Archived:The Quest to Save His Twin

Mission Overview
Boreas sent messengers on asking why Ian is alone in Moscow, but he kills them all but lets one of them survive to bring the news to Boreas. Boreas kept on watching him until he found Verona, a very powerful empousai with a small army of monsters. Boreas thinks that she wants revenge for killing her friends. Now Boreas wants his son to lead the quest to kill Verona and her army. Moscow is also where Ivan and Ian were born.

Locations

 * 1) Camp Half Blood Entrance- The questors will go take the van and go to New York Airport.
 * 2) John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York City, New York)- Verona tasks the minotaur and cyclops to kill Ivan and his friends. They both disguised as a pilot and flight attendant. Both fail.
 * 3) Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris, France)- As they get off the plane, they tour the city since they would have to wait for four hours for the plane to arrive. But are attacked from the harpies Verona sent. They were disguised as tourists. They manage to make them retreat but they missed the flight to Moscow. So they spend the night at a hotel. They get on a flight and head to Moscow. Ivan still worries about his brother as they sleep.
 * 4) Sheremetyevo International Airport (Moscow, Russia)- They arrive finally, Ivan is getting a lot happy and worried at the same time. At the mean time, Verona's rage is at her limits and sends the lycanthropes at them. They managed to escape but barely. They decide to go his first home. Ostankino Palace. But not being ambushed by empousai. They kill all except one, they interrogate her on where she is hiding. She breaks.
 * 5) Ostankino Palace- Its where Verona is keeping Ian. This is also where Ivan and Ian's mother use to own the mansion. But she loses her temper and has ten empousai attack them. She intends to sacrifice him in order to gain boundless beauty. But is interrupted. She then manipulates Ian again and makes him attack them. Not wishing to fight him, he gets knocked out by a kick. They then corner Verona and kill her.
 * 6) Sheremetyevo International Airport- They come back victorious.

Questors

 * 1) Ivan Kozlov- Boreas (Shisaac)
 * 2) Travis Nash- Themis (Hydrocarbon1997)
 * 3) Jessica "Jess'' Rodgers- Athena (DragonEmpress)
 * 4) Cynthia Jefferson- Zeus (Astrid)

Prophecy
"In the Kremlin lies an abducted twin.

In a trance brought down by a fiend, hideous to be seen.

The fiend's motive enshrouded in mystery.

But for a guess, the death of one's mother is the beginning of the story.

An army of fiends guard the abducted twin.

And in one's leadership he will spell safety for the win."

Camp Half Blood Entrance
Ivan: Packs his travel bag and carries his electronic keyboard with him and sits on the grass waiting for the others.

Cynthia: she is caring a medium sized bookbag and walks up to ivan Are you Ivan?

Ivan: He smiles In the flesh. May I ask who are you?

Cynthia: I'm cynthia Astrid told me I was needed in this quest, luckily I had nothing better to do...luck for you I mean she smiles

Ivan: Yeah did she tell everything exactly?

Cynthia: she plops down in the grass beside him Nope.

Ivan: Sighs I will bring everyone up to speed once two more get here.

Jess: She walks up with a black duffle bag Okay. You two, names?

Ivan: Looks at Jess Ivan Kozlov, son of Boreas.

Travis: walks up to them Sorry i'm late! oh hey cynthia!

'Cynthia':  she looks to Jess Cynthia Jefferson, daughter of Zeus. she sees travis and rolls her eyes groaning Astrid owes me big time... Hi Travis.

Travis: Travis Nash son of Themis! okay i know who you are ivan but who's the pink haired chick?

Jess: She growls I'm Jess, daughter of Athena. If you call me Jessica, I'll rip your head off. She snarls

Ivan: Facepalms Can we please not fight.

Jess: Well, Toby started it!

Travis: Hey the name's Travis pinkie!

Jess: Don't call me pinkie, airhead! Okay?!

Travis: Okay hothead! *he winks*

Jess: Don't you wink at me, brainless!

Travis: If i'm so brainless then why is it so easy for me to piss you off?

Jess: I'm not pissed off. I'm mean and careless. Got a problem with that?

Travis: sure sure short stack *turns to Ivan* so let's get out of here

Jess: She mutters B*tch...

