Ronnie was beyond tired. He had been wandering for days, each day a different monster was try to kill him. Last year Ronnie learned he was the son of some Roman god, and monsters had been trying to kill him ever since.
"Running only makes me want you more!" A voice hissed.
Ronnie turned to see the monster that had been chasing him. She was a hideous woman with scaly green skin and instead of legs she had three long serpent tails.
"Can you please leave me alone?" Ronnie asked.
She cackled. "Don't worry half-blood your death will be quick and painless." She said.
Ronnie growled and ran faster. Lupa told him the camp was around here.
"Dad, if you're listening please help me!" He yelled.
The monster woman grinned and leaped, her eyes on Ronnie. Ronnie gulped, he was sure he was going to die. Ronnie closed his eyes and gulped, however he was compelled to open them when he heard the monster scream.
Ronnie opened his eyes and gasped when he saw the dragon woman was on fire. Ronnie turned and saw a pretty girl with blond hair and pink irises. Fire danced around her fingertips. Ronnie gasped.
"What the hell." Ronnie said.
The girl grinned. "Don't worry I'll handle her."
The girl held up her hands and the fire grew. "Get back!"
She yelled. The girl's blond hair turned into pink flame as Four hurled a fireball at the monster. The monster growled and moved out of the way. With amazing speed she swiped her tail and slammed it into the flaming girl.
Ronnie gasped as the dragon woman made her way to the fallen girl.
"Two dead demigods, must be my lucky day." She grinned.
Ronnie groaned as he got up. That girl protected him, he couldn't let the monster kill her.
"Be gone!" Ronnie yelled.
Ronnie reacted on instinct and held up his hand. His hands glowed with a green light as a green ball of energy appeared in front of the monster. With intense concentration the ball widened and reshaped until it was almost in the shape of a door. The monster's eyes widened in shock as she saw the portal.
"What the hell!" She cursed.
The blond girl saw she was distracted and took this moment to kick the monster into the portal. She hissed as she fell into the door, falling into wherever the door took her.
Ronnie sighed in relief when she left. He put his hand down and the portal disappeared. The girl looked at Ronnie.
"Who are you?" She asked.
Ronnie grinned. "Ronnie Hernandez."
He looked at the girl's purple shirt. She must have been one of the campers Lupa had told him about.
"How did you do that?" She asked.
Ronnie shrugged. He had no idea, he never had been able to do something like that before.
"No clue." He said
The girl frowned. She didn't seem satisfied with that answer.
"I'm Four." She said.
Ronnie raised an eyebrow. "Your name is a number?"
She held up her hand and a pink flame appeared above her palm. "Is that a problem?"
Ronnie gulped before giving her smirk. "No problem at all."
Four nodded and put out her flame. "Come on, let's get you to camp."
"I swear, do the gods know what condoms are? A new kid shows up here like every week." Blaire complained.
She and Four had been on guard duty when Four told her she saw a Dracaena. Four volunteered to kill it, which Blaire had no problem with. She wasn't one of those heroic demigods who felt they need to kill every monster they saw. She was more of wait till they try to kill you then run kind of girl.
Soon Four appeared with a handsome Latino boy with dark brown hair, a muscular build, and light brown eyes. Blaire grinned.
"Who's the cutie?" She asked.
The boy blushed. "Ronnie, nice to meet you."
The boy held up his hand for her to shake. Blaire smiled and accepted. Ronnie looked her up and down.
"I like your hair." Ronnie smiled.
Blaire blushed and tucked a strand of her peachy pink hair behind her ear. "Thanks."
Four rolled her eyes. "Can we save the compliments for once we cross the river?"
Blaire chuckled. "You are always so impatient."
Ronnie watched as Blaire opened the door leading to a tunnel. Ronnie raised an eyebrow.
"It seems quite easy to get into Camp." He said.
"Mortals can't see the door, and if a monster manages to get past...well let's just say I'd hate to be them." Four grinned.
