CHAPTER 7

I am so dead! thought Larissa.

Of course she found Will swimming, very slowly. At least compared to her.

She grabbed him and pulled him aside.

"What happened? How did we get here?" asked Will, confused.

"Long story short, you were seduced by sirens singing their Siren Song, swam out here, I followed, almost got killed by them, but I talked to them first to keep you alive, then they got really mad and... They're after us." sighed Larissa.

"Uhh... Ok. Just... Use your powers and get us far, far, far away." replied Will.

"Right! One problem... I am super tired, and when I'm nervous my powers are really, really, really crazy." explained Larissa, waving her hand out and causing a small wave to freeze completely.

"Oh. Just... Focus. Come on, we are going to die! Can't that be motivation!?" exclaimed Will.

"OK! I'll try! Gods, you're so annoying."

"Is that what you said when you tried to save me?"

"Shut up."

Larissa grabbed Will, closed her eyes, and focused on a giant wave, throwing them back to the isle.

"Larissa you did it!" laughed Will.

"What?" asked Larissa, dazed, as she sat on the shore.

"You brought us back to the isle!" exclaimed Will, picking her up and twirling her in the air.

"Oh."

"You are amazing!"

"What did you just say?"

"That... You're amazing... For... Bringing us back to camp. That was amazing. What you did."

"Oh... Well... I'm tired. So, I'm going to bed."


Next to the isle, were the three sirens, Neri, Thalassa, and Naida.

"We will inform the Queen. She needs to know of this... Development." said Thalassa.

"I will go immediately." informed Naida.

"Good. Naida and I will stay here and watch them." replied Thalassa.

"We will have to make a storm, so they will not leave." chimed in Neri.

"Agreed. We will do the work, Naida go." ordered Thalassa.

Naida nodded, and disappeared under the seas. Then Thalassa and Neri focused and used their powers, manipulating the weather, creating storm clouds and thunder, and rain. As well, as some strong winds.

"There. Now, they will have to stay." smiled Thalassa. Evilly, of course.


Back at in Khione's Cabin Viola was still angry, but still tired. So, she decided to sleep till noon. And then... She would kill her sister Shyla.

"Well, I mean, she did keep you in a maze of strawberries. I would kill her to." said Ramona, thinking about it.

"So... What was it like?" asked Ella.

"It was fine, I guess." answered Viola.

Ramona and Ella raised their eyebrows.

"Ok...! It was the most amazing thing ever. Like... Ever!" confessed Viola.

"Sounds like you've gotten the love flu!" exclaimed Ramona, with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.

Viola blushed.

"What you need to do is take Malcolm on a date!" said Ella, enthusiastically.

"No way! Besides... We already decided pizza and a movie. Question is... How are we going to get out of camp?" sighed Viola.

"Well... No... Never mind." started Ramona, shaking her head.

"What!?" exclaimed Viola, questioningly.

"No. It's nothing!"

"Come on, Ramona! Tell!" begged Ella, kneeling and giving her best puppy eyes.

"Please. Ramona?" chimed in Viola, following Ella.

"Oh... Alright! But just so you know... I didn't do it 'cause of the puppy eyes. Or the begging."

"Noted!" commented Ella.

"Remember the stories of how Percy and Annabeth sneak out of camp a couple of times?"

"Um... If I remember correctly... It was only two times." corrected Ella.

"Whatever. Well... Over the years we Athena kids have come up with secret passages through the bunker, and areas around Camp. As well as a map of Camp. I bet I could sneak you the map... If Malcolm hasn't thought of it first."

"That's awesome... But if he hasn't... Slip him the the idea." said Viola, winking.

"No problem."


The Mess Hall at Camp has a few added parts, to make it bigger, with all the added cabins.

At the Khione table, Shyla started to think. She pretended to listen to her friends and cabin mates. But really she was thinking of her life before all of this, and her life now.

Her life before:

She was more shy (hence her name).
She was less confident and outgoing.
She was always expected to get a good husband.
She was always expected to be the pride of the her family.
She was always expected to be beautiful, to act beautiful, and to always be beautiful.
She always had boys asking her parents for her hand in marriage.
She wasn't happy.
She was sad.

Her life now:

She is not shy.
She is totally and completely confident and outgoing.
She isn't expected to get a husband.
Her family, her friends, are proud and happy with her.
She is beautiful, faults and all.
She used to always think about what everyone thought of her. And now... She just doesn't care! Pride... Is overrated.
She doesn't have boys asking for her. She doesn't care, either.
She's happy.
She isn't sad, or upset. Ever.

Her life wasn't very pretty back "home." But now... When she thinks of home, she thinks of Camp. And she's decided she wants to leave Shyla in the past. She was going to get a new name.

"Hey, Shyla? You listening?" asked a girl named Willa.

"Oh. Yeah, totally! You like one of the guys in the Iris Cabin."

"Yeah. Butch Walker. The guy with the rainbow tattoo"

"Isn't Iris the rainbow goddess?" said another girl.

