Hey! I'm back with another chapter. This one is quite big. I managed to finish it. I should really be studying right now, but I just couldn't get myself to. Anyways, this chapter is dedicated toto JamieValdez, whose review is a major reason that I could finish this chapter. So, enjoy!

Chapter 6:

Percy's POV

I was curious about Chiron's reaction after seeing Arika. She was different, somehow. Not in a bad way, of course. But yeah, the powerful aura around her made me wonder who her Olympian parent was. As we walked towards the arena, I saw Chiron at the archery range. He was in his true centaur form, and I looked at Arika. She was gaping at Chiron with wide eyes. After a moment, she finally composed herself and closed her mouth which was hanging open. Chiron's gaze found us and I waved at him.

Chiron looked at us and smiled as we approached. Annabeth gave him a hug and I smiled at him. Then his gaze shifted to Arika. He smiled at her too. He really loved new campers. "Who do we have here now? A bright young demigod." He said.

"You're Chiron." She said out of surprise. "I mean, you're the Chiron." Chiron chuckled.

"Yes, young girl. I am Chiron. May I know what your name is?" he asked her politely.

"I'm Arika. Arika Jones." She said with a smile. There was hardly any demigod in this world who didn't like Chiron.

"Where are your parents? Or in this case, parent?" Chiron asked her.

"I'm an orphan. But Percy and Annabeth said that one of my parents is god or a goddess." She said. Chiron nodded.

"Well, we will soon find out who your godly parent is, Arika. I hope you will get claimed real soon. And I think you don't need to see the orientation film as I see that Annabeth and Percy have filed you in pretty well. So Percy, Annabeth, why don't you give Arika a tour of the Camp. Take all her belongings to Cabin 11 for now." Chiron said.

We first went to the Hermes cabin, and I gave Arika's backpack to Julia, who was alone in the cabin at that time. Then we decided to show Arika around the camp. From the cabins, we headed towards the Arena where the Ares cabin was sword fighting, training with knives, spears, shields and daggers. Surprisingly, I didn't find Clarisse, the Head Counselor of the cabin. Then we showed Arika the Armory, where Annabeth explained her about various weapons and their advantages.

Our next stop was the stables. There were many horses and Pegasus there. Arika became fond of a light brown pegasi. "It's beautiful." She said. Thank you, my lady. The pegasi answered. Arika frowned as it neighed. "He says thank you." I explained her.

"How do you know?" she inquired. Annabeth smiled and answered. "He is a son of Poseidon, Arika. Remember, Poseidon created horses. That's why Seaweed Brain here can talk to horses." Arika looked at me and nodded. Then she looked thoughtful for a while. "Isn't Poseidon the sea guy? The one who lives under the sea? One with the Trident?" She asked. I nodded but I couldn't help it and ended up asking her, "How are you imagining him, Arika?". "Like the king from Little Mermaid." She said, smiling sheepishly. I laughed out loud. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Annabeth smiling. Just imagining Poseidon like the animated character made me want to laugh more and more.

She looked at us, a little embarrassed. Annabeth looked up at her. "You'll know soon." Arika gave both of us another look before letting the topic drop. As we walked, Annabeth and I grinned at each other. This was going to be a great joke for a while. Poseidon as the king from Little Mermaid.

It was already getting late, so we had a quick trip to the beach and we were at the Climbing Lava Wall when the sound of the conch shell blew across the valley. So we started walking towards the dinner pavilion.

On our way, we met Travis and Connor. They both beamed at us. It was good to see Connor smile. Travis had come to the camp just for the holidays, leaving his college, but Connor had been more than happy to see his brother. Now that the Stolls were together again, there were no limits to pranking and loots and toilet paper raids this summer. And there were no ends to Katie screaming her heads off at them.

"Hey Perce. Hi Annabeth." They both said together. "Who's this? New camper?"

"Yeah." Annabeth replied. "Her name is Arika Jones. Arika, these are Travis and Connor Stoll, sons of Hermes. You will be staying at their cabin till your godly parent claims you."

"Hi. I'm Arika. So your dad is Hermes? The messenger guy with winged shoes and snake stick?" Arika asked. I smiled at her. She still imagined the gods like they were shown in story books. Wait till you see them, I thought.

Both Travis and Connor grinned at her "Yes, the wing dude is our dad." They said, and burst out laughing. Annabeth and I couldn't control our laughter and started laughing too. Arika looked between us, not really understanding what the joke was.

"Come on, kid. We'll tell you everything you need to know. About the camp, Gods and everything." Connor said and they took Arika to the Hermes table. "And first of all, how they all looked." Travis muttered, grinning and Connor. Behind them, we snickered silently.

I accept it my eyes at the Stolls, and kissed Annabeth before walking towards my table. My own table. I sat there, waiting for all the cabins to arrive. I stared at Annabeth, which I did very often, though didn't really accept. But at that moment, she was too preoccupied with her own thoughts to pay attention to me. I followed her gaze and found her staring at Arika like she was a complicated math problem. I knew that gaze very well. She had the look whenever she was trying to figure out something.

Annabeth's POV

I joined my siblings at the Athena table and Percy sat alone on the Poseidon table. Arika sat on the Hermes table with the Stoll brothers. She was smiling at something that they were telling her. I couldn't help but roll my eyes. There was no saying how what they will teach Arika till she gets claimed.

All the other tables were also full, the summer session being in full swing. We all raised a toast to the gods. The food was served. Along with all the campers, I burnt offerings for the gods. I thanked my mom for, err, well, nothing. Seeing Arika look doubtfully at the fire when her turn came, I smiled.

After we finished eating, Chiron silenced the campers.

"As you know," he started. "We are going to be visited by campers from Camp Jupiter tomorrow. I want all campers to be at their best behavior. We will also have a sing-along led by Apollo campers tonight." There were cheers from all directions. I was excited myself. I just couldn't wait to meet Piper, Hazel and Reyna. It's been quite a lot of time since all of us spent any time together.

"And now at last, we have a new camper, Arika Jones." All eyes turned to Arika, and she suddenly looked uncomfortable because of all the attention. She looked like she wanted to hide away from all those stares. I felt sympathetic for her. New campers were quite a source of attention in the camp.

Then something happened. Over Arika's head, a symbol blazed to life. I heard a few gasps. I couldn't believe my eyes. On her head, was a trident? It was so shiny that I had to turn my gaze. When the glow dimmed a little, I took a closer look at it. Yes, it was definitely a trident. But it was not blue, like Percy's had been. It glowed in different colors, shining brightly over her head. Sea blue, stormy grey, lightning yellow, gaudy white, pitch black, beautiful pink, Greek fire green, bloody red, light brown, leafy green, Bright gold, fiery orange, startling silver, and then finally grape purple. No one, no one in the camp's history had ever been claimed this way.

Chiron silenced everyone again as hologram dissolved in air. "It's determined. Everyone, hail Arika Jones, daughter of Poseidon." Everyone knelt down, still shocked.

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