Chapter 4: A New Camper
MorgothII: This is the last chapter in Son of Strategy. I will continue the story in The Silent Hunter. As always, both R&R and enjoy!
I am outside taking watch with Robert. Ever since our meeting at capture the flag, we have become good friends. The sky is dark out, and I am starting to get a bit bored. But since I am on duty, I have to wait for the next shift to replace us. I sigh. When we started watch, we talked a bit about our life's. I told him how my father is currently teaching at the the Naval Academy. Then he told me how his mother is also in the navy as a mechanic. This interests me. I also find out that we have both interest in the navy and that we both play chess. We have both agreed to play against each other sometime later. Not now though, mainly because we are on duty. Another good reason is that we don't have a board or set to play with.
"Hey Robert, how much longer till we're relieved?"I ask my friend. "I think in about a quarter of an hour," he tells me. I shake my head. "I can't wait till we're relieved for the night. I'm so…" I trail off. For a moment, I thought I heard some sort of roar and shouting as well. I turn to Robert. "Did you hear that?" From his startled expression, I'd say so. Then the shouting gets louder. So does the roaring. It sound vaguely like a… "Oh damn! Robert you get Chiron! I'll get Annabeth!" I shout. Robert just grunts as he runs off to the Big House. I sprint with all my might to my cabin. Once I get there, I walk over to Annabeth and shake her shoulder. "Annabeth, wake up! We have a problem!" I hiss through my teeth.
Fortunately, she wakes up quickly. When her stormy grey eyes look at me, she realizes that something is wrong. "What is it Riley?" She asks me. I think that there is a monster chasing a group of people outside. I have already told Robert to alert Chiron," I inform her. She nods. "Good, now head out there to see if you can help. I'll get the others ready." I nod and head back out at full sprint.
When I get to the sound of the commotion, it has already died down. I see two bodies and fear the worst. Then one moves the satyr. I run over to see if I can help, but he tells me to help the over one. When I get over there, I feel for his pulse. It is very weak. The good news is that I know how to give basic first-aid. The bad news is that this is most definitely not basic. My god, the boy's almost seems to be bleeding like a pig. I look for the wound and discover that, while there is an external wound, there may be internal bleeding. I rip off some of my shirt and use it as a bandage on the wound to try and stop the bleeding.
Soon I hear footsteps. Are they friend, or foe? I take a risk, knowing that if I don't the boy is sure to die. "Over here! We got two wounded!" I shout. I listen as the footsteps head towards my direction. Then to my relief, I see that it is Annabeth and some others. "I've tried to stop the bleeding, but there could be internal damage. I didn't check the other," I inform her. She nods at this. Then she stars to give orders "Alright, let's get these two to camp." I nod and help lift the demigod. As we head back to camp, I wonder who he is, and if he will survive. I then notice that he his holding in his hand a horn. My suspicion has been confirmed. He must have beat it with only his hands. I really do hope he survives.
MorgothII: And finish! I know that this is a short story, but the sequel will be longer. Anyway, three things I've got to mention. The first is, can you guess who the demigod is? The second and third things are both R&R and enjoy!