Hey everyone. This chapter will ahve more action, 'cause I love action. ACTION!
Iloveseaweedbrain: Really? I hope not. This chapter will be better. First chapters always end up boring. :P
HorseyGal23: Yeah, I know. Whatever. :P Writing in a girl's POV 'cause I never have before. Just wanted to try it out. :P I guess this'll be the sequel, kinda, because it will keep going after My Crazy Summer left off. Whatever.
Jaredfan: Glad you liked it! (You did, right?) They're reading it at my school, but the younger grades, so I have nobody to talk about it with. :( Oh well.
Here's your baked goods. :D
"Samantha Colette, will you join the Hunt?"
I was speechless. It's not everyday that you get the oppurtunity to become an immortal huntress of the goddess Artemis. But, I had to weigh the options. I had no reason for joining, but immortality is cool. But still... I was in indecsicion!
"I...I don't know, Lady Artemis. I don't want to leave my friends," I told her. "I'm sorry."
"Are you sure?" one of the Hunters asked me. She had black eyeliner, had spiked bracelets and looked like a mix between a minor goddess and a punk-rocker. It was weird. "Hunting with Lady Artemis is awesome! You shoot arrows accurately pretty much every time, you're immortal, unless you fall in battle, which almost never happens, we sleep in magical tents, and you never age!"
"Thalia, calm down. We do not want to pressure her," Artemis told the Hunter, Thalia. "Is that your final descision?" she asked me.
"Yeah."
"Well, if you ever change your mind..." Artemis stood up. "We will accept you, as long as you are a maiden." We walked outside, where I saw the most terrifying sight of my entire life.
"LISA!" I ran over to her. She was lying on the ground, unconscience, with several Hunters around her. "What happened to her?" I asked one of them.
"More empousa are attacking. One went straight for her. Do not worry, she will be fine," she answered.
"Thank Go- the gods." One of the Hunters smiled. I was still getting used to the whole 'Olympians are real' thing.
"More empousa are coming! Get ready," Thalia told us. "Do you know how to use a bow?" she asked me.
"No."
"Well, you're gonna learn." She handed me a bow and a quiver filled with celestial bronze arrows. She showed me how to shoot.
"Okay, here comes one. Go for it!"
I aimed, pulled the string back, and fired. It sailed over three Hunter's heads, missing by about three inches, and nailed an empousa right between the eyes. It exploded in a cloud of dust.
"Nice," Thalia said. "You have the spirit of a Hunter."
"I'm not joining!" I said indignantly. "Stop trying."
"Whatever. C'mon, more are coming!"
I shot arrow after arrow at all the empousa. I got to wondering, why are there so many? Are they after me, or just the Hunters? Or both?
"Sammy..." Lisa said weakly once they were all gone. "Come here..."
"Lisa!" I ran to her side. "Are you alright?"
"I'll be fine," she managed to say. "The Hunters are good healers."
As she said that, a Hunter came up yo her and start to treat her. I left them to do their work.
"Sam, we're leaving soon," Thalia told me.
"Okay."
We left after five minutes, and moved fast. Finally, we arrived at camp. I walked up Half-Blood Hill, and saw Thalia's tree, with vthe Golden Fleece and the dragon, Peleus, gaurding it. We walked down to the Big House, a four-story sky blue building with a big porch. We walked inside and saw Mr. D, Chiron, and two satyrs playing pinochle.
"Ah, Lady Artemis, this is quite unexpected. How are you today?" Chiron asked.
"I'm fine, Chiron. We won't be staying, we just saved these two from some empousa," she responded. Chiron looked between Artemis, Lisa, and me. I guess he guessed what happened.
"Okay." he looked at me. "And what's your name, miss?" he asked.
"I'm Sammy Colette," I said, shaking his hand. "I read about you in Percy Jackson and the Olympians! "
"Oh, so Percy's book is becoming more popular? Very good," he mused. "Well, I suppose you know about Mr. D and myself, then."
"Yeah."
"Okay, Lisa, do you kind giving her a tour of camp?"
"Sure thing, Chiron," Lisa said. "C'mon, Sam!" I followed her outside. She showed me the strawberry fields, the arena, the ampitheater, the mess hall, the cabins, the forest, and the lake. There weren't too many campers yet, since it wasn't summer yet. There was about a week of school left. Which reminds me... WOOHOO! NO SCHOOL! Sorry.
"This is Annabeth. Annabeth, this is Sammy." A girl with blonde hair and gray eyes looked up from her book."
"Hi Annabeth," I said.
"Hi."
"Is it true that you and Percy went on all those quests?" I asked.
"Oh, you've read his books?" she smirked. "Percy won't let me read them."
"That is so cool! So you fought the sphinx and KampĂȘ and all those guys? AWESOME! But how come it says it's written by Rick Riordan instead of Percy Jackson? Oh, who cares? You're a child of Athena? I guess I can't make any dumb blonde jokes, then. Dang. Oh well. Anyways, what's up?" I asked.
Annabeth stared at me. "You know, you remind me of a girl we met once, Rachel-"
"Elizabeth Dare! I know her, she's one of my best friends! She says hi, but I think she's annoyed at you guys for something. Is there anything that you've done that might've annoyed her? Oh well. Hey! Let's go meet Percy!"
"Sammy, did you eat Sugar Crisps for breakfast today?" Lisa asked.
"Maybe..."
"Okay, no more of that for you, then," Lisa rolled her eyes.
"Percy's not here yet. He comes at the end of summer usually. Unless he gets attacked by a monster and comes early," Annabeth said, not looking up from her book.
"Oh, okay. Nice meeting you."
"You too."
"Okay, this is the Hermes Cabin. You'll be staying here-"
"Yeah, yeah. Until I'm claimed. I'll see you later, then," I said.
"Yeah. Just ask Connor or Travis for a sleeping bag," Lisa said. She walked away. I stepped inside the cabin, and made myself at home. "Because it is my home for a long time to come," I thought to myself.
Not much to say here.
R&R for pastries! :D
