Hey guys, i must be doing well cos my veiws have skyrocketed. Ill tak that as a good sign and keep writing. My 'partner' doesnt really want to do it anymore

Chapter 13

Jason and Lachlan were laying on their beds in the Zeus cabin. "So. You and Piper huh?" Lachlan asked.

Jason sat up on his bunk. "Yeah. So what?"

Lachlan held up his hands. "Nothing. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that."

Jason laid back down again. "Good. Or I would've hit you with lightning."

"Jason. I'm a son of Zeus to, or Jupiter. Whatever. That lightning would do almost nothing to me."

Jason smirked. "You know, I've actually always wanted a brother."

Lachlan mumbled, "You already told me that." Jason didn't seem to hear him.

"So. Who do you have your eye on here huh?"

Lachlan blushed. "Why does everyone need to know who I like? It's not like I'm anything special."

"You're new. That's all."

"Let's just stop talking about girlfriends and who we like and stuff."

Jason went to say something but the horn for dinner blew and they had to walk up to the dining pavilion. It felt good to have someone sitting with you at dinner. It was boring when Lachlan had to sit by himself.

Unfortunately, there was no capture the flag but there still was a campfire. Lachlan sat next to Jason but immediately felt uncomfortable when Piper (who was sitting on the other side of Jason) rested her head-on Jason's shoulder. Lachlan wished that he had a girlfriend that would do that.

As he was walking back to his cabin, someone bumped into him and fell over. Lachlan held out his hand to help the person up and noticed it was Eliza.

She noticed that it was Lachlan and stood up herself. "What."

Lachlan held his hands up. "I accidentally knocked you over and I was going to help you up."

Eliza huffed. She stood up and shouldered past him. Lachlan really hated her when she was like that.

Jason and Piper were talking and laughing on the roof on the Zeus cabin. How they got up there? Lachlan didn't care. He took a quick shower and climbed into his bed with the statue of Zeus staring at him.

He heard Jason and Piper come down from the roof so he shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep. When he opened them again, Jason was just climbing into his bed. Lachlan thought about having a one on one brother to brother but before he knew it, Lachlan was asleep.

He didn't dream which he thought was odd but woke up to Jason shaking his shoulders. Lachlan looked out the window. It was still dark. "Jason. What's wrong." He pointed out the front window where Lachlan could make out the faint outline of Eliza walking into the woods.

"You might want to do something about that," Jason said. Lachlan stood up, grabbed his sword and ran outside forgetting that he was only in a pair of boxer shorts.

Lachlan grabbed Eliza's arm and gave her a look that said that he was going with her.

Eliza shook Lachlan's hand off. "No, go away. I don't want you anywhere near me."

"Why?"

"You know why!" They were talking loud by now and they both saw a light flicker on in the Demeter cabin. Eliza turned and went into the woods. Lachlan jogged and caught up with her. Eliza made it clear that she didn't want to be anywhere near Lachlan but still let him tag along.

"It wasn't my fault that Maya kissed me," Lachlan whispered.

"I forgave Maya for doing that. I'm angry that you went along with that kiss. You could've stopped it but no. You know what. I can't believe that I was starting to like you."

"Look. I'm sorry okay. I didn't mean to kiss her but I was just so caught up in the moment that I didn't even try to stop her."

Eliza ignored Lachlan. Lachlan looked up and saw what she was following. A silver wolf that glowed unnaturally.

They walked past a cave that gave Lachlan the shivers. Eliza suddenly tensed and ran away from the wolf and into the cave. Lachlan went to follow her but he watched helplessly as a slight tremor passed through the ground and moved an entire boulder to block the entrance.

Lachlan instinctively drew his sword and looked around, looking for anyone that could have caused the tremor. Then the thought that Eliza was stuck inside came upon him.

He blasted the rock with lightning, slashed at it with his sword, punched and kicked it until his hands and feet hurt and even tried to push it out of the way. He leaned on the rock for support while he caught his breath. "Eliza. If you can hear me, I'm going back to camp to get help. Don't freak out," Lachlan said through the rock.

There was no reply. Lachlan felt something brushing up against his leg. He looked down and saw the wolf butting his head affectionately on Lachlan's leg. He reached down and gave the wolf a pat. Lachlan started running back towards camp and surprisingly the wolf followed.

The sky started to lighten for some reason because it didn't feel like Lachlan had been in there for very long. How long was I in there for? Lachlan thought. He ran into the Zeus cabin and woke Jason up. "Man. What time is it?" Jason moaned.

