And now we have all of our main characters in place but we're not exactly at the lightning thief part just yet so bare with me for a little longer as we go deeper into our story. Also sorry about the long wait, ran out of ideas for a bit and decided to reread every single book related to Percy Jackson for some inspiration plus a dozen or so of rough drafts that didn't make the cut.
Chapter four
The sun shone brightly through the windows of cabin three Ori leaning towards the warmth it offered him while Thea grumbled and shoved a pillow over her head. Oddie was already up and copying their own schedule for Thalia that way she had some idea of what to do for the day. Percy was mumbling is his sleep drool covering his pillow as he was speaking to whoever was in his dreams. ^No chicken lady I don't want to eat the feathers.^ Kili snorted as he was strapping on his armor. Odessa stood and quietly walked past their sleeping siblings and towards the door. =I'm off to speak with our newest cousin. Hopefully, I won't get electrocuted.= She whispered and although her brother's eyes narrowed at her choice of words he just nodded and signed to her. -Stay safe.- She beamed and leaped out the doorway and rushed to cabin one. Opening the door she saw Thalia leaning against one of the pillars dust covering the entire room and there was a statue that loomed over everything in the room and almost hit the ceiling. But not a bed to be found.
=What the heck! I know this cabin hasn't been used in a while but come on there should at least be one bed here. And hello, can you say Creepy? Because having a giant statue of my dad always watching me... yeah no. We are so gonna remodel this place after we fix the new cabin up because that thing is not staying here a girl needs her privacy!= Odessa rambled glaring right back at the marble Zeus as if daring him to smite her then and now. =I mean of all things, D could have told me that this was here I would have insisted that you spend the night with us!= Thalia snorted. "Yeah I guess the old man just expects his kids to sleep on thin air...why are you staring at me like that?"
=That was a pun... OMG, you're punny!? Percy is gonna love you!= Thalia watched as the small girl bounced up and down repeatedly. "Ummm...yeah. Soo... your not really over Two thousand years old right?" Quickly changing the subject. Oddie stopped bouncing and tilted her head. =I never said years... although the number is correct I never said years. That's how many days old we'll be. Today is another unbirthday just like tomorrow or yesterday was.= "A what?" =Like Alice and wonderland silly a day that's not your birthday but you should still celebrate because you're another day older. And I think to us demigods that matters all the more.= Her eyes sparkled as she explained.
Thalia blinked and stared at her for a moment. "Well, I guess when you put it like that it makes a lot of sense." =Glad you see things my way. Now here you go your activity sheet. Seeing as you're a cabin of one you'll be sticking with me and my siblings most of the time so that you won't be alone. We usually do our activities with another cabin as well since we don't have anyone else but each other. I'll take you to get breakfast and to talk with your friends before we get started with the day.=
Thalia only had a chance to glance over the sheet of paper before Odessa yanked her out the door. She was tugged past all the other cabins and to the dining pavilion where others had just started to make their way over. Leading her straight to the head table where Chiron and Dionysus sat she shoved her into a chair and sat on the table glaring at the god. =Could you not be bothered to tell me last night that cabin number one had no beds?= Raising an eyebrow to challenge the god to make an excuse. =Or how about the fact that there happens to be one creepy giant ass statue of your father there that is watching every move. That's not good for one's sanity nor is it alright for a statue to be placed where one tends to sleep and change clothes that's perverted. Now that statue better be out of that cabin after the cabin for the unclaimed is built or I will destroy it myself.= She hissed the last part to him but from the sound of distant thunder, she knew that the god himself had heard her words.
Glaring at the sky she yelled.=STUFF IT BUDDY! YOU'RE ALREADY IN TROUBLE WITH BOTH YOUR WIFE AND YOUR BROTHERS AT THE MOMENT DO NOT MAKE ME COME UP THERE!= Dionysus cupped her jaw in his hand silencing her as their eyes met, swirls of madness trying to overpower one another. "Return to your siblings at your own table, and... I'll see what can be done about it." Her blue eyes glistened as she gazed into his bloodshot purple ones. Without a word she left Thalia on her own at the table and skipped to cabin three's table. Mr. D. stood and raised his glass. "A toast to the camps three newest burdens Annabel daughter of Athena, Logan Son of Hermes, and my new sister Tina daughter of Zeus. Campers all eyed the god as Chiron whispered the correct names into his ear. "Ah- yes, yes Luke, Annabeth, and Thalia whatever welcome to camp and what not." carelessly waving off his mistake.
