CHAPTER FIVE: BUM BUM BUUUUUUMMMM!

EDWARD'S POV

When the vision ended, Alice's face was a mask of horror. Mine was, too.

"GUYS!" she cried out. Everyone turned to her. A spout of flames disappeared. A wave splashed down, soaking everyone.

"She's coming!" Alice cried.

"Who's coming, dear?" Esme asked, concerned.

"Victoria…" I whispered. My family's eyes widened, especially Bella's.

"No…" Carlisle whispered.

"Uh, sorry to bother, but, who's this Victoria chic?" Nico asked.

MY POV

The little female vampire with the black hair (which reminded me of Thalia's hair) looked like she was dreaming. Her eyes were blank, a billion miles away. Edward's eyes were, as well. I focused on the fight, willing a spout of fire to shoot out at my opponents. Percy shot a wave forward.

"GUYS!" the girl cried. My fire spout vanished, and Percy dropped the wave, splashing us all. Everyone turned to her.

"She's coming!" she exclaimed.

"Who's coming, dear?" asked a woman with brown-caramel hair. She seemed motherly.

"Victoria," Edward whispered in horror. Their faces matched his tone, especially Bella's.

"No…" the tall blonde whispered. Wow. He was like… Apollo, with gold eyes.

The silence was interrupted. "Sorry to bother, but, who is this Victoria chic?" Nico asked. They all looked at us.

"We'll have to explain later, but, we have to prepare! Alice, when is she coming?" Bella asked desperately.

"When the snow hits the ground," Edward answered.

"It's November now, so… maybe next month?" I offered. They nodded.

"It's not just Victoria, either," Alice added.

"What?" the beautiful blonde gasped.

"She's bringing an army. An army of newborns," Edward said miserably. Newborn?

"Uh, yeah, "newborn" meaning?" I asked.

"Newborn vampires… some of the most dangerous beings in the world. They are the most blood-thirsty vampires on the planet. Their mind… they exist to drain the blood from innocent and un-suspecting humans," the shorter blonde one said, his eyes full of pain. The way he described it… I shivered. Nico took my hand. Normally, I would be blushing to Hades, but I needed the comfort.

"And this… Victoria… how many is she bringing?" Percy whispered.

"I can't be exact, but… at least 30," the pixie replied.

"And on our side there wasn't just us or the pack, there was you guys, as well as some huge 15-foot-tall people. Also many adolescent girls, and two really young girls…" Edward added. The adolescent girls were obviously the Hunters, and one of the young girls must have been Artemis. But the other…

"Describe the smallest one," I demanded.

"She looked like about 8. She had red-brown hair and fiery red eyes, with a scarf around her head," he replied. It was her.

"Mom…" I whispered. Their eyes widened.

"Your mother is an 8-year-old?" asked the beautiful blonde.

"She's not 8... More like 8,000. That's just her chosen form," I explained. Honestly, it was a little odd for people to view your mother as a little kid.

"Describe the really tall people," Annabeth said. Edward nodded, remembering.

"One had black hair… sea green eyes…" he began.

"Poseidon, Dad," Percy said immediately. Edward shrugged and continued.

"Curly blonde hair, stormy grey eyes…"

"Athena," Annabeth recognized.

"Hmmm… one was tall with a beard and electric blue eyes."

"Zeus," I said. I shivered again.

"What is so important to you mortals that I must come?" he demanded.

"Oh, nothing, just something that could wipe out the nation if not controlled," Alice said happily. He didn't say anything.

"A man in a black cloak with black hair and black eyes," said the girl.

"Hades!" Nico gasped. Zeus scoffed.

"As if he would come anywhere away from the Underworld to help mortals!"

"Well he is," I replied.

"And a good-looking guy with blonde hair, blue eyes, and incredibly white teeth."

My heart fluttered. Nico may have been cute, but Apollo was downright sexy. No offense.

"Apollo," Annabeth and I said at the same time, slightly dreamy. The guys snorted.

"What is Apollo doing there?" Percy asked, annoyed.

"Most likely helping his little sister," I replied. Apollo was very protective over his "little sister", when in fact, they were twins. It made sense, but something told me Apollo just wanted to flirt with Artemis's hunters.

"Anyway, we need to tell the pack about this!" Bella said as she ran to the house. It occurred to me that Jake hadn't heard any of this, and I couldn't help but face palm. (A/N: ok ok please don't kill me but I almost died recently… ok so I didn't almost die but I cracked and/or bruised a rib or two so that makes writing slightly difficult, so I might get behind on me schedule slightly, so please don't get mad if I don't regularly update!) Jake was an idiot sometimes, missing important things. Even when I was really little I remember him either spacing out or being absent during important stuff. I usually let it slide, and I would have to now.

"Lord Zeus, would you please inform the other Gods about this?" I asked as politely as I could manage.

"Very well. I shall come if I am needed," he replied. He began to glow, and I instinctively covered my eyes. Everyone else did too. Zeus was gone when I looked again. I sighed.

"Well… a month of preparing, training, and getting freakishly behind on homework awaits us!" I announced, using fake enthusiasm. When I turned around, I saw Edward's family talking in whispers about friends. I walked away, not caring about their friends. When I was about to go in the front door, I heard 2 loud CRACKS! I covered my eyes, and when I opened them, I saw an unhappy Hades and Athena glaring down at me. Athena's glare is scary enough, but add Hades to that?

