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"Well," Percy sat up and dusted off his jeans, smiling. "I think it's time for bed, Wise Girl. This time for real. Come on, I'll take first watch," he grabbed Annabeth's hand and pulled her to her feet.

Annabeth bit her bottom lip and nodded her head before walking into the small tent.

His smile slowly faded as he sat back down on the log. "What am I getting myself into . . .?"

With Artemis:

"I must congratulate you," said Hebe. Her and Artemis had decided to take a walk on Olympus to help Artemis relax, even if it was just for a little. "Why?"

"Well, Perseus, let's admit, is a very attractive male. He even had Aphrodite running after him at twelve. I'm just saying how I admire that you married him. He is a god and . . . Well, demigods are a must for our survival, aren't they? He himself, is a product of Poseidon's unfaithfulness. I don't mean to—"

"No. No offense was taken. Though, I'd very much appreciate it if we did not talk of my husband. After all, he has gone missing and my brother is the only one who knows where he is."

Hebe raised an eyebrow, "Why not ask Hermes? I'm sure he can help."

Artemis stopped in her tracks, "I suppose . . . I will get right on that. Thank you. I needed this." And she walked away.

Artemis Jackson was going to find her husband, with, or without the help of her brother.

With Percy:

"Morning Seaweed Brain." Annabeth yawned as she exited the tent. She found Percy where she left him—sitting by the fire.

She knew better than to get mad at him for not letting her take her watch, but that would just upset him. That's just the way he is. "Good morning Wise Girl," he greeted her. Annabeth couldn't stop herself from resting a hand on his shoulder, "What's wrong?" she frowned.

"Well, it's just that—never mind. Let's have breakfast, shall we?"

Annabeth nodded her head and sat down next to him. "I can't help but wonder what we have to do next. The prophecy didn't really, give us as much information as it usually gave us. It pretty much told me that—"

"Percy?"

"Yeah?"

"What exactly is the prophecy?"

"Um . . . It goes somewhat like this:

"Tide, Owl, and Night,

Come together for Light's fright.

They shall head South,

To find Death's mouth,

And find the end of Time.

Past's Curse, must one withstand,

In order to restore our land."

Annabeth sat, wide eyed at the fact of hearing the prophecy for the first time. Her mouth opened and closed, but no words came out.

Percy shifted uncomfortably on his little log, and waited for her response. "Now, let's break this down. 'Tide, Owl, and Night' well, my mother's symbol is the owl, one of your domains is tides, and now we just need to find who 'Night' is."

"'Come together for Light's fright' that may mean—since Light is also one of my domains—that for the fear of the safety of my family, we are going on this quest."

"'They shall head South' that is pretty obvious."

"'To find Death's mouth,' that isn't. It could mean anything. So this one is really unclear, and has different meanings, but so does the next line."

"'And find the end of Time,' that could mean the end to one of us. Or, maybe, somebody with the power of time or something like that…"

"'Past's Curse, must one withstand,' maybe, someone may have to relive their life or something? I don't know, but then again, we're just guessing what the prophecy may be trying to tell us."

This one's a head scratcher.

"'In order to restore our land,' when was our land ever, destroyed? I have a feeling something bad may happen."

"Yeah, yeah me too."

Annabeth stared at Percy in a loving manner, trying to find how to make this god happy again. Artemis, was her first thought, but then again, why wouldn't his wife make him happy? But no, she can't do that, she'll only make it worse for when they have to separate. Annabeth sat very close to him, and wrapped her arm around his shoulders. "Don't worry," she smiled at him, "we're the team, remember? The perfect duo! Annabeth and Percy, together we're unbeatable! You have my back while I have yours. I strengthen your weaknesses as you do mine. Come on, cheer up. We'll get through this. We've never failed, no reason to start now." Percy looked up at his companion and smiled, she always knew how to cheer him up. "Thanks. Come on, let's go. After this, you're meeting your niece and nephew/God children. I'm afraid you and Artemis may be the only ones to put them in their place."

Annabeth raised an eyebrow.

"What? Thalia and I spoil my kids to death. Not only them, I—" he was going to speak of his and Artemis's extra, er… activities when Annabeth sat up straight. "Oh my gods, Percy, for the love of my poor innocent ears and brain, do not finish that sentence. By the—no, nope. Forget it. Let's just pack up, and forget we ever had this conversation." Annabeth held a finger up before frantically packing up the tent and her bag. Percy chuckled lightly to himself, he enjoyed it when the childish side came out of them both. Once they were done packing up, they cleaned up their tracks and started heading south once again. "Percy?"

"Hmm?"

"Where exactly are we going? We can't explore all of the south just for "Death's mouth," can we?" Percy chuckled.

"Annabeth, Annabeth. My dear Annabeth—"

"Ugh," she groaned, "if I wanted to go with Apollo, I would've done so a long time ago.

"Sorry. Anyways, Death's mouth . . . Death's mouth . . . "

Annabeth rolled her eyes. Of course Seaweed Brain doesn't know, she thought. Percy, on the other hand, was too busy thinking of something he didn't tell Annabeth, something that he was too afraid to think of, but knew was right.

Find the end of Time, he thought. He couldn't help but think of the inevitable, of what the one line from the prophecy really meant.

Find Percy's end, because Percy, is currently the only being alive with the control with the one thing that is going to kill him. Time.

Sorry this chapter is short, and late. This week has been super stressful, school is stressful and busy, and—ugh. To sum it all up: Life. Is. Super. Super. Stressful. So stressful, you just want to curl up on your bed and sleep and pray for everything to go away. Hey that rhymed! Haha. Anyways, please review, reviews keep me happy, and me being happy helps me make you guys happy with more. Have a nice weekend guys!