Chapter 7

After a singsong at the campfire, the demigods headed to bed. Kiara, Jason and Thalia sat up talking in the Zeus cabin; Maia, Tyson and Percy went straight sleep; and Nico was secretly teaching Mars how to raise the dead.

The Zeus cabin woke up early that morning- or at least those of the female persuasion did. Thalia tried to call up to Jason to try and get him to wake up. When this didn't work Kiara got out an arrow and began poking him in the back with it; he complained but stayed rooted to his hammock. Kiara shot Thalia an evil grin before sending one of her lightning bolts through the arrow. Jason was well and truly awake as he screamed and shot of the bed falling with a thud on the floor leaving his sisters in giggles.

Mars and Nico were already awake when they met the Zeus girl outside; they didn't seem happy about being awake but they joined the girls to talk.

In the Poseidon cabin, Percy was trying to wake Maia. He was having no luck, he got a bucket of sea water and stood at the edge of her bed. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes to pray. He held the bucket over Maia's head and tilted his hands...

"So, what do you think we'll-" Mars began but was cut off by a banshee like scream. The whole camp turned to see Percy running at full speed away from his cabin; looking more scared than anyone had ever seen him. Less than two seconds later a soaked Maia slammed the Poseidon cabin door open yelling bloody murder at her brother as she chased him across the cabin in her 'little mermaid' pyjamas.

Jason came out of his cabin and joined in the laughter at Percy's misfortune. The laughing subsided as Maia relinquished her chase and went back into her cabin to change.

At breakfast, whilst Percy was showing Maia the joy of blue pancakes to try and pacify her after the rude wake up call, Annabeth gave Thalia a book she had asked for the last time she was at camp. Kiara looked over at the page and frowned. "What the hell is this?"

"Harry Potter." Thalia shrugged. "You're from England aren't you- haven't you heard of it?"

"I've read it, but…what language is it?"

"Greek- it's really hard to get modern books in Greek but Annabeth is like the local dealer."

"Why don't you just read in English…" She stopped and realised exactly what she had just said. "Not that I'm not impressed with leaning a second language. It just seems a lot more work."

Thalia just looked at Kiara and frowned for a moment. "How did you read it- they're not easy books?"

"I've read harder." She shrugged.

"In English?"

"Of course in English. Why what's wrong?"

"You do realise that everyone here is dyslexic right?"

"Dyslexic- well no but I'm not."

"All Demi-gods are dyslexic Kiara."

"No I'm not dyslexic- I can read just fine." Thalia thrust the book into Kiara's hand. "What?"

"Read the first page."

"Wh-"

"Just the first sentence." Kiara looked at the page and squinted- the words were pulsing and moving about making it impossible to read. "You can't can you?" She said softly.

It didn't take long for news to spread and most of the camp was silently laughing at Kiara. A demigod, a daughter of Zeus no less, whos mind was not hard wired for ancient greek.

Artemis cast a sorrowful gaze at her sister, Mars looked like she was about to murder the whole camp and Maia...well, she was in an even bigger mood now than she was first thing.

"Silence!" Chiron called, the campers fell quiet. Chiron looked at Mr. D forcing him to speak with his glare.

"She'll have more time to train." Mr. D sounded very bored. "We're not going to bother teaching her Greek if she quite obviously cannot."

"Very well, Kiara. Meet me at the arena." Chiron said, Kiara nodded, but she didn't look to happy. After breakfast, Kiars and her friends had to part, Thalia whispered something to Artemis who nodded with a smile.

"So, you can keep those books, I have several of them." Annabeth smiled. "See if you can finish them as fast as I did." She had been teaching Maia and Mars, along with some of the younger demi-gods, ancient Greek.

"Thanks!" Maia put the book away happy- she enjoyed reading but always found it hard.

"My sword's Greek name is Το σπαθί των νεκρών δράκου" Mars said, looking at her stygian iron blade.

"Wow..." Maia looked at her weapon before lifting out her own. "Θύελλα is mine" Suddenly there was a smash, one of Kiara's arrows embedded itself into Mars' book that sat on the desk. Its spark set the book a light and the fire grew rabidly.

"Oh gods!" Annabeth gasped, even with Maia's work they had to get Percy to put out the fire, they then rushed to the arena. Many campers were already gathered there, as an angry Mr. D was speaking to her.

"Oh dear." Maia said, they couldn't hear what was being said. But Kiara nodded, notching an Arrow, she carefully pulled back the string, sparks flickered between her fingers. As she released the arrow, lightning flee from it. When it hit the target, the sparks caused it to catch fire; Kiara winced and looked up at Mr. D, who just nodded.

"Tiffany Green!" Mr. D called out facing the girl he was talking to.

"Thalia Grace, sir." Thalia stood, she had been watching with the huntress'.

"Seeing how you and Katie..." Mr D began.

