Hey guyssssss, I'm back. I uh, have been lazy. That's pretty much it. I'll try to update more but probably not. Now for Reviews.
Monkey dragon – I'll try not to abandon it but I won't swear. Really I could not upload for a year but technically I wouldn't have abandoned it.
Hera Sama – Nice to see you again
TyberAurora – Ya, when I wrote that chapter I was like half asleep and only wrote it to make sure I uploaded. And you sure Petemis is OOC, I think its going to happen in Blood of Olympus J.
The Invisible Pretender – I already asked you it.
Charlee56 – I don't go into depths about my ice cream. I just like chocolate.
Another Random Human – Ya, I have something planned 'sweats nervously'. And that was how I was trying to portray Alex. So he is a jerk to be clear.
That's it for now, now for the chapter.
Katie's POV
After the big fight at the Capture the Flag game, things in camp seemed to accelerate ten times faster than the first day. I was immediately claimed by Demeter and brought into their cabin. All my siblings accepted me immediately and I felt like I was back at my house.
Snap! A bow went off next to me reminding me of the task on hand. My siblings and I were at the archery range practicing shooting.
Despite reassurances from the Apollo campers I have not gotten better at shooting. I let out a puff of air and notched another arrow. Taking another breath I aimed the arrow the best I could and released it.
It whipped through the air sailing right for the target, or so it seemed. It quickly directed away from it and skimmed the side of the target. I released the pent up air and looked around at my siblings. They had better luck than me, with arrows strewn across their targets.
I smiled a bit hoping for better results and grabbed another arrow. Before I could notch it a voice rang out from one of my siblings, Katie. How ironic.
"Ok guys, it's almost lunch time, go retrieve your arrows and meet me by the cabin." I smiled and walked over to grab my arrows. I struggled to rip out the arrow out of the target pulling as hard as I can and heard a familiar snap.
I sighed and pulled out the snapped arrow. This was the third time this week. I sighed and put it away and walked deeper into the forest to find one of my arrows that went deeper into the forest. Before long I was lost in the maze that the woods was.
A howl ripped through the trees, probably something in the woods. Nothing dangerous. Before long I walked further than my arrow could fly without me noticing. After minutes of looking another howl went through the woods, closer than the first one.
I twisted around and looked deep into the red eyes in the only dark part of the forest. I backed up slowly when what seemed like a gunshot rang out.
RUFFF! A giant beast leaped out of the shadows and sprinted towards me. I screamed and covered my head in an attempt to stop the beast but the attack never came. I reluctantly opened my eyes and saw the beast at the other side of thorn bush.
When was that there? I reached my hand forward to see if it was a mirage but when my hand was centimeters away from the thorns it moved back, parting for my hand. Was this perhaps, my doing?
I concentrated and pointed my hand at the bush. I raised my hand to the air and willed the bush to follow. The bush raised with my hand. Then I quickly shot it down and the bush sunk into the ground.
Behind it was a whimpering garbage truck. I slowly moved forward towards the beast. I hesitantly raised my right hand in attempt to tame it and when I was seconds from touching it another voice rang out.
"Just pet him already." A satyr walked out and the beasts head shot up. It pounced forward and knocked over the satyr. Bushes around them rose up upon my command ready to strike the beast but what I found surprising was it wasn't attacking him, at least not dangerously.
I walked forward and examined the scene. The beast, which I now could now identify as a hellhound, was licking the satyr with no mercy. The satyr's Rasta cap was knocked off, revealing large horns that the hat head.
"WOOF!" I jumped back surprised by its sudden outburst and quickly backed away.
The hellhound seemed to have lost interest in the satyr and moved on to me. It trotted up, its name tag gangling in the air and sniffed me repeatedly. After he deemed me satisfactory he woofed again and pounced off to find another victim.
"That's Mrs. O'Leary, she's a friend of mine." I looked up at the satyr who was standing up now and sizing me up.
"I haven't seen you around here. When'd you get here?" I smiled a bit and hesitantly answered. For all I know he could be a serial killer.
"I'm Katie, I came here a week ago." He smiled and started to walk off, motioning for me to follow.
"I'm Grover. I'll show you a place I'm sure your like." I followed the mysterious satyr deeper into the woods, after a few long hours of cutting through groves and clearing we arrived in the largest clearing yet.
In the center were three thrones unlike any I have ever seen. They seemed to be made of plants (I don't know what they actually look like and I am tired to go and check.) which were twisting and turning into a crude but beautiful throne.
The center and largest was the biggest, with a beautiful array of flowers in almost any color I know. The satyr walked up to the largest and sat down while looking around.
"Ya I know, very manly right. I guess now is my time to formally address myself." My original impression of him was not very great. His posture lead me to believe he was good fighter but it also seems like he was kinda weird.
