Jacob (Remember him? If you don't check back to near the end of Chapter Three) jerked around in his bed. Something had woken him. The metallic screech sounded again. He rolled over. He thought the sound was natural, it being his first night at camp. He faced the wall because it was made of wood and it seemed way more interesting than the darkness that was forced to look at when he faced the other way. He did not notice the other Apollo children silently rushing to get out of the cabin and grab their weapons. They stole through the quietness of the wooden house, waking each other up as they went. All but one completely forgot about Jacob because he was new to the cabin (as mentioned before). That one member thought ever one was ignoring Jacob because he was an inexperienced fighter so he left Jacob to his sleep. By the time they had all left to get their weapons, Jacob had noticed the sudden silence. He got up off his bed and looked around at all the empty bunks in the cabin.

"Didn't your daddy tell you not to wander off alone?" said a feminine voice from behind him

"Oh, never mind. You never really knew your daddy. After all, he is the god of the sun." Jacob spun around to see a beautiful red-haired woman standing behind him. Jacob did the thing he knew how to do the best. Ran.

*Time Jump*

Theron woke up in his bed in the un-claimed cabin. He looked around to see concerned faces looking down on him. There was Eva, Clover, Scott and Chiron all looking down on him. He sat up and let the covers slide off him. Eva giggled and Theron looked down to discover that he was wearing… nothing. Eva shielded herself from her brother in all his glory. Theron quickly picked up the bed covers and covered himself, wearing them like a toga. Chiron ignored the fact that he was naked and launched straight into lengthy explanation of what had happened while he was out cold. None of which he understood. Eva translated into a slower pace.

"First," She said

"After you and I both were out, the Apollo cabin came out to see Chiron standing among all the dead birds. They assumed that he did all of that because he was too stunned to deny it. They took him back to the hall and when he finally recovered; he told them that it wasn't him so they went down to the place where the birds were and I say 'were' because they weren't there anymore. So they went back to their cabin and one of them pointed out that Jacob was missing"

"Wait, who was Jacob again?" Theron asked

"That guy who was claimed at the same time as us, remember" She replied

"Oh, yeah" He said

"Anyway," She continued

"They looked everywhere for him and then found a note saying:

If you do not ask your father to show himself

At Thalia's Tree 9 o'clock at night,

One of you shall go each night he does not show.

So now they won't speak to anyone and locked themselves in their cabin and only come out for meals."

Theron cut her off before she could finish taking a breath

"How long have I been a sleep?"

"Nearly two days" She said with a slight cheekiness in her voice. Theron nearly gasped aloud when he heard this. That means their birthday was tomorrow! It also means another night had passed.

"Did Apollo show himself at the time interval?" He asked

"No," She said sadly "An experienced Apollo half-blood disappeared during the night and the Apollo cabin have commissioned night-time guards."

Theron suddenly had a flash back of a majestic woman fight the Stymphalian birds. Something just clicked and he realised who it was. He smiled.

"They have already seen Artemis." He said

"I think if their children are in enough danger, the god themselves will appear and fight for them" He finished then added,

"But I don't get why Artemis and Apollo" He said. Chiron, feeling left out of the conversation saw his chance and jumped on it.

"Artemis and Apollo are twin gods, gods of the sun and moon" He said, proud of his knowledge. Theron and Eva glanced at each other. They knew that they must be involved. If Artemis and Apollo were twins than the must have a pretty close link with each other. That meant that they were involved. And being the only children of Artemis, they were prime targets. Then Eva fully realised what Theron had said earlier.

"What do you mean they have already seen Artemis?" She asked

"Well, did you not see that woman fighting the Stymphalian birds?" He said

"Oh, I thought she was from the Apollo cabin. I mean, I blacked out too but woke a day earlier. Are you saying that we saw our mother?" She voiced her surprised thoughts.

"Chiron didn't say anything." She said turning towards him. His cheeks reddened

"I didn't think anything needed to be said" Chiron said, his voice hoarse. Theron realised he was still sitting on the bed in just a sheet-toga.

"Excuse me now, but I would like to get dressed" He said, pushing his way past the silent Clover.

"Oh, yeah, sorry." Eva said and slid sideways to make more room for him. Chiron and Clover got up and left the cabin. Eva stayed behind because she had known him all her life and had seen him nude more than once in her life. He didn't care either so once the others had left he let the towel drop and started getting dressed.

"Eva," He said while still getting changed

"Remember what the Oracle of Delphi said?"

"Yeah, it's like it has been burned into my brain" She answered

"Well, I have been thinking" He started to say but Eva intruded

"Whoa, Whoa, don't stress yourself." She joked. Theron made a face and continued speaking

"It is just that she said that Artemis, Apollo, Hecate, Aphrodite and Hephaestus would be involved. Well Artemis and Apollo have been attacked…" He wandered of his speech path

"Well" Eva demanded. What Theron said next sent a chill through Eva's body:

"Who's next?"