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Gaea's curse By NewWorldFiction

Chapter Seven

"So let me get this straight: Gaea is still waging war on us, She's created some dystonia realm with every demigod not claimed from every era, all the newborns and to top it off, her realm and ours is going to collide." Conner asked Percy from across the Ping pong table.

"Yes. Well the collision part I'm not sure. But my dream from a few days earlier explained something similar." Percy said.

"Why can't we just have a break..." Thalia sighed as she leaned back into her chair.

"Were demigods, when do we ever get a break?" Travis questioned.

"Shut your mouth spawn of Hermes."

"Consider it locked shut."

Chiron eyed the two before he began, "I don't know how Gaea managed to do this. After all, that power would require the full power of an awakened primordial."

"She did say that Kronos helped." Malcolm leaned forward. He was filling in Annabeth's spot since the falling out between Percy and her have been affecting the peacefulness of meetings. The several gashes in the table and dried blood drops proved that. "But how did she get his help."

"We'll find out." Conner said.

"This is obviously Percy's job. And we all know what you have to do when someone gets some sort of dream or a run in with the average evil earth goddess." Jason spoke out as he toyed with his Imperial gold sword.

"I'll get Rachel." Percy confirmed, "I just wonder how I'm going to get her parent's permission to even step near the grounds. Last time I stopped by a Hydra followed me. Apparently Rachel's parents saw me riding a flaming tractor into their front door."

"Well Maybe you can get someone else to talk with them. Probably, someone who can use the mist. After all we all know your not the best at that Seaweed brain."

Percy's cheeks turned red, "I told you that it wasn't my fault."

"It was so simple Percy. Trick the security guards In allowing us in with metal objects but of course you just did the opposite..."

"I-"

"Enough." Piper interrupted. "Let's get along with this meeting so I can get some sleep."

"Fine. Two people are going to go with me. Katniss is one of them no doubt. She's the key to all of this."

"And who else Perce?" Leo asked.

Percy sighed, "Anyone here knows how to use the mist and willing to come?"

Katniss woke up to the familiar scent of the sea that she had begun to find herself accustomed to.

"Percy?" Turning her head she saw the son of Poseidon sitting back in a chair in the corner of the small infirmary room sound asleep. A blond boy was next to him, a book in the boy's hands. A bag was slung over each of their shoulders.

Hearing her voice Percy woke up and shrugged off the drowsiness. He gave her a beaming smile.

"Percy are we-"

"Were safe." Percy nodded. "But it looks like your going on your first quest."

"Quest? Safe? Wait what about the hovercraft?" Katniss shot up.

Percy sighed, "Katniss... Panem isn't exactly real."

"W-What?"

The blond boy didn't even look away from his book.

"You know Gaea? The evil Earth goddess? Well apparently Panem is merely her dreamworld. Something she did to curse all of us."

"Um what?"

"Gaea is doing some crazy ass shit and now she has a dystonia dream world were Panem is a prison for demigods. I know you want answers and you'll get that when were on the road. But we need to get going. Me and Malcolm have been waiting for you to wake up for like... How long have we been waiting Malcolm?"

"Nine hours." Malcolm kept his eyes on his book.

"You heard him. Nine hours. So-" Percy leapt out of his chair, "get changed. Then we bounce."

"Change into what!?" Katniss asked, completely confused by the speed of events.

"That pile of clothe under your bed. There's a backpack with gear as well and a bow." Percy pointed under her bunk before he left the small room.

"Malcolm you coming?" Katniss heard Percy's voice outside the doorway.

"Yeah... Coming." Malcolm said as he put a bookmark in his book and got up. He left shortly after.

"Where are we going?" Katniss asked as she got into the back of the van.

Percy stuck his key into the ignition. "A friend's. She can tell us the future."

"Only in a riddle." Malcolm spoke from the front passenger's seat.

"Yeah, really confusing riddles." Percy agreed.

Hitting reverse, the van jolted backward and Percy spun the car out of the parking lane. Percy then put the van into forward and they took off.

They were a good few miles out from Camp Half-Blood when the trio encountered their first problem.

A half a dozen hellhounds had begun to chase the demigods' van and Percy didn't want to arrive at the Dare estate with six murderous monsters with them.

"Okay, Katniss, your going to open the back door. Make sure you have good footing so you'd don't fall out. Then you'll shoot them with your bow." Percy said as he kept his eyes on the road.

"Is this a normal plan you make?" Katniss questioned as she tied herself to the back of Malcolm's seat.

"Of course. How many arrows do you have?"

"About four dozen."

"Cool. We'll retrieve them on the way back to Camp."

"Are you saying I'll miss?" Katniss asked offended.

"Yes. No. Maybe so."

"Do you want a arrow between your eyes?"

"Make sure it's a blunt," Malcolm spoke out, "It'd be a shame that the century's greatest hero was killed over an simple joke."

"Ha. Ha." Percy laughed with sarcasm. "How much longer until you kill those mutts? They're starting to gain speed on us."

"Gimme a second..." Katniss finished the knot on her rope and made sure that it was secure to the son of Athena's seat before she reaches for the van's door.

Pulling the handle the door flew open because, you know, inertia. Immediately Katniss notched a arrow and took aim at the nearest hellhound. They reminded her of all those mutts in the Hunger Games.

With a twang, Katniss's arrow flew and pierced the monster's skull. It immediately crumbled into dust.

"One down five more to go." Katniss said.

"Don't forget missing four dozen shots." Percy replied.

"Don't worry they won't miss."

Percy heard the familiar twang and a arrow flew by Percy's face and outside his opened side window.

"Hey!"

"Your fault."

"No it's not!"

"It seems you have not learned anything form your time with my sister..." Malcolm said.

"Shut up... You still missed." Percy grinned.

"That was on purpose!"

You know I'm really sorry I haven't updates in like a month and a half but I've had two C's in school and I couldn't go on the computer in till I raised them. Screw Spanish and Math... Also In in wrestling so another time taker. But thanks for sticking with me all this time. I love you guys.

-NewWorldFiction

EDITED MAY 3RD 2016