Ivan: Gives an irritated look Lets go. I'm guessing we are getting along so well''. Laughs at his personal joke.''

Cynthia:she was sitting on the ground and stands up rolling her eyes. Okie dokie then...

Jess: Whatever She rolls her eyes as well.

John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York City New York)
They all go into the van while Jess and Travis push each other to get the front seat. ''Argus silently tells them to sit in the back of the van, while Cynthia takes the front seat. As Argus drives the van to the airport, Ivan is reading a book in Russian, at the back, Jess and Travis constantly bicker at each other. As they got to the airport, they wave goodbye to Argus as he drives back to camp. But not before being strangely greeted by an air pilot and a eldery female flight attendant.''

Air Pilot: Hello there smiles devilishy, My name is Alfred Cunningham and this is my friend and flight attendant Evelyn Kingston. ''She waves. But to their shock she has one eye.''

Travis: Gets suspicious Miss Kingstion what a big guy you have

Ivan: Unstraps his watch and gives Cynthia and Jess the signal to attack.

Cynthia: ''she pulls out her lightning dagger and throws it. It hits the Cyclops in her eye ''Bulls eye. she chuckles

Cyclops: Pulls the dagger out dropped near her feet, she screamed You will pay for that daughter of Zeus!! Now where are you! She wildly swings her club and ends up crushing a taxi cab.

Ivan: ''Presses the button on his watch and it turns into a halberd. He was about to strike the cyclops but his halberd was grabbed by the minotaur and throwned into a window. The minotaur was about to bring down his giant axe until he gave him a blast of icy wind with ice shards. The minotaur stumbled and landed into a wall.''

Travis: he jumps up with his scythe in hand towards the minotaur yo hornhead! incoming! he tries to cut the minotaur's chest

Minotaur: ''It screams in pain as Travis slashes his scythe across it's chest. He grabs Travis and slams him on the ground then throws him at Ivan. And roars like a bull as it begins to charge at Cynthia and Jess.''

Ivan: Ivan hovers over the ground and grabs Travis with the other end of his halberd before otherwise, crashing into a luggage cart. Your welcome. ''He gently sets him on the ground. ''Travis, aim for the legs! I'm going for the head!

Travis: Meh sounds good runs towards the minotaur time to cut some beef! he slashes at the minotaur's legs

Minotaur: Roars in agony and falls to one knee, he notices Ivan

Ivan: Laughs at Travis' joke as he flys at a wall; he places his feet at the wall and pushes as hard as he can and flys full speed with the halberd pointing at the minotaurs ''head, he missed and was swatted out of the air like a fly, he ended up crashing into a car and had the wind knocked out his lungs. He collapsed onto the ground on one knee and wiped the blood from his mouth, breathing hard''. Is... that..... all you got,... beefhead?

Travis: Ah crap Ivan! he stands defensively in front of Ivan dude take a breather i got this

Ivan: ''Still breathing hard from crash. ''If.... you..... say so. he said wheezingly.

Minotaur: ''It gets up on both legs after being slashed by Travis' scythe. It raises its axe over its head and brings it down.''

Travis: He jumps out of the way alright mister moo cow ditch the axe or you'll get a huge headache!

Minotaur: ''It snorts and drops the axe. It clattered onto the asphault''. ''The minotaur goes into a stand as if it was about to charge. It charged''.

Travis: He dashes the other way and tries to stab the minotaur's knee

Minotaur: ''The minotaur trips as it's knee was stabbed and it bulldozes into a bus. No one inside was hurt but shaken. The minotaur gets up shakened by the crash and tries to walk, but it limps as it roars.''

Travis: ''He starts spinning his scythe and hurls it at the minotaur's face. The blade flies right into its head, killing the minotaur and making it explode into dust''

Cynthia:when the cyclops swung at her she flew into the air and slows down the cyclops' movement Let's play! ''she drops from the air and runs up to the cyclops quicky jumping up and kicking it in the already wounded eye. Bye,bye! she zooms away from the cyclops preparing to fire her bow, looking towards Jess.''Lil help?

Jess: I'm fine! ''She gets up and dusts herself off. ''Cyclops' are a pain in the ass.

Travis: Hey! Lil Miss Eyeball your next!

Jess: Shut up Thomas!

