I was originally planning to split the Fanfic in half and this would be part two but I wouldn't do that, especially because I have a super awesome sequel planned. Also Sorry SORRY SORRY SORRY (I hope that got your attention) If I can't update that much this week. I think I'll only be able to get 1 every 2 days or maybe one a day if I'm lucky. It is the week before finals and I'm studying a lot. But a week from Wednesday is the last day of school and once summer starts I can get 1 to 2 chapters out a day!!

Part Four: Back to Summer Camp

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Two Days Later…

Fang, Iggy, and Annabeth were back at the Big House, explaining to Chiron exactly what had happened. They made it back to the camp quickly because without Percy they were allowed to take a plane. Chiron was concerned both about Percy vanishing, lost in the Tunnel of Despair and Kronos back in power, with a strong and amazing new body. Fang stared at his black combat boots the whole time, not wanting to look up. Next was the hard part, he was going to have to tell the younger kids.

When they'd first made it back to camp Nudge, Angel, and Gazzy saw Fang and ran to greet him, hugging him and crying. They'd asked were Max was and he told her Max stayed behind to do some things. He grimaced as the faces of the young kids fell. They really wanted to see Max. That added a whole new level of guilt to Fang's list. Then Iggy and Annabeth, with Fang, made it to the Big House to tell Chiron exactly what happened. Chiron asked Fang to explain what happened right before his body got taken over.

"They lifted me up and put me in that golden coffin then gold dust flew into me and I felt so much pain, I couldn't stand it. I asked Kronos to be quick." He said, looking down. What if he resisted Kronos? What if… But Kronos was the Titan of Time; he would just make the pain never end until Fang had asked him to end it. Chiron surveyed him from behind his glasses. He looked fascinated.

"This isn't good at all." He said. "I wonder…what do we do now?"

"I need to get Max back," Fang said. "I need to."

"But how?" Chiron asked. "Have you any ideas?"

Fang remained quite. "And we also have to find Percy. And Nico." Annabeth said. "We need all the Half Bloods we can get if we're to invade Tartarus."

"Who said anything about invading?" Chiron asked.

"It would be the only way to get Max back. We should strike before the Titan army strikes. They'd never see it coming." She fought back. "Chiron, what if we had an invasion squad and a small infiltration squad, which will go get Max's body and somehow rescue her?"

"I think Fang should consult the Oracle, maybe it knows how to bring Max back?" Chiron suggested.



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His boots were silenced by the thick of dust on the floor. The room smelled musty and it was full of all sorts of knick-knacks and objects. He saw several shields and a scarf and a horn. It was the Minotaur horn Percy collected. Camp had emptied out his cabin, they thought he was gone. Fang knew he wasn't gone; he just lost himself in that stupid Cave. Fang almost lost himself when they hurried through the cave. They quickly ran through, not wanting Fang and Iggy to be there for long. He hated the feeling of that cave. He could only imagine being there for over twenty four hours, which was how long Percy had been in there so far.

He saw an old skeleton wearing a big hat resting just past the window in a spot where the sun would never touch it. Fang sat down in front of it. What the heck am I supposed to do? He thought. "Um, hello." He said in a falsely cheerful voice. "Nice day,"

Then the mouth of the skull opened and green smoke issued out of it. Fang first thought of the golden light that entered his own body, and Maxes. But this wasn't like that. He tried to tear his eyes away, but found that he couldn't. Then a voice spoke. It entered his head but it wasn't coming from the skeleton, it seemed to be coming from everywhere. He put his hands over his ears but the voice ran crystal clear through his head:

Down and down again will you find

The one you love, so sublime

To rescue her you'll have to kill

But not anyone you know, and not by will

Once someone's blood is in your hands

You will have the power to split the souls like bands

"Want to elaborate?" Fang asked. He stared at the skull which just stared back. "Didn't think so," he replied, getting up. He made his way back down the stairs to Chiron, Iggy, and Annabeth, who looked anxious.

"Did she speak?" Annabeth asked.

"Yeah," Fang said. "And by the sound of it I have to accidently…accidently kill someone. Whatever that means."

"What exactly did she say?" Chiron asked. Fang told everyone the prophecy, thanking the god of memory that he remembered. "Hm…" Chiron said, deep in thought. "It sounds as if you accidently killing someone would give you the power to split souls at will."

"Talk about a new skill," Iggy said, though he wasn't smiling. "When you say split souls…?"



"Only if there are two souls in one body, I think." Chiron said. "Never has the Oracle been this vague."

"She seemed pretty clear to me," Fang said. "To rescue Max I need to kill someone I don't know and not by will,"

"So, we only have one more question to answer," Annabeth said. "What now?"

No one answered.