Sons of Apollo

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Sons of Apollo Season 4 Episode 5

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Percy's dreamin schemin leads to feelins at the peakin pond. Nico makes some ghastly alliances. 

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SPEAKER_07

The four of us, hello box. Oh my gosh. Tyson Tyson's gonna be useful down there. Dude, he's gonna be able to use it. I can already tell. He is gonna come in the clutch countless times. Yeah. It's a things. And how foolish I was to think this next chapter we were gonna go into the labyrinth like, no, a lot can happen before dawn.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, the pre-brint.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, the pre-dip. Wow. That little talk with Chiron. Of course Chiron knows. Of course Chiron has always got the nines on the fives on the nine by fives.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

Oh wow. So here we go.

SPEAKER_05

Nico buys happy meals for the dead.

SPEAKER_07

And we saw that. It was wild how, like, so much of this chapter was premonitions and glimpses into other things. Yeah. So many scouts going on, little feelers. Right. That dream, dude. Prophecies and dreams and visions. Dreams and visions. That saltwater fountain. Percy got a little bold by cracking it, but he always falls aside. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02

Wild, dude.

unknown

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

Holy mo. Things are brewing. Yeah. The happy meals for the dead. What a what a summoning that was.

SPEAKER_02

Right.

SPEAKER_07

Nico's soapunk rock.

SPEAKER_02

Soap rock.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, and it really does toss us right in, just like at least I get a good night's sleep before the quest, right?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, because he had just said bye to Abeth. She told him to go prep for the quest because they're leaving at dawn.

SPEAKER_06

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

So this is his night before the quest. And yeah, right into, of course, a dream. This time we're on the Princess Andromeda.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, the Andromeda.

SPEAKER_05

And we're looking at Luke. And uh he's kind of looking like a Greek god.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

All of a sudden. He's just like kneeling on the coffee, just like in his white outfit with his cape and just this Himatian? This cape he's wearing?

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, Himatian, anyone? A little kind of cape that flowed down his shoulder. Yeah, what is he? Just knelt there, looking epic as fudge. What did it does say timeless? Yeah. Oh my gosh. And so he's that's the truth. The last time we've seen Luke, he was a broken form on a cliffside. Right. Or the other side. Assumed to be dead by all intents and purposes. He's looking better than ever now, apparently. Yeah. Almost too healthy.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, he's talking about how the spies report success, namely that Camp Halfblood is sending a quest into the labyrinth. So it's like, oh, interesting. So they already know, like, this seems to be a part of their plan was getting Camp Half-Blood to go into the labyrinth.

SPEAKER_01

That is wild.

SPEAKER_05

Is what Percy at the end, you know, was kind of reminiscing on of like, whoa, they already knew this was happening. Like, who's the spy? Yeah, who is the Quintus? Quintus? He's the one that I'm the most fishy about.

SPEAKER_06

Yeah, he's always just over there with like a sprout of wheatgrass in his teeth watching.

SPEAKER_07

Interesting. I'm not gonna vote. I'm not gonna vote. I'm not weighing in. I'm just a fly on the wall. Yeah. I'm just reporting back to my elders now.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, now we got Kronos talking.

SPEAKER_07

Kronos, dang. To see Kronos again. Oh my gosh. How it's like not a voice, but just something that pierces your mind like a dagger, freezing with cruelty.

SPEAKER_05

He's talking about how once they have the means to navigate, he's gonna lead the vanguard himself. So it seems like he's really reforming. The reforming process is going very well.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, he's pushing the foreign. And Luke is a little bit hesitant too, like, oh perhaps Krios or Hyperion should lead, but no, he's just pushing. I will lead. Don't you sweat it, boy. I'm leading this mind.

SPEAKER_05

One more heart to join the army, and that'll be sufficient. Interesting. Then he can rise from fully from Tartarus.

SPEAKER_07

Dang, so he just needs one more. Oh my gosh. And yeah, but the form.

SPEAKER_05

The form. Yeah, what the what the what the form? The form? Show me your sword. He pulls out backbiter, which as we know is this dastardly weapon.

SPEAKER_07

It's got that nasty bronze end. Yes, celestial bronze and steel.

SPEAKER_05

End steel. Mortals and steel. Yeah, it goes both ways. It goes both ways. It's a byblade. Yeah. It's a byblade if I ever sell.

SPEAKER_07

It's a bide blade. By blade eel.

