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I woke up about the same time as I usually did, which ment before Percy. Then an idea came to me. After I got ready I walked to the camp store, purchased an air-horn, and got Annabeth. "What are you planning?" she asked and I raised the air-horn. "You'll see" I said grinning, "Ok" she said apparently catching on " but what do you need me for?" "Oh just wait." I said I told her my plan, and she nodded and went inside the cabin. Annabeth got Percy up and tld him to get ready because we were about to have breakfeast. When percy got to the bathroom I sprung. I raised the air-horn and blasted it. Percy looked like he nearly jumped put of his skin, and jumped back and landed on his butt. Me and Annabeth started laughing out loud. It was seriously halarrious. But Percy wasn't laughing. He had a look of confusion, and anger. "What??..." He said and I offered him a hand and said "Ok i'm sorry dude but.. Oh my gods the look on your face! HA! Anyways, Annabeth's right, breakfest is about ready. So come on, we'll be at the table." And me and Annabeth walked out laughing. When Percy got there, he looked around, for anymore pranksters, and sat down. As soon as he sat, I hit the air-horn again jumped alittle the cast a look at me. Knowing what it ment I gave him the
air-horn. After breakfeast we headed to the Athena cabin. I had 2 stratigic challenges, Chess(for some reason) and they had a battle map with toy soldiers,tanks and air craft. When we fot ther Annabeth was waiting at the chess table. "You know i've never played real chess righ?" I told her. She smirked and said "Maybe." and I sat down. "Who has first move?" I asked. "Why, since your visiting, you do." Annabeth said. I moved first not knowing what I was doing, and Annabeth sighed. In 5 minuets, the game was over and Annabeth won. No surprise. But hey, she only had 3 peices left, so I was happy. Then after that we moved to the battle map.When we got there, I looked at it and smiled. I had 5 tanks, 5 planes, 3 helicopters, 10 rifelmen,7 bazookas, 8 rpgs, 10 machine gunners, 9 grenade men,and 5 artelert units. I looklooked at the map and saw what I had to work with. There were trees I could put some machine guns in, some hills I could put my rifle men on... Ok i'm getting distracted. Anyway, I was ready. "Ok you ready Annabeth?" I said. "Yeah" She said confedently.Then the unexpected happened. A huge hologram popped up and our units were on there, cover provided. Then the battle began. There was no sound, but alot of bullets flying, explosions, and lots of carnage. When it was said and done, My banner popped up and said ; Blue team is victorious! The look on Annabeth's face was priceless. Then the stats came up. I had about 100 losses, 200 casualties, 1 downed plane, 2 downed helicopterhelicopters, and 2 lost tanks. That was nothing compared to Annabeth. All her forces had been killed, about 5,000. Another 500 casualties, being executed, and 200 taken prisoners. All her planes,tanks,artliery, and helicopters had been taken out. I smiled and said "GG's" and extended my hand. Annabeth was still looking at the stats. "Yeah" she said shaking my hand. I walked out to the apitheater. Malcom was waiting for me and asked, "Hey, how'd it go?" he asked. "Well, Annabeth beat me at chess, but I beat her on the battle map." I told him and he nodded and said "Nice, now lets get started." We started circluing eachother fists up. He struck first. His mistake. I grabed his arm flipped him over my sholder. I let him up, only to attack myself. He was not so lucky on defense. I hit him repedetly in the face, then kneed him in the gut. He bent over, and I did the finishing upercut. He fell backwards, unconcinse. The medics were out there in an instant, carrying him away. I shook my head and looked down at my feet. I had just injured my friend, and I felt bad about it. I left the apitheater, and headed for my cabin.When. I got there I gasped. There was a new set of armor, what looked like pure gold. When I got closer, I was astounded to say the least. The chest was engraved with what looked like a bird. The vambraces looked like wings with sharp feathers. The shin gaurds were also gold, with a birds head covering the knee caps, with a wicked looking spike that was probally the beak. The helm was a gold corintian style, with what looked like wings or fire on it. There was also a large bowl with a dark red liquid in it, and beside it was...Ash? And a little letter on it. I opened it and it said:
Hello,Dylan.
This new set of armor and kit are cortesy of the olypians. We trust you with this and you may use it wisely. The armor represents the pheniox,a new begining from the remains of old. You have proven your worth, now lead.
The Olympians.
That wasn't it either. There was another paper behind it.
Dear Dylan,
Sorry for the blunt first note. Anyways, i'm the one who sent this. It does represent the pheniox yes, but of what ash? The ashes of your old comander, my daughter, Annabeth Chase. You'll be taking her spot of comanding the camp military.If Annabeth says otherwise,show this to her. Use this kit beside you and fallow the instructions, for it is important. From the ashes of old you rise. I establish myself as your patron goddes, and you are to fight and do all in my name.
