Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, nor Camp Half-Blood. Only the characters who weren't in the series/ PJO Books like Taryn, Abigail, Maple, etc.

Chapter 4 – Claimed

Three days had passed since I've came to Camp Half-Blood. Remember what the Stoll Brother's were doing when I first came? Well they got caught but the Ares campers thought I helped when I really didn't so they pretty much hate me now. Yippee, I got the whole Ares cabin after me. Great...

One of the Aphrodite campers was going to teach me how to ride Pegasus, but once we entered the stables they all began to neigh and act weird. The Aphrodite camper, Abigail, ran over to them trying to calm them down. It was weird watching them all act strange because it was like they were scared of me or as if they hated me already.

I stood there frozen and looked at the Pegasus, because it was kind of weird on how they were acting. After calming them down, Abigail walked over to me saying, "Okay, I think their calm now. Let's get started." She smiled at me showing perfect teeth, since well she was a daughter of Aphrodite. She had blonde hair up to her back, blue eyes and was tall.

I nervously said, "Okay."

Reason I was scared was because I've never ridden a horse and they were like the same thing but I wasn't sure how this would go. First time I ever rode a horse, it acted bizarre and I fell off getting my leg broken.

Abigail brought me to a white Pegasus named Crestfallen. She was a pretty Pegasus so I hoped she wouldn't act bizarre around me. We brought her outside the stable then. "Okay carefully get on," Abigail instructed helping me on. Crestfallen began to neigh louder and Abigail said, "Steady, steady." Though I was starting to act more and more nervous and then my worst nightmare happened.

Crestfallen began to fly up in the air going in loops and acting weird. Now the only words that came out of my mouth was.

"Help!" I screamed as she was acting bizarre.

Other campers below gathered around as I saw Annabeth, Percy and Nico below. Percy ran inside the stables and came out flying on a black Pegasus and said, "Hold on, Taryn!"

"Like I have a choice!" I yelled, holding on tight.

Though Annabeth kept yelling at Percy to help it was too late. The Pegasus began to fly deep into the dark woods at high speed and normally I wouldn't be scared to go into the woods since in the last three days I've went in there about ten times. Though I hadn't met any of the tree nymphs yet, because I always had to leave quickly but I did meet the satyrs like Grover. Though now I was scared now. Next thing I knew, I got knocked out.

Waking up I saw Crestfallen and I were in the woods in the deeper parts. I think we were by the other end of the forest where Camp borders ended. "Ow." I complained standing up.

My legs felt like jelly so I walked over by a tree and placed my hand on it. "Hello!" said a voice that made my jelly legs jump.

I fell backwards and saw a girl coming from the tree.

"Sorry." She said innocently, while helping me up.

She had light brown hair that was braided with green eyes, and she was small. I stood up and said, "Thanks." Realizing that both Crestfallen and I had both crashed I looked around, "Where is she?"

"Calm down. Your Pegasus is healing by my tree." The girl told me as she led me to the other side of her tree. Crestfallen lay on the ground and there were two other girls there tending to the poor creature. She was breathing easily but she seemed very tired.

"Are you tree nymphs?" I asked looking at the girl.

She smiled and nodded, "Yes, we are. I'm Maple and these are my friends Juniper and Meadow."

They turned around and smiled at me as I smiled back. "Uh hi, I'm Taryn Noel." I said giving a small wave.

"Quite a crash you had." Maple told me.

I nodded, "Yeah, and thanks for-"

I was cut off hearing a rustling nearby, so we all froze. Maple ran over to her friends and Crestfallen and pressing her index finger on her lips telling me to keep quiet. A feeling told me that someone was there. Quickly climbing Maple's tree after saying 'sorry' to her quietly, I scanned the forest.

There nearby a person with a black robe and a black hood covering his face was dragging a body out of Camp Borders. It was a camper, a boy camper. I recognized the kid being a child of Apollo.

"What the Hades?" I said quietly while watching.

The man looked around to see if anyone was there as I knew I shouldn't let him escape. Remember the ring I had gotten, it was also a sword. I found out when I was fiddling with it so luckily I didn't hurt anyone. I tapped my ring and prayed to whoever my father was, would help me here.

"Hey!" I screamed well choked out.

I jumped from the tree as he looked up and said coldly, "You." He unsheathed a metallic sword and came towards me. He hit me on my arm as I yelled since it was deep. I wasn't an expert so every attempt I tried he blocked it. Well at least we know my dad isn't Ares. Thankfully since then my siblings would hate me already.

"Why are you taking that camper?" I yelled as I finally after many tries hit him in the side. He didn't wince but maybe it was because it wasn't that deep. It was maybe only 1 inch.

"It isn't your problem…yet"

I swallowed and froze, as he elbowed me to the ground and then ran to the knocked out camper. He whistled as a Pegasus with red eyes appeared and then finally some other campers appeared. "Taryn!" I heard someone call as I was dumb enough to throw my sword at the person but it missed hitting another tree and he looked at me smirking.

Then I was furious and suddenly skeletons from the ground appeared and tried to grab the Pegasus and the person but they somehow were quick enough and flew far away.

"No!" I heard someone call. Probably a sibling of the Apollo camper who was kidnapped.

I turned around and swallowed as everyone looked above my head. Looking up I saw a small black symbol. The Helm of Darkness, so I was the daughter of Hades. Now that I know who my father is I can ask. 'Dad, why didn't you claim me until now? Why? I was suppose to be claimed before 13 and I'm 14!'

Strange thing I heard a small voice tell me. 'You will find out soon, Taryn. Don't let anger take over you. Don't let him win.'

Who was he talking about? Who was 'him'?

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