Travis: Get your eyes checked Jessiebell. I look nothing like Thomas

Jess: Don't call me Jessiebell or I'll have your head, Blueboy! And who the hell is Thomas!?

Travis: This really cool Aeolus kid

Cynthia:'' she rolls her eyes at travis and fires her bow and arrow, hitting the cyclops in the center of his chest. It exploads into dust. '' You talk too much Travis...nextime just shut up and kill the damn thing.

Travis: now how much would that be? and plus do you knwo how hard it is to fight when a handsome themis kid is crackin jokes and swingin this thing around *nudges to his scythe*

Ivan: Recovers from his pain and walks toward the group and high fives Travis for killing the minotaur Nice kill Travis. Well, here are the tickets to Paris, France. *Hands them out to each of them.*

Jess: She snatches a ticket from Ivan's hand Whatever. By the way Tanner, nice girly scythe.

Travis: Highfives Ivan and takes his ticket thanks man! turns to Jess thanks jessie! and btw you did really good in the fight. How you just stood there while the rest of us fought was very helpful ''the scythe turns back into a silver ring on his finger. ''And that is the story of how brave demigods and Jess beat the minotaur. starts to walk off come on we got a plane to catch

Jess: The for information, airhead, I'm a child of Athena, so I know how to fight. Unlike you, who use lousy battle strategy. Your attacks were all off, your throwing was weak, and your strategy was predictable. So, I'm smarter than you. I wasn't born. I came out of my mother's head. What does your mother do? Oh, and I am a demigod, if you didn't know, since you obviously don't have a brain.

Travis: Hmmm okay let's doesn't matter if you can fight if you just sit there and watch us to it. Okay you can criticize my moves all ya want, but hey i'm a demigod who beat the minotaur, so should i really care? Same goes for the popping out of your mom's brain thing. My mom's the titan of law of justice you figure it out if your so goddamn smart. and i know your demigod, just not a brave one. and how the hell would i be able to tell you off if i didn't have a brain? Would you like some cream for that burn?

Ivan: Walks alongside them while turning his halberd back into his watch and speaks in a Russian accent. Are you two seriously going to fight along the way?

Jess: To Travis Oh, I am brave. You're just to stupid to even realize it. How many scrolls do you read in a day? I don't see you studying. Oh, that's because you don't. So I bet you're just lollygagging around, filling up your head with useless information like your fighting. I bet you don't even practice. Only a great fighter would practice, like me. And I was just checking if you had a brain in that tin can called a head. Do you need ice for that burn? Yeah you do. So, your argument is invalid. Sorry. End. Of. Disscustion! She scowls

Travis:  Once he stopped talking'     Travis put on his beats, not hearing what Jess and Ivan said. He starts walking to the airport. Come on guys!     '''

Ivan: Shrugs and continues walking into the airport along with Travis.

''They all managed to get through security unnoticed even though the entrance was trashed. And waited for two hours for the plane to be ready. Ivan played "Fur Elise" on his piano really beautiful and even managed to stop a full crowd, even the most ornery people shed tears of joy. He continued playing until the plane was ready to take off to Paris. Before he got on, he bowed to the crowd as they cheered on for more but he had to leave.''

Verona's hideout
''Meanwhile in Moscow, Verona was watching them fight the minotaur and cyclops in a giant bronze bowl filled with water. Shimmering in the water, is the scene when Travis killed the minotaur and Cynthia killing the cyclops. Enraged by this failure.''

Verona: ''Clawing at the rim of the bowl enraged by both of the creature's failures. ''I Know those idiots were of no use! I should have bought something more intriguing and unique. But no matter. Hears Ian coming through the door.

Ian: Opens the door a little Mogu li ya priyti v moyu damu? (May I enter madame?)

Verona: Calms down  Vy mozhete moi dorogiye, i vy ne dolzhny govoritʹ na russkom. (You may come in my dear, and you don't have to speak Russian.)

Ian: Opens the door widely Okay, Notices the claw marks on the bowl rim. Did you see something?

Verona: Smiles and hypnotically tells him; Don't worry about anything my child. Go into the lounge and play the  violin for our guests. I will catch up

Ian: Eyes change color and bows As you wish my lady. ''Walks away from her room and grabs his violin and goes into the lounge. The empousai inside, were chatting amongst themselves and noticed Ian walking towards the stage, they go silent. Ian plays the violin flawlessly.''

