As soon as I opened my eyes, I knew something was wrong. I heard a familiar voice, but I couldn't make out the words. The voice was high and feminine. Whoever it was sounded afraid. Soon, the words turned into screams. I couldn't see anything but flashes here and there. A flash of red here, a street sign there. I squinted my eyes, trying to pay attention. A green sign appeared that read fifty ninth street. After another flash came another sign with the words eighth avenue written.

I closed my eyes, unable to listen to the screams anymore. Suddenly, I opened my eyes and sat up. I looked around frantically. I was in a bunk in Apollo's cabin. I realized everything I had just seen was a dream.

I heard voices outside the cabin, and I realized half the cabin was empty. I got up slowly, the memory of the dream still flickering in the back of my mind. The ground felt cool against my bare feet, but I stepped outside, almost in a daze. Everything seemed chaotic. I saw David a few feet away, so I ran up to him.

"What's going on, David?" I shouted, trying to be heard over the commotion. David

looked at me, his face hard and full of anger.

"They took Kelsey!" he yelled, a wild look of panic flickering through his eyes.

"What?" I asked. "Who took her?" David clenched his jaw and took a deep breath before looking directly at me. I looked down at his hands, which trembled slightly until he threw them to his side.

"Echidna." He spat the name out like it was dripping with acid.

"She's the queen of all monsters," came a gentle and familiar voice. I hadn't noticed Thomas standing slightly behind David. His voice was full of sadness and frustration, but he kept it steady. "She wanted to be a goddess, but the Gods refused," he explained to me.

"Now she's taken Kelsey to make the gods angry!" David looked into the middle of the crowd, where Chiron was trying to keep order. He wasn't having much luck. Demigods were running around from cabin to cabin to spread the word of Kelsey's dissapearance. For once, nobody paid much attention to the man sitting in the wheelchair, his shoulders stooped under the pressure of the latest events.

I watched as David looked frantically around the scene unfolding, his green eyes shining with unshed tears until he forcefully ran his hands through his hair. His face was turned up the sky. "Gods, damn it!"

"Is there anything we can do to help?" I asked Thomas quietly. Kelsey was so nice to me. I couldn't believe someone would hurt her. I also couldn't bear to keep watching David's stricken face.

"They need demigods to fight," he told me hesitantly. I gasped. I remembered my dream. Could the red flashes I saw be of Kelsey and her hair? Could the screams I heard be hers?

"I'll go," I said.

"Somehow, I knew you'd say that," Thomas said, looking at me seriously. I held his gaze, showing him I wouldn't back down. "Oh, all right," he said, exasperated.

I quickly explained to David about my dream, who then spoke to Chiron, who then agreed

it was best for me to go. It was settled that I had to go on the quest with David, who also chose Thomas to accompany him.

We packed a few things. Each of us took some ambrosia and a weapon of choice.

Thomas gave me the knife from our fight in the gym. It was the only thing I had ever fought

with, so I chose to use it.

I could tell David wanted to leave as soon as possible, so I put on some shoes, changed into a better pair of clothes, and headed back out to where the boys were waiting. As I walked up, I saw David burning a slip of paper in the campfire.

"What's that?"

"A prophecy," David replied. Thomas shot him a glare. "What?," he said. "I didn't tell her what it said." Thomas didn't seem pleased. David gave a dramatic sigh, obviously pretending to be back to his normal self. "I'm going to put this in the car." He walked away towards the entrance of the camp. "Have fun making things for difficult for yourself."

Thomas stood next to the dying fire, silently contemplating in his head. The minutes past in silence as we both stood there, his eyes cast at the ground.

"What did the, um, prophecy say?"

"You don't have to to come on this quest," was his only reply. I looked at him, trying to figure out what he was thinking, when David came walking back towards us.

"Yes, she does, and you know that," David said bluntly. "You know it never works out to try and get out of a prophecy." He turned his gaze on me. "And now you do, too." He turned around and started walking to the car, knowing we'd follow.

David opened the door for me and I slid into the backseat. I looked out the window, wondering how my life had turned upside down so quickly and asking myself why this camp was the only place I had ever felt truly safe, if only for a little while.

David turned to Thomas before jumping in next to me.

"We'll protect her, Tom," he said seriously. The door slammed shut and I heard Thomas's footsteps as he walked around to the driver's seat.

"Is everyone ready?"

I hope you all like the new chapter! I resurrected this from the dead because I missed writing it so much. So, please R & R.:) If I get another review I will absolutely update this often. Harassment is encouraged:P.

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~Just an Ordinary Girl