Hey everyone, I'm back with another chapter, and this time, I made it in a week! Yes! Success! :)

Story of the Chapter: My Heart Will Never Ever Change by flowerrrs25. And the summary: Her head may not be whole, but her heart still is. Ally loses her words but Austin will never lose her. Auslly. One-shot. This is such a cute oneshot! It's totally worth a read. No joke. Read it. I promise you won't regret it.

Now on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't not own Austin & Ally, Percy Jackson, or anything else you recognize.

Chapter 10

Ally's POV

Ally didn't know what she had been expecting, but certainly not this. All she could see were some trees and a hill. It looked like they were in the middle of nowhere.

"Um, this is Camp Half-blood?" she asked uncertainly.

"Yep," her dad answered as he got out of the car. Everyone else followed.

"But there's nothing here," Ally protested.

Percy came up beside her and grinned. "Just wait until we're on top of that hill. You'll see it. It's there." Percy walked off to help her dad, Dez, and Trish with the bags. Ally was about to follow when she heard her name.

"Ally?" Annabeth called from inside the van. "Can you come here for a second?"

Ally climbed onto what had previously been Trish's seat and faced Annabeth. Austin was sleeping on Annabeth's shoulder, and the sight of the two of them made Ally's heart twinge slightly with jealously. But she reminded herself that Annabeth saw Austin as a brother (yes, she had accidentally overheard Annabeth and Percy's talk). So she had nothing to worry about, right? That' what she kept telling herself.

"What's up?" Ally asked the other girl.

"Um, I can't seem to wake him up," Annabeth said, gesturing to Austin. "He's been sleeping the while time."

Ally looked at Austin in disbelief. "The whole time?" she asked.

Annabeth nodded.

"He must have been really tired," Ally muttered to herself. Louder, she said, "Austin, wake up. We're here."

There was no response from the boy.

Ally sighed. "Austin, come on. Wake up!" she shook him gently. "You've been sleeping for hours. Annabeth's shoulder must be really tired. You're heavy, Austin."

Still no response.

"Austin," Ally tried one more time, "if you don't get up right now, I won't make you anymore pancakes."

This time, Austin's eyes popped wide open. "What? No more of Ally Dawson's famous pancakes? But Ally!" Then he seemed to realize where he was and who he was on. "Oh, sorry, Annabeth," he said, sheepishly.

"It's okay," Annabeth replied, trying to hide her grin. But Ally could see the relief in her eyes as she began to stretch and roll her shoulder. "I'll be outside." The other girl left the car.

Ally looked at Austin. "You slept the whole time. Why?" she asked, worriedly.

He shrugged. "I was tired."

"Yeah, but you never sleep that long in the car. You can't. Sure, you doze off, but only for like, an hour or so. How could you sleep for hours this time? This is really unusual for you. What's wrong?"

Austin shrugged again. "I have absolutely no idea. Just stressed, I guess." His face lit up. "Hey! That rhymed!"

Ally rolled her eyes. "Good job." She said sarcastically. Then she snorted. "And you? Stressed? I'll believe that when pigs fly."

"And I'll get an 'A' in my geometry class!" Austin's eyes lit up again. "That's what my math teacher said."

"I know what your teacher said!" Ally gave Austin a look. "I'm serious."

"Sorry."

"Look, Austin, is this about your parents?"

"No," he immediately responded, but Ally caught his eyes shifting downward, unable to look her in the eye.

She sighed. "Come on, Austin. Please don't lie to me. Tell me the truth. Please?" She begged. "You know you can tell me anything."

For a minute, Austin didn't say anything. He glanced out the window, around the car, and anywhere but Ally. It seemed like he was weighing his options. Ally put a hand on his arm.

"Please, Austin."

She could literally see him giving in, and he sighed. "Fine." He paused. "But do I really have to say it out loud?"

Ally cocked her head. "If you don't say it, how am I supposed to know?"

"Because you already know. You know what's bothering me, Ally. Please don't make me spell it out for you," the boy pleaded desperately. He looked so broken that Ally couldn't help but give in. She hated seeing Austin so sad, but she also didn't want to push him too hard.

"Fine," she said, making herself sound reluctant so she wouldn't boost Austin's enormous ego. "But know that if you ever want to talk about your parents, find me and talk to me. Or, if you don't want to tell me, talk to Annabeth." Ally had no idea why she was encouraging him to get closer to Annabeth, but she knew he needed at least two people he could trust. Ally was one of them, and she had a feeling that Annabeth would be the other. So she told Austin to talk to her as well. The sacrifices she made for this boy. "She'll understand. Just…don't ever feel like this is something you have to carry by yourself. Got it?"