Verona: While enjoying Ian's music, she is interrupted by the sound of wings flapping in the air. Ahh.. A new guest. Who may you be?

Madeline: ''Flys in the air and settles onto the floor and speaks in a French accent. ''I'm Madeline, representative of the harpies you have hired us for a special task in Paris. My apologies if you were interrupting you listening to that demigod's music. How absurd of you. You should just kill him.

Verona: She scowls I should cut that tongue of yours and dispose of you with the rest of your group.

Madeline: ''She gulps. ''I am sorry. But we will go to Paris at once.

Verona: She looks at her with a death stare. Don't Fail me.

Madeline: She bows nervously As you wish my lady. She flaps her wings and takes off with twenty harpies.

Plane Ride
''When the four arrive on the plane. Ivan was put to sit two seats in front of Jess. While further in the back, Travis was set to sit across from Cynthia.''

Travis: Sup Cynthia?

Cynthia:she glares at him and groans, while rolling her eyes.

Ivan: Overhears their conservation and smiles.

Travis: Cynthia come on what did i do to you?

Cynthia: she rolls her eyes and looks at him reluctantly First impressions with me are the only impression you get to make...and yours wasn't all that great. she leans her head back and closes her eyes hoping he'd think she'd went to sleep

Ivan: ''Gets up from his seat and walks up to Travis and Cynthia. ''Travis, I need to talk to you. *Walks back towards his seat.

Travis: He follows him Alright let's hear it

Ivan: How do you know me?

Travis: Huh?

Ivan: Back at the entrance, you said you already know me, I haven't even met you.

Travis: dude i was assigned for this quest, alexander told me who'd be leading it

Ivan: Raises hands defensively Sorry. I never met the guy.

Travis: Ah so man ready to do this thing

Ivan: *speaks in a Russian accent* If your talking about the unmerciful death of monsters. Then yes.

Travis: he playfully hits him in the arm heh heh your a cool dude!

Ivan: laughs Your a cool dude as well. Just wait until you see my brother.

Travis: what about your brother?

Ivan: Well, lets just say that he has an attitude that is similar to yours.

Travis: I like him already

Ivan: Some advice, I would not agitate him since he has ADHD and depression. For me, I have dyslexia and mood swings.

Travis: oh good to know

Ivan: Yeah. Drinks a glass of champagne.

Travis: he nervously backs away when he realizes what Ivan is drinking dude put that crap away!

Ivan: Gently puts down the glass. Alright. Looks at him Does something make you feel uneasy?

Travis: Look i'm scared of alcohol okay? don't tell jess or anything but i'm really scared of it. i barely stand being near the stuff

Ivan: Sorry. I didn't know. But the truth is, before my grandfather died, he got me to drink when I was like five years old when we were still in Russia. I regretted drinking the stuff. So now but slowly, Ive been watching myself not to binge drinking. Puts the glass of unfinished champagne onto the cart while the flight attendtent is serving drinks to other passengers.

Travis: Okay okay i'm in my happy place, happy place he's freaking out

Ivan:  Calm down. Your making us look suspicious. And I am really sorry for what I was doing, honest to the gods.

Travis: He's breathing heavily okay okay as long as i don't see it, i'll be fine. and dude it's cool, you didn't know. this is the reason why you never see me anyway near the dionysus cabin or around any wine nymphs......

Ivan: Stays quiet for a bit and nods I can tell, and as a promise, I will never drink on the quest. Are we cool about that?

Cynthia: she gets up and walks over to them ''Travis... Will you calm your tits? I can hear you from our seats. '

Travis: okay okay geez, sorry... turns to Ivan yeah man we're cool! gets up and faces cynthia okay let's go, say i heard you we're dating some sea spirit. how's that workin out for ya?

Cynthia: she looks at him sideways trying to decide whether to answer or not and replies reluctantly We're living together.

Air Pilot: Mesdames et Messieurs, pouvez vous s'il vous plaît prendre vos places car nous sommes sur le point d'atterrir à l'aéroport Charles de Gaulle International.

Travis: what the hell was that?

