I go back to work Wednesday so do expect as many updates around then... I will try when I can but I want to get back to the other stories I am neglecting while still honoring this amazing series.

I adore Aaron and Meggy and so many other characters...they are great and add so much to the story. I love where this is going and what is going to happen while it grows.

I hope you are enjoying it too.

"Hello there, Mr. Tyson." Aaron smiled kindly up at the massive Cyclops infant, trying not to sweat at the boy's potent aura. "My name is Aaron, I am Percy's brother which I guess makes me your brother."

"BROTHER!" Tyson went to charge but thankfully Meggy held him back. Tyson frowned and looked at Aaron for a moment before blushing. "Oh your hurt, sorry."

"It's alright, kiddo. Just glad your here. Welcome to Camp." He gestured from his wheel chair to the fullness of Camp behind him, watching as wild happiness glistened in Tyson's beautiful brown eye. "Exciting, isn't it?"

"Are those ponies?" His tone was full of awe, as if he could not believe his eyes. Aaron followed his line of vision to the flying Pegasi, probably being led by Silena.

He laughed at the boy's joy. "Yes, they are. If you really good, I will see if you can ride one."

Tyson looked ready to cry at that. "Tyson is a good boy."

"Then I am sure they won't mind letting you flying on them. Now Tyson, do you see the man next to me, the one in the wheel chair?" Tyson nodded. "This is Chiron, he is half horse, a centaur but you can't ride him or treat him like a horse. He is a friend, you have to respect him. He is a very nice."

Chiron nodded, having been very quiet. "Hello, Mr. Cyclops. My name is Chiron, I hear you are without a home."

Tyson nodded, looking at Chiron with so much fascination that it was almost a little creepy. " Are you really a pony?"

"A centaur, my dear boy." Chiron's tone was a little stern but he seemed to appreciate how young Tyson was. Aaron may not be the most familiar with Cyclopes, even with raising Meggy, but he could tell Tyson was very, very young. Less then a year and he was to be treated as such. "I am half horse, which is hidden in my wheel chair. Now, tell me how did you find your Brother Percy, here?"

"I prayed to Daddy and the next day someone from Meriweather prep found me, adopting me as a project." He turned and beamed a smile at Percy. "Percy became my friend that day, he's a good brother."

Aaron smiled, though he did not like the sudden distaste in Percy's expression. "He is a good brother and you have a big family Tyson. You have Percy, Me, Meggy and so many other wonderful people and friends to make. I think you will love Charlie, he loves building things like you probably do."

"Really?"

"Oh yeah, now come along with us and we'll show you everything."

"""

Mr. D was overlooking the Design of the Fountain, genuinely curious of how it would be added into the Camp, when he sensed the presence of the New Cyclops and decided to turn around. He instantly saw the resemblance to Poseidon and Percy. It wasn't as startling as Percy's resemblance to his father but the similarities were there and they were many. What stood out most was the boy's potent aura, he would be a dangerous and powerful cyclops in his own right. Aaron had once again improved the safety of the camp by exposing it to another rare and powerful being that had sworn and oath of fealty. The boy really was good.

Deciding to be nice and approach, the god of the Vine walked up to the boy and revealed himself making him startle backwards. Aaron just laughed a little. "So you are the newest brat here, Tyson, right?"

"Yes and you are the Wine God, Mr. D that Meggy told me about."

"Yes, that I am. Hmmm your a big boy... have you been claimed?"

Tyson frowned. " Claimed?" And then, as if to make a point, a hologram of a trident wrapped in a greenish aura appeared over the boy's head. "

"That is a claiming, you will be staying in Percy's cabin, oh son of Poseidon."

"I get to stay with Percy?" Tyson's awe was so great it moved even Mr. D, making it hard not to smile.

"Yes, now, It is is time for my nap, so leave me alone. Go and do whatever it is that you were going to do."

Satisifed he moved away, proud of himself for being kinder then normal and getting some respect. All in all, it was a good day.

""

Aaron smiled as Dionysius walked away. "He's gotten nicer since his shrine was set up. I think it is helping him... Now Tyson, this is the forge. Mostly the Children of Hephaestus are here, working day and night on various projects. Since your a cyclops you will probably find a lot of happiness here. Meggy does too so you'll see her here a a lot."

Tyson blushed a little at the mention of Meggy, making Aaron's day entirely. "She's pretty."

"Isn't she? Now, Tyson, follow us."

