A/N: Sorry for not updating for a while. When I came back from vacation my account wouldn't let me access my stories or read other's stories. It was basically me being paranoid about this story for a few weeks which sucked.

Three Months Later. December 18th

Dyson didn't notice the junction. I could've let the walls crush him. But I didn't. I pulled him close to the train as the wall skimmed our backs. When the walls grew wider I climbed back onto the ceiling, followed by Dyson. He was shocked and I was too. Weak. Unworthy. The words vibrated in my mind and plagued my dreams.

I disappeared from the scene and mist appeared around me. My feet began to sink under the mist and I felt my whole body being consumed by it. When it started to crawl up my neck it suddenly started to draw off me. Finally, when it was gone I spotted my pure white sword drinking the mist. A different voice vibrated into my mind. "Wake up… WAKE UP"

My eyes opened and I was staring up at Alex's kaleidoscope eyes. She was sweating like she had just finished training but that couldn't have been possible, it was only the morning. I rubbed my eyes and sat up, "Did I miss breakfast?" I asked.

Alex picked a pair of old socks from my cabin floor with her dagger and wrinkled her nose. I snatched them from her and stuck them on my feet. "You missed breakfast and lunch. Dinner should be soon."

Dinner? Wow we must've been asleep for hours. Maybe the dream had something to do with it. I slipped my shoes on and made a grab for my glasses. Yeah, I said glasses. A couple of months ago I finally realized the reason I was no good with a bow was because I was nearsighted and my ADHD eyes couldn't handle the blurry pictures. "Dinner?"

Alex smirked and helped me up. She opened the door and sure enough, the sky was dark and the stars were starting to appear. She grabbed my hand and we walked to the dining pavilion. "Even Percy's amazed. Annabeth told me even he never slept that long."

Kara suddenly crashed in between us, tearing our hands apart. She grabbed us by the shoulders and began to walk with us. "'Sup guys? Heading for dinner? Great because I am starving!"

I never mentioned it to her but Kara always seemed to be getting in the way. At least whenever I was near Alex. Before I could speak Alex's brother also bounced next to us. "Hi Teddy! Are you gonna teach me how to ride a pony soon?"

Before I could answer the conch shell blasted into the air. We separated and walked to our respective tables. For the first time in history of Camp Half-Blood we had families in the Big Three tables. At least Poseidon and Zeus. The Hades table was always empty, although I did see a man occasionally walk into the cabin. "Merry Christmas!" Percy said.

Kara and I sacrificed some food and sat down. "Percy. Christmas is in seven days."

He didn't say anything back but I could swear I heard him say, "Scrooge."

The reason a bunch of parents were at Camp was because of Christmas. It was technically my first Christmas and apparently Annabeth wanted it to be with "family". Annabeth was already planning for the "best Christmas ever" but so far I was more caught up in Dyson. I was thinking so hard that I didn't even notice Rachel creeping up behind me.

Her eyes were glowing a horrifying green as she approached me. The whole dining pavilion went quiet as she spoke, Approach seeker, and ask.

Percy nudged me forward. Even though this was a complete random question, I answered with something I actually wanted to know. "Where's Dyson?"

The children of Sea, and the company they choose

Shall face the son of Magic with much to lose

The moon leads them to their prize

Two souls meet their demise

Love will prevail in the end

But death will cause the hero to descend.

Everyone was staring at me. One of the things I hated most. Kara grabbed my arm and escorted me out. We stopped at Cabin Three where she pushed me on my bed. "What the hell was that?" she yelled.

Why she was blaming me I had no idea but I shrugged anyways. She pulled at her hair as she paced around the cabin. She didn't cut her hair after her "make-over" so her hair now went down to her lower back. I liked her better that way. She looked less intimidating but that didn't really stop her. "This is bad, this is bad." She muttered.

She kicked a bunk bed, destroying the wooden legs. Kara sat on her bunk and covered her face. I sat next to her and patted her back. "What's the worst that could happen?"

Death will cause the hero to descend. Two souls meet their demise. Face the son of magic with much to lose. Don't know if those are even mildly important but uh… Pretty much the worst that could happen is everything. Kara shook her head. "So many things. Mainly…"

She stopped mid-sentence. "What? Mainly what?" I shook her really hard but she didn't respond. "What! Really, it's killing me!"

She winced when I said "killing". Kara ripped my hand away but I replaced it back on her shoulder. She grabbed my arm and flipped me onto the cabin floor. "For gods sake! There are more important things than you Teddy!"

I flipped over and kicked her off me. She threw a punch but I ducked and tackled her into the wall. Kara punched me in my soft spot and put me in a headlock. I winced as she restricted my movement. "Tell me." I choked out.

She tightened her grip, nearly crushing my windpipe. "You're in no position to be making any requests."