Sincerly,Athena
Athena. Wow, this was a big deal.She gave me a full new set of armor and established herself as my patroness. I looked at the liquid and ash and brought it to the bathroom. It surprisingly had instructions in it. Basically all I had to do was put the ash on my face, the liquid on my head, followed by rubbing the rest of the ash in my hair. Then I had to rinse it out with the liquid and clense my face with it. After I did all that, I felt diffrent. I looked up and again,gasped. My apperence changed. My face looked sharper, my hair longer and slicker. I was also taller and more muscular. I just stared at my reflection in amazement. I snaped out of it as the luch horn sounded. I grabed the letters from Olympus and headed for the dining pavilion. I got there before allot of people, but Chiron was waiting at the head table. We greated each other, and handed him the notes. "Hm. Ok i'll make an anoucment at luch." He said and I shook my head and said,"No. I will make the anoucment. I will tell everyone on my own time. I will tell Annabeth now though." He nodded and I went to my table. I got multiple side glances from campers as if I was an outsider. When Percy sat down sith Annabeth, they greeted me like as I was not as I am. When Annabeth sat down she asked what happened in the last 30 minuets. I slid the note to her and a small squek came from her. She put the letters down and rested her hand on her temple. "I can't belive this.I lose one match, ONE MATCH! And they demote me." She said,obliously frustrated. "Well, in all fairness, you lost like, everyone. Honestly sending all your units against an enemy you know nothing about? I actually cared about my people, and kept them safe. You, did not. You threw them at my guns and they suffered. That's shy you've been demoted." I told her. She started to llunge at me, but Percy held her back. "I was gling to offer you a spot." I told her and Percy. She seemed to relax a little, and said," What do you mean?" "I mean, makeing you my head advisor, and Percy my second. Will you take it?" They looked at each other and Percy shrugged."Might as well. I'm in." he said and Annabeth said," Yeah mifht as well. Got nothing else to do now." She said kinda depressed sousounding. I shighed, happy they toom it, sad that Annabeth felt this way. After Chiron made his anouncments and we ate, I headed down to the ampitheater, where Will would be starting the music class. When I got there, Will was starting, eververyone tuning. When he saw me he waved and I walked over. "Hey Will, I won't be playing with the band anymore." I said and he stoped, looking up at me. "Why?" he asked. "Because leading the whole Greek demigod army would take up allot of time." I said and he shook his head. "What?" He demanded. "I don't need to repeat myself Solace. You heard me." "Dang man. Congrats and all. We'll miss you though."
"Well, i'll still be attending music classes like now." I said picking up my gitaur. We played for about an hour, tland I went to the practice area. I had some unknown steam to let off. I was just in my camp sweats, which was fine to practice in. I got my sword and began to swing it at the dummy. No one else was there surprisingly. After about 30 minuets I found Chiron."Do ya'll have a gym?" I asked him and he said "No, but there's one a few miles down the road." he told me,and I found a path through the woods I took a jog/walk through. It was nice, just a peaceful place, a stream woods with dryads and nyphs coming out of there places. I waved and had some coversations with them. There was one who's name was Juniper, and she was so nice. Asked what I was doing, who I was, and all that. She aparently had a boyfriend named Grover who was coming back from California,and was aparentlt the new lord of the wild. I could have talked with her for awhile because she was so easy going, so nice. But I couldn't, seeing as it was dinner time. We said goodbye and went our seprate ways. When I got there, there was a new buzz of excitement. Everyone was acting more gittery, more lively. I asked Harley what was goimg on, and he said,"You'll have to find out. Its a surprise!" I ruffled his hair and went over to my table. I tried to catch Percy or Annabeth off gaurd, but they stayed silent. When Chiron made The daily anoumcements, even he didn't mention anything other than,"Our friends should be here by tomarrow." WHO?! I wanted to yell, but I would probally get the same answer. When we were done we all went to the amlitheater. They sang the weirdest songs I frickin' swear. I mean what grandma in her right ming would wear armor?! Anyways,when that was over with, my little group asked why I wasn't up there. I told them why,but to keep this between us for now. They all agreed,but definetally not because I told them I would make them run for a week when I assumed comand, no nothing like that.(Ok maybe,but what are ya gonna do?)
