Rachel Dare stood out in the driveway of Clarion's Academy, leaning against the white limo that would be taking her to camp, or at least, as near to the camp as it could get.

She heard a door open and moments later, the driver was at her side "Miss Dare, I am very sorry but I am on a schedule.. your father will be expecting me back by 3 p.m."

Rachel looked at him and nodded "Let's get going then, Bernard" The driver nodded then opened the back door for her. Rachel was about to get in when she heard the clacking of heels on a pavement floor.

"Rachel! Rachel, wait!"

Rachel looked around and smiled at the owner of the voice. The girl was about 5'3'', she had brown hair and equally brown eyes. She had a slender body that was decked out in head to toe designer goods and she was pulling 2 Gucci stroller bags.

"Coming to camp, Ali?"

Ali sighed and handed her bags to the driver

"Rather that then.. you know"

Rachel nodded. She let Ali get into the car and slid in next to her. Seconds later, they were driving out of the school grounds. Rachel pressed the button so that the division between the driver's end of the car and the back rose up. She then turned to Ali who was staring out the window.

"So you'd rather go to camp then get-"

"Chased by monsters every other day? Yeah" Ali said, turning to look at Rachel "My dad wasn't happy when I called him. He wanted me to go to the Bahamas with him"

Rachel nodded "What does your father do?"

"Have you heard of 7 palms?"

"The resort?" Rachel said "Yes I have. There's one in Malibu, My family stayed there once. And I know there's another one in Hawaii-"

"One in the Bahamas and a bunch of others around Asia" Ali finished

Rachel's eyes widened "No way. Your dad owns 7 palms?"

"Yes" Ali answered, she looked out the window again "So this camp.. what's so special about it?"

"Everything. You'll love it there.. I promise"

"Are the people there… like me?" Ali asked, not breaking her gaze from the window.

"Yes" Rachel replied, touching her arm gently "And you'll be safe there. It'll be fun, I swear"

Ali turned to look at her and she smiled "You better hope so, Dare"

Rachel laughed "It will, I promise!"

Ali rolled her eyes but kept smiling "Dragging me off to the middle of the woods to be with strange people I don't know. Honestly, Dare…"

Rachel lightly pinched her "be nice, ok?"

Ali slapped her hand away "Hey, stop that! And I am always nice"

This time, Rachel rolled her eyes "Yeah, and I'm Zeus"