The sky was windy and cloudy in Long Island. Camp Half-Blood was engaging in their normal daytime activities, and a certain chariot had just arrived.
" Whoa! Is that the chariot Annabeth and the others are on?"said one of the Apollo cabin campers.
" It's on fire!" shouted a Demeter girl.
--On the Apollo cabin's chariot--
Lightning flashed. The chariot shuddered, and Jason yelled, " Left wheel's on fire!"
Piper stepped back. Sure enough, the wheel was burning, white flames lapping up the side of the chariot. Her vision went black, and when it came back to normal, they were in a totally different place.
A cold gray ocean stretched out to the left. Snow-covered fields, roads, and forests spread to the right. Directly below them was a green valley, like an island of springtime, rimmed with snowy hills on three sides and water to the north. Piper saw a cluster of buildings like ancient Greek temples, a big blue mansion, ball courts, a lake, and a climbing wall that seemed to be on fire. But before she could really process all she was seeing, their wheels came off and the chariot dropped out of the sky.
Annabeth and Butch tried to maintain control. The pegasi labored to hold the chariot in a flight pattern, but they seemed exhausted from their burst of speed, and bearing the chariot and the weight of five people was just too much.
" The lake!" Annabeth yelled. " Aim for the lake!"
The chariot neared the lake, And then, BOOM.
Girls with long black hair and glowing yellow eyes swam towards the demigods.
They smiled at Piper, and grabbed her shoulders, hauling her up.
They tossed her, gasping and shivering, onto the shore. Nearby, Butch stood in the lake, cutting the wrecked harnesses off the Pegasi. Jason, Leo, and Annabeth were already on shore, surrounded by kids giving them blankets and asking questions. Apparently kids fell into the lake a lot, because a detail of campers ran up with big bronze leaf blower looking things and blasted Piper with hot air; and in about two seconds her clothes were dry.
There were at least twenty campers milling around- the youngest maybe nine, the oldest college age, eighteen or nineteen -
And all of them had orange T-shirts like Annabeth's . A second later the wreckage of the chariot was tossed from the lake and landed nearby with a wet crunch.
Will scowled at his broken chariot. Then he sized up Piper, Leo, and Jason.
" These are the ones? Way older than thirteen. Why haven't they been claimed already?"
Before Annabeth could explain, Will said, " Any sign of Percy?"
" No," Annabeth admitted. The campers muttered. Piper had no idea who this guy Percy was, but his disappearance seemed to be a big deal. Another girl stepped forward. " Well," the girl said, " I hope they're worth the trouble."
" Drew, all demigods are worth saving. But I'll admit, the trip didn't accomplish what I had hoped." Annabeth said.
" We need to make our new arrivals feel welcome. We'll assign them each a guide, give them a tour of the camp. Hopefully by the campfire tonight, they'll be claimed."
--Time skip to the campfire--
Jason had just given his lightning show, and shocked the whole camp. Even Annabeth and Chiron were surprised.
The campers started whispering about the quest and what it would mean.
Just then, the winds started picking up in the night sky, and a black vortex or hole popped up in the sky. Some thunder shook the campgrounds, and with a explosion, something crashed in the center of the ashes of the once fireplace, and the smoke came. The vortex disappeared out of the sky.
Chiron and some of the Head counselors scrambled around, making sure none of the campers were injured.
" Is everyone alright?" Chiron asked, looking around.
" I think so, but look over there by the pit."
Annabeth said as she stood to her feet and dusted herself off.
The campers gazed towards the pit Annabeth was talking about . Sprawled out in the ashes was a person. Chiron trotted over to take a look. The person was a girl with turquoise blue hair.
" Whoa, who is that?" Piper thought.
" Quick, take them to the Big House for treatment now!" Annabeth commanded a few of the Apollo cabin campers.
The campers picked up Bra and slowly carried her to the Big House.
The camp was quiet until the campers had entered.
Whispers could be heard throughout the pavilion.
' What could this mean' Annabeth wondered.
' Could it be an enemy?' Jason thought.
" Attention everyone, in event of this incident, I command an early bedtime for all campers." Chiron spoke up. "Tomorrow we will hold a council meeting. Now off to bed you go, go on now."
Soon the campers dispersed, leaving the pavilion and going into their cabins.
Chiron was deep in his thoughts as he went into the Big House and closed the doors.
(AN: Most of this chapter was from The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan if you didn't know. I own nothing.)