A/N: Sorry for the wait. As I said before, I was at camp, and then school started up right when I got back.


Aphrodite's POV:

After leaving the Big House, my next stop is my children's cabin. I stand out among the campers, what with my actual beauty and aura. They all stop and stare. I'm dashing, aren't I? I smile at them, each and ever one of them.

"It's Lady Aphrodite!" one of them gasps. It's a little boy, about ten years old. He's so cute! I hope I can involve him in my plan.

I go over to him. "Yes, it's me! Lady Aphrodite!" I say. "And who would you be?"

He gives me an awed look. "Simon."

I clap my hands in delight. What a lovely little boy to fit my lovely little plan! "Wonderful!" I exclaim, and skip off down the road toward the cabins. There's dead silence behind me, and I know that I've left them all awestruck, not just Simon boy. Great work, as usual.

I see my cabin immediately. It's pink, and smells lovely. The outsides are covered in amazing designs and hearts. It looks like something pulled straight from the Brighty Aphrodite magazine, and that's the highest compliment I could ever give.

I enter the cabin, and am amazed by its beauty. Everything's pink and yellow and colorful, and posters of the hottest movie stars ever are taped on the walls. There's a curtain hanging in the middle, separating the girls and the boys. There's a boy going through the trunk at the foot of his bed. (Did I mention that all of the trunks are neatly placed at the food of their owner's bed?) I look inside, and see that everything is placed by color, in the colors of the rainbow. I squeal in delight, and the campers turn and see me.

"Mother!" a girl gasps.

"Piper dear!" I swirl forward and embrace her. Then I pull back and inspect her. "Oh, no, Piper! Your clothes! They're so...dirty! And your hair! A simple braid? Oh, no, no! Haven't you a dress to wear?"

"No." She looks away. "Look, I can wear what I want to, Mom. More importantly, why are you here? You've never come to camp, or at least not as long as I've been here."

"You don't have a dress!" I'm devastated. "That has to change! Does anyone here have a dress you could lend Piper?"

"No," Piper says quickly. "Really, I don't want to. Come on, just tell us why you came here. Surely you have a reason that's more important that what I'm wearing."

"Nothing is more important than what one wears," I insist. "Piper, just - "

"I have to go," she mutters. She pushes her way out of the cabin, and walks away.

"Fine," I say. "Well, I guess she's gone. And maybe that's a good thing. We can change her opinions about what's beautiful and what's totally not omething a child of mine should wear."

"Come on, tell us why you came," someone says.

"Fine." I lean in. "I have a grand plan. I'm going to call it...the Bright Aphrodite Scheme. BAS for short. I'll tell you what it is, but only if you swear to not tell anyone about it. Not Chiron, not any of the other campers. Not even Piper. Don't even clue them in." They nod, and murmur promises. "Okay. So, here's my plan. I'm going to spread love and beauty to this camp, and I need your help. I'll drop in periodically, and tell you what to do, okay? Today is Operation A. It involves these."

I bring out a box of OlympusPharmacy sleeping powder, and a full Brighty Aphrodite makeover kit.

"This - " I hold up the box of powder " - is sleeping powder. Sprinkle it into your victim's drink at lunch or breakfast. In half an hour, they'll fall asleep. If they drink it at the beginning of the meal, they should fall asleep right after everyone is dismissed for the afternoon. You pick them up, and drag them to the makeover bunker."

I press a button on the back wall of the cabin, and the stairway to the much prized secret makeover bunker appears. All the campers know about it, and spend every morning down there. Well, most of them.

"Piper never goes down there, I hear," I say. "Take your sleeping experiments down there, and put on as much makeup as you can, without making them look awful. You'll have one hour before they wake up again. The makeup is permanent, without the right removal, which only you will have. Don't give it to them until I say to. Does everyone understand?"

"Yes," they chorus, and smirks are exchanged. I can tell they're all up to the job, and quite happy to do it for me.

"One more thing," I say. "Does anyone here know a boy named Simon? Small, dark hair, ten years old or so?"

"Yeah," Lacy says. "He's undetermined. He just came in yesterday. And isn't he cute?"

"Oh, he's lovely," I agree dreamily. "Yes, Simon. Make sure...make sure he's beautified. Got it?"

"Yes."

"Good." I give them my most dazzling smile, and continue, "I'm going to return to Olympus now, but I'll be watching. I can't wait!" I twirl, and teleport back to Olympus.

Give them a day or two, and they'll have Camp Half-Blood transformed into a place of beauty, love, and wonder.


A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. Thanks!