Hey Everybody! Here is the list:
Zeus (God of the Sky) - Thalia Grace
Hades (God of the Underworld) - Nico De Angelo
Poseidon (God of the Sea) - Percy Jackson
Athena (Goddess of Wisdom) - Annabeth Chase
Grover Underwood (God of the Wild)
Demeter (Goddess of Plant life) - Persephone (Goddess of Spring)
Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt) - Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt)
Apollo (God of the Sun) - Peter Johnson
Ares (God of War) – Clarisse La Rue
Hermes (Messenger God and God of Travelers and Thieves) - The ghost of Luke Castellan
Aphrodite (Goddess of Love) - Simone Withersport
Hephaestus (Smith God) - Alfred Roboto (robot, not demigod)
This chapter is from Thalia's POV
A Ghost Finds us
Tyson the Cyclops came from the water with Rainbow, his pet hippocampus. He grabbed Percy in a bear hug, which made him turn blue. Everyone who is anyone knew how much Tyson's hugs hurt. He dropped Percy, allowing him to breathe. I smiled. It wasn't often I was at camp, and I saw the gang less and less. So, of course, I was happy when Annabeth decided that we needed to call the Oracle (AKA Rachel). When the call was made, Rachel said "Sure guys!" and we could hear the green mist pouring from her mouth and ears. We heard her say:
12 shall travel the ball
One for each God
In search of answers
10 Halves
3 Immortals
In a vessel of boards
Many will help along the way
But some will be lost in the field
We were amazed. It was clearer than most prophecies, but still a riddle. We decided that "The Ball" referred to the Earth. We then started choosing who would represent each God. I was going to represent my father, Zeus. Percy would represent his father. We called Nico De Angelo, and he agreed to represent Hades. Annabeth would represent Athena, and Alfred would represent Hephaestus. Simone and Peter represented Aphrodite and Apollo, respectively, and Clarisse would work for Ares. Grover, since we decided we needed him, would represent Hera. We asked some Demeter kids if they would represent their Mom, but they refused. Artemis had no children. That left us with spots for Demeter, Artemis, and Hermes. The Stoll brothers refused- one quest a summer was enough for them- and so did the rest of the Hermes cabin. We were stumped, until…
"BOO!" yelled a familiar voice. It was Luke. He was transparent, but it was him. I was about to attack him, but I remembered that he became good again at the last minute.
"I heard you were looking for someone to represent Hermes," said Luke.
"Yeah, I guess," was my answer.
Luke joined us, and I remembered that the oracle had said 10 halves and 3 Immortals. Halves must have referred to 9 Half-Bloods and 1 satyr, as we were both half human. 10 plus 3 equaled 13, so we figured Luke must count as both. Which meant…
"We can't get any more Camp Half-Blood members," I said. "We need 2 immortals. That solves our Artemis problem – She can represent herself."
"But what about Demeter?" asked Peter.
"Easy," said Annabeth. "It's summer. What Goddess is well known for being up here in Spring and summer, but not fall and winter?"
"Persephone," was Simone's answer.
How were we gonna get Persephone? Obviously, Percy had the same idea.
"How are we going to get her?" He asked. Artemis lit up.
"She's my half-sister. I can get her to help." Said Artemis, and she disappeared.
The next week we just hung out, the hunters staying in the Artemis cabin. Eventually, Artemis returned, and I had to pack my bags. The Stoll brothers said goodbye to Luke. We left the hill, Efficient saying a nice goodbye to Annabeth and Simone. He had spent a year with them, after all. We left the camp with a backpack full of food (carried by Annabeth), one full of clothes (carried by Percy), one full of Ambrosia and Nectar (carried by Simone), one with enchanted Goblets (carried by Peter), one full of Laptops (carried by Alfred), and one with our weapons (carried by me). We wouldn't need them for long.
