Chapter Three—Camp Half-Blood

Percy's POV

We went back to my house. Too bad we didn't get to hang out. My mom was about to make dinner.

"Mom, can I borrow the car? We're going to camp for a while." I said

"Why would you go there? You just were just there last week." She said

"We found these kids – actually they're older than us – and we think we need to get them to camp." I replied

"Alright… wait, how long are you staying there? School starts next week."

I grabbed the keys. "Maybe a couple of days. We'll be back before school starts. Bye mom!"

"IM me when you get there. Come home soon!"

We all got in the car. None of us talked much. Occasionally, Grover would ask me to stop over so he could use the bathroom but other than that, everyone was silent until Annabeth asked, "I just thought of something. You said you were from England, right? What are you doing in America?"

"Uhh…we're on vacation." Harry said unconvincingly.

We finally arrived. We walked up the hill to Thalia's tree.

"Is that a dragon by that tree?" asked Ron.

"Yeah, that's the guard dragon, Peleus." I said

"Why do you have a guard dragon?" asked Harry

"It's a long story." I replied.

Peleus glared at us like he's ready to attack at any moment.

"Don't go near the tree or else he'll attack you." I said

"Okay." They all said

We walked to the Big House to find Chiron. Instead of Chiron, they found Mr.D playing pinochle with a bunch of satyrs with his back to us, though he seemed to know we were there.

"What is it Peter Johnson?" he asked

"Mr.D, where's Chiron?"

"What, no hello?"

"Ugh…Hello, Mr.D."

"That's better. I think that old centaur is teaching archery." He answered

"A centaur?" said Ron. Dionysus probably didn't know they were there so he suddenly turned around to face us.

"Well, what do we have here? New campers?"

"We're not sure. They claim to be wizards." I said

"I'm a witch!" said Hermione, "And we're telling the truth. I thought you believe us!"

"Perhaps you should consult Chiron." Dionysus said, going back to his game.

"That's what–"I started to say

"And don't interrupt my game again!" Mr.D said

We left the Big House to find Chiron.

"He didn't seem pleasant." said Harry

"Dionysus is just angry that his father grounded him." said Annabeth.

"Wait…that was Dionysus, god of wine?" Hermione asked

"Yes" I said

"I thought he was lighthearted and helpful." She said

"That was the old Dionysus – before he was punished by Zeus to become the director of camp." Annabeth explained,

We saw Chiron trotting towards us from the archery range with his bow slung over his shoulder.

"Hello Percy, Annabeth and Grover. I thought you weren't coming back until next summer. And Grover, I thought you had a week off. And who are your friends?" he asked

"This is–"

"I'm Hermione Granger."

"I'm Ron Weasley."

"I'm Harry Potter. We're pleased to meet you."

Hermione looked like she met a celebrity.

"You're The Chiron, 'Trainer of Heroes'?" Hermione nearly shrieked from excitement.

"Yes, I am. I assume you know about me."

"Of course! You trained several heroes like– "

"Alright, Hermione. I know it's like you've met a celebrity, but you don't need to go on and on about everything you know." Said Ron

"I appreciate your knowledge but he is right. There are more important things at hand. To start, who or what are you?" asked Chiron

"We're wizards and Hermione is a witch." Said Harry

"Hmmm…from your accents, I don't think you are from America. Where do you live and what school do you go to?" Chiron asked

"We live in England. We go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Said Ron

"I thought so. I have a few centaur relatives that live in the Forbidden Forest of that school. And," he said facing Harry,"I presume you are the boy who killed Lord Voldemort."

"Yes, I am."

"I heard you are quite a celebrity in the Wizard World."

"Yeah, we can't go a day without being mobbed by people asking for his autograph."

"You're famous for defeating a bad guy? What a coincidence. It's like we're twins. We even look alike. Except I don't have a scar."

"What are you doing in America, anyway? Asked Chiron

"They claimed to be on vacation." said Annabeth, "What's your real reason?"

"We were being chased by Death Eaters."

"What are Death Eaters?" asked Grover

"They are the followers of Voldemort." explained Hermione

"I thought you killed this Voldemort already." Said Grover

"I did, but the remaining Death Eaters want to avenge their master."

"Okay. You should stay here for a while." Said Chiron

"Which cabin are they staying in?" I asked

"They can stay at the Big House." He said

"Do you have any luggage?" Annabeth asked

"Our things are with Hermione." Said Ron

I didn't notice that Hermione had a small pouch dangling from her neck. She was pulling something out and I was surprised to see that she pulled out a backpack. Then she pulled out another backpack. How could all that fit in there? She pulled another backpack. Maybe it was magical. I suddenly remembered that I promised to IM my mom once I arrive.

"I'm just going to go to my cabin first. I promised to IM my mom" I said

"Okay, we'll stay here."

"What's IM?" asked Ron

"It's Instant Messaging" said Hermione

"Actually it's Iris Messaging." Said Annabeth

"How does that work?" Asked Harry

"Come with us and we'll show you."

We went to my cabin. The small fountain was fixed. I grabbed a drachma.

"O, Iris, Goddess of the rainbow, Accept my offering." I tossed the drachma into the rainbow.

"Show me Sally Jackson in New York."

My mom was watching TV then she saw me.

"Percy, I was beginning to worry. How come you contacted me just now?"

"I forgot. We were kind of busy."

"Did you get attacked by monsters?" she asked

"No mom, we're fine." I was starting to get embarrassed. My mom became too over protective.

"Tell me when you are going to go home."

"I will mom. Bye!"

"I love you Percy!"

I looked behind me to see that all of them were sniggering. I blushed.

"Let's contact Luna, Neville, and Ginny." Said Harry

"Do you think she will accept galleons?" asked Hermione

"Let's try since we don't have any god money." Said Harry

They repeated what I did and they crossed their fingers. I waited for the fountain to spit out the wizard coin but I was surprised to see that the fountain glowed.

"Uh, show me Luna Lovegood wherever she is." Said Harry

A blond-haired girl with radish earrings was running away from something. She looked back and yelled, "Stupefy!" It hit her opponent and she hid behind a dumpster. Then she saw us. "Harry, Hermione, Ron? Where did you come from?"

"We're in a camp in New York. Where are you?" asked Hermione

"I'm not sure. There's a hotel around the corner. The Lotus Hotel and Casino. I'll go ask there where I am. I'll be back."

I gasped. "Whatever you do don't go there!" But it was too late. She went inside and Zeus knows how long she'll stay there.

"Why can't she go there?" asked Harry

"Because we went there before and we barely made it out in time to finish our quest. If you stay there, you won't be able to leave. You will be stuck there forever, never aging. If you thought you stayed there for a week, decades or even centuries could have passed. We need to rescue her." explained Annabeth.

"Let's go back to Chiron." I said.

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