Ivan: Smirks The pilot is French, he is telling us to go back into our seats as we are landing in the romantic city in the world.

Cynthia: she sits down and heaves a sigh

Travis: he sits down somethin wrong?

Cynthia: She shake her head and closes her eyes going back to ignoring him

Ivan: Whispers in Travis' ear I thought children of Zeus are not afraid of heights?

Travis: whispers back yeah man....

Paris, France
''A few minutes later, they land in Paris. Ivan goes off to see the screens to see the departures in Europe. Looks at for a few minutes and goes back to the group.''

Ivan: Do you guys want the good news or the bad news?

Cynthia: I'd prefer both, but if you're asking which one first...I'd say bad.

Ivan: Bad news is, our flight to Moscow is not here until for another four hours; the good news is that we are touring the Eiffel Tower.

Cynthia: ''she raises her eyebrow. ''Almost sounds to good to be true.

Ivan: So? Doesn't kill ya to kill time while touring one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Am I right?

Travis: Heh heh yeah! time for the heroes to have some fun! oh and jess

Ivan: Come to think of it, ''Looks around for Jess. ''Where did she go?

Jess: ''She walks up to them, very pale and a bunch of cuts on her. ''Okay, I got lost, and out of no where, a few hellhounds attacked me, fought them off, and WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU ALL!? She looks now pissed

Travis: um on the plane and how'd you get lost?

Ivan: We all were.

Jess: I wanted to see the atractions, heard noices, got attacked, and you all are assholes! She crosses her arms aross her chest and looks at them

Ivan: Sorry but we were all going to the Eiffel Tower. But it was your fault that you left without telling us! Besides, our flight to Moscow is not here until for another four hours.

Jess: I'm fifteen years old! I can manage myself! I don't need to tell you where I'm going! I'm not a ten year old girl! No, I've faced worse. You're just f*cking brillient aren't you!? She scoffs Whatever. ''She rolls her eyes. She walks but immidietly falls to the ground, head first.''

Ivan: Sighs Whatever but first you need medical attention, is that right, child of Athena?

Jess: ''She doesn't talk. She lies there, not moving or anything. She's not even breathing''

Ivan: Crap! ''He picks her up and runs towards the nearest hospital, Travis and Cynthia catch up and get into a taxi. ''Chauffeur, à l'hôpital le plus proche, maintenant, cette dame a besoin d'aide!

''The driver nods in agreement and drives to the nearest hospital as fast he could. They arrive in the hospital and Jess gets a blood pack along with bandages on her cuts.''

Jess: She lays in the hospital bed, unconcious and emotionless.

Travis: So what do we do now?

Ivan: Comes back from talking with the doctor I told the doctors that she got into a scrap with a couple of people outside the airport. We should wait until she gets better.

Jess: Her fingers twitch and she mutters something, like she was dreaming about something

Cynthia: she enters the room with four coffees "I guess she isn't up yet huh? I knew a chance to explore Paris was to good to be true... Well anyways I've got coffee"she puts the coffees down on the bedside table, then pulls out packets of creamers and sugars from her bag

Travis: He takes a cup with some cream and sugar thx cynt! he drinks from it geez i don't like the idea of being cooped up here. A monster could catch our combined scent

Ivan: Drinks the coffee, Yeah, some monster may come out anywhere. ''Looks into the window and cause as snow storm. Calming his mind.''

Cynthia: she looks outside and smiles Cool trick.

Travis: yeah man pretty cool

Ivan: Thanks guys, it usually intensifies into a blizzard if my brother was here.

Travis: Well good for the mortals that he's not he chuckles

Ivan: True, Do you guys want to hear the story of how my mother was killed? I just wanted to get this off my chest.

Cynthia: she shrugs, as she continues to look outside and causes lighting to strike

Travis: Sure man

Ivan: Well back then, My mother was a daughter of Aphrodite, she and her twin sister, Verona, grew very happy with each other, but then as they got older, Verona grew jealous of my mother, they even had a catfight that ended badly at Moscow. That is where our me, my mother and Ian grew up. When Verona ened up in prison after wounding my mother with a piece of broken glass. Then Aphrodite appeared and cursed her to become a empousai.... Takes a deep breath. Then me and Ian come along after Maryse had an affair with Boreas that ends with me and Ian. Before we got to camp, she was murdered in cold blood..... Then kidnapped my brother...'' His crying ends up causing a blizzard across Paris. ''

Cynthia: she looks away from the window and gives him a O.O face, then walks over and hugs him My twin sister was killed... and my mom doesn't even know.

