Author's Note; Hello my readers! Sorry this took so long, but my dear old Dad shortened my sister and I's computer times. TWO HOURS A DAY! It sucks...I've been playing Minecraft every night with my friends. But the summer is over and my friends are going to be early, so yay! Fun stuff!
SHOUTOUTS!:
Cherokee rememberer gamer98: Who's doing a bag check? I gotta hide some stuff...my gods Slenderman. There was a massive freak out when two twelve-year-old girls tried to kill their other friend to prove themselves to Slenderman. I hate teachers who are like that, though honestly, half of the time, I'm that student and it annoys me.
Rubydaawesome: I'm sorry it took so long, but my family don't give a shit about fanfiction or anything else I do. Seriously, I'm always the one who has to get off when they could've gotten on at any point in time. I've always felt bad for Gollum/Sméagol. Mostly because that's what my mother used to call me when I was little (The TV remote was my 'Precious'.) but still. That video is so feels-y and the Hobbit one is just funny. I missed you too!
Disclaimer; Do I look like I own Percy Jackson or anything other than these OCs? Well? Do I?
I'm A Demi-WHAT Now?
Chapter VII: More Chariots
Breakfast that morning was loud with people discussing last night's game of Capture the Flag. From what I could tell, Camille was boasting, Pearl was devising a new strategy for next game, Ruby and Sean were arguing, and Jack was just laughing with Jade about the other team's faces. Tantalus looked more pissed off than usual (I thought it just gets worse every day, you know, cause he doesn't have any food) so we decided on not pushing the tables together. He told us to start repairing our chariots for the next race and grinned at me evilly.
I sighed, realizing I was all alone in my cabin. Which meant that I had no team. Bloody brilliant. After breakfast, Jack, Camille, Angie, Violet, and I met up to just talk. All camp activities except for Capture the Flag were canceled.
Capture the Flag is only on Fridays. It was a Saturday. Plus we got punished if we actually tried to do activities. My hatred for Tantalus grew the longer I knew him. "I can't wait for the chariot race!" I said in a fake cheerful voice.
"What's wrong with you?" Camille asked, making a face.
"Chariot racing is not optional for my cabin apparently. The little fu-bugger told me that personally, most likely so he could laugh at my misfortune as he chases popcorn around the track going, "You darned kids! I would eat you but oh wait, I can't eat because I screwed with the gods and they rightfully punished me!" I exclaimed.
"You could get seriously hurt!" Angie exclaimed and Violet nodded.
"You have nobody to protect you from the other cabins." Violet added.
"We could ask Tantalus if I could team up with you! My whole cabin wouldn't get the reward, just me and you and someone else we can get to help us!" Jack exclaimed.
"This is the first and last time you will ever hear me say this, but you. Are. A. GENIUS!" I exclaimed.
"Why thank you, I know." She said cockily, failing to pop her collar. On a t-shirt.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
"Hey, was that first part an insult to my intelligence?" She exclaimed.
We all cracked up laughing as she just stared at us confusedly.
"I don't get it." She said.
"So who do I ask to join us..." I trailed off.
"Well, Ruby and Sean only have two people." Jack reasoned.
"Yeah, I would ask one of you guys but...I feel like that would cause an argument." I told Camille and Angie. Violet was too young.
"One of us could join Ruby and Sean and the other could join Diamond and Jack." Camille suggested.
"Rock paper scissors?" I asked them.
"To the death." Jack added.
They nodded and got ready.
"Rock, paper, scissors, SHOOT!" They yelled.
Camille's rock vs. Angie's scissors.
"Yes!" Camille hissed triumphantly. "I pick Diamond and Jack!"
Angie grumbled. "I'll go find the others."
The six of us wearily approached Mr. D and Tantalus about half an hour later. I cleared my throat.
"Yes, Diana Smith?" Mr. D asked.
"I was, er, wondering if maybe, because, ya know, I'm all alone, Camille and Jack could join me in chariot racing? Just my cabin and those two would get the prize if we won." I asked nervously.
"Hmm..." Tantalus looked at Mr. D. "What do you say?"
"Yes, you can compete with Catherine and Jemma. Now why are the other three here?" He questioned.
"We," Sean gestured toward him and Jack and Tantalus rolled his eyes. "were wondering if Ang-Topanga could join the two of us. Same thing as in the others with the chores."
Mr. D sighed. "I suppose, if you all will STOP BOTHERING ME, I will let Tiffany join you."
"Yes sir." Angie said, concealing a grin.
We then got to work.
We fixed up our chariots by the end of the week, and it was great. I would steer, because I found out I could talk to horses (Who knew?) while Camille and Jack were our fighters. Each wielding a ten-foot-long pole like Chryssie and Tyson did, they looked fearsome. Ish. Tantalus sat boredly at his table, still chasing pastries with his hands.
We were ready, in our chariots. "CHARIOTEERS! ATTEND YOUR MARKS!" He waved his hand, dropping the starting signal, and I flicked the reins.
I was mentally encouraging the pegasi. The Hephaestus chariot came close to ours and Camille shoved it away with so much force it fell over. Jack did the same with Hermes. The Hermes crashed into Ares, and they were all out.
