Author's note
Since school is starting I may not be able to post as much. I'll try my hardest, but school has really been keeping me busy. Thanks for those who support this story. Right now I'm just getting the story on it's way so don't worry it will get even better later on.
Discalimer: I do not own Percy Jackson series or Heroes of Olympus series.
Chapter 3
"A demigod?"
"Yes. I know it's hard to take in, but-,"
"No for some reason I believe you…" Percy said confused.
"Ha! That's because you're still the same old Percy!"
"You know me?"
"In another life? Yes I do. We were best friends. But then…." Grover stopped talking.
"What? But then What?"
"But then you died. You died Perce, but you chose to be reborn. You and Annabeth. You two found each other again."
"How about what?"
"Can't tell you. Not yet anyways."
"How are we supposed to believe you?"
"You said you did."
"That was a gut feeling."
"Well if I know Percy Jackson I know he follows his gut. And his gut is usually right about things. Like now. Follow me. We need to get you to safety."
He skipped with his crutches.
"Hey! Wait where are we going?"
"To a camp! Don't worry your parents have already been informed!"
"It's not like she cares anyway. What camp?"
"It's called Camp Half-Blood!"
"Why are we going there?"
"Because two are half-bloods!"
"Where is it?"
"Oh we will be able to make it there tonight!"
"By walking?"
"No! The Stoll Brothers are going to pick us up?"
"Stoll Brothers… Why does that sound familiar?"
"Because you've met them before!"
"When?"
"A long, long time ago."
"You're making no sense!"
They continued to run until they came a bus stop which a bus was already waiting.
"You let them drive?" Annabeth gasped, but she was confused the second she said it. Grover turned to look at her with curious eyes.
"Wait. How well do you remember these people?"
"I don't!"
"You obviously do. Come on we'll figure this out later."
They followed him on the bus and took their seats at the front.
It was a long time of waiting. No one really spoke much, just the Stoll Brothers. They would crack jokes about the bus, or the people driving beside the bus, or the buildings around the bus, or the street the bus was on, pretty much anything.
Finally they came to a stop in the middle of the road. One by one everyone filed out of the bus.
"Where are we?"
"Camp Half-Blood." Annabeth answered.
"How do you-,"
"Come on! We've got to go or else they'll find you!"
All five of them ran through the woods that surrounded the road. Everyone but Percy and Annabeth were anxious to get to camp.
Grover was panicking trying to get the two to keep up with him.
"Come on!" He would yell.
But then a loud screech ripped through the air.
"What was that?"
"That my friend is why we are running so fast. They've caught your sent! Hurry we need to get to camp! NOW!"
They ran as fast as they could. Annabeth seemed to be giving it her all. A terrified expression was glued on her face. She broke towards the front with Grover. When she would weave through the trees it was like she knew exactly where she was going.
"Straight ahead!"
The sign above their heads read Camp Half-Blood.
They ran through it just in time.
"Phew! That was a first!" Grover said.
"What do you mean that was a first?" Percy asked while panting.
"Forget it. Come on Chiron is waiting for you both."
"Who's Chiron?" Annabeth asked while they began to walk inside camp.
Grover sighed, "An old friend."
As they walked in Percy saw a lot more people than he expected to see. Some of them were sword fighting, and some were doing archery. Percy flinched when one of the arrows got too close to the people canoeing. A boy screamed and his canoe flipped over. An eruption of laughter came from the kids practicing archery. What was so funny about shooting a person, or making that person drown.
"Hey shouldn't someone tell those kids to quit shooting at other people?"
"Nah," Grover replied unconcerned, "they do that all the time."
"How is that okay?" Annabeth questioned.
"They aren't going to hurt anyone. Plus a day of nothing but training gets boring sometimes."
"Training?" Annabeth and Percy said together.
"Yes training. You will be doing it too soon."
"Wow wait! Who says we are staying here?"
"Your parents." Grover looked at them.
"My foster mother?" Percy laughed loudly, "Do you think I'm stupid?" A few campers looked over towards the commotion, "She doesn't give a crap about me!"
"Percy-"
"Look I don't know what you are trying to do here but I'm out."
"Wait Percy!" Annabeth called but Percy was already leaving, "What about that thing that was chasing us?"
"I'll run fast."
"It'll run faster," Grover implied.
"Then I'll call someone to pick me up," Percy said though gritted teeth.
"NO!" A couple people cried at once.
"Don't call anyone! Travis you take him. Clarisse why don't you go too?" Grover turned towards the crowd.
"Why do I have to go?" A girl voice shouted out from inside the crowd, "The old Seaweed Brain's got nothing on me!"
A girl pushed her way through the crowd. Her hair was brown and her expression stood fierce.
"No but young Seaweed Brain does. And we don't even know if he's the son of, you-know-who." Grover whispered.
"Who? Voldemort?" A kid said in the back.
Another one joined in, "You said his name!" The crowd burst into laughter except those who didn't know what that meant. Annabeth even laughed. Percy though was already heading towards the exit.
Travis spotted him in between his laughing fits and chased after. Clarisse didn't have time to argue anymore. This kid had nothing on her, but Percy Jackson the Percy Jackson did.
"Where are you planning on going?" Travis asked when they caught up to him.
"Massachusetts."
"Why don't you stay for a little longer? Chiron is expecting you!"
"Yeah? Well you can tell him I'm not expecting him."
"Fine you can leave, Travis you're driving us."
"Why? You can do it."
"Not on the way back I can't" She stormed ahead.
"Wait! You're leaving too?"
"Yep!" She yelled back, "I'm tired of camp I've got to get out of here."
"BUT YOU ARE A SUPERVISOR!"
"Yeah… Not anymore. Travis you can take me place."
"But I already am-," He was cut off by Clarisse.
"Then find more time!"
Travis hopelessly groaned and caught up to the two.
The drive was silent. No one commented about how fast Travis was going. Percy noticed Clarisse seemed tense and on alert.
When they finally go there Percy was the first off. He ran down the all-too familiar street. After as few turns he made it to his apartment building. As quietly as he could he climbed into his room. No one noticed his returning. As he laid in his bed he wished that the crazy day he just had never happened. That that kid never even showed up. Slowly he drifted off to a long needed sleep.
