I have returned, with the rest of the chapter! WEE!

Dare of the Whenever: Keep using corny pick up lines on middle aged women/men.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO

Katie's POV

Chiron came galloping in and said, "Sorry to ruin the party, but Ari Martin just returned."

The first to react to this was Daniel Taylor, son of Nike, and well, her boyfriend. "Why do you look so grim?"

"She was hunted down and barely made it to camp." Chiron answered.

"Where is she?" Travis asked, being his sibling, he was kind of worried.

"She's in the infirmary. She keeps insisting she's okay, but we're just making sure."

"OKAY GUYS PARTY OVER!" I announced.

"NO, Ari would've wanted us to keep partying. We should go talk to her and come back." Connor said.

"GO ON PARTYING THEN!" I disregarded. I turned to Chiron and said, "I'll go talk to her,"

"I'll come with you," Travis, Percy, Annabeth, and Daniel all said at the same time.

"Okay?" I smiled, as I followed Chiron out the den. Travis and I were walking hand-in-hand as we entered the infirmary.

"HEY GUYS!" Ari jumped up, but she hit her head against a pole. "Oww,"

"Are you okay?" Daniel asked as he ran to her side.

"Yeah, I'm okay." She grinned.

"I had a dream about you," I told her.

"That is creepy," she joked.

"Seriously, I saw you talking to Gaea, good job of getting her to Canada anyway, but what happened to you?"I asked her.

"Oh you saw me talk to Chiron huh, well, when I turned around, some kid saw me and snitched. I had to leave before Gaea could unleash her wrath on me. I flew around the country a bit actually. There was a stop-over at L.A. and I got a picture with Alex Pettyfer, SEE!" she explained, as she showed me a picture of herself with Alex Pettyfer. "Yep, he was on the same plane, he was heading for Siberia or something but-" she grinned, as she stopped stared into space.

"Continue?" Travis asked.

"OH YEAH! Anyway, I finally got them away from me, when I TRY to catch a taxi, a monster tries to kill me. I actually bumped into Nico, and he's somewhere around here now. I jog over to camp at a good speed and when I was almost there, I got ambushed. I threw all the throwing knives that I had and rolled in camp boundaries." She casually finished, as she drank some water. I love it when she tells stories because she stops everyone once in a while to add sound effects.

"That's all you have to say?" We all asked in unison.

"Yeah, this is pretty much it. OH! And they're coming, like at full speed. I guess-timate that they'll come in about 3 days at the minimum." She answered.

"She needs to rest you guys," we turned and saw Will and Alexis standing at the door.

"Hey Ari, can I have my earrings back?" Alexis smiled, as she walked in, opening her hand, as if saying, HAND IT OVER.

She sighed as she said, "They're in my cabin. I wanted to wear it to Katie's party, but obviously I wasn't able to come,"

"You did a good job Ari," Chiron grinned.

"THANK YOU!" she exclaimed. "FOR MY PRIZE, I need a whole bunch of throwing knives, and a new set of dual swords! The shiny kind,"

"Done," Alexis promised.

"How?" I asked her.

"Yeah, how?" Will repeated.

"Let's just say, Leo owes me a solid, that's for sure," she laughed.

"Okay then? SO I'M GETTING MY POINTY WEAPONS?" Ari asked excitedly.

"YES, you can have your pointy weapons," Alexis confirmed.

"BOO YA!" she yelled excitedly.

"You guys have to let her rest." Will insisted.

"Are we going back to the party?" Percy asked.

"I'm not," Will and Alexis answered at the same time.

"Babe, can you do me a favor and have a Hades of a time at that party?" Ari asked Daniel.

"Will do," he grinned. She smiled and fell asleep. "Well, you heard her, let's party."

I felt very insecure at the fact we were partying when Gaea was about to attack our camp in a matter of 3 days, MAYBE. We weren't even sure if we had three days. I decided to just sit at the dock and look at the stars. I was still wearing the insane outfit, because I couldn't figure out how to take off these heels. I was playing with the necklace Travis gave me, when he came.

"Hey Kate, it's almost over, you're birthday. You really need to come back and blow your candles."

"I can't get up though," I told him.

"You aren't usually lazy," he laughed.

"NO, I literally can't get up, these heels are way too high." I explained.

"Here, let me help," he grinned as he made me turn around, away from the view. He picked me bridal style and started to carry me back to the den.

"You're the best Travis," I smiled at him, as I quickly pecked his cheek.

"That's it?" he asked.

"Yep, that's all you get since it's MY birthday." I laughed.

"But don't you want a piece of Travis?" he joked.

"Hey, as much as I think you're hot, I'm not that desperate!" I defended.

"HA! You think I'm hot." He exclaimed.

"Ah, but I'M hotter!" I grinned as I stuck my tongue out at him.

"NO, I'M HOTTER!" he laughed.

"Can't we just agree we're both equally hot?" I asked.

"Ah, fine," he sighed, as we continued to walk back.

"You know you can put me down now," I blushed. I realized I was still being carried.

"Do you prefer I carry you on my back? Besides, you need a break from that death on heels." He offered me.

"Umm, no thanks, I'm good, don't need a piggy back ride." I laughed.

