She Moves!

Important Chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO!

Percy's POV

Hallie and Stella returned from the beach with smiles on their faces. I wonder why? Hallie approached Annabeth and asked her something. Annabeth smiled and got up, pulling out her knife. To my surprise (and Annabeth's), Hallie pulled out a knife too. At first, Annabeth went easy on her daughter as they fought knife against knife, because we both knew that Hallie wasn't very good with a sword.

But as Hallie handled her knife, it was obvious that this was the weapon for her. She used it as if she had been training with it for years! Annabeth smiled and began to try harder, gradually testing her daughter's ability. People stopped to watch as the hopeless proved otherwise. Stella smiled knowingly at Hallie as she fought Annabeth. Stella knows something that we all don't.

Hallie was a good fighter, but Annabeth was better. Annabeth eventually overtook her, but Hallie still put up a good fight. Hallie and Annabeth walked over to me. I smiled proudly at her, "Look at you! How did you get so good?"

"I'll tell you as soon as you watch Stella," Hallie answered. Stella was smiling at her mother, Aura, as they stood across from each other, ready to practice. Aura clapped her hands like a thunderclap, and I was shocked when Stella did the same. Unlike her mother's two celestial bronze swords, Stella had one sword that looked like Nico's. I guess Hades had to be represented somehow.

Aura and Stella dogged and parried each other's strikes. Stella seemed more at home with two swords in her hands. Aura looked proud as she fought against her daughter; she was glad that Stella actually was good at sword fighting, but it had to be with two swords instead of one and a shield.

As they practiced, both girls' waist length hair swung around. Thalia once told Aura that fighting would be much easier if her hair was shorter. Aura refused a haircut, and apparently so did Stella. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, as they say.

Stella almost overtook her mother, but just as Aura noticed this, she preformed a complicated flick of the wrists, turning the tables. Aura overtook Stella, winning the practice match. Aura and Stella came over to the three of us. Once they arrived, I asked, "Where did you get the new weapons?"

"Athena and Zeus appeared on the beach and gave them to us," Hallie answered. I was surprised. They really wanted their grandchildren to succeed in whatever they do, didn't they? Before anyone could respond to Hallie's answer, a mummy was standing next to me, staring at me.

Hallie, Stella, and Aura screamed. None of them had ever seen the Oracle of Delphi. She opened her mouth, and green mist poured out. Ew. The mist thickened and a picture of Chiron formed. The Oracle spoke:

Six shall go west to face the rising titan,

Terror, Lightning, Music, Wisdom, and Triton

Five will be captured, the last will return for aid

An unexpected five will journey with the one who returned from the raid

To the western copy of a mountain to save those caught

All of the new five shall face the rising titan while helping their lot,

During this showdown, expect the unexpected

"I think we need to talk to Chiron," I said. Annabeth and Aura nodded. Stella and Hallie just looked confused.

I know the prophecy sucked. I'm not very good at rhyming, and it was hard to write a prophecy without giving everything away.

I told you all this was going somewhere! And some of you doubted me :(. Psh!