Ok, well, here is chapter 7! I think I have, for some of the part anyways, gotten over my writer's block! *cheer*

Percy: what's so special about that?

Me: I can actually update weekly now!

Percy: oh. Cool.

Apollo: she doesn't own Percy or Annabeth or me. *tear*

Me: but I do own Chrysanthos and Chrysanthe! Did you know that they were based off of me and my best friend Lukas? And uh, also our voices… well. You'll see what I mean!

Annabeth: oh gods im scared…

Me: *evil laugh* you should be…

SORRY ITS BEEN TOO LONG SINCE I'VE UPDATED!

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CHAPTER SEVEN: THE SOUND OF MUSIC ALMOST KILLS ME

I woke up and felt refreshed. Wait a second… the only time I wake up feeling refreshed is when something is about to kill me! I looked around urgently. Just my fellow cabin mates. Some were just waking up, other were getting ready, others had left. I carefully got up, keeping all my senses sharply attuned. I picked out an old outfit that I wouldn't mind ruining, and packed everything I could fit in my backpack. I had sewn up and patched all the holes and tears. I put in a few extra outfits, tissues, rope, toilet paper, a compass, a map, a road atlas, and my new diary. Surprisingly, it all fit. When I walked out to the Big House for breakfast, a lot of people were staring at me. They must have known I was getting a quest. I nervously sat down at my table. Chiron pounded his hoof.

"Children, I have some news," he announced. People mumbled to each other in wonder.

"Vadetta is going on her first quest to look for Disdain, goddess of Emotion. She needs 2 companions. Any volunteers?"

Percy stood up. I smiled. Annabeth followed his lead. I smiled wider.

"Thank you, Percy and Annabeth," I said gratefully. They nodded and sat down.

"Well, now that's all cleared up, let us eat!"

The tree nymphs brought us omelets with bacon and peppers. I scraped about a fourth of it into the fire, then began eating it thoughtfully. Then, Travis and Conner Stoll came up to me.

"Hey, we heard that you're going on some big quest," Conner said. I nodded.

"You should have let us come!" Travis whined.

"Yeah, we're WAY better than those lovebirds!" Conner added.

"Wait, they're dating?" I asked in surprise.

"Not officially, but you get the idea," Travis whispered.

"Anyway, next time, let us come!" Conner reminded. I sighed.

"Yeah, sure…" I muttered, then awkwardly looked down. I continued eating and they went back to their seats. I finished eating and went up to Half-Blood Hill. I looked at the pine tree. It was really pretty. I stood there like an idiot and stared at its beauty. I could've stared at it all day until Percy came up behind me and poked me in the lower back region. (A/N: I'm having Lukas help me out with this chapter, and as he's writing I'm beating him with a pillow for being so moronic. ENJOY!) He startled me and I jumped and hit my head on a branch. The pine tree seemed like it was sorry or maybe even a little angry like I hurt it or something. "So sorry to bother you in your moment of staring. But we have to leave like… now!"

"Ummm…. Okay," I replied simply.

"Alright then!" Yelled Percy, " Lettuce make like a tree and leaf!" (A/N: Idk how many more really stupid and old jokes Lukas will come up with, but he's killing me here T_T) I smacked my forehead with my palm then kicked Percy.

"No one uses corniness like that anymore!" I exclaimed.

And on that happy note, we departed down the hill to the vehicle. Argus was about to drive away when we saw Annabeth frantically running down the hill waving her arms around and screaming at us to stop.

"CURSES!" Percy muttered, " We almost ditched her!" I stared at him in shock then opened the door for Annabeth. She gave her genuine, You're soooo going to get it!, glare and I giggled.

"Some boyfriend you are!" Annabeth yelled at Percy.

"WHAT?" I screamed, "YOU'RE DATING?"

"Well… Not officially but you get the idea." I stared at her in complete annoyance.

We were half way to NYC when Percy said, "Wanna see a movie?"

"Ummm.. Why would we do that?" I asked.

"Because I said so! And the Sound of Music is playing."

"Oh my gods! The Sound of Music? I LOVE THAT MOVIE!" Yelled Annabeth and I at the same time.

