Chapter 6. Oh, also, if you see ANY mistakes, tell me about it, because I've been brain-dead the past couple days x_x , so I'm apt to make errors ;|

Percy

Percy seriously didn't think that it had been 4 hours. Eh, time flies faster when you're a demigod.

Jason seemed nice enough. He asked Percy the day before if he wanted to spar for a bit. Percy refused. When you find out someone is stronger than you, it's never the same.

Unless, of course, the other person is obviously more advanced. You accept that and respect the person for who he or she is.

But that didn't apply at the moment, as Percy was currently in the process of running to the tables with Reyna and Jason. The pair that was Reyna and Jason seemed awkward when the Argo landed, but now they shared a level of indifference. Percy suspected a history of some sort, but you could never be sure about this. Of course, Percy was not the epitome of romance. He left that to the Aphrodite girls.

On another note, Percy was aware of a sharp, tingling pain in his hip, which he ignored, because oftentimes his bones ached from his strenuous workouts. They reached the marble stage.

"OCTAVIAN!" Reyna bellowed, looking quite frightening. Octavian glanced their way, looking unperturbed.

"Ah! Praetor Reyna! Jason! Praetor Percy! Back from the dead, as it would seem." Anger boiled through Percy's veins from the lies that Octavian was surely spreading, he was prepared to fling Octavian into the Pacific, if Jason had not been first. A mini tornado assembled and Octavian was it's only passenger. It spun faster and faster, until Octavian was hurled from the eye of the storm, to crash into one of the nearby dining tables.

Percy blew a sigh of relief, which may have contained a little awe at Jason's power.
Reyna led the announcements, and the questers and Reyna settled down to eat.

After filling up on rice stew (Energy) with sesame seeds (Calcium) and medium rare steak (Protein), Percy got up and lead their group towards Nico di Angelo.

Percy hit Nico on the head.

"Why didn't you tell me who I was?"

"Hey, you don't mess with the gods, dude." He smiled good-naturedly. "Hey Bi-Hazel!" Percy recognized the stumble, having known Bianca di Angelo for some time.

With the attention focused on Nico, Hazel posed an interesting query.

"Who's your companion?"

"Oh, this is E-HEY!" The girl had disappeared from Nico's side. Percy's eyes roved hurriedly throughout the crowds, knowing in his soul that this is exactly the kind of thing Hera would pull.

Instead of being relaxed when he saw her, his jaw tensed and his hands closed into fists. She was talking with Octavian, looking slightly scared. Octavian reached his hand out to her arm,

And she collapses.

Percy's legs seem too slow when they all start running towards her. The sharp pain in his hip reawakened as Percy bent over her motionless body. He observed her face, while checking her pulse. A sweet face, upon closer inspection, probably twelve, but it was marked with seriousness. It was a face marred with the "real world". This child had grown up too early.

After Percy's fingers had sensed the quick beating of a heart, he stood up, glaring at Octavian, whose face was…Evil.

No, he was shocked. Scared.

Somebody spat at Octavian's face, obliviously unaware of his emotions.

"Octavian, you may be excused. For the rest of the day," Percy said quietly. Octavian's face flashed a rare-no, for the first time in his life, plastered on Octavian's face…was gratitude. Octavian turned around, his feet digging into the ground, and sprinted to the Jupiter temple, where he remained the rest of the day.

Hazel cradled the girl's head in her arms.

"APOLLO!" Percy yelled. "I need a child of Apollo!"

A tall girl, fourteen, stepped forward, brushing her demigod siblings out of the way.

"We need to take her to the infirmary. This seems pretty minor right now," she murmured, checking the girl's breathing.

Percy took the girl's arms, and Jason her legs, with Leo and Nico supporting her middle, and the Apollo girl keeping pace. Frank walked slowly with Hazel, who seemed strangely shaken. Reyna's eyebrows were pinched, deep in thought.

"Continue with daily activities!" Reyna shouted back at the campers, still walking. "War games will be postponed one hour!" A groan rippled through the crowd.

When they reached the infirmary, the doors burst open with a flick of Jason's hand. Percy ignored the surprise on Annabeth's face, and set the girl down carefully on the adjoining bed to Annabeth. Percy and Piper sat down next to Annabeth, Percy stroking Annabeth's hair, his eyes focused on the Apollo girl, who was doing a full-body examination. Checking all of the girl's vitals, and whatnot.

"So," Percy started, "what's your name?"

"Abigail," she answered, not looking up. Percy nodded. He watched as Abigail checked the girl's pulse again, and pressed her ear to the girl's chest. Abigail rested one hand lightly on the girl's mouth, and the other on the girl's stomach. This went on for about a minute.

