Breathing slowly I jumped into the ditch and hid deep under brush. The slightest movements of the grass made me think of Fiona slinking through the tall overgrown grass. I brushed a twig away from my hair, and then heard her footsteps. I flung myself upward and on top of her, she grabbed my legs that wrapped around her neck. Her knife cut down my right leg, making it bleed immensely, but I still hang on gripping onto her. My heart beating quickly as I nimbly maneuvered my fist on top of her head. I brutally punched the side of her neck. Six times. It all came out. Everything did, from the very beginning…

"STOP!" She yelped but her voice was full of saliva. Her neck was developing a red rosy spot, and then tentacles of bruise started to form. I leaped off of her and she fell into the ditch. I slunk into the dark abyss. I smiled despite my leg's condition. I found refuge in a small crook of a tree. Then sealed my leg's cut with the long leaves of the Jerusalem Balm. The blood trickled through the leaves; I wouldn't last long like this. Blood poisoning would sink in, I had to clean it. I found a small creek; the water running over the rocks was the only sound in the dense serene forest. I slowly unwrapped the bloody leaves and put my leg into the clear water. I felt a stinging sensation as the clean water sunk into it. It slowly washed my wound of its dirt and grime.

I washed my face as I lay horizontally on the edge of the water; the droplets cleanse my sweaty grime encrusted face. Then I feel cleaner, a noise spooks me. I'm up within a flash. I see a beautiful white Pegasus come out of the forest. She rears, vines wrap around her flanks and her head has an armor helmet. On her rode a beautiful nymph. Flowing brunette hair, it shimmered in the light on her silver sword. Under her hair was a silver crown. In the middle was a glowing green gem. It had many different designs in it. But the one that stuck out most to me was herself giving birth to a satyr. Pan. Her arm was marked with a glowing green symbol. "Penelope stripped of evil and unkindness." Her eyes were the darkest of greens, she looked straight at me.

"Penelope?"

"Hello darling, I'm sure you know who I am." She smiled; she got down from the Pegasus then knelt before me. "My dear sweet goddess, I am at your honor to meet you. I will serve you to the best of my knowledge. But keep in mind, the Capturer she watches me through the devilish eyes."

"What?"

"The Capturer, she is the one you call enemy. My dear it may be too late for me, but you still have time, get out of here! Now!"

"I will not leave, not without killing her first… She killed everything I had to the inner core. My life, my friends, my family's bond, my mother for awhile, and well you. Her mother helped take part in your murder, Grandmother."

"I know, Fortuna and I have never been on good terms. Matheus and Fiona were never related…"

"How? They were twins."

"Zeus made her who she was…giving her too much power. She went on a killing spree wiping out a good portion of the ancient Greeks… it is so sad to think that her own uncle was the one who loved me."

"Rio!"

"Zeus and Rio were step brothers… Rio born of Kronos but not of Gaia, the first human female was his mother…So he became the first half blood. Then he started the revelation of the evil darkness that leaks into the minds of humans and half bloods, even some of the gods are affected. I believe his love for me was never true as Hermes was… But your father was a great god. But even my sacrifice to him wasn't even worth it. The blasted human race killed him! Curse them…" She fell to the ground crying, her tears melting into the fertile soil making it grow small blue flowers…

"Penelope, stab my arm."

"What! Never."

"Do it. It will heal, just do it."

"My granddaughter, I will do as you wish but why?"

"It will make me cry, that's why. When I cry my tears retract the soil and tiny blue flowers grow. I'm becoming you Penelope…" She bit her lip in a worrisome face. Then took her silver blade and stabbed it into my arm. A piercing blood curdling scream came from my lips. I bit down hard onto my lip making it bleed; the hard salty iron taste filled my mouth. How could any vampire find that tasty! Especially if that chick Bella from Twilight, if that sexy guy Edward thinks she's irresistibly juicy with her blood. Then that must mean her blood tastes like frekin super rare meat! With the whole nine yards of frekin "juice's" coming out of it. Ug, vampires, the only reason I knew so much was because Ashes always said Fleen looked like the guy named Phoenix… WHAT THE HELL! My boyfriend's hot as the f'in sun, and Fleen's got six piercings in his eye. WHAT THE HELL! Yeah he defiantly looks like Phoenix, Ash.

Dwelling on this angered me and salty tears ran down my reddening face. I saw the first one drop like a torpedo then another, and slowly a small blue flower wrenched itself from the soil. Penelope looked at me, her eyes filling with pleasure. I took a step back, what the hell was happening. She grabbed my arm. My flaming mark burning into her hand, she gave a cynical laugh.

