Hi, everyone. Chapter four is up and at a surprisingly fast rate for me. I'm throwing in a little surprise in this chapter that I'm sure most of you probably won't suspect. I hope you enjoy. Sorry if the next couple of chapters are a little long.

Chapter 4-the Poseidon and Athena cabins get new members

"What do you need to talk to Chiron about?" Percy asked Piccolo.

"I need to talk to him about the security issues facing this camp." Piccolo explained. "Dende has been keeping an eye on this place for a few weeks and we both agree that we need to do something about the barrier."

"To think that guy used to be Demon King Piccolo." Annabeth said.

"Technically, he's the son/reincarnation of King Piccolo." Gohan corrected.

"We need to find out what is going on!" Percy shouted. "And why wasn't your friend so surprised by Tyson's abilities?"

"Just take a look at him." Annabeth began. "Look at his face real closely."

"Okay, but-" It took Percy a minute or so to look at Tyson's face which is something he had a hard time doing for one reason or another. However, the mist that fooled mortals into seeing what made sense to them and even half-bloods to an extent did not have any affect in Camp Half-Blood. Percy was able to see that Tyson only had one eye. "He-he's a Cyclops?"

"Yes. A baby from the looks of it." Annabeth explained.

"See, Percy?" Gohan began. "I told you he only had one eye!"

"Strange. Why doesn't the mist affect Gohan?" Percy asked.

"The mist has no effect on saiyans." Piccolo began. "I know since it never had any effect on Goku or myself. Other races that are not affected by the mist are namekians like me, the yardrats, and I'm sure there are others. Now why is the barrier failing?"

"I think I can tell you part of the answer." Gohan began as he pointed at Thalia's tree. "That tree is almost dead! That can't be a good thing."

"No." Annabeth began. "That tree was made using Thalia's spirit! It keeps the barrier keeping monsters out intact. It looks like it was poisoned."

"Oh boy. It looks like I have to go on yet another dragon ball hunting quest." Gohan groaned as he took the dragon radar out of his pocket.

"I wouldn't be so hasty, Gohan." Piccolo began. "We could use the dragon balls, but I don't want you to do anything rash at the moment. Besides, it seems someone has revived some of our fallen enemies and we can only assume that some of the stronger ones are still out there."

"Why?" Clarisse asked as she walked up. "Is the former demon king's judgment affected? A wish from the dragon is exactly what we need right now."

"Do not question my judgment, kid. We need to save them for when we really need them." Piccolo responded.

"Say, where's Argos and Chiron?" Percy asked. "I thought they were in charge of things around here!"

"Boy have you been gone awhile, Jackson." Clarisse began. "Argos was fired and Chiron was dismissed do to possible involvement in the poisoning of the tree. By the way, kid. I have a hard time believing you're the son of Goku." She said as she looked at Gohan.

"Why?" Gohan asked. "I do look a little bit like him, I have his most prized possession, and I was personally trained by him. What else is there?"

"Nothing. I just didn't know he had a son." Clarisse responded. "A mortal son, anyway."

"Why does she know so much about my dad?" Gohan asked Annabeth.

"We've heard about your dad's adventures here." Annabeth explained. "Everything up through our ordeal on Namek, the saiyans not included. I think that's partially because he was here for about three years awhile back." At that moment, they ran into a bearded centaur.

"Chiron. Just the person I was looking for." Piccolo said.

"Well well." Chiron began. "Demon King Piccolo. What brings you down here?"

"That's former demon king, centaur! I came here to keep an eye on things. Dende wants to keep the demigods safe." Piccolo explained. "He told me he will help you out if needed."

"Yes. I recall that he took Kami's place after you merged with him." Chiron said as he spotted Gohan. "Hello. I don't think I've seen you before. Are you new here?"

"Yeah." Gohan began. "I was caught up in a fight with some monsters with Percy and Annabeth and ended up here all in one day. I'm Gohan."

"Gohan? That's a nice name. In fact, I once knew a martial artist named Gohan. Chiron began. "Has he been claimed or is he undetermined?"

"He's undetermined, I guess." Piccolo began. "But he did save the camp, not to mention the planet and is my only pupil."

