I need water." He replied
"I'll have some water, too." Said Annabeth
Chiron left to get our orders. We were left with Mr. D and a few satyrs. It wasn't until then that I realized that someone was missing.
"Where's Grover?" I asked suddenly feeling worried.
"He went to go see Juniper." answered Annabeth.
"Isn't that a type of plant?" I asked
"She's a dryad." She said
"I'm guessing she's a juniper." I guessed
"Yeah, she is." She answered
"Why is he visiting a dryad?" asked Harry
"Juniper's his girlfriend." Percy replied. Ron chuckled.
"What's so funny?" I asked
"It's just…he's dating a plant!" Ron laughed his head off. I rolled my eyes.
"There's nothing wrong with that!" I said
"Of course there's something wrong with that! How can you date a plant?" he asked
"Juniper's a nymph. She takes the form of a human. And plants are living things, too!" I said. I was angry at him. He's such a racist. "What if I become a nymph? What would you do? Would you ignore me like I'm just a useless plant?" I yelled
"BE QUIET!" shouted Dionysus. "I can't concentrate with all your shouting."
Ron stopped laughing. "Of course I won't ignore you. I'm sorry I'm such a stupid git." He said.
"I forgive you. I'm sorry I got angry with you." I said
"It was my fault anyway." He said.
"Are you two like – together?" asked Annabeth.
We both blushed. "Kind of…" I answered. "Do you have a boyfriend?" Annabeth and Percy blushed. "I can't believe you guys are actually together!" I said.
"Who said we were together?" They both said in unison.
"So you're denying it."
"No." they said at the same time
"So are you in a relationship or not?"
"We are." Percy said
"How about you, Harry," Annabeth said. "Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Yes." He said
"What's her name?" Annabeth asked
"Ginny Weasley" he said
"Is she related to you, Ron?" she asked
"She's my little sister." Said Ron
Now, Percy chuckled. "How old is she? Six, seven, eight?"
"She's 17! And don't insult her. She's a very powerful witch and I won't let anyone hurt her!" Said Ron
"IF YOU SHOUT ONE MORE TIME I'LL TURN YOU ALL INTO DOLPHINS!" yelled Dionysus. He went back to his game.
"Sorry, Mr. D" said Percy not meaning his apology. "You're too overprotective over your little sister. You're not her parent."
"But she's still my little sister." He said
Chiron came back with our drinks.
"This pumpkin juice is amazing! No wonder you took so long. How'd you make this?" I asked
"I didn't make it. I just used the magical glasses you use in the mess hall." He said
"Then how come it took you so long to get back?" I asked
"I just waited for your argument to stop."
"So you were watching us the whole time? Said Annabeth
"No, only about half of your conversation." He said. "Now to more important matters…Why did you come here?"
We all look confused. He saw the confusion on our faces so he rephrased the question.
"You ran all the way here because you wanted to tell me something. What might that be?" he asked
"Oh, right!" we all said.
"We tried IMing our friend, Luna Lovegood. She was being chased by something or someone. I thought it might be a Death Eater. She saw us then we asked where she was but she didn't know. So she went inside a hotel named…umm, what was the name again?" I said
"The Lotus Hotel and Casino" said Percy
"Right, The Lotus Hotel and Casino. She went inside to ask where she was but she didn't come out. Annabeth said that she, Percy, and Grover got stuck there once. We need to get her!"
"I see. I think that you should go on a quest. Which of you will lead this quest?" asked Chiron
"I think it should be one of them because she's their friend." Annabeth said indicating the wizards and the witch.
"Very well…Which of you will lead?" he asked. Ron and Hermione pointed to Harry.
"I already defeated Voldemort! What more do you want?"
"That's the reason we picked you, mate." Said Ron
"Alright, I guess I'm leading." Harry said
"Go to the oracle for your prophecy." Said Chiron
"Not another prophecy!" he groaned
"Isn't Rachel studying in Clarion Ladies Academy right now?" asked Percy
"She asked her father for her to attend next week." said Chiron
"How come I haven't seen her yet?"
"She just got some things. She'll be here in about –"
"Hello, anyone home?" asked a girl's voice. A girl with curly red hair and freckles arrived. She looked like she could be Ron's sibling. "Percy, Annabeth? I thought you went back to New York. I'm so glad to see you." She hugged both of them. "Who are your friends?"
"I'm Hermione Granger."
"I'm Harry Potter."
"I'm Ron Weasley."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Rachel Elizabeth Dare – camp oracle."
"You're the oracle?" asked Ron
She glared at him. "Yeah. Something wrong about that?" If looks could kill, he'd drop dead.
"N-n-no." he replied
"I thought so."
"Rachel, someone here needs a prophecy. He was granted a quest." Said Chiron
"Let me guess. Hmm…" she pointed to Harry. "You?" she asked
"Yes."
"Okay, here it comes–" her eyes suddenly glowed.
"Ten shall go west to a friend in need
And find a curse on a trusted steed.
Find two more friends far away
And fight again where Dumbledore lay.
Betrayal you shall fear not
With the friends you have sought."
