Why hello there! Welcome to the wonderful world of Silena Beauregard. How can you judge a "traitor" when you don't know what she's been through? So, this is my version of Silena's life... (:
"Thanks a bunch, Clover! We finally got here." Silena Beauregard sighed in relief as she surveyed the view spread out in front of her. She leaned against a lone pine tree as she tried to get her breath evenly.
"Yeah. Let's get you down to the Big House now. Chiron wants to see you."Clover said as he started to walk down the hill. "C'mon, Silena. Don't worry, Chiron doesn't bite."
"OK then." Silena lived in Florida originally. However, when at her boarding school in Orlando, a monster tried to kill her. Aided by Clover, she killed the monster and they began their hazardous trip to Camp Half Blood on Long Island. Finally here, she wasn't going to argue with anyone.
They reached the wraparound porch of the Big House and climbed the steps. They walked around a corner of the house, where there was a... well, Silena couldn't exactly think of what it was. A centaur from Greek mythology? No, that's impossible... right?
" Ah, Clover, I'm so glad that you found one. Would you mind prepping the introductory video?" Clover nodded and scampered away. "Ah, now then miss..."
"Beauregard. Silena Beauregard." Silena said in a small voice, still looking in awe at the centaur. "And you are who?
"Chiron. My name is Chiron." Chiron smiled as he said this. "Yes, I am a centaur, Miss Beauregard."
"Miss Beauregard, I do assure you, I am not crazy. You'll probably think that I am after this bit of news, however: The gods are real."
"The gods are... Huh?" Silena stammered confusedly.
"The Greek gods. And it would just so happen that one of your parents is one of them. Let me guess here: You have a single parent, you get kicked out of a ton of schools for causing trouble, and you have dyslexia and/or ADHD."
"How did you know that?" Silena demanded, guarding herself.
"My dear, that's the case for everyone here. Now, if you would just go with Clover right now he will show you the informative video and show you Camp Half-blood." Chiron turned back to his papers.
"C'mon, Silena, let's go." Clover said tugging on her sleeve.
"Oh my god! What are you, a satyr?" Silena yelped when she saw the furry hindquarters and the two shiny horn nubs.
"Yes, that's exactly what I am. Let's go now." Clover bleated as he turned and trotted down the steps of the porch.
This day just gets weirder and weirder, Silena thought to herself as she followed Clover down the steps.
Silena and Clover reached a little pavilion that Clover opened the door of. He gestured Silena inside, followed her in and shut the door. Silena looked around and absorbed her surroundings. There was a projector, screen, and a couple of chairs, one of which Silena sat in. Clover fumbled with a remote for a moment, then found the right button and hit it. As the movie progressed, Silena grew even more flabbergasted and confused. At the end, she asked Clover, "Am I dreaming? Greek gods alive? Me, a child of one of them? It just doesn't make sense. And, of course, there's you being a satyr and all.
Clover smiled and replied, "Hard as it is to believe, yes. It is true, abut no. You aren't dreaming. Alright, I'll show you around the camp and introduce you to Cabin Eleven."As Clover was showing Silena around camp she was walking around with her mouth hanging open most of the time. She asked Clover, "What's that?" over and over again and again.
After showing Silena around Camp Half-Blood he told her, "Alright, each of this cabins represents a god or goddess. You stay in the cabin of your godly parent. Oh, and the woods over there- Don't go in alone or without a weapon. They're stocked with monsters."
Silena replied, "Wait... I don't think I have a godly parent though... And who would keep the woods stocked with monsters?"
Clover chuckled at her response and reassured her by saying, "Look, you have a godly parent, they just haven't claimed you yet. And the monster question- Us. Ah, here we are. Now- Cabin Eleven is the Hermes cabin. As the god of travelers, all unclaimed demigods stay in the Hermes cabin until they're claimed. Follow me, I'll introduce you to them."
Clover opened the door and stepped inside. Alright, everyone listen up. We have a new demigod- Unclaimed yet. Silena, Canin Eleven. Here's a sleeping bag, just find a space on the floor somewhere."
Silena did so, and right then she heard a shell blow. The senior counselor yelled at the cabin to take their places. He told Silena that she was in the very back since she was the newest. After that, the long straggling line proceeded up to dining hall. At the dining hall Silena was sitting half on half off the bench because there was so many people in Cabin Eleven. As the food got passed around Silena took some of the grapes, two slices of seasoned meat, and some celery. When everyone got up and walked to a big bronze brazier Silena confusedly followed suit. One of the campers told her that everyone had to give burnt offerings to the gods. Silena walked up when it was her turn and threw a cluster of juicy purple grapes into the brazier. She went back to her table and finished her meal.
