Hey dear friends... Ok I can explain. I had finals and my editor was really busy and now she can't edit it because she is so busy so I got another. She is cool too I promise. Anyway, I will let you read those who are still going to read it. Please enjoy! Oh, and I will update sparatically based on how my week goes. Probably at least once a week maybe a little over. Anyway... Enjoy!
Jason's POV:
Jason was trying his best to simply smile and go with the flow, but doing so was a bit hard with an Aphrodite girl hanging all over him telling him stuff he did not need, much less want, to know. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, they reached what the other campers called, the "Big House".
Jason tried to squirm away but this Drew girl would NOT LEAVE, even waiting on the doorstep with him! After a very long minute, Jason heard what sounded like hoof beats behind the door.
The door was opened by a man in a wheelchair. The man smiled and said, "Hello Drew, and…?"
"Jason, sir." Jason said, speaking up.
"Ah, new camper? You look a little old to be a new camper."
Jason looked at him a little confused. Drew finally spoke up saying, "Annabeth and Will were saying something about that, but I think his age is perfect." Drew fluttered her eyes at him. Jason rolled his eyes and looked away. Chiron raised an eyebrow.
"That's…nice, Drew." Chiron said slowly. "Now if you would excuse us, we need to talk." Drew looked a little annoyed but left. She didn't bother to say goodbye; not that Jason cared for a second.
"Come in my boy, and tell me a little about yourself." Chiron gave him a warm smile, beckoning him to come in. Once Jason entered the building, Chiron did something very unexpected. He stood up, and as he stood up his legs turned into hooves, and his wheelchair turned into a horse body with two more legs. Jason stared, stunned.
"Sir! You're a centaur!" Jason's eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open.
"Yes, that I am, but please stop calling me sir, it is too formal. Just call me Chiron." Chiron said as he reached back and dusted the few dust particles off his flank. "Come, sit down." Chiron said as he clopped into a room that resembled a living room.
Chiron shuffled across the room. Jason sat on the end of the couch, unsure of what to do next.
Chiron stopped moving and turned his head towards Jason, and began to talk. "So your name is Jason, correct?" Jason nodded. "And, I'm guessing, you are wondering why people are saying that you are 'too old,' yes?" Jason nodded again. "Well, Jason, last year there was a big war, between the gods and the Titans." Jason looked at him, curious. "We won, and a boy, Percy a son of Poseidon..." Jason's eyes snapped open and his hand went to his neck, where a necklace was strung.
"Si-Chiron," Jason interrupted. "Did you say… Percy?" Chiron looked at him with sudden curiosity.
"Yes, Jason, I did. Why, do you know of Percy?" Chiron looked him in the eyes.
Jason looked back at Chiron, then looked away, towards the other side of the room. "I believe he was there-uh- when I arrived, tending to the horses."
Chiron studied him. "Yes, he does do well with horses." Chiron turned his face away. "Nevertheless, we won and the gods gave him a… wish as one might put it. Instead of choosing immortality and becoming a minor god, he chose for the gods to all claim their children before age 13. This is why we are all baffled by your arrival. We thought we had most of the demigods that were still alive in camp, but then you and your friends showed up. Jason, is there any possible reason that you were not brought in with the others?"
Jason looked at him. "Well, I've known that I was a son of Zeus since I was, well, really young. So it is possible that since I knew that, I wasn't brought in. I'm not sure about my friends. They didn't know they were demigods until today, and neither did I."
Chiron looked at him, stunned. "Well, I guess since you know who your godly parent is, you can move into the Zeus cabin instead of the Hermes cabin. I need some time to think, why don't you go get comfortable in you cabin. Dinner is at the next horn blast, and you sit at the tables assigned to your godly parent. I believe that you will have the table to yourself, being the only child of Zeus at camp right now." Chiron stood up from his seat and showed Jason to the door. There he pointed towards some cabins. "The first cabin is yours. There should be a bed with sheets, but if not, go down to the camp store and tell them you need sheets for your bed. They should supply you with some. Also, ask them for your camp clothes. Now I'll see you later. Goodbye, Jason." With that, Chiron closed the door and Jason heard the sound of hoofprints disappearing.
Jason sighed and headed to his cabin. He wondered where all his friends were, if they had been interrogated also.
Jason reached up to his neck and pulled out his necklace. He slipped it off his head and held it in his hand. It was a simple chain with a beautiful golden ring on it. The ring held so many happy memories, and yet a shadow of one bad memory sucked out what happiness there was. He slipped it back around his neck and tucked it into his shirt as he looked up.
Jason was at the doorstep of his cabin. He looked up at the large bronze doors. The lightning was moving, as if it was a hologram. Thunder rumbled from inside. Jason took a deep breath and opened the door. Inside there was a huge statue of none other than Zeus himself. Near the statue, a make-shift bed had been set up. Jason walked over to the bed and saw a picture on the wall next to it. It was of his sister, Thalia. A small smile spread over his face. He wondered how she would react to seeing him. He pushed the thought away when he heard a horn blow in the distance.
