Frank stayed silent. Percy stuttered. He had no idea what to say.

"It's a long story." I said for him.

"And where is Gwen?" Michael asked.

"She's on a quest." Leo answered.

"A quest? For what? After a miscarriage? And all by herself?! What is she thinking?!" Michael asked.

"Slow down!" Piper commanded. "I know you must have a million questions, but..." She sighed. "There is no easy way to put it."

Michael looked at her, confused and sad. "What do you mean?"

"We've been speaking with Gwen over the last few days." Frank said. "For starters, Gwen is a daughter of Thanatos, but she is not evil. She didn't want to be hated or feared by others because of her power, which is why she never uses it or speaks of it."

"However, she feels very bad because Nathan knows of her powers over necromancy and admonished her for not doing anything on the Day of Misfortune. She believes he is right, and for that reason, feels responsible for the Curse of Camp Jupiter. When Reyna was on the verge of death, she released her soul and collected it to prevent her father from taking her to the Underworld. Now Gwen seeks to restore Reyna, but if she fails to complete the task within a month, she'll die." Hazel answered.

"Gwen... Why didn't she tell me any of this?" Michael asked.

"She was scared to do so. She hides her true feelings, and her powers from everyone." Leo answered. "I can sympathize with her."

"Before she knew of her godly parentage, Gwen desperately wanted to know who her father was. Once she found out the truth, she was never the same." Jason said.

Suddenly, we got an Iris-message from Malcolm. "Annabeth, I'm so glad you were able to respond."

I asked him, "Any good news?"

"There's good news, bad news and worse news." he answered. "The good news is that Lou Ellen Blackstone has managed to recreate the border around Camp Half Blood. The bad news, is that it won't last forever. The worse news, Lamia has returned and is trying to destroy Lou Ellen."

"Oh dear... How long do you think Lou's protection will last?" Jason asked.

"I don't know. She has to add energy to it constantly and it is immensely draining. According to Chiara Benvenuti, she never sleeps and she hardly eats anything. She's been holding up the barrier since last night. Usually there is one person watching over her. In the day time, it's Chiara. In the night, she is protected by Valentina Diaz. Occasionally, she gets visitors."

"Are the others aware of the fact that Lou Ellen can not protect the camp forever?" Piper asked.

Malcolm paused. "We had thought about telling the others, but we didn't want to create a feeling of dread."

"But wouldn't that create panic once the barrier falls?" Percy asked.

"That's what Albert said." Malcolm answered. "But the few that know that Lou Ellen's barrier won't last promised to Chiron not to say anything. It's possible that Lou Ellen could die from the strain of protecting us. If she doesn't die from overusing her power, then she could easily be killed by Lamia. She's waiting right outside Camp Half Blood, gathering other monsters. She is a very powerful monster and sorceress."

We gulped. Percy said, "That is bad. Extremely bad."

"I hope you guys find the Golden Fleece. This may very well be the end of Camp Half-Blood." Malcolm said.

"Do know what you will do if and when the barrier falls?" I asked.

"We do. Me, Eric, Albert, Henrietta, Lou, Chiara, Valentina and Ellis Wakefield all discussed the emergency back up plan in a private meeting with Chiron. Should the barrier fall, Chiara or Valentina will blow a very loud war horn three times to alert everyone." he answered. "Everyone who isn't terribly sick, injured, comatose or dead will fight against any invading monsters."

"I wish you luck. And um, Malcolm, can I ask you to do me a favor?" I asked.

"Certainly. What is it?"

"If you find a Hunter of Artemis with black hair and blue eyes other than Thalia Grace, notify me immediately and give me as many details as you can."

"Um, okay. I can do that."

"Malcolm, where are you? There's another meeting!" Albert shouted off-screen.

"I better go. I'll see you later." Malcolm said.

He waved his hand through the rainbow cutting off the connection.

"Which camp is in worse shape? Camp Jupiter or Camp Half-Blood?" Leo said.

"That is a very good question." I remarked. "One that can not easily be answered."

"Look on the bright side, whoever this evil maiden is, she has no idea that we're onto her." Percy said.

"If we're gonna find this evil maiden, we're going to need some help." I said.

I sent a text to Magnus that read, Hey, Magnus. Can you do me a favor? After this, we went back to Reyna's quarters. In a room separate from Reyna, Nathan was locked in a cage of bones. His eyes were closed, and he looked as if he was in a meditative position with his arms at his sides.

"Is he awake?" Jason whispered.

"Doesn't look like it." Leo answered quietly.

"Do you think he's contacting his boss?" Frank asked.

"It's possible." Percy muttered.

I felt a bad feeling. A familiar cold chill. But where was it coming from? It was the same as the watch. Then I remembered facing Luke/Kronos on Mount Olympus. I remembered seeing Kronos attacking Mount-Olympus. He was very close regaining his true form, and Mount Olympus was on the verge of being destroyed. I had nearly fallen off Olympus, but Percy pulled me back up. Mount Olympus was shaking, falling apart. Shortly after, a white marble temple with a gold dome (dedicated to Artemis) suddenly blew up into pieces. The archway crumbled. Me and Percy were about to be crushed to death by a statue of Hera, but Thalia pushed both of us out of the way.

"Thalia!" Grover cried.

Her legs were pinned under the statue. It was no use trying to move it. We didn't want to leave her there, but we had no choice. The three of us followed him in a desperate attempt to stop him. As I ran, I felt, an aura... an aura of chaos. Of chaos, destruction, darkness and impending doom. The aura around the watch Frank had found was similar somehow...

"Annabeth?" Percy asked, jarring me back to reality.

"Huh? Oh, I was lost in a flashback." I said.

The door to Nathan's prison room of bones had been closed. That idea was crazy. Kronos had been defeated, scattered. Nothing was left of him but several tiny pieces of his essence. So what was that bad feeling? And why couldn't I just dismiss this bad feeling as if it was nothing?