"Kiara..." Kiara corrected rolling her eyes.

"...have a lot in common; I want you to test her, using only your born skills. No weapons." Mr. D requested but left little room for argument. Thalia looked worried, but after a nod from Artemis, she went down to stand beside her sister.

"I hope Thalia doesn't fight to hard." Maia sat down near Clarisse, daughter of Ares.

"I do!" Clarisse smiled. "I bet Zeus will be cheering Thalia on too!"

"Well, Thalia has an unfair advantage, Kiara's asthmatic she can't run well..." Mars grimace; she had decided that she was gong to hate every child of Ares after her first capture the flag. Everyone jumped as Lightning suddenly flashed as Thalia and Kiara clashed.

"A non-dyslexic, asthmatic demigod? She doesn't stand a chance!" Clarisse laughed, a huge flashed caused everyone to duck. Maia peeked out to see Kiara standing in the middle of a huge scorch mark; Thalia was just picking herself up from the ground.

"Wow..." Mars looked around; everyone was just looking at Kiara shocked at what this anomaly girl could do.

"I am so sorry..." Kiara told Thalia.

"Its fine, you're pretty strong for someone who hasn't long discovered they're a demigod." Thalia stood smiling as she brushed herself off. She vowed to never go easy on her sister again- she would barely stand a chance either way.

"Perry Jones and Mary Reeding." Mr. D called.

Percy tapped Maia's shoulder. "He means us." He said, the children of Poseidon and the daughters of Zeus swapped places.

"That means you and Nico are next." Thalia told Mars.

"Next to fight? Thats hardly fair. Two children of Hades. " Nico sat next to Mars, Will sat next to him.

"That should be enlightening." Will smirked. Kiara and Thalia giggled.

"That's for sure " Thalia nodded, they looked back to Percy and Maia.

"This will be fun too. Maia, fighting?" Mars smirked.

"Hey you saw her this morning- I bet fish boy is pissing himself." Clarisse grinned down waiting to see Percy's ass handed to him.

"That was a fluke she's usually really calm." Kiara defended her friend.

"Yeah. Percy is usually calm too. But he can be really scary when angry." Jason said, joining them with Annabeth.

"What do you mean?" Kiara asked.

"Well, we were on a flying ship once and he got so angry the pipes burst. Took ages for Leo to fix them again." Annabeth smiled "No one had ever seen Percy like that before. I am guessing that's what all children of Poseidon are like. Calm like the sea, but at times...stormy."

"Wait, can our personality really be explained by our parents?" Kiara asked her.

"I think so, many campers have simular traits to their parents godly power." Annabeth nodded. Percy and Maia had begun. They slashed at each other with water from the buckets that had been placed on the outside of the ring. The sharp liquid did cut each of them however they were basically just having a very dangerous water fight.

Even though Maia was taking out all her anger at her brother the fight took to long and ended without a winner.

Nico and Mars took their places as the sea siblings needed to go dry off. Everyone knew when this third fight began as skeletons rose up from the ground.

"Zombie wars!" Clarisse grinned- she enjoyed a good fight more than most.

"I don't see how they can choose a winner in this fight." Jason muttered.

"I agreed. They're not actually fighting." Kiara said.

"I guess whoever's zombies are left." Annabeth said.

"How can you tell them apart? They look the same." Will asked. They all looked at each other.

"These fights have been pointless. What have we learnt from them?" Kiara frowned

"That every cabin will want you on their team for capture the flag." Annabeth smiled.

"I'll only play if I am against the Ares Cabin...technically, aren't I mostly everyone's Aunt?" Kiara looked at Annabeth. She opened her mouth to reply, but stopped.

Will chuckled. "Yep." He nodded. They turned back as Nico's zombies beat Mars' zombies. The fight had ended even though nether sibling had moved at all.

Everyone came together as the campers headed to lunch, talking about the fights.

"I am totally from the southern water tribe!" Maia jump Mars and Kiara, wrapping her arms around their necks. "I'm basically Katara."

"And I am a very good lightning bender." Kiara smirked and Mars shook her head. "And hasn't Katara got darker skin then you?"

"Shut up!" Maia pouted, her friends laughed.

"Later, we will be having another capture the flag match. If Mr D. will let us. Campers Verse the hunters." Annabeth smiled. "Though we will have to leave some people out."

"Seems we'll be against you sister." Jason smirked at Thalia.

"Yeah, good luck beating us." Thalia replied.

Kiara was helping Maia into her armour as her chest plate refused to stay in place; Mars was already ready. She swung her blade around as if she was already in the thick of battle. Once the chest plate was secured Maia lifted up her spear lovingly and gave a test thrust. Kiara swung her quiver over her back, gripping her bow. Annabeth looked at them with a proud nod as Cecil and Liz rushed by with their cabin mates.

Like always, Annabeth had a plan...