"I guess we can make an exception in his case. After all, I saw him tear Freeza apart." Chiron said as he looked at Gohan's face. "Say, you remind me of Son Goku, a camper Kami sent here many years ago in his training to defeat Piccolo."

"Well, I'm his son." Gohan explained.

"His son, eh?" Chiron asked as he looked at Piccolo. "How ironic. Goku was sent here so he could train to defeat you and here you are, a friend of his son."

"Yes. The universe works in mysterious ways at times" Piccolo began as he started walking away. "I have to go back the lookout, Gohan. I need to talk to Dende about something. Stay out of trouble in the meantime."

"How much trouble could he get into in a few minutes, Piccolo?" Annabeth asked. "Wait. Don't answer that."

"I guess I can expect great things from you, Gohan." Chiron began. "I'm sure you are most certainly your father's son, and he is my favorite student."

"So I'm guessing even the gods feared Freeza?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, child. You see, about one hundred years ago the gods heard about an alien warlord named Freeza who wiped out the populations of entire planets, sold those planets for profit, and destroyed countless planets." Chiron began. "Zeus knew that such a being posed a threat to Earth, so he, along with Ares, Athena, Hermes, Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis traveled into space to confront him."

"Apparently, they failed because Freeza didn't die until Future Trunks killed him right here on Earth four years ago." Gohan said in response.

"Yes. They proved to have some trouble with Freeza though they proved to be an even match for him, or at least in his first form. He transformed and easily defeated all of them even when they tried to fight Freeza in their true forms." Chiron explained. "It was a good thing Poseidon had those pearls on him to get back to Earth, because Freeza destroyed the planet they were fighting on and the destruction of a planet can kill them. They didn't even know that he had two additional transformations until Goku fought him on Namek."

"I know that part." Gohan began. "I was a part of that fight."

"So you were fired?" Percy asked. "Come on! We know you would never poison the tree!"

"That is true, Percy, but some have their reasons to doubt me. The tree was poisoned by a poison I have never seen. It must have come from the pit in Tartarus. " Chiron said.

"Then we know who's responsible." Percy began. "Kr-"

"Do not speak the titian lord's name, Percy. Especially not here at this time." Chiron said.

"But he tried to start a civil war among the gods last year! He must have gotten that traitor, Luke to do it!" Percy shouted.

"Luke as in the same Luke who accompanied us?" Gohan asked Annabeth.

"Yes, Gohan. Luke seems to have a grudge against the gods, especially his father, Hermes after the quest he gave him. Then again, I can't see how any quest can compare to what we have gone through." Annabeth explained.

"It is as she says. Alas, the tree only has a few weeks left." Chiron sighed as he looked at Gohan's dragon ball. "I know Piccolo wants you to stay here for the time being, but our choices are limited. Other than Shenron, I only know of one source of magic that can reverse the poison, and it was lost centuries ago."

"What is it, Chiron?" Gohan asked. "We can find it. I'm sure of it. If not, I could have Dende take care of it."

"I fear the poison is beyond even what the young guardian from Namek is capable of." Chiron explained. "Please don't do anything rash, boys. Percy, stay here, train hard, learn how to fight, just do not leave. I'm sure Gohan has a few things to teach you since he has received training in many techniques unknown to even the gods. Don't fall for the titan lord's trap. Gohan, be especially careful. Monsters may come after you since they now know you are stronger than the gods and might challenge you. Annabeth, swear on the River Styx that you will do your best to keep these boys from doing anything rash or dangerous."

"I swear it!" Annabeth said.

"Good. Now if you'll excuse me, I must leave to join my relatives in the everglades. But first, where might I find your father, Gohan?" Chiron asked. "I haven't seen him in years and I'm sure a visit with him would suit me at this time."

"He died during the Cell games, Chiron." Gohan explained.

"I am sorry to hear that." Chiron said as he bowed his head. "You see, we were keeping an eye on the Cell games last year and our transmission was interrupted midway. I am truly sorry to hear about your father, Gohan. I'm sure he will be greatly missed among us. I hope we will meet again, children." Chiron said as he rode off. Shortly after that, the sun set.

"You've definitely had an interesting life, Gohan." Percy said as they made their way to the dinner pavilion as the rest of the houses joined them.

