Chapter 4: Percy's POV
The ride there was chaos. Annabeth kept slapping Kora to keep her awake, and I kept having the sinking feeling in my gut that we weren't going to make it in time.
Almost there boss! So what happened to this kid? Blackjack asked in my mind.
A Hell Hound got her. I answered back.
Eesh, boss, you got yourself into a deep horse pile!
We were arriving at long island sound, where Camp Half-Blood is located. I looked down at our camp, all four of us coated in Kora's blood.
Blackjack, land at the big house!
Alright boss, you got it!
Annabeth slapped Kora again. By now, I could already see bruises forming on her cheek. My black Pegasus landed in front of the big house, near the volleyball courts, where Chiron galloped out to meet us. He immediately saw Kora and took action by carrying her back into the big house. Chiron is a centaur, and good at healing, but he'll have to call the Apollo cabin for Kora to keep her alive. The big house is basically a house with a wrap-around porch that once was painted a blue color, but has faded over the ages. I looked up at the attic window, it's old secrets still haunt me now. I got off of Blackjack first, then helped Annabeth off, who ran into the big house after Chiron. I told Blackjack to head back to the stables, and to get himself a nice fleck of hay, then I ran after Annabeth.
Once I got inside, Chiron was trotting around the house looking for potions and healing aids. I saw Annabeth sending an iris message to the Apollo cabin, telling them to come with their medical skills. Chiron returned to Kora's side, with vials of various things that supposedly would make her live for right now.
I remember when I was attacked by a hell hound, at my first capture the flag game. If I hadn't been in the water, I wouldn't have survived. Annabeth shot me out of my reverie by yelling at me to go get some water for Chiron. I jogged out to the back of the house to find a bucket and the hose. I turned the water on and filled the bucket. The Apollo kids were just arriving at the big house, and I was sure Chiron must have some sort of remedy done in there already.
I fill the bucket, then head back inside. Will Solace was beside Kora, tending to the wounds, but only a hint of color had returned to her face. Kora was dead to the world... not the right choice of words... basically passed out on the plaid couch. She had a lot of blankets covering her and because of my experience with Will and Annabeth when she got stabbed, I knew Kora would be alright. The bruises from Annabeth's slapping had already formed, turning into shades of purple, blue, and brown. Note to self, don't piss Annabeth off enough to make her do that to me.
"He basically did the same thing that he did with me on the terrace that night," Annabeth explained once we had left the pale Will Solace with Chiron and Kora.
I remember the night well, Solace put nectar and this silvery stuff in the wound, then bandaged it up, then, a couple of days later, Annabeth was still sore, but she was healed and alive. I was really worried about Annabeth that night. To be honest, because she was so weak, I was afraid I was going to lose her.
We walked together towards the cabins, making sure to take a look at Thalia's pine with Peleus and the Golden Fleece in it's boughs. It was getting close to dinnertime, but I wasn't hungry, neither was Annabeth, so we headed towards the lake.
"Poor kid. She reminds me of myself and Thalia when we were young. More of Thalia because of her eyes though. Also, when she called this a 'girl scout camp'.-"She laughed," But we don't know anything about her except for her name, that she's lived on the streets fighting monsters most of her life, and that Hermes had a particular interest in her,"Annabeth contemplated out loud.
"Don't worry about her. She'll be happy here, and you know how good a healer Will is," I reasoned.
"But she was attacked by a Hell hound, Percy! You yourself was attacked by a hell hound at the capture the flag game on one of your first days here, Thalia, Luke, and I were chased by hell hounds because she was a child of Zeus, and Kora was attacked by a hell hound in your living room! Not to mention a hybrid Hell hound. Thicker skin, pointier teeth and claws, and three times as deadly as an average hell hound. Also, she had mentioned plenty other monster attacks that she wouldn't talk about, but I know you saw those scars on her legs and arms."
I sighed. It could be possible that Kora was another child of the big three, but I seriously doubt it, considering all that's happened between Nico, Thalia, and I over this topic with all of our fathers around. Then again, she did have a strong aura... But I don't want to believe this until Kora is claimed. I just took Annabeth's hand and we walked onto the dock and looked down into the water. The other campers would be over with dinner now and heading to the amphitheater, where we do campfire songs and stuff like that. Annabeth must have been thinking the same thing, because she led me away from the calm waters into that direction.
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Author's note:
So how do you like it? I've been thinking about this for hours at school so I have the whole thing mapped out. And I will not be answering any questions until I see fit. :) Update will be within the next two hours. Thanks!
