A/N: Here ya go! Yes, I am doing the sequel as kind of like an 'add-on' to the first story. That way it is all kept in place. I think that is how I am going to do every sequel I make like that. Anyway-obviously, I passed the test thingy with my sports team, so we will be ready! Thanks for being patient and here is another chapter!
Percy's POV:
As Annabeth said, something was terribly wrong and I was going to help. She made sure I had riptide and I did, so I scrambled down the hall to my dorm.
I fumbled with my keys and unlocked the room. The layout was exactly like Annabeth's room so it was easy to navigate your way around every room in the hall. It made it even easier considering that it was the smallest space in the world.
I pushed open the door and saw my roommate, Bryce throwing a tennis ball to the wall and making it bounce off.
"Hey! Perce, my man. What's up?" I heard him swing around to face my side of the room as I rummaged through my closet for my suitcase. I flopped it down on the bed and started packing a few things.
"Surprise vacation." He raised his eyebrows.
"Going with the girl! Nice. Gonna get some action?" I looked at him curiously and he smiled slyly and suggestively.
"That's all you think about huh?" And I went back to packing. I went to the closet and turned my back. I wrapped some ambrosia and nectar hidden in the bottom in a camp tee shirt. Bryce didn't suspect anything as I tucked it away, next to a clean, spare knife for Annabeth. One time, she misplaced the one from Luke and she had a extreme freak out. She tore up her room and when she found it, I always keep an extra knife for her. Just in case.
"Well, I hope you have fun. Where you going?" He asked as he bounced the tennis ball up and down.
"Uhh, the beach." I said quickly.
"Surfs up, man!" He said with a rock out sign on his hands. I rolled my eyes. He could be so much fun, but there were times where Bryce was a complete dork.
"Yeah, well I might be gone for awhile." Bryce nodded and flipped his legs on the bed so he was facing the ceiling, tossing the ball up in the air.
"Alright, I'm going to go." I said and picked up my suitcase and flung my backpack on my back. I was halfway out the door when I turned around. "Oh, and Bryce," He sat up. "Can you water my flowers while I'm gone? Only once a day."
"Sure. Have fun." Bryce had called me a freak because I kept my flowers here, but he was tolerant. When I told him the moon lace flower was very important to me, he said he would help care for it when I wasn't here.
"Thanks." Then I walked out the door and walked down the hallway. When I arrived at Annabeth's door, I didn't even have to knock. It swung open with Annabeth behind it, looking stern and ready to go.
"He didn't say anything else?" I asked as we quickly strode down the hallway. She shook her head.
"Did he hint he was serious?" I asked. Annabeth opened her mouth to speak but was cut off my a heavy down pour. I ran the rest of the way to the door and opened it, looking outside.
People were running frantically to escape the surprise, immediate rain that pelted the vehicles and books held above students heads as they ran for cover. Crack! A bright flash split the sky in half as a large lightning bolt touched down.
Someone screamed and the doors were all shut.
Annabeth looked at me. The Gods. She mouthed to me and then we ran to the car. I hopped in the car and threw my stuff in the back. We squealed out of the parking lot and started on the road. Annabeth was soaked but I was clean as could be.
It took a while to get to camp but we used that time to talk about what was wrong. We watched the rain increase and the thunder and lightning grew more frequent. I peered out at the landscape and saw the rage of the Gods roar across the country. Storm clouds raced in and darkened the sky.
Annabeth gave me a concerned look with the storm transpiring outside. I hydroplaned once and gave us quite a scare, but was able to shape the water at the last second to control the car. I didn't know I could do that but we were safe and three miles away from the puddle, so I could honestly say I could.
We stopped for dinner when it got dark. A real quick drive through satisfied our rumbling tummies and then we were back on the road.
The area started looking familiar when the urban area started to become rural, I knew we were close. When we came to the hill, I pulled the car over and we ran up with our day packs. We left the suitcases in the locked up car and ran up.
"Chiron?" I called. When the view of camp came into sight, there was no one in the place I call my second home. "Anyone?" I hollered again.
"The big house lights are on." Annabeth pointed. They were distinguished in the dark and I could see the light beams shining out from the windows. The camp fire was no where to be seen and that was the only source of sunlight in the dark night.
We ran to the four story building and pushed open the door. The ping pong table on our right was filled with a few cabin counselors but also had many holes of the absent children. Chiron turned around to face us, in his wheel chair form.
"Percy, Annabeth. I'm glad you are here."
"Sorry we are late, Chiron." Annabeth said as we took the two seats next to each other. "What's so urgent?" Chiron sighed like he was tired of hearing the same question over and over.
"One of the Gods are missing." I had to catch my breath and Annabeth grabbed my hand and held them on her knee. Chances are, we got another quest.
"Who?" Annabeth asked, her voice shaking.
"Hestia." I closed my eyes in disapproval. I remember the small number of times our conversation. That time at Luke's, that time at Mt. Olympus. Those few times have been running through my head every once in a while. That hit a little to close to close. Not as close of my encounters with Ares.
But that explains why the Gods are so angry. Hestia was the Goddess who kept the home while they were away, fighting or do anything else. With her gone, there was nothing much to tie the big and magic family together.
"Well, we got to get a search party going. How many people are looking for her?" Annabeth stood up, trying to turn the gears and get things started. I could see the plans churning in her head as she started pacing back and forth. I tried to pull her back into the seat, but I didn't have to. Chiron did it all.
He rubbed his hand over his beard and propped his chin up on his upright hand.
"It doesn't get better. Demeter, and Persephone are gone too." Annabeth dropped in her seat and as her body fell, my stomach sunk as well.
The underworld was not going to be happy in these next weeks.
"Where do we begin?" Someone asked.
Chiron gave us a grim look.
"Percy. Annabeth." I looked up and saw him swallow with guilt. "We have reasonable suspicion that… That they were taken by the government… Again."
I did not want to go through this again.
A/N: Well, now we have the victims. I didn't really have a reason for Demeter, Persephone, or Hestia. I picked a random few Greek figures. I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy this chapter!