A New Generation

The Quest

While I was still working on waking up, I heard a sharp banging on the door. Groggily I got up, tripping a bit, to answer it. After swinging open the door, I saw Simon outside. "Hurry and get up! Chiron wants to see us in the Big House!" After throwing on a tee and jeans, I jogged to the Big House. A strange green light was shining through the windows. Walking through the door, I saw that both Simon and Kai were already here. Chiron was talking to them about some kind of quest. "Anna! Good to se you." Chiron said, upon spotting me. "I have a job for the three of you." He explained to us that the Oracle of Delphi had recently spouted a new prophecy, and it matched us. "Three half-bloods of death, sun, and smarts will conquer when the resurgence starts. Thieving of concepts and new ideas will assist the heroes with difficult ease." He recited. By this time, I was very anxious. I was nervous because I knew how dangerous quests could be and this was my first one. Excited, because, well, it's my first quest! My first chance to become a hero! I was bouncing on my feet when Chiron dismissed us and told us to pack a small amount of belongings and get plenty if rest, for we left tomorrow. I jogged back to my cabin with my heart pounding in my chest. I picked up my tote bag and filled it with a few changes of clothes, some golden drachmas, my sketchpad and pencil, and some standard American money. I had my whip in the small pouch Simon had given me for safekeeping. Practically skipping to archery, I got even more excited about the quest. I practiced hard in archery and sword fighting. I studied my books on monsters. I spent a good amount of time that day just sitting on my bed twirling my hair over my fingers. When it finally came time for dinner, I walked to the pavilion and ate, then to the campfire, both very absentmindedly. I walked back to my cabin after that, and fell straight asleep. Apparently I had worked hard enough that day. It was that night that I had my first demigod related dream. I dreamed about Simon, Kai, and I walking in a forest and being attacked by a Minotaur. We fought it off as best we could, then ran. After running for about five minutes, I tripped over a root and fell. This made me sit up with a jolt. It was still pitch black outside, so I checked my clock. It was 12:45. After falling back asleep, I didn't have any more dreams.