AN: Well! Wasn't that last chapter a bundle of surprises! Here's another chapter...what's gonna happen?
Once again, the chapter from now on will be switching point of views.
****DISCLAIMER**** I do not own the Percy Jackson Series.
Mount Olympus
"Zeus! We must offer her safe haven here!" Ares pleaded. The council was in a up roar, first seeing a shadow of the Titan Lord now having Sarafine say he was coming to Camp Half-Blood.
"Why only her? What about our other children?" Athena asked.
"Kronos went after her and only her!" Hephaestus yelled.
"Silence!" Zeus bellowed, making everyone silent and sit.
"Zeus," Hestia whispered to him, "May I please bring Hades? He has the right, because of his son."
"Yes, dear Hestia," Zeus whispered, suddenly a dark flash appeared and Hades was on Olympus, with Persephone following. Hades dark throne appeared next to Persephone's flower throne which was comfortably next to Demeter.
"Father, let me go to Sarafine. Let me bring her to my temple with my prophet and she will be protected," Apollo said, trying to steady the anger in his voice.
"Why should it be you?" Ares snapped, "I can protect her!"
"As well as violate her! Let me go, and I will protect her, with my huntresses," Artemis growled.
"No one is leaving. No one is coming," Zeus said dully.
"Oracle," Apollo said making the young Delphine appear in a gold flowing dress.
"My lord," Delphine smiled, sitting on the steps in front of Apollo's throne.
"Tell us the future of young Sarafine," Apollo saw Delphine's eyes go cloudy green, looking into the future.
"Kronos wants her, so that when her birthday comes, he will claim her after she turns," Delphine's voice had a enchantment behind it, making her powerful.
"Project," Hades snapped, Persephone put a soothing hand on his arm. Delphine closed her eyes and when she opened them the council room was filled with green fog, and her eyes were completely murky green as the entire council room entered the vision.
Sarafine sat in the middle of the room wearing a enchanting purple with gold designs top and skirt, exposing her gold marks. Her wrists were in gold chains and her eyes were covered. The room changed and she was sitting before Kronos. The summer solstice was at its highest when her blind fold vanished, but Sarafine's eyes were squeezed shut.
"Open your eyes," Kronos said, Sarafine opened her eyes and the first thing they saw was Kronos.
"Kronos," Sarafine smiled as she stood up, the chains vanished, "My love," with each step Sarafine took closer to Kronos her marks darkened, her hair darkened, her eyes darkened, Sarafine's ora darkened, "How may I serve you?"
"Kill all on Olympus." The scene changed, Olympus was burning. Sarafine was in the council room with Kronos on Zeus's throne, she sat on his lap like she was a slave to him. All the gods were in chains, well only fourteen were left, the rest were burning or torn to pieces. Sarafine's dark eyes went to Kronos.
"What do you want me to do with them, lover?" Sarafine asked trailing a finger down Kronos's neck before looking back at the kneeling gods before her.
"Kill them, slowly," Kronos smiled, "Starting with him," he pointed to Hephaestus, "And ending with Zeus," Jasper and Marius pulled Hephaestus forward to where Hestia's dead body laid.
"No!" Aphrodite cried as Sarafine gracefully stood holding her now dark sword.
"Sarafine, please. Do not do this!" Apollo pleaded, Sarafine's eyes went to him and they slightly lightened.
"I must obey my lord," Sarafine said.
"Stop wasting time, dove," Kronos purred.
Sarafine looked down at Hephaestus, sword near his heart, "I'm so sorry-"
"Stop!" Hera yelled, shattering the vision.
"By the fates," Zeus breathed, "Is it who ever Sarafine looks at during the solstice, becomes her lord?"
"Zeus," Delphine said standing up, one eye still in the future.
"Speak."
"Sarafine isn't meant to be claimed by a parent, for she has none. She's meant to be claimed by the light or the dark, good or evil. And keeping her at that camp, will kill us all."
"Listen to the oracle. Bring the girl to Olympus. The solstice is in nine days," Poseidon said. Hera, Demeter, Persephone, Hades, and Athena agreed.
"No," Delphine growled, going into another vision.
"What is it?" Aphrodite asked.
"It's Kronos, he's reached the camp."
Sarafine's PoV
I sat in the big house, with my head on Beck's shoulder and Will lacing his fingers through mine. The silence grew between the three of us was slowly driving me crazy. With the three of us still in full armor and Chiron was pacing back and forth,
"Chiron, please tell me what's happening," I whispered.
"Kronos is breaking through the shield, something is pulling him closer to here," suddenly a bright light flash came through the main room.
"Father?" Will asked seeing the sun god.
"Apollo, what are you doing here?" I asked as Chiron bowed.
"Sarafine, you are to come with me to Olympus," instead of his casual attire he wore gold armor, with a worried expression on his face.
"Why?" Beck asked, a growl rumbled in his chest but I put my chin on his shoulder making him stop.
"Because," Apollo started but war cries interrupted him, "No!" suddenly almost forcefully Apollo vanished and the door blew open.
