Chapter 1

Hint of advice- don't get out of camp without notifying anyone, especially Chiron.

Okay, I'm guessing you're confused about that 'ask Chiron' thing. I'll start from the start.

It all started during English lesson, when my English teacher, Mr Bruno, asked me to answer this English question. "Percy, come out to do this question, please." He asked. Being a demigod, I hate this dyslectic thing. I stopped in front of the whiteboard and stared at the question. I hate English, I thought. Luckily, with my luck, a monster would arrive! I crossed my fingers while reaching for the whiteboard marker. Thank the gods I said when a hydra barged into the classroom. I dropped the marker and instinctively took out Riptide. It changed into a metre long full of hurt. I charged at it while the other, I mean mortals, ran out the classroom, screaming like Apollo's sonic arrows.

I sliced off two of the hydra's head when it came at me.

I remembered that hydras could grow two more heads when one of its head came off. I could have sworn it smiled at me when four heads grew. I ran to the canteen. The hydra followed. I promise myself to thank Annabeth later for rubbing some of her intelligence on me. The lunch ladies ran away when they saw the hydra, or some big stuff. I did something like a parkor over the food. The hydra spat acid at me and some of it touched me. I continued running to the stove.

Have you ever burned yourself? Yea, acid touching you feels like that, just think of hit multipled by five and extend the burning sensation. You'll know how I felt. I turned on all the stove just as the hydra touched it. Hydra insides splashed all over me. The fire alarm rang and I capped Riptide.

I examined my wound before running off.

I arrived at camp on Blackjack. The burning pain on me was too much to bear as I avoided collapsing on the floor as I made my way to the infirmary. "Hello Percy." Chiron said when he saw me enter the infirmary. I ignored him and grabbed on some ambrosia. "Percy- oh." He said. As soon as I took a bite of the ambrosia, I felt better.

The burning sensation wore off and I exhaled dramatically. It took me a while before I realized that Chiron was sill next to me. "Hi Chiron." I greeted him. He eyed the tatters of my shirt. "Oh, a hydra came to school, no prob." I said, walking to the door ,"Bye!"

I ran into Annabeth as I walked around camp. "Hey owl head."I called out. She looked up from her laptop which she got from a fellow son of Athena. Her eyes lit up when she saw me. "Hi Seaweed brain." She replied. I sat down next to her and her lips brushed my cheek. "So, how's school?" She asked, returning her attention to the laptop. "Eh." I replied.

"Hydra?" She asked. I stared at her in amazement, "How did you know?"

She looked at me. "No la, no la, I used magic." Her voiced dripped with sarcasm( I got that from my school mates.) I rolled my eyes. I remembered my promise to myself, "Thanks." I whispered, spending my day at camp.