"For a goddess you sure are gullible." Her lovely face disappeared and was replaced with the face of Fiona.

"What did you do to her?" I screeched. She smiled.

"Nothing…she's been dead for quite some time now hasn't she, Penelope. I mean I would never kill a nymph myself. But sometimes they get in the way…Quite annoying."

"YOU'ER A MONSTER!" I screamed, she held my flaming green fire in her hand. She balled a fist and an electric green ran through her veins. She breathed in then opened her eyes they glowed like a Chinese paper lantern. "That's it Fiona! You can take my family, you can take my friends, you can kill my boyfriend, and you can do whatever the hell you want! But no one no one takes me!" I screamed then I flung myself at her, pulling out Trio. I went for her head, and stabbed the green crystal that hung around her neck. It broke and my powers steamed out they flew to me. I then forcefully felt in control. "My turn." I smiled; I already knew what I was going to do. Fear arose in Fiona's big blue eyes. I giggled. I placed my hand on the dirt. Roots bubbled under the dirt. It stopped growing. For half a second nothing happened, Fiona was just about to smirk. But it erupted; it was a monster I gave birth to this monster. It shot straight out of the ground, an animal, no a tree… what was it? The creature was built with the legs of trees, and the body up was the burly chest of a tiger, then the arms were slicing blades, but the most wild thing about it was the beautiful face on top. It was my own…

One word echoed inside me. "Kill." The monster screamed and ran for Fiona, she tried to stop it, but it was too late. He, sadly was to strong and powerful scooped her up in the golden blade and then about to slay her. I screamed, "Stop!" The creature glanced at me. Its green eyes daring disobedience but it didn't. "Put her down, put her down right her. Make sure she's wrapped up good and tight." The creature laid her down on ground. Then I looked her straight in the eye.

"You are truly a monster, but revenge is never the answer. I can't kill you, but I can't leave you. So I say strip you of your powers. But that would be unfair since you know not how to survive with out them, I'm sure. But I will leave you to starve here. For you can't get out, but I can, your brother Matheus he loved you he truly did. He knew you were going to die without that fresh water. So he gave it to you, and you know what happened to him. He drowned… He gave his being to you Fiona. And all you have to say for it is you were evil, selfish, cruel, and dictation was your only value. You are a beautiful girl who on the inside you're just like every other popular pretty girl I know ugly and have no respect for any other life being beside yourself. I will let you live in this forest. You won't have powers, you won't multiply, you won't live long, but you'll at least have survived my wrath. My monster will stalk you, and hunt you forever. And as your eternal punishment, every time you die a painful death, you will come back and still have the bloody scars and sick nightmarish memory. You keep reliving it over and over again, it haunts you. You wanna know how I know…? You did it to me, with Jake." I pushed her away and gave the signal for the monster to go ahead; I turned my back to the monster, but not my son that I had birth from my own flesh and blood. But the beautiful one. The one that had killed so many and not been sorry for it. She was the monster.

I walked to the edge of the park and walked through my powers being restored I was powerful and free to do what I wanted. I walked through and found myself in the Peruvian jungle. I found the small gravel clearing, and then I found the button and pressed down on it. The drive inclined downward I jumped to the ground, the silence was deafening. Dust covered everything. The calendar was turned to the last day in December, then a new one had been placed next to it, that one also marked till the last day in the December. How long had I been gone? There was dust on the newer calendar too. I sniffed, the air smelled of old rotten food and old people. I saw a pile of crumpled pieces of paper lay on the table. But one was flattened against it. I walked over to it. I saw a note was marked with numerous pages. Phoenix and both Pearl's writing were on it.

Penelope,

It's been six months. I see you still haven't come back. From the look of the place neither has Nevleon or Jordyn. I miss you, if you get this come to Olympus. You know, in Greece.

Love,

Phoenix

Penelope where the hell are you! It's your good friend Pearl! Phoenix told me you were out battling that bitch Fiona, who keeps imitating me. I've been waiting awhile for you to come but you haven't, listen, I know you had feelings for Percy. Well he's missing. We got to go find this chick, that's our sister who can help us find him. You got to hurry up and come home so you can join the party.

-Pearl

Penelope,

It's Phoenix, were on our way to Greece. No luck with Percy, so we decided to go to Greece. These kids said it's something real important. It's this son of Zeus, Jason. His friends Piper and Valdez. Yeah, I like the Mexican alright. Anyway hang in there, wherever you are. If you get this meet me in the Coliseum at noon. I'll be there till like six. I practice my sword fighting. I miss you… a lot. So hurry up and do what you got to do so we can have another one of our famous make out sessions. Because I miss you horribly, Miss. Rondervin.

