Hi everyone! I reveal a little of my plans here, also what happened. Haha, I love leaving you wondering what's going to happen.
Travis
I totally do NOT regret giving those girls beer. It was totally hilarious. They were stumbling around, daring each other to do stuff and giggling whenever someone walks past (which is pretty much all the time). It was soooo funny when that Iris girl danced with Death Boy. And that Athena girl got pushed into dancing with that Ares kid, Sean, by her friend the green-eyed Demeter. Whoever you are, you should've been there.
Sean
Damn it, where was Nico?
I could have asked some people, but I was his only friend, and he doesn't exactly tell people where he goes. I was going to tell him to get his butt over to breakfast, but I couldn't find him. I tried the cabins again, but they were all empty- well, mostly.
"Hey," I smiled at that girl. Trixie. She had unusually dark hair for one of Athena kids.
"Shh," she mumbled. She had her head in her hands, sitting at a desk surrounded by books. "I have a headache. Let me rest in peace."
"It's breakfast time, you should probably be down there."
"Not feeling up to it. And may I ask who you are and why you're in my cabin?" She was cute, in a nerdy sort of way.
She doesn't remember me. Damn the Hermes kids.
"My name is Sean, and I was actually looking for my friend. But seriously, you should get some breakfast."
"Fine."
Nico
I was sitting down by the lake, relaxing before breakfast, when I heard footsteps behind me.
"Hi."
Liana sat down next to me by the lake, her light brown hair in a messy bun. She pulled off her shoes and socks and dipped her feet in the water.
"Hey, Rainbow. Not hungry?"
"My head hurts to much to eat," she said. "The Hermes kids tricked me into getting drunk last night. I don't remember much."
"What do you remember?"
"Dancing, drinking and talking to you," she said. "That's pretty much it."
I was about to tell her what had happened when a hippocampi surfaced from the lake. It was big, bigger than you would usually see in hippocampi. On its back, there was a baby Cyclopes, who was probably no older than nine in Cyclopes years.
"Good Rainbow!" said the Cyclopes. Well, there was the real Rainbow. When the Cyclopes came closer, I recognised him as Percy's brother- what was his name? Tyson. I'd only met him a couple of times.
Tyson rode in closer to the shore, said goodbye to Rainbow and waded over to us.
"Nico!" he called. "And who are you?" he asked Liana.
She introduced herself. "You must be Tyson."
Tyson seemed happy to be recognised. "Where is Percy?" he asked me.
"Probably at breakfast," I told Tyson. He left for the breakfast pavilion.
Liana had gone to pat Rainbow. "He's so cute!" she said, climbing onto his back. One of Rainbow's friends came up next to him. "How did they get to the lake?"
"Probably an underground tunnel." I waded in to the water next to the other hippocampi. He recoiled a little but let me stroke his mane. Without any warning, he dived, and Rainbow followed, with Liana on his back.
Holding on to the horse's mane, I was pulled down beneath the water. I let go, and Liana pulled herself off of Rainbow. The two hippocampi swam back to the depths, leaving us floating together for a few moments.
Piper
I found that practicing sword and dagger fighting took up to much of my concentration to let me remember Jason. Anyways, things were getting better. I was remembering more of the good and less of the bad. But I still felt like screaming sometimes, wishing that I could just turn the corner and talk to him. So I practised. Slash, stab, dodge. It was all I could do sometimes. I felt so weak and useless.
I went back to my cabin to get dressed for dinner. I was about to leave when some of the younger girls from my cabin- I believe their names were Emily, Natalie and Brittany -came and tried to put makeup on me. I managed to escape.
I pretended to listen to people and dinner, but it was boring- they were talking about stupid, girly stuff, like boys they liked and the newest brands of makeup. I was one of the first to notice the little red-headed figure heading up towards the Big House. It was Rachel, the oracle. I'd met her a few times before. She sometimes visited the camp during the summer.
She went in the door of the Big House, and, finding nothing, came back out and looked around until she spotted us at dinner. I expected her to come towards us, but instead she went towards the campfire.
We were pretty much finished at the point. My cabin followed me down the hill, and only then did everyone else notice her.
When we sat down, she was talking to Chiron. I had thought she was here because of a prophecy, but it seemed not. Chiron gestured for her to sit down. She choose a seat on the nearest bench, near Nico the Hades kid. Suddenly she stiffened up. Green smoke came out of her mouth.
Oops. She was here because of a prophecy.
Three shall travel south across skies
Find the last monster, when it dies
Olympus will be safe for many years more
It waits on the giant island's shore
Only two halves of a single whole
Can be his end and bring together souls
Liana
The mist retreated back into Rachel's mouth. She came back to herself and noticed that everyone was staring at her.
"Prophecy?"
Chiron nodded.
"Who was this prophecy given to?" he asked the campers. I told him, "Nico."
Chiron looked at Nico.. "It is quite a strange prophecy.
"The prophecy is unclear, but some of it is obvious. Nico must choose two others to aid him on his quest. Before he chooses, however, we need to make some decisions. Does anyone know where it might mean by south?"
"It's a giant island," Trixie said obviously.
"Greenland is the biggest island, but that's not exactly south. It sounds like the Southern Hemisphere is a good choice," Annabeth commented.
"Maybe Australia?" I asked. I had lived in Australia most of my life, even though I was born in America. "It's not classified as an island, but it's surrounded by land, which makes it an island."
"Australia?" Chiron considered. "Does that sound like a probability?" Most of the campers agreed.
"I have no idea what the youngest monster might be," he told us, "but it sounds like we have to kill it, or Olympus will fall."
Nobody liked that.
"Two halves of a single whole," he asked. "Any ideas?"
"Um, somebody good at fractions?" Percy joked. "Just kidding."
Nobody has any real ideas.
"Bring together souls," Annabeth wondered aloud. "Ghosts, maybe?"
"I don't think so," Nico countered.
"Nico," Chiron said, "It is time for you to choose your two companions."
"Um..." Nico looked around. "Liana? Do you wanna come?"
"Of course I would!" I grinned. My first quest! Awesome.
"And... err...Rachel?"
My eyes widened. A mortal going on a quest? It's never been heard of before.
Chiron seemed to agree. "I don't think there's ever been a mortal, much less an Oracle, on a quest. "
Nico looked up a Chiron. "I have a feeling we're going to need her."
Chiron looked to Rachel. "Miss Dare?"
"I'll go," she replied, "If I can."
"Then it is decided," Chiron announced. "Nico di Angelo, son of Hades, shall go south to Australia to defeat the Last Monster, accompanied by Liana Andrews, daughter of Iris, and Rachel Dare, Oracle of Delphi."
Ahaha!