I hope my sister isn't reading this, I hate it when she reads my stories. If she is though, I love you!
I'm back! I'm sooo sorry for not updating, I've just haven't had the time recently. Plus, I had writer's block. So here's some BIG NEWS. Okay, not really that big, but oh well. Anyway, I've decided to add a quest to the story. Nothing major, just a short quest that I hope won't take too much thinking.
Okay, here's chapter three, enjoy!
Chapter 3 Frank's POV
When the guy woke up, the first thing he did was grab Hazel by the shoulders and scream KATIE!
Of course, this was such a huge surprise to Hazel and him that she screamed and he fell right off the bed.
The guy immediately let go and leaned back into his pillows.
"I'm so sorry, I had no idea why I did that."
Hazel had her hand over her heart and took a step forward. She still looked freaked out a bit.
"No, it's fine. I'm just not used to those sorts of things. So how goes it?"
Frank rolled his eyes. Hazel could carry on a casual conversation with anybody or anything. He wouldn't be surprised if she secretly met up in the woods to have tea parties with the monsters in there.
The new guy gave a half-hearted smile.
"Not very well, and again sorry for scaring you like that."
He shot him an apologetic glance and Frank realized he was still on the floor. He quickly got up and brushed himself off.
"It's cool, just one question, who's Katie?"
Frank went to go stand next to Hazel as the boy shifted his body.
"Not sure, I can't remember anything."
The guy stood up and stretched like his bruises didn't bother him at all. However, when he looked at them he groaned.
Hazel and Frank both took a step forward, but he waved us off. He sat back down and looked at us.
"So who are you guys?"
Hazel exchanged a look with him. They couldn't exactly go around revealing everything to a bruised up stranger. They decided to ignore the question.
"What do you mean you can't remember anything?"
A pain so intense and depressing crossed the guy's face that Frank immediately wanted to buy all the candy in the world for this boy.
"I don't remember anything from my life."
Frank stared at the guy for a long time. He was now rubbing a spot on his back and looked like he had almost every single emotion on his face.
"You don't remember…anything?"
The guy's face seemed to hesitate. Something crossed his face and he looked at him.
"I remember one thing, but I would rather not talk about that right now. Anyway, I was sent here from Lupa.
Hazel and Frank both jumped at the name of Lupa's name. She hadn't been here in months and some of the campers were worrying. She had never been gone this long before. Reyna was doing the best she can, but she was still only a camper. And with Jason gone…
"What did she tell you, where is she?"
Hazel's voice was calm and steady, but I could tell she was freaking out in the inside.
"Um, I saw her at some place called the wolf house and she told me my name then tested me or something like that. When she said I passed, she told me to come here."
"That's all, are you sure that's all she did? Did she say anything else?"
The guy's face concentrated for a moment, but then relaxed. He ruffled his hair and rubbed his eyes.
"Sorry, I can't think straight right now. My mind is in a hundred places at once at the moment."
Frank sighed. Getting information from or about the guy was going to more difficult than he thought. Namely, because he couldn't remember anything.
"Alright, now that we got that out of the way, I'm Frank and that's Hazel."
"I'm Percy, nice to meet you guys."
The new guy, or Percy, put his hands in his pockets and brought out a pen. Frank noticed some inscription on the side. He could just make out the word Anaklusmos. He had no idea what language it was, but it defiantly wasn't Latin.
Percy though, seemed to understand it. He got this look in his eyes and whispered something, but Frank couldn't make out what it was.
"Okay, I'm going to go get the others, be right back."
As Hazel left the room Percy stood up and went to stand by the window. Frank was going to protest, but decided against.
He started to trace the eagle tattoo he had on his arm and the lines that went along with it. Every member of SPQR has one. It's a picture of an eagle with two tree branches behind it and the letters SPQR underneath it. There were six lines to go along with it for him, but it differed with every camper.
As Frank looked up he noticed that the Percy guy was staring at him. Instead of being embarrassed and diverting his gaze like a normal person would, he only looked harder at him.
"Umm, is there something I could help you with?"
The guy's gaze made him uncomfortable, like he was disobeying him or something. Of course, this was silly. The guy couldn't order Frank around even if he wanted to.
"Oh, sorry. You just remind me of someone, but I can't figure out whom.
"Cause of your amnesia?"
When Frank saw the guy's face he wished he hadn't said anything. Percy's face got really depressing and sad.
"Yeah, because of my stupid amnesia."
Frank was just about to say something else when people came barging in through the door. Before he could even react, Percy had a sword at his throat.
"Who are you and what are you doing here? Are you an extra spy from the war? And don't lie to me."
It was Bobby, son of Mars. Frank looked over at Percy to see his reaction. He didn't see what he expected. Instead of looking scared or shocked, Percy looked calm, maybe even slightly annoyed or offended.
"Please get this thing off my throat. I'm not a spy, I was sent here by Lupa. I remember almost nothing."
He said this with a very light and conversational voice, as if the idea that he could get chopped any minute didn't bother him.
"I told you not to lie to me."
Bobby said this with a very deep menacing growl. He swung his sword back, but before he could strike a blow a voice interrupted him.
"Don't hurt him just yet."
This time it was Gwen who spoke up. She was rolling her eyes, like this was all childish game play.
"You can't just go and kill the guy, we have to give him a chance. Maybe we could interrogate him or get the Trivia cabin to make a truth potion or something."
She walked up to Bobby and yanked him away. He shot a glare at Percy, but walked away, still keeping his sword out.
"Alright Percy, explain your story from the beginning of when you met Lupa."
Dakota had spoken this time. He was pretty darn big and a child of Vulcan. He was a pretty cool guy once you got to know him.
"Well, I arrived at the wolf house…"
We all listened intently to Percy's story till the very end. He was sitting back in bed by the time he finished it. Reyna sighed when and we all turned towards her.
"That does sound like a test Lupa would give. Plus, you seem to be telling the truth. I say we trust him."
Bobby started to protest, but she held up a hand to silence him. She walked towards the door.
"I'll show him around camp, Lupa should be arriving very soon.
*Meanwhile at Camp Half-Blood*
"How's the ship coming along, Leo?"
Annabeth ran up to the greasy, smiling mechanic and stood in front of him anxiously.
"Pretty good, only about a week or two left and we'll be able to set sail."
She sighed and thanked him. In one to two weeks, they'll be meeting some Romans. And hopefully Percy will be there with them.
It's defiantly shorter than my other chapters, but I'm starting to get a headache. Hopefully I'll be able to post the next chapter up in the next week or so. Bye-bye!