Ivan:  Hugs her back You never told me that you had a twin, but I feel really sorry for you, I wonder how you managed to stay mentally stable after her death.

Cynthia: she looks away as a tear slips from her eye and speaks quietly I didn't... I attempted to commit suicide in the ocean... but poseidon created a sea spirit that saved me. Now I'm dating him.

Ivan: Whispers in her ear Im glad that you did not take your life.

Cynthia: She nods wiping her tear away So am I.

An undentified object knocks against the window and causes a giant crack.

Cynthia: she looks at the window starled

Travis: he gets up what the hell?

Cynthia: should I strike it with lightning? It may break the glass if I do though...

Ivan: No, just wait, gets up to see the window cautiously but gets tackled by three harpies who viciously claw and bite him.

Cynthia:she causes thunder to sound stunning the Harpies, hoping this will gove Ivan time to get away

Ivan: In retaliation, he blasts the harpies with icy wind while crawling away but has a slash marks across his face

Cynthia: You okay she calls upon a flock of birds that begin attacking the Harpies'.

Ivan: Agh!, damn it! after pulling a two glass shards from his face Im fine but we should leave. Travis, get Jess.

Cynthia: she looks wearily at the harpies The birds won't be able to hold them for much longer four more minutes at most.

Ivan: I know, call them off, I'll freeze them...

Cynthia: she looks at him uncertain and calls the birds off the fly away just as they came.

Ivan: ''Calls upon a small-focused ice storm that freezes the harpies just as the birds came out of range. The harpies screech one more time and shatter on the pavement. ''Sorry about that. feels dizzy.

Cynthia:she grabs Ivan's arm to support him Travis hurry up

Travis: okay okay he picks up jess and holds her on his shoulder and runs towards Cynthia and Ivan let's get out of here!

Ivan: ''Wearily summons Blizzard (his halberd) and focuses a blast of wind from blizzard though at a new flock of harpies entering the window. It is slowly drains him of his power.''

Travis: Hey chicken ladies! Quit followin us or you all go blind for a short time

Cynthia: she summons more birds and begins pulling ivan out of the room Let's go!

Travis: he runs off with her so where do we go?

Ivan: We must get to the Eiffel Tower, which is ten blocks from here.

Madeline: ''Stands in front of them with many harpies. ''Surely you don't want to leave so soon? in a french accent while her evil chuckle echoes throughout the hospital, hoping that it would cause fear.

Cynthiq:her face shows no emotion and sh causesmore thunder hoping it'll stun Madeline

Madeline: She is stunned by the thunder but withstands it,' she kicks her in the stomach and tries clawing and grabs Ivan by the shoulders.

Cynthia: she falls back from the kick but quickly rolls out of the way she reaches to grab ivan but it too late

Ivan: ''Screams and tries to attack Madeline but she swats aside the halberd and nearly impales both Travis and Jess. Then is knocked out cold''.

Madeline: Meet us at the Eiffel Tower and bring us food, one hour, if you fail to arrive. He will die, and my reward for his death shall be splendid from my mistress.... ''Her party cackles with laughter. Then they fly off with Ivan''

Cynthia: she runs to the window as they fly out No! Travis why in hades didn't you anything!

Travis:  Still carrying Jess, Well strugling with sleeping beauty here!

Cynthia: she gives him a deadly glare and punches his stomach We need to come up with what to "feed" her....

Travis: ''Gets punched while getting a electric shock that he drops Jess onto the floor. ''Damn it, that hurts! Well I got nothing but she did mention to go to the Eiffel Tower, am I right?

Cynthia: she did... but I'm pretty sure she didn't want some croissants

Travis: Nope I don't think so, I think she meant actual meat. I dont think cooked as well. Picks Jess up again. We should start walking as well, Ivan said only ten blocks away from here.

Cynthia: hrugs and begins walking out Maybe we'll pass a butcher sharp or an unfortunate mutt in an alley...