They led Tyson into the Forges, the warmth of which did good for Aaron's aching bones. They moved along, saying hi to the various kids working until they reached the back where his beloved friend Charlie was hard at work carving an addition into the side of the fountain shrine they were working on. " This is Charles Beckendorf, most people call him Beckendorf. Head of The Hephaestus cabin and a generally amazing being at everything involving creation."

"Hehe." Charlie laughed without looking up from his work. "Your sweet. Hello, Tyson, I will be with you in a moment, I just need to finish this edge..." He moved around for a moment before pulling back and turning to Tyson, a smile on his face. "Well, Hello there Tyson. Nice to meet you."

Tyson looked at the piece of the fountain with awe. " What are you working on?"

"A shrine, to your father among other beings, namely the spirits of the Sea. It was Aaron's idea actually... wanna help me with it? I could use some more hands on deck here."

Aaron knew right then that they had Tyson Hook line and sinker. He would be no threat, what so ever. His loyalty had been bought and he would serve them as long as they needed him too... and this Camp was now even safer then before.

' I hope you are happy Lord Poseidon, it was not easy convincing them to allow another Cyclops here but here we are, with Tyson safely in camp... I hope he is happy here.' Smiling at Tyson, Aaron turned with his wheel chair. "I'll be seeing you boys later, there is something I need to get started on."

"""

"So how do we do this?"

Agnes, who's presence was filling Aaron's mind and body, smirked at him ever so slightly. The ritual he had cast to strengthen their connection gave her an almost physical presence in the world, allowing her to appear in front of him and judge his work more caustically. "There are countless ways to view the past, present and future. However for the sake of simplicity we will start with dice throwing. Dice, carved with runes for basic interpretations, allows you to make a general prediction of the future so long as the Fates allow it. The view of the future you get are typically things like... danger, a long path, a long life... individual pieces of the future. Typically unimportant things. However it is not uncommon or unheard of for, while looking at the fortune, to be given visions of the future or past, whatever you were attempting to foresee."

"Do I have to carve these dice or are they premade?"

"You'll have to make them, which isn't as hard as you imagine. Lord Hermes actually uses this method to see the future, a gift from Lord Apollo after the theft of his sacred cows. It is good for general understanding of the future, but it works best on individuals. It also allows you to interpret the will of of the gods should they be willing to allow you to do so or if they are interfering with your reading."

"So it's more like fortune telling then seeing specific details about the future."

"More or less. Now, you can do the same readings by painting or carving runes onto rocks and scattering them, which is what we will do until you get your dice. Time to get started I guess. It will take you a while..."

And it did, nearly two hours passed before Aaron had managed to paint all of the runes on the small rocks Agnes had him collect over the last few days. They were decorative pebbles, nothing special or mystical, but they were now each enchanted and could help him read the future.

"Wait." He asked, once he finished. "Two things, first do I need the Earth's power or yours for this... and second, can't you as ghosts see the future?"

"In order, either or will work. Power is not the key here, sensitivity and openness to the future is. There is a reason while many weak witches excel at this. As for weather or not we can the future... well yes, we could but it comes at a cost, we'd have to open ourselves to the currents of energy and get the visions of what is to come. We have been forbidden to reveal or even see anything by Hades and the Fates themselves. We can ask other spirits though and get some clippets... and we can listen to our intuition to give you tiny views but nothing beyond that. A draw back in binding ourselves to you. We lose the full fluidity that spirits have."

Aaron nodded. "I see... well, I guess I ought to see if I can even view the future. I really want to see why the Spirit of the Oracle won't pass on... now lets begin." Picking up the rocks, Aaron closed his eyes and channeled his power, feeling the magic of the Earth gather into the stones. "Let me see... what is going to be the fate of the camp when the other kids return. When summer begins."

Tossing the stones down gently, he was amazed to actually sort of a see a pattern in the chaos of the rocks. It wasn't exactly clear but it was like seeing a face on toast or an image in the stars. The human mind just loved to find patterns, and this was no exception.

Slowly, he followed the pattern, from what seemed to be the start to what he thought was the end...

It wasn't good.

"I can't get anything specific from this... but I can tell that something bad is going to happen. I see disaster and grief, a change of fate...is that right?"

Agnes was quiet for a while, but finally she spoke up, her voice very, very soft. "You are not wrong... something guided your first reading, no one sees this clearly at first, no matter how gifted. Something is going to happen and we must be prepared for it..."

"Let's hope we can be."

Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.

This was fun. I am having a lot of fun writing the story, and I hope you are too.

Love, your Ninja Overlord,

Mika.