Maggie's POV
"Aren't prophecies supposed to rhyme?" Liam asked Reed. Grace glared at him. "Well... Yes and no. Usually they would, but Jaycee made Apollo remove the rules. So not really anymore," Reed answered. I looked over at Jaycee, and she stood emotionlessly. "Hello?" asked Riley waving her hand in front of Jaycee's face.
"Let's just go."
We walked out of the Big House to our own Cabins to pack. On the quest was going to be a LOT of people; Grace, Reed, Jaycee, Riley, Liam, Alex (I assumed), the other Alex (I assumed), Graeme, Jack, Lizzy, Aaron, Jessica, Izzy, and myself. That's... 14 people! How were we supposed to do this? And we just got over Riley's little Kronos-child problem, and now this? Geez! Talk about making things hard for the new comers!
I walked to the Astraea Cabin. I hate my Cabin, people are SO serious! Brianna walked up to me and glared, "Word is, you're going on a Quest." I nodded and glared back. Andy, the only NICE person in my Cabin, walked up and offered to help me pack. I accepted because I had no idea what to do.
"How many people are going on the Quest?" Andy whispered. "14" I answered with a smile. Andy laughed. Everyone in the Cabin stared at him and he cleared his throat. "Good luck with that," he finally replied.
I packed about 10 outfits, "just to be sure". I pack a notebook and pen, because my Cabin made me promise to keep a journal so they could read all about it when we got back. I packed my double daggers, my bow, and about a million arrows. And somehow this all fit into a backpack that hardly weighed anything. Wow, this place was really weird. I wondered if I should pack a phone. When I asked, my Cabin mates started yelling at me and told me that I would only if "I wanted to kill me and all of my friends". Whatever, like I said, my siblings are LAME.
Reed POV
I walked into my Cabin. All my siblings ran up, hugged me, and wished me luck. My little sister Sunny helped me pack. I packed a giant first aid kit, clothes, arrows, my bow, and a sword. "Should I pack a sleeping bag and pillow?" I asked no one in particular. "Oh, no. The Quest leader does that." Jared answered. I imagined Jaycee trying to carry 14 sleeping bags, and where was she going to get them? I laughed.
I was going to miss Camp. Miss my Cabin. But it I knew I would see it all again, because the Oracle said that all would live. This made me feel more positive, until Grace slipped into my mind and told me that no one said that no one would get hurt. Plus, all would live, but did that mean they all returned back to camp? I muttered a curse under my breath.
Grace's POV
I walked into the dark, shadow-like Nyx Cabin. My brother, Malcolm, sat waiting in a dark corner. "So your leaving, then?" He whispered. "Yep," I answered. "With 99.999999999% chance of coming back." I wondered if he'd miss Jessica. Probably. "I'll help you pack." he whispered.
We packed clothes, weapons, and other stuff. "What about drachmas?" I asked him. "That's up the leader of the quest." I shrugged my approval. I threw my backpack over my shoulder, hugged my brother, and headed out. This quest was going to be unforgettable, that's for sure. I was going to miss this place *sigh*.
I wonder if Jaycee would let Malcolm come along. I laughed at myself for even thinking of the possibility. Jaycee's not really the type of person to do stuff like that. So I'd just write letters. Yes, letters.
Riley's POV
I was surprised that Jaycee was just going along with all this. I went to the Hades Cabin to pack up my stuff. Jessica was there when I arrived. "Hey," I told her shyly. I packed up my clothes and possessions. "Ambrosia, nectar?" Jessica questioned Nico. "You don't have to worry," Nico replied. "That's the Leader of the Quest's job. Jaycee'll handle it all."
"Nico, what're quests like?" I asked him. He shrugged, "Why you asking me?" I looked at him curiously. So did Jessica. "Because, you've been Quests before..." Jessica told him. Then it hit me, "Nico! You've never been on a Quest before, have you?" I asked. He shook his head and stormed out of the Cabin.
I packed every last possession of mine, and thought. Aaron was coming, that was good. And everyone was going to live, that was good too. But something was bugging me. Oh, yeah! I was going to have to defeat my father. Just great. I'd be hearing about this in my dreams tonight, and I didn't know if I'd be able to withstand it. Uh oh, that's not good!
Jaycee's POV
I stayed in the Big House to talk to Chiron. "Is there anything I have to bring, as the Leader of the Quest?" I asked him. He nodded and read a list of things.
-Sleeping bags and pillows for each person+extras (that was abut 16 pillows and sleeping bags, oh joy!)
-Plenty of drachmas (dang it!)
-Ambrosia and nectar (now, where was I going to find that?)
-Make sure someone has a first aid kit (I knew Reed would, so I could scratch that off)
-Map (obviously)
Oh, gosh! This was gonna be hard. "But," Chiron added. "Since this is such a special quest, I will provide it all for the lot of you." I did a little happy dance inside. I walked to my Cabin to pack.
Aaron sat on his bed, packing. "Hey, Aaron," I said tiredly. He waved and smiled. I packed my clothes, weapons (daggers and swords), my shield Argus that had been in the family for a while, and anything else I wanted. I laid down on my bed. Maybe just a quick little rest...