When we made it to the foot of the hill, we looked back one last time. Chiron was still watching us with a sad expression on his face. What am I doing here?! I thought. I haven't even been trained!

"So, how are we going to get to the west? There is nothing but water," Bella asked. "Leave that to me," Raina said, with a determined expression on her face.

We followed Raina to the beach and watched her while she muttered something under her breath. We just stood there and looked at her. At times, she got frustrated with herself and stamped her foot.

At last, she looked like she had succeeded in doing whatever she was trying to. Bella pointed to a small speck sailing towards them, growing larger by the minute. "It's a boat!" I exclaimed. "Raina, you're so smart!" Bella said.

"Thanks. I have been hearing a voice in my head that said that I could bring a boat if I try hard. I think it is my dad, trying to help us," Raina stated, looking worn out with exhaustion. "Don't worry, Raina, you'll do a lot on this quest," Bella said with sympathy.

"Yeah, you'll do great," I chimed in. I had a feeling of unease.

We looked at the boat, at each other, shrugged, and then climbed aboard.

All of a sudden, as we were walking on the main deck, a man appeared. He was wearing a tropical-looking shirt with Bermuda shorts. "Ahhh!" we screamed. Then the man piped up. "Girls, CALM DOWN! I AM NOT HERE TO ATTACK! I AM LORD POSEIDON!" We all started staring at the man, then each other, then back at Lord Poseidon. "Dad?!" Raina demanded.

"Hello Raina, my daughter. It would seem that I am here to warn you about this quest. If you all go, it would be a catastrophe. One of you will have to take on Kronos's spirit. His spirit will choose one of you. I know who it is, but I mustn't reveal it. Well, now, girls, my time is up, according to my funky brother, Zeus," Poseidon said, his voice filled with concern. He disappeared, leaving a sweet, sea breeze behind.

"There's something coming!" Bella shouted. She caught the glow of light and it transformed into Artemis. Not technically, but more likely her spirit was sending us a message.

"Young heroes, I need your help. I have been captured by Kronos and I am in a cave in the Sea of Monsters on board his ghastly ship called the Princess Andromeda," Artemis said grimly.

Then she looked at Alexa questioningly. "My dear, your time is coming soon. Think on what I told you earlier, Alexa. Here, I will send your friend a glow of light that she must catch. Bella, my girl, catch the orb of light and give it to Alexa. Here," Artemis said. Just then, a glowing orb of light shot out of Artemis's hands and into Bella's outstretched palms. When Bella put it into my hands, it turned into a pamphlet, which I quickly pocketed.

Bella looked at me questioningly, but then turned her attention back to Artemis. "Alexa, you will go west and fight the Titan of the light. Bella, you will teleport to the Sea of Monsters and wait for your friends with me. Raina, you will stay and guard the boat, for many monsters will surround it. Bella, once you have cut my chains-" The message got cut off. "NOOOO!" I screamed. Right then, Bella collapsed.

Maybe she ran out of energy from holding the message too long, I thought. Me and Raina laid Bella on her bed and went out to the deck to let her rest in peace. Just then, a monstrous hand-no not a hand, something like a tentacle-ish thing rose up out of the water and went straight for Bella's cabin.

Me and Raina looked at each other and ran for it. Raina ran to Bella's cabin.

Suddenly, Bella burst out of her cabin and blinded the monster with her light. But it didn't stop. The tentacle-thingy left for no apparent reason. In a flash of blinding light, Bella disappeared. I started panicking, gasping for breath and choking back sobs. Raina froze still. "BELLAA!" I screamed. All of a sudden, I disappeared in a blinding flash of sunlight.

I felt dazed and collapsed in a heap. "Ah, I have you now, daughter of Apollo," a huge being spat.