After dinner that Emily had joined the campers at the campsite, thankfully due to her one year in camp that she didn't find it odd at all of what was happening at the campfire. For it was normal for the halfbloods to do a sing along that would be embarrassing if it was daylight. Emily had looked at the different camper, there some that she never seen before, but she notice that Jason was sitting but Annabeth and Piper was further up and leo was with his cabin mates. Emily felt sorry for the Hephaestus cabin, they were the best at building things but it seem the death of heir cabin leader over the summer had placed a curse on their cabin. Or at least that was what the campers had called it at any rate, Emily had been in the forge yesterday and she couldn't believe of what had happen in here alone. Than they reached of when Annabeth had brought back the three new demigods and than Drew had spoke up.
"It's the Great Prophecy, isn't it?"
"Drew? What do you mean?"
"Well, come on. Olympus is closed. Percy's disappeared. Hera sends you a vision and you come back with three new demigods in one day. I mean, something weird is going on. The Great Prophecy has started, right? Well? You're the oracle. Has it started or not?"
"Yes, the Great Prophecy has begun." Pandemonium had broke out, Emily didn't say anything, ever since the day Jason had went missing a month ago that Emily a feeling that the prophecy of the ten had started. It was clear that it had indeed started now that Jason was here and Percy was who knows where. The only thing that was known for sure that Percy was likely somewhere on the west coast. When the talking had died down that Rachel had got up and step forward, the campers had leaned away from Rachel.
"For those of you who have not heard it, the Great Prophecy was my first prediction. It arrived in August. It goes like this: Seven half-bloods shall answer the call. To storm or fire the world must fall—" Jason had got to his feet and his eyes looked wild, like he had been tasered by someone. Emily had to admit that she would like to see that happen to Jason. However she prefer to see that happen to Thor first, apparently Thor had been tasered and Emily wished she had been there to see that.
"J-Jason? What's—" Rachel seem surprised by Jason's reaction, Emily was slightly worried but didn't say anything.
"Ut cum spiritu postrema sacramentum dejuremus. Et hostes ornamenta addent ad ianuam necem." Emily smiled when Jason said that, it seem that he had some memory but it seem to only show up he least expects it to.
"You just … finished the prophecy. —An oath to keep with a final breath/And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. How did you—"
"I know those lines. I don't know how, but I know that prophecy."
"In Latin, no less. Handsome and smart." Emily rolled her eyes when Drew had said that, Drew is such an idiot. Seriously Drew was good for nothing what so ever, the only thing that she was good at was clothes and make up. All children of Aphrodite were, but at least the other children of Aphrodite had other talents than that even if those talents were not good for fighting. The Aphrodite cabin has the best Pegasus riders and trainers besides the Demeter cabin or Percy. However Percy can task to horses, unlike, with the Demeter cabin or the Aphrodite cabin. Even though the Aphrodite cabin was her least favorite cabin, Emily knows that there things that they could do. Emily heard the Aphrodite cabin giggle after Drew said that, at a time like this that the Aphrodite cabin can really been annoying. Thankfully Rachel had went on.
"Well. So, yeah, that's the Great Prophecy. We hoped it might not happen for years, but I fear it's starting now. I can't give you proof. It's just a feeling. And like Drew said, some weird stuff is happening. The seven demigods, whoever they are, have not been gathered yet. I get the feeling some are here tonight. Some are not here. We don't know what the Great Prophecy means. We don't know what challenge the demigods will face, but since the first Great Prophecy predicted the Titan War, we can guess the second Great Prophecy will predict something at least that bad."
"Or worse." Emily looked over at Chiron, Emily knows what he meant but the rest of the camp didn't know what he meant by that.
"What we do know is that the first phase has begun. A major problem has arisen, and we need a quest to solve it. Hera, the queen of the gods, has been taken." Than many of the demigods had spoke at once and Chiron had to calm them down before letting Rachel go on telling everyone of what had happen. After Rachel had explained of what happened that she looked over at Jason and spoke.
