Percy and Annabeth watched the horizon with care. The Titans were regrouping, a mysterious ally provoking fear in the Olympians. Half bloods were mysteriously disappearing, and everyone was on alert. Annabeth looked over at Percy, dark thoughts clouding her face. They had been arguing a lot lately and she was worried about the future. Percy however, was quite relaxed. His father Posideon had refused to sire any more children as long as Percy was still alive, and Chirion had made him an instructor for the undetermined kids. The gods insisted that they wait until their children were 16 to find out who their parent was, so there were still a lot of undetermined.
It was around midnight, and the sky all around the camp was dark and flickering with lighting. They had almost circled the entire camp when they heard Pelaus roar. They both sprinted towards the tree, while Chirion watched them from the Big House. As they crested the hill, the silhouette of a girl could be seen. She stopped and as the lightning flashed, she swayed on her feet and collapsed. Percy turned to Annabeth "Go prepare a bed in the infirmary, I'll be right there with her." Annabeth sprinted off without another word as Percy rushed to the girl. She was soaked because of the monsoon, but that only intensified Percy's vision. She had tanned skin and a slim figure that was marred with slashes and cuts that wove all over her body. She had a sharp jaw with full lips, but a long cut ran across her right eye, reminding Percy painfully of Luke. He carefully lifted her in his arms and started heading towards the Big House. Chirion met them at the door and examined the newcomer. She was dressed in ripped jeans and a dirty red T shirt. Percy set her down gently on the cot, but when he pulled his arms out from under her, his arms came out drenched in blood. Annabeth quickly but gently turned her over and gasped in horror. A hydra had obviously raked its claws across her back and the wound was deep. Annabeth looked at the girl with pity, then went to clean the wound. As soon as her hand made contact, The girl's eyes snapped open, revealing them to be a piercing sky blue, and she spun and grabbed Annabeth's wrist. Annabeth yelped in surprise, as Percy knelt in front of their patient and said "What happened?" The girl took several shuddering breaths, then gasped out "Prometheus…..attack…using Calypso…bait. Must reinforce….Magic borders." Her eyes began to flutter closed, but Percy grabbed her hand and quickly asked "What is your name?" She managed to whisper "Alia."