Chiron stood in front of the table and started with his latest announcements for campers as they ate their breakfast. "-and finally I would like to inform you that the Hunters of Artemis shall be arriving in two days time to rest and enjoy themselves here at camp I would like you all to be welcoming to them." Thalia being at the front of the pavilion could see all the campers reaction to the news and in particular, noticed that one of Odessa's brothers grew tense. The siblings seemed to be comforting him the best that they could, but she understood. She had met the Hunters before and they had not exactly seen eye to eye on well... anything. They were a group of man-haters and didn't care at all what happened to boys. What they preached was not equality, Thalia knew that much, but why did he seem so stressed about it. Had he met them before?
They're other brother who wasn't Percy or the stressed boy eyed her. Thalia glared back at him she wasn't going to be intimidated by a boy who looked no older than Annabeth. Suddenly she remembered last night, how in the dark and pouring rain she had seen him move fast and strike against every monster in his path with a Triton, a heavy and unbalanced tool for fighting monsters at his age yet he didn't struggle. How long exactly had they been training to fight, it's not natural unless they had been a child of Ares then fighting would be in their blood. Or were they on another level that an average demigod couldn't hope to achieve? What a scary thought.
^Percy^
Our cousin Thalia was watching us. Honestly, it was kinda creepy, but I couldn't focus on that right now. Ori was on the verge of a panic attack because of the news we had just heard. Thea had wrapped her arms gently around him trying to remind him of support and comfort while Kili stared down Thalia, as for Odessa, well I think she was about to blow. She never did like the Hunters and their...Methods. I think she was plotting murder again I don't envy them one bit, then out of nowhere Annabeth comes up and slaps me!
^Ouch!^ I rub my poor cheek but don't raise a hand towards her in retaliation. I deserve that for teasing her last night. "You're a child of Poseidon, our parents are enemies." She glared at me darkly. I sighed rolling my eyes and praying to have strength when dealing with well... the ignorance of a child of wisdom. ^And you're point would be what exactly? That we have to hate each other's guts because of what happened thousands of years ago when our parents decided to hate each other? Don't be ridiculous, If you're just going to do that because you think that you have to because it's said that they do then leave me out of it. If you're going to hate someone at least develop your own hatred for them instead of following you're mothers influence.^
Annabeth turned red and looked down... was she embarrassed? Mad maybe? "I...I-" I stopped her by patting her head gently. ^I get it, really I do but that is not the way to get her to notice you for the right reasons.^ Her blond curls bounced as she nodded. ^Welcome to camp Half-Blood Annabeth, let's be friends." I offer her my hand not really knowing what to expect but she grasped my hand and mumbled: "Yeah... I'd like that." ^Good, Now you should get to know your siblings better so that they can teach you all they know. You'll never know what might come in handy when your outside camp.^ Thea snickered as Annabeth returned to her own table. +Awe Percy has a girlfriend.+ Her signing was a little clumsy due to her arms still being around Ori. Kili caught the words out of the corners of his eyes and smirked, I scowled and replied. ^Is not, not gonna happen.^
~Orion~
As my siblings bickered amongst themselves I held an internal battle with my self, fear freezing my body. 'The Hunters are coming, Lady Artemis was coming! Dead, oh totally, totally dead. Never mind the fact that I identify as male but the mere mention of my name will be my doom! Named after a supposed ex-lover or potential rapist depending on which story you believe. There would be no mercy. I will die young. I'm not even technically a male! WAIT! What if she can tell? Would she still kill me? I'm not technically female either. Does that mean I even have a chance for survival? If I'm not technically either-' cut off in mid-thought by the sound of the conch shell blowing indicating that it was time to start our first activity I unwrapped myself from my sisters embrace and stood waiting for the unclaimed children to fall in line so that we could get started. Unfamiliar footsteps echoed in my head as they stomped over in our direction. Must have been our newest cousin. I paid it no mind, I was not in the mood for attitude. I had my own problems to deal with.
