PERCY
After arriving at Camp Half-Blood, everything went pretty much how Percy expected it to go.
On seeing Luke, Chiron had (obviously) called for a counsellors' meeting. All the satyrs ran across camp and banged on every single cabin until the counsellor came out, seemingly irritated.
After about half an hour, everybody finally gathered in the new Rec room,which had obviously been designed by Annabeth. It wasn't much of a rec room though,because it was only used for meetings.
Annabeth had really planned the rec room(or as Percy liked to call it - 'The War Meetup)properly.
In the middle, there was a huge round table surrounded by chairs all numbered according to their cabins having the counsellor's name on it.
They were one of those plush comfy recliners with a built in cup holder, dining tray, and foot stand. Amazing for meetings usually involving the campers' probable deaths.
The table itself was laden with all kinds of delicacies- ready made chicken nuggets, cereal bars(for the Aphrodite kids,boy, even PIPER was health conscious since she'd started dating Jason), nachos with cheese sauce and Ritz Bits.
In one corner, was a miniature replica of camp. Miniature somehow did not fit the bill. It was at least as big as Percy's room. Every single detail was perfect, from the ruins of the labyrinth to the lava climbing wall. It was magically enhanced. You could see every single camper on it. You could see them walk, talk, eat and even sneak out at night without permission. Even the birds flying and the animals in the woods could be seen in it. It was like the mini mountain from the movie Rachel had suggested to him-'Spy Kids' or something. It was about kids who were spies(duh). Nice to know that demigods weren't the only abnormal people in the continent. Anyways, mini camp(MC) was like watching live 3D Tv of the camp, but of course without glasses and for strategic purposes only.
Two walls of the room were inbuilt bookshelves. One wall contained old books,scrolls and almost every Greek mythology book imaginable. The other wall had strategic plans, camp history, books about recent wars in the last thousand years, and a bio data and report card of every single camper till now.(Annabeth thought that in case someone betrayed us, the camp had serious info about them.)
Everybody was tense about the Luke chapter. Most of them had their hands on their weapons, ready to take Luke down if needed. Only Butch from Iris cabin, Katie from Demeter,Piper, and Rachel were calm.
Oh, and Annabeth. She was definitely acting calm. It was too eerie for words. She usually tries to cheer them up if the campers are troubled or depressed before emergency meetings(since it usually predicts something dangerous), but today she was the one who looked like she needed some serious cheering up. Something WAS up,but Percy wasn't going to force it out of her. She would tell when she needed to.
About a minute later, Chiron walked in, Luke following him. Everyone went stiff (more than they were before at least) and there was pin drop silence.
Chiron started the meeting. They pretty much discussed what Percy already knew from his talk with Luke earlier. They talked for an hour, but Percy wasn't actually listening.
When the meeting got over and it was time for Chiron to make his decision. Well, technically it was up to Mr D to make the decision, but no one cared about his opinion(though no body would ever say that aloud in fear of being turned into a dolphin).
Anyways, Chiron made the decision. He decided to give Luke a second chance. It was kind of obvious to Percy. But what was surprising were two things.
One: Luke was no longer the cabin counsellor. He had lost that privilege.
Two: He had a tour guide. What was the point. Sure, the camp had been redesigned , but he didn't need a tour guide. Chiron asked for volunteers. Only Annabeth had raised her hand.
Basically, Luke looked pretty happy to Percy. According to him, the only downside was that he didn't get to sit on the counsellors' comfy chairs.
After the meeting was adjourned till later, Chiron called Percy aside.
"Percy," Chiron said gravely,"We finally got peace, but it looks like things are shaking up again. But for now, it's nothing serious. There is no point in you staying at camp now. Perhaps you could go to your mother's home for the school year."
The way Chiron said the words 'mother's home', Percy got a feeling that he wasn't talking about Manhattan. But he one thing, he was being kicked out of camp. He wanted to stay so badly, but he knew there was no point arguing with Chiron.
Percy reached his mom's place by late evening. He was tired and flustered by the day's events. He went to look for his mom, but could not find her. He decided to check her room.
As soon as he entered the room, Percy heard a fluttering sound, saw a white fluff flying out of the window, with his mom standing right beside it, looking very calm and composed. When he went forward to the window and checked further, he saw a bird flying away. He was pretty sure what it was. He had seen it in Annabeth's cabin. Her mom's sacred bird, though Percy knew it wasn't related to anything Greek.
It was an owl.