Here it is! The final chapter!

I've already uploaded a sort-of epilogue called "Healed", so make sure to check that out.

I'm working on a longer crossover story, so updates may lag until I'm finished with that. I have a couple of one-shots planned, but my main focus in the multi-chapter story.

Enjoy!

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Chapter 6: Found

"Of course you can't be here on time," Clarisse muttered. "Can you do anything on time?"

"I said I'm sorry," Percy argued. He had IM'd into the head counselor meeting to explain why he was going to be late, and obviously had gone out of his way to do so. But Clarisse didn't care - battles didn't wait for high school orientations.

"Clarisse," Chiron started. "Percy is allowed to have a regular life. As long as he's here as soon as he can be." Clarisse huffed - what was the big deal about "regular life"? Camp life was good enough for her.

"Why is this so important anyways?" Connor Stoll asked. "Haven't you done a bazillion of these?"

"Yes, but this is Paul's school and my mom-" Percy was cut off by an awe from Silena "- really wants to make a good impression."

"Just don't blow this school up," Lee Fletcher said. He was twirling an arrow between his fingers - does every child of Apollo have to do that?

"Not planning to."

"Did you plan the other ten or so times?" Travis asked. Percy made a face just as the IM timed out. "I'm going to take that as a yes."

"It's nice of him to warn us," Miranda Gardiner commented.

"It'd be nice to be here on time," Clarisse countered. She gave Annabeth an exasperated look, and received one in return. Annabeth had come to camp twice this spring from new home in California, and Percy's inability to get to camp from Manhattan had to be annoying.

"We have more important things to talk about," Chiron reminded them. "Clarisse?"

"We think Luke's trying to invade camp through the Labyrinth," Clarisse explained. "He's found several entrances, and we believe he knows of one here."

"Wait, like Daedalus's Labyrinth?" Lee asked.

"Yep." Clarisse confirmed.

"Isn't it unnavigable?" Miranda asked.

"Without help, yes. But if Luke finds Ariadne's string, he'll be able to navigate."

"He's been searching for it for a year now," Annabeth added. "Maybe longer."

"I thought he was busy with the whole kidnap Artemis thing?" Connor asked.

"He has other demigods helping him," Clarisse answered.

"So what do we do?" Miranda asked.

"Search for the string," Connor offered.

"No," Annabeth replied. "We have no leads, no idea where it may be. What we need to find is the Labyrinth entrance."

"Camp's big," Silena pointed out. "There's no way we can search the entire area."

"We can start having more games," Lee suggested. "Everything weird that's ever been found in the forest was found in a game."

"How about we buy a bunch of large scorpions, tie a prize to one of there backs, and let them go and try to chase them?" Travis suggested.

"That." Miranda replied. "Is a horrible idea. Do you even process the words that come out of your mouth?"

"The game idea's smart," Annabeth added. "We just need something besides scorpions."

"Giant bees." Connor suggested.

"Let's go back to scorpions," Miranda responded.

"I could probably work something up," Quintus suggested. He had been quiet for most of the meeting, and was so out of sight Clarisse doubted Percy saw him in the IM.

"Good," Chiron replied. "In the meantime, keep your eyes open."

"So he did end up blowing his school up," Clarisse summarized. Annabeth replied with a groan.

Clarisse had been watching a chariot race - Athena vs Demeter - with Katie Gardner, who had just recently gotten back from school in Iowa. She always had interesting stories, despite living in the middle of nowhere. They had been talking about a type of grain monster when Annabeth had arrived with a certain type of annoyance that meant Percy Jackson was back.

"I don't think there's a single school Percy's stepped into that he hasn't caused problems for," Annabeth replied. "But that's beside the point."

"It's what sounded like it to me. Unless you're talking about the mortal girl."

"Percy said she could see through the Mist," Annabeth said.

"So could my mom. What's the deal?"

"Ariadne's mortal. Or was. So for her to appear now is odd."

"She's probably connected. But that's not necessarily bad."

"She's untrained."

"I was untrained the first time I fought a monster. Jackson consistently acts like he's completely untrained."

"But you're demigods. You have certain instincts."

"Sounds to me like you're just coming up with excuses. Perhaps this is the type of Beauregard would be better at."

"That's not the problem at all."

"Sure. Just keep your head in the game."

"I can't believe Chiron went with scorpions," Lee muttered as he and Clarisse watched the giant scorpion. Jackson had already been back for a day, so Quintus had gone ahead with the war games.

"Next meeting I'm duct taping the Stolls' mouths closed," Clarisse decided. She gripped her spear tighter. "Do you have a clear shot?"

"No. It's completely armored."

"Great. Can you distract it?"

"Sure."

"You see, if you're unlucky enough," Lee explained as he wiped monster goo off his shirt, "You have to get lucky." He leaned down, picked the silk package up, and unwrapped it.

The laurels fell out.

"So the key to a successful fight is getting stomped on?" Clarisse questioned.

"I wasn't stomped on. I was landed on."

"Whatever. Let's just get this back to Chiron."

"So what, we're all just going to sit here and wait for them to show up?" Connor asked. Most of the campers had gone on, but the counselors had stayed and were now waiting for the last pair.

"We should look for them," Silena suggested. "Percy has a strong scent - they might have been overwhelmed."

"It's Annabeth," Travis replied. "I honestly don't think she can get overwhelmed."

"And Percy's very resourceful," Katie added. "They'll be fine."

"I'd rather look for them," Clarisse said. "Just so that I'd be doing something."

"I agree," Quintus said. "Let's go find them."

Clarisse went to bed that night shook.

They had found it. The entrance to the Labyrinth. Here. At camp.

There was an invasion coming. And they needed to prepare.