THE QUEST TO TAKE BACK STOLEN ITEMS

[halfbloodhillmods]

Who: Leo Valdez, Ventus Bradford, Tony Stark, Margot Sullivan, Cosette Fauchelevent and Annabeth Chase
What: Taking back stolen items.
Where: Chicago, IL
When: February 23 - March 2
Why: It's time to perform a little search and rescue.



Camp Half-Blood was broken into by the Gaea-aligned Red Room organization a month ago, in the hubbub of the camp also being invaded by a deadly werewolf pack and monster hunters. Since then, the camp has been locked down - no one leaves, only key people get in. Meanwhile, Chiron and Mr. D have been really putting their heads together, trying to organize a crack-team of campers to go retrieve the items that the Red Room stole, and it's high time they went out on an little rescue mission.

This is what was stolen from Camp Half-Blood by the Red Room:

The books from the Athena cabin
Heather O'Toole's shield
A hammer belonging to Sky Smith
Nicodeme Feuilly's books
Sojourner Ayers-Silva's teddy bear
Derek Hale's sword
Books belonging to Lydia Martin
Annie Cresta's porpoise
Daenerys Targaryen's three young dragons
Dean Winchester's car, a 1967 Chevrolet Impala
Jean Prouvaire's heart

The directors have chosen campers based on their skills and intellect to set out to find the items. In addition, Rachel Elizabeth Dare has issued this prophecy for the group:

In the city of swirling winds
Six campers' quest begins
The building dwarfed by only one
Brings riches untold and lives undone
To see the truth behind the lies
One must look with unburdened eyes

The questers are expected to leave at noon on February 23, and are asked to try and return by March 3. They will be equipped with backpacks containing a small bedroll, two vials each of nectar (one-half of the vial will cure most wounds, a whole vial will cure fatal wounds) and one piece of ambrosia (one half will cure most wounds, a whole piece will cure a fatal wound), mortal first-aid equipment like bandages, matches, a length of rope, and three golden drachmas to facilitate IMs with. They may take their weapons to aid them, as well as any special items they may have on their person at this time.

Good luck.

Comments

[salvagedlight]

[Ven has very few preparations to make for this quest. He came to camp with nothing but the shirt on his back and he's not bothered to gather many possessions since then, aside from a couple of trips with a satyr to the nearby town to grab some more clothes. He's stuffed those in a backpack and tied a sleeping bag from the Jupiter tent city on top of that, along with a few other odds and ends like ambrosia and trail mix. Hopefully Chiron or Mr. D will give them some money to feed themselves, since he's kind of fresh out of American cash.]

[But he'll be waiting to go a good bit before the actual departure time, so he'll be hanging out in the cabin green until then looking for any of his friends to say goodbye.]

[heroespride]

[Zack won't deny that he's an itty bit jealous that Ven gets to go on a bonafide quest. Just a little bit.]

All packed?

[salvagedlight]

[And Ven won't deny that he knows that. Because Zack. And heroics. And Zack.]

I think so. If I wasn't, would you be offering to go in my place so you could get a date with my cousin?

[You are so transparent sometimes, bro.]

[heroespride]

[He places a hand over his chest.]

Who? Me? No way would I take your place!

[A beat.]

Now, if someone else isn't ready to go on the Quest, well then I wouldn't be opposed to stepping in for them.

[Seriously, man, he'd rather go on a quest with you then leave you behind!

Also totally ignoring that jab.]

[salvagedlight]

[And that gets a laugh from Ven.]

Hey, you never know, someone might back out at the last minute.

[He doesn't think they will, but they can joke about it. And certainly going on a quest with Zack would be a lot of fun, in between the mind-chilling terror.]

Just as long as I didn't have to drag you back here half-dead, again.

[heroespride]

[It's incredibly doubtful, but it's nice to joke around about it. Especially if it can get a laugh from Ven.]

Hey, hey, you really think I'd let myself almost die? Again? Ven I'm starting to think you don't have much faith in me.

[And he wags his finger for emphasis.]

[rainfelled]

[Naturally, Aqua wants to say good-bye and good luck to her favorite cousin. She walks over to Ven and, smiling, musses his hair.]

You'll do great, Ven.

[salvagedlight]

[He's your only cousin. Mortal, at any rate. How weird is it they're related through both their parents? But for the moment he just knocks her hand away like always, giving her a smile in return.]

We'll be fine - I'm more concerned with getting everything back here. I hope some of the Vulcan kids know what to do with the dragons.

[rainfelled]

[Details. She gives him a wry smile.]

Worse comes to worse, you might be able to drive the car with the dragons inside.

[salvagedlight]

I'm not driving, I haven't even touched a car since the time I visited your parents with you. [Okay he has, but he means more being inside one. Driving one is completely out of the question for him.]

[rainfelled]

[Aqua laughs at that.]

Well, hopefully one of you knows how to drive! Besides, my parents keep pestering me about when you're going to visit next, so try to come back in one piece, okay?

[salvagedlight]

I'm sure someone does, if not... well, maybe Mercury will help us out. The gods seem a lot more involved over here, so it's probably not out of the question.

[Come on Aqua, time to get to the camp borders for actual departure.]

I know better than to make your mom mad. I'll try my best - I packed my ambrosia first.