Saving a Hero

CHAPTER 10

I walked back into my cabin. Nico was in his boxers with my blue comforter wrapped around his small frame, sitting on the edge of the bed. He tiled his head sideways and looked at me quizzically. I started to get dressed.

"Um, I need to go to Rachel's cave and I need you to come with me."

I was stuck in remembering my dreams, specifically Achlys' words to bring the spawn of Hades with me, obviously Nico. We both got dressed and walked up to Rachel's cave. It was a warm windy day. The campers were out. Some in the armory, palvilion, stables, and some at the lake. We were at the the opening of Rachel's cave and made our ways inside. The cave was lit up with crazy patterned lamps. There was paintings and posters on the walls. Standing on Rachel's purple and green dotted shag carpet was Chiron and herself. Chiron flicked his tail and greeted us,

"I hope Harvey was able to tell you there's a quest for you Percy?"

I nodded.

"Good, I'll let you tell him Rachel."

Chiron waved his hand to her.

"Hey Percy."

She gave me an little wave. Her hair was tangled and messy. She was wearing paint covered overalls. Her hands were covered in paint, as were some parts of her arms and face. Her face became still, and sweat beaded on her forehead. Her eyes went far away, she started to sway and made it to her couch to sit down. Green smoke came out of her mouth and eyes. The room became damp, her voice changed. She was about to tell me my prophecy.

"On a quest one shall not see,
To rescue a friend from familiarity,
One shall fall and have until dusk,
To bring back a sense of such great lust,
Two sides shall battle,
A battle of heartbreak and woe,
Until one shall oppose the son of Apollo,
A battle of wits, water and the bringer of death,
Only to be won by the son,
Four shall battle one shall die,
Two must make it back to camp alive,
The son of Poseidon shall bring only one,
Adorned son at deaths door,
Shall make or break the world forever more,
Misery shall met you in the dark,
You mustn't listen to her for she bares untrue narcs,
Not in your favor the gods shall be,
There will be one to help you along said quest,
Find her in the forest where she shall rest,
The summer solstice is the deadline,
A date of which the son will be dead by."

Rachel slumped over as the green smoke cleared out of her. Her eyes focused on Chiron first, then looked to me and Nico.

"What happened?"

Her voice was back to normal, and I was wondering just the same thing. I looked to Chiron, he looked just as confused as the rest of us.

"This is not good. Percy, Nico will accompany you on your quest. Both of you need to go to the Apollo cabin and check if anyone has been missing. You will leave after you tell me weather or not anyone's missing. Go, now."

We all stared at him. I grabbed Nico's hand and ran out of the cave. Leaving behind the whispers of Chiron and Rachel. Nico and I ran past the amphitheater to the Apollo cabin. Nico banged on the door. One of Will's sisters, Kayla Knowles, answered the door.

"Where's Will at Kayla?"

Nico said in a loud voice while trying to see into the cabin.

"Nico... Will's not here, we all thought he'd been at your cabin for the past few days?"

Nico and I looked at each other, understanding. Something had happened to Will, he was the one the prophecy was talking about.