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The next day, I woke up really early. Lia was still dozing. I grabbed a backpack and stuffed my entire stock of nectar and ambrosia in. After packing in a few more things and brushing my teeth, I headed towards the big house. I 'glided' up onto the roof and just sat there, enjoying the early morning breeze and the nice scenery of Long Island Lake.
The naiads seemed especially active today. They were playing water polo with a bunch of seaweed. They were also grooming some migrating hippocampi. I must have been there for ages, because Lia also glided up onto the roof, looking for me. Startled, my first reaction was to open my lighning-shaped thumbdrive, which transformed into Boltstream.
"Woah," Lia said. "It's just me."
"Oh, sorry 'bout that." I said, flustered.
"Why are you up here?" Lia said, brushing back her hair and sitting beside me.
"Oh, you know, just trying to enjoy our last few moments here at camp before we die."
She gave me a playful punch. "Don't be like that. I know this sounds cheesy, but you have to trust in yourself. All of us that are going. Oh wait. Who's going?"
"Good question." I propelled my self using a strong blast of air towards the beach, where Chiron always does his morning exercises. I asked him about the quest members, and he decided, "I'll ask for volunteers at breakfast."
So at breakfast, after all the offerings and things, Chiron said, "Alright, settle down. Okay. Who wants to come with Ryan on his quest?" Many hands shot up, especially those from the Apollo and Aphrodite cabins. Seeing this, Chiron continued, "Remember, going on a quest is a huge responsibility, and it's dangerous, and it's totally risky. Suffering and death aren't to uncommon, either."
All the hands dropped except three. YiYun, Dylan, and Lia. "Oh yeah, suffering. I could do that!" Dylan said. "Death. I've only been through too much," YiYun shouted from the Hades table at the back. Hearing this, Chiron said, "Anyone else? Five are supposed to embark on this quest." Everyone kept quiet. "No? This is weird. Alright then, I guess Ryan'll have to figure something out on the way. Fine it is. Ryan, Dylan, YiYun and Lia."
So there it is. My quest team.
