A/N- Hi everybody! I'm back! The next chapter will hold much…excitement. And confusion. And a lot of other stuff, most of which would give away what is going to happen in the next chapter, so I'll stop rambling. Anyways, here's chapter 7.

Disclaimer- Owned by me: Khristi, Naomi, Ami. Owned by Silents: Jonah, Ellery, um…can't remember any more, but there's a lot of them. Everybody else is owned by Rick. Yippee.

Chapter 7: So- Who's all Coming?

Khristi's POV

Ellery IM-d me at 4 in the morning. 4 in the morning! She should know by now that I'm really not a morning person. Oh, well. I had just walked out of the Iris cabin to clear my head and think about who would be best to take on the quest. Let's see…Jay would be nice, but he's still in the infirmary. Percy would be cool, but I have the feeling he's needed at camp. (A/N- Plus, I just can't write Percy correctly.) Drew? No. Just…no. Her powers are great and all, but she's really hard to get along with. Hmm…this was harder than it looked. I decided to go ask Rachel, if she was awake this early.

The Oracle's cave was dark, except for a light in the far corner. Rachel was sitting up, hunched over something. She looked up and saw me, quickly tucking whatever she was working on out of sight. "Hi Khristi."

"Hi Rachel."

"So, what brings you here this early?"

"Well…you know about how Michael and Naomi are missing, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, Ellery IM-d me a while ago asking for help. The Iris cabin is going to transport us to wherever they are. I was wondering who to take, and I thought you might know."

"Ah. I see. However, in this case I can't really help you. Bring those you know will be useful, but also consider those among you of unknown worth." Okay. That was confusing. I turned to go, but asked one last question.

"What were you working on?"

"Oh, that. It's nothing." Unsatisfied by this answer, I left and walked down to the beach. The sky was starting to show the faintest traces of pink. As I walked, an idea came to me. I headed back to the Iris cabin and stuck my head in the door.

"How many people can you transport?" I asked.

Leah looked thoughtful. "Probably four of five at a maximum. Have them ready to go in half an hour."

"Okay. Jonah, get ready to go."

"Okay." I rushed out of the cabin. First stop: Hermes cabin. I snuck in and woke up the Stoll brothers.

"What is it?" Travis asked groggily.

"Go away. I was in the middle of a really great dream," Connor grumbled.

"Okay. Listen up. Both of you, get ready to go. We're going to help Ellery."

"And Naomi and Michael?" Travis asked, suddenly wide awake.

"Yep. Meet me at the Iris cabin in half an hour." I ran out. Second stop: Aeolus cabin. The winds around the cabin were still blowing, and my hair responded by becoming a mess. I opened the door and walked in. I went over to Skylar. "Hey, Skylar, wake up!" I said.

"Go 'way," she said.

"Can't do that. You're needed for a quest. Meet me at the Iris cabin in half an hour." I know you're wondering why I chose Connor and Skylar. Well, Skylar's wind powers could be really useful, which is why I chose her. Plus, she doesn't mind Phil's accent. Travis and Connor's stealing skills and overall sons-of-Hermes sneakiness could come in handy. Jonah? I'm not sure why I chose him. Maybe because he volunteered.

I snuck back into the Athena cabin and grabbed a small bag. I stuffed in a couple changes of clothes, some ambrosia, a few books, and some mortal money. I already had my weapons and Michael's dagger. I put his bow into its normal form- a Chicago Cubs cap- and tucked it into a side pocket. If I ever saw him again, he might need it. Then I headed for the Iris cabin. Connor, Travis, Skylar, and Jonah were already waiting there, along with Leah.

Suddenly, one of the Morpheus kids came running up. I think his name was Andrew. "Hey, wait!" he called.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Come to the Morpheus cabin quickly. My siblings and I, we…um….have something that might help."

"Okay…" I followed him back to the Morpheus cabin. Two girls and another boy were waiting. "Why am I here?" I asked.

"Never mind. Sit down on the bed," one of the girls said. I sat down. "Now, stay very still and clear your mind of everything except Michael." I tried to do what they said. "Now, close your eyes." I did so, trying to stay awake. The Morpheus cabin exudes this…sleepiness. It's hard to stay awake.

"Are you ready for this, guys?" I heard one of them ask. A chorus of yes followed. I felt four sets of fingertips being laid on my forehead. Everything cleared out of my mind except for Michael. I heard somebody speak, and there was a quick jolt, like a spark of electricity, then nothing. "You can open your eyes now," a boy's amused voice said. I opened my eyes. Nothing felt any different…

"What did you just do?" I asked.

"Well, it's a little hard to explain, but the next few times you sleep, you will have particularly vivid dreams, probably about Michael. Pay attention to what is said and where the dreams are set. They might give you a clue. Now go!" I ran back up to the Iris cabin.

"Okay, guys. This might feel a little strange, but don't panic. AS soon as you come out of the portal, you will feel the urge to sleep. This is perfectly normal. Everybody ready?"

"Yes."

"Yep."

"Yeah."

"Whatever."

"Okay."

"Alright. Here we go." There was a burst of rainbow-ish light that surrounded us, then it all went black.

A/N- and there we go! I know it's short, but it needed to be in there. Review?

-smartone101