A/N: Hi guys!!!

Sorry, sorry, sorry for the not-so-frequent updates. But I've been really busy in school, and there's just been a lot of exciting stuff going on! Just to name a few....

Feb. 6 = My birthday! As of this date, I am officially eligible to get a drivers' permit in the state of Texas. Awesome? Yes.

Feb. 11 = Either THIRTEEN OR FOURTEEN INCHES OF SNOW fell on the city where I live, which is near Dallas. This is the most snow we've EVER seen here! It's nothing compared to what they've been getting on the east coast, but that is A LOT OF SNOW for Texas. (: Oh, and fun fact: on this day 49 out of the 50 U.S. states got snowed on! The only state that had no snow was Hawaii. How cool is that?! :D

Feb. 12 (today) = The Lightning Thief movie is out!!! I'm not seeing it today, since I'm just really lazy and I look like crap and the roads are bad (I think) and I don't feel like going out. But I am going to see it this weekend with a few friends. I'm so excited! :D

So yeahhh. That's what's been going on in my life. Anyway this chapter may be kinda crappy, since I have no idea how to continue from my last chapter, but I figured I'd give y'all something as an early Valentine's Day present (:

Just one more thing, before we continue (sorry, I know this author's note is really long) : I've been working on another story for PJO, a series of Percabeth oneshots. I only have one chapter done, but do you think I should go ahead and post it? (: I wanted to wait until I finished this story and the one I'm writing for Twilight (New Kids in School), but who knows when that will happen. :/ So yeah, lemme know! (:

Celeste's POV

Dinner that night was a solemn affair. Everyone talked in hushed whispers. Several wary glances were cast about, most directed towards my parents, I noticed with irritation. It wasn't like they'd chosen to suddenly be transported 26 years into the future. It was just something that had happened, something that was completely out of their control.

It seemed as if fixing the situation was out of our control too.

Like I'd noticed at the war council, there was no definite way to send my parents back to the past. Kronos was the only one who could send my parents back home, and obviously he would not do that. There was no choice but for us to attempt to defeat him, and the chances of that were horrifying slim.

But if we did defeat him, there would be absolutely no way to get my parents back to the past. They'd be stuck here, forever. Even though they were my parents, I didn't really know them. I wouldn't come into their lives until they were about 25 or so, and they were 15 right now. We were strangers to each other. And if they weren't sent back to 2009, then who knows what would happen to me? It was all so confusing. I'd overheard the Athena cabin discussing the matter earlier, and they were just as perplexed as I was. That, of course, was not a good sign.

Chiron had instructed us to stay in the dining pavilion even after we'd finished our meals, so I stayed where I was, even after I'd disposed of my food. I sat beside my parents at the head table, beside Chiron. Both my parents were silent, picking at their food. My mom looked troubled, but at the same time had a huge scowl on her face, probably from the fact that she could see no possible solution to our problem. I knew how much she hated it when she couldn't figure out something.

As soon as most of the campers had finished eating, Chiron cleared his throat and stood. "Campers. Your attention please. I assume all of you are aware of the situation we have on our hands?"

The pavilion got even more quiet, if that was possible. Everyone nodded.

"Good," said Chiron. "Then there is no need for me to explain what is going on. I have arranged all the cabins so that they are on either offense or defense. Offense will go forth to face Kronos. Defense will stay here to defend the camp. Is that clear?" More nods. "Good. Without further ado...."

Chiron then made his announcements. The cabins were split so that about half would be on offense and half on defense. Major cabins that would be on offense would be Ares, Athena, and half of the Hephaestus cabin (the other half would stay behind to supply the defenders with adequate weapons). The cabins of the Big Three (Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades) would also be on offense. Although there was only a smattering of people in those cabins, it was a smattering of extremely powerful half-bloods who would most definitely prove to be a valuable asset in the upcoming battle.

After all of the cabins were sorted out, everyone was dismissed from the pavilion to go to bed. Chiron had earlier informed me that I would be on offense, along with both of my parents. If anyone could beat Kronos, it would be my father (even though technically he hadn't yet, since he was still 15). Chiron himself would be staying behind, however. "But Chiron," I'd protested. "We'd need you. You're our leader!"

Chiron shook his head. "It is in the hands of you and your fellow campers now. Should you need help, I'm sure the gods would find a way to assist you. I would go myself, but alas, Kronos is my father. The gods say that I must not go to face him, except when it is unavoidable. My job is to teach the heroes, not to be one."

That made sense, but I'd never even been on a quest before. I wouldn't know what to do.

Sleep that night was fitful. I knew it probably be my last good night of rest before I embarked on the mission that would probably bring my doom, but I tossed and turned nevertheless. And as I tossed and turned, I dreamt.

I stood on a patch of earth, almost uncomfortably warm. I looked up at the sky to try to get my bearings, but I could see nothing. I could only see by the light of flames in the distance. Flames? What was going on here?

I heard a voice somewhere far ahead of me, through a large cave. The cave's gaping mouth was positioned right in front of me, strangely inviting. Against my better judgment, I walked into it.

The more I walked, the more a sense of foreboding I felt. This place was dangerous, fatal. I immediately regretted my choice to walk through the cave. But as much as I tried, I could not turn back. No, it seemed as if an invisible force was pulling me forward, forward to my death.

Somehow, I found the strength to stop. Clutching onto a jagged rock, I took note of my surroundings. Suddenly, I heard that same voice again. Definitely a female voice.

"Father," she said. "They are sending half of the camp to confront you. Half is staying behind."

"Good, good. Things are going as planned. Do you know who exactly is coming to face me?" The voice that replied was quiet. Weak. But at the same time, it had an ancient, inherently evil quality to it, a quality that chilled me to the bone. Images of my worst nightmares flashed through my brain, along with intense fear. I knew that whoever this was was planning something, and had to be stopped.

"For the most part, yes. Percy Jackson is coming, as you had hoped, as is Annabeth Chase."

My parents? What did they have to do with this?

The voice, which I realized was coming straight from a gigantic pit on the cave floor, laughed. It was a terrible sound, unlike any I'd ever heard in my life. I found myself inexplicably gasping for breath as I desperately fought the urge to scream. "Finally," uttered the voice, a dark humor to its tone. "I get my revenge!"

A nagging feeling started to spread through me, as I remembered the role my parents had played in the previous Titan War. Was this who I thought it was? The realization dawned on me, and I gasped. Of course, who else could it be? Who else could cause this much fear in me?

Who else wanted revenge?

The voice stopped chuckling. "I hear something," it murmured, suspicious.

The female voice, who had been chuckling along with her...father (She'd called him father, hadn't she?) was quiet. "What is it? Is someone here?"

"Yes, someone is here. The spawn of Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase. I see she is much like her father. She dreams of her quest." I gulped. They knew I was here. "I sense your fear, little one," the voice continued. "But what you feel now is nothing compared to what you will feel in the future." The voice laughed again, louder this time, as a wave of pure pain shot through my body.

I woke up screaming.

Kronos was back. And he had a daughter.

But who was it?

Whewww, that was intense, wasn't it?

Anyways, you know what to do. (; Review!