Status:Demigod Name:Piper Age:15-16 MainPower:Charmspeak Parent:Aphrodite

Jason and I laugh as we watch the newly claimed demigod swat the flaming hammer that seems to mock him with such ferocity we think he might actually destroy it. He was just standing in the middle of the woods, when it appeared, he didn't even know we were there and as soon as he is gone we burst into laughter decibels higher than before, that is until we hear the cool clear voice announce "You have an incoming message," and we find ourselves staring into the sea-green gaze of Percy Jackson. "Guys you will never believe what I just saw,"

"Actually, we probably will," Jason grins.

"Just zip it and let me tell you, Lightning Rod,"

Status:Demigod Name:Percy MainPower:water Age:17-18 Parent:Posiedon

I have just begun to tell Piper and Jason about the Loric, so I can lead up to hearing Leo, who Annabeth has gone to find, when I stop abruptly, because of the sound I hear, so piercing and agonizing I have to encase myself in a protective water bubble to save my eardrums, that sound is Piper's scream.

The message goes dead.

Status:Demigod Name:Annabeth Age:17-18 MainPower:Amazing intellect Parent:Athena

I stumble over the ridge and as I do I see one of the few sights I was completely positive I would never see again: Leo Valdez. "Leo!" I gasp, before I can consider that he might be a hologram or an illusion. But he has already seen me. "Annabeth?" he calls, hurrying over to me, which is when I notice the girl following behind him,in looking slightly confused."So this is Annabeth?" she inquires, and I follow to explain why I am in the mountains, after Leo tells me his story. I expect a joyous reunion when I return to Perry but his faced is lined with worry. "Piper's in trouble, I don't know what's happening but I know it's not good, Oh! Hi Valdez! Good to see you man,"

"But seriously," Six says "That Piper girl was not a happy bunny," Percy tells me about the call, that it was cut off just as he was about to tell them about the Lorien.

"Couldn't you just call her back? "

"I've not got anymore drachmas,"

"Well, I'm heading back to camp, since we've established that we can't get into the temple,"

"It's been nice meeting you guys, see you around!" Sadie says brightly, "but, we were kinda of hoping something very important when we went looking for you"

"You went looking for us?" Marina asks.

"Well we didn't know it was you imparticular, but were looking for that temple of yours and the people in it."

"The sanctuary!" Marina says under her breath.

"there isn't perhaps anyway you'd come with us to camp is there." Percy asks "This is very important. It could be the live or death of earth!"

Six perces her lips but the other two nod. "Alright." John says, "But we can leave when ever we want."

"very well," Percy agrees.

Status:Demigod Name:Piper Age:15-16 MainPower:Charmspeak Parent:Aphrodite

I struggle desperately as the hand over my mouth clamps even harder.

"Dammit! Now the boy knows somethings up! " I hear a words to obscene to repeat as I manage to twist round enough to see Jason tackle a burly dark skinned man head on, putting up a good fight, before he just winked out of existence, he simply wasn't there. My mind clouds with rage as I try to shriek "What have you done with him, where has he gone?!" But it just comes a out as a series of muffled grunts. So much for charmspeak. The man steps forward slowly, coming so close that I can feel his breath on my forehead. He silences my protest with a look so piercing it cut clean through a diamond. "Let's see, can I just take a nick out her ear? Just a little, just enough to make her scream," He glances a my other captor, who contemplates...