So, here's the 2nd chapter, and so far...one review! If you hate it let me know why, i need feedback guys! It will get better! PLEASE R&R

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Chapter 2

Daphne was only halfway up the hill when a girl in armour ran out of the gloom towards her. She brandished a bronze dagger, and she had curly blonde hair that was falling out from under her silver, owl-shaped helmet.

The girl looked at Daphne, "What's chasing you?"

She started stammering, "It's not me, it's-"

All of a sudden there was a scream, and Daphne whipped around to see two boys burst from the trees with a trio of van-sized black dogs in pursuit.

The blonde was yelling at them, "Go to the tree! You'll be safe inside the boundary line!" Daphne and one of the boys raced up the hill, but she noticed that the others had stayed back. When she turned around she saw the other boy taking out a wooden club, then tear away his pants and shoes. At first she thought that he had really hairy legs, but it looked more like sheep-skin long johns. He started whacking one of the monsters in the snout. The girl wasn't doing too bad either. She was keeping the other two dogs at bay, and when one snapped at her she slashed it with her knife, and it melted into a puddle of shadow.

The fight wasn't making much sense to her, so Daphne continued up the hill. Ten feet from the tree, the boy had stopped. She was about to yell Get going! when she spotted it: a long, purple reptile about the length of a school bus, with fierce eyes and steam coming out of its nose. It was curled around the pines trunk, and seemed to be guarding what looked like a solid gold bathmat that glittered on the lowest branch. The beast stared at her, as if daring her to take a step closer to his tree.

It made her long for the demon dogs.

Turns out she didn't have to wish for long. Daphne looked back to see that the fight had moved itself up the hillside - the wool-pants kid was no more than five feet from her, fending off a dog. The girl was further down, busy with monster #2. The demon nearest her swatted at the sheep boy with a tire-sized paw. He went flying off into the bushes, and out of sight. The monster wheeled around to the young boy, who looked so frightened she thought he'd cry.

Daphne shouted at the beast, "Hey, pick on someone your own size!"

The mutt ignored her as it slowly stalked towards the boy.

"Hey!" she said, chucking a pinecone at it, which bounced off it's forehead. It turned its huge, hound face to glance at her with what could only be described as a bored expression before looking back at the kid.

This was making Daphne angry. Who does this dog think he is, attacking people but not giving her the time of day? Before she knew what was happening, Daphne's instincts took over as she charged the beast. She pulled out her crowbar and started whacking it. The dog seemed confused and didn't notice the blonde girl, (who had slain the other demon) sneak up and slice it into shadows.

Daphne just stared at her. A replay of the events went through her mind: demon dogs, dragons, and the ground coming to life. Just then a bunch of orange, armor-clad teenagers where rushing from the other side of the tree.

"Annabeth, is everyone all right?" Daphne looked up at the speaker, and what little sanity she had got up and left.

The boy was tall and blonde, with electric-blue eyes. Beside him was a pretty girl with choppy brown hair and caramel-coloured skin, as well as a short Latino boy with dark curly hair.

They were the one from her dream-the kids who were working on the dragon ship.

Clearly, this was all too much for Daphne to handle, because the next thing she knew, the world was pulled from under her feet and her vision went black.

When Daphne started to come around, she expected to be back home in Ottawa; laying in her bed, everything that happened only a dream. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself, in an infirmary of sorts, filled with a bunch of cots and medical stuff. She was lying on one of the cots, and was glad to find her bag on the floor. Out the windows she could see that the sun had already risen, shining down on a valley that took her breath away.

A small lake glittered as canoes cut its surface. Strawberries baked in huge fields, and the pine tree was just visible on the top of the hill. Marble buildings dotted the valley, looking like Greek runes brought back to life an amphitheater, an open air pavilion, and a large forge. All over the place, kids in bright orange t-shirts roamed, and they seemed to be getting prepared for something big.

"Oh good, you're up."

Daphne whipped around and saw a girl emerge through the door. Actually, it was the girl. The brown-haired one from her dreams, and last night-

Last night! All the details came flooding back to her, hundreds of questions needing answers. But the only one she was able to get out was:

"I fainted?"

The girl smirked, "I think you started to faint, but you got knocked out cold when your head hit a rock on the way down." She pulled up a chair beside the bed, "It was only last night. How much do you remember? Oh, my name's Piper, by the way, " she said, sticking out her hand.

"Daphne," she replied, shaking hands, "and I remember the dogs, and the boy. Is he all right?"

"Yeah, he's doing fine. What I mean is, how did you get here? You weren't with any guides..."

Daphne was confused, but told Piper about the crazy lady who told her to come here. "...and, I'm supposed to help you... I kind of had this dream," she started to trail off, but Piper nodded for her to keep going, so Daphne continued; "You and those two guys from last night were building some kind of ship, and there was this cave and kids in the ocean and-" she saw the stunned look on the girl's face. "Where am I?"

Piper looked like she had come to some big realization. "You're at Camp Half-Blood. Daphne, you're a demigod. One of you parents is a greek god, and I think it was a goddess who told you to come here," Daphne felt like she'd faint again, "You have to see some people. But she doesn't get here 'till after lunch..." she started muttering to herself. But that was okay, since it gave Daphne time to think things over; somehow, even though it sounds crazy, she had to believe it. In a way, it made sense. There was only one problem: Daphne lived with both a mom and a dad. One of them is a liar.

"Anyway," said Piper, shaking her from her thoughts, "I'll just let you watch the orientation video. Later I'll come back and we'll, umm, sort this out."

The way she said the last bit made Daphne nervous, but Piper just wheeled in a t.v. and started the VHS player. Before she closed the door, she called to Daphne over her shoulder, "Almost forgot, welcome to Camp Half-Blood."