"Percy, by the bush, scouting group" Annebeth whispered to Percy pointing towards the bush where Conner and the other kids where.

I snuck over to the bush, stepping on a twig, "Hades" I mumbled, looking at the bush to see if I was spotted.

Brett whipped his head around, out of the corner of his eye he saw me, "Um, guys, behind us," he told his team as he raised his bronze axe.

"Help." I yelled as I fumbled with Riptide, it seemed to be stuck in my pocket, but finally I pulled it out. I ripped the cap off, the sword grew out and I saw some fear in the new camper's eyes.

Conner raised his sword and swiped at my feet, I dropped my sword. I needed to run, I needed to get away. I ran towards my teams flag hoping that the guards would help me with my little problem.

"He's mine" Brett yelled as he ran after me, but luckily for me he wasn't that fast, I got to the flag before him quite easily.

The guards started to circle around him as he approached the flag. Four trained fighters on one new camper wasn't very fair, but it is capture the flag.

"Hey, Percy," Brett hollered form behind me, "want to fight mono-a-mono?" He raised his axe across his body.

"Go; get the flag, which is what is important for this game, to capture the flag." I told him as I pulled Riptide out of my pocket with ease this time, "But if you want to fight be my guest."

While Brett was distracting me, Conner snuck up towards out flag, he grabbed then bolted towards his territory only to be stopped by the guards. Out into the distance I could see the Ares team lead by Clarisse waving a flag as they ran to their area.

Conner was released when the guards realized that his team was already out. Now it was just two teams left, like it should be, two teams, two flags, both well guarded. I looked around but I noticed that the flag was gone. I heard more cheers from the Ares kids as a conch shell blew. We lost.

"Percy, where was the flag you idiot, you should of been guarding it." Beckondorf said as he walked past me followed by the rest of our team.

"Seaweed Brain you are such a... a... well your no child of Athena's" Annebeth yelled as she hit the back of my helmet with the hilt of her sword.

The campers went towards their cabins, throwing their armour in. "Hey Brett, how'd you get away from the guards." I asked him as we walked towards the Amphitheatre.

"I actually have no clue, just lucky I guess." He said quietly as he kicked a rock almost ashamed of himself for not being beaten up.

"Well okay then." I mumbled as I went to go see my cabin mate Tyson the Cyclops.

The songs were normal, nothing spectacular with the fire either, but the only thing that bothered me is that Annebeth was still ignoring me. And, that really annoyed me, the last time we were like this was in my second summer, and it was because she didn't like Tyson.

Annebeth walked over as everyone was getting up to go back to their cabins, "Percy," she whispered so only I could hear, "sorry, it wasn't your fault, it was mine, why did I put you on defence again?" She walked away with her cabin.

"Come on big guy bed." I said so Tyson would get up.

We arrived at our cabin a couple of minutes later, nothing was new there either, except some dramaches in the fountain and it was a lot cleaner that it was at the end of last summer.

"Goodnight big fella." I yawned as I lied down in my bed, thinking about that new kid and how he escaped the guards without a scratch or bruise. I then quickly fell to sleep.

I didn't sleep long, I was awoken with a start from what sounded like gunfire. I quickly got dressed and noticed that Tyson wasn't in his bed. This must be bad, Tyson always slept in he never even woke up at what 5:00 am. There must be something wrong here.

I got ready and walked outside, just with Riptide and my watch on. The camp was under attack. The Ares cabin was attacking a Minotaur which I killed only four years ago, the monsters are coming back quicker than I ever thought possible. That is until I looked around and noticed every creature I killed in my quest fighting against us.

"Percy, don't just stand there, fight." Annebeth yelled as she jabbed at the manticore.

I joined in the fight, Polphymus was here at the camp, but he seemed pretty occupied by Tyson and another Cyclops. I turned around and saw Kelli and Tammi smiling at me, but this time I saw them for their demonic beings.

Kelli lunged at me flailing a small dagger in her hand while Tammi charged at me and dove towards my legs. I pulled out Riptide in time and blocked Kelli's dagger but got thrown to the ground by Tammi.

"Come on Perseus, join us, rule alongside Lord Kronus, join us and be spared." Tammi said in a snake like voice. She waited for a response licking a dagger that she pulled from her hair. "Too late for you." She spat as she thrusted her dagger towards me.

I grabbed my sword which was dropped on the ground when I was tackled. I grabbed it and deflected the dagger into the grass. I tossed Tammi off me and turned around to stab Kelli. She evaporated into a shower of dust.

Tammi, in a blind rage grabbed her dagger and threw herself towards me. I twisted around just in time to deflect the stab as I swung through her body. She exploded in dust. I looked around and be the looks of things the camp was winning the battle. But that was then, and I had no clue what was going to happen.