Chapter 6

Chapter 6

I Meet The Oracle

I walked over to the Big House after finishing my perfectly grilled steak.

Once I got to the porch I saw Mr. D. "Oh, and what's the pleasure of seeing you here?" asked Mr. D in a not so happy tone.

"I have received my first quest, and I don't even know what it's about. So I'm here to see the Oracle," I said, trying to be nice.

I turned and walked in. As soon as I opened the front door I saw the stairwell, as well as a large building fit for Zeus. It was so beautiful that it's too hard to describe, so I won't for fear of immense strain in my brain and fingers (A:N/ not to mention I can't afford a writer's block!) I walked up the stairs observing everything I walked by. After about 4 flights of stairs, I reached the opening to the attic. It did help that it said, "ATTIC DOOR" in white on black letters, which makes it easy for anyone with dyslexia to read. I opened the hatch and lifted myself up.

What I saw caught me by surprise was all of the JUNK up here.

"Oh wait, here's something of interest," I said in my mind.

Then I picked up a pink scarf that had a tag on it, the tag said,

"SCARF OF APHRODITE

PROPERTY OF ANNABETH CHASE"

I smelled it and it smelled like almonds and roses, a wonderful smell. Annabeth Chase? Isn't that the girl who hangs out with the boy Percy and helped save me? I think so, but what is she doing with one of Aphrodite's scarves? It's probably none of my business so I won't think about it.

I had also heard that a guy named Luke, who was here a few years ago but abandoned us for Kronos, had stashed a dragon claw up here. The one that had left a huge scar on his face, "Oh I'm sure he's a nice guy," I sarcastically said out loud.

I turned and saw a hippie sitting in a chair, but this was no ordinary hippie. It was hippie mummy. Not the ones you see on TV and stuff. It was one that hasn't been wrapped up in little strips of linen.

I walked toward the hippie/mummy to examine it a little more. Then suddenly a voice popped up in my head.

"I am the oracle Delphi, speaker of Apollo, ask what you may," Said the voice.

"I would like to know what this quest is about," I replied to the command.

"The hero anew, shall face a choice or doom,

A new love may appear but only if chosen to,

A war with soon shall rage,

One with the lord of time even in old age,

And who shall win be the choice of the fates,

And you may even gain a date"

(A:N/ I absolutely suck at prophecies so, forgive me plz! It's not really easy!)

I stood startled at what I had been told. After my quick state of shock, I left through the trapdoor. I quickly walked down the stairs, ready to tell Chiron the prophecy.

I found him out on the porch, still playing cards as always. I walked up and stood behind him.

"So what did the Oracle say?" he asked while still staring at his cards.

I told him my prophecy.

"Hmm. Well the quest is to spy on Kronos, no Iris messaging, for they can be tracked. So just write everything down and become a higher level than everybody else. Poseidon will be able to tell you where the Princess Andromeda is located out on the sea. The next time it is docked, I shall take you there," he said with sternness in his voice.

"Alright then. Get me when you receive word," I said, with a stroke of anxiousness in my voice.

The sun had already set and I was walking toward the beach. I saw the construction on my way over, man the Hepheastus kids like to work overtime. They already had the roof on.

I got to the beach and sat at the edge of the water. I let to water crawl up onto my feet, then I heard footsteps coming towards me. I turned and saw Julie walking towards me. She was in a t-shirt and Bermuda shorts with Adio shoes. She walked towards me and sat a foot away. I looked over to her and saw her staring out at the sea. She had looked a little sweaty like she just got finished with some skateboarding.

"Hey, what's up?" I asked.

"Huh, oh, nothing." She replied.

"You just get finished skateboarding?"

"Yeah. So what's up with the quest?"

"We need to spy on Kronos, and write everything down, because IMing won't work 'cause they can be tracked."

"So when do we leave? I'm meaning you, Rob, and me."

"We leave whenever Poseidon tells us to."

" What does Poseidon have to do with all of this?"

"He'll tell us where and when the Princess Andromeda docks, then Chiron will give us a ride."

"Hmm," she said then pulled in her knees and rested her head on them. I lay back, and looked at the stars that Artemis had set out for us to view. I nearly fell asleep when Julie said, "What do you think is gonna happen when we go?"

"I don't know, but I'm going to wish for the best."

She looked over to me and seemed to blush. I don't know because it was so dark.

"Alright, I gonna go pack just in case they dock tomorrow."

"Ditto."

"See ya," she said while getting up. Then she ran off.

"Yeah, see ya."

I changed Alyssa's name to Julie because I have a friend name Alyssa and it feels weird to be typing her name like this.