Days went by without any word from the gods. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months. Four months after the meeting, the gods finally called the cabin leaders back.
(Percy's POV)
"It has been decided", Zeus exclaimed. "We have considered your ideas, as well as our own. We have chosen the country that shall house us for centuries to come. That country is Spain. We were quite torn between Spain and Japan, but we have decided on Spain".
"Will the two camps be connected?" Piper asked.
"No", Zeus said after not much time. "The ancient laws forbid us from connecting the two camps. The camps will be closer than they have been in recent years. But they will not be one camp".
"Where in Spain?" Annabeth inquired.
"Where exactly we have not yet decided", Zeus said. "We know one of the cities, not the other".
"What is the city you do know?" Percy asked.
"Barcelona, on the northeast coast", Poseidon said, Zeus, glaring at him for stealing the show.
"Should we go now?" Clarrise asked.
"That is part of the reason we called you here", Zeus said, talking cautiously. "There is a procedure that we do not love, but it is required. You cannot travel with us".
"And why is that?" Will asked.
"The way we travel on a scale as grand as this", Athena explained. "Shows our true form. Therefore, you cannot travel with us".
"That doesn't complicate things too much", Annabeth said. "Just grab a boat. Or a plane".
"That would normally work", Athena explained to her daughter. "However all of the gods will be weakened. They will have less power over their respective domains. And this is especially a problem with domains such as Poseidon's or Zeus'. Monsters from their respective domains will attack more frequently, and as such, you will get attacked way more often.
"In addition, there are very few places that you can land. For one, demigods don't go in the Medditeranian Sea. You'll get smashed to bits. The English Channel is also really hard to cross, for it is a hotspot for monsters, along with countries just outside of Spain".
"Once again", Annabeth said, interrupting her mother. "It doesn't complicate things. A plane should work just fine".
"Do you want to kill hundreds of mortals?" Demeter asked.
"There are two ways to get to Spain", Athena said. "From France, or coming from sea into Portugal. It is up to you to decide. You can think about where you want to come in from while we decide where Olympus will be. Leave us".
"One last question", Nico asked. "Why must you move?"
"If we stay in one place for too long, we start to fade", Poseidon said, no joke behind his sea-green eyes. "Now, leave us".
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"This won't work", Annabeth said back at the big cabin. "We can't bring two thousand kids on a boat without raising suspicion. That doesn't even include the older people in Camp Jupiter, as well as the ghosts. This plan is doomed to fail".
"The gods will fade if we don't move", Clarisse countered. "There is no other choice".
"We have a choice", Annabeth exclaimed. "The gods fade if they stay here. Us demigods won't".
"There will be no Camp Half-Blood", Percy said. "We won't have any protection whatsoever. We'll most likely die if we stay here".
"And we will definitely die if we leave", Annabeth said. "We have a greater chance of surviving here than staying alive in Spain".
"We must go", Percy said.
"No", Annabeth said. "You can go. I'm staying here with my family". And she promptly left.
It was silent for a few minutes. Then Malcolm came in.
"No luck, huh" Malcolm said. "She won't leave".
"I know", Percy said. "Either way we have to decide where we go in from".
"I say France", Piper said, looking down at a map they had unraveled when Annabeth was gone. "We come in from Germany. Portugal will most certainly kill us. Go around the UK".
"Why not Portugal", Clarrise asked. "It's very simple. Just go into Portugal, kill a few monsters, then we're in Spain".
"Any other ideas?" Percy asked.
"We could come in from Africa", Malcolm proposed. "Morroco and Spain are very close".
"Everybody for France raise your hands", Percy said. Butch, Lorry, Lou, Pollox, the Stolls, Katie, Piper, Percy, CLovis, and Leo (who raised Clovis' hand who was still asleep) all raised their hands.
"Everybody for Portugal raise your hands", Percy said. Clarisse, Will, and Nico raised their hands.
"That leaves one vote for Africa", Percy said, looking at Malcolm. "We will be going to Spain from France.