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"Ow, that hurt!" Grover moaned, clutching his head," And I thought that acorns hurt!"Unluckily for me, I had hit his horns and I clutched my hand in agony. Never try hitting goat horns, it stinks a lot.
" What are you guys doing here?" Nico asked. Tyson looked at me, his one wide calf brown eye wide with excitement.
" Who's the pretty lady?" He asked almost childlike.
" Yeah, who is she? I haven't seen her before," Grover said.
" I'm Jamie Stone," I said, "I was only recently at camp. For a good week before I went on this quest. And I take it that you only found us by accident?"
"Ah, no," Grover said, "Me and Tyson were looking for more allies and we heard that the old gods and Titans are awakening. We followed this weird mix to scent and found you guys. Whatever it was, it was nothing less then a Tiatn. Did you guys see anybody come this way?" Now I was starting to worry. What if they found me out?
" No,"I replied," Except for this one little slut-"
" Language,' Grove warned but I ignored him.
"-who passed us a moment ago. I don't think that it was her," I added, "She looks too dumb to even know how to stand a mirror up the right way."
" Actually, she seemed okay." Nico said, much to my annoyance," Why do you hat her so much, Jamie?"
"I don't hate her," I sniffed," I just think that she is a few bulbs short of a light bulb. That's all."
" Is she always like this?" Grover asked. I flashed him a quick smile.
" Only on Tuesday's,' I replied.
" But I thought that it was Friday," Grover said, frowning.
"Ah! You know what I mean." I said and stamped my foot. Unfortunately, it was my bad foot and I nearly fell over. It was starting to throb around the edges now. I was never gonna let Nico put me on another Hellhound ever again. Once was enough to give me nightmares. If I rode a second time, I was afraid of what I might break.
" So how did you guys come here?" Grover asked. Tyson touched my auburn hair curiously. Then, he let go and started to ask me questions about Percy. It was kind of annoying.
" Why don't we wait until Percy and the rest come along,' Nico said quietly.
" That would be a good idea," Tyson said," Can't wait to see big brother again." He and Grover fell asleep right there on the floor. I turned to Nico, panic weighing suddenly on my chest.
" Do..do you think that they can sense Titans?" I asked.
" Grover is a satyr so I think so. Cyclopes are...yeah, yeah they can."
" Oh..then, I'm screwed," I mumbled. Nico shot me a funny look.
" They won't dig too deep. Titans magic is too high for them. They can't pinpoint location," He said flatly.
" Yeah, but what about those old Gods that you said were waking up? Does it have something to do with me?" I asked. I couldn't be the cause of all of this. I'd only for three days or so. None of this should be happening. Why not to somebody who was actually ready?
"I don't think that it has a lot to do with you, Jamie. I think that they are waking up because of the shift of power. Kronos is stirring and they might know that. They might want to help their lord in this war again. The shift of ower woke them up but to actually be free is another thing."
" Thanks, I said dryly, That helped calm me down a lot." The McDonald's bag cackled under my fist, making a popping sound. I took out a coke and began to drink. The ice was mostly melted but it was ice cold and I was grateful for the ie cold drink.
" How long until Percy and the rest get here?" I asked after a while.
"I really don't know. They should have been here by now. From New York to Maine isn't a long distance if you are the son of the sea god."
" Ok-ay," I said and handed him the other coke. He shoved it back and I forced it into his hand. He glared at me but took a sip. I was starting to thin that he may just be a human after all.
" Did you actually hate that girl or was it just an impulse?" He asked.
Now, I hated him. I turned away and didn't answer him.I could feel myself blushing. Why had I reacted so violently? It was only a little bit of flirting.
" No comment," I replied.
" Jamie, it's a simple question, you know that." Nico said.
"Yeah-hey, look, they're here." Thank goodness for them. Percy dismounted , looking almost regretful at having to leave his doman. Annabeth was looking a little green, though. Thalia swayed a little and Clarisse racked her knuckles together menacingly.
"Grover!" Percy said. Grover woke up and tackled Percy into a tight goat hug. Then, Tyson crushed Percy into a hug hug. I swore that I ehard bones cracking. My lips twitched aroun the eges.
" Okay, okay. Calm down. Start form the beginning. What happened?"
A few minutes later, we were sitting down on the bench, picking food out of the bag Medusa had given me. Only me nd Nico knew that and he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut. I was still prepared to elbow him if he opened his mouth though.
Grover nibbled on some tin cans before he opened his mouth to speak.
