Chapter 7

How Do We Get to the Moon?

So, now we have to figure out how to get to the moon to find Selene. Obviously we can't take a rocket ship. I can turn into any animal at all, including any bird as long as there's moonlight, but no bird flies high enough to reach the moon. Then I thought about it, "Who is Connor's godly parent?" Maybe Connor's parent could get us to the moon.

So I asked Connor, "Wait, Connor who's your godly parent?"

"Hermes, Hermes is my dad."

"Isn't Hermes the messenger of the gods? Do you think he could bring us to the moon?"

"Maybe, but I bet we'd have to do something for him first, he's really busy."

Ok, so I guess maybe we have a way to get to the moon, but we have to find a way to talk to Hermes first. Connor said he was really busy and it makes sense since he's the messenger of the gods.

I asked Connor if he has a way to contact his dad. He said that he could make an offering to his dad at lunch and maybe he'd come. So we decided that's what we should do.

The next day we went to get lunch and Connor made an offering to his dad. I don't really know what he gave him in offering, but Connor said he gave the best food he had. Now we just had to wait.

Luckily, Hermes got Connor's offering quickly, at least I think so because a few minutes after Connor made the offering I saw a man wearing a helmet and shoes with wings on them and holding the caduceus flying in from the sky.

He then landed right in front of Connor and said, "So, son, you got a mission you want me to do for your girlfriend or something?"

Connor said, "Yes and no dad, first off, she's not my girlfriend, second, we do need you to help us to get to the moon."

"So you do need my help then, Daughter of Artemis?"

I said, "How do you know I'm Artemis' daughter?"

"Us gods, especially me since I know all the gods pretty well, just know whose children you demigods are. Anyways, you need me to get you to the moon? That's going to be tough. You're going to have to do something for me first; I've got lots of messages to send."

I said, "Connor said you were going to ask us to do something. What do you want us to do, 'Oh Great Hermes'?"

"First off, I do not appreciate your sarcasm, moon-child. What I need you to do is bring a message to Poseidon for me. And no, you can't ask that cousin of yours, Percy to do it for you. You and Connor have to do it yourselves. By the way, Poseidon resides at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean right now. Here's the message for him. Now have fun."

Then Hermes said to Connor, "Be safe now son, and be careful with your girlfriend."

Connor then said, "Yeah, dad, I will, and she's not my girlfriend!"

So I guess I have yet another thing to do before I can get to the moon. How am I going to find Poseidon? I know I can turn into any animal, but I don't know what part of the ocean he lives in, and how am I going to bring Connor with me?

So Connor and I discussed it and we decided to ask Annabeth where Poseidon might be. I know Hermes said we couldn't ask Percy for help, but Annabeth is the closest person to Percy, so it's basically like asking him anyway. How do you like that, Hermes?

So Connor went to prank some unsuspecting kids or something while I found Annabeth. Surprisingly, I found her in the Athena cabin, not with Percy, which was strange because they're almost always together. It's kind of creepy actually, but whatever.

So I went up to her and asked her if she knew where Poseidon might be. She told me that it's hard to pinpoint exactly where. She did take an educated guess, though, and said that he might be in Maine because he really wanted to get some fishing done or something this time of year. So now we know where Poseidon is, the question is, how do we bring this letter to him?