Mt. Olympus, Washington

Here's what's going on peoples; you might think I have loads of creativity, but I don't have an endless supply. My imagination is limited (sadly). I haven't the creativity it takes to write about a quest. Some of you might have been hoping for one of those, but I truly don't have that kind of imagination, and it frustrates me. I know about few monsters, and how to introduce the monsters to the characters is not something I'm good at. Did you notice how I didn't describe Percy's part of the quest a lot? So, I am basically saying that I'm not going into detail about Annabeth's part of the quest.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO

Ashley's POV

I'm dreaming. That's all. But the rope burn those ropes gave me is too real to be a dream. I sighed, knowing that I was now apart of a world that I understood little about. I never thought anything crazy or abnormal would happen to me; the only odd thing I expected in my life was Sophia and her family. I knew that she complained about their strangeness, but I never would have guessed that it had something to do with the Greek gods.

I see news reports about teenage girls getting kidnapped by insane people, some of them dying. I always thought, no, that won't happen to me; it's just not possible. But here I am, inside a cell in the center of a mountain, dragged all the way to the other side of the country by monsters with a van and ropes. I'm probably on the missing persons list at the county police department. Just swell.

The adults have been nice to me, comforting me, a sixteen year old girl, when I start to freak out. The women are really good at that; Dr. Jackson looked between shocked and amused when he found out Thalia was good at this. She retorted something about being with the Hunters is like being with a big group of sisters that need to learn to be sensitive when necessary? I don't remember. Dr. Jackson responded that he thought the Hunters were a group of tough girls. Thalia rolled her eyes at this.

Our guards (when we had them) didn't care that Hannah and I were untied. Right now, a pretty teen was snarling at Dr. J, "Where is the Athenian?"

"I don't know," was Dr. J's response.

"Of course you do!"

"I don't."

"Liar!" she stomped her foot in frustration and I was confused to hear a clang of metal.

"Hey, I have a question," Nico said. The teen glared at him, so he continued, "Where's your boss?"

"Lord Typhon is wreaking havoc in Alaska. He felt bad that it was forgotten a lot because it's attached to Canada instead of the US," she sneered. I racked my brain for information about Typhon that I learned at school. I think he was the big bad boy right; mucho problemo? Anyway, he wasn't the guy you wanted to mess with, and that's all I know.

Sophia's POV

We were in Washington. There wasn't much of a drive to the base of Mt. Olympus left, and I was nervous. Sure, I fought some minor monsters on the way over here, but this is their headquarters, the place where they all are. Maybe even Typhon himself! I remembered the last lines of the prophecy that I knew now involved me: All of the new five shall face the rising titan / during this showdown, expect the unexpected. I would have to fight Typhon, but at least I know I won't be alone.

Mom parked the car, and I could see many mountains. I couldn't tell which one was Mt. Olympus because I had never seen it before (I wish I could see the real one…). Mom got out of the car, and our group followed her. We made sure we had our weapons; my sword and shield, Hallie's knife, shield, and sword, Mom's knife, Stella's forever-attached swords, and Tanya and Greg's bows and arrows.

We all took a deep breath and approached the mountain.

Ashley's POV

A siren began to blare. That same weirdo pretty teen returned, immediately looking at our prison cell. She seemed satisfied that we were still there, flashed an evil grin, and ran off yelling, "The Athenian has arrived at last! Possible offspring accompaniment!" she shouted excitedly. What the heck does that mean?

The Empousa's POV

They have no idea that Typhon is right here waiting for his prize on top of this very mountain…

I am sorry that I couldn't update yesterday (May 19). I had a lot to do, so this is a little late. As I type this, it is 1:07 AM (I'm not supposed to be awake). I told you that I would have it done by twelve, but I didn't have enough time. Sorry! I got it done as soon as I could.