A/N: This was going to be chapter 8 but then I forgot that with each quest you need a prophecy. So that was the last chapter. Enjoy!

By the way- for that last review, I never understood that Rachel was supposed to be maiden. Oops! If you want me to break the suspense, the guy with the golden eyes is Prometheus. If he had normal eyes, I thought it would come off a me putting a stalker guy in the story. And about the kids flying, I didn't really want to write about them being in the car for a long time. I also thought that if they had some "Athena" in them, Zeus would think twice about blasting them.

Silena's POV:

We left Rachel and Leo's house with her still unconscious. We got back on the bus going to the airport. It was four stops until we rolled into the airport. I grabbed my bag and they followed me through the revolving door.

We found the place where all the flights were listed and looked at the times and places. There were so many places. Flights headed to snow, plains, grassy areas, and lots of dry places. The dryness would definitely fit the description of Dad's supposed location.

"Which one?" I asked. There were so many.

"Come on." James grabbed my wrist and Charles's backpack. We were dragged down the hallway of the airport. We followed James until we had the courage to ask him where he was going.

"Find a rainbow or water…" Charles gave me a funny look about the hose but I reluctantly pointed out a restroom. He slipped through the door. It was a staff restroom and so it was fairly large. All three of us stood in the restroom and I locked the door.

James dug through his pack and brought out a spray bottle and the bag of money. At the bottom of the bag, there was a handful of golden coins. This day was getting more and more confusing by the minute.

"I knew it would be hard to find a rainbow in the desert so I brought a spray bottle, and drachmas of course." James zipped up his bag and filled up the bottle with the facet. He ensured that the light was on and handed the bottle to Charles. "Squeeze" He ordered and Charles let out a stream of water. It was set on the mist setting and at the right angle, it made a light rainbow. Cool!

"O goddess, accept my offering." He tossed the coin in the rainbow and it disappeared. "Chiron at Camp Half-Blood Hill" The mist made a picture, and Chiron came into view. He looked up. His arm was around Mom and she was crying into her hands.

"Children! Hello, is everyone alright?" Mom looked up when Chiron spoke. She looked stared right into my eyes and relief washed over her face. She smiled and searched for Charles.

"Where is Charles?" She asked concerned. Charles moved the rainbow just enough for her to see his face. He waved a hand. She sighed and leaned back with a smile on her face. James took the initiative and took a step forward.

"We are all right Chiron. We were just wondering if you had any idea where Percy would be." Mom winced and another tear ran down her cheek at Dad's name. "We were thinking he would be in a desert. Zeus would want Prometheus to be as deserted as possible. I also think I heard you say something about a desert when you came back from the meeting at Olympus last month. Sorry, I eavesdropped that night." Chiron frowned and then answered James.

"Yes. All I know is that the most likely place Percy would be would be chained to the rock as a substitution to Prometheus. I am not sure which desert he is in though. Grover is going to try and make connection with him using their empathy link as soon as he arrives here."

Then I heard a shrill scream came from the background at Camp Half-Blood. Bianca came into view with flowers in her hair. I am pretty sure the Aphrodite girls Chiron gave her off to took really good care of her because her hair was pulled back into a bun and she was wearing an adorable dress.

"You guys left me here" she pouted. I smiled and Charles did too at the sound of her voice.

"Sorry Bianca, but we will be back really, really soon I promise. We will be back with Dad too, ok?" Bianca's lips drew a smile on her face as excitement poured across her expression. She climbed into Mom's lap and Mom brushed her long black hair with her fingers.

"Sounds good. Go get some bad guys!" Bianca made fists and began punching the air. Mom smiled and waved.

"Thanks, Chiron. We will IM you as soon as we know more." James motioned for Charles to stop squeezing the bottle. The mist stopped and the last thing I saw was Bianca's teeth in a large and wide grin.

"Ok that was fricken' cool! You have got to teach me how to do that!" I chuckled.

James smiled and began to pack his belongings into his bag. I laid a hand on his and he looked up, blue eyes meeting my grey ones.

"Can we… call Dad?" I asked and he slowly pulled out another Drachma. He handed it to me and Charles concentrated on making the best rainbow he could with the spray gun. His hand was pumping furiously.

"O Goddess, accept my offering." I mocked James and threw the coin in. "Show me Percy Jackson." For a minute nothing happened. I threw my hands up in frustration.

"DAMMIT" I cursed under my breath. But just as soon as it left my lips, I caught my breath. A small picture was forming. I came closer and James grabbed the spray bottle so Charles could see.

There he was. Dad. He had the same clothing on when I last saw him. The only difference was that it was ripped in multiple places. In each rip was wound with dried blood that soaked his shirt. His face was grimy and the black hair was encrusted with mud and dirt. His shirt had a rip in it and there was the biggest gash I have ever seen right in the gut. The cut was deep and slowly gushing blood. It was making me queasy. His chest was rising and falling rapidly with each breath he took in. He was chained at he hands and the feet. The chains wrapped around a large boulder and he was restrained like a puppy on a leash.

Something was swirling overhead and Dad tried to curl up into a ball as best as he could. It didn't help because the biggest vulture swooped out of the sky and dragged it's claw across his face. It left a six inch gash in his cheek and he screamed a heart wrenching noise. It echoed through out and pierced my ears.

"Dad!" Charles yelled. He looked up and his green eyes opened at the IM in front of him.

"Charles! Silena!" He tried to say something more but was cut short by yet another vulture coming down. It came and attacked his leg. It ripped another cut into his thigh. He screamed out again.

"Dad! Where are you? We are going to save you, but you just need to tell us where you are!" He shook his head back and forth.

"No. No, I am not having you risk your life. Stay home. I will figure a way out of this." His voice was waving in and out of certainty.

"Absolutely not. We are going to help you. Dammit Dad, just tell us. Do you even know?" Charles screamed into the mist. Another vulture swooped down and scratched at his cut on his stomach. That one was the worst of his injuries. He screamed and arched is back in pain. He moved his lips but I couldn't hear what was coming out of them until he raised his voice.

"Death. Death Val-" he started but then relaxed with his eyes closed. Dad lay, passed out from the loss of blood, on the floor of Death Valley. Death Valley, the hottest place in the USA.

The picture dissolved when a vulture flew threw it, and we were left alone in a bathroom.

James quickly packed everything up and flung his backpack on his shoulder. He opened the bathroom door and ran out. He looked back and shouted for us to follow. An impatient flight stewardess was surprised to find three teenagers walk out of the bathroom.

We ran after James and bought tickets for the city closest to Death Valley.

"Should we call Mom or do that weird mist thingy?" I asked when we found our seats on the plane.

"No. To save Percy, we need to get there as soon as possible."

A/N: Whoop Whoop! Another Chapter! Yeah. Ok cool. Read and Review!