Love,

Phoenix

You should try to be a little bit better at getting back to people. I need to see that little godly face of yours. So write back soon! Gods, you are so lazy!

-Pearl

I set down the other letters. It was too much to bear; they were all gone where too I had no idea. I had been away for at least a year… Percy was missing, what was up with these new kids. I got my dusty bag and stuck my weapons inside and took off my battle dress that had suddenly appeared back when I had defeated Fiona. I got outside and grew my wings and soared through the air. I decided to go to the only place I knew someone would be. I flew upward, in a hurry to get there. I watched the below waves crush against the flat water I soon found the harbor. As I soared down new shiny new types of buildings glimmered in the sunlight. It looked better then the last time I had been here. I flew up above the highest windows hoping no mortal would see. Soon I found it, the little shining glory. I had never called it home, but right now that was where it was. I landed and folded my wings back in. I jogged down the hill. The smell of sweet ripe strawberries hit me. It was summer.

I walked over the border line, crossing into camp. I saw kids playing tetherball and some shooting arrows into the targets. I spotted him over by a small little girl; she seemed too little to even be considered a hero. But then she pulled out her blade. Uhh, defiantly daughter of Ares.

"Chiron!" I joyfully explained. He looked up and saw me a twinkle came into his eyes. He smiled proudly at me.

"Penelope, my dear." He opened his arms for an embrace. I flung myself around him. He silently held me close as if a real father would. Then the little girl cleared her voice.

"Excuse me you two-uh-whatevers get done huggin and help me with this sword Chiron. It has a dent!"

"Yes child, Penelope, this is Lisa Cuthroath."

"Wait Cuthroats?"

"No Cuthroath."

"Oh alright, I gotcha." I sat down next to Lisa. "That's a nice sword you got there. I have one too, but yours is way cooler." I smiled, she gave a sly smile.

"Can I see it?"

"Yeah sure." I pulled Trio out. Her eyes widened,

"That's a triple blade! There's only a few, it can cut through people, demigods, and GODS!"

"Yup, but you know. Yours is a little bit more dangerous then mine, you wanna play?"

"Yeah!"

"Ok let's go then." I smiled, she gave a quick smile back. She gripped her sword with an artful tug she jabbed it at me. I pulled my own out, not afraid of getting hard core with the little lady, she could battle you could tell by her tiny muscles in her biceps. Scars already littered her legs and arms. One tiny one was even on her cheek. She smiled and leaned on her sword. "Come at me." I ran at her, but she swung herself forward latching her foot around my ankle. I fell to the ground, but quickly got up then at the speed of light sent my falcata spinning. She deflected easily. Gave me a sly smile, then fluently threw her sword into a near by tree when she saw me coming. She jumped onto its hilt, then grabbed onto the next branch then sat swinging her feet. I laughed.

"Good job little lady, got me impressed."

"Well yeah I do, I'm Ares favorite daughter. Isn't that right LaRue!" She screamed at the greasy brunette passing by. She gave a menacing glare at her then gave a tough kind-enough wave to me.

"Now Miss. Rondervin, you want to know what's up with the commotion of all this Gaia awaking business, right?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Alright follow me." He walked into his office the small girl Lisa, running off to her older sister who gave her a kind smile then a playful punch. I followed Chiron down the narrow hallway, then found Dr. D, in front of the TV in his cheetah jumpsuit, exercising. Or at least trying to anyway. I sat down on the overstuffed chair near Chiron's desk. I felt so comfortable in that I closed my eyes, but they snapped open when I heard Chiron clear his throat.

"Yes, sir?"

"Well just a few days ago, there was a new clan of half bloods that came here."

"Wait a few days ago, I thought it was a few weeks ago."

"Well, then that must have been an unlikely source. Anyway my dear, we discovered that Pearl and Phoenix left for Greece and-"

"Chiron how long ago was it that I came to camp?"

"I'd say about year ago, why?"

"No reason, hey listen it's been great seeing you Chiron, but I have to go to Olympus!"

"Penelope! Percy's missing; they could really use your help."

"I can't Chiron… I've been gone for a year…" I slammed the door and-

"OW! What the heck, dude- oh you're actually kind of cute. Nice to meet you, I'm," He wetted his palm and ran it through his greasy hair, "Leo."

"Penelope, Penelope Rondervin. Well excuse me, Penelope Goddess of the Wild."

"You're a god!"

"Ess."

"Wow, whoa so uh listen what cabin are you staying-"

"Listen, I would love to get to know you. But you know, I can't I'm busy. Sorry." I rushed passed him and started to run, hoping that whatever was going on was going to stop.