ANNABETH'S POV
"Percy…" I said as I saw him enter the kitchen. "Chiron contacted me. It's an emergency."
Percy's face consorted into confusion, anger, then confusion again. "What?"
"The Stolls… They pulled a prank." I said, trying to break the news gently.
"So? There dad is Hermes."
"There prank…. They… um… They stole the Golden Fleece."
"What?" Percy practically screamed. Sally's face turned pained.
"That's not the worst part." I said quickly.
Percy looked shocked, and sat at the kitchen. "Do I even want to here the worst?"
I laughed nervously. "Percy, they lost it."
Percy's eyes grew wide. "No!"
"Again, not the worst part."
Percy started to groan. "No, no, no!"
"Yes. Yes. Yes. Well, a monster got in."
"Is anyone hurt?"
"Hurt? Yes. Dead? No. Anyway, the stupid monster totally went on a rampage, stole the Fleece, burned down the Hermes, Athena, and Apollo cabins, and whisked away."
Percy stood up. "So, what do we do?"
"Well, if we follow the rules Chiron set, we don't go to camp for winter break. If we don't follow Chiron's rules, we ditch school, track down that monster, get the Fleece, and save camp. You're choice." I don't know why I told him it was his choice. I've been best friends with him since 6th grade. I know that he's going to choose to go on a wild, crazy quest that has a 99.99% chance of killing both of us.
"Ditch. Come on, Annabeth. It's what we do best. What do we do?"
I sighed. "Sit." I took my computer out of my backpack. "We're going to Skype with Grover."
We sat at the kitchen table, and Sally went into her bedroom.
"Hey, Grover." Percy and I said in unison as we saw Grover's scrawny face appear on screen.
"Hey, Guys."
"Wow!" Percy said. "I was kind of expecting a raging fire and a monster in the background."
I rolled my eyes, and Grover half-heartedly laughed. "Yeah, well, we set up a alternating defense system. Like we did when Thalia's tree got sick the first time."
I nodded. "What are we going to do?"
Grover shrugged. "Chiron wants Travis and Conner to go on a quest to get the Fleece back because they were the ones that started it, but that drakon was a beast. Travis and Conner couldn't handle it. They want you and Annabeth, man. They really think you are the only ones to complete it. But, if you two come, that's more attractions to monsters. Which puts everyone at risk. Chiron thinks we need to find a cure. No quest. The Fleece never really fixed the tree. The Underworld is our only option, and Travis and Conner aren't too thrilled with that idea."
I shrugged. "I have no problem going to the Underworld."
Grover laughed. "Yeah. But Chiron does. If you want to do something, do it quick."
"Yeah." Percy muttered.
Sally then appeared over my shoulder. "Hello, Grover."
"Hi, Sally. How are you?"
"I'm doing fine. I assume you're doing okay?"
"Yeah. Thanks."
Sally and Grover made small talk and finally Grover said. "Bye!"
I closed my laptop screen once Grover's image had disappeared.
"What do we do?" I asked.
Percy looked at me strangely. "You're asking me? My advice is just as good as a nymph's!"
I rolled my eyes. Again. "Well… Look. We have pros and cons. Pros: Save Camp. Cons: Put ourselves in moral danger, skip school, come up with an excuse. I think the answer is clear."
Percy nodded. "Yep! Let's do it!"
I was about to say more, but there was a knock at the door.
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neontreesanimal: I love that idea so much I just might make a story around that. But lke I said. They were talking To Grover. Not ABOUT Grover.
