Hey! Sorry it took so long! I've been working on another fanfic. Thanks to all reviewers! You guys keep me writing! Now, here's Chapter 4.

They took Dean to a hospital ward as soon as they got to the camp. Not much blood was coming from his wound, but he was thoroughly pale. He had broken into a cold sweat on the way, most likely due to the fever he had also developed.

As he lay, sleeping in a cot, Rain strolled casually over to Percy. He had adopted a worried look. All the recollections provided by the fog told him that Dean was his closest friend. He didn't trust the phony memories, but, fake friend or not, he cared about him.

"He'll be alright," she said, calmly. She didn't like the anxiety in his face. It didn't mar his handsome appearance. As a matter of fact (opinion?), it made him even more endearing. Not that she would ever admit it. She wasn't one for relationships.

"I know," he replied, sighing. "So, Rain? Is that a nickname or something?"

She stiffened, eyeing him warily. "How'd you know that?"

"I didn't. I was just trying to make a conversation. What's your real name?"

"I don't make a habit of telling people my real name. Only my friends know that," she said it so matter-of-factly; you'd think she was giving a lecture.

"Why would you keep your name a secret?" Percy was getting curious now.

"Names are powerful, Percy," was her lecturing reply. Percy decided to drop it for the time being.

When they left the hospital ward, Rain showed him to the pavilion. Percy paused at the base of the coliseum steps.

He was being hit by the awful realization that he did not belong here. He was not welcome.

"What's wrong?" Rain asked, looking over her shoulder at the frozen stranger.

He was about to sputter out a response that would have surely marked him insane when another camper called out, "Hey, Rain!"

Both of them looked up to see a girl running towards them. She had dark auburn hair that seemed to billow around her. When she caught up to them, she flicked it back to reveal spearmint green eyes. Unlike Rain, she had a deep tan. Her expression was cheerful, and she seemed to radiate energy.

Rain smiled, "Hey. Percy, this is Sage Andrews. She's a daughter of Apollo. Sage, this is Percy. We don't know his parentage. Then again," she shot Percy a rueful look, "we don't know much about him anyways."

"Not my fault," Percy said defensively.

"Of course not," Rain rolled her eyes. Then she addressed Sage again, "Percy, here, seems to have lost his memory."

"I don't see why not. In a world where we're all children of mythical beings, why can't there be a couple of us with amnesia?" Percy couldn't tell if Sage was joking or not. Her cheerful demeanor changed to seriousness as she appraised the newest camper. "You are new to this, aren't you? Most newbies aren't very calm and collected when they find out they're the son of a Roman god."

Percy shrugged.

"He wouldn't know, Sage," Rain answered for him.

"Well, we'll just have to wait, I guess." Sage consented, though she didn't look happy about it. Percy got the feeling that she wasn't a very patient person.

They entered the pavilion. Percy still felt like he didn't belong, but he brushed it off as nerves. Beyond the coliseum steps, were (surprise of all surprises) coliseum columns. Almost everything was crème-colored. The floor however, was dirt. Percy had supposed that it was a dining pavilion at first, but now he could see that it was an ancient arena. There were seats positioned around the dirt like they would be at a football field.

Another camper came up to them as they were touring the lion's cages. Percy didn't notice at first, so he went ahead asking questions, "Do they actually use lions? Like as in gladiator style?" there was a note of alarm in his voice.

"Of course!" exclaimed the newcomer, "but that's only for the leaders. They fight the lions as a test of fighting skills. It's all part of the tests they take to prove they're worthy of their leadership."

Percy started. He looked at the guy. He was tall and leanly built. He had a mischievous glint in his eyes that Percy had noticed in Dean before. He put out his hand, and Percy warily took hold of it.

"The name's Bobby Sanchez, son of Mercury. Pleased to meet you…?"

"Percy Jackson. It's nice to meet you, too."

Then Percy snatched for something in Bobby's hand. His hand came back with his pen/sword.

"Nice try," he said, pocketing it.

"You have a sharp eye, Percy. I think I'm going to like you," his sharp eyes gleaming with humor, now. "Who's your parent?"

"We don't know. He's apparently lost his memory," Sage replied, rolling her eyes.

"Lost your memory, huh?" This came from a very short girl approaching them.

"I'm guessing this doesn't happen a lot down here," Percy said, still keeping a watchful eye on Bobby.

"Nope," said the latest addition to their group. She smiled warmly. Something about it looked familiar. "I'm Dakota, by the way, daughter of Vesta. I overheard you guys talking. So, Rain, what will Percy's Challenge be? Zeus knows we need some new talent, and he looks well built."

Percy colored slightly.

Rain beamed, "Percy already passed his Challenge. He defeated a Chimera."

The others looked confused. One of them piped up, "What's a Chimera?"

"It's from Greek mythology."

Everyone stared at Percy.

"How'd you know that?"

Percy shrugged. "I must've I took a Greek mythology class before. I only know the Greek names of the gods, too. They run through my head when you say who your parents are."

Sage and Bobby exchanged a glance that undeniably said, "Weirdo!"

The awkward silence was broken by yet another camper.

"Hey, guys!" A boy with bleach-blonde hair was sidling over. "Rain, do you know someone by the name of Percy? The new guy with the snakebite keeps asking for him. Oh, hi! You must be a new camper. I'm Gwen Summers, son of Venus."

"Percy Jackson. It's getting tiresome not knowing my godly parentage. Dean's awake?"

"Yeah, he's pretty worried about you. He keeps blubbering on about some monster with a lion's head."

"I should probably go see him."

"Wait! He also says you can't remember anything. Is that true?"

Percy sighed, "Well, I can remember everything, but somehow I know they're not real memories. It's all foggy."

"Hmm… We'll have to check up on that later. For now, Dean will need your help preparing." He started marching purposefully in the direction of the hospital. Percy sped to keep up.

"Preparing for what?" he asked on the way.

"He'll need training for his Challenge."

Sorry! Boring chapter, I know. But you had to get acquainted. Wouldn't want you going through the story saying, "Who the heck is Sage?" and whatnot (isn't that a weird word?). I recently saw "TANGLED"! AMAZING! They stole my idea at the end, though…I'm serious! I've had that idea in my head since I was 12, or was it 11? Anyways… amazing movie! Totally worth it!