The Athena cabin came scarily close, but the Zeus cabin and Angie pushed them back. They had stormy grey horses pulling the chariot, and it was dark grey, covered in yellow lightning bolts. We were neck and neck, until Hermes joined back into the race, hitting us. As we spun out of control, Ruby, Sean, and Angie crossed the finish line.
Once we were done moving, I got out to congratulate them, Jack and Camille on my tail.
"WE WON!" Angie exclaimed happily.
"Aaaaah, my ears!" I hissed playfully.
"Oh shut up!" She smacked my arm.
My friends and I went through the rest of the day still on a high. It was so exhilarating. Nothing could bring us down!
Third Person POV
That night, Diamond, Ruby, and Sean all had similar dreams.
Diamond stood at the edge of a dark pit. She couldn't see the bottom, and she couldn't move. There was something evil nearby, and all she wanted to do was run. Except for that big, curious, part of her that wanted to know what it was.
"Hello, daughter of the sea god." A voice said. It was definitely coming from the pit, Diamond knew that much. She was smarter than most gave her credit for and already realized that it was male.
"Who are you? Where am I?" She asked.
"I cannot answer either of those questions sea spawn. Well...I am a relative. On the godly side. You know, where nobody cares about you." It replied.
"My father cares about me! He claimed me! Most people never get claimed, or it takes a while. I was claimed on my first day. My father does care about me." Diamond stated proudly.
"Arrogant girl! You aren't supposed to be alive! Any of your uncles, cousins, or other godly relatives could have justly killed you once they found out you were alive. Even your own godly stepmother could have had you killed if she felt like it. Face it, your father doesn't care any more than those who leave their children unclaimed and alone." The voice taunted.
"Poseidon would never let that happen. I am his daughter! He does care!" Diamond was starting to get mad. Who was this dude and why was he making obviously false accusations?
"Hush, child. It's okay. None of the gods care about their children. Otherwise they wouldn't ignore them, or send them out on dangerous quests. Besides, if your father really cared about you, would you have any skills here other than canoeing and Pegasus riding?" Silence. "I care about you. I appreciate you. Cross the gods and join me Diamond Sapphire. Show the gods who you are and give them what they deserve!"
Diamond barely even thought about it before replying calmly. "No. I haven't known about the godly side of things for long, but it's amazing! I will not double-cross my friends and family. This recruitment meeting is over. I refuse."
"Fine. Do not tell anyone about this dream sea spawn." The voice ordered.
Suddenly, Diamond could move! Before she got a chance to do anything, she stumbled and fell into the pit, screaming.
Diamond sat up in the Poseidon cabin, panting, and wide awake. She would never, ever, tell anyone about that dream any time soon, she promised herself. ANot unless it's necessary.
Meanwhile, Ruby was standing at the edge of the same pit. Feeling an evil presence, she crouched down and peered into the pit carefully.
"Hello daughter of Zeus." A creepy voice spoke from the darkness.
"Where are you? Who are you?" She demanded.
"Relax my dear, all in good time."
Sean was also standing at the edge of a pit, all alone.
A voice spoke from the darkness. "Son of the king of gods. Prince of the air, one might say. How nice to finally meet you."
Sean smirked. "Yeah, okay, sure. Where and who are you? Why am I here?"
The voice made it's proposition, promising great power, beyond that of the gods.
One child of Zeus stayed loyal to their friends and family, and tumbled into darkness.
The other thought about it. And they agreed.
The two woke up panting and laid back down, feigning sleep. Those three campers never went back to sleep that night.
Two of them were thinking hard about who that voice might be, and why they wanted them. The third was just lying there, wondering what in the name of Hades they'd just gotten themselves into.
*Dodges knives, arrows, spears, javelins, clubs, and swords* Now that that's out of your system- *Gets hit in the face by tomato* I KNOW THAT WAS YOU CAMILLE! Anyway, the chapters will be shorter from now on. There shouldn't really be as big of a gap between chapters from now on, but I'm unpredictable. Now, I have a poll up, and I want you to vote for who you want to be the traitor. Lastly, I will be doing different POVs from now on.
Question:What are you going to be for Halloween? If you're going trick-or-treating.
Answer:
Jack and I are going as Annabeth (me) and Jason (she insisted on being Jason.) Aqua is being Sadness from Inside Out (She does such a good impression it's scary).
The Adventures of Diamond Sapphire (and sometimes co.):
There was a rumor that one of my teachers had a tramp stamp in addition to their tattoo on the back of the neck in eighth grade. I told my friends about this, Sara, Angie, and Mary. So, we had to explain to Angie what a tramp stamp was. When we asked our teacher about the one on her neck, she told us it was her zodiac sign and said she had another one on her lower back. She pointed to where a tramp stamp would be. We all held back laughs, because after I told them who I overheard it from, they dismissed it as a lie. Now, the one who lets a giggle escape, is Angie, the one who didn't know in the first place! Our teacher smacks the lunch table (Not madly, she was grinning) and says, "Oh, be quiet! I got the tattoo before it was called that! Yeah, I can read your minds!" She then walked away. We all started laughing hysterically, I was crying. Angie, f all people! Ah, too funny.
