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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: #6

Chapter 1: Return Home (Percy POV)

My year at school had been pretty normal, no monsters, no extra problems. And this hour was my last hour at Goode. The bell rang and, yes! I had survived my first year without being attacked by a monster or incantation! I was the first one out of the school building, and there she was. Annabeth in all her pride and glory in her orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirt and faded blue jeans. I smiled at her, warily at first and then as soon as a grin seeped across her face, a big grin spread across mine.

"Wise Girl! How are you?"

"Great, thanks, Seaweed Brain. Come on, we need to go."

"Yeah, I've been waiting for this day for a whole year!"

We both got into my car that Annabeth was standing next to. I drove us to The Hill, and as we drove, Annabeth put her hand in mine.

We stood just outside the magical field that encased Camp.

"You ready for another year of absolute, un-dilated chaos?" I asked Annabeth.

"I think so. Just got to watch out for the new demi-gods now, since I think, besides Nico, we are the only ones that returned, since the others have left to lead a normal life."

"Yay! Now I have only one person that could potentially chop my head off!"

"You sound soo enthusiastic Percy. Come on, Chiron is expecting us."

We walked past Peleus, who as normal, was sleeping wrapped around Thalia's tree. We walked past the Cabins, some new, some old, to represent the Minor and Significant Gods/Goddesses. Annabeth and I walked past the Athena Cabin, and went to the Poseidon Cabin, to drop off my stuff, or what had left from the Titan Battle. All of my armour was polished and hanging up, just as I had left it. I dumped my rucksack on my bed and then Annabeth and I went to go and see Chiron, who was in the Strawberry Fields, picking strawberries.

"Chiron!"

"Hello, Percy. I see you completed your school quest."

"I guess, if that's what you want to call it."

"And dear Annabeth! I see you returned safely."

"Chiron, I was only gone 2 hours."

" Anyhow, I would like to inform you that you are now on private classes, which will happen during breaks. But I would still like you to turn up to Archery and Sword-Fighting, just so the younger demi-gods can see how everything works. Is that okay?"

I looked at Annabeth and smiled. I turned back to Chiron and nodded my head.

"In 10 minutes, there is Sword-Fighting class, so I expect you to be there."

He trotted off, probably to get his armour on. Annabeth and I walked over to our Cabins and put our own armour on and get our weapons. My armour was unique, it had a blessing that Hephaestos had given it. It repaired itself, so any damage done to my armour done in conflict, would disappear.

When I had finished putting my armour on, I walked over to the arena, to where Chiron was just about to start teaching Sword-Fighting.

I went and sat on one of the chairs that were placed around the outside of the arena. People stared at me as I walked in and started whispering and saying things like, "Is that Percy Jackson?" or "That can't be him. He hasn't come back."

Chiron obviously heard these rumours and hastily moved the lesson on.

"Welcome new demi-gods! I hope you are all fit and well. Now let's start by choosing your weapon. You need to have a sword and a shield. For now you shouldn't need anything else."

Everybody pulled out there swords and picked up their shields off of the floor. Chiron told them to start practising so they did. Chiron, in his horse form, was trotting around, telling everybody something they needed to improve. He then came over to me while no-body was looking and said, "If only they could learn as fast as you, Percy. Lot's of them think of you as a hero."

"Well I am a hero. I saved Olympus."

"Yes, very true. Anyway, please could you watch these young ones while I go and talk to Annabeth, she didn't come today since she was designing some part of Olympus."

"Tell her I said 'hi and good luck designing Olympus',"

"Will do, just watch the demi-gods please, I will be back in less then an hour."

With that, he walked out, leaving me to cope with an hours worth of Hades-know-what.

The first ten minutes or so went well, and then people just started mucking about. So I called them all over and told them, "Now you need to work on your defensive. You need to block your opponents attack. All you have to do is meet your partner's sword, and to do this you bring your sword up and just stop the attack before it reaches you. Understand?"

"Yes." An Ares child said. The boy obviously worked out, since his muscles bulged.

"What I don't understand is how you think you can teach us. Chiron is and will always be a much better teacher and swords-man than you. Who do you think you are? Percy Jackson? Let's see how good you are exactly. I challenge you to a battle. 2 pm. Here. Be there."

"All right. Class dismissed."

Everybody filed out whispering about the dual. This was going to exciting.

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