Yay! Quick(ish) update! This chapter is long(ish) and (a little hint at what's to come *evil laughter*) a HUGE twist… this twist may make you want to kill me but still, the twist will be untwisted into a nice, straight(ish) rope of a fanfic! Ahahaha!
Chapter 10-Questing
"You all may set off as soon as you are ready. May the gods bless you a successful quest and may Lady Tyche smile on you!" Chiron bid us farewell. I chose Nico, Annabeth and Piper as my companions. Four may be considered unlucky as quests are usually in threes, but this is MY quest. Wondering why it's mine but not Annabeth's? Well, Chiron said that I had the blessings, and Annabeth might not think so clearly in her hysteria. Thus: My quest. The oracle… the prophecy wasn't very good. Even Rachel was shocked…
~FLASHBACK~
"Hey Rachel! Umm, I'm going to find Percy…" I cut myself off when Rachel nodded, her eyes red from crying. Suddenly, the spirit of Delphi possessed her, and said,
"Four shall go to the sea
But who returns, it's three
Friends will betray
With no one to save the day
If the stars fall." (A/N: Yes, sorry for the horrible-ness ~Is that a word?~ of the prophecy…)
She woke from her trance and gasped. I stood there, shocked. "Well, I'll make do…" I mumbled and dashed away.
~FLASHBACK ENDS~
We set out towards the beach, carrying nothing. Weapons, food, nectar and ambrosia could be summoned by me and I could create tents and small boats. "This will be pretty easy. You can make a submarine or something! Then we'll just hop on and…" Nico stopped. I rolled my eyes. "Yes, I could, then I'll just faint quietly of exhaustion!" I said sarcastically. "Nicky, I can't create stuff that big yet! I'm still practising…" I explained, using a nickname I made for him. "Oh. Didn't think about that…" he mumbled sheepishly.
~Piper's POV~
Luna laughed and hugged Nico. They're cute that way. Oh well. Back on another quest. At least I don't have to deal with flying shoes and Gucci handbags whenever one of my sisters(?) comments on someone's makeup. Meh. Such airheads. Except for the ones with sense, of course. Sigh…
"Can you make a boat, Luna?" Annabeth asked. "Sure, just give me a sec," Luna said and walked over to the water. She clapped her hands once(she can't snap her fingers, she just can't) and a boat appeared. If you could call it a boat.
It was beautiful, made of the finest wood and covered with Celestial Bronze, Imperial Gold, mortal steel and all sorts of metal, hammered into paper-thin sheets and covering the sides, strong enough to protect the boat but light. The mast was a good strong one, with blue sails hanging from it. There was enough space for all of us, with our own cabins, a dining room AND a game room! All of us gaped at it while Luna climbed aboard. "Come on! There's lots of things to do!" She hollered, starting the auto-steering and the engine. Yup, an engine. We all eagerly went up and the boat set off at a pace of about 5 noughts an hour. Pretty fast!
~Luna's POV~
I met the others in the dining room. "What would you like? Tell me, cuz Chef Luna is on the job!" I said jokingly. "Ooooooo~ MACDONALD'S HAPPY MEAL!" Nico exclaimed as we laughed. A Happy Meal appeared right in front of him. He dove in like a wolf (hehe that pun tho). "Oh, umm, a cheese pizza and a Coke!" Annabeth requested. Poof! A pizza appeared and her cup filled up with Coke. "Err, how about a steak? Medium rare…" Piper asked timidly. I smiled and she quickly grabbed the plate of steak. I sat down and thoughtfully clapped my hands. A bowl of… (wait for it)… lobster bisque (YAY I LUV THAT~~) appeared. I quickly spooned in the contents.
After dinner, Piper and Annabeth persuaded me to summon my wings. Nico yelled, "YOU HAVE WINGS?!" and I nodded. I concentrated and my wings appeared! I mentally asked them to flap and I slowly rose off the ground. "Oh my gods THAT'S SO COOL!" Nico, Piper and Annabeth shrieked together. I whooped and flew down. Retracting my wings, I also summoned Annabeth's bone sword, Katopris (A/N: Please tell me if I spelt that wrong…) and Nico's sword. Their owners picked them up gratefully.
"Well, time for bed!" I said cheerfully as we ended our video game. We were in the game room chilling out. The other sighed dramatically and we all trooped to bed. Nico's cabin was a dark shade of blue, Annabeth's was a light grey, Piper's was yellow (it used to be pink but I changed my mind when she didn't seem pleased but didn't say anything) and mine was a light blue with glow-in-the-dark paint on the ceiling like stars. "Lights out!" I yelled into the speaker connecting all the rooms (in case there was an emergency) and promptly fell asleep in my bed.