Chapter Seven The Fate of Those Forgotten

The Campers all return to their cabins to get ready for the Bonfire tonight and Ed and Perce get used to their new cabins. Ed is currently Talking to Katie Gardner his older Half sister and the camp counselor of Demeter cabin, he now has three half sisters including Katie. Perce is meanwhile staring at the coral and very aquatic feeling cabin that is stark empty, as the only camper in Poseidon cabin she is the Counselor of it. Picking the biggest bed she plops down her stuff and unpacks all her possession she got from Hermes Cabin. Ed is shown to his bed which is dubbed by the Demeter cabin girls as semi private as he is the only current male child of Demeter. He puts all his things away as he enjoys the farmhouse esthetics of the cabins interior, both members of the dynamic duo feel alone without the other.

As all the camper surround the fire and begin to sing songs it is around midway when they take a water break that the fire explodes into the image of a rather demonic looking man, Chiron however recognizes him and speaks, "Hades, what business do you have in camp" he speaks with a tone of respect that to all but the most keen eared would be pure respect, but to those keen eared a tinge of fear could be heard in his voice. "SEA SPAWN, RETURN TO ME WHAT WAS STOLEN AND I SHALL RETURN TO YOU WHAT WAS TAKEN," as he says this he flashes what looks to be Sally in a golden hue, He continues, "I AWAIT YOU BY NO LATER THEN THE SOLSTICE, TO RETURN WHAT HAST BEEN STOLEN BEFORE IT IS LOST FOREVER," Hades fades away and Perce is still shell shocked at the information of her mothers apparent survival. Perce immediately starts on the warpath to get her mother until she is stopped by a hug from Ed, "We don't know where she is Perce, and its the third of June that means we have about two weeks to find…" Ed is cut off by Chiron "If I may interject I do believe that this is cause for you to visit the Oracle and be issued a quest, And Mr Finch you are to return to your cabin like every other camper, you may help Ms Jackson in the morning, Ms Jackson if you would follow me" As our dynamic duo split up they both embark on their own adventure.

The attic is Dusty, Musty and full of all types of old junk, creepiest of all in Perce's opinion the mummy sitting in a throne like chair. She fervently denies screeching when the mummy speaks to her with a green fog exiting her mouth "Approach seeker and ask I the speaker of Phoebus Apollo slayer of the mighty python and Oracle of Delphi," the mummies voice is unnerving like the voice of one who should be long dead is speaking from beyond their grave. Perce gathers all the courage she can as she speaks, "How do I save my mother?" The Oracle speaks, "You Shall go west, and Face the god who has Turned, You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned, You Shall be betrayed by one who calls you friend, And fail to save what matter most in the End" as the oracle finishes speaking she slouches back over in her chair and returns to her state of not quite death.

When Ed's head hits the pillow he is whisked away into a dream until he suddenly gasps for breath after 'awaking' from a pool of blood. "Back again are you boy," A voice that sounds like Hades but does not look like him from the fire speaks in a booming resonant tone. Words that are not his leave his mouth, "You know me Father always doing my part in keeping your security up to task," a more pleasant voice exits from (Ed's?) voice "So be it then Zagreus continue your fools errand" The now named Zagreus exits the throne room reminiscent of an office as he heads towards his room. He goes through his room to enter his private training room and grabs a keepsake in the form of a gold purse. Ed is able to look at all the Keepsakes and is given a memory of when Zagreus was given them by their respective gods. "Well once more again I suppose, See ya Skelly," The now named Zagreus calls out to a skeleton training dummy. Ed watches as the events unfold of Zagreus son of Hades who keeps trying to escape the underworld only for its call to keep him trapped. Ed watches as Zagreus meets most of the Olympians through an aspect of themselves they gave the ferryman Charon, He watches as He manages to restore a broken House Of Hades.

