Chapter 10: The Search Begins

When I woke up, I looked over at my clock, which was a skull with a digital clock at the top of its head, which i thought was funny since I was a son of Hades, god of the dead. But anyways, it was 6:52. I woke up, got dressed and went outside. But something wasn't right. It was still pitch black.

This is weird, it's Summer. I thought. I ran over to Percy and asked,

"What's going on?"

"I don't know. But I don't like it."

All the gods were assembled, discussing the problem, even my dad was here.

"Dad?"

"Yes Jason?" Hades replied.

"What's going on?"

"I do not know. That's what we were trying to figure out."

"Apollo, where's the sun?" I asked.

"My car won't start, so I couldn't do my trip." Apollo answered, as confused as I was.

"Where's Selene and Helios? Maybe they can help."

"I do not know, Jason. It is risky." Zeus said.

"It is a risk I am willing to take."

"I admire your spirit, boy. But it is impossible" Artemis said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Helios and Selene disappeared years ago. No one knows where they are, not even the gods." Apollo stated. Well, aren't you Mr. Confident... I thought.

"We have to find them. It's our only chance." I stated, trying to install confidence.

"If you must, Apollo can help you." Poseidon, the new king of the gods, said.

"Great." I said. Apollo can help me, I thought.

"Yeah. Just great. Let's go kid. We've got a long journey ahead of us." Apollo said.

As Apollo made his way to the sun chariot, (which, by the way looks a lot like a Corvette), I said my goodbyes, and left with Apollo. "How do you plan on finding Helios and Selene kid?" Apollo asked me after we took off.

"Helios used to drive the Sun Chariot. Maybe it will be attracted to its former driver." I guessed. It wasn't a very good guess, but it was the best I got. "Wait, if your car's running, how come it is still dark?" I asked, confused.

"My car may be running now, but it's not giving off any energy, so the sun does not rise." Apollo said.

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"Well, this is going to be a long drive."

"Unfortunately."