A/N: The Champions have appeared. What is their purpose? What makes them so special? Why are they so interested in the Hunters? And who are the real bad guys in this whole scheme? Damn over 100 views. For most writers that's child's play but for a new guy it means a lot. Terms from the synopsis (first chapter) will be used.

Outofthisworldgal: Stay cool

Fiends

Percy

Percy sighed as him and all the other Camp counselors sat in the Big House, waiting for Artemis and Chiron to finish their private conversation, occurring in the adjacent room. He sighed again. He had not expected his eggs to be cold when Annabeth had brought him to breakfast. Nor had he expected the Hunters to come charging into camp, screaming like banshees.

20 Minutes Earlier

"Percccyyy hurry up. I'm hungry." Annabeth whined.

"It's cold out there though." Percy responded.

"It's 87 you big wimp!"

"Says the one complaining about being hungry." After he finished he laid his down onto his pillow. Ahh peacefu-

*Crash*

...Shit

He felt his world of warmth and comfort vanish as his covers were viciously ripped off him. He sighed as he felt a hand grab his ankle and drag him out of his bed. He hoped she would let him go so he could stand on his own. But Annabeth wasn't having it, as she dragged him out of his cabin. Unfortunately for him, she forgot about the three stairs.

*Clunk Clunk Clunk*

"Ow"

"That's what you get seaweed brain."

He stood up tiredly, dusting himself off. He looked at Annabeth.

"Morning wise girl."

"Morning seaweed brain." She walked closer to him and stood on her tippy toes. He leaned down and lovingly kissed her lips. She returned it with just as much love.

"You two are weird!" Someone yelled. The couple looked over towards the source of the criticism, and saw a curly-haired Latino hammering on some random gadget.

"Hey! At least I have a girlfrie-oh wait you do have one." Percy responded.

"That's right my boy!"

Percy sighed and looked back at Annabeth.

"So, what's the plan for today annie?" He asked

*Ding*

"Well first we are gonna ea-" *ding* "-t breakfast. Then, I want us to train the new" *ding*"kids in swordplay. And then-" *DING!*

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE LEO!" Percy yelled, finally snapping.

"I'M DOING LEO STUFF!" Leo yelled back, just as annoyed. He turned back to his work, mumbling under his breath. Percy saw him raise his hammer high above his head and swing it back down with strength only a demigod could muster. The second his hammer hit his gadget exploded, sending Leo flying back and a huge cloud of black smoke billowing from it.

"Leo!" Percy ran over to his still body. Leo was face down shaking.

"Leo? You alright man?!" He flipped him over to reveal a laughing, albeit covered in soot, Leo.

"WOOHOO! IT WORKED!" He celebrated, jumping to his feet. Percy looked to the now destroyed gadget, the smoke climbing into the sky. Well that's not good…

*End of flashback*

Turns out the smoke cloud painted a bad picture to the on-edge Hunters. They had charged into Camp ready for battle. Unfortunately for Percy, they had emerged from the forest near the dining pavilion. Leo, being the chicken he was, screamed and flailed out of his seat, sending his plate of eggs sailing over to the Poseidon table where it had landed atop Percy's head. Percy wasn't having a good day.

He was brought out of his thoughts as a door opened where Artemis and Chiron emerged. He was about to ask what was going on, but Artemis beat him to it. She walked over to the door and opened it.

"All the males except Percy…out." She ordered. The guys got up without question and walked out quickly. Percy watched as they walked out. He looked at Artemis questioningly. Her eyes met his before she stuck her head out and waved her hunters in. They walked in and all found a seat. But Percy found that Thalia was missing.

"Umm… where's Thals." He asked. Artemis looked around worriedly. She asked the hunters where she was she, but they were just as confused. Artemis started towards the door, Percy and the rest of the hunters followed her. They rushed outside and looked around frantically. It didn't take long to find the missing Hunter.

Thalia and another hunter were where standing. There they are… Percy thought. The group walked to them before they stopped and did a double take of the situation.

Thalia and Cassandra, whom he met last summer, stood, seemingly petrified, looking out towards the tree line. Two male campers, armed with sword and shields, stood protectively in front of them, scanning the tree line. Thalia and Cassandra were pale, Thalia even more so. What's got her so spooked? He thought. Percy and the hunters all cautiously drew their weapons of choice and approached the spooked pair. Artemis was the first to speak up.

"Thalia, Cassandra? You okay?" She asked. Cassandra seemed to snap out of her shock and looked at her.

"Yea-h-h. I'm good." She responded shakily. Artemis looked at Thalia who was still shaking like a loose leaf, her eyes locked on the tree line.

"Thalia…Thalia answer me! Are you okay?" Thalia finally broke her stare and looked at Artemis with a look which can only be described as a pure look of terror. Thalia finally broke her silence.

"No, I'm not fucking okay."

Trailblazer

Sneaking into camp hadn't been much of a challenge, considering it was his gift to do so. Trailblazer was

standing behind a tree, leaning on it, just a rock throws distance from the little encampment. His Guardian, Glitter, was also hiding behind a tree just a couple of feet away from him. The Guardian was obviously female. Her form was a lithe one, her legs long. Her legs were really the only thing anyone could see. Her slender form didn't do any justice to how strong she was Blazer thought. She was dressed in head to toe in black clothing. She wore combat boots and a vest with many pouches, filled with various things. Strapped tightly to her thigh, was a three-foot sword, its hilt wrapped in paracord. Her mask was black just like his. The gnarled crescent moon painted proudly on it. Her long black hair made it seem like the mask covered her entire head. She was observing the camp, tapping her sword nervously.

