Again I KNOW it was short! I did that on purpose. It was going to be the only short chapter, and why would it make people angry? It is my story afterall, and that is how I wanted to start it. Also I do know what it is about, but I just don't know all of the events yet. So please be nice in my reviews. I am writing for pleasure, not for some super important reason where my story must be absolutely perfect! Thanks! :)

"Travis? Is that you? Ummmm are you all right?" Percy asked slowly, lowering his sword.

There stood Travis, in his pajamas, staring into space somewhere over Percy's shoulder, still singing the odd words Percy had first heard. And the strangest part of all was the Pineapple he held in his hands, which he was stroking mindlessly. (Yeah I know, totally random yet totally awesome!)

"Travis? Is this a joke or something? Travis!" Percy exclaimed.

When Travis didn't answer, Percy reached out and lightly touched his shoulder.

"No! Don't do it. You can't! They know, they really do know!" Travis exclaimed at Percy's touch.

Percy quickly lowered his hand. "Come on man, we have to get you to the infirmary."

But when Percy tried to get Travis to follow him, he wouldn't budge. Instead, he walked past him into the cabin. There, he sat down on the floor, still stroking the pineapple.


Percy gave him one last weird look, and ran for Chiron.

"I have no idea. I have never seen anything quite like this," Chiron said.

When they had gone to retrieve Travis from Percy's cabin, he had been in the exact same spot, doing the exact same thing. Chiron had tried to grasp his arm to lead him, but Travis had struck out at him with his pineapple.

After several attempts, they had to dart him with anesthesia, and then take him to the infirmary.

When he woke up there, he seemed flustered, and tried to get at anybody nearby, and whack them with the spiky fruit.

Poor Katie, his girlfriend, now had a lump the size of an egg on her head.

So, Chiron had to put him in a glass room, in quarantine.

Now Chiron and Percy were watching him. He was still spacing out, stroking the pineapple and singing softly, all the while staring into space.

"Well, do you… think it's fixable?" Percy asked.

"I have no idea, until we get to the bottom of this." Chiron replied.

Percy nodded, not knowing what to do next. He decided to go ask around about Travis.

First he asked in Travis's cabin, but none of them had a clue. Connor, having no idea about the incident, had rushed over to the infirmary.

Then Percy informed Annabeth, and she went to work helping him.

After almost an hour of circling camp, no one knew had come forward with any information.

Exhausted, Percy went to dinner.

After explaining the incident to the already informed campers, he asked if anyone knew where Travis had been that night.

No one had noticed anything unusual.


"This is just… weird." Percy said to Annabeth later, leaving dinner.

"Tell me about it!" she replied.

And with that, they went to their cabins and settled in for the night.

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