Chapter Two

I was watching over the mystery girl when she finally moved. She blinked, and looked up at me, dazed. "Who…" she asked, staring at me. She was frightened.

"It's ok, it's ok." I gave her the glass of nectar. "I'm Percy Jackson. Drink some of this. Welcome to Camp Half Blood!"

When the girl heard the greeting her eyes widened, and she immediately backed away from me. "No! No, not there!" She got out of bed, but collapsed before she could go anywhere.

"Whoa, calm down!" I steadied her, helping her walk out of the room. I lead her to the front porch, where Chiron and Mr. D were sitting, playing cards.

"Oh, my!" Chiron said. He was in wheel chair form, probably to help the unknown girl's shock. Trust me, when your immobilized Latin teacher suddenly stands up out of his wheel chair and turns out to be half-horse, most sensible people would either faint or go, "Whoa! Cute pony!" (Trust me, I've seen both. Neither of them is pretty).

"I can't be here," the girl said, looking around. "I was told… No! I have to leave! He'll kill me, he will! Must leave…" She stared at Chiron, finally completely pulling it together. She looks up at me, then at Chiron and Mr. D. "I have to leave."

"The feelings mutual." Mr. D. grumbled, putting down his cards and picking up his Diet Coke. He sighed, and drank some.

"Why?" I asked. This was the first time I'd meet someone completely against camp before they even knew the whole story.

"I…I mean the man, he told me. He warned me… he said not to come…" she looked off at the ocean and shuddered. "I have to leave!" she repeated.

"And why, my dear, must you leave?" Chiron looked up at her. "You don't even know where you are."

"That camp!" She said immediately. "A camp for 'special' people, he said. No, he said, they just killed us off, one by one if we came here."

"Who is 'we'? Who is 'he'?" I asked.

"We're being hunted by the government, he said. Like in X-Men! They want us dead, and that's what this 'camp' does. Prepares us for death!" She blinked, "He said so. The man in black did. It wasn't the first odd thing, mind you. There were government monsters set on me and…"

"Slow down and listen." Chiron had cut in. "You are at Camp Half Blood. We train demi-gods to live safety in the mortal world. You, my girl, are a half-blood."

"I know, I know! That's why the government wants to kill us!" the girl said.

"Wait…" the air next to me shivered, and Annabeth appeared.

"Ahh!" The girl screamed and pulled out a knife, pointing it at Annabeth. "The government has been listening in!" She started for Annabeth, but Chiron stopped her.

"Does the word 'schizophrenic' mean anything to you?" Annabeth asked the girl.

"Why yes!" Dionysus looked up. "She was diagnosed 6 years ago." We stared at him. Even the girl looked questioning. "Well, I am the god of madness, aren't I?"

"Then could you please lift it off her for a while, so we can get some straight answers?" Chiron looked at Mr. D. He was holding the girls arm, stopping her from attacking Annabeth.

"Alright…for a while. She is rather amusing though, isn't she?" He waved his hand, and the girl dropped the blade.

"You know where you are?" Annabeth asked, shocked.

"Yes!" The girl stood up, dusting herself off. "My name is Dusk. Lucy Dusk."