That must be the dinner horn Chiron told me about, Jason thought. He took one last glance at the inside of the cabin and walked out, scanning his surroundings to see where everyone was headed for dinner. He saw people going into a big pavilion a little ways away, so he walked down the steps and joined the river of people flowing towards their dinner.
When Jason walked in, he saw about 15 or 16 tables where kids were sitting already with food. Others sat with empty plates, with pondering looks on their faces. Jason saw someone's plate glow, and food appeared. Jason's eyes widened.
"New kid, am I right?" A voice from behind him stated with a knowing tone.
Jason turned. He saw the boy from earlier that had been tending the horses. He couldn't remember the name of the kid.
"You were with the group that came in with Annabeth, right? I'm Percy." He smiled and held out his hand.
Jason looked at him. Thinking to himself he wondered, wait, Percy? He looks so familiar, but… Where have I seen him? Jason looked him over. He had a necklace around his neck with several beads on it and… A ring? Jason's eyes widened a bit as he realized he recognized the ring. It was silver with a small seashell on it. He looked up and met Percy's eyes and forced a smile, one that he hoped looked real, and shook his hand.
Percy looked around. "To get your food, you can go grab a plate from over there, barbeque today! Yum." Percy had this sarcastic face and attitude about that part. "Oh and for your drink you can say whatever drink you want and it'll fill itself. Watch. Blue cherry Coke." Percy's cup filled with a blue sizzling liquid. "Anyway, after you have your food go wait in line for burnt offerings. All you have to do when you get to the fire is dump in a bit of your food and pay your respects to one of the gods." Percy smirked and leaned in a little closer, and in a loud whisper he says, "Apparently, burnt food smells amazing to the gods. How? I have no idea. Well, see you around!" Percy walked off.
Jason's smile dropped. He took a deep breath in and out, and walked over to where Percy had gestured and grabbed one of the few plates left. Jason looked around. He was really in the mood for some pepperoni pizza, but they had the more healthy option of barbeque, so Jason grabbed a plate. He stared and looked around for the line. He found the end and went to go stand in line, which now was only a few people long. After a minute or so, he stepped up to the brazier. He looked at his plate, took part of his barbeque, and threw it in the fire. He stared a moment and thought about his father, then left to eat the rest of his barbeque.
Time skip: campfire that night:
Jason entered the outdoor seating area that surrounded a huge campfire. He looked around to see if he could spot anyone he knew to sit by. He saw Annabeth and Leo on the front row and went to stand by them.
Suddenly some kids with guitars and something that looked close to a harp came up and started a song. Everyone, very passionately, started to sing along. Leo, of course, had joined in even though he didn't know any of the words. Jason laughed at Leo's attempts. When the word "grandmother" came up in the song he sang something along the lines of "band a mother."
Finally, the crazy sing-along ended and Chiron stepped up in front of the fire. "Today we have some new campers with us. Jason, whom we have found to be a son of Zeus…" Some muttering broke out among the campers. Chiron continued, "Leo a son of Hephaestus..." Jason saw people cast some unsure glances towards Leo and the other Hephaestus campers. "And Piper, who is not yet claimed." Jason heard Drew and her cabin mates all snicker at the last section of Chiron's announcement.
But, in that moment, a pink glow bathed the area. Everyone turned towards the source. Piper stood giving off the pink glow, but she looked different. Instead of her usual attire, Piper was in a rather beautiful dress. Her makeup and hair had been done perfectly. She looked like a model from a magazine. Jason heard Drew screech when she realized what was going on, and he couldn't help but laugh a little because of her reaction.
Chiron cleared his throat and stated, "Well, I seem to stand corrected. Piper, Daughter of Aphrodite."
Time skip: Morning at breakfast:
Jason bolted up in his bed. When he looked behind him, he saw his bed was smoking. Jason rubbed his head. After a moment he realized what had happened. The dream.
There had been nothing around him but a murky grayness until a huge yellow shock lit everything up around him. A scream had pierced the air. Then the shock that had been released came bolting towards him. He had not been able to move, the shock hit him straight on. Then the dream had ended.
Jason really hated demigod dreams. None of them were ever good. Well, hardly ever. There was that one time with the giant cookies… But that was a story for another day.
Jason pulled himself out of bed and went to get a look in the mirror. His cloths were smothered, and his hair was smoking. Jason's eyes widened. What in the name of the gods happened to me?! He thought. Must have been that weird dream…
Jason pushed all his thoughts away and went to take a quick shower before breakfast.
Time skip:Lunch:
Jason had just made it back to his cabin to lay down and rest for a couple minutes when the horn signaling for lunch was blown. He groaned and trudged outside, where the main flood of campers had already been through. He walked out and headed to the dining pavilion. A voice called his name. He turned around and saw Piper, still with the blessing of Aphrodite. He stopped and waited.
He heard another door open and turned around to see who it was. A girl with long black hair looked up, turned around, and went back inside in a bit of… a rush? Jason stared, confused by what he had just seen.
