(6 months later) Shelby's POV "July 4th, 11pm. That's the date I am setting for the final battle, that I am sending in a note with Hermes to deliver to Apollo." I say to everyone in the conference room right now. Thomas, James, and Jenna are in here with me going over some things. I decided I would let them know about my final decision on the date to send to Apollo. A lot has been going on around here and I haven't gotten around to sending out my reply to the challenge. Everybody said that it was up to me and I have thought very carefully about it. "Why that day and time?" Jenna asks me curiously. "It's actually brilliant, if you think about it. It will be Independence Day, fireworks will be going off and people celebrating, most of them probably drunk. If they hear loud crazy noises