"So who's you're parent?" Blaire asked as she stepped into the icy cold water of the Tiber River.
Ronnie shrugged. "My dad is some Roman god apparently. I only found a couple months ago when…"
He stopped, whatever he was thinking he didn't want to share with the girls. Blaire smiled, she could respect him wanting to keep it a secret. Everyone at Camp had a past they didn't want to talk about.
"Don't worry, we're not like the Greeks, you'll be claimed soon." Four said.
Blaire rolled her eyes. Kids like Four acted like the Greeks were some kind of different species. Almost as if the Romans were above them.
"You'll like Camp, I promise." Blaire smiled.
"So there's someone new." Amari said.
The prateror watched Blaire, Four, and Ronnie. Ronnie raised an eyebrow. R
"So are you just going to talk about me like I'm not here?" Ronnie asked.
The girl looked at him cooly. "Sorry if I offended you."
Something told Ronnie that she wasn't sorry. He was surprised someone so beautiful could be so cold. She had milk chocolate colored skin, a muscular build, and dark brown eyes. She had thick black braids that were tied together. She wore golden armor over a purple t-shirt and some jeans.
"I'm Amari, leader of Camp Jupiter, daughter of Mars." She said.
She paused and turned towards Ronnie. "And who exactly are you?"
Ronnie frowned. "I'm Ronald Hernandez, but everyone calls me Ronnie."
"And what exactly are you Ronnie Hernandez? Demigod or legacy?" She asked.
Ronnie frowned. "What the hell is a legacy?"
"Descendants of demigods." Amari explained.
Ronnie frowned. "All I know is my mom had some fling with some Roman god."
Amari nodded. "So you're a demigod. Interesting."
Ronnie didn't like the way she said, 'interesting'. Amari turned to Four and Blaire.
"Girls take him to Jamie so she can give an augury." She instructed.
"Do we have to follow the new kid around?" Four complained.
Amari growled. "Four, don't question my authority, do I have to remind you why you are on guard duty?"
Four frowned and looked down at her feet. "I didn't mean to set Ryan on fire."
Blaire chuckled. Four most certainly did. Four was the daughter of Vulcan, which granted her some fire abilities. However her explosive behavior didn't always go well with it.
"See you girls at dinner." Amari said.
Blaire and Four nodded and left the room, taking Ronnie with them. Ronnie seemed to have perked up at the mention of food.
"What are we having for dinner?" He asked.
Blaire smiled. "Just wait and see, you're going to love it."
Ronnie smiled. He hadn't had a decent meal since before he was taken by Lupa and her wolves.
"So what's an augury?" Ronnie asked.
"Omens of the future, our friend Jamie can read these every time she kills a stuffed animal." Blaire said.
Ronnie raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
Four chuckled. "Well we can't sacrifice real animals, so we had to make do."
"You say this as if everyone just goes around stabbing teddy bears." Ronnie said.
They made their way to the temple to Apollo, where a girl stood outside reading a book. She had dark hair and pitch blake lipstick. Her skin was so pale, she could have past for a very angry ghost.
"Sup Jamie." Four said.
Jamie waved and looked up at Ronnie. She frowned. "New camper?"
Four nodded. "You know it."
Jamie pulled out a pink plush elephant and sighed. "Let's get to slicing."
Ronnie shook his head. "You guys are so weird."
Jamie walked over to the altar and gently placed the elephant on top. In one swift motion she cut open the elephant allowing for a bunch of cotton to spill out. Jamie closed her eyes and began to chant. When she opened her eyes she seemed concerned.
"The reading was great, Ronnie can stay at camp." Jamie smiled.
Blaire clapped her hands and smiled. "That's great."
However Ronnie could tell something was up. He could tell when someone was lying to him. Jamie was hiding something from him, whatever she saw about him she didn't like it. Actually...she seemed scared of it.
I hoped you guys liked the first chapter, don't worry more demigods will show up in the next chapter.