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I will probably post next Sunday.

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Chapter 2-The Strange Prophecy

Nico POV

"Oh yes, this is troublesome. You say Will is missing?"

I nodded. "Yes, sir."

Chiron nodded thoughtfully. "Someone will have to go and find him and make sure he is not in trouble!"

I nodded again. "Yes, sir. I was thinking - well if it's ok, can I go to retrieve him?"

"Yes, of course. He is your boyfriend after all. Who do you have in mind to come with you on your quest?"

I grimaced. "Uh… I was thinking of going by myself?"

"That won't work, what if something happens to you? It's ok to go with someone else, Nico." Chiron replied.

"I guess so…"

"Good. Go to Rachel so you can get your quest."

Chiron shooed me off. I calmly but quickly walked out and headed to the cave on the hill that Rachel lived in.

The climb to the cave wasn't that bad. I should've shadow traveled, but I didn't feel like wasting my energy. I knocked on the stone, unsure of why I did and entered the cave.

I entered a highly decorated living space. Rachel was sitting on one of the couches and messing around with a fallen painting in her hand.

She looked up at me, and suddenly, her eyes go green and she said with smoke pouring out of her mouth.

I stumbled back as she started talking:

Death, light, and someone in between,

To rewind to the time of legacy.

An unknown terror will rain,

Causing the squad great bane.

Not every good comes from love,

As death doesn't always come from above.

Rachel collapsed onto the couch, the painting falling, forgotten. I gaped and dug into my pocket to grab my pen and paper I kept in there and quickly wrote down what I just heard.

I studied what I wrote. What does this all mean? Everything certainly sounds depressing...

Obviously, I have to go on a quest with one Apollo kid and someone in between, but who?

I shoved the notebook in my pocket and shifted Rachel so it looked like she was sleeping on the couch. I put the painting on the table beside the couch and sprinted out of her house-cave.

I ran to the Big House and ran right in to see Chiron on one of the chairs. I walked up to Chiron and showed him what I wrote. "Hmm… very interesting. At least the prophecy didn't predict some sort of end of the world thing it usually does. But this is certainly is one of the more depressing prophecy I've heard in awhile."

Well, that's not very optimistic. But I do suppose Chiron has always been a bit cut and dry. And I suppose "cherish all the available memories" and "death doesn't always come from above" is not very happy, to begin with.

So… I guess Chiron is just being honest. Sometimes honesty, though, is not that kind.

Chiron looked at me. "Are you ok to lead this quest? Losing our best healer is no small act. We will need someone very good to lead."

I nodded. "Of course I will lead the quest! Do I get to choose who to bring?" Maybe I can bring Kayla and Kodak. Those and a couple others are the only Apollo kids that seem to not hate me.

"Yes, you do. I suppose you would want to bring Kayla and Kodak, so ask them quickly and you can head out."

"H-how did you know?" I stammered.

Chiron smoothed down his wrinkled shirt. "Those two are your two friends you always hang out with. Maybe the only people you tolerate. Other than Will, of course. You seemed to be stubborn about making friends"

I hope Chiron doesn't find out soon. Actually, scratch that. I hope nobody finds out soon. All they would do is pity me. I hate pity.

I shifted on my feet awkwardly and nodded. "Well - I'll be going. Ya know, gotta start this quest."

Chiron nodded and turned around to pick up a book that was laying on the floor.

I shuffled out the door, but when I reached the porch, I sprinted to cabin seven.

I knocked viciously on the door, and the boy from this morning opened the door slightly. Through the crack, I saw the cabin wrecked. Clothes were hanging from the bunks and scattered across the floor. A few blankets were laying astray. Campers were laying on the ground or on bunks, and a few were running around the small cabin panicking.

"So." The boy said, blocking the view to the cabin. "Have you found Will?"

I growled. "No. I need to see Kayla."

The Apollo boy slipped out the door and closed it behind him. "Why do you need to see Kayla? Planning on taking her hostage too?"

I growled again. "Maybe I'll take you along if you don't bring them out now."

The boy smirked. "Why do you need them? Pray tell."

"I need to have a little - chat - with them."

He noticed my hesitation. "About what?"

I was at the end of my nerves. Not that I had any anyways. "None of your business, my gods. Leave me and my business alone!"

The boy narrowed his eyes and started to speak once more. "I can't just let you deman-"

"BEMUS!" A voice screamed from the door of the cabin.

