Chapter 4: Part One: The Problem

*In the Underworld*

"So what are you doing here?" Hades asked crossing his arms.

"I'm here because you sent for Me.", Osiris replied in the same manner, "All gods got your distress call. My children got here because Horus, the Egyptian war god, brought them to me."

"Fine", Hades admitted. "I should probably tell you why I sent for help. Those things, that crushed Ellie, have been bothering me for the past week or so. The catch is, I don't know what they are."

"Well, describe the monsters to me", Osiris offered while looking to try to get a glimpse of one, "I might be able to help you."

"Ok", Hades began. "They fly and blow fire and strangely, by accident, I found out they eat frozen turkeys."

"Oh, that's easy", Osiris answered. "It's just a Griffin."

"A what!?"

"Griffin. Don't worry it's from Egyptian Mythology. I'll get Carter and Sadie to get it for you."

"Thanks, Osiris."

"No problem," and with that Osiris went back to his own underworld.

Part two: the tour

Carter's POV

"… This is the Mess hall where we eat. And these are the cabins, one for each Greek god or goddess", Nico toured Sadie and I though Camp Half-Blood. "Sense your dad is the god of the underworld, you'll be in the Hades cabin with Ellie and I."

"Thanks", I said. "Where now?"

"Um…." Nico thought. "Let's go see Ellie."

"Good idea", Sadie replied.

Ellie's POV

I woke up to see Will Solace from the Apollo cabin feeding me some ambrosia.

"Will?" I groaned.

"Well, looks who's awake" Will sarcastically said. "How are feeling any better?"

"Uh… I guess. Hey, where's Nico and them?"

"They're out looking around the camp. Ellie are you sure your ok?"

"Ya, why?"

"Just wondering… oh look, here they are", Will said turning around to show Nico with Carter and Sadie right behind him.

I get up and look around. Looks about noon but the volleyball court isn't full of kids from the Hermes cabin.

"Hey Nico", I asked looking around and confused. "Where is everybody?"

"What do you mean", Nico looking just as confused.

"I want the date and time now, Carter!"

"October first, just after ten. Why?"

"Just asking?"

I got up and walked outside. I walked over to our cabin to find it perfectly the way it was. I grabbed my sword from out under my bed and went to the arena.

When I got there, I saw Mrs. O'Leary, like always, and someone else I didn't realize. I walked closer to see it was a ghost. At that moment I knew exactly who it was.

"Daedalus!?"

Nico's POV

I followed Ellie to the arena to hear her say a name I haven't heard in three years.

"Daedalus", hollered surprisingly.

"What are you doing here", I yelled. "You're supposed to be down working!"

"Hades let me have the day off", He explained while explained while petting Mrs. O'Leary. "So I could see Mrs. O'Leary. Minos didn't like that but I thanked Hades before he could change his mind."

"But that isn't the only reason you're here, right", Ellie inquired.

"True", Daedalus answered. "The real reason I came is because of a prophecy I heard after you and the two magicians left the underworld. It began-"

"Wait", I butted in. "You knew we were there?"

"Yes, but that's not what is important. The important thing here is the prophecy. Anyway it goes like this:

'Four non-mortals born in Hades

shall meet but fall in one's own hand;

One will live, but three will

die by their father's band.

The one will be patronized of fear

of a past he will repeat;

While their father lives near,

but is hurt of defeat.'

Daedalus took a deep breath, "That is all."