A/N : Hey guys! I feel like such a bad person for not updating for so long. I hate it when other authors do that. But I've been writing an actual book and that's my top priority right now.

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Disclaimer: I still don't own PJO.

Chapter 8

Minutes later, I had on my silver bathing suit and brushed through my hair. Then, I ran to the beach. It was sunset and everything looked beautiful. Everyone was over by the food table.

"Hey guys!" I said.

"hey!" they all replied.

I looked at the table. There was pizza, presents, and a cake that said "Happy Birthday Ally!"

"Today's my birthday?" I asked.

"Yep! And Travis and I got you a great present!" Connor said, pulling me towards the dock. A woman and a teenage girl were standing there. They both turned around. I recognized the woman from my dreams.

"Mom?" I asked.

She nodded, smiling as I ran up to give her a hug. I turned to the girl.

"I'm Jayah, your mortal best friend." She said as she hugged me.

"I- I remember you." I said. She looked really familiar.

"Great! Now let's get this party started!" Travis said.

Travis, Connor, Will, Nico, Maria, Annabeth, Percy, Jayah, and my mom were there. We swam, played volleyball, had cake, and I opened my presents. Percy even called dolphins for us all to swim with. It was the best party ever.

At the end of the night, my mom and Jayah had to leave. My mom had gotten me a Blackberry cell phone. Since the person who invented the Blackberry is a half-blood, monsters couldn't track these. Jayah saved her number in the contacts.

After they left, everyone decided to go to bed. But before the half-bloods could leave, the ground started to shake and four skeleton warriors came out of a large tear in the earth. We all drew our weapons and got ready for a fight.

Nico tried to banish them back to the Underworld, but nothing happened.

"Apparently my father sent them! They won't leave!" Nico shouted.

"Why would he send them?" I asked while fending off an attack.

"I don't know!" Nico said.

Suddenly, the skeletons all stopped attacking and walked over to Connor.

"Wha-What's going on?" he asked nervously.

"Connor!" We all shouted as we ran towards him. But it was too late. The ground swallowed the warriors and Connor. We all stood completely still. Hades just kidnapped my brother.