SPEAKER_05

But he's like, yo, you pledge yourself, you took the sword as proof. Mm-hmm. Um. So it's pretty much just reminding him, like, yo, I'm big daddy here, Luke. Like, you wanted power, you wanted to avenge yourself. Like, I'm giving you all that.

SPEAKER_07

I'm the one that gave it to you, boy. Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_05

We're gonna move forward. Half blood's gonna be reduced. Then we're gonna march on Olympus. Yes. We gotta get the strike force ready. This bargain. As soon as the bargain is done, we should.

SPEAKER_07

Oh yeah, what is this bargain?

SPEAKER_05

Bargain.

SPEAKER_07

Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_05

And then there's a knock. We got some Draconae coming in.

SPEAKER_07

Oh, foof.

SPEAKER_05

Pretty hot.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

And then Kelly. Kelly. Impushe anyone?

SPEAKER_07

Impoha.

SPEAKER_05

Impush anyone.

SPEAKER_07

It's coming in also. Seductive. It is interesting. Well, I guess Draconae is what is that? Acented the way it like some monsters are. Because in the type on the print. Because imposha. Impushe is always like slant. The words are always what italicized? Italicized, yeah. Okay, that's an italiciz. Yeah. I like how they italicize that. Yeah. Impuhec.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah. I think any uh any Greek word, I guess.

SPEAKER_07

Any of the m because minotaur wasn't. But imposh.

SPEAKER_05

Because I think minotaur is now part of the English diction. Oh, okay. But something like chitin or the hemation. Oh yeah, Hemeha.

SPEAKER_07

Oh, Hameha. Because they all know. Yeah, exactly, because it's that little slant stuff.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah. Okay. Splantation.

SPEAKER_07

So I know, yeah. So an Ampuche, Kelly. And that's the whole thing. The last week saw of Ampuche Kelly was Impluche Kelly.

SPEAKER_05

She got Impohjack.

SPEAKER_07

Exploshak. Explosion.

SPEAKER_05

So yeah, she is back in beta.

SPEAKER_07

And she's looking good.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, wearing a red dress, zinging.

SPEAKER_07

And she is trying to zing fin dink on Luke. Yeah, she's really working on like a massage big. I am angry though. He is all business.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, he's like, yo, tell me what you have to report. Otherwise, get the what.

SPEAKER_07

Apparently, Luke used to be fun to hang around.

SPEAKER_05

Right.

SPEAKER_07

But yeah, talking about.

SPEAKER_04

Yes.

SPEAKER_05

So she must have eaten someone.

SPEAKER_07

Oh gosh. And I wonder if Luke bore witness to it.

SPEAKER_05

But he's like, yo, what do you got? She's like, advanced team is ready, we can leave. But that's when she's like, oh. You fool Luke. Can you not sense the presence? Yeah, there's a presence. Someone's watching us.

SPEAKER_07

Kelly is powerful, man.

SPEAKER_05

Just like that, she goes full hamp.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, and like lunges right where Percy is.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, makes eye contact with him and just ZAT! And just like that, he's awake. Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

And then that's sworn the fangs were just an inch from his trut.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, that's uh now we're in his room. Oh yeah, he's like, I gotta tell Abeth. But then that's when he sees, like, again, this fountain is glowing. It seems to be almost humming. Yeah. Like summoning him.

SPEAKER_07

So hum sum drummening. And um this time it's like that was a lot of info from the dream, but yeah, we're just getting pulled right into this. It's crazy how they back-to-back this.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, but yeah, he's you know, remembering last time he saw Nico through the vision, so this time he was like, okay, show me Nico again. And interesting that he didn't even have to throw a coin in, almost like some other god higher up than Iris is running this call right now. Iris' management? Iris' management.

SPEAKER_07

God management?

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, we we get a vision of Nico. He's in a graveyard at night.

SPEAKER_07

Um digging this hole. Yeah. Or what we think is people.

SPEAKER_05

And then yeah, he's just crouched, and of course, he's got a Walmart bag next to the house.

SPEAKER_07

Crouch next to a Walmart. What's more punk rock? Is it deep enough yet? He's asking.

SPEAKER_05

He's talking to this ghost again. This ghost. Um, the ghost is almost there. There's unnecessary. I oh, so it seems like he's trying to summon someone. He's like, This is unnecessary, my lord. You have me for advice.

SPEAKER_06

Yes.

SPEAKER_05

And he's like, I want a second opinion. And that's when we find out that these people digging a skeletals.

SPEAKER_07

Yes. He's summoning a skeletal army. Yeah, he uses these skeletal relatives at his will.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

So he has them dig it up.

