Annabeth's POV:
I stood behind the two kids sparring, commenting half heartily. I wasn't in the mood to help around camp today, even though it was my job as co-head of the camp. 50 years ago, Dionysus's punishment ended, and he was released to get drunk at another location. When they needed a new god or goddess, they came to me and Nico. I was the goddess of young Heroes, so it only made sense i was head of camp. Nico also said he would do it; He was the god of Shadows. So Nico and I ran the camp together, along with Chiron of course.
After the war with Gaia, which we barely won, Nico and I were granted minor godships. Thalia was offered, but she was content with being the head of Artemis's hunt.
Why am I a goddess, you may ask. Well, after the war we were recognized for stepping up to the plate and leading the forces after Percy was lost...
That was about 100 years ago. I still remember it exactly. I cut a pair of monsters in half, and turned around to make sure if Percy was okay. But he wasn't to my back. I looked all around, but couldn't see him. So I went into our HQ, to see if he was there. Then I checked the infirmary. Then I asked around.
When nobody said that they saw him, I started to panic. I ran back to where I had been fighting, which was no longer where the majority of the battling was. After decapitating a monster with my knife, I saw something that made me break down and fall to my knees.
Riptide was lying on the ground, in sword form. There was a note that was speared through the tip; I picked it up, my vision blurred from the river of tears streaming down my cheeks.
I ran with the sword in my hands to HQ, where Nico and Thalia were, talking over a new plan. They saw me, and immediately asked me what was wrong. I held up the bronze sword with the note. Nico pulled off the note, and read what was written in a crimson substance that seemed to be blood:
Loyalty is Weakness
Say goodbye to your Hero
"Annabeth? Annabeth? Are you okay?" asked Blake. I smiled, and nodded at the young 10 year old. She was one of my favorite campers.
She was the youngest in the Poseidon cabin, and reminded me so much of Percy. She had long, black hair and green eyes. She was always making stupid jokes and was great with a sword.
The Poseidon cabin had about 6 kids in it, who were all so much alike. They all had black hair and green eyes, and they were all great with swords and horses. Chris was the best with horses, while Alison was the best with water powers. They also were all loyal to their friends.
They didn't get along very well with the Zeus cabin, either. They were all good friends, but were always butting heads which resulted in Nico and I having to split up their fights. The Zeus cabin had about 8 kids in it, and they all had the same eye color: striking blue.
The Hades cabin also had some kids, but only about 3. They all had black hair and dark eyes, like Nico. Nico had a soft spot for all of them, like I did with the Poseidon and Athena cabins.
Hermes cabin still pulled pranks, but not as often as i remember the Stoll's did. The Aphrodite cabin was still setting up campers, and
The Athena cabin hasn't changed. They all still had my grey eyes and blonde hair, and they were all smart- naturally.
One girl, about 12 years old, had the same crazy curly hair as I used to, before my godhood smoothed it out and turned them into ringlets. Her name was Samantha.
She and one kid from Poseidon, Jacob, were always taunting each other. He called her Owl and she called him Water Boy. Nico said that they acted exactly like me and Percy used to before we dated: teasing and taunting. All the Aphrodite girls were trying to hook them up, but they insisted that they didn't like each other, making it seem more like me and Perce.
It's been forever but I still miss him like crazy.
A horn sounded throughout the camp, notifying the campers that it was time for dinner.
"Ah! Yes!" said Blake, strapping her sword by her side. All her sibling laughed, and the oldest, Allison, called them in line. The Poseidon kids, next to the Aphrodite kids (about 14) and the Nemesis kids (about 9), walked to the pavilion, taking a seat at their benches. I remember how empty it used to be, when Percy was the only child. Now it had a good of kids at it.
After about 30 minutes, I stood up, as did Nico and Chiron. All the campers got quiet, and turned to us. We had an announcement.
"Heroes," I said, smiling at all of them, "We have important news,"
"We all know that the giants are threatening war again, but this time without
Gaia," Nico continued, shuddering slightly at the memory of the war.
"We are bringing in a group of fighters. Well, two groups actually," I said.
"Who else is there beside the Hunters of Artemis?" asked a camper, who I recognized as Elizabeth, who was the leader of the Iris cabin.
"Well, this is a group of 8 warriors that are incredibly secretive. There is nothing written down about them, but there is rumors. If the rumors are true then they can really help us out in the war," I said. Everyone started muttering to each other, trying to guess who this mystery was.
"HEROS!" Chiron stomped his hoof, and silence blanketed the camp.
"This is a group of immortals, who appear the way they did when they were recruited-Like the hunters," I said.
"However this is open to boys and girls," Nico said.
"Yes, and you can't just join. You get chosen by Chaos," I stated, and that sent the camp into a frenzy. It took 10 minutes to get them under control.
"Yes, heroes, Chaos. THE Chaos. We will be dealing with the Warriors Of Chaos, and they should be here any day," Chiron said.
"How do we know if they are any good?" asked Felicity, who was a member of the Athena cabin.
"The hunters agreed to spar them," Chiron said.
"So when will the Hunters be here?" called a voice, to whom i couldn't place the face.
"Thalia said tomorrow, probably in the morning," Nico said.
"For right now, everyone head out to the camp fire, it's time for sing along," Annabeth smiled, as the Apollo kid's cheered and the Hypnos kids drowsily walked over to the campfire.
As we sat around the campfire, laughing and singing, a flash erupted from Half Blood Hill, which was clear as day adjacent to the campfire.
"That must be the warriors," I said to Nico, as the campers all were talking to one another about who it was.
A set of 8 figures walked down the hill, slowly. Each figure had one backpack and a sword at their hips. One boy had a quiver and bow slung over his shoulder.
They got to the fire, and I could see them more clearly.
There were 4 boys and 4 girls; they all wore hoods covering their eyes and nose in shadows. All the girls had on zip up hoodies that covered their face; A girl with red hair tumbling out of her hood wore a black hoodie, a short girl had on a yellow hoodie, a girl holding hands with a boy had on a grey hoodie and the last girl, one with strawberry blonde hair had her hands in the pockets of her purple hoodie. The boy holding hands with the girl wore a normal navy blue hoodie. The boy with the arrows had on a zip up hoodie on underneath a brown leather jacket. One boy was shorter than the rest, reminding me of Leo, and he wore a sweatshirt with the arms cut off, revealing his muscles. The final one wore a black sweatshirt, like the one the red head had on. Those two seemed to be the ones in charge, since they stood a step ahead of the rest.
"We are here to aid in a war, our master says," the red head said.
"Welcome to Camp Half Blood," I greeted, "I am Annabeth, goddess of young Heroes, such as these, and I run this camp along with Nico, god of shadows, and Chiron,"
The boy in the black hoodie spoke up, his voice sounding a little bit familiar, though I couldn't place it. "I am Night, and this is Twilight, who is second in command, Dusk, Daybreak, Midnight, Sunrise, Sunset, and Dawn. We are the eight Warriors of Chaos,"