A/N: Aloha amigos! …I mixed up the languages, didn't I? Anyway, I'd like to thank Perodite 1000 for reviewing the first 3 chapters! And I hope this 700-plus-words chapter (author's note not included) would make you guys and gals glad. :) Oh! Happy Percy Jackson Ship Weeks! The ships and their respective weeks will be on my profile. :)

DISCLAIMER: Don't own PJO and HoO.

Chapter 4: Warnings And Threats Are Given

PERCY'S POV

Percy closed his bedroom door. That voice... It sounds so familiar. He remembered it from a dream. 'What a valuable pawn...'were the words that echoed in his mind. His head almost started hurting from identifying who owns that voice.

Lying down on his bed, he tried to summon his father's warning. What was it again? He knew it was something about—

Jackson, it's useless. I told you I have great plans for you. Just listen to me.

"Get out of my head!" Percy yelled, and he threw the nearest pillow across the room. Then, someone knocked at his door.

"Percy, I need to talk to you. Annabeth pushed me to it, though." It was Jason, the idol of the Roman campers.

See young hero? Annabeth doesn't want to meet you. SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOU.

He recalled who owns that voice. That so-called Mother Nature isn't so motherly at all, he thought. Calming himself by squeezing his pillow—and not by screaming—, Percy convinced himself that the voice (a.k.a Gaea), is bluffing. But since he is not in the mood, he responded to Jason with a nonchalant expression, "I am fine. Please tell her that."

Percy was glad that Jason accepted his answer, and that he left immediately after that. The son of Poseidon really needed his time alone.

JASON'S POV

After Jason heard Percy's response, he went back to the entertainment room.

"So, is Percy coming back?" Leo asked while keeping his eyes glued on the screen and trying to beat Piper. Fortunately for him (but for Piper, it was the opposite), Leo is succeeding.

"I guess not." Jason turned to Annabeth. "He said he was fine. Apparently, your guess was correct that if you yourself went to visit him, he would only respond like what he did to me."

Annabeth sighed exasperatedly. "Very well, then. I think I'll go to the planning room. Being the daughter of Athena, I should not be idle."

He nodded as Annabeth stood up and went to the direction of the library, which Annabeth apparently likes to call the "planning room".

Jason sat on a luxury recliner, far from the couch where Leo and Frank are shoving each other. And since he had nothing to do in particular, he dozed off.

A broken roof. Bases of what were once magnificent statues. Several columns that still stood strong.

He recognizes this as one of Hera/Juno's temples—well, probably it was a Heraion temple— that was built in the eighth century or so.

"Jason, she is coming back." Hera looked around, as if afraid of something, or someone. "Protect yourselves. My husband might detect this message. So, here are two words of hint... Chicago. Potions."

PIPER'S POV

"VALDEZ! Come back here! I'm going to beat you now!"

Piper is fuming for being beaten 10 times in a row in Mario Kart. "NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A CHARMSPEAKER!"

Leo is hiding behind Hazel. Er, shielding himself is a better term for that, because (as Leo himself said) 'hiding is for cowards, and I am not a coward.' His words, Piper thought, not mine.

"Sammy—I mean, Leo. What the heck?!" Hazel said in annoyance.

Piper stopped abruptly and put her hands on her knees, catching her breath. In those few seconds, a letter appeared before her.

What in Hades? she thought as the envelope fluttered down to the floor.

She bent down to pick it up. Piper looked at the letter. The envelope has Hermes Express stamped across it. Piper noticed that the envelope is color pink and has a neat and elegant writing with her name burned on it.

She picked it up, opened it and read her mother's letter.

Dear Piper,

You may not notice it, but we are sending warnings. There is something beyond the Mist that I cannot perceive, but I know it is part of my power. Stay with your friends, especially with Sparky there. (Cue Piper's tomato-red face.)

Lots of love,
Aphrodite

A letter from her mother was something she never expected since they had boarded the warship. Now, the goddess was sending her this. Anyone would understand the meaning behind the letter—something big was going to happen to the seven chosen demigods, including her.

She was having suspicions as to what this 'something big' is. Piper was sure that someone wants to disrupt their quest or to break the trust that the Seven had—and currently has—with one another.

Whoever you are and whatever you do, you won't tear us apart, the daughter of Aphrodite thought.

Oh, yes, I will, you pathetic daughter of the love goddess, a voice told her. She knew this voice from somewhere, though, she was not sure where exactly.

I will do that, whether you like it or not. After that, the voice laughed menacingly. Its volume was slowly decreasing until there was none.

Piper was not very happy with that threat. She had to tell someone about what he/she/it said.

Fortunately, she knew who that someone was, and she immediately went towards the place where she would find that person.

The library, a.k.a. the planning room.

A/N: I'm sure you guys know who the person Piper referring to is. So, what do you think about this chapter? Great? Lame? Like it? Hate it? Opinions? Suggestions? Put it in your review!