But anyway when I got to my cabin I just tried to go to sleep, not even talk.I was tired and the vibe everyone was generating was keeping me thinking. Who were these people and what ties do they have to us? It was about 12 o' clock and still not asleep. I sighed, grabbed my gitaur and dagger and walked over to the Parthenos. I didn't know what I was playing but I was. I just played and sang my own lyrics ininto the night, not caring about anything else. Then there were the lights. I looked up for a second to see a black van at the bottom of the hill parked and a tall burly man get out of the van. I put down my gitaur down,and pulled my dagger out. I snuck behind the tree line being as quiet as I could. When I got to the van the guy was talking to someone. I had an idea. I walked out of the tree line and said,"Howdy. What y'all doing out here tgis time of night?" The big guy jumped and...turned into a cat?? WTF. When he landed on his feet girl called out,"Frank! Are you ok?" "Yeah, i'm fine Hazel. Now who are you and what do you want?" the big guy said. When he stood all the way up he was about as tall as Percy and bulky. By that I mean strong. I wasn't the least intimidated. I rested my hands between my belt and pants. "Bout' ask you same thing Frank" I said looking him in the eye,"Now then. State your bissiness or get out my property." I reached behind me and undid the strap on my dagger. but the he laughed. "Heh. I like this one. Well, we're here on visit. You new?" I nodded."Ok, well we're the Roman demigods, the opposite side of you guys? Never heard of us?" He said and I pulled my dagger slowly. "Well give me proof." I said holding my dagger in my hand losely. He rolled up his sleve to reveal brand marks. I grabed his arm and scowled,"Ok. do what ever you usually do then.Go." He nodded and turned and drove to alittle convineint parking lot. Then the rest of the convoy came along. About 30 vans like the first, then a big rig. How did they have a big rig? I dunno. I assumed it was weapons for what had Percy said they always play every week? Capture the flag. That's it. I hope.When Frank came back across, I asked,"Where y'all usually sleep?"
"We haven't arived this early before. We'll just sleep in the cars I geuss."
I shrugged "Ok. I'll tell Percy y'all are here."
His face brightened up when I mentioned Percy. I assumed these guys were friends. I walked back up the hill,grabed my gitaur and went back to my cabin and shook Percy awake."What?? 5 more minuetes." he said and I muttered,"Ok I see how it is."I yanked all the covers off and hit Percy in the face wirh his own pillow. "Gah! What was that for?" He yelled at me. I gave him a stupid look and said,"You didn't wake up. I woke you up. Oh by the way, Frank and the romans are here." That got Percy to sit up strait,"Why are they here so early?" I shook my head. " 'Cmon let's go greet our demigod cousins"
When we got to the Romans,it looked like they had just finished unloading. When they saw Percy, they greeted him with handshakes, high-fives and what not.
I,on the other hand, was not greeted as nicely. I got the stink-eye, mutters that were less than flattering, and some rude gestires. Word probally spred that I pulled a knife on one of their people. I wasn't actually going to hurt him, only if he did something. Then there was a hand on my sholder. "Who are you?" A voice asked.I put my chin on my shoulder and said,"It doesn't matter who I am. For you will know what it is in time." I turned and was faceing a 5 foot 10 kid with dark curly hair and fair skin."How will I know then o smart one?" he asked.I looked him in the eye and said,"That is for you to decide." and left at that. I went and sought out that Frank Character. I found him talking to Percy and a girl that was about 14. I walked over and sat by Percy. "Ah! And Frank, this is my friend Dylan." "We've meet trust me." he said making eye contact with me,"He's the one who pulled the knife on me." he told Percy. He gave me that we'll talk later look. "Yeah sorry about that." I said and then gave him a qucik once-over. He was wearing jeans,a purple shirt that spelled SPQR in gold. He wore a white linnen robe. I went through my mind and there it was. "You're a praetor?" I asked him and he nodded. "Son of Mars,raised to my position in battle." I nodded, kinda impressed. "So you gonna be fighting in the games?" I asked."No. Praetors don't fight in war games." he said. "Isn't there another? Praetor?" I asked. "Yeah. Her name is Reyna,but she's asleep right now. I wouldn't disturb her if I wanted my health intact." He said and I took his warning. I wouldn't be wakeing any 'Reyna' yet. But if what I heard from Posiden was true, and she was a female praetor, then I had a job to do. "Oh. Looks like the sun's riseing. Let's get y'all up the hill." Percy said and Frank rose and shouted orders in latin. After that and everyone was moving, I turned to Frank."Hey man, i'm really sorry about the knife thing. Really, I am. Maybe we could sart on a new slate,because you seem like a nice guy." I said and he replied,"Yeah, maybe we can." he said and we shook hands. We gathered all our stuff and marched up the hill, in to the camp.
Ok. that's the chapter hope yall enjoyed. sorry its late, lot going on this week. please leave a reveiw and fallow if you want. BYE!