We stayed silent when one of the most unexpected things happened. A pile of rocks appeared in front of us. Like it literally just appeared, like "SWOOSH!" and then the pile of rocks appeared, there was a sound and everything. "Umm, what are these rocks doing?" Travis asked.

"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling about this…" I whispered. Before we knew it, Travis threw me in a random direction. I harmlessly rolled away, but I hit the ground HARD.

"KATIE RUN!" he ordered, as he took out a chain from his pocket and swung it. It transformed into a sword.

"NO TRAVIS I'M NOT RUNNING WITHOUT YOU!" I yelled.

"DO IT KATIE!" he insisted. I ran. In his direction, clever, yes? Give me your applause later. "KATIE THE OTHER WAY!"

"If I run, I have to do this at least," I whispered, as I crushed my lips against his. He kissed me back, but pulled away. He had his hand on my cheek and we gazed at each other for a second.

"I love you," he whispered. My heart skipped a beat when I heard those words.

"I love you too," I murmured. It was true, I DID.

"If you do, do what I say and GO GET HELP!" he urged as he pushed me away. I ran non-stop when Alexis and Will stormed out of the infirmary and saw monsters forming from the ground.

"WHAT THE CRAP?" Alexis yelled.

"ALEXIS!" I cried with relief.

"What's happening?" Will asked as she gave me a hug.

"GAEA!" I forced out.

"Are you serious?" Alexis asked in disbelief. I nodded and she took out a sword out of nowhere. Did she always carry weapons with her? She took another one out and threw it to Will, which he caught.

"GO!" Will ordered.

"Go get Percy!" Alexis insisted. I sighed, as I was about to start sprinting, she stopped me."You cannot run and get help in those."

"But I have no clue how to take them off!" I told her. She groaned as she simply pulled a ribbon. The straps fell apart right after she did so. "That was it?"

"Yep, basically." She laughed.

I took off the other heel and took off running. I finally made it to the den and ordered everyone to run to the weapon shed, get weapons, and fight the monsters outside. I went back to the room where I changed and changed back into my normal clothes. I threw the dress in the bag it came, but I did NOT take off the necklace.

I sprinted across the camp grounds to my cabin to grab my sword and shield and ran back out again. I scanned the area for Travis, but he was nowhere in sight. He was probably somewhere else, but I was about to look for him, when I was tackled by a kid. "GET OFF ME!" I yelled, as I threw him off.

It shocked me how much he looked like Luke. Same sandy blond hair, blue eyes, and yet, he looked like him in the way that seemed he was angry all the time. "Luke," I murmured.

"MY NAMES CHRISSY! I MEAN CHRIS!" He yelled as if he was trying to prove a point, as he sprinted towards me and I hugged him as he kept running. I held my ground.

"What's your problem?" I asked him.

"You guys are!" he cried, as he persistently kept running and trying to punch me.

"Have you ever tried Oreos?" I questioned. He stayed quiet and I was surprised. "YOU'VE BEEN DEPRIVED YOUNG SIR!"

"I've seen ads, but they're not ALL that," he muttered.

"THEY ARE, and when you dunk them in milk, UGH, they're good!" I laughed.

"Really?" he asked me, as he stopped trying to punch me. He looked up with innocent eyes.

"Yeah, really," I smiled.

"Can I have some?" he pouted.

"Of course," I told him, as I held his hand and led him to Rachel's cave. As always, there's Rachel, watching some reality show.

"STUPID SNOOKI!" she laughed.

"Rache, do you mind if you watch this angel for me?" I asked her.

"I want some Oreos." he pouted again.

"Aww, what's your name sweetie? Do you want some stupid drunk girls on TV?" she asked him.

"Lucas, and if I do, can I have Oreos?" he replied.

"You can have your dang Oreos," she laughed. "I'm Rachel."

"I got to fight down there now," I told him. I turned to Rachel and said, "Take care of him, and try to get as much information as you can." she nodded and I ran out.

I've been fighting all over the place and I STILL haven't seen Travis. WHERE WAS HE?

The monsters finally started to retreat, as I sighed with relief. I was fighting with Connor and we sat down in the middle of ground, sitting back to back. "Where's Travis?" we asked in unison.

"Didn't you see him?" we asked each other.

"I didn't, wait, you didn't?" we kept asking.

"STOP THAT!" we yelled.

"EVERYONE REPORT BACK TO YOUR CABINS AND REST. COUNSELORS WE NEED TO HAVE A MEETING!" Chiron yelled. Connor and I looked at each other and got up.

"We'll probably see him there," Connor reassured. I must've looked like a mess.

Once everyone was seated in the recreational room, except for Travis who was nowhere in sight, and Chiron galloped over to the head of our table. I didn't like the look on his face.

"Travis Stoll, was kidnapped by Gaea herself." Emotions erupted inside me. I had no idea how to react, so my body decided for me. I FREAKING FAINTED.

Eh, this was an OKAY chapter in my eyes, but at least I made a cute Tratie moment, didn't I? Lucas WILL play a role in this story, a small one, but nevertheless. I need to learn how to turn down my bluntness because I told a guy at school to buy a bra. "YOU NEED TO BUY A BRA YOUNG SIR!" I also told numerous boys that their hair bothered me. SO YEAH REVIEW ABOUT THE BLUNTEST EXPERIENCE YOU HAD!