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Renee POV


I continued walking with Juniper and Silena. "Renee, I know this is all a shock, but if it makes it any better, call me Jade. I've been Jade for four years, to you. I want you to know that, like Clara said, we're all still the same people. And I really had thought that Allison and Melissa would be better."

"It's okay, Jade. I just need some time to….for all this to sink in, I guess. And Silena, thank you so much for being a great sister."

"I will warn you, some of the Aphrodite kids are a little mean. They should all be asleep by now, but you'd be best to avoid Drew Tanaka and her friends. Some Aphrodite girls only care about clothes and standards. I'll wake you up tomorrow, and hopefully they won't be up yet. Good luck, Renee."

"Thanks, Silena," I said as we walked up to cabin ten. I opened the door and collapsed on my bed without even undressing.


The next morning, Silena woke me up before sunlight. "Who in Hades are you?!" I yelled, and then I remembered everything."

"Shush, please. You don't want to wake Drew and her gang up! They don't like you now and they won't like you later, especially because Mom is here."

"Aphrodite?" I yelped.

"Yeah. And Apollo. They have news. I suspect Clarisse and Ares will come as well."

"What time is it, Silena?"

"Near five."

"It's too early," I moaned, covering my face with my pillow.

"I'll call Mom to help you get dressed. She'll pick out something that matches your sleek, brown hair."

"My hair's not…" I looked in the mirror. Wow, my hair had stayed perfect all night! "Thanks Mom," I whispered. As soon as I said it, a sea green tank top appeared on my shoulders, and I had on stylish shorts as well. Practical and beautiful! I grinned.

"Okay, I'm a little more awake. I guess I'll meet Mom and Apollo now."


When I finally stepped out, Mom, Apollo, Ares, Chiron, Clarisse, Clara, and Lee were waiting for me. Clarisse was glaring at Mom, and I could see why. Her tank top matched mine, except that it was red. Her hair was done up in a braid, and I couldn't help but giggle. Clara, on the other hand, was wearing a golden tank top with her hair done up in a messy bun. She seemed to love it.

"So, Dad, now that Sleeping Beauty is finally awake, what's up?" I was surprised at how chill Clara was being around Apollo.

"I need to tell you something about the prophecy. Every direction is reversed. Zeus did not wish me to tell you this, but I hope to aid my daughter and her partners." Apollo said grimly.

Ares and Aphrodite nodded.

"It may not be wise for Clarissa and Renee to go down the path it says to take. There are secrets hidden where you three are going, I'm afraid."

"What?!" I exclaimed. "What secrets, Sir? Enough with the code already."

Mom put her arm around me. "Renee, you will be greatly punished if Zeus finds out you know anything more than this." She met my eyes. "Good luck, Renee."

Silena hugged me. "Juniper's going to ride upstate with you, just to see you off. She's with Percy's team now, saying goodbye. You have about half an hour to get to work on that prophecy."

I walked out with Clara and Silena, Clarisse huffing along behind us. I knew we were going to the Big House to look at our prophecy more clearly.


"Daughter of love, of war, of song

Never able to get along

Will they ever learn

When they take that turn

All one and the same

Give the gods a good name.

But beware the traitor

You'll wish you knew

Will you heed this advice

Don't discover him in you.

Go west, then south

To find the object

That will restore honor

To the gods once more."

Silena read the prophecy to us. "I don't get it, though," said Clara. "Isn't bringing honor to the gods and all that a good thing? And 'beware the traitor,' isn't that something to follow?"

I pondered that for a minute, but Clarisse said, "Isn't it obvious, you birdbrains? He meant compass directions!"

"Hey!" I yelled. "Don't call me a birdbrain. But… I think you have a point, Clarisse. I have a gut feeling that you're absolutely right. So where does this lead us? Definitely not Mexico. A Caribbean island, maybe?"

"Nope, peabrain, any Caribbean islands would still be south!"

"Clarisse," I said, adding Charmspeak and venom to my words. "Please stop with the nicknames. But you're right of course. Hmm, maybe Greenland?"

"That doesn't sound right to me," Clara said, and I agreed. "Hold on, I'm getting something. Maybe….England?"

I nodded enthusiastically and even Clarisse gave a curt nod. "England it is, then," Silena said. She acted happy, but I knew she couldn't be.

I knew our ride would be here any second. There had to be some way of getting a ship, didn't there? I had never wanted to use my persuasive voice for something this big, but I thought it might be the only way. I whispered the idea to Clara, who frowned. "Well, if you must," she said at last. I worried about how it would go.


Argus was nice enough to drive us to a far-off port in Maine, in a town called Storybrooke(1). Now, all I had to worry about was stealing the boat.


So, how did you like the chapter? Do you think Renee will really be able to steal the boat? Do you think the girls would ever become friends? And are you excited for Hogwarts?

(1)-Storybrooke is a reference to Once Upon A Time for all my Oncers out there-I couldn't resist!