A/N: first of all, I'm so sorry I haven't been updating. I have the dreaded writers block! *cue dramatic music* But I have been trying my best to think of something. I have a bad habit of biting of more than I can chew and not finishing it, but I promise I will finish this story. Thank you for everyone who reviewed and took the time to read my story. Now on with the story!

Nina's POV:

Me and Nico just came from the Underworld and were panting. There was chaos everywhere and screams filled the air. I'd only been gone 30 minutes and this is what happens.

I felt my knees buckle and I fell on the grass by a tree. There were 2 campers running towards me. Their light brown hair mostly covering their faces but I knew who they were immediately when I saw their green eyes that were always filled with a hundred emotions at a time. They were my favorite twins from the Poseidon cabin, Sam and Danny. Before I knew it they were both on top of me rambling on about Zeus know what. "Slow down" I cut in. "Chiron is looking for you and Nico" Sam started "And if you're not there this minute I think he might pull his own tail out!" Danny continued. I scrambled to my feet and dragged my half asleep, half brother to the big house as fast as I could.

Chiron was pacing back and forth on the porch. He ushered us in and settled Nico down in a corner to rest. Everyone whose names were written down by Piper during the last counselor meeting was there pacing as well.

"Now that everyone is here I suppose you may begin your quest. Hurry! You must save Olympus before it falls" Chiron let us out the back door and we started walking through the woods. I was just past lunch, but with the canopy of trees it seemed as though it was around 7 or 8. I still had no idea where we were going or what was wrong with Olympus.

It seemed like hours that we've been walking but it's only been 1 and a half. "Why don't we stop and have a late lunch? I'm starving." Leo complained. Thalia turned to him and grimaced until her stomach grumbled. "Yeah, I think that's a good idea."

Percy gathered some fish while Thalia and Fabian hunted for something else to eat. Jason summoned a bolt of lightning and set the wood Annabeth and Piper collected on fire. Leo could've made the fire easily but he said "Since I had the idea of eating I don't have to do anything." Nico was looking for something we could cook on. Me and Patricia were assigned to go get water by a river nearby. I took this opportunity to ask "WHAT IN HADES ARE WE DOING?", "Were getting water, what else would we be doing" she replied. I slapped my forehead. "I mean, what is going on in Olympus and where are we going?" I said frustrated. "Ohh, well there was apparently a fight because there's something going on in Tartarus and they couldn't decide on which way to fix it. Hestia couldn't take their fighting so she ran away and is in hiding. Now the gods are fighting even more. We think, well Chiron thinks she's in Rockport, Maine. Dubbed the most peaceful place in America and it's not that far from Olympus. She still tends to the hearth." Patricia answered still gathering water. "Why are we walking all the way there? Wouldn't it be easier to take a Pegasus or drive there or take a plane?" I asked still confused about this quest. "We can't take a Pegasus 'cause Thalia's afraid of heights remember and the rest I have no idea" I gave her a slight nod and we started walking back to the others.

When we got back Annabeth was cooking whatever meat Thalia and Fabian caught. When we were done eating we cleaned up and started walking again. After another hour we were near the clearing in the woods. I could hear the cars driving on the road and caught up to Percy who was leading us. "Hey Perce, why are we walking instead of taking a flight or driving to Maine instead?" I whispered. "We can't really drive through the woods can we and 10 demigods on a plane, not a good idea. As soon as we're out of here we can take a car" he whispered back. I nodded and slowed down so I could walk beside Nico again.

Percy's POV:

We found a car rental place 2 miles down the road. We rented the biggest van they had. Just as I was giving the payment, the sales clerks turned into harpies. "Um guys, monsters over here" I called as I pulled out Riptide from my back pocket. There were 6 harpies and 10 of us, they were clearly outnumbered but then again they were almost 2 times bigger than us.

Jason, Annabeth, Piper and I lunged our swords and knives at the largest harpie, it dodged all of them and swung its talons towards Piper but she quickly deflected it with Katoptris. Jason shocked it with a bit of thunder but that only stunned it. I shot a blast of water at it that seemed to come from nowhere and slammed it against the wall. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Annabeth do a back flip, kicking one of the other harpies in the face and landed on top of the unconscious harpie by the wall and swung at it, turning it into golden dust.

On the other side of the room, where the harpie Annabeth kicked was now at, Patricia and Leo were throwing fireballs at it, turning it into ashes. Thalia was jumping off of the ceiling beams shooting dozens of arrows at a time. Nina was swinging her new sword at one of the harpies with deadly accuracy and ease. When she was about to deliver the final blow, sending it to the underworld, the harpie Fabian was shooting with his arrows, ended up behind Nina's and both harpies were impaled with an arrow and a sword. The last harpie was the one Nico was battling, he grunted as he swung his blade. The harpie was dodging his every move. Out of his frustration and anger he flung a granite column at it crushing it. "Get in the van now! Hurry before more come" I shouted jumping in the driver's seat. Everyone rushed in and sure enough a swarm of even more harpies came. I stepped on the gas and drove as fast as the car would go.

"Oh gods! I think I'm going to throw up" Leo shouted from the back after 20 minutes of my insane driving. "I think I can slow down now, I don't see the harpies anymore" I shouted back, lifting my foot from the gas a bit. "Take a left now" Annabeth instructed. I did as she said.

In the front passenger seat was obviously Annabeth so she could give the instructions. Behind her in the first row of seats was Nina, already sleeping on Fabians shoulder and Piper was took pictures of them 'for Amber'. In the next row behind them Nico squirmed in his seat with Jason and Thalia trying to keep their laughs in. Lastly in the very back was Leo and, from what I could see in the rear view mirror, flirting with Patricia.

I continued driving for 3 more hours following Annabeth's instructions until Nico cried "I got to pee!" waking everyone who took a nap. "Well the next rest stop is 15 minutes away" I answered back. "I think I can hold it in" Nico tried but 10 minutes later "I'm going to explode if I don't go now Percy". "Um just wait 5 more minutes or pee on a tree" I suggested "There are no trees! Can't you just do more crazy, fast driving again?" He said biting his lip causing some laughs from the back. "Ok, hold on to your seats" I yelled nervously before stepping on the gas like a maniac. We were at the rest stop in less than 2 minutes. Nico ran to the restroom and when he came out there was a piece of toilet paper was hanging out of his pants. I stifled a laugh and let Jason Drive for 2 more hours before letting Thalia drive for an hour and Annabeth the last hour before we finally saw the sign saying "Now entering Rockport Maine"

A/N: I did a bit of research and the time it took the characters in the story to get to Maine is the same in real life and Rockport, ME is really the most peaceful city in America next to Flagstaff, AZ :D