Okay so.. Here's Chapter 6 ^.^ . People included in this chapter:
Margaret Merriman

(also.. sorry for anything misspelled or incorrect..) ~Sneaky Demigod

Writer: Random Demigod

Disclaimer: PJO/HoO and fan-made characters belong to the owners.


Annabeth's POV

I watched as Margaret pulled her clueless sister out of the room to go see ...Rachel. I felt bad for her. I remember it happening to Percy and Jason. I flinched at the thought.

"You okay? What's wrong?!" Percy looked at me in concern.

"It-it's nothing. I'm fine." I said trying to shake the thought but it was too hard.

'What gives you the right to keep doing this? You just keep doing it. You're hurting people. Why? What do you gain from taking their memories? Their cooperation?' I thought to myself, trying not to cry.

Chiron knew something was troubling me. He also knew I didn't want to talk about it... not yet at least. "Percy, why don't you and Annabeth run along and try not to think about this too much. Enjoy yourselves. You could also finish inspection if you haven't already."

We both knew he wasn't really telling us to have fun. He was telling us to get back to work and make sure none of the campers freaked out or found out about the quest. Not just yet. This made me smile just a little. It was just Chiron being, well, Chiron.

We left, Percy's arm still around me.

"Guess we better finish our rounds, huh?" Percy looked at me, then at the clipboard he was holding, "Still got the Aphrodite and Athena cabin then we're done."

"Ya," I sighed, "let's go."

We walked to the Aphrodite cabin in silence. When we got there, it was perfect. Well, almost. It smelled horrible!

"Whatever Jacqueline put in here to make it stink...stinks!" Percy said when we stopped at the door. We both laughed and walked in.

"What in the Hades happened? You guys are late! You should've been here earlier." Piper turned around from her conversation with Mitchell and Lacy as we walked in.

"It's nothing." I said looking around. It really was perfect. The beds were made, not a single wrinkle in the sheets, the make up table cleaned. the walls washed, everything visible was color coated, and everything NOT visible, knowing the Aphrodite children, it was probably color coated as well.

We were in the Aphrodite cabin for about twenty minutes or so, just talking to Piper and the others. It was just small talk though, along with a few of the guys, about three of the girls, were giving Percy clothing and hair-styling advice. We ended up giving them a five, as usual, because it turns out, the smell was only on the outside now!

As we were walking out and saying our good-byes, Margaret and Jaquelin walked towards us, Jaquelin still struggling in Margaret's grip.

"Let go of me!" Jacquelin screamed as we met them in the center of all the cabins. "I have to go and find the Golden Apple for Queen Hera!"

"Any good news?" Percy asked hopefully.

"Is there ever any good news when stuff like this happens?" Margaret raised an eyebrow.

"Good point." He replied.

"Anyway," I said glancing between Margaret and Jaquelin, "what'd Rachel say? What's the prophecy?"

"It was... uhhh... it was... Oh yeah!" Margaret perked up in realization, and then spoke slowly trying to remember it all.

"The child of Hermes and her company
Who seek the Golden Apple Beauty,
Must travel west to the tinker's land,
And avoid the old giant's foot and hand."

"I thought prophecies, you know, were bigger or longer or more... rhymie..." Percy said stupidly.

"Not all prophecies are like that, Seaweed Brain." I rolled my eyes and kissed his cheek. He started to blush and I looked at Margaret again, "Have you talked to Chiron yet?"

"Ya, we just back from there." Margaret tightened her grip on Jacqueline a bit, who was squirming even worse now that Margaret had brought up the prophecy.

"Let me go! I don't know who any of you are! LET! ME! GO!" Jacquelin wriggled in Margaret's grip, but didn't break out of it.

"Keep an eye on her until the campfire tonight, or take her to Chiron so he can watch her. And try not to worry too much about it all. There's not much Percy and I can do now. I'm not sure if there's too much you can do either. We just have to wait and see." I looked at Margaret staring at her sister. She couldn't let go of Jacqueline's arm, and I understand why. If she let go, she could lose her sister. Possibly forever. She didn't want to lose her sister. I hated seeing her like this. I hated seeing both of them like this.

"Don't worry." Margaret looked at Jaquelin with both sympathy and hurt in her eyes. "I won't let her out of my sight. Not until she has to leave for the quest." She looked as calm as she could, but I knew better than that. She was silently cursing Here. She would get her back for this. No matter what.