I think I was the first to speak my thoughts.

"This does not look good." I turned to the guy beside me as we hung over the mountain. I gave him the nasty look I usually reserve for parents and teachers. "You said we would be just fine and then you drove us over a freakin' cliff."

He gulped. "I did not mean to do that. It was an accident."

I narrowed the nasty look. "You drive like you haven't driven before."

"Well, no. I haven't really driven before." He quailed. I sighed and offered my hand to him. This dude was weird. Admittedly so was I, and my life was a weird fest of epic proportions, but who the hell drives a car when they haven't driven before?

He took my hand and I swung him over, before pulling myself up.

"You go to my school." I stated, staring him down. He nodded fast.

"But you only came recently. Who the hell are you?"

He took his cap off. Two little horns prodded through the curly hair and I slumped. "Oh, no way. I've met you guys before. Why should I go to some stupid camp? I can keep myself alive, thank you so very freakin' much."

He gaped. "But, but you don't have any celestial bronze!"

I snorted. "Sure I do. I took some off of an Ares kid who decided to bother me. He merely tried to punch me. You win the dumbass award. You drove me over a cliff." I produced my bagh nahk, and slipped them over my hands. The claw-like spikes were something I'd grown accustomed to. I growled and flexed my hands.

The satyr started to run and I felt a bit mean. He wasn't a threat, after all. I didn't need to show the claws to him.

I whistled. "Hey, Goatie! You know, I'm not angry about that. I saw that monster thing." And boy had it been a scary monster. A weird lady with snake legs who the satyr had told me to run from. I tried to clear my mind and focus on the monsters I'd seen before. I tried shouting to the satyr again. He was already too far to hear me. I slapped my palm against my head, catching myself on the tiger clawed weapon.

Only one option. Run like a madwoman after him and pray really hard no one sees me. I ran fast, soon catching up to him.

"Yo, Goat! Not going to hurt you!" I puffed, my burst of speed catching up with me. I gritted my teeth and ran alongside him. "I only use these on monsters that attack me and you saved my butt today. I'm Tigris. Tigris Matthews."

He stopped, bleating and looked at me. "Don't use those on me!"

"I won't! Okay, I'm sorry!" I took them off and stuck them in my jeans.

"So why should I go to this stupid camp?" I asked him.

"You are in such danger. Only little monsters found you before. You barely escaped!"

I had to agree. The goat really had saved my butt, and I didn't manage to dust the dragon lady.

The dragon lady still probably looking for us.

This thought hit me and I dragged him along, running. "She's so going to look for us. She's still out there." He got my drift and panicked, passing out.

Oh, friggin' sweet petunias. I had no way to carry him and we would be dragon lady dessert in no time at this rate.

"Yo, Tin Breath! Wake up!" I began to panic and hit myself on the head. "Come on… think!"

But no way could I think. It was like my brain melted or something. I was either going to scream, which seemed like a good option, or…

Well.

No other option.

Stupid brain. I opened my mouth and suddenly the satyr woke up. "Tin!"

I gave him a look.

"Okay, so maybe we might need to really run." He flung me over a shoulder and I bit him.

"Ow!" I retracted my teeth and he began to run.

"Put me down!"

"Can you run?"

"Of course I can run! I can run fast!"

He dumped me on the ground. "Then run!"

I ran. I felt a stir of fear again, and ran all the faster.

/

We came to a high street. We must have doubled back somehow, but this didn't worry the goat boy. He dropped a coin in the street, waiting confidently. A screech sounded and a taxi reared up. Three little old ladies were driving.

"Grey Sisters. We have got to go now."

I agreed, catching a glimpse of green skin and jumping in the taxi. The crones at the wheel cackled.

"Step on it!"

My stomach dropped like I was on a rollercoaster. "Don'tletusbecaughtbythepolice,don'tletusbestopped …" I prayed at the top of my voice. The satyr screeched at one sharp turn and hugged my arm.

"Um."

I concentrated on the road. The camp had better be worth this.