"Then its decided. Argus? TO THE DRIVE IN MOVIE THEATRE!" Percy announced. Argus sighed and we made a detour. It only took about 10 minutes to get to the drive-in theatre, and there was only a couple of other cars. (I have regained control :DDD)

"Yay, we have it almost all to ourselves!" Percy clapped excitedly. He was acting like a 5-year-old. I sighed. And he was supposed to be the mature hero? Annabeth and I went over to the snack counter. I bought some of the Dippin' Dot ice cream things, which were delicious. She got some popcorn and a large Coke. When we got back to the car, I saw Percy ducked behind the seat, ready to draw his sword. I didn't get it. Annabeth set her stuff on the back of the car and joined him, her knife ready. What was going on? I looked at them, confused.

They motioned for me to get the Hades over there, but of course, I just stood there like an idiot. Finally, I heard a very deep sound. The same sound from the forest back when I had first come to camp. I froze colder than my Dippin' Dots. I was not going to turn around this time.

I looked at the horror-stricken faces of my friends, who were frantically trying to get me back to them. I took a very deep breath, then turned around. What did I see, you ask? Not a Hellhound. Oh, Gods, I wish! Instead, there was probably a dozen skeletal warriors from different wars, a HUGE horse that had razor-sharp teeth, and of course, a pack of six Hellhounds.

What was this, Attack-Vadetta day? I panicked and threw my Dippin' Dots at the horse, but to my surprise, he scorched it. And I mean scorched, like there wasn't even ashes left. It was a fire-breathing horse! I gasped and turned to run. Annabeth screamed when the horse blasted a column of flames in front of me. I stopped dead in my tracks. I had never been afraid of fire.

I slowly turned around, facing the monsters. Well, I had heard stories from Percy about how he defeated monsters: with his sword, or with his awesome Son-of-Poseidon powers. I was the daughter of some God or Goddess or another, so I must have some kind of ability!

I put my palms together and closed my eyes, concentrating. I wasn't really sure what I was expecting to happen, if anything. I half-expected the monsters to just go away in a poof of smoke, or nothing at all to happen. I concentrated very hard. It felt like someone punched me in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me. I heard someone yell me name.

When I opened my eyes, I saw about 5 of the skeletons were gone and a couple Hellhounds, too. Well, something had happened, but I didn't even see it! Before I had time to try again, the worst, most awful, gut-wrenching and horrific sound I have ever heard came from to the left of me.

I cupped my hands over my ears and fell to my knees. Finally the sound ended and I looked up. All the monsters were running away in fear. What the heck could make such an awful sound? I looked to my left, and my jaw came un-hinged.

"Oh, was is really that bad?" Chrysanthe asked shyly. Chrysanthos sighed.

"I told you to make a distraction, not put us to shame!" Chrysanthos yelled. Chrysanthe had make that sound?

"How… the… Hades…" Annabeth mumbled. Chrysanthe looked sheepish.

"I… well, Chrysanthos said we needed a distraction. I couldn't think of anything else to do!" she explained.

"What did you even do?" Percy exclaimed.

"I sang a High C!" she replied happily. I stared at her, and she shrank back a bit. How could someone so pretty have such a… an appalling, no… a horrifying, no… a truly pitiful voice?

"Sorry…" Chrysanthos muttered.

"Well, uh, at least it worked," I replied, trying to look on the positive. His twin's face lightened up a bit. Then I realized something.

"Wait a sec… aren't there already twin gods?" I asked.

"You JUST now realized that?" Percy snickered. I ignored him.

"Well, er, yeah… who ever said there can't be two sets of twins?" Chrysanthos replied uncomfortably. He shifted his weight. Wow. I had just realized this. I thought about Apollo constantly, but I had never given his sister Artemis a second thought… or even a first one for that matter!

I felt stupider than if I had confessed my biggest secret to Apollo! (A/N: you will find our her biggest secret later, and it's not that she likes Apollo!) Percy, Annabeth and I walked up to them.

"Well, uh, thanks for saving us," Annabeth said.

"Yeah, not even we could have survived that one!" Percy agreed.

"But why did so many attack? Wasn't that a little… you know… overkill?" I added. They all looked at me.

