Sorry I took so long, I was gone for a week in Washington dc where I played in the Fourth of July parade with the marching band from my school. Also I'm leaving Tuesday for the rest of the week to go to Pennsylvania so I won't be able to update till after that.
Tom and the man left the infirmary and rolled out onto a wrap around deck of a house. "I am Chiron, trainer of heroes". Tom was puzzled, what kind of name was Chiron? It did ring a bell though, Chiron, Chiron, where did he hear that name before? Chiron! That's it! The guy from the Greek myths, but shouldn't he be dead?
"Shouldn't you be dead?" tom asked Chiron "I mean, you supposedly lived ages ago"
"I was granted immortality so I could do the work I loved, to train more heroes." Chiron said. He rose out of his wheel chair, clambering out and rising up to his full height. A few passing by campers watched with smiles, waiting for tom's jaw to drop. Instead he just stood there with his arms crossed looking unfazed. "I'm surprised, you don't look taken aback" Chiron said.
"I've seen weirder"
"Oh really? Then, walk with me and tell me" Chiron said.
Later that night after dinner, in which tom ate his silently up at the head table, the campers where ready to start capture the flag, waiting for Chiron's signal to head into the forest. "Heroes! Today we have a new camper, or guest really. Tom! Would you please walk forward!" Chiron yelled out. A path split through the crowd and tom walked through with no armor on, just jeans, sneakers, and an orange camp half blood t-shirt. "Campers, this is Tom hawk, slayer of the dragon whose skeleton still resides in the middle of the cabins."
"Has he been claimed yet?" a camper yelled out
"No, he does not need it." Chiron replied
"How can he not need it?" the same camper asked
"He doesn't, explanations will be given out later, what he does need is a team! Who will have him?"
"we will Chiron" a new voice said, tom turned to see a girl he figured was a year younger than him, he was eighteen, with long blond hair and gray eyes.
"Ah, Annabeth. Good, tom this is Annabeth, Annabeth, Tom."
"Don't' disappoint me" Annabeth said tossing him a helmet "You'll need some armor"
"No I don't."
"You already have some?"
"No but I'm all set, I could use a blue bandana though to identify me" he said, someone passed him one. He wrapped it around his right upper arm, tying a knot to secure it.
"What about a weapon?"
"Got one too." he said
"I don't see one, no armor, no weapon, already disappointing" a boy with messy raven black hair and sea green eyes said walking up and taking Annabeth's hand. Tom sent him an angry glare that could make Zeus himself back down a bit. The boy backed up a few steps
"Percy, don't underestimate this boy, we had a long chat, and he is the answer to our mystery." Chiron said. Percy looked confused for a sec then a look of understanding spread across his face then his eyes widened a bit.
"Anyway, heroes, you know the rules! To the forest!" Chiron yelled, the campers yelling triumphantly.
"You're to try and get their flag" Annabeth said jogging beside Percy and Tom.
"That's not fair Annabeth! You put me on border guard for my first game!" Percy whined
"Percy, if this kid doesn't need armor and will turn up ok then I think he can handle offense."
"You bet I can" tom said grinning a little.