WOWOWOWOW!

Loads of reviews, thanks guys! I have three things to talk about:
Firstly – Tom's Friendship Award. Anon, toe walker and AphroditeMatch Maker were all the hot favourites, and clearly all good friends. However, lots of people mentioned ChildOfWisdom. They were saying they had volunteered to read to little kids – but ChildOfWisdom had told them to in the first place. I married Nico Di'Angelo said that they nominated ChildOfWisdom as she was such a good friend, and I agree. I mean, how many of you would have never had heard of me if she hadn't been such a good friend and posted the link of my story?

But, the decision is too hard. So read what people have said in the reviews, and tell me who you want to win: Anon, toe walker, AphroditeMatch Maker or ChildOfWisdom!

Secondly, I noticed that a lot of you like Twilight. Well, my best friend xoxoAlice does too, and has written a story called 'Sneaky Suspicion'. Read it, even if you don't like Twilight, as you will still get it because all the characters are human.

Finally: this question may seem a bit random but I want to know as it'll be important later in the story. It's about PJO character Nico Di Angelo. Although he is single in the series, many fanfics pair him with Rachel or Thalia. My question is: who should he have a kid with? Please review your answers – Thalia, Rachel, another character or a random mortal - and all will become clear as the story progresses.

This chapter is for the amazing person who named themselves: 'Silverhand9029's biggest fan', who's review merely was: I LOVE YOU!

-Silverhand9028

Veronica's POV

"Chicago?"

"Long Island?"
"Los Angeles?"
It was a huge conundrum. Mixed opinions flew around the room. We were sat in our hotel room and had just told the boys about the Iris-message.

"Surely we should go to Long Island. We're really close to it and it seemed important, whatever it was." Lilly argued.

"No," Toby replied, "Chicago! Long Island would take us closer to camp, and that's stupid. People from Camp can just check out that. Chicago is much better."
"I think Los Angeles," Tom said. "The Underworld holds loads of secrets. We can go there to track down whatever it is – and Hades' debtor. Plus, Hades is Bella's dad. I'm sure we're on safe ground there."
"Safe ground? In the land of the dead? Seriously?" scoffed Leon.

"Hey," Summer retorted, "LA sounds good."
"No!"

"Yes, you see, if we-"
"Chicago!"
"GUYS!" I hollered, silencing them. "Stop arguing. There's a simple solution – we just split up! We're all capable demigods, and there are meant to be gods in these locations – so if we get attacked by monsters, hopefully we won't be defenceless. Lilly and Leon, you can head to Long Island. Then maybe Summer and Tom-"
"Tom and I?" asked Summer.

"Yes, you're friends aren't you?" I asked – but I was doing this deliberately. They were in love – they just needed some space together.

"Yeah, I suppose," blushed Summer.

"Mm-hmm," mumbled Tom.

"Great. So you two can head off to LA. Then that leaves Toby and I to go to Chicago. That could work – Tobes, you're really lively and quick and I'm tactical and knowledgeable."
"Piece of cake," smirked Lilly. "We can cover all three places – then hopefully we'll find the bow of moonlight, arrows of love, helm of shadows, throne of steel, Hades' debtor and the brother of night."
I faltered. "Brother of night," I mused. "I've never pondered about that part of the prophecy..."
"Brother of night?" asked Tom. "Night can't have a brother... it's just night? Is there a god of night?"

"Well... not as such. However, there is a primordial goddess of Night. Nyx."
"Nyx? And... does she have any brothers?" asked Toby.

"I'm not sure. She has lots of kids. Hypnos, Thanatos, Nemesis, Eris... lots of minor gods wouldn't be around if it wasn't for her."
"Hmm..." pondered Tom.

"Anyway," Summer smiled brightly, "let's not hang about. We've got a quest to do – so let's do it!"

By 3.30pm, after Tom 'purchasing' some tickets, Toby and I were on a plane, flying off to Chicago.

Toby isn't a bad person. He'd been Tom's friend throughout school and was quite a funny guy, but sometimes he was just annoying! He had just put a fake rubber spider in my bag – I nearly had a heart attack – and now he was watching some kind of gory in-flight horror film, laughing hysterically at all the gruesome parts.

"Toby. Please. Shut. UP!" I groaned, trying to focus on the film I was watching.

"Sorry Vea, but this film is a FAIL-WHALE!" he giggled, earning him a glare from an old couple behind him. "This chainsaw is probably rubber, and I think that guy playing a dead body just breathed!"
I sighed exasperated, trying and failing to ignore Toby.

"WOAH! FIIIIRE!" he suddenly gasped.

I started giggling myself. "I thought you found this film a 'FAIL-WHALE', and then some fire effects scare you?"
"No Vea! FIRE!"

"Oooh, is that an eagle?" gasped a person in front of me who was staring out of the window.

I glanced out of the window. I saw a flicker of flames and smoke. Peering further, I noticed the flame belonged to something else. Something that should not be flying beside an aeroplane...

WOOP WOOP, ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER!

Sorry I took so long to update: writer's block + too many exams x taking a confusing French course for my GCSE = no time to write!
However, I promise I will start building up my story climax – the Traitor will be revealed soon, along with Magenta's true motives, the truth about Chronos' rising, the prophecy's cryptic meanings and THE WINNER OF THE TOM AWARD!

-Silverhand9028