A/N HEYYYYYY. How's everyone? I am very happy. I got to meet Kiera Cass! For those who don't know her, Kiera is the author of the Selection Series and The Siren. I was so excited! I got a picture with her! WHOOP! Anyway, enough about my life. Let's get to why you all are here. To read Chapppter 10! We made it this far! YAY! Okay, okay, without a further ado, I present Chapter 10!

We do not own PJO or HoO, That's Rick.


Chapter 10

Travis POV

When we were done telling our story, the hunters murmured between themselves for a few minutes. I caught something about "missing goddess," and something about "sending someone."
Finally, Artemis's lieutenant, Thalia, came out to talk to talk to us.
"Travis Stoll." she muttered. "Knowing you, I hate to do this, but since she is your sister..."

"You're sending Allison with us?" finished Rose.

Thalia sighed. "I don't know if you two would be able to get Katie and Connor alone."

"Is this because I'm a boy?" I ask.

"What?- No! This is just that you have no idea what you're up against."

"Well, you don't know either."

"Actually, we kinda do."

"What?!"

"I didn't stutter."

"That's not- never mind. What are we up against?"

"A goddess."

"It's always has to be a goddess."

"Yes, yes it does. The goddess is also very angry with demigods. That's all we know. Artemis wouldn't give us anymore information."

"Oh."

"So we'll leave Allison with you. And if I hear even one complaint from you, Travis Stoll..." She moved her finger across her neck.

"Yup. Got it. Nothing bad." I said nervously. You have no idea how intimidating Thalia Grace is.

Katie's POV

"So." I said. "Lady Aletheia, how do we stop you from fading?"

"There is a special item that can do so." she said. "It was taken from me, many years ago, after I was cursed by my brother, Hermes."

"Why did Lord Hermes curse you? "

"I always told the truth. One day Hermes stole a very precious gem. The gem is called 'The Gem of Gifts.' The gem can give anyone special powers. Nobody knows what the powers are but they are really powerful. I witnessed the stealing and when Hermes had a trial, I was brought in as a witness. I told the truth and Hermes was sentence to.." Aletheia shivered.

"Was sentenced to what, Lady Aletheia?"

"To...five years of lightning duty. Lightning duty is when the punished God has to be a 'dummy' while Zeus practices his lightning bolt aim. This job was the worst thing, besides Zeus making you a mortal but he saves that for Apollo. (A/N *wink wink* Trials of Apollo!)"

"Apollo?" I questioned.

"You'll see soon enough, my dear."

"But why didn't Hermes have to give the gem back?" I asked.

"He was supposed to, but he had lost it, and I have been fading since." Aletheia lamented.

"So, the Gem of Gifts is tied to you how?"

"Well, the gem of gifts is only half a bigger gem. The other half of the gem is called the Gem of Truth. The two gems put together creates the Gem of Gods. When Hermes thought he stole the Gem of Gifts, he also stole the Gem of Truth. After his trial, Hermes was supposed to return the gems but he lost them. Someone stole them."

"Oh." I said. "Is there any way to get them back?"

"Well, that's where you come in, my dear." she said, smiling slightly. "I'm asking you to go on a quest to get it back."

"What about Travis?" I cried. "He'll think I've died. The goddess pursed her lips.

"Wasn't he with that Sandra girl the last time you saw him?"

"Well, yes." I muttered, wishing that that hadn't been the last image of my crust that I saw before I was kidnapped. "All right. I'll go."

"You and Connor will go." the goddess corrected.

Travis POV

We walked along with Allison, who seemed to know what she was doing.

"Okay. We need to walk till we reach the river. Then we follow the river till we find a camp site. Then we shall rest and start again in the morning."

"Yes, ma'am," I say while giving a mock salute. "You got a problem, buddy?(A/N here is the quote. Good luck)" Allison asked?

"Nope. Not at all," I replied.

"Good. Now, keep walking."

"Where exactly are we walking too?" Rose asked.

"The nearest town. We need some food." my sister replied.

We walked at bit farther, until we reached a few shacks and a rundown store that I supposed could be classified as a town. There were also a few houses, a big red barn, and a school that looked like no one had been there for years. Allison walked to the nearest house, pulled out her hunting knife and knock on the door. When nobody answered, she busted the door open. She waved for us to follow. We followed her into the house, not knowing what we would find. It was small, and abandoned. Allison seemed strangely sad at that. We found a lot of empty furniture, but no people. We did however, find a bunch of abandoned furniture. No food or anything. On the mantle, I found a picture of dust, and carefully picked it up. I blew off the dust. I tried to read the description but my dyslexia made it to hard to read the fancy cursive. Next to me, Rose squinted at the words, trying to make out what they said.

"Allison Tracey."

Wait- was that the Allison we were with?

"That was a picture of me," Allison answered my question.

"Oh. When was this taken?" Rose asked.

"1986. Before I joined the hunt. I had the perfect life. My parents never fought, they were just in love. My siblings were sweet and kind. My boyfriend, he was the best of the best. It was perfect. Until a mysterious man came here."

"Was the mysterious man Hermes?" Rose asked.

"No. My mother met Hermes before my step dad. She was pregnant with me when they got married. I never knew Hermes was my dad until I started getting cards from him. Anyways, the man's name was Corbin McCallen. He met my mom and stepdad a few times but he was mainly talking to my mom. Soon my mother stayed out later and left from time to time. We finally found out why." Allison stifled a cry.

"It's okay, Allison. You don't have to tell us."

"No. I need to. It might help with something."

"Why would it help?"

"Because the mysterious man had two gems. They were odd, they glowed a blue-ish color. I think the gems had something to do with the gods."

With the gods?" Rose asked.

"Yes," said Allison. "And after that, my life completely changed. My boyfriend was in a mysterious car accident, and died. My mother, she couldn't stay away from those gems, they were attractive in some weird way that I never could understand. After that, I joined the hunt, and left everything." She touched the part of the photo with her siblings. "I wonder how they are now." she whispered softly.

"Come on, we should, um...keep looking," I said feeling uncomfortable.

"Right. We should. Let's go."

End of Chapter 10


A/N There it is. Chapter 10! Good luck with the quote! Does anyone besides me NOT like the song "Hotline Bling?" I dislike that song very much. Sorry, had to get that out of my head, the song played earlier. Oh, and check out my other stories as well as lunarchroniclesandcockatiels! Anyways, please review, tell us what you thought. Until Chapter 11!

Goodbye and may the odds be ever in your favor (I do not own this quote)

~Booknerd and lunarchroniclesandcockatiels