"Kronos, he's here," Percy panted.
"To stations!" Chiron yelled rushing out the door. We grabbed our weapons and saw monsters, dark demi-gods, and Kronos charging towards us. I ran towards the first person I wanted to fight, Marius. Duels went throughout camp, many on our side getting wounded, but more on their side were dying.
"Sarafine!" Kronos yelled, but I didn't look at him, I fought Marius. Suddenly just before my sword could go through his next he vanished.
"Kronos!" a booming voice yelled, we all looked to the big house seeing Zeus, Apollo, and Artemis standing there. Both Apollo and Artemis had arrows aimed at Kronos.
"Sarafine, come on," Beck whispered to me, pulling me up the hill towards Thalia's tree, Zeus's daughter. Kronos's gold eyes searching the camp for me.
"Where is she!" Kronos yelled, Apollo glanced around the camp as well, but he actually found me.
Run Sarafine run, Apollo's voice went into my mind as he looked back to Kronos. My mind put two and two together.
"Come on," I said, taking Beck's hand, we ran down the hill and Beck lead me to the road, where my car sat. He opened the door to my camaro and fired up the engine as I got in, "I thought this was smashed."
"Me and the Hephaestus guys fixed it up," the top of Beck's ears turned pink.
"Wait!" I yelled, looking at Beck, "Cato, I can't leave him!"
"Who?" Beck asked with the blankest expression, he glanced in the rear view mirror, "Make room," he said pulling me into his lap as the door opened, suddenly I saw two bodies barrel into my car, one to the back seat.
"We gotta go, not," Will, panted, "Like now!" Beck stomped on the peddle speeding down the dirt road.
"Wow! Easy!" I yelled, "This isn't a race car," I said sliding into the middle seat, "Will, what happened?"
"Apollo shot Kronos's son," Connor said, blood was trickling down his forehead.
"Jasper?" I asked.
"Yeah, well Kronos is pissed, because he's dead."
"He tried to kill my dad," Will said, his eyes so sad, "But, he only got a knife wound before flashing out with Zeus and Artemis," my heart broke for him and Apollo. I curled my hand into his hair as my left hand on his.
"He'll be alright, Will," I whispered looking into his eyes.
"I know, it's just," Will stopped, "I don't want anything to happen to," his fingers fidgeted with my bandana, "Let me rewrap this for you," as Will unwrapped my bandana, Beck rubbed my thigh in a soothing manor, seeing me start to tremble.
"Sara," Beck whispered to me, as I quickly healed Connor's cut, "Get some sleep, it's a long drive to the safe house."
"Where is this so called safe house?" Connor asked.
"Georgia," my eyes perked up, he looked at me with his gentle brown eyes as I rested my head on his shoulder, "We're right here next to you," he wrapped his arm around my shoulders, "You don't have to be scared," I slowly closed my eyes as we continued down the highway, but the thing is, I'm not scared.
Mount Olympus
"Apollo! Hold still!" Demeter commanded as she treated the wounded god.
"I have to get to her! I have to get Sarafine!" Apollo said trying to sit up, but Hephaestus, Hermes and Dionysus grape vines held him down.
"Why? Why are you so worried about this one girl?" Athena snapped, everyone went silent. They were all asking the same question. The sun god was acting strange, ever since Sarafine was mentioned in the council. Guilt was written all over Aphrodite's face.
"Aphrodite? Do you have something to say in this?" Hera asked, Aphrodite looked at Apollo then Delphine.
"Aphrodite?" Artemis snapped, Poseidon stood, trident in hand and walked over to the love goddess, kneeling in front of her.
"Tell us," Poseidon whispered.
"Sarafine has a gift," Aphrodite said standing up, her pink satin dress flourished in her sudden movements, "Well she calls it a curse," Aphrodite looked at everyone with fierce eyes, "That with each man she comes in skin contact with, they fall madly in love with her."
"But Apollo has never touched Sarafine, fates, he hasn't even met her!" Artemis sighed.
"Yes, I have," Apollo said.
"What?" Artemis, Athena, Demeter, and Hera yelled.
"After Kronos cut her hand, she went to Horse's Ridge, or cliff, I'm not really sure what I actually called it, but I offered my service to her and wrapped her hand," Apollo said, as the grape vines let go of him.
"So wait, more contact the more emotion?" Hermes asked.
"Yes," Aphrodite smiled sheepishly.
"Then why is Apollo acting like this?" Ares asked.
"Apollo's emotional drive to have Sarafine is due to the prophecy," Delphine said.
"The-the prophecy? The one made when Apollo was created?" Dionysus asked, bewildered.
"In Apollo's prophecy it mentioned a girl with lightning hair, and ocean eyes, the daughter," Delphine sighed, "The daughter of no one, and only three people can interfere with the prophecy."
"And," Aphrodite said uncomfortably, "I know who they are."
"Who?"
"Beck, Conner, and Will," Apollo growled trying to stand up.
"Apollo," Persephone snapped, "Will is your son, would you really take away his chance at love?"
"Yes! Because he isn't her mate!"
