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XIV How to Find a Lost Demigod (A lesson by Percy Jackson)

(Garen)

The voice talked about how I could experience endless joy if I joined her. I wondered who she was. She seemed nice, although I wondered by she sounded sleepy. I was jerked from my thoughts when Percy suddenly lunged forward and disarmed me.

"What happened?" he asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you were defending well and all, but then, you suddenly just stood there doing nothing."

Should I tell him the truth? Or maybe I should keep it to myself until I figure out who the sleepy woman was. I decided to make up a reason.

"I was wondering about how we were going to find Jason."

"Well, we could look for his tracks with the help of the satyrs, or we could speak to the gods and ask them if they've seen him. Especially Apollo. He sees almost everything from that sun chariot of his."

"Any other ways?"

I probably shouldn't have asked that question, because Percy spent the next half hour talking about different ways to find Jason. I tuned out since I was still wondering about the sleepy woman and the prophecy that I had heard. Could Juno, the woman speaking the prophecy in my mind be the same as the sleepy woman who had just spoken in my mind? However, I couldn't shake the nagging feeling that the sleepy woman was an enemy. It was just a gut instinct, but from my years of experience, I've learned to trust my gut instinct. It's saved by life dozens of times.

When Percy finally stopped talking, a horn sounded. I think that the horn meant it was time for dinner, since every evening that horn sounded. We went to the makeshift dining pavilion, where the satyrs and nymphs in the region were bringing huge platters of food to the tables. I couldn't remember who my godly parent was, since the only memories I had after drinking from the Lethe was the ones that Juno had decided to give back to me, so I sat with the Hermes table. The Hermes children were great, but I've learned to always keep a hand on all of my stuff while around them, since some of my things have mysteriously disappeared for a few days, and then miraculously appear in one of the Hermes kid's belongings. I was talking with the head counselors, the Stoll brothers, when suddenly, I blacked out.

(Jason)

Sh*t! I was screwed. Two of the giants had blocked my retreat route, and if I continued forward, I would fall into a volcano. I was standing at the top of Mt. Etna. My rescue group had gone ahead of me when I had stopped to tie my shoe. As soon as they disappeared, I became swathed in dirt and earth, and got teleported all the way to Mt. Etna. Now, the two giants were laughing as I struggled to find a way of escaping. I'm not the smart one. I'm not the one who is great at coming up with plans. Back when I was the praetor of Rome, Reyna was the one who came up with most of our plans.

My best bet was to try and fight my way out, since jumping into an active volcano means certain death unless you are a son of Poseidon like Percy. I turned, raised my sword and charged. The giants, surprised at first, fought fiercely. Although they were slow, there were two of them so one could always block my way while the other tried to kill me. This went on for hours before I got too tired and collapsed. Strangely, the giants didn't try to kill me, but continued to guard the entrance. Now I knew what they were after. They weren't trying to kill me, they were trying to break me. They were going to keep me on this god-forsaken volcano forever. I hope Reyna and the others find a way to save me, or else my spirit may truly leave me.

(Percy)

Annabeth planned a rescue mission to try and rescue Jason. In the mission she included some satyrs, Reyna and Piper, because they refused to not go, and several other good fighters. I would have joined, but Annabeth told me that I was needed at the Camp. So now I watched as the group left and went to search for Jason. We need Jason here, he is part of the seven. Now that I look at it, it looks like the seven are getting separated. Jason is missing. Hazel got teleported to the past, and doesn't look like she will be returning anytime soon. Now, Piper had gone off to save Jason. We needed to get together, not split apart. Although Leo and Frank had made up, they were still on edge. The seven of us really need to glue together, not split apart. Gaea was winning this war, mentally at least.

I was talking to Frank, who was still depressed about Hazel.

"Look man, Hazel was one of my best friends. We'll find a way to get her back. Whether it's before or after this Giant War, we'll get her back."

"Thanks for the encouragement, but it doesn't help the pain."

"Frank, I know how it feels to get separated from people you love, but you've got to cope with it. If you don't you'll screw up in this Giant War, because you will be split apart from people you love no matter how much you try not to."

Sometimes, you have to take a harsher route. Frank looked a bit hurt, but I think he got the message. Hopefully, he'll cope with the fact that Hazel is gone and fight like he used to, for he's lost a lot of his skills, partially to attention problems and partially to lack of practice. I was trying to motivate him, but for all my efforts, he still isn't practicing much. I'd just turned away and was about to walk off when I heard screaming. I recognized the fact that it was coming from the forest. Piper. Something was terribly wrong. Annabeth, Frank, Garen, Nico, and I, the remaining seven demigods, rushed towards the place where the screaming was. When we got there, we found Piper bound in chains made of Earth. Suddenly, I felt a rope curl around my legs and topple me to the floor. The same was happening to the other four demigods. We were all soon cocooned by Earth. Well, the seven of us were now together, albeit in the enemy's hands. Maybe we should make the best of our situation and try to fight Gaea now. That was the original idea, until we landed on Mt. Etna.

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