AN: So, here is my next chapter. I'm sure many of you are curious about a few things, so you get answers in this chapter. Then again, you may not.

Enjoy. :)

A.J

A.J woke up to the sound of knocking. He looked over at the empty doorway, and saw Jason standing there. He sat up groggily.

"Jason?" He asked sleepily. "What's up?"

"Sorry to wake you man, but we need you at the big house." He said. It sounded to A.J like he was woken up early as well. A.J just nodded.

"Alright. Be down in a minute." Jason nodded and left. A.J got up, stretched, and walked out of the shrine. He looked around and he deduced that it was about 8:00. He made his way down to the Big House. When he finally got here, he found that Jason, Piper, Percy, Annabeth, Rachel, Thalia, Leo, and Calypso were already there. Chiron was there as well, bent over some papers. He looked up when A.J entered.

"Ah, A.J, there you are. Now, we can begin." He nodded to Rachel. She nodded. Everybody gave her their attention.

"So, last night, after all of you went to bed, a new prophecy came to me." At that, everybody stirred. Even A.J could feel the importance of this new prophecy.

"What was it?" Annabeth asked. Rachel took a slow breath in, then a slow breath out. When she spoke, it wasn't in her normal voice.

"Half blood claimed by fire's hand,

With many loved ones in his band,

Shall seek the Titan's crescent blade,

The underworld must be unmade,

Spirit passed through Death's known gate,

The greatest of heroes shall share in his fate."

When she was done, everyone was speechless. They all stood in silence, before Jason broke the silence.

"I'm very sure I know what the answer is, but do any of you have any idea what any of that means?" He asked. Slowly, everyone shook their heads. Jason sighed. "I thought so."

"Actually, I think I know what some of it means." A.J said slowly. Everyone turned to him in surprise.

"Really?" Asked Piper. A.J nodded.

"Well, what?" asked Leo.

"Half blood claimed by fire's hand." A.J said. He looked down at his sword arm. "I think it means me."

"It might." Annabeth agreed. "But it could also mean Leo. Hephaestus is the god of fire after all." A.J shook his head.

"No. I know it's me." He said. Annabeth looked at him.

"And why is that?" She asked in a snark manner.

"One, Hestia is goddess of the hearth. The hearth means fire. Two, I was actually claimed by fire. Three, when I passed out after fighting Jason, that line kept playing over and over in my head." A.J responded. Thalia nodded.

"Okay, for the sake of argument, let's say that that particular line means A.J" She said. "But what about the rest?" She looked around. "Anybody?" Nobody said aything. Then, both A.J and Annabeth jumped. They looked at each other.

"You don't think-" Annabeth began.

"It can't be." A.J said.

"But if it is-" Annabeth said.

"That would be incredibly bad." A.J finished.

"What would be bad?" Percy asked. "What are you two talking about?" Annabeth looked over at him.

"That line of the prophecy: 'Shall seek the Titan's crescent blade.'" Annabeth said. "We may have figured it out."

"What do you guys think it is then?" Leo asked. A.J looked over at him.

"Only one Titan wields a crescent blade." He said. "And that one titan had the power to cut a primordial god to pieces."

"Using that crescent blade." Annabeth said. "Or, as it's better known, a scythe." There was a pause following that, then Percy went as white as a ghost.

"You can't possibly mean him, do you?" He asked softly. Annabeth placed a hand on him reassuringly.

"What's going on? What are you talking about?" Jason asked. "Is it bad?"

"It's very bad." Thalia replied. "Very bad indeed."

"Well, I still don't understand how." Leo said. "Now, can SOMEBODY please explain it?" A.J looked over at him.

"Khronos, the lord of the titans." He said. "He used a scythe to chop his father Ouranos into pieces." He looked over at Jason. "The Romans would call him Saturn." Jason suddenly gained a look of recognition.

"Oh. That is bad." He said.

"Does that mean that we need to go on a quest to find Khronos' scythe?" Calypso asked. Annabeth nodded.

"It would appear that way." She said.

"But why?" Piper asked. "What could be the point of it?" Percy was still white, but this time, so was Annabeth. They looked at each other.

"There can only be one explanation." Annabeth said. Percy nodded.

"Tartarus." He whispered. It was just loud enough that Jason and Piper could hear. They went white as well, though nowhere near as white as Percy and Annabeth.

"Excuse me, I'm still lost." Calypso said. "What about Tartarus?" A.J looked at her.

"Near as I can figure, we need to go on a quest to find the scythe of Khronos n order to stop Tartarus from doing something bad." He said.

"That's all well and good." Thalia said. "But, who should go?" Everyone fell silent. A.J sighed. Everyone looked at him.

"What?" Asked Percy, who was a little less pale. A.J placed his hands on his head.

"We've all missed an important fact." He said.

"And what is that?" Annabeth asked.

"Remember that one line: 'With many loved ones in his band'?" A.J asked. Everyone nodded.

"So, you need to set out with your loved ones?" Calypso asked. A.J laughed and shook his head.

"I don't have any loved ones." He said. "I think it means people who love each other. That's why Percy and Annabeth need to go. Leo and Calypso to, and Jason and Piper. They all need to go." Annabeth nodded slowly.

"I agree." She said. Chiron looked at her.

"But, it may be dangerous to have that many people on a quest. Surly just one pair will do?" He asked In a concerned tone. Annabeth shook her head.

"No. A.J's right. The prophecy said many loved ones. We all need to go." Chiron hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Very well. You all must leave as soon as possible. Get your gear together and meet on Half-blood hill." With that, he walked out.

JASON

A.J was already at the hill when Jason and Piper arrived. He was sitting on the side of the hill, a little ways away from Thalia's tree.

"You already pack your gear together?" Jason called out. A.J looked over at him.

"Didn't have much to pack." He called back. It was then that Jason noticed that A.J had brought next to nothing with him. Just the clothes he was wearing. Jason and Piper sat next to him on the hill.

"So, what do we do while we wait?" Piper asked. A.J lay down on the grass.

"Well, you two can do whatever lovey-dovy crap you do in your spare time." He said. "I have some things to mull over." Jason leaned over.

"What kind of things?" Jason asked.

"Things that don't concern you right now." Was A.J's cryptic reply.

"Hey, it was just a question." Piper said. "You didn't have to snap at him." A.J sighed.

"I know, and I'm sorry." He said. "But this still doesn't concern you right now. It's a personal matter." Neither of them had any time to reply, because the others were showing up. Eventually, everyone was there except Leo and Calypso. Everybody stood around waiting for them to show up. Suddenly, a warship landed in the valley a small way away. It looked remarkably like the Argo II, but a few sizes smaller. Leo hopped out, and waved to everyone. As they approached, Leo was grinning enormously.

"The Hephaestus cabin repaired the Argo II while I was gone. From now on, it shall be known as the Argo III." He led everyone on board. As the Argo III left the ground, he called out to everyone. "So, anybody know where I'm taking this thing?" Everybody was silent. Then, Jason spoke up.

"To camp Jupiter. We need some help." He said. Nobody had any better ideas, so Leo pointed the Argo III in the direction of the camp, and set off.

"Next stop, Camp Jupiter." Leo said as they began moving. "We hope you enjoy your overnight express ride via air Leo."

AN: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're off! The quest has begun. Tell me how you guys think this went, and if I could do any better. Thanks.