I bit her arm and threw her off me. She tackled me and wrapped her legs around my neck, choking me again. I pulled her long hair and she started to scream as I gagged. The door opened, Annabeth staring at us from the door way. She pulled us apart from each other and sat us on opposite beds like we were children. "You two are siblings! Don't let a prophecy tear you apart! Now you two are going sit and talk like civilized human beings."

She walked out the door but before we could continue killing each other Annabeth popped her head back in the room. She gave us the evil eye then went back out. Annabeth no longer peeked in the room but I had a feeling she could still see us. I glared at Kara, "Mainly what?"

She glared at me. "This relationship you're having with Alex… it's going to kill you."

My face grew hot and I prepared to go in a full rant but I bit my tongue. Fighting each other isn't going to get you anywhere. Yeah just make up and go kick some booty. Or you could get your quest ready. I propose that the original quest members should be brought along with us. Yeah whatever. "Never speak of this again." I whispered.

She rose from her bed, obviously angry. I thought she was going to pound me to the ground but her expression turned softer. "Fine. We have more important things to worry about. The quest. We have to choose the members."

"Well isn't it obvious? Alex, Sammy, you, me, and Addie." I said.

She crossed her arms and gave me an annoyed look. "What about Luna?"

"What about Luna?"

Within an hour we had all packed up and were dropped off at Central Park in the harsh snow. Our final quest members were Addie, Kara, Alex, Sammy, me, and much to my annoyance, Luna. It wasn't that I hated her, it was more that we drifted apart a bit and it was hard to hold a conversation with her. "What are we doing here?" I complained, "We don't know what to do except follow a stupid moon!"

Sammy shrugged. "Don't know man but if we're going to stay in Central Park for a while-" Sammy turned into a cat and stretched on the snow. He paced a bit and laid down. "Mrow?"

Over by the frozen lake Kara, Alex, Luna, and Addie were arguing on what to do. They all looked hostile and ready to kill each other but that didn't mean I was going to do anything about it. I scratched Sammy behind the ears and he began to purr loudly. Then suddenly I felt my ears prick up. Sammy's ears had done the same. He stared at me in confusion. "What was that?" I asked.

Kara seemed to have noticed it too. She shut everyone up and we listened more closely. I could hear a distinct howling but not the good kind. Kara pulled out her knife and ordered, "Grab your stuff. We need to leave."

A pack of wolves streamed out from the forest, their teeth gleaming in the moonlight. A gross looking guy stepped out of the shadows after them. It looked like he was once a king but got tossed into the dump. He was hairier than a regular human and his teeth were as sharp as the wolves. I didn't recognize him but Alex apparently did. "Lycaon."

Lycaon grinned as his wolves gathered around us. "Alexandra Grace. Years ago your parents escaped my jaws because of those accursed Huntresses. But today I get revenge."

He pounced on us with surprising speed but Luna acted quicker. She shot an arrow right at his head but it sank through his head and flew away. He smiled and took a swipe at Alex. She ducked and tried slashing his stomach with her long dagger. "Celestial bronze has no effect on me." He yelled triumphantly.

He pounced again but I drew my own sword and batted him away. My sword surprisingly made contact. It didn't give him any type of wound except for the mist that started to trail from his skin. "What the?" he asked.

He barked and his wolves began to surround us. Sammy transformed into a lion while everyone else drew their weapons. So this is how you go out. At the hand- at the paw of a dog. How will we write that in your eulogy?

Before I could snap back a horn blasted into the air. A separate pack of wolves tumbled from the trees and attacked the first pack. They were smaller and cleaner looking but they were certainly much stronger than the first pack. Among the mayhem several of the wolves I deemed "bad", attacked us. Alex resolved in blasting everything with lightning while Sammy tore them apart with his jaws. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Addie and Kara controlling the lake while Luna tried her best to knock the wolves away with her fists.

I thought I was doing pretty well, cutting through countless wolves until Lycaon tackled me from the back. He would have sank his teeth in my neck if it weren't for the white wolf. It tackled Lycaon off me and tried to hold him off. He only had to swipe once to put down the wolf. He jumped on me again and tried to bite me but a silver arrow appeared on his shoulder. He howled as he jumped off me.

More arrows poured into Lycaon and his wolves so they all ran away. But I was more concentrated on the fallen wolf in front of me. It had slashes in its side, the blood rushing quickly. A bunch of girls poured out of the trees. They were all dressed in silver with bows. A girl maybe sixteen with short black hair and a tiara on her head stopped by me. Another girl, possibly twelve, with auburn hair and ancient silver eyes stopped by me too. They looked gravely at the wolf. The younger girl said, "We might as well put her out of her pain. She cannot be saved."

"No!" I yelled. Immediately I felt fifty pairs of eyes glare at me. I chose my words more carefully, "Maybe I can save her."

Lake water coiled around my hands and I pressed them on the wounds. The water seemed to glow but maybe that was just the moonlight. When I removed my hands the wound was sealed like nothing ever happened. The older girl whooped with joy. The younger one helped me up. "No bites?" she asked.

