Hi again peeps. I am very proud to say that I reached 350 views after posting my last chapter. And if any of you think thats sad… Well don't tell me it's sad because that might ruin my day… And I know I keep saying two weeks and posting before, but I do say within two weeks. Anyway, in this chapter we'll be moving on to The Sea of Monsters. The first part is before the book and the second part is after the book. I did tell you in on of my author's notes that I would try to speed through the books, so I'm going to try to stick to 2 chapters for the next three books and just a few for The Last Olympian.

Also, I think there may have been some confusion in the last chapter. Cassie's skin is not purple. That happened at another point in her life. So by 'latter' I meant that Percy began asking a bunch of questions.

Disclaimer- PJO belongs to Rick Riordan, and so on.

Cassie POV

It had been almost a year since I had last talked to Perseus Jackson. Ever since he found out that he was a demigod I had stopped watching from the shadows. There was no need to protect him anymore. He could protect himself. Plus there was other business I needed to attend to.

"Thalia. The time is coming."

My voice resonated through the wood of her tree and I brushed my hand by the part with poison oozing out.

"I'm sorry." I apologized to the pine tree.

It's bristly emerald needles had begun to turn an ugly shade of brown. The tough bark that used to keep out everything had begun to soften and wear.

"There's nothing I can do to help the pain. Just a little bit longer though. A quest will be called and you will be healed. You will return."

My voice was just a whisper. The constellations glowed brightly in the night sky above me. A soft breeze blew by, and with it, the smell of the strawberry fields. I looked down the hill at the camp. Everything was dark and calm, except for one light in the big house that remained on.

Weeks later...

Percy POV

It was hard to introduce Thalia back into the world. Like way beyond difficult. The Stolls had an illegal laptop out as Thalia, Annabeth, and I walked by their cabin and she looked at it like it was alien technology. At least there was less technology at camp than in the real world. I don't know what she'll do if we introduce her to smart phones.

I glanced over at Annabeth and Thalia as we walked towards the sword arena for practice. Annabeth had barely let Thalia out of her sight since she'd come back. Annabeth stuck to her like velcro. I guess I understand where she's coming from, but sometimes I think Annabeth is being dragged into the past; a past that unfortunately included Luke.

Focus on the present, I told myself.

Thalia's a formidable fighter. I had no idea what to expect from her today since she'd been studying new techniques. When we reached the center of the arena I uncapped Riptide and a bronze blade sprang forth. Then I tapped the watch Tyson gave me and it spiraled into a beautiful shield depicting our journey through the Sea of Monsters.

Thalia was no less prepared. Her spear expanded from a collapsible Mace canister that she took out of her pocket. After that she tapped her bracelets that morphed into a shield portraying Medusa. When I had first asked Thalia about she told me it was called Aegis and was modeled after her father's. After facing the real Medusa, I can tell you that the resemblance is very close. Of course I had no idea whether the eyes were correct. That would require being turned to stone. Something I'd rather not do.

I tested her out first, feinting to the left. Thalia saw right through that and dodged it easily. We began circling each other, surveying the other's fighting styles. We parried back and back for a while.

"Come on guys. Fight for real," Annabeth called out.

I glanced at her sitting in the stands. That had drawn my attention away for just enough time that Thalia could get in a blow. She hit my ribs hard with the end of her spear. I doubled over coughing. That was definitely going to leave a bruise later, but at least nothing was cracked or broken.

Thalia let down her defense after the blow, thinking it would take more time for me to recover, so I came up strong with my sword. There was just enough time for Thalia to raise her shield in defense. She wasn't completely ready for my strike though and lost her balance from it, rolling away quickly before I could strike again. Thalia was back on her feet in no time and we began once more. This time though, She chose to try a new tactic. Raising her spear, a thin bolt of lightning raced down from the cloud filled sky and hit me square in the chest, knocking me to the ground. I groaned from the dirt covered vantage point. Something smelled like it was burning. Was that me?

I looked up towards the sky when something else caught my eye and a thought popped into my head.

"So that's how you want to play it?" I growled. "Then let the games begin."

When Thalia had blasted me, I landed right next to the water coolers. You can see where this is going right?

The water shot out of the coolers and slammed into Thalia, pushing her into a pile of dirt that was turning to mud due to the water. Soaked in water with her spiky hair flattened and covered in muck, she gave her best glare.

"You're gonna pay for that Kelp Head!" Thalia shouted as she scrambled in the mud. She finally found her footing and stood up. Her face had turned a violent shade of red and it was almost as if the anger was pouring off of her.

"Bring it on, Pinecone Face!" I yelled back and stood up too.

Electricity crackled over Thalia's skin, following the trails of water more than anything else.

"Whoa! Whoa. Okay. That's enough," Annabeth claimed, jumping in between Thalia and me before anyone could get severely hurt, "I think that's enough practice for today."

A conch shell blew in the distance, signaling dinner.

"Perfect timing," Annabeth breathed.

It was the week after the little spat I had with Thalia in the sword arena, and she, Annabeth, and I were walking away from the lava rock climbing wall. I had yet to climb it without getting the hair on my forearms singed off. Waving my arms through the air in an attempt to get rid of the smoke, I looked past the girls to the edge of the woods, which was where we were heading, hoping that it would provide shade on this sweltering day.

I was discussing a new plan for capture the flag with Annabeth.

"You're kidding me right?" she asked.

"What? It's a completely viable plan," I told her.

"Where do you think you're going to get a stampede of unicorns?" Annabeth wondered out loud.

"Uhhh…" I stammered. "I haven't worked out the kinks in the plan yet."

"Well, when you do find those unicorns, let me know. I want to get them out of your uncapable hands as soon as possible," Annabeth informed me.

Thalia walked on the other side of Annabeth. She was glancing around the camp, as though looking for something, or someone. This had been happening since she arrived. At first I dismissed it as amazement at the camp, but now she knew camp like the back of her hand. What could she have possibly been looking for?

"Hey, Thalia? Are you alright?" I looked at her, not completely sure what I expected in response.

"Yeah," Thalia told me, looking down at her feet. "It's just, when I came here, I was hoping to find someone. Someone from my past. Before Annabeth and… Luke."

His name hung in the air, like a dark cloud on this sunny shiny day. My hand still showed the scar from our encounter last summer. Annabeth on the other hand, had the wheels in her head spinning. I could see it. She was curious as to who this person was. A past lover? A best friend? Family, perhaps?

By this point, we had reached the edge of the forest.

"Looking for me by chance?" a voice called out from the shadows.

Sooooo. Fourth chapter. YAY. Next chapter within two weeks. Sooner if I get positive reviews. Although from my history with reviews that might not happen since for some reason nobody reviews. I don't know why. But I would appreciate it if you did review. What about this. If you review for this chapter I'll put a special shout out to you in the next chapter. Anybody gonna review now? Please? Sigh. You're still not going to are you. Oh well. I tried.

As a repeat of the previous chapters can anyone guess what creature Cassie is? (i.e. demigod, nymph, monster, etc.) This is already decided but I want to see if you can guess it. Chances are it will be revealed in chapter 10 or 11. Or Later. Probably later. Actually definitely later. Sorry for false hope. I know I increased the time period a lot. It will probably be revealed in one of the chapters corresponding to The Last Olympian. Sorry again. There's just so much I want to add.

And there's something else I'm forgetting.

What was it…

Hmmmm…

Oh yeah!

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