Hello again awesome random people, random awesome people! I have returned for yet another chapter of the epically random, randomly epic story of the flying demigods! All I ask now is that you keep both eyes on the words, all hands on the electronic device, silence your cellphones, and enjoy the chapter! Thank you for riding Darksword13 storylines!

Disclaimer: I do not own Max or Fang or Nico or Thalia or any of the other epic characters in this story. All rights go to Rick Riordan and James Patterson.

Max POV

I ran up to the Big House with Thalia. I was having a hard time keeping my pace steady, and I could see Thalia was having a hard time too. It must have something to do with the red sky.

When we finally made it inside; Nico, Fang, Annabeth, and Iggy were already there.

"Where's Percy?" Thalia asked.

"He left earlier this morning," Iggy answered, "Tyson went back to work the forges and Percy had to go home for the school year."

Chiron trotted in and hurried over to Thalia and me. "Are you feeling tired?" he asked, feeling our foreheads, "Any headache? Maybe a slight fever?"

"A bit," we admitted.

Chiron was quite agitated when we told him this. "Annabeth," the centaur turned to the blonde girl, "arrange for a war council. We need a quest."

Minutes later, we were sitting around the ping-pong table with crackers and cheez-whiz. All the cabin leaders were there; Silena, Travis & Connor, Pollux, Clarisse, Annabeth, Beckendorf, Katie, Michael, Iggy (since he was the only son of poseidon left a camp) Nico & Fang, and then myself and Thalia (who was mostly representing Artemis' cabin).

Chiron started us up with an explaination (like we needed one). "As you can all see, the sky had turned red. This is because Zeus has been poisoned."

Murmurs arose around the room (see as murmurs, read as screams).

Chiron calmed us with some sort of spell. "The quest lines themselves are simple enough to understand. Carrying them out will be considerably more difficult. Before I continue, I must ask," he turned to me and my sister, "Only a child of Zeus can be capable to lead this mission. Will one of you accept this quest?"

"I will," I said quickly, just as Thalia was opening her mouth to say just that.

All eyes in the room were on me as I climbed the stairs to consult the oracle.

Now, I have never been to the oracle before, nor had I been told what it was like. That is why I admit to screaming like a little girl when the shriveled up hippie mummy in the corner suddenly sat up and started talking. Then, before me, I saw the Flock, flying through a sky.

Fang turned to me and said in the oracle's raspy voice,

Blood from the daughter shall bring back the father

Then Angel spoke,

During flight shall fall and burn

Then it was Iggy's turn,

Five friends she brings help her none

Now a perfect copy of myself,

and lose the one she cares for most

I made my way back down the stairs as if in a trance and told everyone about the prophecy.

Chiron nodded. "The oracle told one thing I already knew. Max must inject her father with her own blood in order to expel the poison. Now we just need volunteers to accompany her."

Fang stood immediately, "I'm going."

Then Iggy, "Me too."

"I'll come," Michael raised a finger.

Clarisse leaned back in her chair and lifted her feet to the table. "I suppose I'll take pity on you punks and come along.

Oh, joy, I thought.

Suddenly, there was crashing and Angel stumbled out of the hall closet.

"I'm coming too," she announced.

"No," I dictated instantly. "This is too dangerous, Angel. I can't let you get hurt."

Angel didn't say anything, she just stared. She's staring and…her eyes are so sparkly…and huge…and so poofy…poof.

I sighed, "Fine, you can come."

"Yay!" Angel cheered, clapping her hands and running from the room gleefully.

Fang came up to me as I facepalmed. "What'd you do that for?"

I sighed. "She gave me bambi eyes, Fang. How do I say 'no' to bambi eyes? Do you even know what that's like?"

Fang stared at me blankly. "No. No I do not."

"Then shut up!" I snapped. Then I high-fived him. In the face. With my boot.

Chiron POV

I knew three Big Three children at once was bad new. Why do I have to go through this so many times?

However, i am worried for Max. The last time a hero went on a quest like this, they never made it back. Well, they did make it back; just, as a pile of ashes.

Hope you liked this one! If you do not approve of my choice of quest group, tough, I like Clarisse. Anyway, please review! Tell me what you think and lose the one she cares for most means. And just because it would be fun to know, take a quiz on the internet to find out what CHB cabin you would be in and tell me!

New:Chapter Song: Hero by Superchic(K) IF you look I went back and added chapter songs to the other chapters