SPEAKER_05

He tells them thank you. And then they collapse into the pile of bones. Yeah. And this is when he does this ritual. Oh my god. Talk about punk rock. Just pours out the cokes into the temptants.

SPEAKER_02

What does he say? Let them remember.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, we got a 12-pack of Cokes and a McDonald's happy meal as the offering to summon this dead.

SPEAKER_07

What does he bust out even more Cokes and uh two more happy meals too?

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, like a 12 pack and the oh yeah, two 12 pack and three more. Oh, so yeah, two 12 packs and four happy meals in two.

SPEAKER_07

Oh my gosh. He's just summoning. He is piling it on.

SPEAKER_05

This uh this ghost is really trying to like dissuade him from the game.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, he's like, oh, it's usually not the thing we used. He's like, Mother French, I'm the son of the dead. Yeah, I know this.

SPEAKER_05

I got this. But yeah, things start to bubble and foam in there.

SPEAKER_07

Oof.

SPEAKER_05

Everything starts to get pretty wild. It's almost like all these spirits start to appear around from the gravestones, and it's like even this ghost is like, oh, there are too many. Yes, it is too many. You cannot handle them personally. You don't know your power. And Nico, of course, is just like he's running these things. I got this.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, it's like this.

SPEAKER_07

Who's that this corn for short sword? That's a little short. It's like a dagger blade. Right. Um made of solid black metal.

SPEAKER_02

Uh black metal. Like the color of my heart. Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

Like I it's almost like I picture like obsidian. Well, does it say like solid black? Not even doesn't talk about a glinting, so yeah, like iron. So metal. Iron, maybe? Uh. And he what what commands them one at a time. Yeah. And then a single figure just floats forward and kind of just starts to like Greek outfit.

SPEAKER_05

He asks who the guy is, and this man is kind of like, he seems like he's kind of like in that liminal space where he's like, Yeah, he's half half voice.

SPEAKER_07

Half in, half out, kind of a thing.

SPEAKER_05

And but we find out this guy's name is Theseus. Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

Which person's like his voice was like crumbling paper.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

Oh my gosh. Yeah, he's well, yeah, but the Theseus.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, the Theseus. He's the guy that fought Minetwa.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, the original One.

SPEAKER_05

But this guy looks pretty like again, he just looks ghost form. Yeah, probably.

SPEAKER_07

But he's kind of young and strung.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

How he's not like big and buff, you'd think that this guy that fought it. Right. And it's a young kid almost, is what he looks like.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, Nico, of course, is asking, like, he's trying to figure out how I can bring my sister back. That's really what the guy is about. All about Theseus is like, don't try. He's Nico's like, tell me. These says his stepfather died because he thought that Theseus was dead in the labyrinth. Wanted to bring him back, but I could not. Oh.

SPEAKER_03

So then this ghost is like, My lord, the soul exchange, ask him about it.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, what is this ghost pushing on this soul exchange? Because he's yeah, he's that seems like from the beginning he's been about this like, this is the way I've heard it done.

SPEAKER_03

You just gotta exchange a soul for a soul. And I've got an idea for someone.

SPEAKER_07

But it seems like he has an agenda. He really does.

SPEAKER_05

Agendas on agendas. But then that's when this ghost, Theseus, hears the ghost voice and is like, I know that voice. Who is that specter?

SPEAKER_03

And the ghost, of course, is like, don't ask any questions, just answer. Answer his questions.

SPEAKER_05

And it seems like Thesssius is really like, dude, I know who you are. I just don't know like your name, but I know you.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah. And he's kind of just like, um, I want to know about my sister.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

That's really what Nico.

SPEAKER_05

Well, the quest of the labyrinth helped me bring her back. Um, and Theseus, he finally looks back at Nico, but he's really, it seemed like he was stuck on this. Yeah, he was. So I'm curious about this ghost king guy.

SPEAKER_07

Who is this ghost king? Yeah. Yeah, because it was talking about this ghost king, and I don't know if we exactly know who this ghost is that's following around Nico. He's not necessarily identified himself.

SPEAKER_06

Right.

SPEAKER_07

Instead of just like, I'm a servant to you, my lord. But who is he? And then we know, yeah. Right. So there's some questions here.

SPEAKER_04

So but yeah, ask him if it's true about the exchange of souls. The Theseus does say it is, but he still wants to go back to who that guy talking was.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_05

Anyways, Nico's like, I want to see my sister. Where is she? Oh, that's when Theseus talks about this, like, dude, he's coming. What like you're he sensed your summons, he's coming. So it must be that Nico's like power of summoning all the dead calls.

