Hey guys! I'd like to thank newfoundfantasy for reviewing! It's supposed to be a vague and mysterious story, but I'll try to tighten up some loose ends.

I woke up with a start. Great, I just had to wake up at the part that reveals the villain's name. But… it was the grandparent of the gods… come on, brains don't fail me now! The parents of the gods were Kronos and Rhea. The parent of Kronos was… Ouranos, the Protegonoi of the sky. And the mother was… Gaea! She was the Protegonoi of the Earth, which explains the mud monster. Mother Earth is trying to kill me, what else is new? And why do we call her mother anyway? She's like my great grandma, and mortals aren't even related to her. She's definitely not the motherly type. I stretched before packing my stuff. I should probably move frequently, or else the monsters would find me. I still don't know why Gaea was particularly interested in me, a daughter of Apollo who was just trying to get into her head that gods were real. I searched my pocket for the teleportation ring. Nothing. I started to panic. What if I lost it? Oh, Clara will be so mad!

"Looking for something?"

I turned around and saw Clara grinning, tossing the teleportation ring in the air and catching it again.

"Clara!" I yelled.

I ran to her and hugged her.

"Glad to know I was missed." She said mockingly.

"Think again." I shot back.

Really, I was glad to see her. She was the only friend I'd had for more than a day (which is sad if you think about it) and I already trusted her with my life. She just had that effect, I guess. Besides, she knows more about this business than I do. She could help me understand some things.

"How'd you get here?" I asked.

She shrugged. "I had all night. Besides, I had a feeling you'd come here."

But I was no longer listening as I was looking at the horde of monsters storming up the hill.

"Um, let's talk about this somewhere else."

She looked at the monsters.

"Good idea."

She grabbed my hand and we disappeared leaving a large group of monsters really confused.

"Uh…"

I sat up; my head all fuzzy like how I landed in that jungle. I looked beside me to see a dazed Clara looking around.

"Where are we?" She asked.

I stared at her.

"Weren't you the one to teleport us to this… um… abandoned town?"
The town was more like a rundown little village. There were some tourist shops, and restaurants but they were all in bad shape. They looked like Camp Half-Blood- burnt and charred at places but bits still standing.

"Well, I've never tried to teleport two people before." She said worriedly.

Oh well, that's great to know that we are lost in… what country are we in anyway? Uh, my life is so messed up. It's like life trying to say this is what you get for being a demigod. Never take normal for granted. I sighed in frustration.

"What? I don't have to do everything here!" Clara snapped.

Whoa, looks like she's temperamental. She doesn't seem too open with her feelings either. I should make that a goal to get her to open up to me.

"Okay, just cool down. We need to make a plan to…"

Wait, I didn't even know why I'm running. I have absolutely no purpose running across the world for nothing. This demigod business is harder than it looks. Not that it actually looks easy.

I continued. "I found out that Gaea is after me."

She gasped. Yeah, I know, big shocker. I'm getting chased by the Earth. But no big deal, I'll just keep running! This optimistic side of me isn't really working, is it? I didn't think so. I just had to keep thinking a step ahead. I still had my backpack so I set up the tent, while I gave both of us some beef jerky. Still no idea about the 'jerky' bit, of course. We nibbled it in silence.

"Clara," I started slowly, "do you know why Gaea's chasing me?"

She looked at the Earth in fear as if it could hear us. Which, of course, she could.

"Look, there was a prophecy a few weeks ago. It concerned the Apollo cabin. Chiron only told me, Percy, Annabeth (daughter of Athena), and Will."

"What was it?"

"Daughter of the light of day,

Leaving the raging Earth in her wake,

Shall put her back into eternal slumber,

Or be killed in a fit of slaughter.

Earth and Sun shall clash in the Night,

One to be victorious in the fight."

Wow, wasn't the Oracle a happy ray of sunshine? I heard that the Oracle was in the body of Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a mortal with the Sight. They said that prophecies usually didn't mean what they seemed, but this one was like- fail or die, it's up to you! That didn't help my nerves.

"But why me? I mean, there are other daughters of Apollo."

"This prophecy was made 2 weeks ago. In that period of time, you are the only daughter of Apollo to be claimed."

Oh thanks Apollo. Couldn't you make another daughter in that period of time? You are a god, for god's sake! Wait, that didn't come out right.
"So… I have to put Gaea back to sleep? What does that mean?"

"Gaea has been said to be awakening. Until now, though, we had had no solid proof." She explained.

Oh well that cleared it up. If you can't tell I was sarcastic there.

"What about the third line?" I asked. It was actually obvious, but I did NOT want to find out if that is going to happen.

She gave me the are-you-serious? look.

"I think you know what that means."

Yeah, I do. I just didn't want to admit it. We stayed there for quite a long time, discussing the prophecy. Then it was night and I took first watch. You never know what's coming.

I jerked up at the sound of snapping twigs. I flicked the lighter I found and scanned the area. Nothing to be found except darkness. I stretched a bit before going back to my position. There had been no activity for a long time, and I was going to wake up Clara for her shift when I heard it again. Snap! I readied my sword and shook Clara gently.

"Wake up!" I hissed.

She protested sleepily until I whacked on the head hard. She jolted up but I put a finger to my lips. She got her trident out, water silently swirling around her. I also got my hands ready in case I needed to shoot killer beams of light. We locked eyes and she nodded. I put up 3 fingers.

Snap! It's now or never. Actually, I would've preferred never but right now we don't have a choice. 2 fingers. 1. We sprung silently from our tent, ambushing whoever was there.

"Whoa there! Guys, it's me, Percy!"

I looked up to see sea-green eyes staring back at me. He looked a bit beaten up, his clothes torn and his jet black hair cut in some parts. Other than that he looked good for someone who's been wandering alone for 2 days.

"How did you get here?" Clara asked suspiciously.

He grinned.

"Wouldn't you like to know, lil' sis."

I hit him on the head.

"Just tell us!" I said.

"Whoa, no need to get pushy. Well, I got chased by a hellhound, then jumped in the sea and got a lift from a hippocampi, then ran into a forest, got lost and attacked, then saw a town and here it is!"

Well that was an unnecessary journey.

"We just used her ring." I said simply.

He pouted.

"Girls never play fair! Do you know how tired I am just standing here?" He said frustrated.

I laughed but I was really tired inside. Clara noticed this and told me and Percy to get to sleep. I closed my eyes, wishing for a dreamless sleep. But of course, I just couldn't get a peaceful sleep, could I?

I was floating aimlessly in space. This was actually relaxing, until the three old ladies showed up. The Fates, someone whispered in my mind.

"We are here to show you what will happen if you fail, Halley Johnson." They spoke as one. The middle one reached out and grabbed my hand. I screamed as I saw terrifying images enter my head. Chiron bleeding, dying on the ground. Percy and Clara, running, screaming at me o help them get away from something, but I couldn't move. I was stuck. The thing came closer, and closer, until I was sucked into another vision. Everyone I cared about or met, dying.

"Stop! Please, I won't fail, I promise!" I screamed helplessly.

They stopped and I dropped to my knees, tears rolling freely down my face.

"No, that won't really happen, will it?" I asked, my body trembling.

They seemed to have a silent conversation.

"We bid you farewell, Daughter of Light."

I woke up beaded with sweat. It was still night, the visions I saw still haunting my memories. I lay back down. Before I knew it, I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.