Ch 1
My brother was the best at everything. He was the star of every capture the flag game, had all the girls drooling after him, and was the lead guitarist during the campfires. I, on the other hand, am afraid of the spotlight, have a panic attack if a girl so much as looks at me, and sound like a dying cat when I sing. My brother could hit the bullseye on a target from 100 yards away every time. He could take a fight 4-on-1 and walk away unscathed without breaking a sweat. He was dating the hottest girl at camp, Rachel Elizabeth Dare. A mouthful, I know, but that's what she insists on calling herself. She was a clear-sighted mortal he found on a quest. They were the Aphrodite cabin's 'perfect couple.' For some reason the two of them always made jokes about the 'dam snack bar' or the 'dam gift shop' and laugh with each other while everybody else laughed pretending to understand the joke too. Annabeth and I are the only ones that don't laugh with everybody else. She usually because she has her nose in a book that I stole for her, while I could care less about a stupid joke he and his girlfriend make.
Let me explain about Annabeth's and I's relationship. She's been my only friend since I got to camp 4 years ago. She saved my life after my brother left me on the other side of the camp boundaries, fighting a cyclops off by herself while I got across the line. When my brother and I got claimed as twin sons of Poseidon she was the only one that didn't flock to my brother as he did flips through the creek. Annabeth is the smartest person at camp, but no one ever gives her credit because my brother gets all the glory with his sword, Anaklusmos. I'm the only one that gives her the credit she deserves. We always have each other's backs, and that's how it's always going to be.
My brother always led all the quests. He got back Zeus' master bolt, he retrieved the golden fleece, he freed Artemis from holding the sky, he destroyed the Labyrinth, and he was supposed to save the world from Kronos. He never failed a quest and everyone looked to him as a source of hope when we were in dark times. He never failed to make a joke to lighten the mood, or shoot a wicked smile when somebody needed encouraging. He was the best hero to ever walk the face of the earth. Until he wasn't.
I wasn't there myself, but I heard from Blackjack that he and Beckendorf, a Hephaestus camper, were on a mission to destroy the Princess Andromeda. Everything was going according to plan until Kronos' men captured the two of them. Luckily enough, my brother led them off while Beckendorf planted the charges so the ship still exploded. But Beckendorf and my brother didn't make it off the ship. Blackjack tried to search the wreckage but he could only do so much as a lone pegasus. My brother was the camp's only hope of survival. Now everyone is looking to me, the camp failure, to save the world.
I'm not sure I can.