"Young demigod, what is the meaning of Zeus asking our assistance for a petty mortal event?" Athena demanded. I bowed.

"I'm sorry Lady Athena, but, it's actually rather important," I said apologetically.

"So important that I must leave my realm?" Hades boomed.

"So important as in if not controlled, the country could be wiped out!" Nico said, walking next to me. Hades scoffed.

"I doubt that," he replied.

"Well, try an army of newborn vampires that can only be killed by:

a) tearing them up and burning them

b) I set them on fire

Or c) a werewolf tears them apart." I listed the options. Athena sighed.

"And if this threat is not stopped, how, exactly, will it threaten the country?" she demanded. I was amazed she didn't know.

"Newborn vampires are bloodthirsty, and from what I've heard, can destroy an entire city in one of their feeding frenzies. Take that and multiply it by the hundreds…" Nico mumbled.

"Fine. I will help with this matter," Hades agreed finally. Athena sighed.

"Very well," she added. I covered my eyes and they were gone again. I sighed heavily, knowing this was not going to be a fun month.

I went inside, hoping that Jake would have some good news.

"Crystal, there you are," he said, his tone dead serious. That didn't happen often.

"Yeah, I'm assuming Bella told you about all this?" I replied. He nodded.

"She did, and we're in," he concluded firmly. I smiled widely.

"Thank you so much!" I squealed, then ran up and hugged him for a moment. When I pulled away, I knew I was going to have to do some tracking down. First Artemis and her Hunters. The only problem? They could be anywhere in the country. And in the vision, Edward also said there was also Hestia, my mom. She could be anywhere, too. I knew how to contact her, but I didn't have a chance at the moment, because I was approached by Edward. He tapped my shoulder, and I flinched back and almost fell. His skin felt like dry ice. He had the same reaction.

"Can I help you?" I said sourly.

"I wanted to introduce you and your friends to my family," he said kindly. His tone disgusted me.

"Whatever, I'll go get them," I turned around to find everyone. Nico was still with me, so he helped me look. Annabeth was talking with Bella about her plan, and Percy was with Grover. After I rounded them all up, I went back to meet Edward's family against my will.

"You first," I said sarcastically. The taller blonde stepped forward.

"My name is Carlisle, and this is my wife Esme," he introduced, and the woman with golden brown hair stepped forward.

"Nice to meet you. These are my sons Edward," she pointed to Edward. "Emmett," she pointed to the really buff one. "And Jasper," she motioned to the blonde who looked in pain.

"And our other children, Alice," Carlisle pointed to freakishly-hyper black-haired one. "And Rosalie," he pointed to the beautiful blonde who looked stuck-up.

"I'm Crystal, Daughter of Hestia," I introduced myself.

"Nico, Son of Hades."

"Perseus, Son of Poseidon, call me Percy."

"Annabeth, Daughter of Athena."

"Grover, um… I'm a satyr," Grover finished.

"Satyr?" Alice chimed.

"Half-human half-goat," he explained, taking off his pants to reveal his furry goat legs. The vampires gasped. Grover quickly shuffled his pants back on.

"Well, now that introductions are done, I would like to go home," I said. Everyone nodded in agreement. Jake loaded us into his car, but Bella didn't want to take us anywhere after my little episode. We all sighed, and my cousin called Sam to take Percy and Annabeth. Of course they would get there before us, but I didn't really care.

Nico and I were stuffed in the back again. It was a very awkward, silent ride home. When we finally got home, I ignored all my fancy stuff on the larger side of my room. I went straight to my bed and buried my face in my pillow. I played There's A Party At The End Of The World on my iTouch. It seemed pretty fitting, as this could be the end of the world as we knew it. I considered having a mini-party in my room.

Sending invitations to all the gods… to the Cullens… to Jake and the pack… well, that would be an interesting attempt. I rolled over and kicked off my sneakers. I forced myself to sit up, and got down off the bed. I was too lazy to get all my stuff for school tomorrow. I went downstairs and grabbed a granola bar, way too tired to stay for dinner. I began chewing on it as I climbed back up the stairs, my legs threatening to drop me any minute.

I closed my door and tossed the granola bar wrapper in the waste basket. I opened my closet and picked out a pair of pajamas; silk orange bottoms with an orange tank top. On the bottoms were little mini fruits (I don't know why) splattered all over the place, and the top was plain. I pulled the drapes over my windows and turned off the light. It may have only been about 7 or 8, but I was exhausted beyond belief.

I pulled back the sheet and blanket, snuggling into my new bed. Everything smelled fresh and clean, like Downy. I inhaled deeply, going to my happy place… (no don't ask you don't need to know).

Well, this is home, I thought before I fell asleep. And something told me my dream was exactly like what Alice saw. (A/N: I don't think you need me to re-type it… and I'm lazy so yeah)

Ok, so, I'm sorry if this chapter was a little short… but I will do my best to update on time next time! But I may change the every Wednesday deadline to just once a week… no specific day. It would be a LOT easier on me.

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