I shook my head and sheathed my sword. Fifty eyes were still glaring at me. Even the ones that were helping my friends. "I don't mean to be rude or anything but who are you?" I asked.

The little girl smiled. "Can you not tell, Theodore Jackson? I am Artemis. Goddess of the Hunt."

"Oh." I said lamely.

"Does my age surprise you?" she asked.

My mouth wouldn't work so I just nodded. The older girl laughed. "Wow. Annabeth was right. You are a lot like him." She saw my confused expression and she introduced herself, "Thalia Grace. Lieutenant to Lady Artemis."

She acted friendly and a little bit awkward unlike everyone else as she stuck out her hand. "Like Thalia's tree?" I asked.

She winced but before she could explain Artemis took over again. "Come Theodore Jackson. We will discuss the matters of your prophecy."

Tents were already set up around the park and my friends were nowhere to be seen. Thalia and Artemis lead me inside a tent but on the inside it was huge. Several skins were on the floor and hanging on the tent walls marking the amount of animals she hunted. She sat behind a table with Thalia sitting next to her. "I have heard the prophecy." Artemis started. "And I cannot help you in any way. The ancient laws forbid me from interfering with quests."

Thalia stared at me like she was wondering how I would respond. Artemis continued, "But I can send some of my huntresses with you. Perhaps Thalia and Phoebe can go with you." She waited for my reaction and said, "Judging by your silence you are either in awe of my magnificence or terrified of me."

"A little bit of both." I muttered.

Should we be comfortable with this? I am. She's hot. She's a maiden goddess. Which means she's still fresh! Artemis frowned like she heard what the voices in my head said. "Your friends should be outside by now. I will send Thalia and Phoebe after we leave" The wolf I healed earlier walked in the tent at Artemis's feet. She scratched her ears and looked up to me. "Aurora saved you earlier. And you returned the favor…"

"I don't follow."

The goddess sighed in frustration. "Do you know the conditions my huntresses must follow?"

To be honest I had no idea. She must have noticed that because she started to rub her temples. "My huntresses cannot be active in any relationships with a male. In turn they live immortal lives and hunt with me. The same goes for our wolves. We are connected emotionally and mentally."

The wolf—Aurora crawled out of Artemis's reach and laid on my lap. Artemis gestured me to take action. I scratched her behind her ears and she let out a sound that seemed halfway between a low growl and a purr. The goddess smiled, "See? She likes you!"

I let a smile creep on my lips and I continued to scratch. You can stop now. A completely different voice had entered my mind. It was feminine and… regal. Thalia smiled, "You don't seem so surprised hearing a voice in your head."

I shrugged and patted Aurora. She got off of me and nodded her head towards the outside. I'll leave you for now. But be sure to come back out human and not jackalope. Artemis smiled. "Do not worry. I haven't turned anyone into a jackalope for…" she frowned. "Nevermind."

My stomach lurched a bit and Artemis smiled again. She began to talk again, "Before I send you out I think another gift is in order."

She pulled a silver bobby pin from her hair and handed it to me. Oh sweet. Now we can pull that messy hair of yours into an orderly fashion. Maybe it's a joke. "Oh I assure you Theodore. It is not a joke."

Again she seemed to have read my mind. Creepy. Doesn't that ever get weird? Try putting it in your hair. I stuck in my hair so that my bangs stuck up and gave them an apprehensive look. Both of them seemed to be trying to control their laughter. "Out of all males in the world I think I could tolerate you Jacksons the most." Artemis laughed.

"Uh… thanks." I muttered.

Thalia plucked the pin off my head and bent it. Immediately the pin elongated and turned into a silver bow. I also noticed that quiver full of arrows appeared on her back. The goddess snickered at my dumbfounded expression, "I have a feeling you'll need it."

Which basically means that she knows what's going to happen but she's just giving you a tease on what's about to happen. I can't even argue with that. Thalia handed me the pin and I stuck it in my pocket. "Although I cannot help you directly, I can send indirect help. Thalia and Phoebe will go with you. I may be able to send some additional help later."

She signaled me to leave. My audience with the moon goddess was over. Outside the tents were already gone, the huntresses already packed up and huddled in a giant group. They glared at me as I walked to my friends. Aurora was already near them. Good. You're human. "Good. You're human." Addie said.

The tent behind me disappeared and Artemis left to the group of huntresses. Thalia and a beefy girl walked toward us. Before I could blink the remaining huntresses and their goddess was gone. The beefy girl knocked me over as she walked. "Hey watch it!"

She pulled a knife on my throat and growled but I already had my sword at her neck. "That's enough." Thalia pushed us apart. "Teddy. You're the leader of the quest. Where do we need to go?"

Phoebe gave me a venomous look as I searched through my brain. Then it clicked. "Florida. We start at Florida."

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