Chapter 5
Return to Camp Half Blood
Five o clock, east side New York, Steven and I are in our apartment with my mom. Steven is my cousin but his mom died. Steven pick up your spear and gear. Mom how long do we have until we go back to camp half blood. Were living in six minutes. Don't forget your sword and dagger. (I got the dagger last year from Nico because I beat him in a sword fight and the bet was he would make me a dagger and if I lost I would get him a sword like mine. But I won so he gave me the dagger.)I won't. Brenden and Steven get in the car. Ok mom. Hey Steven I will beat you in capture the flag. No, you won't. Yeah I will I have a sword like a wave mark that can change weapons band have the water powers all you got is the sky and a spear.
Both of you SHUT UP! Sorry mom. How much longer? Can Steven and I just fly their on Blackjack their it would be faster. No, we only have ten more minutes. It seems like it has been an hour. Hey Steven I wonder if they will send us on a trip. I hope we get to fight a hellhound. Hey I wonder if Grover is still telling people that Pan has died. Were here. FINALLY! Bye! Oh no here comes Clarisse she dunks the new kids heads every year. At least we came last year for two years. It feels great to be back. Hey, Steven want to go see Percy, Annabeth, and Nico. No, I think I will practice my spear fighting. Ok. See you at capture the flag tonight and the camp fire.
Hey, Percy has Clarisse dunked any new kids heads in the girls restroom toilets. Yeah, she gotten three in there and two came out. Who are the teams for capture the flag? I don't know. Hey, Brenden you should practice your sword and dagger skills so you ready for capture the flag. Ok, Percy. I'm still better than you. You are not. Whatever. So while I was walking over to the arena I saw the stroll brothers braking into the camp store again. We are still recovering from the war we lost so many demigods. The satyr's are all around trying to find demigods. So far we only found four, but some find their own way. They told me.
I know, it's horrible. Camp isn't going to be that fun this year because we won't be able to prank people. Hey Connor have you seen Steven? Yeah, for some reason he went to the Big House. Thanks, Bye. Chiron is Steven listening to Rachel again for his prophecy for this year. Yeah, all I heard was that five must go, but only three will come back with victory one will backs out one will leave you on the hardest part and the other will try to kill you because they are jealousy. And that was it but there was more. Thanks I'll wait here for him. Good because I have to find the stroll brothers. Here he comes. Thanks bye. Hey Steven what did the oracle say?
Oh, nothing. You can tell me later now we are going to practice our fighting in the arena. Two hours later. Hey, Steven did you hear that it is dinner time. Great I'm starved. Let's run. Steven I feel bad because you have to sit by yourself. Don't be were on the same capture the flag team I will just eat fast. Ok. Remember first we put our food in the fire for the Gods. Oh, yeah. Hey don't be sad we will win in capture the flag it isn't that then what's wrong. I don't know. I just got a bad feeling. Dinner is almost over, so what you got there? I got seven slices of pizza. Man you were hungry yeah. What did you have? Not much just a cheeseburger so I would be ready for the game.
"Dinner is over" Steven get your armor on and weapons ready. Already for battle. So am I. the teams are the Ares cabin with the Hestia cabin, and Artemis cabin verses the reset of the cabins because they have less people. Get in our place get set go. I started off with our Athena Cabin in the trees guarding our flag. With the new group guarding the boarders and the rest of us running around fighting the other cabins. While Steven, Annabeth, Nico, Percy, and I all were sneaking around there defenses it was a great capture the flag. Annabeth ran up while we distracted and Annabeth got the flag. We Won! The alarm went off that means the game was over.
But the down side was that it was time for bed, but the up side on winning was we didn't have to wash the dishes. We all had to go to bed. So it didn't matter. Tomorrow is a big day for some of us because we are going up the lava mountains. It isn't a big day for the old kids here like me but for the new kids it is because they have never done something like this before, believe me it's harsh. Tomorrow instead of the lava mountain I'm going flying on BlackJack. I might just go to see my dad at his palace and help him because it was ruined last time I was there because of the war. Now he is trying to fix it. So that might be my day tomorrow.