Kayla stood in the doorway looking like she just emerged Tartarus because Bemus pushed her in. Trust me I know what that looks like.

Bemus had the nerve to look scared. Kayla stomped over and grabbed Bemus by his ear and dragged him into the cabin. I heard some cabin mates arguing, then Kayla came out again.

She glared at me, then sighed. "What did you want to talk to me about?"

I tapped my foot against the ground and looked directly at Kayla. "I need you to come on a quest to find Will with me."

Kayla looked at me with a thoughtful expression. "Well, obviously Will needs us. Who knows what is happening right now? Of course I will come. Who else is coming?"

I shuffled my feet aquardly. "Umm…"

She groaned. "Not Kodak! You know I hate Kodak!"

I sighed. "Yeah, but you have to act like you can tolerate him."

Kayla gave me the evil eye. "Sure. Whatever. Go get him."

I ran to the Mixed cabin where Kodak stayed.

Let me quickly explain. I can sense you are confused. Kodak is… kinda Gaea's half son. He is technically a demi-primordial, but we include him in the category of demigods. He has the power over earth.

So, for that way, I consider him a mix between light and dark.

I knocked on the door and Jay/Jane opened it. Right now, they were wearing a camp shirt and a skirt, so I greeted her. "Hey Jane! Jane, right?"

She nodded. Jane was the child of Iapetus. "Do you need to see Kodak?"

"Yeah." I replied. I shuffled my feet awkwardly in the dirt as Jane called for Kodak. He came out and I told him about the quest.

Kodak laughed. "Of course I will come. Although that Kayla chick better not tick me off or else I might get real mad."

I chuckled. He acted like this a lot. Happy, then sad, in a split second. I started to walk away. "Ok cool! I'll meet you by the entrance to camp! Bye!"

"Does this quest have any sort of prophecy?" Kodak called.

I nodded. "Of course." Then I turned around and jogged toward my cabin.

"Nico! Are you going to tell me the prophecy or not?" He called after me. "Nico! Don't you walk away from me young mister!"

I just chuckled quietly and opened the door to my cabin.

oo0oo

I met Kodak and Kayla at Thalia's tree near the border of camp. They both had bright yellow backpacks slung across their back full with what I supposed was emergency supplies. Hmm… wonder where Kodak got the backpack.

My black backpack had some ambrosia and nectar for Kayla and Kodak, and since ambrosia and nectar didn't affect me as much, I brought some unicorn draught for myself. Chiron gave me a strange device that I dropped in there, but I'm not sure what it does. I also had extra clothes just in case and my notepad with the prophecy on it.

I turned around and looked at the camp, the place that had been my definite home for around two years, and saw Percy and Jason standing in the distance.

They caught my gaze and waved at me, Kodak, and Kayla as we slipped out the barrier. We could see Percy and Jason still waving, and their mouth was open like they were yelling, but because of distance, we could not hear the two idiots.

We walked pretty far away from camp before it turned nighttime. We found a small cave in the stone and settled there for the night.

I took a deep breath and said, "So, where do we start?"

Kayla glared at me and said, "How about that prophecy you failed to tell us yet?"

I grimaced and pulled out my notepad and flipped to the prophecy. Kodak and Kayla were peering over my shoulder.

"Death, light, and someone in between, that is obviously us. But rewind to the time of legacy? That makes no sense." Kodak commented.

"And also the rest is just downright miserable." Kayla continued. "An unknown terror will rain,

Causing the squad great bane. Not every good comes from love, As death doesn't always come from above. Not exactly the happiest prophecy I've heard."

"Yeah, talking about unknown terror and not every good comes from love and some death - why did I agree to do this?" Kodak complained.

There Kodak goes with his messed up emotions.

"Because he is my brother and Nico's boyfriend!" Kayla argued.

I pulled out the contraption Chiron gave me. "I think I know what the line to rewind to the time of legacy means."

The two stopped arguing.

"I think - I think it means we literally have to rewind time." I showed them the gadget I was holding.

"It looks like an old clock! You might be onto something!" Kaya said, jumping up and down. "But what legacy are we talking about here?"

I gulped. "If I am thinking correctly, which I hope I am not, I think the prophecy is referring to the legacy of the gods. I think we have to go back into time when the gods were born from their myths."

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-Nat