Hey, I'm sorry it took so long to write this but with school and babysitting, there hasn't been much time for me to write! Please review!!! Send ideas for the next couple chapters!! I don't own PJO. Sadly.

"Me? It wasn't my fault the Nemean Lion was here!" I screamed.

"I know! I know. But trying to reason with the gods was given up long ago and I suggest you should do the same." I didn't want to, but the tone of Chiron's voice seemed to have power over me and I agreed. "Natalie, I had a prophecy from the Oracle a while back. It said that an unmeant child would try to save the Oracle. If they failed, it would mean the end of the Western civilization, but if they were to succeed, peace would be restored."

"So, what you're trying to say is," I stammered, "that I have to save the one little thing that is the foundation of Western civilization?"

"Yes." Okay, no pressure. I must have looked worried because he said, "Why don't you go talk to Zack and Cedar, then bring them back to me. I need to talk to you all together." Then he escorted me outside, where we found Zack and Cedar talking on the porch. They stood up once they saw us coming and Chiron backed into the Big House. Then Zack bombarded me with questions.

"What did Chiron say? Are you trouble? Are we in trouble? What's happening to the girl? How is she? Do we know who her parent is?"

"ZACK!" yelled Cedar, "Take a breath and let Natalie talk!" I smiled. Zack blushed.

"Thanks, Cedar. Anyway, no, we're not in trouble. Well, you guys aren't anyway." Then they interrupted me. "You're in trouble?! Why? How?"

"GUYS!" I yelled at them. It got their attention fast. "The girl is still in the infirmary, but she talks in her sleep. Her name is Claire and she keeps muttering something about 'heals all things'." Then, Chiron appeared around the doorway.

"Children, I'd like you all to come in here now." So, we went. Chiron stood while we all sat at the pinochle table. Then he spoke.

"I'm sure Natalie told you both that the gods are a tad bit upset with her right now, so I'm going to tell you why while Natalie pays a visit to the Oracle." Zack and Cedar just looked at him, mouths gaping. Chiron asked Zack to lead me up to the Oracle and he did. He explained to me what the Oracle is on the way. When he got to the part about people going insane up there, my mouth fell open too.

He ushered me into the attic, and I tried not to look at the table that Zack told me about. Instead I turned my head and saw it…her. She was a mummy wearing a hippie dress like my old English teacher used to wear and a funny hat that I couldn't help but giggle at.

I am the spirit of Delphi, said a voice I knew was coming from the mummy, speaker of the prophecies of Phoebus Apollo, slayer of the mighty python. Approach, Seeker, and ask.

"Umm… What must I do to save…you?" I'm not sure, but I think she smiled a little bit when I said that.

One shall suffer through strife,

One shall end their life,

Through death they will stand,

On the long lost land,

And when she is victorious,

Rewarded with nothing but the most glorious.

I heard the prophecy, but that wasn't what scared me. I saw visions of my father, of animals, Artemis, and of some people I don't even know. I turned and ran toward the exit, trying not to cry.

I guess I was running when I reached Chiron and Zack and Cedar because Zack caught me and Cedar forced me into a chair. "Natalie! NATALIE! Calm down! What happened?" Chiron yelled.

"It was just so real!" I said. "I just- I- It was scary!"

"What did the Oracle say?" said Chiron forcefully. "It- It said, One shall suffer through…strife," At this point, I almost forgot the whole prophecy, "One shall end their life, through…death--they will stand on the long lost land, and--and when she is victorious, rewarded with nothing but the most…most glorious." I said.

"Ok. Let's analyze this." Said Cedar, "One shall suffer through strife. It seems like one of the quest members is going to endure lasting pain."

"And then, one shall end their life? Sounds like someone's gonna put 'em out of their misery." Zack explained.

"Through death they will stand. I guess the rest will be tough enough to get over it." I said. I glanced around at the rest of them and, in unison, we said the last lines. "And when she is victorious, rewarded with nothing but the most glorious." Chiron spoke, "A girl is going to succeed in this quest and she is going to be greatly rewarded." No one spoke after that, but that was when we heard groaning from the infirmary. Our heads perked up and waited, just to be sure of what we had heard.

"Mmmmhhnn." Came from upstairs. Everyone scrambled to get up the stairs to Claire. She was sitting up on her bed. She looked at us as we broke through the door.

"Do you know who you are?" I asked her. She replied, "Of course. I'm Claire Mandolin, child of Apollo."

Okay, sorry the prophecy was suckish, but please review!!