"The only time this many monsters attack is if they're summoned. Or if they were just wandering around in the wild or whatever, they'll flock to children of the Big Three. But even with one in our presence, it was still so unusual…" Chrysanthe answered my question. They all looked at me again.

"I don't suppose you're a child of the Big Three?" Chrysanthos asked. I shrugged and he sighed.

"Wait a second! Why are you guys even here?" Annabeth pointed at the Emotion Twins.

"Oh, well, we decided to accompany you. 3 people usually go on quests, but since we're Gods, we don't count," said Chrysanthe simply. It was silent for a moment.

"So… uh… where are we even going?" I asked.

"That would be…" Annabeth started, then paused, thinking. "Uhhh…"

"We have no idea!" Percy finished. She glared at him. The twins laughed, and we joined them. Curse their stupid ability to make me laugh in a totally tense situation! After we all stopped, the twins, in sync, (which is really scary) answered us.

"The place the Goddess was last seen, which would be in Washington D.C.," they said.

"Why the capital?" I asked. They shrugged.

"Why not Peru? I don't know," said Chrysanthos. His sister sighed.

"Oh, well that's obvious!" she snorted. "Things haven't been going too great for the President lately. Emotions have been running amuck, and she went to try to help."I sighed. "So, then is Barrack Obama a demigod or something?" (A/N: yes I am using the actual president. Deal with it, haters of Obama.)

"Yes, actually. He is a son of Hermes," Annabeth replied.

"How do you know?" Percy questioned.

"Hey, he went to this camp when he was a kid, too! I did my proper research before coming here!"

Wow. Annabeth really did know everything.

"Well, why did Disdain disappear in the first place?" I demanded.

"Good question," Chrysanthos states simply. His sister rolled her eyes.

"Well, that's obvious too. There have been a lot of monsters there, and if she tried to get even close to the President, he has body guards as well. And we've been hearing that an evil force is trying to capture the White House," she explained. I was in shock.

"Why would they do that?" I asked stupidly. What a great question! If you were an evil ruler, why would you want to take over the White House?

A) So you could control the country

B) So no one could defy you

C) So you could have access to anything

Or D), all of the above!

If you answered D, then you'd be correct!

"Never mind…" I mumbled.

"Well, uh, we brought our chariot," Chrysanthe said, motioning to the parking lot full of empty cars. There, I saw a beautiful chariot, drawn by white stallions. It was a base color of gold, with accents of colors here and there. On the front was a large X, their symbol. It looked big enough to hold us all.

"Oh, well that makes things simpler," Percy said simply. Annabeth walked over to Argus and told him our plan. He grumbled and drove off back to camp, Annabeth's food still on top. She sighed, but let it go.

"Shotgun!" I called. Chrysanthos shook his head.

"Oldest in the front, youngest in the back! Which means Chrysanthe and I in front, Percy and Annabeth in the middle, and you in the far back."

I threw my hands up. It had been the same rule at home! I mean, I was perfectly old enough to ride in front!

"But, Chrysanthos, we don't have any seatbelts in the back," Chrysanthe mentioned. My eyes lit up.

"Oh, that's just fine! I'll hold on extra tight and everything!" I said enthusiastically. I remember once my friend's dad had taken me in his pick-up truck, and I got to ride in the back back, standing up the whole way. It was awesome.

"Well… ok…" they agreed finally. I did a short victory dance (which was a jump and spin, really). They all sighed. I ran towards the chariot at full speed (SLOWNESS). After I realized that I wasn't getting far, I just walked at normal speed. The Twins sat in front, telling the horses we needed to go to Washington D.C., and Percy and Annabeth climbed in the middle. Annabeth helped me into the back. I stood up, towering above them all. Chrysanthe shook her head, and I sat down sadly. As we started into the air, I noticed we were flying up 10 feet, 20, 50, 100, until we were finally soaring about 500 feet in the air. (Idk if they're supposed to go higher or lower… I'm clueless with flying stuff). I sat down, but quickly realized that we weren't on the ground anymore. It felt weird. I dared to peer over the edge. I paled. Did I mention I was absolutely terrified of flying? No? Well, maybe I should have. I quickly sat down and curled up, wrapping my arms around my legs. I set my head on my knees, and began to rock slightly. I was starting to feel sick, so I stopped rocking, but the feeling didn't go away. I moaned. Chrysanthos turned back to see what was wrong.

