Got some spare time finally! So happy! So to celebrate I thought I'd do another chapter! Enjoy!

They arrived at the lake within 5 minutes with Kaleb muttering pointless facts all the way. Having nothing else to listen to she zoned in on him and found out that Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave, butterflies taste with their feet and a leech has thirty two brains. Once they arrived she almost groaned in relief. Nico had been set on whatever it was he was going to do and hadn't replied when she had tried to talk to him, seemingly in a mind of his own. He went straight to the lake side and looked into the mist that was drifting around lazily above it. He stood back and pulled a large round gold coin, when he caught Amelia's quizzical glance he said,

"It's a Golden Drachma," he then turned back to the mist, "O, Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering," the drachma vanished, "Percy Jackson," Amelia didn't know what was happening but all she knew was that one second, it was just mist, then a picture came up. It was of a boy with jet black and their back to us

"Hey Percy!" Nico yelled, he turned around and now Amelia could see that he had sea green eyes and single white streak of hair on his head. How had he got that? It couldn't be natural…surely? She shook her head absently and focused on the conversation Nico and Percy was having. Kaleb was hovering around behind her, a little too close for comfort, as if he was scared something was going to happen to her.

"Hi Nico!" his eyes flicked from Nico to me behind him. "Is that…"

"Yes, Percy meet Amelia," he beckoned for Amelia to come forward and she obliged, wanting an excuse to get away from Kaleb who was seriously starting to freak her out, "Amelia, this is Percy."

"Um, hi," she said timidly, playing with her hair. Now she could see him properly he was actually pretty hot! What was she thinking? He probably had a girlfriend! But if not, he wouldn't be interested in her, surely? Percy waved back and then looked back at Nico.

"Have you found Alex yet?" Nico insisted,

"What?" Amelia exclaimed, lost or words. They both ignored her and carried on,

"No, I've found his trail though, I'm getting close. They hid him good! Have you worked out why they would want him, he's not a demigod…is he?"

"He was close to Amelia and I think they're trying to get to her. She doesn't know who her patron is so that's all I've got,"

"Oh," Percy looked exasperated and looked down, when his eyes flipped up they focused on me again, "Who's that?" Nico turned and looked behind,

"That's am…"

"I know Amelia, I mean the brunette guy standing awkwardly close to her,"
"Oh, him… That's Kaleb, Son of Athena and keeper of this journal thing. He's so protective over it, he's hiding something. I know it! He won't let me see it, touch it, or do anything with it,"

"Hmmm, son of Athena? I'll get Annabeth to look into it for you." Amelia finally found her voice,

"WHAT IS THAT?" She exclaimed, "How is this possible?" She took a breath, so many questions coarsening her mind. Nico and Kaleb both said,

"Iris messaging," then glared at each other,

"I'll tell her," Nico emphasised,

"No, I'll tell her,"

"She trusts me more,"

"I've known her longer,"

"She doesn't even remember you!" Amelia signed out of their argument and instead turned to the image of Percy.

"Can you tell me?" Percy nodded,

"This is an iris message. It works by paying the Goddess Iris and saying the person's name, oh, and it can only been done in water, fine mist works best." Now she understood everything. The need for water and the gold coin, the Drachma. She turned back to Nico and Kaleb where they were arguing about the journal.

"WHAT IS IN THERE?"

"WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?" Kaleb took a deep breath, "It only has homework assignments, spellings to words, strategies, a couple of doodles. The usual, normal stuff,"

"Then why do you protect it so much?" Nico responded calmly,

"I don't,"

"Then let me see,"

"No!"

"Um, look, I'm gonna have to go," Percy said, Amelia turned back quickly,

"Wait! You're searching for Alex right?"

"Yes…"

"Let me search with you!" Percy was taken back by this sudden request,

"I can't let you, I can look after myself and Alex but having you as well may distract me a bit. The best thing for you would be to go to Camp Half- Blood."

"Camp Half-what?"

"Don't worry, Nico will get you there, explain it all then come and help me. But for now you are our priority," Amelia sighed in frustration,

"I need to know that he's alright, I'll do anything to get him back. I couldn't live with myself if u knew that whilst he was in trouble I'd done nothing. So please let me help…." Percy seemed to have problems saying no, he then snapped his head to the side and disappeared from sight as a massive black thing knocked him over, she could just about see more black shapes attacking him.

"PERCY!" She screamed before the Iris Message was cut off. Nico stopped mid shout and looked at her,

"What happened?" he asked, instantly serious again.

"Percy was attacked by dogs…Hellhounds I mean." Nico's eyes went wide; we have to get there now!"

"How? We don't even know where he is!" Amelia responded.

"But I do," Nico grabbed her hand and gasped as a darkness consumed her.

There you go, another chapter! Will Percy be alright? Will Amelia or Nico get hurt helping him? Will they get there? What will Kaleb do? Tell me you want to happen and I'll see what I can do! Please review! :)