The Betrayed Hero

Chapter 27

As soon as those words left Thalia's mouth, the crowd erupted into chaos while the elite team froze in shock; everyone was speaking one over the other, trying to get their own point across, creating a cacophony of noise that filled the open pavilion.

Chiron stomped his hooves on the ground, silencing the restless demigods while the elite members composed their stance on the seats. It was Drakon who first spoke: "Why are you all still looking for Percy and Luke? Why do you all think they are still related to any of this?"

"They both are very important to us; they have been part of the prophecy before," Frank answered.

"We know that, we know everyone's history here. You all really weren't that smart a few years ago, were you? Vèlos quipped up loudly. Effectively shutting up anyone who was going to speak up.

"But we cannot ignore the possibility that they may be involved in this new threat," Piper added, clearing her throat.

"So if you think that it is Percy and Luke, what are you doing about it?" the commander asked.

"We still have satyrs and demigods going out looking for Percy, and Nico is trying to figure out a way to look for Luke in the underworld." Chiron answered.

"I don't think we need to look for our 'Hero' of the Prophecy." Nico spoke up loudly, his voice deadly calm, as he looked at the members of the elite team, specifically at the member donning the black cloak with blue trimming. "We have the hero right here, Ìoras, the second in command; his name means 'Hero.'"

Murmurs erupted around the pavilion at the words implied by the son of Hades while Luke straightened up in his seat, ready to deny the words, his shoulders squared, head straight, and voice sharp. "Son of Hades, I understand what you are implying, but worry not; I can assure you it won't be me, and even if it is me, I would not back away from doing my job. As for my name, it is just what my second father decided to name me; I have never been a hero, not in the right terms."

Nodding his head, the commander said, "You should call back everyone who is out; we will need more campers to fight and support during the war; the more campers, the better, and if the war is about Luke and Percy, something or other will happen that will lead us to them." Easily changing the subject from them towards the campers, Chiron agreed with the commander's decision and decided to immediately send out orders for all search parties to return to camp.

"This is enough discussion for today; let's go rest." Dionysus grumbled, standing up and tossing his can of Diet Coke down and stomping off towards his cabin. Chiron sighed, dismissing the meeting.

As soon as the meeting was dismissed, everyone rushed to their cabins, ready to rest for the night after the tiring day.

As soon as the members of the elite team reached their cabin, they rushed to toss their hoods down and slump on their beds. The tension from the meeting lingered in the air as they tried to unwind, their minds from the day's events still swirling with thoughts and emotions.

"Laszlo will be here by tomorrow." Percy said from where he was sitting on his bed.

"Good, I need someone to help me with all the talks; you guys are shit at lying." Lee grumbled.

"Hey! We have not felt the need to lie for years," Bianca answered, swatting her hand in the general direction of the bed that Lee was lying in, towards her left.

"Well, more reasons then," he replied. The team chuckled at Lee's comment,

"I think Nico is suspicious," Luke stated.

"Yes, even Annabeth won't be behind," Charles added to Luke's thought.

"We shouldn't worry about that; if they find out, they find out. We should just not go around advertising who we really are, we need to focus on completing the mission first and get out of here." Percy said

Selena answered, "He is right; let's get some rest and not worry about it." The group agreed with Percy and Selena's advice and decided to put their mission ahead of any potential difficulties, and got ready for bed.