Jason felt Piper reach him and look to see what he was looking at. Jason turned and looked at her, giving her a smile.
Piper smiled back as they started off towards the pavilion. Piper started talking about her cabin, and how Drew was annoying, and how her stupid hair wouldn't stop being perfect.
Jason was only half listening, thinking about the girl he had seen that looked strangely like a girl he had known named Ella.
Time skip:End of Lunch:
Jason had almost finished his food when the campers from the Athena cabin took their bickering to the center of the dining pavilion. Jason looked over to the table in front of him and saw the girl Annabeth with Percy and…someone else. He couldn't see who it was because Percy was blocking his view. Annabeth stood up and the other person stood right after. Jason tried to get a good look at who it was but Percy stood up also, blocking his view again. All he got from the glance was a girl with long black hair, most likely the girl from earlier.
It crossed Jason's mind to go say hello to them, but he thought twice and decided to stay out of this fight.
Jason finished off his food as another girl, this one more bulked up with muscles, came over. After a minute, the girl with the black hair stomped off. Jason stood up and followed.
Jason exited the pavilion and spotted the girl. He started walking behind, in her footsteps, thinking about what to say when he reached her.
Funny thing is, the girl tensed and started to speed up, headed towards the cabins. Puzzled Jason followed, also speeding up.
Once they reached the cabins area, the girl disappeared into the Hades cabin. Jason paused outside the cabin. If the girl was who he thought she was, she might be heading towards the water. That would mean she was using the cabin as a shortcut.
Jason, wasting no time, flew over to see her run into some kid in a black Jacket. The kid pulled her up the stairs inside. Jason landed and rushed to the door. He knocked. No one came to answer. He tried again. This time, he called out, "Ella, are you in there?" That way, either she would run and he could catch her, or answer the door and face him. Or he could be on a wild goose chase, following some stranger. Still, Jason had a feeling that it really was Ella, not some look-alike.
The boy in the black jacket answered the door. This must be the boy Percy mentioned earlier, Jason thought. Nico, maybe? Son of Hades? "Can I help you?" he said with a questioning voice. Man, this guy was a pretty good actor.
"Yeah, I saw a girl come in here with long black hair. Can you tell me where she went?"
Nico looked at him blankly. He stated simply, "Who?"
Jason looked at him with an annoyed face. "The girl you pulled into your cabin just now. I think her name is Ella." Nico raised an eyebrow at him.
"Ella? No. The girl you are talking about must be someone else." He turned around and started to close the door.
Jason stopped him. "Please, I just want to talk to her."
Nico sighed. "She left before I started talking to you. She's-"
Jason didn't wait to hear the rest of his sentence. He couldn't lose her. He flew back over the house and spotted her. She was just entering a house that looked kind of like a barn, just a little bit nicer. He flew after her, hoping to catch up. He was starting to get annoyed. He just wanted to talk. Nothing more.
As he neared the barn like building, he saw what looked like a pegasus fly into the air and through the clouds. He followed, breaking the cloud line a little bit behind his target. He saw that it really was a pegasus, and the girl he was trying to talk to was on its back. He tried calling out to her, but his voice was lost in the wind. I wonder, Jason thought, what would happen if I hit them with a small wind blast. The pegasus should be able to regain its footing, or whatever would be classified as footing in midair, and the girl would fall and I could catch her. Then she would be forced to talk to me!
Satisfied with his plan, he shot a small wind blast straight towards the girl. The girl tensed and the duo dove. Jason, flabbergasted they were able to dive so quickly, followed in close pursuit. He sent two more wind blasts, but they successfully avoided both of them. Jason's annoyance started to build again.
Suddenly the girl and her pegasus dove again, this time straight towards the ground. Jason hesitated for a moment, then headed off after them at a slower pace.
Jason stared dumbfounded as the girl and her pegasus flew into the tree line. Not wanting to lose them, he followed. He kept running into trees and branches. His annoyance started to grow into anger.
He glanced up to see the pegasus shoot upward. Jason landed and shut off, gaining the ground he had lost in the woods. Again, the duo disappeared into the clouds.
Jason was practically swimming in anger now. Sparks started flying around him. Electricity! Jason thought, not considering the safety hazards that came along with lightning.
Jason felt all the electric energy from the clouds drain into him. Fully charged, Jason yelled at the top of his lungs, "Stop running!" and fired all the electricity above the girl. Jason's anger fell as he realized the girl had thought he would aim it at her. She had jumped up and the pegasus had dove down. Jason had hit her. He had hit Ella, for now he could see her clearly, the sky being lit up by his anger. "What have I done?" Jason whispered, and dove after the falling girl he once had known.
Ok, so I hope you liked it. Thanks to my new editor for catching many mistakes. I think I will update with in the next day or two because I already have a few more chapters writen, so yeah. Hope y'all have had a great summer so far, for those of you in summer right now. Those who don't, good luck with school!
