To Save Olympus

Chapter 5-Looking Around

The next morning, everyone was still buzzing like bees about what happened. They were shocked that the Minotaur even got in, and even more so that three kids killed it.

Joseph sat with Clara and Mira today. "Sup." he said.

"Aren't we supposed to be sitting with our cabins?" Clara asked.

"So what? You scared?" Mira teased.

"No!"

"Good."

Joseph just watched, then started laughing. "You guys always fight, and you're wondering why people aren't sure you guys are friends."Clara and Mira stared at him. "Ok then..." he muttered.

"So, I heard Chiron is trying to decide what to do next. What if there's a quest? What if we get sent on it?" Clara said excitedly.

"But we will die." said Joseph.

"Joseph!"

"Admit it. We are beginners."

"This could be our chance to prove we are not beginners." Mira added. "We won't die. We just kicked that Minotaur's butt!"

"You sure?" Joseph asked(sarcasm).

Clara glared at him.

The rest of the day was dull. Mira went down to the lake to chill out. Jacob went to build something. Clara read and researched. Finally, a horn sounded, calling everyone to the amphitheater. Chiron was having a meeting.

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The campers filed into their seats, sitting with their cabins this time. Chiron was standing on the platform, waiting. "OK, I called you here because a quest must be sent out."

Everyone murmured for a bit.

"Whoever it is must go to Olympus to see what's going on. Not a single god has responded to the Iris messages. We'll decide what to do from there." he finished.

A daughter of Ares, Betty, stood up. "I want to do it!"

Everyone cheered in approval.

"Wait!" Clara stood up. "I..want to go."

Betty just stared at her. "Please! We need major good fighting skills on this trip. Strategy. Anything can be on Olympus." she said.

"Then why are you going?" Clara asked.

"Oh that is IT!"

"What? You said strategy and combat. Athena is the goddess of that." said Clara.

Betty just glared at her, then they had a staring showdown. Betty won. She swished her hair in pride and went down to the platform with Chiron. "May I see the Oracle?"

Chiron nodded, then motioned for someone to come out.

A new girl, Rachel's successor, came out. She had golden hair and light brown eyes. "You need a prophecy?" she asked.

"Yes, Emma." said Chiron.

Emma looked straight at Clara, Mira and Joseph, confusing Betty. She closed her eyes then suddenly opened them. They were now golden. Emma spoke:

A band of three will stand up tall,

And head toward great Olympus hall,

Lock the Time Lord who ruled in the past,

But someone will die, near the end, at last.

she said. Emma fell backward, and Chiron caught her. "There's the prophecy." he said.

Betty stared, confused. "She didn't look at me."

"Sorry. The quest was meant for someone else." he replied.

"BURN!" Joseph shouted.

Chiron stamped a hoof. "We need a team of three." he said.

"Mira, Joseph, and Clara." someone said. It was Liam. "They fought the Minotaur."

"No! They are beginners." Chiron replied.

"Oh, COME ON!" Joseph yelled.

"Joseph, please refrain from responding to everything I say."

"Yes."

"Ok, moving on..."

"Of course."

"WHAT DID I JUST SAY?"

"Sorry."

"Joseph!" Mira whispered.

"Oh! Sorry."

Chiron glared at him. "Anyway, we will continue discussing what will happen tomorrow. Picking the trio, and things like that. Good night!" he said.

Everyone got up, Betty giving Clara the evil eye as she walked by.

"Arrrgh! I hate her! She thinks she's SO much better than me. I didn't even tease her!" Clara complained.

"Hatred is natural." said Joseph.

"Quiet."

"It's natural to hate an Ares kid, especially since you're an Athena kid." Mira said.

They walked back to their cabins, bit then Clara yanked them behind a bush.

"Hey!"

"Oof!"

"Shhh." she ordered. "Pack up. We are the trio because Emma looked right at us!"

Joseph nodded. "Really?" His eyes got wide and creepy.

Mira slapped her forehead. "GET TO THE CABIN AND PACK!" she hollered.

Everyone moved out.

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Everyone heard Mira scream, so it took a while to meet back up again. Clara pulled out her sword and started drawing in the sand. "OK, here's the plan. We go through the strawberry feels, across the river, behind the big house, to Thalia's tree, and out of camp!" she says.

"How to do that?" asked Mira.

"Your grammar is astounding.." Clara and Joseph said together.

"Hey! Sorry for not studying a lot like you do!" she said.

Clara shrugged. "To answer your question, we are about to find out."

They stood up and took off toward the strawberries.

So, I heard one of the Seven Half Bloods will die in the last book. Who do you think it is and who do you want it to be? I think Leo will die :(, but I want Jason to die. Comment below!