"Okay, so me and Tyson were sent away from camp to find new Half-Bloods for the army. ut there's almost no scent of any Half Blood smell in the ocuntry. That either means that they are all with Luke or The Gods really stink at giving their children their scents so I can smell them out. We ended up in San Fransisco and we smelled a few things there. But..they weren't Half Bloods."
I nearly choked on my fries.
" What-did you see?' I sputtered.
"Well..we spotted a few giants and we followed them to see what they were talking about...and they had this entrance way that they went through. I couldn't see anything because we were stuffed in trash bags. Don't try that by the way, it stinks, literally. Anyway, the only thing I could hear was them talking. They were talking about a camper that Kronos needed for his rise."
" Was it me?' Percy asked coldly. For some odd reason , my skin crawled.
"No, I don't think so ..unless you're a girl." Grover said. Annabeth roared with laughter and Percy scowled. But something caught my attention.
" Wait," Thalia said," You said girl. Which girl?""
Shh," Annabeth shushed her.
Grover swallowed a tin can and said," They were complaining about how hard it was to catch this girl because she was always hanging arond' the brat of the sea' and ' prince of the damned'," He made air quotations when he said that, rolling his eyes. I saw Nico frown slightly and Percy rolled his eyes. "They said it would be much easier to just kill her. Then one of them said that Lord Kronos would fry them alive if they so much as raised a hand against her. Something about a power that could dethrone even the Gods if she stood at Lord Kronos's side-are you alright, Jamie, you look kind of pale?" Grover said suddenly.
"Yeah, I'm fine, "I replied.' I'm just worried. What would happen if Kronos rose up from Tartarus and found this girl? What then?" I shivered with actual fear. Kronos was looking for me, he was gonna ind me. And somehow, someday, h was gonna get me on his side. Nico seemed to notice it at the same time I did and his mouth thinned out. My heartbeat increased rapidly and I swore that I could hear it clearly even without putting a hand over my heart.
Wait...I wasn't imagining anything. I could hear footsteps.
"Guys, guys..guys,' My voice was full of sheer panic, I think that something followed us. They looked at me like I was an idiot.
" Are you sure that you didn't imagine-?' I shook my head vigiourously before Percy could finish his question.
"Why are you guys just sitting htere?' I asked, in full hysteria, There is something-something big-coming our way. And you're just sitting there?
" The thing is Jamie..I don't smell anything," Grover said.
"I don't hear anything," Tyson added helpfully.
" And I didn't see anybody here when we sailed here, remember?" Percy as though it was the last matter.
"Don't remind me," Annabeth said snappily to Percy.
"So you think that I'm making this up?" I demanded. I felt another shift in the ground, another deep rumble, another step. Something big was on its way here and these guys wanted to sit down and talk when we were about to be mince-meat?
"Can you control your temper? You're giving me aa migraine and I'm not even suppose to get those. I don't even get it around Percy and Annabeth,' Grover told me. Percy looked annoyed and Annabeth looked a little proud that she hadn't been the reason of his migraine.
" So..basicly, not one of you believe me?" I said quietly through my teeth. Tempers tended to flare when ever I was . I just didn't like it when people annoyed the very rare smart things that I did. When I did somethign smart, it turned out right. So why I was so mad must be obvious.
"Maybe you're tired," Thalia suggested, perfectly at ease, "You're a new camper, went on a quest that is still to advanced for people like Annabeth, Percy and Nico, got chased by Kronos's army, ha all the Gods made at you, gotten no sleep, sprained you ankle, walked about four miles and hasn't aten in very long. Oh, Let's not forget about that lovely scar that Luke gave you on your shoulder". She added after an afterthought.
" Why doesn't she just use ambrosia and nector?' Grover asked. Thalia snorted, throwing back her head.
' If we could have, we'd have already healed that shoulder. Thalia said. Jamie doesn't want us to.
" Because I don't need it.' I argued. I could tell that they thought that it was a lame excuse. It wasn't the truth after all. But if I told the truth, I would be dead faster then I could say innocent. I sighed and crossed my hands.
"You must be thinking up things," Clarisse growled. She was sharping up her knifes. She seemed oblivious to the look that I was giving her. If only looks could kill...
That reminded me of Medusa and that was not a good thing. I shivered inwardly before I picked up on the previous argument.
' Guys, there is something out there." I argued,' I am not making this up!" Thalia laughed.
"Okay, I'll humor you," She said, still laughing, "I'll go slay this imaginary monster. "When she stood up, she left her bow and arrows and her bracelet was hitched high on her arm. Still laughing she began to walk into the mist. Within a small period of time, she was swallowed up by the rolling mist.
' Come back alive, thunder head." Percy yelled.
