A/N I killed myself over this chapter, let me know if it was worth it.

We sat at the table, my stomach was in knots. I knew this was about me. I would be leading this quest.

"Alright," Chiron said, looking around the table with a nervous face. "as most of you have expected, this is another 'quest of the prophecy'..."

I looked down.

"Meaning, this quest will be lead by Ellen, a daughter of the prophecy."

I looked around. These are the people that looked framillar: Percy, Annabeth, Clarisse. That's sad, isn't it? when I come here I don't make friends, I train, that's it.

"Most of you should know this, but, the Children of The Prophecy are assinged to the hardest quest we get. Ellen, like her father before her, will face a hard quest." Chiron said, looking at me. "What do you say, Ellen? Will you embrace your fate and lead this quest?"

"Yes." I said, looking up to meet his eyes.

He nodded nobaly "Very well then. Who shall accompany you?"

"Annabeth." I stated very quickly. I looked around, I knew I could chose one more. I looked at Percy, his eyes were practically begging me to let him go. But I can't do it. We have brains, now we need defence. Besides, I don't know where were goind an, let's face it...Percy's a monster magnet.

"Clarisse." I said, looking downwards again. I could practically feel Percy's eyes buring holes in me. I looked up. Everyone looked shocked, even Chiron.

"Alright," he said, not taking his shocked eyes off me "those of you who weren't picked, please leave. I must discuss the quest with the group."

They all got out of their seats, Percy was still glaring at me.

"So," asked Clarisse nonchlantly "what is this quest."

"It's diffrent for you." Chiron said in responce to her question. "All you and Annabeth need too do is escourt Ellen to the Underworld."

"Underworld?" I asked.

"Where else would you find Tartarus?" He asked.

"Tartarus?" asked Annabeth, her voice full of curiousity and shock.

"Yes, that is Ellen's destination."

"What?!" I asked, my jaw dropped. "Why?!"

"There is something inside Tartarus, something powerful." He said clamly.

"She has too go in there?" asked Clarisse.

Chiron nodded.

"Why?!" demanded Annabeth.

"It's a stone. We need it destroyed. It harnesses power. Dark, evil power." He said. Right then, I saw something in Chiron I had never seen before, fear. "If it's not destroyed...I can't even think about what will happen. Unfortunately,I have no other information."

"You can't send her down there!" argued Annabeth.

"Annabeth," I started "It's alright."

I turned to Chiron.

"When I'm down there, after I've destroyed the stone, how will I get back up?" I asked him

He looked down.

"I don't know." He repiled regretfully.

I nodded.

"I'll go talk to the oracle." I told them.

Okay, I'll spare you the grusome oracle bit. Here's what the prophecy said:

Three will attempt to discover the secrets of the dead

They shall find the answers through water, and bread

One will make a jump to the realm of Kronos's lost shrine

She will recieve a gift from someone of her blood line

She will destroy the stone of great power

She must escape during her final hour

Leave, and she will prevail

If she does not do so, she will fail

Disturbing.

I told all three of them. They said nothing.

"Well," said Chiron "get some sleep, you leave early tommorow."

"That's it? Come on! What does it mean?"

" No one can tell you that. Because we don't know." Chiron told me.

I left, I was heading to the Hermes caabin when I was stopped by Annabeth.

"What is wrong with you?!" she demanded.

"What?" I asked

"Why didn't you let Percy go? Instead you chose Clarisse!?"

"He attracts monsters like no one I've ever seen!" I shouted. "Now that I know what the quest is, I'm glad I didn't chose him. He can't go near Tartarus, unless you want him too die!"

"Uhhggg!" Annabeth screamed, walking back towards her cabin.

A/N Again, another pretty short chapter, but the next one will be much longer, I swear upon the River Styx (Is that how you spell it?)