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Lance's POV

I knew something was wrong when a goddess appeared in my house.

I had just woken up when I noticed my Mom was sitting by my bed, which never happens it's normally my dad, so I sat up and asked her, "hey, Mom. What are you doing here?"

"There's someone for you in the living room, get changed," she said softly, I was weirded out, my mom was fierce, not soft.

"Okay," I said, I got out of bed and changed.

In the living room, I found my dad talking to a woman in a purple flowy dress. I knew her from our training, Hecate.

"Lady Hecate," I said.

She turned around to look at me, "Hello, Lance. It seems we have a dilemma, please sit."

I sat down on a red armchair facing Lady Hecate, "so what's going on?"

"The threat is worse than we thought, they were supposed to go just for the trauma, we fear that Tartarus is causing conflict in the past."

Everybody gasped, wide-eyed.

"No, it can't be." My dad said.

Hecate looked sad, "I'm afraid it is true," she looked at me with her black eyes, "we need you to go, come to the arena where everyone else is and I will explain."

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I walked out of our house towards the arena, walking through the streets of Half-blood city -the city made for demigod families- I saw places that bring back

Good memories, the pool where Silena first showed water powers, the forest where we found Emma abandoned, ten years ago, the school where we all first got to know each other, and lot's more places.

I finally arrived at the arena and sat down, I looked around and saw Olive, Linda and Matt waiting there too.

"Hey, guys!" I called out.

They turned around, just realizing I came in. "Hey, Lance!" Called Olive.

"Hey, Ollie!" I said with a smile.

"Ahem," we all turned, just realizing Hecate was at the front waiting, "we cannot have all four of you going back, it would raise suspicion after all, they had six in a day, I want Lance and Olive to go together with the backstory you were given, understood?"

Olive and I looked at each other and nodded, "Great!" Exclaimed Hecate, "I would like you to pack and we will transport you just outside the camp borders where Emma and Callie will collect you and bring you in, now go."

We left the Arena to get ready for the trip.

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I got home and packed a backpack, my mom and dad came with me back to the Arena for the spell.

Olive was already there, crying in her mom's arms while her dad crouched on the ground next to her, 'Poor girl' I thought, 'she's only ten and has to go through this? That's just sad.'

A voice shook me out of my thoughts, "Hey kiddo." My dad started, "be safe, remember we love you."

"Yeh, I will dad." I hugged him and went to the centre of the arena, where Olive was waiting, eyes puffy and red.

Hecate started the spell and a second later we were on the road beside half-blood hill.

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