OH…MY…GODS! I AM SOOOO SOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOOOO SORRY! My laptop screen cracked right down the middle, and it took me and my sister like a week to fix it! O.O I'm really sorry guys! I hope you can forgive me! Review?


Nico's POV

Montrose? What in Zeus' name does that have to do with anything? I sigh and run a hand through my hair. Percy had already given up on trying to talk to me and had left. I cock my head. If Mori is in Montrose, then maybe…

I gasp. I run out of my cabin, my head swarming with ideas. A flick of blonde catches my attention. "Carrie! Stella!" I run as fast as I can to the beach where the two girls are sitting on rocks, Stella braiding Carrie's hair. Carrie wipes away a stray tear when she sees me. "Hey, Nico," She says quietly. Stella's sad amber eyes stare at me.

I shake my head. "What happened in Montrose?" I ask.

Stella ties off Carrie's braid and puts her hands in her lap. "What do you mean?"

"Montrose is 'the place it all started'. What started?"

Carrie swings her legs. "Wait…I mean, Mori grew up there. Montrose is the place her dad met that stripper he ran off with, before she moved here." Her eyes go wide. "Its also where our quest went wrong…do you think that's where she is?"

They both jump up, excited. I shake my head again. "I don't know. Maybe."

Stella smiles. "That's great! Wait are you saying that Mori thinks Dina is alive?"

I nod. "Yeah, I am,"

Carrie shakes her head. "It doesn't matter! The point is, we can find her now! Nico, you need to get a quest!"

I nod. "Let's go to Chiron."


Chiron calls another counselor meeting and we all huddle in the small rec room. Everyone waits for me to speak. I clear my throat. "I think I know where Mori is." Whispers start. Carrie jumps up and yells, "Hey!" and everyone shuts up.

I nod. "Thanks,"

"Welcome. Look, guys, for once, Nico may be right."

I nod. "That's right! Wait, hey!"

She just smiles and says, "Sorry."

I roll my eyes. "Long story short, we need to go back to Montrose. We need a quest."

Chiron shakes his head. "Nico, I cant authorize a quest with this little information. Not even a prophecy!"

"They should go,"

We all turn to the unusually quiet Drew. She scoffs. "I may not like Mori, but believe it or not, we did use to be friends." She sighs. "Chiron, you do realize that if they don't go, Mori will die. They need to go,"

Said centaur shakes his head. "I'm sorry, but I cant. I wont."

Even after two hours of debating, Chiron still wont budge. I eventually give up and flop on my bed in my cabin, angry.

How could he do this? My girlfriend is out there, alone, and he wont even let us look for her? I mean, how in the Fields of Punishment could he not let us do this? Gods!

Knock, knock. "Nico!" Someone whispers from my window. I cock my head.

"Scott?"

I race over and open the window. Scott, Carrie, Stella, Percy, and Annabeth crawl through. Scott huffs. "I don't know about you, man, but I'm getting my best friend back."

Percy smiles. "We need to go to the oracle,"

It takes us ten minutes to get to Rachael's cave. We all slip in and I head over to Rachael's room. "Hey, Rach."

She looks up and smiles. "Hey, Nico. I was expecting you,"

"Oh really?"

She nods. "Oh, yeah. Now ask away."

I clear my throat. "Okay, then. What can I do to find my girlfriend?"

As 'normal', green smoke pools from her mouth and her eyes shine a bright green.

"To find the lost forbidden daughter,

Six shall try and fail to stop her slaughter.

Follow the trail to end in none

But try and find the missing sons.

With her final breath she shall save

And end in the wonderful grave."

Rachael slumps back in her bed, leaving us to think about our new death wish. Percy steps forward, pale, and grabs my arm, leading us from the cave and into the woods. Once I actually start to pay attention, I realize we're in Mori and my clearing.

Carrie takes a shaky breath. "Well…that was….fun?"


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