I hope you liked the last chapter, even though it was immensely short. Again, I apologize for the 2-3 month long updating gap. I was at summer camp for a long time.

Disclaimer: (Do I really have to do this after ten chapters?) I do not own PJ, HOO, or anything else in Rick Riordan's domain.

Percy's Point Of View:

I quickly shadow traveled out of Lycaon palace. That place was getting too creepy. As I reappeared in a forest clearing, I suddenly had no idea where I was. I looked around. It seemed like a temporary camp set-up. Tents were lined up on one side of the campsite, with a large dining table and a few archery targets set up on the other.

I wanted to find out about this campsite, but first I needed to contact Erebus. I tried the telepathy link I seemed to have with him. "Erebus! Erebus, can you hear me?" Suddenly, I heard Erebus's voice in my head. I'm glad I could still message him. "Ghost! Where have you been? You've been gone for the past week!" I groaned inwardly. I had really been held in Lycaon's lair for a week?

"Where did you disappear to?" Erebus asked. I told him how I saw Zeus get captured and the rest of the Olympians getting possessed, and me getting spotted and captured. "So now we know the threat we're facing. But how did you escape? When you were captured, Lycaon had blocked all forms of communication so that I couldn't reach you. Did you escape?"

"Well, sort of." I told him. "His minions brought me to this device the looked like an electric chair. They strapped me in and put the metal cap on me, and pulled a switch. I felt this weird energy go through me, and then they took me out. Nothing had happened to me that I could feel. Later I found out that was something to brainwash Lycaon's capacities to serve him. There are lots of controlled creatures that I saw. Even some nature spirits had been taken over. I don't know how I was able to resist, but I did. They but me through days of exercises. Something about opening the mind to servitude. I didn't want to do it, but I tried to put up with the charade. After several days of this, I was brought to Lycaon. He commanded me to kill Lupa. I had to agree, but now I'm just going to try to warn her."

I could sense Erebus's surprise through the telepathy link. "I got some info too." He said "After the Olympians were possessed, they lost the majority of their powers. They think something must have drained them. I"m sure Lycaon has something to do with this.

"Maybe." Erebus said. "This might be what the prophecy means. The blood of a god the werewolf shall reap. The werewolf is almost certainly Lycaon, and Zeus might be the god who is, shall we say, reaped."

That makes sense. "But what about the third line." I said. "The part about the tower?" Erebus sighed. "I don't know exactly. But I might know what they mean about 'the creator' mentioned in the prophecy. They might mean Gaia. She was the creator of some of the first living things. After you put her back into her sleep, her power may have been drained and is being kept in the tower also mentioned. But keep in mind this is just a theory. We don't have much certainty of any of the lines."

I wasn't fully convinced of Erebus's speculation, but I did have to admit it made sense. But I had a problem on my hands that wasn't the prophecy. Lycaon wanted me to track down and kill Lupa, but I obviously wasn't going to do that. I couldn't just return to Lycaon empty handed though. I don't know how much power he has, but he could almost certainly take me down, especially with his minions.

Sensing my dilemma, Erebus spoke up again. "I might know of someone who could help. I believe you know him. He is Morpheus, god of dreams. He could be able to present you with an illusion that could trick Lycaon."

That was a good idea. Morpheus isn't the friendliest god, but he might be able to help me. But then I remembered something. "Is Morpheus really the best choice? He sided with the titans in the war with Kronos, and he put Grover to sleep for months."

Erebus pondered this. "I doubt that Morpheus would make hostile acts against you. After Kronos lost the war, Morpheus fled. He hasn't been seen for a while, but you might be able to convince him to help. I doubt he would be too happy if Lycaon turned his attention to the minor gods and started sapping their powers."

After thinking about it some more, I decided to go find him. "Okay." I said to Erebus. "Where do I find Morphus?" "You should be able to find him as you drift off to sleep. Once you start dreaming, try to redirect yourself into Morpheus's presence. If he senses you, you might be able to talk with him. I am fairly certain this will work. If it doesn't, then we will have to find another way to trick Lycaon."

"Sure." I responded. "Just try to find a god that went into hiding and convince him to help you in a life or death mission that could easily mean the end of Olympus. No pressure."

Erebus chuckled. "Right. No pressure. I'll leave you alone now. Looks like you have company." Before I could ask what he meant, I felt a sharp point digging into my neck. "Try to escape and you get a dagger through the throat." A voice from behind me growled.

And cut scene! Okay, that was a nice way to wrap up the chapter. I noticed that quite a few of my previous updates ended with Percy getting knocked unconscious, (⅓ to be exact) so I thought it would be a nice change for Percy to get stabbed in the back. I hope to update soon, but based on my track record that would not be too likely.

-Jasontron2012 (Yes, I changed my username)