"Wow. There sure are a lot of cabins here." Gohan exclaimed.

"Yes. One for each of the gods except Hades." Percy explained. "The cabin you are in is decided based on who your godly parent is. If you are undetermined, you are sent to the Hermes cabin since he allows all to stay there. I guess that includes aliens."

"So where are your cabin mates?" Gohan asked.

"I don't have any." Percy began. "You see, the Big Three swore on the River Styx to not have any more children after World War two since their sons caused it, though Hades' lost. I shouldn't have been born, but my dad broke the oath and so did Zeus since he's Thalia's father."

"Thalia was the daughter of Zeus?" Gohan asked. "I guess that explains the electric attacks she used when we were fighting Freeza." He chuckled.

"Something tells me that is one quest I'm glad I missed out on." Percy said.

"Who are they?" Gohan asked as he spotted the people at the head table. One of them was wearing a leapord-patterned Hawaiian shirt and the other with a prisoner's outfit. He saw that Tyson was already there since they had to decide where he would go as well.

Percy sighed. "One of them is Mr. D who is keeping an eye on this camp for punishment, and I do not know who the other man is."

"If it isn't Peter Johnson." Mr. D said when he saw Percy. "Now my millennium is complete!"

"That's Percy Jackson, sir." Percy said in response.

"As you young people say these days, whatever." Mr. D sneered.

"I think he just calls me that to tick me off." Percy whispered to Gohan.

"Mr. D?" Gohan asked as he thought about it for a moment. "Ah. You're Dionysus the god of wine, right?"

"What a clever boy." Mr. D said when he heard his true name. "I guess you are a tad smarter than the rest of the campers, kid. I don't seem to remember seeing you here, before. I think I would remember someone like you."

"I'm new here, sir. I got involved with some monsters and he ended up here. I was given permission to stay here since I helped saved the camp." Gohan explained.

"So you were the one who tore Freeza apart out there, and the mist did not affect you? What an intriguing mortal. Not that it matters to me. I guess we must decide where to put you." Mr. D sighed as he leaned over to glance at Gohan. "And may I ask what your name is, newcomer?"

"Gohan, sir." The demisaiyan began. "Son Gohan."

"You're certainly better behaved than the other brats here. I guess your parents taught you well, Son Gohan, though I guess rice boy will do. You know something; you remind me of that kid that old namekian sent here years ago. What was his name, again? Not that I really care." Mr. D asked himself as he thought for a moment. "Now I remember that brat's name. Goku, the alien we spotted on his way here about thirty years ago."

"I guess I should, Mr. D." Gohan began. "I'm his son." With that, they heard some chattering among the crowd including "Goku's son? I wonder if he's strong like him?" or "Nah. How someone so innocent have a son?"

"That makes sense." Mr. D sighed. "I guess I can let it slide since I guess I liked the kid and his son does not seem that much different. How is he anyway, kid?"

"He…" Gohan couldn't bring himself to say it for several moments due to his memories of the fight with Cell. "He died fighting Cell." Everyone save Annabeth since she already knew about it gasped upon hearing that.

"Oh dear." Mr. D said, pretending to fake sympathy when he really wasn't. "We have lost a great warrior."

"No way!" one of the kids at the Ares table shouted. "He was the blonde guy Cell killed at his tournament?" Gohan didn't answer.

"I guess that is a yes." Another camper said.

"We HAD to miss that part of it and the other gods never mentioned it!" Mr. D sighed. "Not that it matters since that android was destroyed. We managed to see that part."

"So the other kid is the one you told me about?" the prisoner asked.

"Yes, Tantalus. I'd be careful about him." Mr. D said.

"From what I here, you got in a lot of trouble last year." Tantalus said. "And isn't the other kid the one who killed that Cell creature last year?"

"Come to think of it." One of the people at the Hermes table began. "He does look like the blonde kid who killed him. Now we know why he killed him. Cell killed Goku and his son killed Cell."

"As the new activities director, I'm sure I'll get to know you well." Tantalus said as he grabbed a goblet. "Barq's Root Beer, 1967." He said as it filled up. However, as he reached for it the goblet seemed to run from him.