"I… I feel sick… I think I'm gonna be sick…" I moaned. He looked disgusted.

"Well, if you must, do it over the side, will ya? We just cleaned this thing!" and he turned back to steer. After about a minute and threw my head over the edge and hurled. I watched as the vomit plummeted towards Earth, and I felt horrible for whoever it landed on. I turned around and leaned against the side, clutching my stomach. Annabeth and Percy had moved over to the other side of the chariot, as far away from me as possible.

"Hey, watch it! If this thing gets unbalanced, we'll crash!" Chrysanthos snapped. They quickly evened out the weight. As we started to descend, we went a little too fast for me. My stomach dropped then rose up my throat - literally. I hung my head over the side and hurled again. I stayed there for about 5 minutes before I was able to stop. I lay down, still moaning and twitching. My stomach felt like it was being tied into a knot and cut up into pieces. Not fun.

About an hour later we were flying above the suburbs of D.C., and it was probably about 8:30 p.m. we spotted Apollo on his chariot, making the sun set, a little late. I blushed as we waved, but quickly threw up again. How embarrassing! I had just thrown up in front of him! When I looked up his chariot was gone. I sighed and sat down. We landed in a large public park, and I could see a mall across the street. There was a large hotel next to it.

The chariot vanished into a puff of smoke, much to my surprise. Now that we were on the ground, I was feeling better.

"Well, we can always summon it when we need it," the twins pointed out. We all nodded, then went to cross the street. The hotel was Holiday Inn Express, and it was huge! I'm talking at least 10 stories high with an Olympic-sized outdoor pool! There was no way we could afford to stay there. But to my shock. I watched as Chrysanthos turned a bag of Golden Drachmas into what looked to be at least $3,000! He smirked.

"This should be enough for a good night's rest and some food," he said, holding up the wad of cash. I smiled hugely at him. We walked in, our clothes dirty and messy, and saw a bunch of people in the lobby. They were all in fancy dresses and tuxedos. I saw a sign that said, TAYLOR STEWART AND MARK HIGH WEDDING above one of the doors. Oh, so that was it. There was a wedding here. Basically, we were in old and ratty clothes and they were all fancied up. They gave us some suspicious and curious looks as we made our way to the front desk. Chrysanthe did all the talking, seeming like she was way older than 14.

"Excuse me, sir, but do you have any free rooms on short notice?" she asked the man behind the counter. She used her Goddessly powers to look and sound like someone in their early twenties. "You see, my family and I need a place to stay."

The man smiled and pulled out a large book. Inside was a list of up-to-date names of everyone who was staying in the hotel at present.

"Yes, ma'am we do. On the 9th floor, to be exact. It's Suite number 81, here's the key card," he said, handing her what looked like a credit card. He rang up the total on the register. I was too busy looked bug-eyed at the fancy wedding decorations to notice anything else. There were white streamers and cherry blossoms hanging all over the place. On the middle of an oak table covered with a silk white cloth was a flower arrangement that included lilacs, cherry blossoms, and orange blossoms. The was also a cake that had already been mostly eaten. My stomach grumbled. I turned to see Chrysanthos handing his sister the wad of cash, and more than half of it being used. Holy Hades! Talk about expensive! I turned around again, and saw a tall, black man in a tuxedo holding a plate with a slice of German chocolate cake. He bent down.

"Would you like some cake?" he offered, holding the plate out to me. I looked at the cake, then at him. I smiled.

"Sure! Thanks so much!" I thanked, and carefully took the plate. He smiled and walked away. I was totally ignoring everything I had been taught; never talk to or take anything from a stranger, he could be a monster that wants to poison you. But I could smell if there was something wrong with it, and it smelled normal. I took a small bite, and "MMMM"ed in delight. Talk about delicious! I offered Percy and Annabeth a bite. They echoed my sound. Chrysanthe and Chrysanthos said they had nectar, food of the gods. But this was my definition of food of the gods. The frosting was lavender with a white rose made of frosting on top, while the cake itself was in layers. I cut the piece into three smaller pieces, and gave one to both Percy and Annabeth.

