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Chapter 21: Gwen

Gwen and Sam ran towards Lupa's cave. Lupa hated it when the campers didn't tell her new information ASAP, and she got really mad when she found out campers had kept it from her.

They arrived at Lupa's cave, gasping and panting. "Lupa?" Gwen called into the dark entrance.

"Come in," Lupa's voice answered.

They walked into the cave and bowed. Lupa was pacing around the small area, which Gwen knew was only the entrance part of Lupa's cave. There was another small corridor, but nobody knew how many more caves branched off of it or where it led.

"Lupa," Sam started. "Annabeth, Percy, Gwen, and I were in the forest looking for something to hunt. A little ways away from the cliffs in the West Woods, there was a huge chasm." Sam paused for breath.

Lupa looked up at them, curious. "Go on." she said.

"I was there with Sarah and Cody last week, and it wasn't there." Gwen continued. "Its as if someone just took a huge dagger and cleaved a chasm in the middle of the forest. We have no idea how it got there."

Lupa stopped pacing. "Was there anything else?" she asked.

Gwen and Sam exchanged looks, and Gwen said, "When we were standing at the cliffs, before we saw the chasm, Percy sensed a sea monster in the ocean below. Then Annabeth spotted something, which was the chasm. And as we were heading back towards camp, Percy thought he heard something in the woods."

Sam spoke up. "I did a little magic, and I think that what he sensed was some sort of presence. And when I tried to find out how the chasm got in the middle of our forest, all I got was something very old and very powerful."

Lupa said, "I assume Annabeth has already figured this out, but it may be Gaea trying to get demigods out of her way. You are the only ones who can stop her." Gwen got the feeling that Lupa knew a lot more, but then again, Lupa was always like that.

Lupa looked back up at Sam and Gwen. "Do either of you know how close the Argo II is to getting finished?"

Gwen replied, "About two days, and then they can go." Lupa nodded and dismissed them.

Once they were out of the cave, Sam turned to Gwen and said, "How do you think this is going to play out? I mean, we all know there's going to be a war between Gaea and us. But only 7 demigods to beat her? I just don't get it."

Gwen sighed. I don't either. she thought dejectedly.

Piper

Piper was heading towards dinner when she saw Gwen and Sam coming out of Lupa's cave. She caught up with them and asked, "What's up?" Hopefully some people in this place didn't hate her.

Gwen looked at her and said, "We think Gaea is attacking the camp."

"What! How?" Piper was shocked. Gaea was growing in power faster than she had realized.

"There's this huge chasm in the forest." Sam answered. He told her what Lupa suspected.

"Well, then, we have to leave soon!" Piper said. Leo was pretty close to finishing the boat. But then she thought about how Gaea, through Enacleadus, had tricked her and almost caused her to betray her friends. If Gaea was influencing anybody here, and there was some plan to get rid of Legion Camp, then they needed to stop Gaea, soon.

Piper sat down at the small table that she was sharing with Leo and Annabeth. She was about to ask them if they heard about the chasm, when the ground started to shake, violently.

"Earthquake!" somebody yelled. People started shouting as they climbed under their tables, but the shaking didn't stop. From her spot, Piper could see Percy with his eyes shut. He looked like he was trying to concentrate on doing something.

Percy opened his eyes. He had a look of terror on his face. Piper didn't understand why.

Suddenly, everything was still. People started shouting, but Lupa silenced them quickly. "We will have a meeting!" she yelled. "NOW!"

All the Praetors and cabin heads got up and followed Lupa towards the house. Reyna stopped and motioned for Percy, Annabeth, Leo, and Piper to come too.

Percy spoke first. "Lupa, when I tried to stop the earthquake, I didn't sense that my dad was causing it. It was something else." Something else? Piper thought. Do you mean Gaea?

Lupa nodded. "I'm afraid my suspicions are correct, then. If Gaea gets any stronger, she will have the ability to destroy this whole camp." Lupa turned to Leo. "You must leave in two days, as you said. No later." Leo nodded.

"Yeah, first the chasm, then the earthquake… What's next?" Gwen asked.

"Chasm?" Jason turned to look at Gwen. "What chasm? Where?"

"In the middle of the forest, by the cliffs." Gwen replied. "It wasn't there last week, and we think it was Gaea's doing."

Silence. Then Hazel spoke up. "This is worse than we imagined! What are they going to do once they get to Greece? I mean, I know that's the plan, but how are you alone going to be able to stop anyone?"

Everybody stared at Hazel. Hazel, who always tried to stay positive, was saying that they didn't have a chance. And all the Apollo kids here could sense something about the future.

"We will go to the Parthenon." Annabeth said. "I don't know what, but there will be something there." Jason gave Annabeth a curious look, but nobody but Piper seemed to notice.

George, the oracle, said, "You should be prepared for anything. Monsters, giants, even Gaea herself." Piper wondered if he knew exactly what would happen. She didn't want to find out. That may just scare her out of going, and she knew she was needed for the quest.

"All right then." Jason said. "Gaea is attacking. We set sail in two days. I think- I think the war has begun."

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