Hey everyone. Many people think that I need to make my chapters longer. Sorry but I like them short, so that's how they will stay. Also in the last chapter, I couldn't figure out how to capture Kronos. I know he was a little oc, but I couldn't help it. He is a hard character, and I hate him. Some of you a probably wondering why I spared Thalia. Well I had a couple reasons why I did. 1. I wanted her and Percy to bond. 2. I really wanted her to be in the story, because Percy needed a friend that was a girl, that wasn't his girlfriend. I'm going to say something right now, Thalia and Percy like each other in a brother/sister relationship. They don't like like each other. Hope you like this chapter Thaila fans because she is in it a lot. Review please!
Get This Party Started
As soon as I set Thalia down on a bed I quickly got her some nectar and ambrosia. Then I got some for myself. Immediately I felt all of my energy return. My senses opened up, and I started to notice things more clearly. For one I saw that Thalia had a huge gash on her leg. I quickly dressed the wound, and put a bandage on it.
Then I noticed that there was someone knocking on the door. I ran over to it, and threw it open.
Chiron was standing at the door post looking worried.
"Percy, what happened? I saw you carrying Thalia in here. Is she ok?" Chiron questioned me.
"Chiron," I began, "Kronos came and took Annabeth and Grover. He had Thalia tied up, but he left her."
"Start from the beginning."
So I told him of the nights events.
When I was finished, he looked extremely worried. "Well, we can't do anything until Thalia wakes up. After that we may need a quest to get them back." Chiron said, finishing the discussion.
The good thing was that as soon as I walked into the medical room, I saw that Thalia was awake. "Thalia!" I yelled. "Are you ok?" I said as I walked over to her bed.
"Percy…" she began before bursting into tears. She held out her arms and I gave her a hug, just like I had done for Annabeth so long ago. She cried on my shoulder, and I held her. "Percy, I'm sorry. I couldn't save them, I couldn't do anything. All I could do was be unconscious. I cannot believe that I am Lady Artemis's second in command. I'm hopeless." With that she gave another moan of sorrow, and out came a fresh set of tears.
"Thalia, don't worry, we will get them back. I won't let Kronos have them. We will get a quest, and save them." I said. The secret was that I would do anything to get them back. I would serve Kronos if it meant I could save my friends.
"Percy, Thalia, would you like to receive your quest now." Said I voice behind us that knew was Chiron.
"YES!" Thalia and I yelled at the same time. I would be able to save Annabeth, and she wouldn't have to suffer any longer. I would save her from Kronos, because I promised I wouldn't let anything happen to her.
For some reason we were able to bend the rules a little bit so that Thalia and I could both lead the same quest, at the same time.
When we got up to the attic, the oracle did her creepy introduction, and then she spoke our prophecy:
Two shall go to find those in chains
You're quest will not end in vain
The ghost king will help you along the way
He will listen to all you have to say
You shall only succeed if you do what the other would do
An old traitor will come back with you
A fatal flaw will be recognized
You shall kill the traitor in disguise
The start of the war is soon to come
But when it is over all will have been saved but one
"Well," I said as we walked out of the attic together, "it sounds like we will succeed." However I only said that so I would be able to hide my fear.
When we arrived back down stairs, my heart was racing as fast as a jet, while we told the camp who was gathered for breakfast, our prophecy.
"What, that's not fair. Why do only two people get to go on the quest?" said Clarisse.
"Shhh child. If the oracle said only two shall go on the quest then we shall oblige."
"If I may," a little girl said from the Athena table, "I think I can decode some of the prophecy: obviously you shall find Annabeth and Grover. Then apparently you will succeed in saving them. The Ghost King is Nico Di'Angelo, and 'he will listen to what you have to say.' Next when it says 'You shall only succeed if you do what the other would do' I believe it means that in order to succeed in something you will have to cooperate. Then the next line is pretty self-explanatory. Of course in the next line it says that you will find out what your fatal flaw is. Then I'm not sure which traitor you will save, because we have a lot of traitors in our world. Then the last two lines are obvious. I hope I helped." The girl said with a shrug and she sat back down.
"Percy, Thalia, please go and pack all of the provisions you will need for the quest and meet me over at Half-Blood Hill." Chiron said concluding the discussion.
As I was walking, I heard someone hissing my name. I turned around, and I wasn't surprised to see Nico in an IM.
"Hey Nico, what's up?"
"Percy, I'm sorry I haven't talked to you in a while, I couldn't find any time. What has happened in the past week?"
I told him everything, and he was not happy to hear that we got a quest. "Percy, I know I won't be able to talk you out of the quest, so you will have to be very careful. So we can keep in touch, I'm going to start an empathy link. So don't die, and I'll try not to either." He finished with a small smile creeping to his face.
"Ok Nico, take care." And with that, I waved my hand in front of the mist, and ended the IM.
One hour later Thalia and I met up as we were walking. We didn't say anything, just walked. I could tell that she had been crying. She was probably thinking too hard about the prophecy, and misunderstanding things. The truth was that I was worried too. I was sure one of us would have to kill Luke/Kronos, and I wasn't too sure I would like that reunion.
When we finally arrived at Half-Blood Hill, Chiron stood in centaur form at the base of the hill.
The camp van was parked on the road down the hill. Argus was waiting for us.
I guess it was time to get this party started.