(A/N: Well, sorry I haven't updated in some time. Well, the Lord of the Rings part comes in this chapter. Hope you enjoy it!)

Chapter 5: The Letters

Point of View:

James Star

"James, wake up. The volleyball tournament starts today," a voice whispered in my ear.

"I don't like volleyball," I muttered.

"Come on, you're one of the best players on our team," the voice said. I opened my eyes and saw Jennie.

"All right, I'll be there in five minutes," I replied, getting out of bed.

"More like five years," Jennie grumbled, exiting the cabin. I smiled and got changed. I placed my special dagger in my pocket. I headed towards the door, but before I did, I found a letter. On the envelope, it was written, "James." I grabbed the letter and started reading. It said, "Protect Kyra. Now time for a haiku!" I dropped the note before the haiku and shook my head. The letter was from Apollo. I should've guessed. I exited my cabin and saw that the Athena kids and the Poseidon kid had started the first volleyball match. It was pretty unfair because there were five Poseidon kids and seventeen Athena, but I was routing for the Poseidon kids. The volleyball bounced back and forth. Then, I saw Kyra walking over.

"Hi, little sis," I greeted.

"Don't call me that!" she growled. I chuckled, "All right, all right."

"Well, I can't play volleyball, I've got look out duty," Kyra said.

"Why? You just arrived at camp!" I cried.

"Well, I volunteered," Kyra replied. "Don't worry brother, I'll be fine."

"Good luck. And blow the horn when you see monsters." Kyra nodded and walked away. I watched her disappear from my sight. Then, I looked back at the volleyball match. It was four to zero, Athena. After several minutes passed, the Athena cabin won, fifteen to ten. The next match was with Athena and Hephaestus. Athena had won again and the other matches had begun. Now it was my cabin versus the Hermes cabin. Jennie made me serve the ball first and so I did. I hit the ball over the net and luckily, Travis missed the ball and we got a point. Travis rolled the ball under the net to me and I grabbed it. I served again and the game continued. After several minutes passed, we had won fifteen to nine. I watched the other game going on.

"Hey, James," Percy greeted.

"Hello," I replied.

"Who do you think is going to win?" Percy asked. "Athena or Demeter?"

"Demeter, obviously," I said sarcastically. Percy chuckled and kept watching. While the game was going on, I heard a faint horn blowing.

"Percy, did you hear that?" I asked.

"Hear what?" he asked.

"The horn…"

"James, don't worry Kyra's fine. You probably thought you heard it," Percy assured me. I nodded, but I wasn't so sure. I could've sworn I heard Kyra's horn blowing. Then, I heard the same noise, this time it was louder and I knew I wasn't imagining it.

Point of View:

Kyra Summer

Before my eyes were at least thirty…monsters? No, they were worse than any monster I have ever seen. (So far, I only saw the dracaenae and hellhound). They had muscular arms, beefy hands, scary eyes, dark skin and were very ugly. I started blowing my horn five times, but no help came. I guess I'm going to have to take them by myself, I thought. I took out my bow and arrow and aimed the arrow at a monster. I released and got the orc in the chest. The monster only staggered back but kept advancing. Weren't monsters supposed to disintegrate? If arrows don't work, I'm going to have to fight up close. I took out my two daggers and charged. I slashed and stabbed, but I didn't kill one monster. Most of the time I spent blocking and dodging. Just then, one of the monsters slashed at my legs. I fell to the ground and the pain in my legs was overwhelming. I finally got back to my feet but, when I done that, a monster slashed at my stomach. I screamed in pain. I fell to the ground, moaning in pain. One of the monsters loomed over me and laughed.

"Die, human!" he roared. Before the ugly monster stabbed my stomach, an arrow shot his head. The other monsters looked where the arrow came from and I saw my brother, James. And Percy was there, too. James dropped his bow and took out his tiny dagger. His dagger blade grew until it was the size of his arm. The monsters roared in rage and charged James and Percy. I lied there staring at them helplessly. I wondered how they could survive. Then, before the orcs reached James, he took out a horn and blew into it as hard as he could. It made a huge sound which made my ears start to ring. The monsters were dazed for a second and in that second, the whole camp arrived with swords, spears, and other celestial bronze weapons. The campers charged the monsters.

"Fall back, fall back!" one of the monsters roared. The monsters ran away with amazing speed. When the monsters disappeared from sight, James and Percy ran towards me. James had his worried face on right now. (Samantha was correct; he looked cute with his worried face on).

"Kyra, are you all right?" James asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I answered. I tried to get up but I fell back down.

"No, you're not all right," James muttered.

"What were those monsters?" I asked.

"Orcs, from Middle-Earth. This is bad, very bad."

"Wait, do you mean from the inner core of the earth?" James shook his head, "It's hard to explain. I have to take you to the infirmary."

"Yay, my second time going there," I muttered. James smiled and picked me up. He carried me the Big House.

"Kyra, next time, do not make me worried. Just come back in the borders and warn the campers if the horn doesn't work. Orcs can't come through the borders," James ordered. He took away my horn and threw it into the trash can. I giggled, "All right, don't worry big brother."

"Jennie will be here soon," James said, walking out of the infirmary. After a minute passed, Jennie came.

"Hey, sis," she greeted.

"Hi, Jennie," I replied.

"All right, I'll patch you up and you'll be fine, is that fine with you?" I nodded. So, Jennie patched up my injuries. I got out of the cot and tried to walk. I stumbled sometimes, but I could walk.

"Good, you can walk. Well, go to the cabin and get some rest," Jennie ordered. I nodded and limped away to my cabin.

Point of View:
James Star

I went to Chiron's pinochle playing table and saw Chiron and Dionysus playing pinochle.

"Hello James," Chiron greeted as I entered. "I heard the orcs have come. Is everyone all right?"

"Yes, only Kyra is injured, but it is very minor," I answered.

"Well James, I have a letter for you. It's from Middle-Earth. But it will only answer to you," Chiron said, handing me an envelope. I opened it and grabbed the letter. It was in elf language. And luckily, Legolas taught me how to read elf language. Anyway, I started reading it. At the end, it said, "Sincerely, Legolas."

"It's from Legolas," I said.

"Yes, but what does it say?" Dionysus asked.

"It says that war is stirring at Middle-Earth. And Legolas needs our help. If we win, peace will be at Middle-Earth," I answered. Chiron thought for a moment. Then, he said, "No, I won't allow the campers to go the Middle-Earth."

"Chiron, they helped us win the battle at the Empire State Building. And the elves sacrificed their–," James said.

"Haven't the campers sacrificed their lives, too?" Chiron asked, cutting me off.

"Yes, but the elves can help us more in the future," I protested. Chiron thought again. Finally, Chiron said, "All right, the campers may go." I bowed, "Thank you, Chiron. We will leave tomorrow."

(A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed it. Please give me suggestions in the reviews.)