Another Quest

NOTE: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE PJO CHARACTERS!

Daniel's PoV

I woke up that morning to crying. Kids were wondering about lifelessly not knowing where they should go or what they should do. I closed my eyes wishing things would go back to the way they were. If only that were possible. If only I hadn't come to this stupid camp! I'd rather live with my mom and live a somewhat normal life than be here. I thought back to my mom, I wonder what she's doing now. Does she know where I am? What about my younger brother? I sighed and sat up. Will I ever see them again? I wrapped my arms around my legs and started moving back and forth. Something I did when I was scared. This time I was terrified. Completely terrified. I felt alone, like I didn't belong here. And there was nothing I could do. I looked over to the right and found Annabeth and Percy talking privately. Annabeth looked scared. Her face was covered in dirt and streaked with tears. Percy didn't look any better than Annabeth. He had a huge gash in his cheek and his shirt was practically ripped to shreds. He glanced over at me and nodded. I stood up and walked away from the crowded Pavilion. I walked aimlessly to the beach and sat down. No one was here. After everything that had happened I felt surprisingly calm. The water came up and hit my feet slightly making me shiver. Dark clouds covered the sky and thunder shook the ground. Is Zeus mad? Did he know what happened?

"Hey." I looked up to find Thalia standing beside me. Her lip was bleeding and she looked as though she hasn't slept for days.

Thalia's PoV

"Stay still!" I wrapped a piece of cloth around young girls' wrist. "There… You'll have to wear it until we find some more ambrosia." She nodded and wiped her eyes. I gave her a light hug and stood up. There were kids everywhere needed help. Kids with cuts and bruises. Most of our ambrosia and nectar had been destroyed along with the Big House. I sighed and wiped my dirty hands onto my even dirtier pants. I saw Daniel walking away from the Pavilion and decided to follow him. I would never admit this to anyone, not even Annabeth, but I sorta liked Daniel. Don't ask me why, because I haven't figured that out yet. And I know being mean to him doesn't help much, but I don't know what else to do. I followed him to the beach and watched as he sat down. His black hair was crusted with dried blood and his face was grimy with mud and blood mixed. I sighed and walked forward, "Hey." He looked up at me a bit surprised.

"Hey." He turned back to the ocean and sighed. His dark blue eyes looked sad and strained.

"You know we could use your help up at the Pavilion." I crossed my arms and waited.

"You do know Chiron's probably dead right?" I bit my lip and looked away trying not to cry.

"I know." I said quietly. "But we can't let that stop us. Mr. D has gone missing to… but most campers aren't that upset about him except for his children."

He nodded and stood up taking a shaky breath, "We need to go look for them." He took a deep breath and steadied his voice, "We need to find them."

I nodded and placed my hand on his shoulder, "We need a quest."

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Daniel's PoV

"Ok everyone! Listen up!" I looked up at Thalia who was standing on one of the tables. She looked tired and worn out. Her black hair a total mess. "We are having a quest to find Chiron." People started talking excitedly. "Quiet! Please listen." Silence consumed the pavilion, "I'll be leading this quest and I need four people to come along." Right then hands shot up everywhere. Some kids from the Ares cabin was jumping up and down hoping to get picked. "I've already picked the people I want to come." She said softly. "My best friend Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson, Rachel Dare… and Daniel." I looked up in surprise. Did she really say my name? "We'll be leaving tonight." She jumped off the table and walked over to me. "You better get ready for tonight. I've already talked to Percy and Annabeth. We're leaving in ten."

I nodded, "Who's going to take charge here while we're gone?"

She stomped her foot, "Damn it!" She looked around desperate to find someone who'd be responsible enough to take care of things here at camp. "I'll look for someone. We'll be meeting on Half-Blood Hill in ten minutes. Don't be late." She walked off towards Annabeth still looking around.

I nodded and walked over to the crowded snack table that was being run by the Aphrodite kids. Most of the good food had already been taken and devoured. I grabbed a candy bar and began to eat. I looked down at my watch and headed for Half-Blood Hill. When I got there I heard arguing.

"You can't come Grover! We need you to stay here!" Thalia.

"Why! Can't you have someone else look over camp? PLEASE! Percy tell her to let me come!" Grover was actually on his knees.

"Grover… she's right. We need someone who we can trust to keep an eye on camp." Percy sighed sadly.

"Can't you have Nico look over camp?" Grover stood up on the verge of tears.

"Nico can't be trusted." Annabeth said quietly. "He always leaves without thinking. In fact we haven't seen him for three days."

"Come on buddy." Percy patted Grovers' shoulder. "Please. Do it for me and I'll make it up to you."

"Fine." Grover muttered. "But you owe me ten enchiladas." I smiled as Grover went back down to the camp.

"Ok… once Rachel gets here we'll leave." Thalia was pacing.

"How are we traveling?" I sighed.

Thalia looked to Percy, "By boat. Poseidon gave it to him last year."

"Yea… unfortunately it's only meant for three people. So it's going to be a little cramped."

I sighed, "Do we know where we're headin' first?"

"The Underworld."

Ok… sorry I haven't posted in a while I'm on vacation and it's hard to find time to write. Plus school starts next week so it may be a while before I post another chapter. Anyway this is a short chapter… I had writers' block again. I hope the next chapter will be longer.

PLEASE REVIEW! It inspires me to write more!

ALSO- I didn't make this clear but this takes place soon after TLO! And most of the story is in Daniel's PoV. (point of view) I might go back and put in more Thalia but probably not until I finish the whole story. THANKS