"I thought your name seemed familiar!" Gohan shouted. "You're the one who is trapped beneath that tree in Tartarus, unable to eat or drink!"

"A real scholar aren't you, boy? You'd better keep your powers in check in MY camp!" Tantalus sneered. Gohan stayed at the head table for the duration of dinner, the nymphs making sure they had a lot of food prepared for Gohan since they remembered how much food his father could eat. They were not surprised to see that Goku's son inherited his appetite, though the demisaiyan had a little more control.

"I still find it amazing that your father was able eat so much." Dionysus sighed.

"It's a saiyan thing." Gohan began. "I think it's so we can always keep our strength up since we are a warrior race.."

After dinner was over, Tantalus stood up with the food on the table still running away from him. "Another fine meal, or so I'm told. I hope I get a good chance to torture you as much as I can throughout the summer. Now I have some news for all of you. We decided to reinstate the chariot races." A mixed reaction of excitement and dread filled the crowd. "Now I know they were discontinued some years ago due to a few…incidents."

"Three deaths and twenty six mutilations." Someone in the Apollo cabin blurted out.

"Yes. The houses can team up if they want to, though all team must register by the morning. All cabins are relieved of chores for the next three days in preparation for the race. Oh. Did I mention the winning team doesn't have to do any chores for the month they win in?" Tantalus asked. There was a brush of excitement among the crowd since the campers were happy about the prospect of not having any

"But sir!" Clarisse shouted. "What about border patrol? Without anyone out there to keep an eye on things, the camp will be overrun with monsters!"

"And what a pity that would be." Tantalus said sarcastically. "Coming from the hero of the day."

"But I didn't. Two of them were stronger than the go-"

"And modest as well." Tantalus said, interrupting Clarisse.

"There is a threat, sir." Gohan began. "I have faced everyone who attacked today except for the bulls at some point in the past. It seems that whoever has been resurrecting my fallen enemies seems to be familiar with the beings I have faced, or at least my dad's enemies. I can only hope that none of my stronger opponents are back, but there is a chance."

"Coming from the kid who beat Freeza instantly?" One of the kids at the Are's table asked.

"Yes. Freeza and his father were the strongest in that group, but I have faced beings who made them seem like nothing!" Gohan shouted. "One of them was Cell!"

"We'll take that into consideration, rice boy." Dionysus said. "Now to decide where to put the Cyclops, and then we can decide on you. The stables? No. That won't do since it will scare the horses. I would just put him in the forest and let you hunt him down, but he does not seem to pose a threat like the rest of his kind." At that moment, everyone saw a flash of light and what appeared to be a hologram of a greenish-blue trident appeared above Tyson. Everyone laughed as he tried to hit the image away.

"I guess that settles that one. I can see the family resemblance!" Tantalus laughed, followed by many other campers.

"Now, that I kind of suspected." Gohan began. "I know that a good amount of Cyclopes in the myths were the children of Poseidon."

"For a mortal, no. An alien mortal, you seem to know a lot about us." Mr. D began. "Now what about you? Would Hermes allow you to stay since you're not a demigod? Or Ares for your power? Well, any volunteers?" Everyone suddenly gasped when a holographic image appeared above Gohan.

"Hey! What is it?" Gohan asked.

"Gohan, look above your head." Annabeth said as she pointed above the demisaiyan. He did so and he couldn't believe what he saw. Above him was the image of an owl, the symbol of Athena. He was completely shocked when he saw it.

"No way! How is this possible?" Gohan shouted.

"Gohan!" Annabeth shouted. "Go super saiyan!"

"What? But-"

"JUST DO IT!" Annabeth shouted.

Gohan agreed and transformed into his first super saiyan state.

"I thought there was something strange about his super saiyan form!" Annabeth said in shock. "We should've figured it out last year when we were watching the Cell games! His super saiyan transformation resembles us, the children of Athena!"

"I guess that means we have that one settled, rice boy." Mr. D began. "Though I guess I should refer to you as Gohan, son of Athena."

Bet nobody saw that one coming did they? How does this turn of events about Gohan even work out? Stay tuned for the next chapter or two and find out. By the way, did anyone get the joke about what Dionysus calls Gohan in this chapter?