Hello everyone! Thanks a million for the many lovely reviews and I'm back with the next chapter :) But before that, let me get to replying you guys' reviews.

To SilverDiamonds: Hmm...you'll see about that...just you wait ;) And you're right, this chapter is Nile's POV.

To HappyAnimalLover: Kai and Nea's relationship is definitely something I'd love to expand on in the future chapters! And yes, Kai is a really interesting character...actually, all of them are. Kudos to the submitters :)

To MadnessAndMe: Yes they are! Besties :) Love writing the big brother bromance between Nile and Aden too! Also, thanks for the awesomely long review!

To Thedaffodilqueen: Glad you liked Fairy :) She was a little hard to write though.

To Magick From Your Heart: Awh, your review really made my day :) Have this grin stuck on my face for the rest of the day :) Glad you love the chapter!

To Blood Sentry: WOW! You review long...you review good. I did notice that I gave more backstory to Kai than to Fairy. But I'll make sure I give her more depth in the future. And oh yeah, didn't know what I was thinking when I made those mistakes, but thanks for pointing them out! I don't usually proofread after I write (no time), I just leave it to Word to do minor grammar and typo mistakes. I do hope you like this chapter though ;)

Nile Argall, 19, son of Hermes

"You're in! You're in, you're in, you're in!" Screamed my half-brother in my ear. "Do you have any idea how lucky you are?"

Ignoring the fact that my ears were ringing from the shouts and squeals of my excited cabin mates, I nodded and tried to speak over the noise, "Yeah I know, I'm in for another adventure, huh?"

They yelled something incomprehensible and thumped him hardly on the back.

"Make sure you tell us everything that happened when you come back." pleaded his half-sister Lizzy, clinging on to his arm.

"I will. You'll wait here for me, right?" I said, patting her shoulders.

The cabin was more chaotic than usual tonight. That's saying something because the Hermes cabin was chaotic most of the time. People rushing around looking for stuff that they think I would need on my quest. It was hard to move around this crowded cabin without walking straight into someone or being jostled around.

So in the end, I gave up sliding pass people with words of 'excuse me' and let them do the packing for me. Sitting at the edge of my bunk, I inspected my twin curved blades. Olamilekan and Cadwalader had been with me for as long as I can remember. Every quest I went, they'd been by my side. I trusted them. Their blades were well balanced and they fitted snugly in my hand.

Since my blades were in pretty good condition - I'd just maintained them two weeks ago - I sheathed them in a X across my back. Those were going to come in handy during the quest some time or another.

I'd just leaned back to flop on the bed when I heard the knob of the cabin door turn. Immediately, I felt my heart sink a little. Even my other half-siblings quietened down. I was right. The door opened, revealing the leader of the Hermes cabin, Wayne, standing under the doorway with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Well, well. What have we here?" He drawled.

"Nile has just been chosen to go on a quest!" Lizzy said excitedly, not knowing that she was treading on thin ice. She clutched a fully packed backpack tightly in her arms.

"Is that right, little Niley? Of all people, you?" Wayne asked, his eyes locked on mine.

I stood up. There was no point arguing or talking back to Wayne. If he wanted to take it out on you, he'd take it out on you whatever you do. It would be best to leave before things turned from bad to worse. Unless….of course….Wayne himself was blocking my only exit.

I snatched my long sleeved, dark brown jacket from the end of my bed and wore it over my three-quarter sleeved Camp Half-Blood shirt.

"Look, Wayne. I really don't want to argue with you." I said, before adding, "And the name is Nile."

I slid my feet into comfortable dark brown leather boots and pulled on matching fingerless gloves, just as Wayne took a step towards me, planting himself right in my face.

Unconsciously, I stumbled back a few paces, which I later hated myself for doing it. Great, Nile, now you've proved to him that you're scared.

I'm not. My head defended. He's just invading my personal space.

"Okay, Nile." Wayne said, snatching the backpack out of Lizzy's protective grip. "I just wanted to send you off. Have a nice trip….I mean quest. And I hope you never come back!"

He hurled the backpack straight at me. And if it wasn't for my fast reflexes, my face would've been smashed by it, but I managed to catch it by the strap and shoved past Wayne to get out of the cabin.

"Bye Nile!" My other half-brother Hayden called out. "Come back soon and replace Wayne as Cabin Leader, yeah?"

Wayne's face was furious as he yelled, "Out! Get out and never come back!"

I snorted, but waved back at my siblings. Cabin Leader? My Hermes siblings had always have fun speculating about making me Cabin Leader, but I never once considered it. Never in a million years. Leading was not my thing. Way too much pressure if you know what I mean. I couldn't take the responsibility.

Anyway, the rest of the questers said they'd get ready and meet at the entrance to Camp Half-Blood in half an hour.

Wait a minute, where is the entrance again?

Oh right. Right down that way. I know, I know. Stuff like directions and navigation aren't my kind of thing. Don't laugh.

As I walked up Half-Blood Hill, I squinted into the shadows. I could make up four people standing at the peak of the hill. But in the dim light, it was impossible for me to make out who was who.

And there was Aden, halfway up the hill, hoisting a slingbag over his shoulders. I smiled, glad that I managed to get him in this quest. He was like a little brother to me, even though he was just two years younger. I've always felt a tad protective over him, although honestly, he can certainly manage himself.

"Hey, Lucky Charm!" I shouted and waved at Aden when he turned. "All ready for this quest huh?"

I could tell he was rolling his eyes.

"This was your idea." Aden pointed out. "I'll be getting back on you.. Just you wait."