SPEAKER_07

Yes, some other dead. Yeah. Some other like entity. Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_05

Seems like because everything starts to like kind of go crazy, the vision goes crazy. Yeah. And then he straight up has to like.

SPEAKER_07

I did want to kind of point out that there was something kind of cute about that thing beyond the string that um saw me through like the love of a mortal girl was one thing that Theseus was sharing.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, the string was only part of the answer.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_05

So it seems like love, because we know everyone's kind of looking for Ariadne's string right now. Because that's the known guide to keep you from getting lost in the labyrinth. But it seems like Theseus is like, that's only part of the solution.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

You need love.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, love is gonna guide you through. That's cool. That's cool, and especially to know the heartbeats we got going into the heartbeats on heartbeats. Yeah, we got heartbeats on fart beats right now. But yeah, and just not trusting this ghost though, because every time we're starting, like Thesssius seems like he's got some good opinions, and that's why Nico brought him out of the dirt in the first place.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, yeah, now that image goes crazy, crunkling us to stop it.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_05

And uh that's when he kind of jumps out and then slashes the fountain and pretty much it seems like goes into a catatonic state. You know, he slumps to the floor and is just like that's where Tyson finds him in the morning, still just like staring.

SPEAKER_07

The shattered remains of the saltwater fountain.

SPEAKER_04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

What an interesting image.

SPEAKER_04

Yeah, but yeah, they all meet up at Zeus's. Yeah, we all meet up at Zeus's Fist at dawn. Oh, but that's right where the crack is. They're all packed up. Um, he's got all his gear. Thank God he's got nectar and ambrosia.

SPEAKER_05

Should have learned from the last book.

SPEAKER_07

Oh my gosh. He's got some extra batteries too. Okay, good morning.

SPEAKER_05

Juniper and Grover there.

SPEAKER_07

He's got his magic shield.

SPEAKER_05

Yep, she's really, you know, nervous about Grover going in. Grover is dressed up in human wear, because we don't know what we're gonna encounter.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, you never know if you're because it's like the labyrinth seems like it's like bounces in and out. Right. It's gonna be so what a ride this labyrinth is gonna be.

SPEAKER_04

Chiron, Quintus, and Mrs. O'Leary and the other campers are there to send him off.

SPEAKER_05

Um, Beckendorf and the crew are pretty much setting up defenses because Chiron's like, I want this entrance watched at all times.

SPEAKER_07

Smart idea. So it's kind of like feels like a disjointed farewell because there's like a lot of like hustle and bustle and stuff going on.

SPEAKER_05

And about situated, yeah. She looks at Percy, says it looks terrible.

SPEAKER_07

Terrible. Killed a water fountain. Yeah, I've been slumping. Killed a water fountain. He doesn't really get time to explain because Chiron trots over and everything.

SPEAKER_05

And that's when he kind of has this like if you should tell Chiron about the dream or not, which he decides to smart.

SPEAKER_07

No, which was smart for sure.

SPEAKER_05

He kind of takes Chiron away from everybody and then tells him about the dream of Luke and Kronos.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

And Chiron's like, yo, I kind of saw this happening.

SPEAKER_07

Yep. I feared that this would happen. Yeah, against Kronos, no chance. We would have no chance. No chance in a fight against Kronos.

SPEAKER_05

Against my father, Kronos. Oh my gosh, yeah.

SPEAKER_07

Which is kind of interesting how it touches on that. That's not something you'd go and admit. He doesn't say that often. Yeah, exactly. But he's starting to, you know, goodness gracious. He's a brave center. Um but this whole what do you mean by a bargain thing? What do you know about this bargain?

SPEAKER_05

Yes, this bargain. Not sure.

SPEAKER_07

Maybe something with Daedalus, yeah. That whole thing about reforming, the body reformed, because uh Daedalus is he's makes, he does a lot more than just the maze, is what it kind of gets into. Right. That he created automatons and all these crazy things, and how we uh because it was saying like before the very first time when we saw him in the gold coffin, how um Luke was when he when Luke was talking about raising Kronos is it was like little pieces of him appearing in the coffin every time somebody new joined the cause, and how like that's what it would take to get him completely risen is all these people coming in these different pieces. But what it said, they would make Kronos a new body worthy of the forges of her faith.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, but yeah, so it seems like Daedalus that might be the main reason they're trying to strike a deal with Daedalus is to have him make Kronos a new form, which would be crazy. So ultimately we gotta get to Daedalus first, and uh that is exactly what we gotta do. And then Chiron's like this whole nine of the last this last soul joining their cause, which it's like who is this light? Seems like this person is in the decisions right now. Could it be Chris Rodriguez? But I thought he already joined the cause.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, yeah, exactly. You know, but um I wonder if it's like Daedalus, if they're talking about if they could get that guy on, that soul. Could be, but I think they need I thought it mainly demi bloods about Nico too.

