Chiron told Dylan about the camp and how they run things.
"We will train you to fight like a warrior so if you come in counter with any creatures you are prepared. We have quests from time to time when a demi god will be chosen to leave camp and go on an adventure. "
"This is so cool!" Dylan said. As he looked around with amazement. He never imagined a place like this could exist, but here it was in front of him. It was beautiful. Chiron brings Dylan to the cabins.
"Each cabin is reserved for each god`s demi god children. The Hermes Cabin is for the children of Hermes as well as any unclaimed demi gods." Chiron told him. "The Hermes Cabin is number 11."
As Dylan walked over to the cabin he couldn't believe how crappy it looked. It actually managed to get slightly worse since Percy and Annabeth left camp half blood. The house still looked run down, and the brown paint was almost completely chipped off. The windows on the cabin were broken and there was garbage all around the cabin.
"I`m going to be living here?" Dylan said in disbelief.
"Yes until we find out who your godly parent is. "
Dylan sighed. "Okay."
Dylan opened the door to the cabin and walked in. he put his suitcase on an empty bed.
"You're lucky. Usually this cabin is so packed the new kids don't get a bed." Chiron told Dylan.
Knowing he was going to have to live here for the school year made Dylan really miss home.
"The other kids are going to be playing capture the flag soon. I`m sure they can fit you on a team. Would you want to play?"
"Yeah sure. We play that in gym class at my school all the time." do you play?"
"Well it's a little different. Since this is a demi god camp the kids are allowed to use their powers as well as any weapons they have to prevent the other side from getting the flag."
"Are you crazy!? That's insane! I don't know how to fight or use my powers, I don't think I have powers."
"Well there's no better way to learn to fight then by fighting."
"What if I get hurt?"
"We have infirmary."
Dylan sighed. "….fine."
Back at the Jackson home. Annabeth had gotten off work early. She was supposed to meet a client today but he canceled which gave her the chance to go home and spend time with her family. Percy, Annabeth and Jack were playing Battleship. They were laughing and having a good time.
What is wrong with the two of you!?" sounded an irritating voice.
The family looks to the voice and there stood Darla.
"What is it now Dara?" Percy asked.
"You just sent off your child to some boarding school!"
"We told you it's a very prestigious school, "Annabeth told her. "That he wanted to go to."
"You are such liars! I never heard him say anything about wanting to go to a boarding school."
"Well he told us all about it." Percy said. "Maybe you two aren't as close as you thought."
Percy and Annabeth tried to go back to the game.
"I will not attempt to understand how your minds work. But-"
A weird rhythmic tone started to play.
"Fuck!" Darla yelled. She went into her pocket and answered her phone.
"What!?" Darla yelled into the phone. "….yeah yeah! I`m coming."
Darla hung up the phone.
"I have to go to work." Darla announced.
"You got a job?" Annabeth replied shocked.
"Yes. And when I come home I'll continue to yell. Good bye."
With that she went out the door and left.
"Do you think with this new job she has theres a chance she`ll move out?" Percy asked.
"Nope." Annabeth replied simply.
The family continued to play for a while. Then Percy made dinner, Annabeth decided to help out.
"You know what I just thought of?" Percy said to Annabeth, as he stirred the pasta.
"What?" Annabeth asked
"Once Dylan was born we had`nt seen or been attacked by any monsters….for 15 years we haven't seen a monster. Maybe it has something to do with this whole him being a demi god thing."
"I don't know. For once I really don't know. This whole thing is so confusing, I checked the library for any kind of story that dealt with a kid like this and there was nothing. I hate this! I hate not knowing things, I hate being clueless!"
Percy hugged Annabeth.
"Relax. It's going to be fine. We`ll figure this out."
Chiron brought Dylan to meet the other kids, who had just finished putting together their teams for capture the flag. The teams consist of the same people every time on both teams, but Chiron insists on them choosing people each time they play in case someone wants to switch teams or they have a new kid at camp. The kids were all dressed in Greek amour and helmets with either red or blue on the top.
"Everyone! We have a new camper, his name is…um…." Chiron turned to Dylan. "What did you say your name was?"
"You never asked. My name is Dylan Jackson."
"Everyone this is Dylan!" he yelled so everyone could hear. "And he needs a team. Anyone willing to welcome him on their team.
There was dead silence.
Wow it's like I'm back in high school again. Dylan thought.
"Anyone?" Chiron asked again. "This is unacceptable! To make this boy feel left out and unwanted. It's just-"
"It's not that!" A kid with red hair shouted. He had pale skin, and brown eyes. "It's just the new kids always suck at fighting. "
"I once had a camper on his first day at camp won capture the flag for his team. " Chiron told the campers.
"Yeah you say that all the time, but we don't believe it. "Another kids said.
Chiron sighed. "Dylan go on the red team."
The whole red team sighed. After Chiron got Dylan a helmet, a sword and amour. Dylan ran over to his new team mates.
"So what's the plain?"
"Stay out of our way that's the plain, fresh meat!" a huge guy with spikey green hair, light skin and brown eyes told him.
"Excuse Tyler, he`s a little cranky when he doesn't take his nap. We don't have a plain, as usual." A boy told me. He had wavy blonde hair, blue eyes and light skin.
"Well I can't think of a plain!" Tyler yelled.
"I could probably think of one!" Dylan told them.
Most of the kids laughed.
"Okay guys what are we going to do!? I am not losing again!" the blonde haired boy yelled.
"Can you guys stop agreeing and hide the flag so we can play!" A girl from the red team intervened. "It`s going to get dark soon."
"Get out of here Lizzie! This is not your fight!"
"I'll fight if I want to!"
The two of them continue to argue for a while. Dylan decided he was going to scope out some of the camp. He went to all the cabins and snuck in to see if they were any better than his…they were. He went to the dinning pavilion, the rec room and then explored the big house. He even went up the attic. As he walked in he was shocked to see the Oracle. He thought it looked like a mummy and was confused to why it was here. He went to touch it and it was cold.
Then its eyes started to glow and it started to talk.