In the elevator I recognized the song they were playing. It was some cheesy song by Mozart, perfect for the occasion downstairs. It took about a minute or two to get to the 9th floor. When we got to our suite, I was in awe. There were 2 separate bedrooms, each with 3 beds. In the middle was a huge living room with squishy black leather couches with a huge flat screen TV that was hooked up to satellite. It also had free wi-fi. In the next room was a mini kitchen with a mini-fridge and a microwave, and even a little stove.

There were 2 bathrooms, one for each room. And it was decided; guys in one room, girls in the other. I got the bed closest to the window, and the air conditioning. Oh my gods it must have been at least 80 degrees in there, and it was 9 p.m.! I was dying of heat. (A/N: I know to some of you that might not be hot, but when you've been raised in the coldest place in the continental US, you understand.)

I put my stuff under my bed and threw myself on it. It was really squishy and bouncy, like a feather bed and an innerspring combined. The begs were all King sized, (which was GIGANTIC to a little 4-foot 8 year old) with a body pillow as well as 4 other pillows. It looked like my step-moms bed, only with less pillows. I quickly brushed my teeth then put on some sweat pants and a too-big t-shirt. It was so hot I cranked up the AC as high as it would go. Normally, heat didn't bother me. But this was a whole different situation. Even I can't sleep in heat. It quickly cooled to about 65, so I was able to sleep contently. I pulled a yellow sheet over myself but found that I was slightly chilly. I turned down the AC a bit and pulled over a light blanket. Hmmm, too warm. I dug in my bag and found the towel Apollo had given me back on Olympus. I smiled and blushed. I curled up under the sheet, the huge towel wrapped around myself. I slept fine that night, but with just a short dream.

We were at the White House, somehow right outside the Oval Office (or whatever they call the place the President sits in all day lol). Percy busted open the door, and we found Luke at the Vice President's throat with a bloody knife. I looked over to see one of the Secret Service guards lying on the floor, his suit stained with blood. The President himself was no where to be seen. Luke has an extremely serious look on his face, while the Vice President's eyes (whatever his name is) were full of terror.

When Annabeth saw Luke, she immediately ran and took the knife form him. She chucked it out the window, and I heard it land in a bush. Luke pushed her aside, and she flew back and hit a wall. Percy looked absolutely furious. He had that look that said, you can kill me all you want, but no one, NO ONE touches a hair on HER head! he charged at Luke with his sword, and Luke easily sidestepped.

Luke pinned Percy to a wall, and as if time has lapsed, Riptide lay on the ground across the room. Suddenly, Chrysanthe, Chrysanthos, and Annabeth were all gone. It was just Luke about to kill Percy ad me, helpless little girl standing there. I was angry beyond belief. I charged at Luke, not know what to expect.

I felt like someone punches me in the gut again. When I punched him, I noticed that his shirt had a hole in it. There was a huge red mark where my fist had made contact. Then I realized what it was; a burn. How did THAT happen? He fell down, agonizing in pain. Percy took advantage of the situation and retrieved his sword. Just as he was about to stab Luke, time froze. I was standing there, a deep, evil voice that sounded like a rusty nail on metal began talking.

Oh, poor child, so young, yes so misled. Don't let these heroes fool you. You belong on my side! There was a laugh as loud as thunder that echoes through my mind. I woke up about to scream, drenched in icy sweat. I quickly dried myself with the towel. That laugh replayed over and over, terrifying me all to Hades. I looked at the alarm clock. It was about 2 a.m. I looked over to see Annabeth and Chrysanthe sleeping peacefully. I lay there for about 20 minutes, the towel wrapped around my shoulders with me shivering in fear until I was able to get a grip. When I fell asleep again, the laugh played over and over, along with that awful voice. It was filled with 100% pure disgusting evil and hatred. And Luke was laughing, too this time. It was a friendly laugh, though.

Come on, don't be silly, Vadetta! You know you belong on our side! He said in an inviting, friendly voice. No! I wanted to scream, but I just continued to shiver in fear.

Well, what did you think?

I based the note Chrysanthe attempted to sing off of my own pathetic fails to sing as well!

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