He knew why though. Less than 50 yards in front of them were the silver clad fiends that they had been tasked with observing. No masks, no marks, no anything… he thought. The only inclination that they were fiends, were the stories he had heard mentions of. From what he could gather, they had garnered quite a reputation, especially among guardians. Even Glitter had a huge distaste at any mention of them.

He looked back towards the group. They had been left to wait outside some big house. Not a moment later about a dozen guys walked out and a girl popped her head out, waving them in. Two of the girls seemed to not notice and were deep in conversation. A nasty plan sparked in his thoughts, causing him to smile mischievously.

"Glitter I'm gonna do something. Whatever you do don't reveal yourself. Alright?" He requested

"Fine. But if they start charging, I am engaging." She replied, unhappy with his intentions. He looked back to see blue eyes swimming with concern gazing back at his golden ones.

"Deal."

He took a deep breath. And with that stepped from behind the tree.

Thalia

"You think they'll believe you thals?" Cassandra asked.

"It doesn't matter if all of them don't believe me. The ones who matter will have my back." She replied, her posture more relaxed now that she was inside the safety of camp.

She looked around the camp, taking in the familiar sights, sounds, and smells. She looked towards the forest. A little slice of her second home since she joined the hunters.

Home…

*crack*

Her head instinctively snapped towards the sound. She found herself staring at a wooden post, not twenty feet from her. She walked towards it, curious as to what made the sound. As she walked closer she found the handle of knife sticking out of it. It was engraved with symbols she could not identify. The blade was a dark grey and had gold accents running up and down the handle. And at the base of the blade there was a vibrant red crescent moon. Only it was had tears and holes all over it. She did not know if that was intentional or from just wear from uses. She looked around to see if anyone was running to retrieve it. She saw no one.

"Fuck it. It's mine now." She stated as she ripped it form the post. A piece of paper fell from the blade. It was a dark brown that matched the post it was attached to, which was why she had missed it. She picked it up and unrolled it. There were words beautifully written on them.

Found you

Her eyes widened. There's no way she thought. She dropped the paper and began looking around frantically. She heard Cassandra talking, but wasn't listening. She started to sweat and her head began to swim, memories from the dream flooding her mind. She looked towards the forest and froze.

There standing in the tree line was a figure concealed by the shadows of the tree tops. She could make out the mask covering its face. A red, desecrated crescent moon. The knife belonged to whoever it was.

Thalia couldn't even move, her legs seeming like concrete. The safety of camp never seemed so far away. Its head twitched to the side and waved slow and deliberate. Thalia didn't know if she was hallucinating or not. The wind picked up just enough to shake the tree tops. Light flickered down between the leaves and caught the figures eyes. The flickered gold. Thalia then realized the impact of the message.

Found you.

She couldn't seem to pull her eyes away from the golden orbs. Its hand dropped as it stepped backwards, its eyes never blinking. It seemed to become blurry and out of focus, only the eyes seemed to glow amidst the shadow. The figure became blurrier and blurrier, until it vanished from sight. Its eyes implanted into Thalia's memory.

Found you.

*Five Minutes Later*

" I'm telling you, I know what I saw!"

"And I'm telling you, you're delusional girl!"

Thalia was currently engaged in a heated dispute with the Camp Head Honcho, Mr. D. Also known as The lord of wine, Dionysus.

After what had happened, Thalia retold both the dream she had and what she had seen. The reactions were at first disbelief. Until she had shown the knife and the note. But Mr. D was still skeptical, resulting in the argument.

"Whether you think what she saw was real or not, I still want the camp on high alert." Artemis ordered, finally speaking up. Mr. D looked towards furiously.

"You stay out of my business huntress! I run this camp not you!" He spat

"Watch your tongue drunkard before you lose it."

"Stop!"

Every head in the room turned towards the source. It was Percy, who was now standing his hands on the table.

"This is exactly what they want! Whoever they are."

"And it's working." Thalia replied, miserably, her head held in her hands.

Thunder broke the awkward silence. Both gods in the room looked up towards the ceiling and nodded. Artemis flashed out. Mr. D stood up and addressed the room.

"Lord Zeus has called an emergency meeting, no doubt because of the recent events. I want the camp on high alert. Jameson you're in charge." He then flashed out leaving a purple cloud that dispersed quickly. Everyone looked towards Percy.

"You heard him. Get going!" He ordered. The big house soon emptied, leaving Thalia and Percy alone.

"I don't know about you, but I'm not just gonna sit here idly." Percy said, walking over to a closet and pulling out a simple black bag.

"What do you mean?" Thalia asked confused.

"Meaning I'm going on a quest to find these guys." Percy explained, quickly strapping his backpack.

"But you don't know where they are. You don't even have a prophecy to follow!" She stated, worried about her cousin.

"Actually, we do have one. Your dream. Gave us all we needed to know. Care to join me thals?" He asked, standing in the doorway. She bit her lip. Going on quest would ease her mind. At least she was trying to do something about it.

"Ugh! Fine! I'll go. I'm tired of this shit."

Percy smiled and looked at her. His eyes seemed to have a sparkle in them.

"Now let's go and repay the favor."

Trailblazer

Trailblazer watched from his perch as the huntress he scared and a boy ran off into the woods. He smiled.

"Hook. Line. And sinker"