"Get up. Eliza's stuck inside a cave in the woods. She needs our help."

Jason groaned and sat up in his bed. "Fine but you're gonna have to owe me one."

While Jason was putting on some warmer clothes, Lachlan threw on a pair of jeans and his coat and went next door to cabin three to get Percy. The Poseidon cabin seemed quite nice. The salty breeze in the air, the way that you could hear the waves crashing up against the shore.

Percy was half hanging out of bed and seemed to be in the middle of a dream. Not a bad one though. He had a dreamy smile on his face and every occasionally, he would let out a small giggle. Lachlan gave him a slight nudge and Percy sat bolt upright, his eyes wide open.

"Who sere?" Percy said sleepily. He reached under his pillow and brought out his ballpoint pen. He uncapped it and his bronze sword appeared in his hand. "Connor. This is no time for pranks."

"Percy. Relax. It's just me," Lachlan said.

"Who's me."

Lachlan rolled his eyes. "Lachlan." Percy got out of his bed and stood up.

Percy stretched. "What needs to be killed?"

"Nothing. Eliza needs help. She's stuck in a cave."

Percy nodded his head as if he understood. "You mean your girlfriend Eliza?"

Lachlan felt his face get very hot. "She's not my girlfriend. Why do you keep if?"

Percy wiggled his eyebrows. "Just something that I do. Now let's go save your girlfriend."

Lachlan wanted to punch Percy but he knew it would end up getting slammed by a whole lot of water. Lachlan turned and went outside where Jason was waiting. Jason's gladiolus hung at his side. "Percy?" he asked.

"Being an idiot."

Percy stomped down the stairs behind Lachlan now dressed in jeans and a camp half-blood t-shirt with Riptide in his hands.

"Come on guys. Follow me." Lachlan jogged off into the woods and Percy and Jason followed.

They had almost reached the cave where Eliza was trapped until Lachlan skidded to a stop. "Guys. Hold on for a second."

Jason stopped but Percy kept going. "There's nothing wrong guys," he called out from ahead of them.

Something rustled in the treetops and Percy stopped. He held up his sword and Lachlan thought of a lightning bolt. A shadowy figure dropped down behind Percy and touched the back of his head. Percy instantly collapsed. The figure turned and Jason and Lachlan turned and ran.

They thundered through the middle of all the cabins and lights in the cabins flickered on. The door of the Athena cabin opened and Annabeth stepped out, her hair in a rat's nest. "Guys, what's going on?"

The shadowy figure walked out of the woods towards them. "Annabeth. Percy just, collapsed. Creepy guy," Lachlan panted.

Campers streamed out of the cabins, some with weapons and faces the figure. As it got close, everyone around it just dropped to the ground and started snoring.

Annabeth ran inside and came back with a backpack sling over her shoulders. "We have to warn Chiron."

"No time. We must get to Olympus. Just run," Jason said.

Lachlan spotted the camp SUV parked next to the Big House. "How about we drive?"

Within seconds, they were speeding up the side of Half-Blood Hill with Annabeth at the wheel. The shadowy figure seemed to have stopped chasing them but when Lachlan looked back at the camp, he saw it in the middle of the cabins with a bunch of sleeping campers at his feet.

"Okay. I'm going to be the first to talk. WHAT WAS THAT THING?!" Lachlan's face was white with fear.

Even Annabeth looked scared. "I don't know but it won't be the worst thing that you face as a demigod. I just hope that Percy is safe."

Jason cleared his throat. "Uh Annabeth. About Percy..."

"No. He can't be back there. He must've somehow got out and escaped."

Lachlan spoke up. "Annabeth. I saw it too. The shadowy guy just touched the back of his head and Percy just collapsed."

Annabeth pulled the SUV over to the side of the road and put her head in her hands. Jason put his arm around her and rubbed her shoulders. "Hey. Don't worry. Percy will be okay. He's fought Titans and Giants. He's not going to be killed by some creepy guy hiding in the shadows."

Annabeth stifled a laugh. She sat up straighter and Lachlan noticed the tears running down the side of her face. Holy Hera, Lachlan thought. She must really like Percy.

Annabeth checked her phone. "Guys. It's one thirty. Will they even let us into the Empire State Building?"

Jason smiled. "If they don't, we'll find a way."

Annabeth wiped her eyes on the sleeves of her pyjamas. She pulled the SUV back onto the road and followed the traffic into the city.