Hey guys!

I forgot to mention in my last chapter, that the POV of that chapter was Bianca. I forgot to mention that and when I saw the live preview, I was like Oh Shit!

Well anyways I just got the serpent's shadow from the library. I can't wait to read. Any of you guys finished the book? Tell me what you think about it.

So next chapter is up! Here we go.

The taken

Percy POV

It was quiet. Too quiet.

There was not a rustle of a bush, or the tweet of a bird. It had been a long, tiring day, just like any other at camp half blood. So I decided to little a little night stroll. I know what you're thinking-"but Percy, you can't go wandering out at night, there are monsters everywhere! And the harpies will eat you alive!"-but I really didn't care.

Naturally, I found myself going to the lake. It was bit chilly outside. I could feel goose bumps crawling up my skin.

After about 10 minutes, I found myself looking out into the lake. It looked so calm against the glow of the full moon. I stared at it, thinking about the great titan war.

I thought that at least now, Annabeth and I could finally get some peace for a change. We could finally live without having to worry about what type of monster would kill us today.

I tore my eyes away from the water, wondering if I could just walk away and leave all my worries behind. But of course that wouldn't work. That never worked.

So I walked away leaving the calm water behind. The extra light from the moon disappeared as I got overtaken by the tree canopy of the forest.

I followed a trail that I knew would lead me back to the camp. The dirty path had been beaten by the many people that have traveled across it these past years.

I got lost in my thoughts as I was walking down the trail. I didn't know how much time had passed when I heard a faint rustling coming from in the bush on either sides of me.

I whipped around, and put my hand inside my pocket, feeling the cool celestial bronze of my sword-riptide rub against my sweaty palm.

As suddenly at it had come, the rustling stopped. I dismissed it as an animal that could have been walking around the forest searching for food. So I started to walk again.

After a few minutes, I heard the some rustling again! If this was Travis and Conner I would kill them! But I had a gut feeling that it was something much worse.

This time I took out my pen, and uncapped it. It slowly transformed into the celestial bronze sword. It had the engraving "anaklusmos" on it with intricate wave designs. A glow of yellowish light was radiating off it.

I yelled out "Who's there!" into the darkness. I was answered with more rustling, and then a voice.

"It's me perseus."

"Hera" I said with a scowl on my face as I realized who that voice belonged to. I knew that Hera seeing me, was never a good thing.

She looked different strangely.

Not how I was used to seeing her (not that I could ever get used to seeing her but you know what I mean).

She was wearing a strange bed cloth type thing. I had heard annabeth talk about it before, what was it called…a togulle…toogo? I could never remember these things. I also noticed different features.

She had a different sternness pronounced on her face, as if she was going into battle.

"Yes Perseus, it is I, Hera."

"What do you want." I spat at her.

"The giants are rising. Olympus is closed so I must make a plan. Any YOU will be part of it."

"What are you talking about?" I questioned her.

"I need you're help. You will help me unite the two camps to prepare for the great prophecy."

Two camps? I thought to myself. There were two camps? The last thing I knew, there was only one camp, and that was Camp Half Blood.

Hera spoke again.

"I will put you to sleep, and when you wake up you will not remember anything. This will be my only warning."

Put me to sleep? What the hell was she talking about?

Hera snapped her fingers. The snap sounding like it had been amplified a thousand times. A huge weight of drowsiness fell on top of me. I couldn't keep my eyes open.

My knees buckled from beneath me, and I fell to the ground.

Hera leaned over me, but her figure looked fuzzy.

"Perseus, you will not fail me." Hera whispered.

The last thought I had before the darkness fully overtook me, was about how I had thought that me and annabeth could have gotten some peace for a change.

So much for peace.

So how you like it?

Well imma go read the serpent's shadow now.

So read and review!

-detective DG signs out