Chapter 2
Percy Pov
All the campers and I sat around campfire and were having our sing along. I wasn't sure if I was the only one who was excited about finding out who Lyra's godly parent was.
When the sing along ended, we laughed and talked like we did every day. When the conch horn sounded, signaling that it was time to go to our cabins, I almost lost hope that Lyra would be claimed. Almost.
Suddenly the space above Lyra's head shimmered. As I watched, a glowing sea green trident appeared above Lyra's head. Everyone gasped.
I was shocked, confused, happy, and mad at my dad at the same time. Why wouldn't my dad, whom I had done so much for, not tell me that I had a sister?
Chiron who was standing in the corner of the amphitheater, came to stand in front of Lyra and said, "All hail Lyra Jackson, daughter of the sea god, Poseidon.
Everyone was so quiet, you could just feel all of their dread. The next time I saw my dad, I was going to give him a piece of my mind. I look at Lyra's face. She didn't seem to be surprised at all that her father was the all-powerful lord of the seas. In fact, she looked like she expected her father to be Poseidon.
After the sing along, I walked over to Lyra to congratulate her, even though I didn't want to. But I felt that that's what a good half-brother would do.
Lyra Pov
When the sing-along ended, I was starting to think that Poseidon had forgotten that he was supposed to claim me, or else his only son would die. I was ripped out of my thoughts when I heard every one gasp.
There was a strong greenish-bluish glow coming from…..me? I looked up. Just above my head was a glowing sea green trident. So dad hadn't forgotten. Then again, Poseidon had told Percy on his birthday that he was his favorite son. I had felt really down when he said that.
The next time I met my dad, he told me that Percy was his favorite son, and that I would always be his favorite daughter. That had made me feel better, but I still felt like Percy was his favorite child.
After the sing along, Percy walked over to me. I was afraid that he was coming to ask me questions, but he came over and congratulated me for getting claimed.
He showed me to his cabin and said that I would be staying there. He also told me that there was a Cyclopes that was his, sorry, our brother, who came to visit Camp Half-Blood sometimes and that he stayed here.
"No worries." I said. "I think I can try to build a bed out of sea stone right here." Percy raised his eyebrow. "What! I had to do that to survive in the wilderness for a week" I said. "I'll help." he said.
We concentrated on all the sea stone near us, which wasn't hard, since the cabin was beside the sea. Hundreds of pieces of sea stone rose up from the water and merged together in front of us. They formed the shape of a bed.
When Percy thought we were finished, I made a few pieces of stone carve a big trident in the bed frame. I knew I was going to stay here awhile, so why not personalize my bed a little. I carved pictures of mermaid in the bed frame too.
Percy looked at my work in awe. "I didn't know you were a good artist." He said. I rolled my eyes. "You didn't know anything about me, Seaweed Brain." I said. He opened his mouth to protest, but must have realized what I said was true and he shut his mouth. He seemed surprised when I called him Seaweed Brain, but I decided to ask about that later.
Percy Pov
When Lyra said that she was going to build a bed out of sea stone, I insisted I help. I knew how much our powers can drain us. I was surprised at how confident she was that she could build a bed with sea stone. She didn't seem like the kind of person that liked work.
I concentrated and thought of pieces of sea stone merging together in the shape of a bed in front of me. At our command hundreds of pieces of sea stone rose up and formed a bed.
I thought we were done, but Lyra made the remaining pieces of sea stone carve a large trident in the bed frame and a few mermaids too.
"I didn't know you were a good artist" I said. She rolled her eyes. "You didn't know anything about me Seaweed Brain" she said.
I opened my mouth to protest, but when I thought about it, I realized that I didn't know anything about her except for her name. So I shut my mouth.
I was a little startled when she called me Seaweed Brain. Only my two best friends Annabeth and Thalia ever called me that.
When I went to bed that night, I kept on thinking about why dad wouldn't tell me that I had a big sister, sorry, half-sister.
Lyra Pov
The next morning, I ate breakfast with Percy. He seemed to be angry for some reason. Every time I asked him what was bothering him, he said nothing was wrong, which made it a more obvious lie.
My first guess was that he was mad at dad for not telling him that he had a half-sister. My second guess was that I was just imagining things.
Percy told me that the camp was hold Capture the Flag games tomorrow night, and that I should start practicing for the games. So I went through a day of pegging Chiron in his tail with an arrow in archery class, to winning every single match with Percy in the Sword Arena.
Chiron didn't seem to mind that I had almost reduced his tail to only a few strands of hair. He said that he experienced the same thing with Percy. And Percy was impressed with my sword fighting skills.
"You might turn out to be better than Luke." He paused. "He was a good friend of mine, and the best swordsman in three centuries. In fact, he's the one who trained me."
I was proud of Percy. No wonder he won all those battles. He was trained by the best swordsman in three hundred years. I smiled when he complimented me.
Percy Pov
After breakfast I was walking to the Sword Arena, when I passed Lyra in Archery Class. I stifled a laugh when Lyra pegged Chiron in his bottom. Chiron didn't seem to mind.
Chiron started to say something, but I continued my trip to the Sword Arena, because I was sure he was going to tell her about my epic fails in Archery Class.
I started doing a little training until Lyra came. When Lyra came, she was sweating, and she had rubber arrows sticking out of her hair. We had a few sword matches, and Lyra won all of them. I was really surprised. She was as good as Luke was. I told her that, and she smiled.
When we were walking back to our cabins, we heard an ear-deafening battle cry. I pulled out my sword, Riptide, and ran toward the sound which was coming from the beach, with Lyra close behind.
As we arrived at the shoreline, hundreds of men emerged out of the sea. "Mermen" we both said. I looked at Lyra, "What do you think they're here for?" I asked her."I might not have met dad, but I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't send mermen to kill us." She said. They looked around. When their eyes focused on us, their eyes widened. Then their looks changed into faces of anger and without a moment's notice, they charged.