1. VINCENT
There is something not right here, don't continue reading this if you don't believe in things like magic or other things like that. The real deal is there are things like that and there are gifted people that just live life like everyone else. Well that last part is not entirely true, some spend there life running from monsters and creatures that attempt to destroy them.
Even before he got home and found his mom missing he knew deep down that today something would go horribly wrong. As he searched the house for any clues that might have been left behind, he found a note. It was written fairly sloppy as if the person who wrote it had been in a hurry.
The note read:
Go and find Matt he will help you and be careful they know where to find you.
P.s when you get to camp don't speak Latin and whatever you do, dont go through the arc, go around it.
Mom
"What camp...?" He didn't think over it, he just knew he had to find his mom and nothing was going to stop him. He ran upstairs and gathered what he could, he grabbed his backpack and filled it with some food and clothes, he took his small hunting knife just in case. Then he went back downstairs and grabbed the note. Then Vincent ran out the door without looking back.
Vincent knew he could not turn back so he would go find Matt and see what happened. Clueless to what challenges and changes would soon take place in his life he rode his bike there. About an hour later he arrived at Matt's house. It took Vincent some time to take in the house. He had not been there in over two years. He could still see some features he remembered. The roof was solid wood on a brick house with a room at the very top much like an attic. While the windows had been replaced from there original tint to a more stained glass look. Finally he knocked on the door and waited a while longer outside.
"Hello how may I help you?" It was Matt's servant who answered the door. "Oh vincent,come in I'll tell Matt you came to visit."
"Thanks Grace" with that he sat down on the sofa and waited. Inside, the house was even more astonishing, not just in size but with the stuff it on the walls were endless glass figurines. The other side of the walls were filled with books and many tools found in a science lab. Footsteps could be heard from the stairs. Matt came to meet Vincent in the living room.
"Hey wats up Vince long time no see what brings you here?"
"My mom disappeared and she left me a note to come and find you. She told me you could help me and she mentioned something about a camp. Will you help me please?..."
"So they came for her... Now Vince anything else she told you? Anything specifically important?"
"She said something about going around an arc and not speaking Latin oh and something about a camp. But what does it all mean?"
"I will explain on the way there." Then both the boys walked out of the house. They got in a car and drove down the avenue. They finally arrived at the camp and Vincent looked reluctant to enter, something felt off. Then for the second time today he felt like there was something not right. But ounce he got out of the car everything began to take a turn for the worst. Vincent was walking around in the forest when he came to a peaceful looking place to rest. Even though he knew that he had not been walking too much he felt tired and hungry. It was now he remembered what his mom always told him, that he was born to hunt. But what would he do, he did not have anything with him. No weapon, and he had nowhere to run even if he got attacked. But his first priority was getting food. He was right in front of a stream from which he could get fish to eat. So he ventured out into the woods and found a stick and found a stone to sharpen it with. Then Vincent ran back to the stream and began to fish. As soon as he got his first fish he noticed tht a girl was watching him from afar.
"I always knew you were a hunter," she said, "for you are my son, the son of Artemis." As she got closer to him, her smile got more pleasant. "You will never fail my son the earth and nature are our friends and never fear for I will always be close." Just as she faded she said, "If you ever need me just call me, I will always be here for you." After all that had happened he noticed that the stream had changed color, it was now a blue-green shade. The wind blew and the mist blew in his face with the same salty smell of the ocean. He got closer to the side of the stream and he saw the face of a teenage girl with brown hair and green eyes.
"Help me brother please hurry I don't have much time, soon I will be unprotected please hurry!" Then she faded away and Vincent awoke to the sound of voices and the unfamiliar smell of camp and the warmth of the blazing fire. Vincent found himself in a small cramped room with a lot of weeds and grass that covered the place from inside to outside. He looked for Matt quickly and found him standing by the door beside a girl. She was dressed in an orange dress with writing tht vincent couldn't read due to his dyslexia. They both walked over to him and were happy to see that he was awake and well.
"Mom...where r u where did u go?"
"Vince do u feel any better? And u had a dream Vince your mom went missing but don't worry if we are going to find her we came to the right place."
"He is right we will help you with all that we can Vincent you can count on it. Welcome to Camp Half Blood."
"Camp...I finally made it to camp that means I'm one step closer to finding my mom."
"That's great do you know who she is?"
"Yes my mom is Diana , goddess of the hunters. At least that's what the lady in my dream said to me." At that point Matt looked at him and he tapped on the wall. Vince finally understood what Matt was saying. Since they were little they both had studied morse code, so they both knew the tap sequence. "I mean Artemis the goddess of hunters and the moon." He remembered now that he was not supposed to speak in Latin terms. "How long have I been here? How did I get here?"
"Vince you have been here for six hours and don't worry I read the letter before I brought you around."
"Thanks Matt, but you never told me wat exactly is going on around here." Then Matt explained to him all that he had to know about Camp. It was a place for the children of the gods. There they trained and mastered their powers and they went on quests to save the world. "So how do you know which cabin to go to?"
"We don't, you have not been claimed by your mom and we must wait until she does." Then the second horn rang and a cluster of people went running to the camp area. They were setting up tables and brining loads of food. So the boys went to help out with the labor. When everything was ready the whole camp began to eat. By now there was a massive bonfire in the middle of the Picnic area that was glowing red. Vince could see that everyone seemed to be wearing the same orange tee like lacy, the girl he had met earlier. Matt had told him to be patient that the bonfire is where many kids get claimed. Just then as if his mom were to have read his thoughts, around him there was a glowing light. Above his head there shone an olive stem and the same sign was branded on his wrists. They wove around like bracelets and they were still glowing. Everyone else around him fell silent as they stared. He was the son of Artemis.
"Hail Vincent Landers, the son of Artemis!" That was the chant that rang loudly and echoed throughout camp and pierced the night.
Then when the end of the day had come and the moon shone above the camp site Matt led Vincent back towards the Artemis cabin. That was his new home for now and it was his only hope to find his mom. He was the only son of Artemis so he had the whole cabin to himself.
