Ball of power in the heart of places,

Sphere of Sorcery where magic races,

Sphere of Poseidon dwells in the Olympian shores,

Sphere of Breeze in East American floors,

Sphere of Geb in the kingdom of sand

Sphere of Loki in the viking lands

Lines of map cross at spot

Disc of fate on roots of naught

"HEY! PERCE! He-LLO?!" A slap against my cheek. I shot up, wincing as I tenderly touched my face, which still stung.

"Ow! Was the really necessary?" I snapped, eyes rolling. Harry sighed exasperatedly.

"Well, yeah, it was. Especially when you were out for almost an hour." That woke me up. My palms flattened against the ground as I scrambled to get up.

"An hour?! What about the marble? Is it okay?" As I blabbed, I swivelled around, examining the surroundings. Sloping, rock walls with ice creeping along... Wait... what? "Jack!" The spirit snapped up, a sheepish grin on his face as he stopped the flow of ice.

"Sorry. I was bored." He muttered, grinning when Hiccup rolled his eyes. Carter sharpened his sword against a grey slab of rock thoughtfully.

"Those monsters are gone though. You should go get the marble. We were all waiting for you to wake up, by the way." Carter remarked cooly as he dragged the blade against the rock slowly. I bit back a scream of frustration.

"Why were you guys waiting for me anyway?" I grunted, arms crossed, head spinning. I was pretty sure those stars I saw weren't really there. I watched as Carter shrugged.

"There's some kind of force field keeping us out. We picked you up and put your foot through, and you passed just fine. We couldn't just toss you in, just in case some random monster appears and eats you while we stand back against the shield." Damn, that actually sounded logical. Not to mention safe, at least in my part. I sighed deeply, then stood up. My knees threatened to give way, but I'd become better at stopping them from turning into demigod mush. I hobbled forwards, past a jutting length of stone and arrived at the small banister, which held the glimmering marble. As Carter had said, I could feel the cold wash of the force field as I stood in between. The magic, slightly transparent dome flickered with blues and greens the longer I stood, preventing the electricity from flowing evenly. Shaking my head, I approached the marble, more cautiously this time. I touched the marble hesitantly.

Nothing.

I breathed a sigh of relief as I picked it up, turning on my heel to return to the group that had gathered anxiously behind the force field. I passed through the rippling air, and the lights went down. The force field had deactivated.

"Hey! What the..." I turned towards Harry's horrified, panicked voice. "STOP! GUYS-!" An explosion racked the heart of Olympus, green flames twenty feet tall consuming Harry.

"HARRY!" We all screamed simultaneously, hearts raging against our chests as we instinctively stepped towards the flames. Jack fired a arsenal of sharp ice at the flames. The flames died down.

But Harry was gone.

In the place where the legendary wizard stood, a yellowed map lay limply. I picked it up cautiously, still shocked. A glowing gold circle was seared where Britain was, another where Greece was, where we were currently. A shining red line stretched from between the two circles.

"What does this mean?" Hiccup asked frantically, green eyes wild and anxious. My hands shook as they folded up the map carefully. I tucked the folded up parchment in my shirt pocket, gulping as I turned to survey the group.

"I think it means our quest has just begun."

This one's pretty short, mainly because I had a hunch that you guys were going to loose interest if I kept my chapters really long. Believe me, I've gone through that as well, so I understand the psychology behind all the fanfiction-reading.

Love me/hate me/favorite me/follow me/and burn me. (Of course, I'm the sass master, so don't even try.) - nah, that was BS. ;)