''He's not innocent,'' Lexa breathed,''But we should hear his story,'' Liza nodded. Lexa grabbed Victor by the back of his shirt. Her sword had turned back into watch form on her wrist and she had turned it back into sword form. She pointed it back at Victor.

''It wasn't me, I promise,'' Victor said. Lexa squinted suspiciously.

''Any proof?'' she asked. She read his mind as Victor stared up at the sky as if waiting for something to happen.

Demeter, please help me, please. We both know it was Arrow who did this. He's been following me.

''Demeter would back me up,'' he whispered. Suddenly, the earth shook. The leaves all scattered back to their various places in the trees. Above Victor's head a glowing picture of wheat hovered. Everyone turned around and looked at him in astonishment.

''Demeter claimed Victor. Which means-'' Liza started.

''He's innocent in the eyes of Demeter,'' Lexa finished, ''Stop pointing your swords at him. There is a guy named Arrow on the loose. He's escaped but look for him.'' Everyone grudgingly obliged as they walked back to camp.

''What happened?'' Chiron asked as he met them halfway down the hill. He was wearing neon pink sparkly unicorn pajamas. His bad taste in fashion made Lexa flinch. She wasn't a fashionista herself but neon pink sparkly unicorn pajamas were too much for her taste.

Lexa quickly explained. Chiron's face changed from baffled to angry to worried. He sighed heavily.

''In that case, he has a choice. He can stay at Camp Half Blood or leave.'' He turned to Victor.

''I want to stay,'' Victor said quickly.

''In that case, Lexa and Liza have the job of helping him eh...adjust to Camp Half Blood,'' Chiron said. A very sleepy Mr.D came up the hill.

''What the matter? I was sleeping,'' Mr.D said. Chiron rolled his eyes.

Liza grabbed the surprisingly scrawny boy away by his arm.

"Hey! What are you–" His protest was cut off as she shadow-traveled away with him.

They arrived in front of Demeter's cabin. "Is this where I'm staying?" He asked. Liza rolled her eyes.

"No, you're going to sleep in the damp, cold woods. Of course you're staying here! I'm not allowed to go inside, but you're half-siblings will most likely welcome you with open arms. They also don't like me, 'cause I accidentally kill their plants sometimes. Have a good night's sleep!" Liza said busily, turning to walk away. "Wait!" Victor cried. She paused, and looked back. His eyes unnerved her, one green and one brown. "Thank you. Both you and Lexa. For standing up for me, I mean." Liza stopped. She was shocked. She could tell he genuinely meant it, too. No one had ever thanked her like that before. She awkwardly turned away again.

"Oh! Um... No problem! Well, see ya!" With this quick goodbye, she shadow-traveled to her cabin, and spent most of the night thinking about what had just happened.

An owl perched on top of the Demeter Cabin. She watched as Liza walked to the Hades Cabin before turning back into a human. It was Lexa.

''I must tell Liza to be polite once in a while,'' she muttered to herself, ''Liza might think she's better that everyone else because she's a daughter of one of the Big Three but there is no reason to treat everyone like they're dirt,'' She sighed. She didn't completely trust Liza. She was a good fighter and Lexa wouldn't want to face her in battle. Still, she was a daughter of Hades and didn't do much to endear herself to the other campers.

Lexa flew through the open window of the Athena Cabin. Her cabin mates didn't even bat an eyelash. They were used to Lexa's power. She had been there longer than all of them. Fourteen beads were strung on her necklace, one for each summer. She had lived here since she was born and stayed at the camp all year round. This was unusual for demigods who usually arrived at camp at age twelve or thirteen.

''Hey Lexa,'' Matthew said, ''Justin came here looking for you,''

''Did that idiot want help with his blueprint? I told him it wouldn't work and he keeps insisting I'm wrong. His favorite hobby is annoying me!'' Lexa groaned, ''Maybe he wants a deux ex machina solution to his problem,''

''You like him,'' Katie giggled.

''I don't!'' Lexa snapped. Fern started to giggle also. Lexa lay down on the top bunk of the bed and started to read. It was a book about the history of Camp Half Blood. It was extremely fascinating. She wondered if she liked Metal Brain. She wondered if Chiron was going to tell Victor about the prophecy anytime soon. Maybe Victor would choose her to go on the quest with him. Maybe.

The next morning at breakfast Chiron spoke about the prophecy. It had come at the about two months before on the Autumn Equinox. It said:

A traveler

Will chance upon the camp

A scroll shall unravel

And point to where to find

A golden egg

Grasped by dragon's claws

By water, air and ground

The three shall travel

Claws for one

Teeth for another

And an eye for the third

Victor was looking very uncomfortable at this point. Lexa felt sorry for him. She knew what it felt like to be singled out. Chiron had been told by Athena herself that Lexa was going to be more powerful that any child of Athena before her. She had given Chiron another prophecy:

A daughter of Athena

More powerful than any other

Will gain victory

Only if her loyalty is right

to her heart

No one else knew about this prophecy. Still, Lexa always felt like someone was watching her. Especially Chiron. She gave Victor an encouraging smile.

''Victor, you can choose two other campers to go along with you in this quest,'' Chiron said.

''I choose Lexa and Liza,'' Victor said.

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