When all of the campers had finished their dinners Chiron stood up. Everyone fell quiet once this happened, since they all wanted to hear the news. Chiron smiled at everyone and announced, "It is now time for Capture the Flag." He couldn't continue for a minute after he said this because the campers were cheering so loudly. "Please, if everyone would fetch their weapons." After this there rose a great clamor as everyone went to get their lethal weapons. Suddenly, however, the campers all hushed and turned to look in awe at Silena."What? Why are you all looking at me?" Silena asked nervously.
"Silena, look at yourself." Clover replied in awe.
"Silena Beauregard, you are a daughter of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty." Chiron said, and, if on cue, everyone bowed to Silena.
Silena's hair was a curtain of black hair, luscious and shining. Her eyes glowed like sapphires, outlined by the perfect amount of mascara for her. Her ratty clothes had vanished, to be replaced by a simple white dress that seemed to shine, displaying her perfect beauty. She was radiant, shining with a confidence that seemed to diminish all others. She had a sapphire shaped like a flower hanging from a delicate silver chain, and matching earrings. Silena looked around uncomfortably and asked, "Umm... now what?"
A girl about 6 years older than her stepped forward from the now standing crowd. She extended a hand to Silena, smiled, and said, "I'm Nicole Foxx, senior counselor of Cabin Ten." Nicole said, "Come on, let's get you moved in. Imagine- you get to sleep in an actual bed!" Nicole beckoned for Silena to follow her down to the cabins. "Do you have anything in the Hermes cabin?" Nicole asked Silena. When she shook her head no, Nicole said "Great! All we have to do is to get you a bed then. Ah, here we are. Cabin Ten, Aphrodite. They were standing outside a cute little picture box house, with flower boxes on the windowsills filled with blooming azaleas and geraniums. They stepped inside and saw an organized interior. Nicole walked over to one of the beds and said, "Here we are! This is a vacant bed. Well, not anymore it isn't! Alright, once you get your clothes you are to keep them folded and color-coded in this chest. Ok? Great! Let's go and watch Capture the Flag now!"
"Why don't we play it?" Silena asked confusedly.
Nicole answered, "Because, we wouldn't want to break our nails or mess up or hair, now then, would we? Although, you can't."
"Huh? Why not?" Silena queried curiously.
"The blessing of Aphrodite. You'll have a perfect appearance anywhere from a day to a week long. Ah, here we are. And just in time, too! Perfect. Now, currently, the teams are, on blue- Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus, and Apollo. On red- Ares, Dionysus, and Hermes. The entire game is to get the other team's flag first." Nicole explained. "The creek separates the two sides. Now, let's sit back and enjoy the show!"
The game began, and the teams disappeared into their side of the woods. Silena saw several of the Apollo archers scurry up the trees for vantage points. Suddenly, an attack force of a couple of Athena and Demeter kids jumped over the creek and ventured into enemy territory, flanked by a couple of Apollo archers. Approximately 30 seconds after that a large group of Hermes campers attempted to cross the creek to the blue team's side, only to be delayed by the Apollo archers, who tangled 7 of the 15 up in a giant golden net that came from and arrow. Suddenly, there was a ton of yelling coming from the red team's side, and the sound of metal on metal, and then the attack force burst out of the woods and came running to the creek. The Apollo archers in the trees quickly trapped the rest of the Hermes kids to ensure that the Athena camper made it to the other side. She sprang like a deer over the boundary line as the blue team erupted in cheers.
Nicole stood up, checked her reflection to make sure that her flaming red hair was perfect, turned to Silena, and said, "C'mon, I'll introduce you to some of the campers." Silena followed Nicole to the cluster of the blue team who were currently stripping off their armor. Nicole pulled a few of the campers aside and told them, "This is Silena Beauregard. She's the one who got claimed at the campfire tonight. Silena, this is Annabeth Chase, Katie Gardener, Kayla Browne, and Charles Beckendorf." As Nicole named each of the campers in their group she pointed to them. "Alright guys, Silena's had a long day, so we're going to head back to our cabin. Night!"
Nicole and Silena then walked away from the woods o the cabins. When they entered Silena wearily collapsed onto her bunk.
Uh, I really don't know if I should continue this. Review? Oh, and flames will be used to cook some nice, warm cookies for the nice reviewers (:
Disclaimer~ Me no own PJatO. STOP RUBBING IT IN!
-psylocke13