"And my son isn't?" Ares bellowed, "Or Hermes? You have no right to do this!"
"Yes, he does," Hades said, bored, his suit of souls defiantly seemed uncomfortable on him, "It is the law, that if a prophecy is made between two god's love, no one can interfere. The prophecy has taken its effect, and the separation is driving Apollo crazy because his heart is controlling his mind."
"Sarafine isn't a god," Poseidon pointed out, making Apollo's eyes go wide and two gods smile.
"No! What the hell is he doing!" Delphine screamed.
"Speak oracle," Zeus said.
"It's Beck," Ares smiled at the prophets words, "He's taking Sarafine away from camp."
"Where?" Apollo growled standing up.
"Georgia," Delphine had tears in her now every wide eyes, "He's going to kill her."
"Zeus!" Apollo pleaded, "Please!"
"No," Zeus snapped, "No one is leaving Olympus until Kronos is under control," anger filled Apollo as he flashed to his temple, with Delphine soon following. The sun god's temple was completely gold, extremely open, water flowing off the roof from two sides. Apollo was angrily pacing in front of a gold lounge chair with a tray of grapes next to it, where Delphine laid.
"Apollo?" Delphine asked picking at some grapes.
"I need to warn her. What can I do?" Apollo asked making Delphine bit her lip and look away, "Wait."
"Apollo!" Delphine cried.
"As my prophet I demand you to give me a way to see Sarafine," Apollo almost begged as Delphine walked him to his room.
"There is a way," Delphine sighed, sitting Apollo on his bed, "But you need to lay down."
"I'm a god, I don't get tired."
"Just do it," Delphine snapped, Apollo laid on his bed as the prophet sat in her designated chair against the wall.
"I will find Sarafine, I swear on the River Styx that I will," suddenly the room filled with green fog and Apollo's eyes rolled back.
Sarafine's PoV
I woke up when our car came to a stop, the bright afternoon light stung my fresh eyes. Beck was in the back with Connor, fast asleep, while Will was sitting in the drivers seat.
"Getting gas," Will said opening the door, before tossing me his pull over hoody. Taking off my armor I slipped on the hoody and went to the trunk.
"Hey Will," I yawned seeing the trunk, filled with four different colored backpacks and our weapons perfectly stowed, "When did we get this stuff?"
"What stuff?" Will asked walking over to me, I glanced at him and saw something different about him, I just didn't know what, "Wow," he said seeing the full trunk, "Maybe the gods are helping us."
I slightly laughed, "Help us? The gods have left us alone for so long. They will always have us alone. So why would they help us?"
"Alone? Sweet Sarafine, you have never been alone," I looked at him in silence, the words were so familiar, and he called me by 'Sweet Sarafine.' He looked at me blankly then shook his head, as if in pain.
"We...we better get going," I said glancing around, "People are staring," seeing a small group of old ladies watching us, I got in the car, seeing both Connor and Beck fast asleep, still. As Will got in the drivers side, I saw something off about him, "Hey Will," he didn't respond, he was trying to keep something from me, he squeezed his eyes shut, then he looked at me, "I'll drive, you can get some sleep."
"You sure?" Will questioned as he rubbed his head.
"Yes," I laughed, "You look exhausted," I scooted over to passenger side as Will shifted over to the middle seat, carefully I crawled over him, but once one leg was on both sides of his hips, he stopped me.
"I need to tell you something," Will said, his words slurring.
"Where-where are we?" heard Beck ask, I looked to the back and saw him rubbing his eyes, quickly I slid into the drivers seat and started the engine. I pulled out of the gas station and onto the road, where I was stopped by a red light.
"Don't know, ask," my sentence was cut off as I watched the old ladies hold out a piece of string or yarn the colors were rainbow and gold, and they seemed to be twisting them together, making them one.
"Sara?" Beck asked, I glanced at the light and saw it green and sped out of the town.
"Um, yeah. I don't know where we are. Will was driving before we stopped and," I glanced at Will seeing him fast asleep, "Well he's fast asleep now."
"You know where we're going?" Beck quickly asked.
"I know we're going to Georgia," I shrugged, "But theres a part of me that says 'close your eyes, you're safe. We'll protect you,'" I glanced back at Beck who looked worried, not like I'm worried for your safety worried, it was someone is gonna kill me if I don't do something worry.
"We need to be in North Carolina by sunset," Beck said, panicked.
"Why?" I asked, looking at the open stretch of highway in front of us.
"Um," Beck stammered, "Because, we only have a few days till the solstice," I gave a groan, settling into my seat.
"Don't remind me, this would have to be the worst birthday," I sighed, "I'm not even gonna be in a place that I think of a home," I glanced in the rear view mirror, Beck was nervously looking at the road. As some strange fog rolled in, I noticed that I never seem Beck so panicked before.
What is he up to?
AN: Hello there! Sorry this took so long to publish but I was dealing with some issues with my computer, but everything is ok! I know this wasn't the longest chapter, but it had to be placed! R&R and I hope to update soon!
Xoxo - Scar