Ed Wakes with a start after the vivid memory of being stabbed through with a bident jolts him awake, there are a few birds up and chirping. Ed's eyes focus on the unfamiliar area surrounding him for a short while before realization runs through him. He opens up the privacy divider his half sisters erected too see a glowing white wheat stalk in the demeter Cabin, he remembers what those fruit sellers said to him 'when you and your friends are facing troublesome trials remember that man once dreamed to be on the moon, and amongst the stars, and now they have been there, that same logic applies to your dreams Edward Finch make them reality.' I see make my dreams reality, those old ladies were the Fates or Moroi, Ed's heart seems to skip a beat as he remembers the encounter and how close he came to death and why Grover Fainted. After a minor panic attack for the youngest Finch he gives himself a Pep talk "Come on Finch, You Confronted Fate itself, you can confront your mother" words he has never had to speak before as he has never met his mother. "Olympus, I accept this message" speaks Edward with only a minor quivering of his voice. A rather pleasant voice fills the room different then Zagreus's Demeter, this Demeter sounds warm like a summer day, "Oh, to think one of my children would be able to activate the boon I left in the cabin, Now this is a surprise, but a welcome one indeed, Well its a pleasure to get to see you son and im sorry to say that this isn't a live call, for one of those you'd need to Iris Message me which is forbidden by the ancient laws, This is a prerecorded message which I was prompted to make, think of it as you can hear me, but I can't hear you, Sadly our time is coming short, but I can do this for you since you've prompted a boon, Tata See you soon son Mama loves you" The message ends and Ed feels a rush of power in himself as if something was just unlocked deep within himself. He remembers how he froze the creek to cause the charging Ares member to slip and recreates the feeling only for a cold gust reminiscent of winds at negative 40 to flow through the cabin making all his half sisters shiver awake. Noticing him up and how the area around him is slightly frosty, they glare at him for waking them up when they were nice and cozy with cold air. They usher him out of the cabin with threats of revenge for this action on his first day inside the cabin. Ed utters a quick apology as they shove him out the door, now outside the cabin when the sun is rising he goes over to his fellow early riser friend who just had the shock of her life, who is conveniently his neighbor 'from across the road' so to speak.

Persephone Jackson is scared. She told Chiron about the prophecy and now she has to head out on a quest to hell itself to save her mother and potentially the world from a divine spat between her father and uncle, all because the other uncle supposedly wants his birthright. She is jolted from her thoughts as a knock on her door resounds through the Cabin. Ed's first impression is that Perce hasn't slept well if it all, her hair is even more of a mess then usual and her eyes which are usually full of life are now darkened by the deep bags under her eyes. Ed cant tell if the redness also surrounding those eyes is from lack of sleep, stress, or something else. Ed is a unique individual Perce thinks, Especially when the first thing she hears from him after her wild night is, "Well you wanna talk about it Perce or are you content with just beating yourself up with it." It's so absurd what he starts the conversation with that Perce laughs as she invites him in and explains the quest Chiron has given her and the prophecy that the oracle has given her, including the friend will betray her bit. "Well that sucks, there is no other way to put it, but if it'll make you feel better you aren't going alone, Aint no way im going to stay here as my best friend literally goes to hell" Ed's reply is sincere as is the appreciative hug given by Perce in response. Ed looks around at the cabin now that his friend isn't in emotional peril, and finds it reminiscent of a fishermans hut, Captains quarters and A coral reef. He then has an idea after spotting the glowing green trident, "Hey Perce want to do something cool?" His friend who is feeling a lot better as is evidenced by the devious look in their eye responds, "Like what?" Ed guides Perce over to where the trident is and gets her to 'grab' the boon from Posideon, "Okay, now this worked for me in my cabin when I did this, now I want you to try, say 'Olympus I Accept this message'" Perce is confused by why her friend wants her to accept a message from thin air but complies. As the last words leave her mouth a burst of salt water and a resounding baritone is heard By Persephone, "HoHoHo, To think that little sprout is able to guide others to those boons, So Demeter was right, Well im sorry to say this isn't a 'real' conversation more like a song on the radio, But I must say it is good to be able to do this finally little minnow, I don't got much time but know that Your old man loves you always, oh before I forget your reward for collecting the boon, Congratulations Little Minnow," As the baritone and salty smell vanish Ed makes to speak, "Well how was it? How do you feel now?" Ed asks with an undercurrent of excitement. Perce is a bit stunned, Her face is still stunned at the events that occurred, "I know your father is god of fishes perce but you don't have to gape like a fish at your first meeting with him," Ed speaks to the still stunned Perce who's face is as close to gaping like a fish. After hearing what Ed has said Perces face contorts and she can't decide whether to hug Ed or smack him upside the head for surprising her with her Dad.

Authors Note:

Is it better to have the prolonged dream sequences or do you all prefer the smaller less in depth dream sequences? Also note that there will be a mixture of both throughout the story but i just want to know which is liked better.