"So what's first?" Her gruff voice asked. I smirked and replied, "you mean to say you don't know, well that's a shame. Our first task should be relatively easy for you though so don't worry. We happen to have a stable duty. You know, cleaning the stalls, Shoveling muck, feeding the animals, making sure their coats are clean..." Trailing off as I listed the basics before going for the kill. "And my personal favorite. Riding them." I could feel the water inside of her body tense at the word. "Ride?" She asked unsure of my words. "Well more like fly what with the Pegasi, but yes ride." "Fly" She repeated a termor of fear faintly hidden in her voice. "Yes fly but don't worry I'm sure you'll be fine once in the air." With an offhanded wave, I started towards the stables the others following in my wake.
+Theadosia+
I really couldn't help it, I mean it was so hard not to do. The funniest thing I've seen all week is placed before my eyes and I'm suddenly not supposed to laugh? I don't think so. There she is my Brave new cousin using all of her false bravo to climb onto Ori's Pegasus Nickelback and the face she makes when he just shifts his weight around. Suddenly she's screaming that she's not ready and hates heights. You would laugh too. Nickelback wasn't even getting ready to fly he had just wanted to run around. I would translate the exact words but, Kili didn't give me the whole translation as he helped Percy pull her off. What a shame. But still funny. The daughter of Zeus Lord of the sky afraid of heights. HA!
I think I cracked a rib laughing too much. I looked at my watch a gift my friend Ryan had given me before he left camp to make a life for himself. It was five minutes to ten which meant we had to get ready for wrestling, I groaned I didn't want to get muddy today. Maybe today Kili will want to savor his prey instead of having an instant defeat. We did have it with the Ares cabin today. Heading towards the small section of land we passed by Aphrodite's cabin on their way to the lake for canoe lessons. I noticed my brother was stretching his body and prepping for his match while Percy and Oddie were taking and placing bets. Ori stepped inside the ring first to get it out of the way. There wasn't much to the match itself Ori just kept dodging his opponents and making them step out of the ring after round three Ori back up to much and had stepped out himself on accident having lost his Barings.
I went next eyeing Trevor Flint. An arrogant and prideful son of war, but most of them were. He charged I jumped and landed on his back pushing him effectively to the ground. He got up, forcing me to leap out of the way before he knocked me down I glared strongly at him indicating towards the mud then myself giving him the slit throat motion towards him. He seemed to get the picture as Ori signed to me his words. ~"Forgive me, princess, how dare I try to soil your clothes with mud"~ I scoffed as he lunged both arms outstretched towards me. At the last second, I kicked him in the jaw and sent him flying out of the circle. I scowled at my now muddy bare feet. Sure I didn't like wearing shoes but this was how I could hear. Feeling vibrations of the earth. Ori does the same thing to see half the time! I glared daring any other challenger to come forward. No one did. I gave a single grunt then waved someone else in no more wrestling for me today.
Kili slide into the ring with ease a sly grin was placed onto his face. Even at seven, he was known to be the best fighter in camp, he didn't brag as most would but I knew that fighting hand to hand combat was one of his favorites. Rita Macehead of Ares cabin joined him in the ring, She was only sixteen but her body was covered in scars and muscles which should have made her seem scary, but in all honesty, she was a major nerd when it came to the Marvel comics. Not very scary once you have something in common with someone. Kili was in the zone now it really wouldn't be fair to call him Kili when he's like this. He is his namesake Achilles and he was a god among men.
-Achilles-
No words were shared no silent agreements made as the fight started, we walked around each other waiting to see who would make the first move my feet smoothing out some of the now clumpy mud as I dragged them with caution. Rita dove for my legs but I did a backflip landing a foot away near the circle's edge. I waited for her to pull her face out of the mud before I walk slowly towards her. She had just made it to her knees before I yanked her arms behind her back and slammed my foot down in between her shoulder blades causing her to wind up with another face full of mud. She struggled but I held firmly onto her upper arms as she twisted scrambling either to find footing or to knock me down. Not Happening. Grinding my boot down onto her back I secured my victory. This was getting to be too easy, I needed a stronger opponent. How else was I supposed to get stronger if I never knew what it felt like to lose? Releasing my grip and removing myself from her I sighed. The signal came and it was time to move on to another activity. I scowled, Percy was a terrible shot even with years of practice I was not looking forward to that at all. On the other hand, at least they could get it over with... Oh, boy duck and cover people, duck, and cover.