Austin winced, but he nodded. "Got it. And don't worry, you'll be the first person I'll find."

Ally smiled. "Good. Now let's go see the camp they've told us so much about." Ally took Austin's hand, and together, they stepped out of the van and followed the others up the hill.

The group stopped at the crest of the hill, looking down into the valley. The aroma of the strawberry fields filled the air. Half a mile away stood a single farmhouse with a porch wrapped around it. The water met the valley at the beach, and the landscape was dotted with trees, Greek architecture, cabins, a lake, an amphitheater, an open aired pavilion, an arena, a sandpit, basketball courts, an archery range, trails, etc. If Ally didn't know any better, she would have thought that this was one hard core summer camp. But since she knew it was a demigod camp, she only had one thing to say.

"Wow," she whispered in awe.

Kids in orange T-shirts like Percy and Annabeth's were running around, sparring in the arena, shooting in the archery range, and wrestling in the grass—training, Ally thought, for their upcoming battle with the Romans. She even saw some pegasii, centaurs, and satyrs roaming around the camp. This was amazing. All of Ally's favorite mythological creatures were real.

"This is Thalia's tree," her dad's voice pulled Ally out of her thoughts. "A couple years ago, a trio of young demigods and a satyr were trying to make it to camp, but a horde of monsters were chasing after them. They were catching up, and one of the girls saw that there wasn't enough time for all of them to get to camp. So she told the others to keep running while she held off the monsters. Of course, the others didn't want to leave her, but there was no changing her mind. The girl died here, protecting her friends. Her father, Zeus, lord of the sky took pity on her and turned her into this pine tree. Her spirit helps protect our camp. No monsters can get in without permission from someone inside."

As he finished the story, he touched the tree trunk. "The camp would be in terrible danger without its magical borders."

The group was silence for a minute, then Austin spoke up. "What was her name?"

It was Annabeth who answered. "Her name is Thalia."

The silence returned, each person thinking about this girl. Ally was in awe of Thalia. She'd sacrificed her life to save her friends. Could Ally do that? Would she have been able to make that choice if she was in Thalia's place?

Deep in thought, she didn't notice the group was going down into the valley until Percy called back to her.

"Ally? You coming?"

Snapping herself out of her thoughts, Ally ran to catch up. Falling in step beside Percy, she said, "Sorry, I was just thinking about Thalia. She must have loved her friends to sacrifice herself for them. She was so brave. I wish I could be like that."

Percy grinned. "Yeah, Thalia's brave. And yeah, she does love her friends, though at first, it doesn't really seem like it, because she'll insult you and tease you, but if you know her well enough, you'd know that it's her way of showing her friendship."

"You sound like you knew her," Ally commented.

The son of Poseidon nodded. "Yeah, I know her."

In front of them, Annabeth laughed. "Yeah, we both know her. She's a special friend."

"Well, I'm sure she was a good friend."

"Yeah," Annabeth nodded in agreement. "She is."

The group stopped at the farmhouse—the Big House, her dad called it—and went inside.

"Chiron?" Annabeth called out. "We found new recruits."

Ally heard footsteps—no, it was more like the clip clop of a horse—and her eyes widened as she saw a centaur step into the room.

"Welcome to Camp Half Blood. My name is Chiron, and I'm the activities director," he said, and Ally's eyes widened even more.

"Chiron? As in the centaur who taught Hercules and all that?" Ally couldn't hold in it in anymore. She had to say something.

Chiron chuckled. "Yes, I'm the one. Centuries ago, I asked the gods to let me do what I love to do—teach. My wish was granted, and I came here. I've taught many, many heroes since." He shifted his weight. "Now, enough about me. I'm sure you're curious about camp. Annabeth, Percy, why don't you show—" he paused.

"Ally, Austin, Trish, and Dez," Annabeth supplied, pointing to each other them in turn.

"Ah, yes. Will you show Ally, Austin, Trish, and Dez around?" Chiron repeated. "I have something I need to discuss with Lester."

"Sure thing, Chiron," Percy replied. "Come on, guys. The official tour of Camp Half Blood begins…" he looked at his non-existent watch, "…now."

So...what did you think? They finally get to camp! :) Let me know your thoughts in a review!

Oh, and...do you guys read the Story of the chapter thing? Should I keep doing it?

Until next time!

~amillipede :)