Percy opened his mouth, about to ask another question. But then,

Abigail started doing chest compressions. Abigail's eyebrows were pinched, her teeth clenched, expression fierce.

"SOMEBODY!" She yelled, overly loud. "GET ME SOME AMBROSIA AND NECTAR! AND THREE SYRINGES!"

Everybody froze for a second, just staring at Abigail do compressions. "NOW!"

Everybody jumped into action, Leo causing more damage than good. Hazel grabbed a blender from a cabinet, and Jason grabbed the ambrosia and nectar that were sitting on the counter, and Frank grabbed a handful of syringes from the medicine application bucket. Percy blended the ambrosia and nectar together, as they did not mix easily. He clawed the blender off its stand, and was at Abigail's side in an instant.

"Distribute it evenly throughout three syringes," Abigail managed to gasp, sweat beading on her forehead. She did mouth-to-mouth, forcing air into the girl's lungs. "Do you know how to do CPR?"

"I do!" Leo volunteered. Percy was surprised, but it did not show up on his face as he capped off the syringes.

"Okay, take over for me. One, two, THREE!" Abigail jumped back, and Leo pumped expertly. He hummed something under his breath. "Okay, give me one of the syringes." Percy handed her one. Abigail tied off one of the girl's arms, waited a second, and jabbed the needle into the girl's wrist.

"If her heart isn't going, why do you need to tie her arm?" Percy couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not sure, but it's protocol. We don't ask questions." Abigail took another syringe, tied off the girl's other arm, and stuck it in her other wrist.

"Do you learn this ambrosia and nectar thing in med school too?"

"Yes, but it's only performed by trained professionals. We didn't have enough time to get somebody, so this is generally pretty risky in hands like mine," she said calmly. "Give me the last one." Percy reluctantly gave it to her. "Leo, give her mouth to mouth." Leo did so.

"Hey, Piper, you jealous?" Piper rolled her eyes.

Abigail inhaled once through her teeth, and slid the point into the girl's neck. Percy thought it was into her jugular artery (that was the only artery he knew of that was in the neck).

The girl writhed in

convulsions.

Like she was being electrocuted. Her face was nothing but pain, her eyes still shut. Her mouth opened in a soundless scream. Her limbs struggled against invisible barriers. The table shook under her violent movements.

"Is this supposed to happen?" Frank asked, panicked.

"Yes, HOLD HER DOWN!" Abigail screamed, trying vainly to prevent the girl from falling off. All the boys- Percy, Frank, Jason, Nico, and Leo- pinned her to the table. Annabeth fidgeted in her bed, wanting to help. Piper restrained her, worried for her head wound.

The girl went limp. The boys released her. Nico stood warily next to her head. She opened her eyes shakily. She smiled weakly at the sight of Nico's face.

"Hi, Nico. What happened?"

After all this anxiety that probably only took ten minutes, but felt like hours, Percy felt like shouting at her peace. How could she be so calm, when she wasn't even here a second ago?

"REALLY?" Nico shouted. "YOU JUST DIED A SECOND AGO, AND NOW YOU'RE LIKE, 'HI'?" Abigail dragged him off, making him breathe in a paper bag. Percy took Nico's place.

"Hi," He said softly. "I'm Percy Jackson. What's your name?"

"I'm not sure I should tell you." She said, looking so…mature, yet her eyes were so wide, so innocent.

"So how does Nico know?"

"Because he caught me off guard."

Percy laughed. He was suddenly reminded of something.

"Hey, Nico, weren't you kidnapped by her?" Nico looked much calmer now. A/N "her" and "she" that is mentioned here is Gaea.

"Nah, did she say so? Something just told me to go north immediately, and I found this little menace." He nudged the girl one the elbow, and managed to get a smile from her.

"We might as well have another meeting, a very short one, at least, before the war games." Reyna suddenly made an appearance. "Abigail, you seem very qualified, and very responsible. If you would like, you could take part in our conference." Abigail sat in a cushiony chair, looking very tired. She shook her head. "I understand, but please, do not tell anyone of what happened." Abigail nodded, and left.

Percy had a feeling that she would try to avoid the group as much as possible.

I hope you liked it! I've been sort of getting a writing surge these past couple days. Also, I want to shoot down anyone's hopes right here. THERE WILL BE NO ROMANCE BETWEEN THE NEW CHARACTER AND PERCY. I know that most of you would never think of it, but there was one fanfic with Percy dating Hazel (Hazel being 13 and Percy 16). *Shudder*