"Jason, Um … do you remember your last name?"
"Grace." At that word that there was mutter among the demigods, everyone knew by the end of the Titan war that Thalia's last name was Grace.
"It's clear Hera herself has issued you a quest." Jason had accepted the quest and than he used his long range weapon to reveal that his godly parent was Zeus, or Jupiter, by shooting at the fire with lighting. However that seem to puzzle Annabeth for she had spoke up.
"Hold it! How can he be the son of Zeus? The Big Three … their pact not to have mortal kids … how could we not have known about him sooner?" Chiron didn't answer that question and Emily knows why that was.
"The important thing is that Jason's here now. He has a quest to fulfill, which means he will need his own prophecy." Rachel and closed her eyes and swooned on the spot. Than two campers had went over to Rachel and a third one brought a stool over and they eased Rachel into the stool. Than they had backed away as green mist swirled around Rachel's feet and she opened her eyes and they were glowing green. Rachel had opened her mouth and green smoke out of her mouth and she spoke like if three Rachels were talking like before.
"Child of Lightning, beware the earth,
The giants' revenge the ten shall birth,
The champion of the hearth shall melt the ice
Without her that there would a price
The forge and dove shall break the cage,
And death unleash, through Hera's rage."
Emily took a sharp intake of breath when she heard champion of the hearth, for that means she was one of the ones to go on this quest. That much was clear and that it was Jason, a child of Aphrodite and a child of Hephaestus that has to go on this quest. Rachel and collapse and a couple of campers had took Rachel to a corner to rest after that prophecy.
"Is that normal? I mean… does she spew green smoke a lot?"
"Gods, you're dense! She just issued a prophecy—Jason's prophecy to save Hera! Why don't you just—" Emily wanted to punch Drew right than, Drew is so stupid and Drew should know by now that Piper was a new camper hadn't see Rachel give a prophecy before now.
"Drew, Piper asked a fair question. Something about that prophecy definitely isn't normal. If breaking Hera's cage unleashes her rage and causes a bunch of death … why would we free her? It might be a trap, or—or maybe Hera will turn on her rescuers. She's never been kind to heroes."
"I don't have much choice. Hera took my memory. I need it back. Besides, we can't just not help the queen of the heavens if she's in trouble."
"Maybe. But you should listen to Annabeth. Hera can be vengeful. She threw her own son—our dad—down a mountain just because he was ugly."
"Really ugly." Emily rolled her eyes when someone from the Aphrodite cabin had said that, there times of when she wondered of when the children of Aphrodite knew when to shut up. Not only that but Hephaestus was their step father no less.
"Shut up! Anyway, we've also got to think —why beware the earth? And what's the giants' revenge? What are we dealing with here that's powerful enough to kidnap the queen of the heavens?" No one said anything for about a minute but than Annabeth had spoke.
"It's Jason's quest, so it's Jason's choice. Obviously, he's the child of lightning. According to tradition, he may choose any two companions."
"Well, you, obviously, Annabeth. You've got the most experience." Emily had shook her head when she hears that. Even before Annabeth had said it that Emily knew that Annabeth would reject that, for Annabeth was not one of the ones to go and that she was planning on trying to find Percy.
"No, Travis. First off, I'm not helping Hera. Every time I've tried, she's deceived me, or it's come back to bite me later. Forget it. No way. Secondly, I'm leaving first thing in the morning to find Percy."
"It's connected! You know that's true, don't you? This whole business, your boyfriend's disappearance—it's all connected."
"How? If you're so smart, how?" Emily wasn't sure if Piper was an answer but Annabeth had answered for Piper instead. Emily was glad of that and she was sure Piper was as well.
"You may be right, Piper. If this is connected, I'll find out from the other end—by searching for Percy. As I said, I'm not about to rush off to rescue Hera, even if her disappearance sets the rest of the Olympians fighting again. But there's another reason I can't go. The prophecy says otherwise."
"It says who I pick. The forge and dove shall break the cage. The forge is the symbol of Vul—Hephaestus."
