Silence befell the group. Izzy was bandaging up her wrist she complained that it hurt, and I was sitting under a tree my feet dangling in the river. Lucas had passed out after his 'deathboy' taunting spree. The woven warriors disappeared. Holly cuddled against me, her face pressed in my chest. Trying to collect herself, breathing choppily. Katy was sitting in the middle of the creek, staring at her. No emotion.

Just then, a group of heavily armored red groupers burst through the trees where Nico had disappeared just minutes before. They stopped and stared. All of us were staring back. Izzy was the first to speak.

"Go ahead. Take it." Izzy said, and resumed wrapping her bandage.

"What kind of trickery is this?" one kid asked, coming out of the center of the group.

"Nothing. Just me, these two, (I pointed to Holly and Katy, Katy was now jumping and splashing around in the stream) my friend who is obviously injured, and I have no weapon to fight you with. None of us are even going to fight you for it." I said, defeated. Lucas turned over on his patch of moss. A dozen weapons pointed at him.

"What happened to him? The same kid said. He was obviously the leader of the group. Then I recognized him. It was Jason. He must have recognized me to, and he lowered he spear ever so-slightly.

"I think this is a trap." One girl said.

"Nope. I will even get the flag for you if you would like." Izzy said, defeated, still staring at her ace bandage.

Another nocked an arrow." I'm ready if they try anything."

"There is no need." I sighed.

"'Swear on the River Styx?" Jason said.

"I-" Izzy started, but he held his free out to stop her.

"I want to hear it from her." He said, and he stared at me expectingly.

" I swear on the river sticks." I said.

"No you idiot. Styx." One burly looking girl said. Izzy nocked an arrow and pointed it at her. Every weapon except Jason's pointed at her. He was still looking at me. Those storm colored eyes were starting to freak me out.

"Iswearotheriverstyx." I said quickly. Izzy withdrew, as did the other campers. One boy stepped forward and grabbed the flag, and looked over at Izzy and I. Izzy resumed staring at her wrapping, not looking at anyone. I waved him off.

"Go on." I said, and pushed Holly off my lap and stood up. I stared at the retreating figures disappearing in the trees. As soon as the last one was out of sight, Izzy threw her armor in the river and jumped in.

" I was getting hot!" she said, and splashed water at Katy. I joined in, as did Holly. It wasn't pretty when Annabeth found us sopping wet in the creek, laughing.

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