"Oh, come on!" I said. "Don't tell me you aren't even a little excited to be on this quest?"

Now that he was near enough, he elbowed me in my ribs.

He cracked a smile. "Fine, I am. But I'm still gonna get back on you."

I laughed. "Whatever, Lucky Charm."

"Shut it, Niley."

We reached the others at the top of the hill to hear the others discussing on their plans.

"We need to start somewhere," Nea was saying, "Chiron didn't give us much to go on."

Kai nodded, although she wasn't really looking at Nea. "We need to know more information. Like how much time we've got to stop Achlys before she takes over completely. Someone must be able to tell us something….anything."

"We can't ask the gods, though. They never want to help us demigods, even though we're technically trying to solve their problems." Fairy said.

"Useless little shits." Marius mumbled under his breath. Thunder rumbled from above, and I couldn't help but laugh.

They succumbed into silence. Not knowing how to start.

"Hang on…." Aden said, putting up his hand and causing everyone to turn in his direction in surprise.

"Almost all the gods won't help us. But maybe there are those one or two that might. Not all of them are that hopeless." Aden said. "Maybe we could ask a nicer god."

"Like who?" I shrugged my shoulders.

"Of course!" Nea slapped a hand to her forehead. "You're a genius, Aden! I think I know one who might help us. Except I don't know where to find him."

Marius groaned, "can we all stop talking in riddles, please? I have no idea which god you're referring to."

Pointing at what Marius just said, I smiled, "I'm with him."

"Apollo." Nea said in a tone that gave me the feeling that it was obvious. "He's pretty nice….sometimes. I'd say if we've got to ask a god for help, it'll be him."

"O-okay." Marius said. "Now we've got that sorted, does anybody know where to find Apollo?"

Kai replied immediately, "I think I know how. Since Apollo is the god of the sun and music, we should be heading to a place which is sunny and with music."

"That would be…?" Fairy trailed off.

"Bingo!" Marius said, slamming his fist into his other hand. "There's a chalet not too far from here. It has people partying twenty-four seven. Bound to have music. We could get there, and wait till the morning when it's bright and sunny."

"Great!" Kai said. "That's a start."

"Now, does anyone have a car?" Fairy said.

All five of them turned their heads slowly in my direction, it was clear what they were thinking.

"Okay, okay, guys." I said slowly. "I know you know I have a stolen car. But the thing is, I don't have a license. We'll get caught."

Nea looked surprised. "Then how and why did you steal a car when you can't drive one?"

"Teleportation remember?" I defended. "I teleported to a car wholesaler, snagged one, and teleported back. I was going to sell it for some money, not drive it."

"So amongst us, who can drive? Doesn't matter if we have a licence or not. It's late at night. No one will ever see us." Kai said.

"Never driven before. Don't wanna try." Fairy said simply.

Kai looked at Marius, "Can you drive? After all, you know where this chalet is."

Marius gave us a thoughtful look. His hands stuffed deeply in his pockets.

"Fine. I'll drive." He said finally, shoving his hand in under my nose, waiting for the car key. "But don't blame me if it's a rough ride."

"Cool." I said, dropping the keys in his palm and thumping him on the back. "Let's get moving!"

It was a smooth ride. Marius sat in the driver's seat, while I sat beside him in the front. The back seats were packed by Kai, Nea, Fairy and Aden. It was a black convertible, so Marius winded down the windows to let in the fresh air.

We drove for around an hour before I felt my legs starting to cramp. I turned around to see how the others were doing at the back, only to find all of them asleep. I, too, was starting to feel drowsy, but I had to attempt to navigate Marius to our destination with a large map propped on my lap.

Keyword: Attempt.

Mind you, that was disastrous. We've probably went in circles for all we know. I told Marius that he should probably rely on his own instincts to get there, but he said he wasn't too sure about the way. He only had a rough idea where the chalet was located.

I sighed and look back at the map, wondering why I'd got myself to sit in front in the first place. Literally anyone else would've done a better job at giving directions than me.

I was humming a little tune in my head to keep myself awake when I noticed the car trailing off the road to the right. The wheels on the left side had gone up the grass. For a moment, I wondered what Marius was trying to do, because if we turn a bit more to the right, we'd be in danger of crashing the trees.

Just as I was about to ask him what on Hades was he thinking, I realised his eyes were closed.

He'd dozed off.

While driving.

Horrified, I froze for a second, which was definitely not the right thing to do right now.

My instincts took over. I reached out to make a grab for the steering wheel to steady the car. As I did so, I managed to shove Marius out of his sleep. He looked confused at first, as though wondering how he got in a car at first, but then he came to his senses quick enough to take over the wheel.

"Dude! Eyes on the road! You're gonna get us all killed, man!" I said.

He looked apologetic. "Sorry! I'm just really really tired right now." He looked out of the window at a cluster of lights coming from a series of small shabby hut on the left. "I think we've reached."

Loud music filled the air. Disco lights were thrown everywhere. There were people - teenagers and adults alike - dancing and partying and drinking everywhere along the beach.

"Guys! Wake up! We've reached the chalet!" I yelled to the back.

"Perfect." Kai said, rubbing her eyes blearily. "Let's go on and rent a hut and wait till morning."

They all left the car parked at the side of the road and unloaded all our bags. Aden and I followed behind.

"Damn, it's a party." Aden said dully. "I totally love parties."

I ruffled his hair. "C'mon buddy. It'll be fine. We won't be here too long."

Thanks to Blood Sentry for creating Nile! He's wonderful to write :)

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