Her mom had always told her to start writing her thoughts down to try and overthink less, maybe she was right. The notebook was a dark red book, with dark spirals on the side of it. It looked like a normal notebook. She shrugged to herself slightly and pulled her backpack onto her shoulders quickly.

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A WHILE LATER SHE FOUND Percy and Grover standing near the tall grass and trees. Percy was wearing a dark grey backpack and Grover had a brown bag and a bag of snacks. She waved over to the boys as she quickly ran up to them. She breathed in shakily. "I'm not late right?" Grover smiled at her reassuringly. "Nope, you're just one time." She sighed in relief. "Great." She mentally pumped her fiat up. She stared at the two boys in confusion when she noticed they were staring off into the distance.

She gave them a confused look. "What are we staring at?" She moved her head around in confusion. "Annabeth." Percy muttered. "She's really gonna miss that tree, huh?" He muttered in confusion. She stared out ahead at the dark haired girl who was staring intently at the large tree that was the boundary towards camp and the outside world. Grover sighed. "When Annabeth first arrived here with Thalia and Luke they were being chased by monsters." She looked over at the boy curiously in confusion.

She remembered Luke telling them what happened to Thalia. But she didn't understand why it was an explanation for why Annabeth was staring at a tree like it was her mother. Grover continued his explanation. "They were chased by agents of Hades, sisters. Furies." Eurydice immediately winced at the mention of her father.

Percy stared at their friend in confusion. "So, like Mrs. Dodds?" His eyes narrowed slightly. "Yes!" Grover responded. Eurydice gasped slightly. "So that's why she didn't target me... she must have known." She muttered quietly. Grover nodded at her in agreement. "You're right. And one of them was our algebra teacher, Alecto." He took a deep breath as he continued his next words, like what he was about to say was hard for him to say. "Thalia turned back to fight to buy her friends some time. Her satyr protector tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen." He sounded as if he was there himself, and maybe he was.

Grover trailed off. "So, at the last moment... Zeus intervened to save her life and..." He stopped. "Changed her form." She and Percy stared at him in absolute confusion. "The most powerful being in the universe's best idea to save his daughter's life... was to turn her into a tree?" She tried her not to laugh at the idea of the last forbidden child's consciousness being inside of a tree. Grover stared at her exasperatedly. "Seriously?" He stared at her in annoyance. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She apologized quickly.

She jumped slightly when she heard Annabeth's voice from behind her. "She was the bravest demigod I ever knew." She said with frustration. Eurydice winced slightly. "And I meant nothing by what I said, I swear!" She defended herself slightly. Annabeth sighed. "She fought valiantly and she met a hero's fate." Percy cut in. "She met a pinecone's fate." He blurted out. For a moment she, Annabeth and Grover stared at each other too stunned to speak. She was trying really hard not to laugh, but it was hard.

She felt really bad, but Percy really needs to stop saying stuff like that so she won't start dying on the spot. She coughed slightly, regaining her composure as Annabeth glared at Percy. She was kinda grateful she wasn't on the other end of the girl's glare. "Forbidden children are always in danger. Even the strongest ones, even Thalia." Annabeth said. "And you are not Thalia." She looked at Percy. Eurydice and Grover shared an uncomfortable look, it was already five minutes into their quest and they were already fighting. So much for being friends...

Annabeth's glare didn't leave Percy's for a second. "Do exactly as I say and maybe you'll survive this." She muttered commanding. "Are we clear?" She stared at Percy. His complete stunned silence was an answer as the dark haired girl turned away from him. As soon as she walked away Percy muttered to the two of them. "Does she think she's in charge?" He asked in confusion. "I don't know." Eurydice shrugged her shoulders slightly. Grover gave him a confused look. "Who'd you think would be in charge?" He asked him in confusion. Percy sighed as the three of them started to walk, with Annabeth in front away from them. "I guess I assumed we'd do a show of hands or something." He shrugged as they continued walking silently.

They walked for a while, once in a while Percy would be rambling while Grover tried to explain to them that this quest was nothing to joke about. "Hero's quests are world-defining events." She had managed to tune out the sounds of her feet stepping on the grass a while ago. "They have make and broken empires..." She thought of the many demigods quest she had read about in the myths. It made sense in a way, their world was changed slightly as a result of it. Their victories and failures had become their stories in the human world. But it was, oh so very real in the mythological one.

