I was at the old house, the Victorian Mansion where we used to live when I was a child. It was before it burned. I wandered the land, gawking at my once beloved home, now the source of my worst nightmares.

I didn't know why I was brought here. My dreams of this place are never like this. Usually I am forced to relive my most horrible memories.

Artemis stood at the top of the steps, watching me look around the property, tears rolling down my face. "You." I couldn't help but to have loathing in my voice. "Why have you brought me to this place?"

The little girl, probably ten or so, confidently walked down the steps to stand in front of me. She studied me, sizing me up. I hadn't seen her since I was about ten myself, and that time she came awfully close to killing me. I wasn't sure why Apollo didn't protect me from her tonight.

"My brother has convinced me to spare your life. Although I would like nothing more than to feed you to my wolves for the disrespect your life has caused, I swore on the River Styx not to hurt you unless you mess up."

I know I should be grateful, right? Well I wasn't. "Why did you bring me here?" I repeated.

She laughed. "I am here to warn you, believe it or not. I believe the threat we are dealing with is a Titan. Most of them went into hiding when Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase defeated Kronos, but some remained. Their punishments have not made them grateful of the Olympians. I believe they will attempt to attack the demigods, knowing without you, the gods will perish."

"Did you just say that you need me, Lady Artemis?" I couldn't help but bait her. After all, she swore on the River Styx.

"Beware child. My help will aid you in this battle."

I was silent. I would not give this woman any more respect than that.

She continued. "You must protect the camp. Being the daughter of Hestia, you have the ability to bring the camp together as one unit, one family, in order to win this battle. You are key. Stop this before it really starts."

With that she walked away, leaving me standing in confusion. She pretty much told me absolutely nothing.

When she arrived at the top of the steps, she turned. "If Ophion defeats the children of the gods and takes control of the other imprisoned Titans, this will be worse than the Second Titan War. My hunters will fight with you at the camp. Do not fail me."

With that she turned to light.

I woke with a start. I remembered falling asleep, but I did not remember curling myself around Nico with my head on his shoulders. Talk about embarrassing.

Nico smiled down at me. "Well good morning, Sleeping Beauty."

"How long was I asleep?"

"We're almost out of gas." Damn, so I was out a pretty long time.

"Sorry," I muttered. "I'll drive next time, you can rest."

"It's okay. There's a lot on my mind."

"Yeah, me too," I muttered.

I must have looked unsettled because he turned my head towards him, "What's wrong?" He looked actually worried.

"Who is Ophion?"

Nico thought for a moment, then shrugged. "I don't know, why?"

"Because that's who's coming after the camp. He wants to destroy the demigods, so that the gods will be easier to defeat. That's his first move."

"How do you know this?"

"I had a little visit from my least favorite Olympian." At his raised eyebrow I continued, "Lady Artemis, the lovely hunter of wild beasts and, of course, Skye White."

This made Nico chuckle. "Yeah, another thing in common with demigods. We all have those gods who dislike us. You should see Percy with Ares, or better yet, Annabeth with Hera." Nico actually started openly laughing at this point. It was contagious.

"What about you? Which one dislikes you the most?"

"Hmm, I'm not really sure. Being a son of Hades, none of them actually like to be around me, which may be for the best actually. None would take a liking to me as Apollo has for you. But at the same time, none hate my guts either." He gave me a crooked grin.

Seriousness soon crept back into the car. "So what are we going to do about this battle?" I asked.

"First, we're going to get to camp, and gain the campers' trust. Like I said, being a son of Hades, they know I have power, but not a whole lot of them trust me to lead them into a battle with titans."

I didn't get it. I mean sure, Nico could be scary with his dark hair and eyes, and all the summoning-skeletons-thingy, but I haven't felt this safe since my family was lost. Ever since he fell on me in the clearing, I felt like I had a companion who would protect me, and I would protect him. It was mutual.

"So who is supposed to lead them?" I was a little nervous about his answer.

He took my hand and squeezed. "According to Apollo and Artemis, you are. Don't worry, everyone will be by your side, and I'll help you however I can. There's something about you I can't explain. People will listen to you, Skye. You have a force around you that draws people in. It will bring the camp together. I know it will. You'll save us all."

I hoped he was right.