Was I the only one who was confused when Miranda Gardiner was the counselor of the Demeter cabin in TLH, not Katie? I've heard theories that she might just not be a year-round camper, and maybe those are more logical... But this is more exciting. :)

So everyone's clear, some of these chapters will be really short (ex. this one). I won't usually have short chapters, but there's a reason for this. Once I've posted about half the chapters, you guys might be able to tell why. :D Anyone who can will get a virtual cookie... But that's for later. Right now, I'm going to post two chapters to make up for how short this one is, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: As far as I know, Rick Riordan isn't female...

His worries:

Yes, Percy was gone. Yes, that was very bad. But didn't anybody care that Katie was missing too?

These thoughts raced through Travis's head as he disappeared into the woods. He was sick and tired of everyone going Percy this and Percy that. Percy was great, of course, and Travis worried about him. But Percy Jackson – son of Poseidon, savior of Olympus, and fighter of epic proportions – could take care of himself. (Not to mention that he had the mark of Achilles, so he basically could not get hurt.) Katie Gardner – Demeter's daughter, mediator, and flower-planter – was, however… a different story. Sure, she was decent with a knife, but monster fighting had never been her strength. Keeping the peace was one. Making sure the plants at camp thrived was another. She was the best person to care for the youngest kids and the hardest worker you'd ever meet. And her ability to be there for others, no matter how busy and/or exhausted she was… her ability to listen to people and comfort them and tackle their problems whole-heartedly was maybe her strongest point of all.

Nevertheless, none of those (amazing, wonderful, highly-regarded-in-Travis's-eyes) strengths was, sadly, duking it out with some dangerous beast. So Travis felt he was justified to worry about Katie more than Percy – which was why he currently found himself hurrying through the woods, ignoring the threat of monsters and screaming "Katie!" at the top of his lungs.

He probably should have worried about the threat of monsters a little more.

Any thoughts?