"Altered the course of human civilization." Grover continued in the silence of their walk out of the camp. It was daytime so there was an assumption no monsters would come for them in broad daylight. She was going to ask Chiron if she could keep her phone, but it was dead already. So ultimately it'd be useless to her even if she could use it. Percy held onto the straps of his backpack tightly as Eurydice tried to remember if she packed water in her backpack. "Changed the balance of power on Olympus." Grover's voice continued on in the background.

It was daunting the fact that all the heroes she read about had been real in the mythological world, in one way or another. She thought of the real Eurydice and Orpheus for a second. She wondered if that boy ever did get over her. Whatever had happened to him, she hoped he was happy now. Wherever he was. "A quest is a sacred thing. And to be charged with one is to be in conversation with the gods themselves." Grover finished with a content smile that he finally finished.

By the time Grover had finished his rant, they had gotten into a taxi driving them to the heart of New York City. Percy passed the driver a coin as the four of them got in. Grover sat by the window next to Percy. While Eurydice sat in between Annabeth and Percy in the middle, which was awkward to say the least. At least Annabeth and Percy weren't sitting together, that would have been arguably worse. She stared out the window of the taxi as much as she could as they were driven in the concrete metropolis. The city looked somehow larger than she had remembered it being last time.

Maybe it was because she had been gone for so long that she had forgotten what the city was like.
It was 30 minutes later that the drive had finally finished and the four of them filed out of the car slowly. She stopped when she noticed Annabeth staying somewhat behind, looking like she was taking in the sights. If her assumption was right it was probably her first time back in the mortal world since Thalia, her and Luke got to camp.
The four of them walked across the street of one along one of the many buildings in new york.

She had really expected them to have better transportation than a stingy, dirty tour bus. She winced slightly as the guy passing Percy coughed grossly as he passed. Percy looked disgusted. "There is no way this is what sacred smells like." He sounded mortified. And she had to agree that this wasn't what transportation she expected on their big important quest to save Sally from her dad.

Eurydice covered her mouth with her hand ind disgust. "I think I hate this." Annabeth sighed from her seat next to her in the bus. "We're soldiers on a mission, it's not a vacation." She said expressionlessly. Percy just looked even more annoyed. "Thank you for clearing that up." He muttered. "But if this is so important why didn't Chiron spring for plane tickets?" He muttered in annoyance. "This seems kind of low priority, doesn't it?" Eurydice hummed in agreement. "That is true. If the world hangs in the balance and all- shouldn't we have a better
way to get around?" She shrugged slightly.

Grover looked confusion. "Oh, sorry I assumed that someone told you guys." He muttered apologetically. "Told us what?" Percy asked. Grover frowned. "It isn't just the monsters are gonna be trying to stop us. You two are forbidden children now. Zeus might decide to take a shot at you himself. Now that we know Eurydice is Hades kid, he suspects you're in cahoots with you. The sky is his domain, we'd be serving you up on a silver platter to try and travel through it." Percy looked shocked. "Yeah, no one mentioned that." He muttered with a shake of his head.

Eurydice gulped, sounding horrified. "Oh, okay. Now- here's a good idea, a smart idea. Let's avoid flying at all costs." She said frantically. "I really don't really wanna go down in a plane crash." She muttered darkly. "At least one of you has common sense." Annabeth muttered underneath her breath as the tour bus stopped.

The dark braided girl cleared her throat suddenly as the bus came to a stop. "Okay. I'm gonna go get us some snacks." She said quickly as Eurydice moved out of the way so the other girl could get into the aisle. Percy was about to get up immediately. "I'll come with you." He quickly said, getting sick of the air in the bus already. Annabeth pushed him back into his seat. "No, you'll stay right here." She insisted.

Percy stared in confusion. "Why? It smells terrible back here." He said miserably. Eurydice couldn't disagree but it was much safer to just stay in the bus. Annabeth gave him an annoyed look. "Monsters can't smell you through that, so that's where I want you to stay." She was right, though Percy seemed to not be tried of the arguing. "I wanna vote." He insisted. "Who thinks that we should all get to breathe fresh air and buy our own snacks?"" He looked over at herself and Grover for help as he put his hand up.