Rachel's eyes stopped glowing. "Whew! What did I just say?"
"That was better that Professor Trelawney saying a prophecy. It was less scary."
"Let's try to understand it." I said. "The first line was 'Ten shall go west to a friend in need' I guess that's self explanatory. But, who will go? Me, Harry, Ron, Percy, Annabeth, who else?" I asked.
"We'll ask Grover and Nico." said Annabeth. "We need three more. Do you have any other friends besides the ones we are trying to find?"
"Not here. Don't you have more friends?" I asked
"I got it! We could ask Thalia. Maybe Artemis wouldn't mind." Said Percy
"I'll ask Lady Artemis." said Chiron. He left the Big House.
"How about Clarisse?" asked Annabeth
"What? Are you crazy?" said Percy
"She's been nicer to us lately." She replied
"Nice? She's still mean!" he said
"I said nicer. She's still a daughter of Ares so I don't think she can be completely nice. If you don't want her to come, choose someone else!" she said
Chiron suddenly went inside. "Percy, I forgot to tell you that Tyson will be arriving tonight." Then he left again.
Percy smiled. "Great! We'll bring Tyson along. We don't have to bring Clarisse."
"Do you even know how to count, seaweed brain? We still need one more person to join us." said Annabeth.
Then Percy frowned. "Ugh…Fine. Let's ask Clarisse if she wants to join."
Percy's POV
Harry and I went to find Nico while Hermione, Ron, and Annabeth find Clarisse. I crossed my fingers and hope she says no. We were on our way towards the Hades cabin when suddenly, a figure materialized in front of us. A boy with dark silky hair and olive skin appeared.
"Hey, Percy!" said Nico
"Nico! Don't go around surprising people."
"Sorry."
"We were just looking for you." Nico suddenly realized that there was a boy with messy black hair and green eyes, standing behind me.
"Hello, I'm Harry Potter." Said Harry
"Hi, I'm Nico di Angelo, son of Hades."
"Nico, would you like to accompany us on our quest?" Harry asked.
"Of course! Who else is coming with us? I'm guessing Annabth and Gover?" he guessed
"And Hermione, Ron, Tyson, Thalia, and Clarisse" I said, hating that there was a possibility of Clarisse to come.
"Who are Hermione and Ron? When's Tyson coming? And did Artemis allow Thalia to go? And why is Clarisse going?" he asked
"The prophecy states that ten should be going on the quest. Hermione and Ron are Harry's friends. Tyson will be here tonight" I explained
"Oh, okay." He replied
"We'll just go to Grover–" I said
"No, I'll go tell him. You guys just go back to Annabeth. See ya!"
"Bye!" Then he shadow traveled away.
We walked to the Ares cabin and found Ron stumbling and falling to the ground with his nose bleeding.
"Oww! Dat hurd!" he said, holding his bleeding nose.
"Oh my goodness! I told you not to insult her, Ron!" Hermione ran to him. "Episkey!" Ron's nose began to mend.
"Thanks."
"You shouldn't have insulted her. She'll rip you into pieces!" said Annabeth
"What happened?" I asked.
Ron's POV
Hermione, Annabeth, and I went to the Ares cabin. The cabin was painted red – which looked like it had been splashed on with buckets and fists. There was a stuffed wild boar's head above the doorway. We knocked on the door. A huge nasty looking girl opened the door.
"What's up, Annabeth? And what have you brought here? Fresh meat?" she said. She sounded like she would beat me up at any moment.
"Hi Clarisse. This is Hermione and Ron. I wanted to ask if you would join us on our quest.
"Why not? Who else is coming?" she asked
"The prophecy said that ten beings will go on the quest. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Percy, Grover, Tyson, Nico, Thalia, and I are coming." Said Annabeth
"Who's Harry?" she asked
"Their friend." Answered Annabeth
"Can we all fit in the van? There's ten of us!" she exclaimed
"You're so big that you alone would probably not fit in the van." I muttered. Unfortunately Clarisse heard me.
"What did you just say, red-head? Well, you're so thin that I could break you like a toothpick!" then she hit me on the nose. I stumbled backwards and fell on the ground.
"Oww! Dat hurd!"
"Oh my goodness! I told you not to insult her, Ron!" Hermione ran to me. "Episkey!" Then my nose suddenly began to mend.
"Thanks."
"You shouldn't have insulted her. She'll rip you into pieces!" said Annabeth
"What happened?" Percy asked. Annabeth told him the whole story.
Annabeth's POV
I told Percy the whole story.
"So, is Clarisse still coming?" he asked
"Yeah, I am!" bellowed Clarisse from the Ares cabin
"Is Nico coming?" I asked
"Yeah, he just went to tell Grover." As if on cue, Nico and Grover appeared in front of us.
"Gah! What did I just tell you, Nico?" said Percy
"Sorry again. I promise that I'll never shadow travel directly in front of you unless it's an emergency." He promised while raising his right hand.
"You swear on the River Styx?" asked Percy
"I swear."
