New chapter, as Prom-ised! )


"Where are we and how did we get here?" Travis asked, incredulously. They were standing in a well-lit park, in what seemed to be a very nice suburban neighborhood.

"Honolulu. Come on," Silena said, moving away.

"Wait, you mean like in Hawaii? Or…" Travis asked, wide-eyed.

"Nooo, Honolulu, New Jersey," Katie said, sarcastically.

"We have to go, but we'll explain on the way. Or try to, at least," Olive said, pushing him forward.

Silena began: "My cousin used to live here in Honolulu. I would come out here for a week or two, every summer. Best week of every year. But when I found out I was a demigod, travelling across the country and the Pacific and being so far from camp wasn't a good idea. So I couldn't visit anymore."

Then Olive began: "A couple months ago, I was looking through some books in the attic, and I found a really old map of camp. Like, from the 80's maybe. I noticed that Zeus's Fist was labeled 'Entrance' instead. I looked through more of the stuff, and figured out it was an entrance to the Labyrinth. Then I started reading books about the Labyrinth, and one mentioned that it could open portals to different places around the world, while you never even have to walk two feet."

Travis tripped over his own feet. "Oh my Gods…"

Ignoring him, Silena cut in again, "I had told Olive about my trips to Honolulu, so when she discovered this, she came and told me. We went to the Labyrinth, and we messed around with it for a few weeks, trying to get to the right place. Olive eventually figured out that you could choose where you want to go with this really complex system."

"I'll tell you more about the system later," Olive said.

"So a few weeks ago, she figured out how to bring us to Hawaii," Silena said, "but when we tried to go to my cousin's house, my cousin didn't live there anymore. His house wasn't even there anymore. Instead, there was a nightclub-looking building. And there was music playing, so we went in. And there was a bunch of teenagers in formalwear dancing around and drinking punch."

"Sounds like –," Travis began, but Olive interrupted him.

"Yeah, it sounds like prom. That's because it was. It was an under 21 dance club. That's where were going tonight. Every night of the summer, from June to August, is prom-themed. We've been going since we discovered it."

Travis just stared. A few seconds later he managed to say, "So…were going to prom."

Katie finally spoke. "No, were at prom." She pointed to a huge building across the street.

"Now let's go!"


A longer chapter than the last one :) I hope you liked it! I'm already working on the next one, I'll try to upload it before the weekend!