A Demigod Tale

Chapter 8: The Quest Request

"You want to go to Greece? Why?" Chiron asked. The trio had just told him about wanting to go to the Ancient Library, but left out why.

Jordan took out his knife and handed it to Chiron. Chiron paled at the sight of it, and all three demigods realized he must have known some of it's past victims.

"I think there might be something in that library on how to break the curse. If we find out who the Banished Olympian is, we might be able to keep anyone from having to deal with this thing again!" Jordan said. Chiron shook his head.

"I don't know. Jade, do you really want to go back there? Your last quest-" he tried to say. However, Jade cut him off before he could continue.

"We're sure. If we don't try, Jordan might end up the knife's latest victim,"

Chiron thought for a while longer. He still looked unsure when he finally spoke again. "Very well. Jade, you will lead the quest, as you have been to the Library before. Go see the Oracle before your quest. When do you plan to leave?"

"As soon as possible. As for the Oracle...." she said, then trailed off. Jordan finished for her.

"I saw the Oracle yesterday, and she gave me a prophesy. It's kinda why we're going on this quest in the first place," he said. Chiron's face was one of surprise.

"That.....I don't believe that's happened before. Very well, gather what you may need. I believe the money is currently being held in the Ares cabin, because of the incident with the Hermes campers."

After Chiron dismissed them, the trio began gathering supplies. Jake got some Ambrosia and nectar from the medicine storage, Jade got the money since she knew the head of the Ares cabin well, and Jordan gathered anything else they might need, including but not limited to flashlights and backpacks.

"Okay, one last stop. The armory.  Jake and I need to get our weapons," Jade said. Jordan already had his bow, arrows, and knife. The backpacks had been enchanted by the Hecate cabin to fit even a bow inside.

"Are you sure that there's no Time Lords here?" Jordan had joked when Jade showed him. Jade laughed, as she had often watched Doctor Who with her family.

Jordan watched as Jake and Jade disappeared into the armory. A couple minutes later they emerged with their weapons. Jade had a small axe made for both throwing and hand-to-hand fighting and a sword. Jake had a bow and arrows, of course, and a short sword for close encounters.

"Alright, now for the most important part. How are we going to get to Greece?" Jake asked. Jade whipped a notebook out of her backpack like she had expected the question.

"Well, we have two options for the overseas part: flying or sailing. The deciding factor is which one someone is more likely to get sick on," she explained.

"I get seasick," Jake said, blushing slightly. He blushed even more when Jade's hand brushed his own while she was writing. Jordan giggled softly. He gave his little brother a playful nudge, which Jake glared at him for.

"Alright, we're flying to Greece. Annabeth was nice enough to look up flight costs for us. As it turns out, there's a demigod-run airline that has flights for only ninety drachma. Thankfully the limit of money you can take on a quest is fifty drachma per hero."

"What about norm- I mean mortal money?" Jordan asked.

"That's one hundred per hero. Mortal money is easier to come by than drachma," Jade answered. She closed the notebook, placing it and the pen she had been writing with in her backpack.

The trio all looked at each other. Without a word they walked over to the barrier dividing camp from the mortal word and them from the monsters. They each took a deep breath and stepped forward, leaving the camp's protection behind.

"Onward, fellow adventurers! We head to the Great Library of the East!" Jordan suddenly shouted, breaking the intensity of the moment. All three of them laughed as they walked farther away from camp.