Chapter Two: Introduction to Camp
Hera contently laid her head on Anne's chest. When Hera felt Anne tense, the goddess froze. "What's wrong?" Hera asked Anne. She smiled at Hera and laughed. "I didn't expect you to get so comfortable this quickly." Anne said as icy blue met green eyes. A rumble of thunder startled Hera. Anne giggled. "You're not scared of thunder. Are you?" Hera shook her head. "I'm not overly fond of what follows. Anne smiled. "We can stay here until the storm passes." Anne suggested. Hera nodded, but she wasn't sure how long this happiness would last. Anne's next statement chilled Hera to the bone. "That's odd. There's no lightning." Chaos, damn it! Hera thought as she looked at the storm clouds in the distance with worry.
Anne looked at Hera, saw her worry, and mumbled something that Hera couldn't make out. Then, Anne sighed. "It's time to go to Camp." She said as she looked at Hera and received an odd look in return. "Mom is the Goddess of the Sea." Anne said calmly. This threw Hera for a major loop. "Poseidon's a man!" Anne giggled. "Ever changing like the Sea, Poseidon can freely flow between genders and so can her children." Anne explained. That was news to Hera, but the more she considered it, the more it made sense. "That actually explains quite a bit about Barnacle Butt." Hera said with a small laugh. Anne looked at "Helen" in shock as it clicked. "L-Lady H-Hera?!" The addressee nodded slowly. Anne turned pale white and was about to bolt when a gentle hand stopped her. "Don't, please." Hera cried, hurt at Anne's reaction to the truth. Anne turned to Hera. "I won't let Zeus touch you. No immortal knows the true extent of my powers, and I like it that way. I can make a threat and scare even The Crooked One if I so wished it." Hera said as she pulled Anne close and vanished to Camp.
At Camp, things were a mad house. The Hunters of Artemis were just arriving with another "friendly" game of Capture the Flag aka a Hunter recruit run. Percy sighed as he looked at his blood-stained sword. The man let a tear roll down his cheek. He managed to stop Gaia, but the bitch of a Primordial killed Annabeth with his sword Riptide. Now, when he looked at it, Annabeth's spilt blood marred his reflection with a red tint. Percy growled as he heard the Hunters announce themselves. I really hope Thalia is with them. Percy thought as he walked out to the Pavilion and mentally hyped himself up for battle. There was no way Artemis and her cronies would claim another of Percy's friends for their glorified underage sorority…and just maybe he could convince Thalia to leave.
As Percy walked under the Pavilion, he noticed a new face in the crowd. Strangely, this girl called to him without a word and caused a buzzing in the back of his mind when he looked at her. Why do I feel like I know you? Percy thought as the new girl smiled at him. He was a little surprised when the woman next to her handed the demigoddess a spear with Peacock feathers where the shaft met the spearhead. "Good luck, Anne." The woman, now sure to be a goddess, said before she vanished in a flash as Anne gave an evil smile to the rest of the campers. "Seems unfair…" Anne mumbled. "Let's get this party rolling." She said a bit louder as the rest of the demigods looked at her, a general dread could be seen in their faces. When Anne stepped in the creek, Percy could feel her will pushing against his own for control. "This could be interesting." Percy mumbled as he and Anne took positions on opposite sides of the creek. The campers gathered around Percy while the Hunters gathered around Anne. The water shot up in a wall suddenly and almost made Percy pass out from the exertion Anne put on the water to keep it in a wall formation. "Oh, you want a fight?" Percy asked as Anne tried to form the water into a fist to hit Percy. Percy fought back with enough strength to make his nose start to drip blood.
Thalia glared at Anne when she saw Percy almost to the point of passing out from fighting his half-sister and shot her foot with an arrow. As the Daughter of Poseidon screamed out in pain, her control was broken, and the wall crashed down back into the confines of the creek bed. Before Percy could hit the ground, Thalia flashed over to him and gently caught the Son of Poseidon. "Please be alright." Thalia whispered as she blinked away tears to remain strong. Hera watched the Huntress of Artemis cradle Percy lovingly with a smile as she watched. "I still need to talk to Aphrodite about why she had Percy fall for a person like Annabeth in the first place." Aphrodite giggled in Hera's mind. "Sometimes, you've got to go through some rotten situations to know and properly appreciate true love."
When Artemis herself glared at the pair and went to strike Thalia, Anne threw the goddess back with a blast of water. When Artemis got to her feet, she found her eyes level with the fiery green eyes of her stepmother. "Thalia and Percy will be protected by me." Anne growled. Artemis gave Anne a flirting look. When Hera noticed, the goddess gripped Artemis' clothing and yanked her up so the Moon Goddess' feet dangled. "You touch Anne, and you will fade! Is that understood, Child?!" Artemis nodded fearfully. "Hunters, retreat." As they left, Thalia looked at Percy and blushed as her silver clothes morphed into normal street clothes. "Thalia," Percy said in nervousness as he watched her clothes change. "I'm no longer a Hunter. Percy, I'm tired of running if you'll have me." Percy just grinned and kissed her.
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