SPEAKER_05

Or he's saying that he didn't mention Nico being a son of Hades.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

But oh yeah, but if he was trying to turn Nico.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, if Kronos knows, it's interesting to know what Kronos knows.

SPEAKER_05

But um So he's like, yo, I gotta find Nico myself. Yes.

SPEAKER_07

I'm not gonna tell Chiron, I'm gonna do this myself. Yeah. But um, and then he tells him about the quintessential. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Just like what Juniper had said about him sneaking around the entrance.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, and Chiron fires back like, no joke. No joke. I've been tracking him.

SPEAKER_05

Yeah, it didn't surprise me. Person's like, what do you mean it didn't surprise you? It's like, boy, you think I don't notice that this guy dropped in out of nowhere and said he's Just the new sword master. Like, I've got my eye on him. Like it's and he gives this nine of like sometimes it's better to keep your enemies or the people you're suspicious about close so you can know what they're up to. Keep an eye on them. Yeah, I'm just smart.

SPEAKER_07

Friends close and the enemies closest. Yeah, exactly. That's some wise Centaurian knowledge. Who knows?

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, Abet rolls up, you know, Percy, we ready.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, exactly. Like we ready. And he slips his hand into his pocket and feels the stingy and whistle of the ice whistle.

SPEAKER_05

Ice whistle.

SPEAKER_07

It's like, alright, uh, but Quintus is watching him.

SPEAKER_05

Interesting. They say goodbye.

SPEAKER_07

And then that whole thing about like our spies report success, Luke had said. The same day we decided to send a quest, Luke had known about it. Very same day. Yeah, no.

SPEAKER_05

But yeah, off they go. Tyson, Grover are waiting at the rocks. A Beth and Percy approach.

SPEAKER_07

Chiron wishes them well. Chiron. Gives him that little and good hunting.

SPEAKER_05

Yep.

SPEAKER_07

Happy hunting.

SPEAKER_05

Goodbye, Sunshine. Hello, Rocks. And the four of them go into Dundages.

SPEAKER_07

Doondalini. We dive in.

SPEAKER_05

We dive in.

SPEAKER_07

And just like that, here, here on out, we're freaking riding. Chapter six. We are in just like that, six chapters in. Battle of the we're dipped in full-blown quest. And that's the whole thing is like still not knowing the nine on all these little the prophecy.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07

That it got left kind of wide open. Nico, I feel like we'll be running into him. We've been seeing. And it's interesting the. Yeah. Uh Luke. All reformed, looking all Zeused up and rooshed up. Zeussian. Contusian.

SPEAKER_05

Things are brewing, but we're like, I think we're, it feels like we're officially, we've officially started.

SPEAKER_07

We are underway. Chapter six. Chapter six. What I think I saw 93 pages in. Nice. We chew through some source. We really do. And I am.

SPEAKER_05

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

SPEAKER_07

We in the labyrinth, baby.

SPEAKER_05

We in the labyrinth. So I'm very excited to see. Will we find Penn?

unknown

Yes.

SPEAKER_07

Will we find Daedalus? Oh, yes, exactly. How we have like a little side quest on side quest.

SPEAKER_05

Will we run into losing loses ghost?

SPEAKER_07

Yeah. Who's the ghost? Aryadni string, anyone? Will we see more of Th C E's? Th C E's? Anyone? The crumpling paperman. Crumbling Paperman?

SPEAKER_05

Will the dog load rides? Who's the soul? Yeah, yeah. This is the balance. What's this bargain?

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_05

The bargain.

unknown

Hmm.

SPEAKER_07

A deal. Kronos. Will he reform? Hmm. Questions. Questions. Answers. And we plunge into darkness. But we're together. We're together. We're four strong right now. And it's a strong team. Yeah. It's a strong team.

SPEAKER_05

And we got our heartbeats.

SPEAKER_07

Yeah, we got our heartbeats. We got our little trials to beat. Reads to beat. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

Re-read. Re-read. Re-read babies. Alright, well. Well live. See you. See you there.