"If you have to beware the earth, you should avoid traveling overland. You'll need air transport."
"The flying chariot's broken and the pegasi, we're using them to search for Percy. But maybe Hephaestus cabin can help figure out something else to help. With Jake incapacitated, I'm senior camper. I can volunteer for the quest." But than Leo had stood up and spoke.
"It's me."
"No, it's me. I know it is. I've got an idea for the transportation problem. Let me try. I can fix this!"
"We started this together, Leo. Seems only right you come along. You find us a ride, you're in."
"Yes!"
"It'll be dangerous, hardship, monsters, terrible suffering. Possibly none of you will come back alive."
"Oh. I mean … Oh, cool! Suffering? I love suffering! Let's do this."
"Then, Jason, you only need to choose the third and fourthquest member. The dove—"
"Oh, absolutely! The dove is Aphrodite. Everybody knows that. I am totally yours." Drew was on her feet and it was clear that she was trying to charm Jason as she did so.
"No."
"Oh, please, Dumpster girl. Back off."
"I had the vision of Hera; not you. I have to do this."
"Anyone can have a vision, you were just at the right place at the right time. Look, fighting is all fine, I suppose. And people who build things … Well, I suppose someone has to get their hands dirty. But you need charm on your side. I can be very persuasive. I could help a lot."
"Well … Given the wording of the prophecy—"
"No! I'm supposed to go."
"Get over it! What can Piper do?" There was a pause before Drew had went on. "Well, I guess that settles it." Than a reddish glow had appeared around Piper and her clothes changed, Emily smiled as Aphrodite confirmed of what Emily had guessed earlier about which god was Piper's godly parent. It was clear that Piper was uncomfortable with what she was wearing at the moment and Emily couldn't blame her. For Emily had never liked dresses either and thankfully her uncle had never made her wear a dress. Piper had pulled out her dagger to look at herself, what followed seem to made Piper feel more uncomfortable. After Chiron had declared her as a daughter of Aphrodite that Drew had spoke up once and she was looking at Jason.
"You still need another quest member like the prophecy said. I would be happy to come along." At those words Emily had stood up and spoke.
"Drew." Drew had looked over at Emily. "All you will do if you go is put the quest in danger and most likely cause everyone their lives. For the words are: The champion of the hearth shall melt the ice. Without her that there would a price. Of which means it has to be a champion of Hestia and there is only one champion of Hestia and that would be me."
"The power of love could melt it." Emily could tell that Drew was using her charm speak once more like earlier, but Emily was blocking it with hope and family love.
"It could if you are strong enough and I doubt that you would be able to do that. Not only that but it said hearth not dove. The hearth is not a symbol of Aphrodite, it is the symbol of Hestia. So I volunteer to go along as well." As she spoke that she used her power over hope and pushed into the words that she was saying. It was not charm speak but it was more of a hope inspiration than anything else of what she was doing. Emily had looked at the campers and notice that none of them were sided with Drew on is one and she looked at Jason of was glaring at Drew. Drew had flashed him a smile but it didn't seen to work at the moment and Jason stood up and spoke in the same way he had did the few times she saw him as praetor address he 12th legion before he disappeared.
"Unless if you forget I am the one who picks the questers and I choose Emily. Don't try to use your powers to persuade me to pick you over anyone else no matter if it is a quest or my love life." Drew glared at Jason and stormed out, Emily smiled for Drew had that coming for a long time now. Emily had stopped using her hope power, the campers had started to get up and went to their cabins. Emily had started to go back to her cabin when she felt a hand on her shoulder and she looked back to see Jason looking at her. "Your name isn't really Emily is it?" Emily raised an eyebrow when Jason had said that.
"Jason, for now, let's leave my name at Emily. That is if you are correct in assuming that it is not my real name for it is a name I use now a days. If you remember more, I will give you a proper answer of my name." Jason had nodded when Emily had said that and he walked over to Piper and said something to her as he put his jacket over her to warm her up. Emily had walked away to go to the Artemis cabin to get ready for the quest.
