Search for Hecuba and Gale

The Search for Hecuba and Gale is a quest undertaken by @Percy Jackson, @Annabeth Chase, and @Grover Underwood to find @Gale and @Hecuba before @Hecate returns.

The Venture

After Grover drinks a potion that smells like strawberries, he inadvertently transforms into a monster and destroys @Hecate's Mansion, freeing the pets. In an attempt to locate Hecuba, Percy summons @Mrs. O'Leary and they look for the Queen of Troy. They fail to find her, but locate a hellhound puppy he calls @Nope.

The following day at school, Percy finds @Chiron substituting for his history teacher and fills him in. Chiron says Hecuba hates the Greeks for destroying Troy and suggests Percy and his friends search Astoria as it has a high Greek population. After school, Percy informs his friends about what he learned, they go to Astoria. They find Hecuba terrorizing several Greek restaurants with dead Trojans and Percy manages to catch Hecuba and put her leash on her. However, Hecuba shadows travels to various places before ending up at the ruins of Troy in Turkey. Percy tells her people do strange things to protect the ones they love and Hecuba agrees to go back.

The following day, Percy stays home from school to help look for Gale. After Grover tries a risky tactic to search for the witch, they learn where Gale might be and head there. They head to a series of perfume shops operated by naiad sisters who apprenticed under @Circe at @C.C.'s Spa and Resort, blaming Percy and Annabeth for the destruction of their island. They find Gale in the last shop and free her, destroying the shop in the process and falling victim to the irreversible Beast Breath. However, Percy helps Gale make a cure and they leave before the shop collapses. Grover and Annabeth eagerly take the cure, but Percy is hesitant and considers having Gale take the cure in his place. However Gale insists Percy takes it. He does so and they return to @Hecate's Mansion, thinking of ways to repair the damage.