"Don't call me that. Call me Queen," Thalia said, laughing," And I'll call you seaweed brain. And you may call me madam. And I'l call you-," Her voice cut off abruptly and Thalia walked away without answering. But I felt my breath quicken, my adrenaline ride up. Something was wrong.
"And what will you call me?" Percy yelled. He shook his head when she didn't answer. "Geez, woman.' He mumbled. Annabeth socked him in the arm. But I saw from a distant tunnel. My breath came out in small pants. A faint ringing sound echoed in my ear. It sounded like wedding bells. It increased and suddenly, it didn't sound so musical anymore. It sounded like a funeral pyre. I blacked out and nearly fell. I swallowed back bile and rose to my feet. My fear was so great it nearly knocked me off my feet.
" Jamie, where are you going?" Annabeth asked. But I didn't hear. I was running, running without any idea of where I was going. But that didn't matter right now.
" Thalia! Thalia? Thalia?" I yelled, hysterical. The others seemed alarmed by my tone. Near hysterical, raw sheer panic.
"Thalia's fine..," Annabeth began.
"Thalia! She's ..she's..., ."But I never got to finish. And the world stopped spinning in that next second. Nothing seemed real just then. I suspended in midair, feeling my connection with earth slipping. And the one sound I feared came back, sounding a thousand times louder then it was suppose to be.
The peace ws shattered by Thalia's pertified screams.
The black vortex rolled and stretched, like an endless layer of blue and grey and white. The auburn hair of a young teenager was visible under the heavy burden of clouds. Golden seat gleamed on her arms and face, her legs trembling so violently, it was a wonder she didn't pass out. With a brave grimace, she hitched up the vortex and placed it on her neck. How embarrassing. To be caught again. No..this time they would pay.
" Hanging on there, Goddess?' The bass voice rumbled behind her and there was a flash of blinding hot white heat. Hyperion strolled into her eye sight, in full battle gear, crossing his hands.
" You...,' Artemis couldn't find a strong enough word to throw at him. She settled for glaring at him.
" Haven't you suffered enough yet? I know you can summon your hunter with you. If you do, she would suffer less pain, I tell you this.' Hyperion said, his voice soft and demanding.
"I will not work for the likes of you. I most openly despise my father. I will not aid his rise. Thalia is strong. It'll take more then you slime of men to break her, "Artemis spat. Hyperion's face was inches from her. She could feel the heat from him warm up her aching bones and warm up her face. Nevertheless, she glared at him. His golden eyes were as hard as rocks.
"Don't you understand? "He said slowly. It matters not whether or not you agree or not. Your Hunter should have heed the words of Kronos's daughter. She walked into this one all by herself.
" What did you do to her?' Aremis hissed.
"That is none of your concern at the moment. Once Olympus falls, then you will no longer have to hold it for eternity. That buffoon Zeus will do. He loves his realm so much, let's see how good the sky treats him.' Hyperion said absently, still softly."He isn't as strong as he claims. That is why he would not kill Jackson. He shifted his eyes to Artemis. You would do well to listen to the demands. The Titan Lord Kronos is rising. You Gods are all doomed. All hope is gone. What do you say now, Artemis?"
Artemis was silent for a while. Sweat fell around her face. Her hair hung limply around her shoulders. The weight of the sky could crush your insides out. It could suck away all of your hope.
' Hyperion? Bent over and go back to Tartarus." She said.
Author's Note: Okay, here are some excuses for not being able to update as fast as my other ones.
1) School. I really hate middle school, you know? And my teachers have been piling up a lot of homework on us so I barely had time to get on the computer. Then, my computer crashed and deleted most of my work for this chapter so I had to start from scratch. Sorry if it's not as long as my other ones.
I had other stories to work on. Oh, and for all of you vampire lovers, I'm working on a new story called Now and For Eternity. I suggest that you check it out.
I'll update as fast as soon as I can.
_ Tenshi.
Review this ChapterReport Possible AbuseAdd Story to FavoritesAdd Story to Story AlertAdd Author to FavoritesAdd Author to Author AlertAdd Story to Community 1. The beginning of a new life2. I met Nico Di Angelo3. annabeth's theory and Capture the flag4. The quest and the discovery5. The claim and the new fight6. Nico's confession and McDonald's7. random fights and broken noses8. annabeth's truth and Kronos's plan9. I meet Grover and Tyson part 110. I meet Grover and Tyson part 211. The Maiden Vs The Dragon Part I12. The Maiden Vs The Dragon Part II13. Aphrodite and My Dark Secret14. Alone time and Chiron's Advice