Me: Hello! I am back with another chapter!

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Me: A candy corn flavored milkshake?

Person: Since the author is too crazy to do the disclaimer, I will. She doesn't own PJO!

Percy

I knew Zoë was upset about her mom, but I agreed with Chiron.

"We will discuss this at the campfire" Chiron said as he rolled away from the table- he was in his wheel chair. Travis and Katie left, as did Clarisse and Chris. I was alone with my thoughts.

I thought about Annabeth and how had I not noticed sooner that she was missing. She even left her Yankees cap! I felt so stupid, but now there was nothing I could do. I didn't even know where she was. How was I supposed to rescue her?

I really hoped Zoë didn't do like I did when Grover went missing. How Tyson, Annabeth and I all snuck off. Of course we had Hermes to help. Hopefully no gods or goddesses pay her any visits. I would rather she stay here, where she is safe.

But I guess demigods are never safe, much less children of demigods.

Zoë

After I had talked with Aunt Thalia I had formed a kind of plan. I knew I had to have Chiron or Mr. D's permission to leave camp. I was hoping I would be over looked because I'm technically not a true demigod. I went to the Poseidon cabin.

I was looking for a particular item…there! It was on the nightstand. My mom's Yankee's cap was just sitting there. I had never worn it, but mom and dad always acted if it was gold. I grabbed it and stuffed it in my back pocket.

Now I was going to search for my dad. Somehow I knew he would let me go if I only put the right argument up. I left the cabin and was thinking of places my dad might be.

I drifted toward Half-Blood Hill. I saw two figures standing there, but their backs were turned to me. As I got closer they looked like they were arguing. They were standing next to a big pine tree and they were definitely arguing. They looked very familiar. They looked familiar because the where my dad and aunt.

I got closer and hid around the tree as best I could. I couldn't tell what they were saying because I still wasn't close enough. Then I was struck with genius. The hat! Maybe it had some kind of ability.

I took the hat out of my pocket and put it on. When I looked down I realized I couldn't see my arms or legs. In the process of checking out my invisibleness I hit my head against the tree. Luckily my dad and aunt didn't hear me, unluckily, I could still be heard.

I quietly snuck out from behind the tree. I could finally hear what they were saying.

"Percy, you have to let her go" Aunt Thalia said. Let who go where?

"I absolutely refuse to let Zoë go on a quest to find Annabeth" he said. Man, was my dad mad.

"Why? Is because it will be dangerous? Or does the fact that it has to be Zoë and not you bother you" My aunt shot at him.

"You are talking to me about dangerous? You were a tree for six years for Zeus's sake" he shot right back. At this Aunt Thalia flinched. What the Hades was my dad talking about?

"Yeah, well I'm not the one who used Annabeth's cap to sneak off on Blackjack and follow the Huntresses and me when Annabeth was kidnapped" she said and on her hands electricity sparked off. She looked like she was about to zap my dad to next year.

That one hit my dad hard. His shoulders slumped and his face fell. "I'm sorry Percy, but it needed to be said" my Aunt Thalia.

"I know it's just that I don't want to lose her" he said in resignation. "There's only one problem: I'm sure if she will. It's probably going to get her killed, especially if she was kidnapped by who I think she was" Dad said grimly.

"No problem" I said smiling. Aunt Thalia and Dad were looking in the direction my voice had come from with a look of confusion on their face. Then I took off the hat. "Like I told Aunt Thalia, I'm going to go rescue Mom" I told them both, hat in hand.

"Zoë how much of that conversation did you here" my dad asked me as he exchanged a look with my aunt.

"The part where Aunt Thalia was saying I should go and you were saying I shouldn't. Oh, and something about Aunt Thalia being a tree and you sneaking off with Blackjack" I said all in one breath. They shared another look when I said that and I figured that they didn't really want me to hear that.

"Oh, and you said that you might know who took Mom" I told him. I was giving him my best tell-me-what's-going-on look. Instead of answering my aunt laughed.

"Why are you laughing at me" I asked her, my face red.

"You look just like Annabeth" she said smiling. I wasn't sure if this was a compliment or not.

"To answer your question, I think Hera might've taken Annabeth. I'm not exactly sure why, but your mom and Hera have had a…rivalry for years. I wouldn't be surprised if she is the one who took her" he said grimly.

"The queen of the gods took Mom? You have got to be kidding me" I said, but Dad just shook his head.

I was going to say something more, but I was interrupted by the conch horn blowing for dinner. I looked at Dad and Aunt Thalia. We made an agreement to take to Chiron during the campfire. And we would.

I hope this one was long enough! I know that a lot of my chapters have been less than a thousand words, but that's mainly due to the fact that I'm only warming up. Wait until I start writing the good parts. Even though it's a little lat, Happy Halloween!