Hi! Nico was going to do the disclaimer, but he was kidnapped, so... I don't own PJO!


The next day went super fast, I felt like it was over in the time it takes to blink! I had spent the whole morning at Archery, then packed my backpack for half an hour, then spent the rest of the day convincing the whole Aphrodite cabin that Natalie would only need one change of clothes and one make up thing. I ended up allowing her to bring her lip gloss and her mascara, but you try to keep from becoming a serial killer with about eleven Aphrodite girls squealing in your ear. Lacy and Tammy had packed the right stuff, but I'm almost positive Tammy stole money from the camp store. What a "wonderful" team" we are. Note the parentheses.


I woke up with the sun again, its like a curse for us Apollo kids. I stretched and took a shower, then I put on my camp tee, the red shorts Conner and Travis stole for me at the camp store, orange socks, my awesome yellow sneakers, and my yellow smiley-face jacket. I love that jacket, it was a Christmas present from my best friend Stacey. She was probably still stuck in the orphanage, she was never looked at twice on adoption days. I looked at the calender someone hung above the string instruments. June 15th. I sighed. It was so close to summer already, and us quest members will most likely miss all the other campers coming here for the summer. I tied my blond hair into pig tails and walked out the bath room door, only to come face with the whole cabin.

"Guys..."

"You didn't think we'd let you go on a quest without saying goodbye, did you?" Asked Karen, smiling brightly.

"..."

"Here, we got you something." Said Derrick, pulling something out from behind his back. "We had the Hephaestus cabin make it."

It was a huge bow made of finely polished wood. It had a small sun on the side, marking the place it should held. Engraved at the top in gold letters was the word ηλιαχτίδα. Sunbeam. Derrick handed it to me, he smiled but his eyes looked slightly sad. I felt tears grow in my eyes. It's really sappy and corny, but I hugged all of my siblings, one by one.

"You guys are the best!" I squealed when all corniness was out of my system.

"Don't I know it." Giggled Penny, my fourteen year old half sister. "Now press on the sun."

I did as I was told, and was freaked out when it turned into my favorite yellow smiley face watch.

"Ah-ha!" I exclaimed, holding the watch up in the air. "This has been missing for weeks! I knew someone took it!"

"Yeah, we had them fused together." Karen rubbed her neck. "Press the mode button to change it, and press the light button for arrows."

I checked the time. 7:50.

"I have to go. You guys are the best! I'm gonna miss you." I hurriedly put the watch on my wrist.

"Good luck out there kiddo." Derrick called after me as I walked through the door.

I turned and waved at them.

"So long, don't let Gavin near my stuff!"

I heard the seven year old snicker as I walked off, toward Thalia's Pine. That's where we were supposed to meet up to begin the quest. Lacy was already there, along with Leo, her satyr friend.

"And you promise you won't-"

"Leo!" Exclaimed an exasperated Lacy. "I'll be fine!"

"Right, well, good luck Lace. If you ever need to talk, I'm just an iris message away."

The two hugged, and Leo walked of toward the forest. Shortly later, Tammy and Natalie showed up. Argus, the freaky many eyed dude, drove the camp van toward us. He was supposed to drive us to our starting point (New York City). As I entered the sweet smelling van I couldn't help but think, this is where the adventure begins...


FINALLY! The quest got started! Review!