She shook her head at him quickly. "It's not a good idea Percy." She mumured worriedly. Annabeth scoffed. "There's no voting. Chips and sodas okay for you guys?" She smiled slightly. Eurydice nodded at her with a smile. "Yeah, could you get me lemonade? The cold brisk ones they make." Annabeth smiled back at her, nodding slightly. She looked proud of herself obviously thinking she had won the argument. And Eurydice was just really craving a sweet drink.

Percy gave her a dirty look. "Seriously?" He looked annoyed. "What?" Eurydice said in confusion to his glare. She looked clueless, and for whatever reason he wasn't happy with her going along with what Annabeth wanted even if she was right. "I don't think you should just get to decide we don't vote." Percy said with a shake of his head. Annabeth shrugged. "I'm sorry to hear that." She said.

Percy looked even more annoyed. "I wanna bite on whether you get to decide we don't vote." He muttered insistently. Annabeth groaned in annoyance. "Grover Eurydice, please can you help your—" She was interrupted by Grover starting to clap. "Friend." She sounded confused now. She blinked in confusion as she stared at Grover. "I really don't wanna be a tiebreaker." Grover insisted as he continued to clap his hands.

Annabeth and Percy then turned towards Eurydice instead. "I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative." She said nervously under Percy and Annabeth's intense stares. She did not want to cause a fight already, and it hadn't even been that long into their quest. She winced slightly as they both frowned at her, she felt like she wanted to die on the spot. Seriously, why'd she and Grover have to take a side here? Grover cleared his throat. "I have a better idea." He said, clapping his hands together.

And to her surprise he had done something she didn't expect, he started to sing. "Oh, golly, the road's gettin' bumpy 'cause I got me some friends. Who just can't get along." He continued singing as the three demigod stared at him in absolute confusion. "Oh. dear! When the team's gettin' grumpy. The trick to gettin' through it is singin' this song–" He was stopped by Percy staring at him in disbelief. "Dude, what are you doing?" He asked him, completely done with his attempt at making them get along.

Grover looked at the two of them nervously. "It's the consensus song." He said like it was obvious. Eurydice's eyebrows narrowed at him in concern. "The what song?" She muttered in confusion. Grover shook his head at her. "Verse two encourages us to say nice things about each other. You get a few rounds in and you'd be amazed at how disagreements just kind of.." He stopped talking at the judgemental looks on Annabeth and Percy's faces. It was silent as he finished."Fade away.." She stared at Grover with a wince, he was just trying to help but it clearly wasn't appreciated."

It was silent again for a second until Annabeth spoke again. "Chips and sodas okay for you guys?" She asked again. Eurydice nodded silently. "Whatever." Percy muttered under his breath. "Yes, please." Grover said looking done into his lap. The girl nodded as she walked away out of the okay. "Okay." It was awkwardly quiet when she left. "Our voting systems broken." Percy muttered to the two of them as the braided haired girl left.

Eurydice sighed, breaking the silence with words. "So, the monster won't get us in here. Right?" She asked Grover worriedly. The satyr in question sighed slightly. "Not exactly." He muttered. Percy looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean?" He asked nervously. "Monsters can't be avoided entirely. They're more common than you think." He explained tensely. The two demigods were quiet, listening to their friend intently. Getting caught by a monster didn't seem fun at all if the Minotaur incident had taught them anything.

Eurydice nervously fidgeted with the bracelet on her arm. "The trick is to spot them first before they get to you." Grover muttered. "It's true that they are more likely to sense a more powerful demigod.

A child of the Big Three. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, is at the most extreme risk." Eurydice winced again. "So, that's me and Percy exactly." She muttered anxiously. Grover sighed and nodded. "Yeah. But it isn't your power exactly that draws them. It's more complicated than that.." He trailed off. Percy had a realization. "They smell fear." He said.