"I'm officially the Lord of Wild." He said that with a small smile, like this was all he would want in the entire world. He seemed to continue when another satyr walked up. They didn't say anything but the new satyr handed Grover some papers.
He thanked the satyr and the other one walked away. He sat there for a while, engrossed in the papers. Some he spent more time on some, while others he gave a quick glance and flipped to more papers.
After a while of consideration Grover looked up from his papers and looked a bit embarrassed.
"I guess I should tell you what I am doing. A few months ago my friend went missing. I knew things were bad but not bad enough to drive him off a cliff and force him to leave." My eyes narrowed, I had heard this story told by Leo. I was about to break the news when he continued.
"The first couple days I waited for him to return, surely he will come to his senses and come back. Then a week went by, then a couple more and he didn't show up. Then months went by with nothing. I was about to give up when I received a message from a nymph. Percy needed me to help with her and that's how I figured out where they are. I then sent out a message to all nature creatures telling them to search for him but like every other time I tried." He looked downcast and I knew I could cheer him up.
"I think I have some news for you, even though they might not help you now but it'll give you some insight on where he was those couple months." His eyes light up and I went to telling my story about how we found him and befriended him. He tried to ask me questions almost every time I stopped to catch a breathe but I cut him off each time.
By the time I was finished Apollo had managed to ride his sun chariot off to the horizon, leaving a darkness. It slightly irked me that no one had bothered to go and search for me, like they've forgotten about me but I'm sure they had a good reason.
Grover stood up from his beautiful throne, which I could barely see I might add, and walked over to me. The leaves crunching underneath his hooves. He smiled a bit and motioned (I feel like I use the word motioned a lot) me to follow.
We walked through the pitch black woods without a noise, only the hoot of a few owls and the howls and growls of monsters looking for meet.
We continued through and only disturbed the nature when we needed to brush aside an excess vine or branch. When we exited the woods everywhere around camp was completely still. The only sign of activity was the light coming from the amphitheater and the smoke rising from it as well.
The closer we got the silence left us and a familiar sound of campers singing filled the air, and the smell of campfires. I strolled in and found my seat next to my fellow siblings. The fire burned red and ferocious, this definitely was a good one.
I then turned to the sibling beside me, Clara and began to speak when she cut me off.
"Hey Katie!" She partially yelled to transmit her message over the holler of campers.
"Grover sent a satyr over to tell us!" I nodded smiling when a loud rumble of my stomach elevated over the singing. Some campers smiled at me while others just continued to sing.
"Oh Ya! Other Katie! Pass the food!" She yelled to our counselor. Katie looked over and pulled out a plate and handed it over.
I looked at her in case this was some cruel joke but she looked dead serious. I shrugged and looked down at it, oh. My reflection shined back at me reminding me it was one from dinner. Only what we use can get a plate to shine that brightly.
I pictured my favorite food and walooop, it was there. I sunk my teeth into the hot dog, enjoying every bite and before I knew it the music died down and the campers started to file out. I looked over at Katie to see what to do with it when a sneaky boy slide right up next to me.
I quickly turned in surprise and was met with a devilish face smiling back. "I'll take that from you." Travis said and in one quick swipe he stole the plate and put it in the backpack he had on his back. He then stood up and walked to his brother but hesitated when he reached the extra.
"Here!" He tossed over a bracelet I didn't notice him take and he strode off. I turned to the other Katie and looked at her confused.
"I bet your wondering how I convinced him to that." She soured and continued. "He made me kiss him." Her face shot forward, faking throwing up but the blush on her face told otherwise.
She looked over at my grossed out look and said "I know." She stood up grabbing her stuff and followed me out. We snuck through the cabins, trying to avoid harpies looking for unsuspecting campers but luckily we made it through alive.
I took one last look at the night sky, with the light glimmering everywhere, but when I looked up something was different. Where the constellation of the huntress Zoe was something was off. Instead of pointing in its usual direction her entire body was rotated and pointed east, for something.
I would've stayed and looked longer when a flash of wings flew over it and a crackle of laughter shot across the silent camp.
I quickly hurried back inside and thought about the constellation, why was it like that. Who would tamper with Artemis's creation and why would she let them? Then a wave of tiredness came over me. I brushed aside my thoughts about the constellation and laid my head on my softer than normal pillow.
I quickly drifted asleep even forgetting to change out of my clothes.
Bam I am done. It's beautiful, and probably the only thing you will see for the month of August. Jk I will try to upload, probably not. I don't know why but the first thousand words took me like 1 and a half hours while these second thousand words only took me 30 minutes. Despite that I finished the chapter and we are all happy.
My question for the day is what is your favorite food (don't think I have asked this)? Mine is popcorn by far. I have a bag a day for 5 of the 7 days of the week. Well now is time for a goodbye, so goodbye.