"Got a problem with that?" asked Willa.

(In honor of Leo!)

"No, no. Rainbows. Very macho." said another girl.

"I hear he's great with the pegasi." commented another girl.

"Rainbows, ponies." muttered the girl.

"I'm gonna punch you!" exclaimed Willa.

"Calm... Down. Willa, Butch is a very nice guy. And if any of you has a problem with it, can take it up with me after extreme chores." said Shyla, narrowing her eyes.

After that no one said a word about Butch.


Larissa finally slept. No problems at all.

And when she woke up, she found out she was all sweaty. So, she took off her coat, and changed into short jeans, and sleeveless shirt, and brown army combat shoes. She also tied her hair up in a high ponytail.

When she got outside she noticed tarps over the tents, and a bit of a shelter put up with palm trees over the fireplace. And that's when she noticed the blowing wind, the small sprinkling, and the storm clouds and thiner above.

"Hey, Larissa! What's up!" shouted Shyann.

And even with her shouting she barely got what she said, over the wind.

"Nothin much! Got a little sweaty, that's all!" shouted back Larissa.

"Are you kidding! It's freezing with this wind!" shouted Will.

"Not used to the weather of beaches and hot. Especially if you're raised in a snowy, icy, freezing forest." said Larissa, raising her voice only slightly, as she sat down next to the others under the makeshift shelter over the fireplace.

"With this weather, we won't be able to continue traveling." said Will, poking the fire.

"You hungry?" questioned Tia.

"Umm... No, thanks. I'm not that hungry." replied Larissa, breathing loudly.

"Are you ok, Larissa?" asked Will, concerned.

"I'm-I'm o-ok. I think." stammered Larissa.

"No. You're not." disagreed Will, feeling her forehead, before she pulled away.

"Stop it."

"Larissa, you're burning up! You have a fever!"

"No way. I never get fevers!"

"Well, you do. Shyann hand me my medicine bag."

"Might be because of the change of weather, or the fact that there are people in the water watching us and are focusing like they are doing something with some powers." reported Tia.

"I am not handing you you're bag! Get it yourself!" exclaimed Shyann to Will.

"Why don't you just hand it to me! It's right next to you!" said Will, angrily.

"What people?" asked Larissa, looking out in the sea.

"You won't find them this far. You need to get down to the shore... I was getting some shells and saw them. Went immediately back to camp" recalled Tia.

"Because you have two legs and arms, and I am. Not. Your. Servant!" replied Shyann, emphasizing.

"Ugh! You are no help!" complained Will.

"No. I am just not going to be submissive and obedient to a male." explained Shyann, turning her head the other way.

"What do you mean 'male'?" asked Will.

"Nothing." replied Shyann

"What did they look like?" questioned Larissa.

"The first had blonde hair, and tan skin. The second had dark black hair, and pale skin. Both looked around 16." answered Tia.

"You said it in a disgusted tone!" exclaimed Will.

"It was nothing! Forget I said that!" insisted Shyann.

"Come on! What is it you really want to say!?" badgered Will.

"Thalassa and Neri." muttered Larissa.

"Who?" asked Tia and Will in unison.

"Oh. Some of the sirens me and Will met last night. You did tell them about that right?" asked Larissa, breathing heavily.

"Yeah." replied Will.

"What about Naida?" questioned Larissa, mostly to herself.

"Fine. You want the truth?!" shouted Shyann, as Will looked back at her, expectantly.

"Yes!" shouted Will back.

"Who's Naida?" asked Tia.

"Oh... Uuuhh... A third siren. Light brown hair and skin." explained Larissa, quickly.

She felt lightheaded and felt like her head and stomach was being ripped apart.

"Men are seductive, stupid, and naive to think that women will do whatever they want because they think they are dominant and bigger and better." explained Shyann to Will, defiantly.

"What! How can you say that!? You are a stereotyping man-hater!" countered Will.

"Well... I didn't see her. Well. Except for once. I came back when I thought they had left, and I saw her whispering into the black-haired siren and diving back under the sea." recalled Tia.

"Ok. Thanks, Tia." mumbled Larissa.

"Are you ok, Larissa? You don't look so good..." said Tia.

Will turned to look at her.

"I'm ok. I just need a little air that's all... Be right back." said Larissa, getting up to go the the shore.

"Hey! Larissa! Wait! Come back! You need medicine!" called Will to her.

But Larissa was already running towards the shore, with Will after her. And when she got there she felt a little better... Probably because of the cool ocean water spraying in her face.

"Larissa! Didn't you hear? You need medicine... Come back to camp, and rest. You'll be better in no time." said Will, standing right behind her.

"No... I'm feeling better. I'll be right back. Promise." replied Larissa, quietly.

But Will was already pulling her away. She would usually fight back, but she was to weak and sick.

"Will... I don't feel so good..." mumbled Larissa.

"I know. I'll give you some medicine. Let's just get back to camp." insisted Will.

"No... Can't think... Sirens... Changing me..." muttered Larissa, before she collapsed in Will's arms.