This is annoying this is the third time tonight that I have had a bad dream or more like a night mare but it seems like I can see what's going on in some places where I'm not it's crazy and annoying. I've had those the last five years said Percy but I didn't think his were as bad as mine were compared to his. I keep trying to sleep. Finally all the crazy dreams last night are over and I can finally get back to my Dad and help him for the day. I think Steven Might go and see his Dad or he might come with me because I invited him last night in capture the flag. Hey, Annabeth have you seen Steven lately? No, but I think he went down to the lake.
Thanks. What's nice about the lake is that there are tree Nymphs
s and they are fun to talk with but so many tree Nymphs
s are dead because when coronus broke into the camp they destroyed so many trees and when a tree dies an tree Nymphs
dies. There are still a bunch and they like to talk. They know all the gossip and where someone went if they're in the forest. So I usually ask them. I usually ask Janus because she is Grover's girlfriend. Today I didn't ask because I was in a hurry. Ok. I'm on the beach now and I don't see Steven. Oh no there he is. Steven do you want to see my dad's palace with me or do you want to use Blackjack and go and see your Dad?
I think I'll come with you. Great! So here is how it work you grab my hand and I bring you under water to the palace when your under water in my dad's Palace there is air in their so you can breathe. What a minute. What? How do you know all of this? Oh, Percy told me last night because I told him I was going to see Dad. Well are you coming yeah. Let's go then. Grab my hand now. Ok. ( Were holding hands and I call some friends from the sea to bring us faster.) Here we go. So do you like the sea creatures and the wild animals in this water? Where here doesn't it look great. But there are a few cracks that Dad is trying to fix.
What in tell you see the inside. HOW IS YOUR FRIEND! Oh he is my cousin he wants' to see Dad's palace Ok. You and he can go in to. Thanks Briars. You can let go now were in the palace. It looks great with all the blue glow and the marble and clam shells. Wait until you see my Dad's office. Here we are. Holly cow, that looks great. There is his trident. The walls are the best. Here comes Dad. Does he always wear Hawaiian clothes? Yeah it matches his image. He is still recovering from the war he is down on solders and his palace was destroyed so he has been really busy. Hey Dad do you want some help on rebuilding your palace?
No, but you should be getting ready for your mission. What mission? Didn't Steven tell you that you are to find some demigods that were capture by a Cyclops, the Minotaur, and Hellhound. For some reason they have been attacking and putting them in prisons that we can't break out of when you are inside. You have to find them and escape alive. But who is controlling the monsters to capture them? We don't know. Where is this place? It is in Los Angeles. Ok, we better be getting back to the camp. Ok, you should get going. Hold on to my hand again Steven. Here we go. Were back great, now we have to find Chiron. Let's hurry.
There he is. Were. He's talking with the Stroll Brothers. I see him. Hey Chiron we were told we are to go on a mission. Oh, yes I was waiting until you found out. You always do. Do we get to bring anybody. Yes, you can bring three other people we choose Percy, Annabeth, and Nico. When are we to leave? You will leave tomorrow morning after our first activity. Thanks, we'll go tell them that we are leaving tomorrow so they can pack. Their weapons. Then you better hurry because we are about to have dinner. It's that late already. Yeah. How long we were at Dad's about three hours. Well we'll tell them and get ready.
Steven you get Nico and I will get Annabeth and Percy because Percy lives with me. Go! Ok. Hey Annabeth pack your bags because you are going on the mission with Steven, Nico, Percy, You, and Me. Great! I'll go pack. See ya. Hey Percy we are going on a mission and you are going. I'll go pack my weapons and cloths. I'll go to bed and rest for tomorrow because it is a big day for all of us. Tomorrow morning at 6:00 everyone who is leaving is packed and ready to go.