Andy's POV.

I turned away from LeoPoldes with a triple scoop of cookie dough ice cream.

Scarlet was holding the bridge if her nose right behind me. "We didn't come here for Apollo, did we."

"Nope," I said, popping the 'p' "I just needed a snack, you?"

She crinkled her nose at the sight if my half eaten ice cream cone. "I'll pass."

"Suit yourself," I mumbled through the ice cream cone.

I started poking along the ground with a stick, the prophecy still ringing through my head, sending shivers down my back.

***flash back****

The girl collapsed limply down on a stool strategically placed behind her. The oracle opened her mouth to speak.

"You shall face the woman who has children all

"You shall have troubles of mountains tall

"The stone fortress shall fall to the children of death

"The daughter of Poseidon will be named Master of theft

"The guidance of Apollo will act like a compass

"One of you will count it as hopeless

"Death and sea shall never lose hope

You will need Artemis's maiden to act like a scope"

***flash back over***

I involuntarily shuddered and crouched down next to Scarlett, who was tracking something.

"What are you looking for?" I asked, "the urban ice cream addict?"

Scarlett sighed, "Yes, Andy, of course I'm looking for the ice cream man in the middle of a very important quest when we have to find Apollo, No, I'm looking for a sign from Apollo."

And the sass has returned.

The ice cream place was currently in a public park, with a forest about five feet from the back of the truck. "Hey-" I said, drawing the huntresses attention, "You see that?" I pointed over to the first line of trees, and on the very first tree, there was a lyre in the upper branches, with a picture of a garbage can next to it.

Scarlett squinted in the light before spotting it. She face palmed. "Really, Apollo, Really, again?"

"What?"

"Apollo once gave Percy advise in the form of a homeless man next to a garbage can."

"Yeah... I tend to have bad experiences with homeless people."

"Don't worry," Scarlett said, patting my back, "Looking like that, you'll fit right in."

"Hey!" I complained before following Scarlett into the woods.

After five minuets of Scarlett telling me to shut up, we reached a clearing were, low and behold, there was an old grimy man next to a garbage can fire. In the middle of a forest. Great thinking Apollo.

The moment he saw us he burst into a gaped tooth smile, which made me shudder. Apollo seemed to finally notice his appearance and changed into a teenage boy with blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and a smile that should have come with a warning label. He sent us a smirk. "Come to grovel, did you."

Scarlett glared at him, causing the god to throw up his hands, "All right, All right, yesh, these hunters." he continued mumbling under his breath until he noticed me again. "Ah, yes, your not a hunter are you? Well,-"

"Apollo, she's not here to flirt, idiot."

Apollo placed a hand on his chest, feigning hurt. "Wow, I am wounded. And you know, the worst part was that I honestly thought we had something between us."

"Yes, we had a wall between us."

Apollo finally sighed. "Ok, think back to enchaldus, and bridges. And volcanoes. That's all I can give you for now. You might want to get back to your friends soon." He winked at me, smiled once again, and disappeared in a poof of sunlight. In his place lay a folded Piece of paper. Scarlet's face paled, "Oh, no," she grabbed the piece of paper off the ground and bounded back through the forest, me following rather ungracefully behind.

"What?" I asked finally catching up with her.

"Makai," she said breathlessly, handing me the note before breaking out into another radically paced sprint.

"Great," I muttered, trying to keep up.

After three minutes of jogging, Makai and Nico came into sight, and they were being attacked by the thing from the last capture the flag. Me and Scarlet kept running, but it was clear that we weren't going to make it in time; thy were at least 50 feet away. Scarlet let out a scream and moved put of the way just in time for me to see Makai drop to the ground, blood pouring out of her stomach.

By the time I approached Makai's limp figure, the Manticore was dead and Scarlet was already tending to Makai. Nico's face was slick with worry, and I stood there useless to the side... again.

After some unicorn drought, nectar, ambrosia, and some intense stitching, Makai was propped up against the edge of the fountain, still unconscious.

Nico positioned her hair away from her face and looked up expectantly at me, "Well? Get anything from Apollo?"

I unfolded the piece of paper that was still clutched in my hand.

Tread with speed and care,

in the 1980 bomb,

I am fabulous,-

I looked up from piece of paper as I read it out loud.

Nico looked thoughtful for a moment. "1980 bomb," he mused. "What did Apollo mention when he talked to you?"

"Well," Scarlet said, "he mentioned Bridges, enchiladas, and volcanos, anything ring a bell?"

"Yeah, actually, Scar, can you IM Annabeth?"

"Sure," she responded and got out a tiny spray bottle. "Andy?" she asked

I nodded and took the bottle from her creating a steady spray in the sun which resulted in a rainbow.

"Oh fleecy, do me a solid, show me Annabeth Chase, Camp Half Blood." Scarlet chanted before throwing in a golden drachma.

A giggling sound came through the message, "Thanks, but I'm afraid she's not at Camp."

The image flickered briefly before showing Annabeth fighting in front of a sign that read, "Welcome to the Chase's"

Annabeth noticed us as the monster in front of her dissinigrated, showing her a clear view of the Iris Message.

"What," she asked, slightly annoyed, "I'm kind of busy."

"RIIIght," I cut in, "its bit like we're in a quest or anything, no, don't mind us."

Scarlet glared at me, cutting me off, "Annabeth, do you know anything about Enchiladas, Volcanos, or Bridges? Apollo sent us a haiku reading, tread with speed and care, in the 1980 bomb, I am so fabulous. any idea?"

Annie cursed. "So that's why the monsters have been targeting us. I can't explain much but look up 1980 disastrous events. Makai should be able to put the pieces together." At the last second what looked like a seal dog smash into the Iris Message.

"Annie!" Scarlet yelled.

I didn't know the navy used dogs... Did you get that? Seal dogs, navy... no, ok.

Anyway, library's, yay!

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I woke up first thing in the morning. Duh, I don't know what else I'm supposed to do. But, let me just say that these hunter tents are awesome.

I walked over to the hot chocolate ad poured myself a cup before going to check on Makai.

When I got to the portion if fabric that divided off we quarters, I suddenly realized that if I was holding hot chocolate, she was going to make me get her hot chocolate. And that's a long walk. Four meters is very exhausting.

I manoeuvred the curtain around and placed my mug on the floor, obscuring it from view, and then entered.

Makai was up, changing her wound dressing and doing some weird aerobic water voodoo healing thing. Honestly, her power are creepy.

No, no- stop- just no- Don't give me that look. I didn't ask to be Nico's sister.

"Hey," I said meekly, "You ready to go?"

"Sure, but where's Nico and Scar?" she asked.

"Sleeping, I figured we could get some alone time, besides, they need rest."

Makai nodded, tying up her hair in a ponytail. "Okay, but before we go, could you go get me some hot chocolate?"

I face palmed.

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The chairs wood was almost as bad as Chinese torture. Every time I moved in the slightest, I got splinters and slivers. But it was worth it. Makai was poring over a book next to me, while I was ordering some Avenged Sevenfold teeshirts from Amazon.com

"Ahh ah!" Makai yelled.

"Yesh, young whippersnapper, shut your Australian Pie Hole and get back to work, some people and trying to get things done."

She just scoffed and rolled her eyes at me.

"Oh, you wanna go?" I asked, "we'll go get some work done."

"I did," she said blankly, " What blew up in 1980?"

"St. Helens?"

"And Percy's fourth quest?"

"I don't know, am I your brothers keeper?"

"No, but that's not the point. Are next stop is Mount Saint Helen's. I'll explain it more once we get back to camp"

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An/ thank you to @bobby_the_ice_man for writing this chapter.

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