"Good. Now, are you coming, Grover?" he asked
"Of course!" exclaimed Grover
"I'll go ask Chiron if Artemis approved." I said
"Alright." Said Percy
I walked towards the Big House. I think today is the most amount of times I went to the Big House. Before I went inside Chiron walked behind me.
"Annabeth," he said.
"You startled me, Chiron… Did Lady Artemis approve?" I asked
"Yes, she did. Thalia will most likely arrive tonight." He said
"Thanks."
I went back to Percy. This is the most tiring day I had at camp without doing anything except walking and running.
"Thalia will probably arrive tonight." I said
"Okay. All we need is Tyson now, but I'm sure he'd go." Said Percy
"I'm just going to rest in my cabin. See you later." I said
~ 7:30 p.m. That Night ~
Percy's POV
I was about to go to the Mess Hall until a boulder crashed into me.
"Percy!" A boy with a single eye on the middle of his forehead turned out to be the boulder that crashed into me.
"Hey, big guy! What's up?" I said smiling. Tyson was really happy to see me. I missed him a lot.
"I'm fine. Daddy told me to take a vacation. He said that you might need me." He said. So, dad knew about the quest before we were even given the quest. Gods seem to know everything before they even happen. Although I don't think that applies to their fellow gods, goddesses, or titans.
"Where are Annabeth and Grover? I miss goat boy." He said
"How about me…did you miss me?" I asked
"Of course I missed you, brother!" he said
"I missed you, too. Annabeth and Grover are probably eating already. Are you hungry, big guy?"
"Yes!"
"Then, let's go!"
We went to the Mess Hall. We sacrificed some of our food and ate. I realized that I was really hungry. I ate so much food that made Mrs. O'Leary look like she was on a diet. Then a thought occurred to me. Where's Mrs. O'Leary? I was so busy fussing about the quest that I forgot to visit Mrs. O'Leary. After eating, I immediately headed towards the sword-fighting arena. I wasn't sure if she's there but it didn't hurt to look. The arena was empty. All I saw was a huge pile of dog food in a huge bowl. Either Mrs. O'Leary has been staying here or the camp had a gigantic new dog. There was a trail of dog food going toward the forest. I followed it. Bad idea – because 1. You can't see where you're going and 2. There are a lot of creatures in the forest that you don't want to run into without a weapon. I saw a rope ahead of me then I realized the rope was moving. It had a head. I heard a hiss and I realized that I have come face to face with a giant King Cobra – and it looked hungry. My sword, Riptide, always appears in my pocket but unfortunately, my shorts didn't have any pockets. It was either a. I attack the Cobra or b. I run for my life. I chose b. I didn't even remember that I bore the curse of Achilles. I ran and then I heard a bark louder than an artillery gun. A hellhound bounded through the forest and stepped on the King Cobra. It looked like a worm compared to Mrs. O'Leary. It hissed and tried to wriggle out from under Mrs. O'Leary's paw. She lifted her paw and the snake swiftly slithered away from her.
"Thanks, girl!" I said. "You saved my life. I owe you one."
"Rawf!" she replied
I climbed on her back and we went to the sword-fighting arena. I saw a giant ball covered with slobber and we played fetch for ten minutes. I remembered that Thalia was supposed to arrive tonight.
"Sorry, girl but I have to go see Thalia. I'll play with you again tomorrow, 'Kay." I said. She whined but went to a corner and lied down. I went to see the campers around the fire singing songs. The Apollo cabin led the song. The campfire sing-along was almost over. I sat beside Annabeth and whispered in her ear, "Is Thalia here yet?"
"No, she's not yet here." Annabeth isn't the best at lying. I could tell she was lying about it. Why would she lie about Thalia being here? I decided to just ignore it. I was on my way to my cabin when a shower of arrows greeted me. They seemed to be aimed at every other part of my body besides my weak point so all of the arrows bounced harmlessly off my skin.
"Hey! Who are you? Show yourself!" I said
"Calm down seaweed brain!" A girl with spiky black hair appeared out of nowhere, holding a bow and a Yankees cap. "It's just me."
"Thalia? Why did you shoot me with arrows? And, is that Annabeth's magic cap of invisibility?" I asked
"I borrowed Annabeth's cap so I could surprise you and I shot you with arrows so I could get your attention." She replied
"You could've just screamed 'Surprise! It's me, Thalia!'" I said angrily
"It's better than having to shoot lightning at you so, stop being so grumpy! Aren't you glad to see me?"
"Nope. Not one bit."
"You know, you're nearly as bad at lying as Annabeth."
I frowned. How could she easily read me? She waited for me to argue but I said nothing.
"Aha! So you are glad to see me!" she said
"I thought you already know!" I said angrily
"I was testing you." She said, then we became silent for a while.
"So, do you want to join us on our quest?" I asked.
"Yeah. Lady Artemis and Annabeth told me that already."
"Okay, that's ten of us already. We're complete. Right now, I want to go to bed so night, Thalia!"
"Good night seaweed brain!"
I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can. I have another field trip on Friday so don't expect me to update for a while.
Hope you enjoyed but I'll understand if you don't. This isn't one of my favorite chapters. My favorite chapters have yet to come because they're still forming in my head.
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