If they could smell fear, that wasn't good for them. "That's bees." Grover said with a shake of his head. "What a monster senses kinda depends on the monster." He added. "Some are better at sensing your inadequacy, some your need for glory, your shame." Her stomach dropped at the thought of that. "It's important to remember that.. if you've ever gotta confront one.." Grover went quiet again. "Wherever your armour is weakest. That monster's probably coming right for it. Nothing will stop them. Not even.." He stopped. "Death." She breathed in shakily at that.

Eurydice thought about the song Grover sang again. "I didn't know there was a consensus song. Where'd you learn that? Demigod therapy?" She laughed slightly. Grover just shrugged. Percy sighed, seeming a little annoyed. "Okay, look. I'm not against here the idea of consensus. I'm just not sure the song is doing what you it is, is all." He explained to Grover. Their conversation was interrupted by Annabeth coming back and yelling. "Guys, you need to open that window! Now!" She commanded as there was a squelching noise heard from behind them.

Grover looked at the dark haired girl in confusion. "I don't think these windows are supposed to—" He was interrupted by the squealing of a fury walking towards them, she looked exactly like the same thing Mrs. Dodds was.

Actually, wait. Oh gods, that is Mrs. Dodds! "Oh shit! Oh shit—" Eurydice whisper yelled frantically. Grover stared at the monstee in shock. "Oh. no." Then he turned to look at her in disbelief. "Eurydice! Language! Who taught you that?!" He yelled as the monster's cries got louder.

Eurydice yelled as she frantically picked up her backpack and went towards the window. "My mother did!" She yelled as the three of them got up and tried to frantically open the window. "Go, go, go, go!" Grover yelled as they attempted to pushed the window off. Together the three of the pushed it outside of the window, alarms sounded as the bus driver spoke in his radio. "Everyone, leave your belongings and exit the front of the bus." He informed as she started to panic. Mrs. Dodds, or what Annabeth had called Alecto was walking slowly towards them down the aisle. She breathed in shakily as she dragged her backpack with her.

Thankfully the fury was preoccupied by the other passengers keeping her from getting to them. She almost sighed in relief, but the battle wasn't over yet. Now they just had to jump out of the window. Everyone exiting the tour bus made her Alecto suspicious. Annabeth smiled smugly at the annoyance on the fury's face. "Annabeth let's go!" Percy yelled at her as the other three in the group started to prepare to jump out the window. "Annabeth hurry!" Eurydice yelled at her. She jolted slightly when they heard the scream of the another fury flying through the window.

Oh god, was this how they were going to die? Panic surged through her as she screamed, she heard Grover and Percy scream too. The loud screech of the fury as she broke the window was horrifying. She frantically hid behind Grover and Percy in their seats as they tried to move away from the monster's attacks. The fury shrieked and hissed as her breathing starts to quicken in fear.

At the exact moment the fury was about to grab onto Percy, Annabeth threw her dagger at it. As the monster dissolved into dust, the girl picked up the dagger and quickly said as she went towards the window. "We're done here. Let's go." She muttered as she jump down from the window. Eurydice shakily jumped out after her, dragging herself and Grover along sparing one last look to the monster. She sighed in relief as she jumped down. But the pounding in her heart didn't settle.

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GROVER WAS LEADING them down a path in the forest. It looked like the middle of nowhere, but Grover reassured them that the path was familiar to him. "Somewhere up ahead this turns into a satyr path." He said as the demigods continued walking through the large forest. It was midday now, and the sun was still out but not enough to warm them completely.

"What's a satyr path?" Percy questioned. Grover answered him quickly. "It's road through the wilderness. Satyr explorers use them. Harder to track us." He finished explaining with a nod. Percy didn't seem to understand. "That's great but if we stay in the wilderness how are we gonna find a phone?" He sounded confused.

Why would they need a phone? She had one, but it died a long time ago. Annabeth seemed to be asking the same question as she turned to stop and look at Percy. "What do we need a phone her?" She stared at him like he wasn't very smart. "So we can call camp." Percy answered. "T-To get help?" He questioned. Annabeth seemed more annoyed by him now. "We don't need help. We're fine." She insisted. Sure, they were lost in the wilderness in the middle of New Jersey and might never make it to LA but she insisted that they were fine.

Eurydice blinked at Annabeth in concern. "Wait. Seriously?" She muttered. Percy scoffed in annoyance. "We're fine?