Okay, I know what I said in the authors note, but I found some time to write a new chapter! Sheesh.

I am wordless for now, so here's the new chapter!(Clap, clap, clap)

Son of Neptune

Chapter 5: I am introduced to the camp part 2

A weird silence came between us. I could almost swear that a crow passed between us. What? Hazel and I had reached a metal shed. It was padlocked with a giant lock. She took out a key and unlocked the lock. She swung open the door. It barely budged, so we pulled it together. Slowly, the door opened, albeit with a noisy, creaky sound. I stared, wide-eyed; there were weapons of all sorts inside. You name it, the armory got it. There were swords, knifes, bows-and-arrows, lances, axes…

She fished out a golden sword, a bit bent at an angle. "How about this?" Hazel asked, holding out the sword's handle for me. I held out the sword, it felt too long. I shook my head. For half-an-hour or so (I don't really keep track), we tried out all kinds of weapons. That was when I realized that the bow and me don't go well. Lets just say that Hazel had a really unpleasant near death experience.

Finally she said," I think you need a balanced sword. All those here are either too heavy or too long. Maybe I will ask those Vulcan kids to make you a sword. You will have to stick with this first. It fits you the best out of all these sword here, but its still too heavy." She handed me a sword. It was the right height for me, all gold and seemed very sharp. But yet again, it was too heavy for me. I slid it into the sheath that came with it. It was also gold. One thing about these weapons they have, its all made out of gold, sheesh, seems like the gods only liked god, cant they choose a better color, like silver or bronze or a mix? It was, in my mind, too much gold.

Then, we headed back to the cabin. On the way there, I saw the other cabins. One had flowers and plants growing all over it. Another kept giving off light it was impossible to keep staring at it for long. Then there were the campers themselves. Some were friendly enough, waving at us and asking who I was. The not-so-friendly ones sneered at me. They gave off a nasty vibe. They were looking at me closely, like thinking of ways to beat me up.

When we got back, it was close to dinnertime. The Mercury kids explained to me how things worked here. There were things like ranks, but they called it legions. It ranged from first legion to fifth legion, with the people in the first being the strongest and the fifth being the weakest or the newbies. I was obviously a newbie, which placed me in the fifth. Hazel was a first. The only way to go higher is to prove your worth. Weird.

Then, at last, it was dinnertime.

We headed to the dining hall. The place was spacious and flat. There, in the inside, were long tables and chairs, all made out of metal, like those you see in school canteens, except not that colorful. It was all arranged in rows classroom tables. The table clothes were all different for each table. We took our places. I just followed Hazel. We sat in order of seniority, so I was dead last. Up in front was a table, which was laden with food. Further away was yet another table, where I saw Lupa the wolf and the fauns and tree nymphs (A/N: I don't know what they are called in Roman).

We took our food in groups, as in one table after the other. When it was my turn, I just scooped a bit. I saw my friends at a bonfire. They were doing something. I walked over. They were pushing the best parts of their food into the fire. "Offering for the gods," Hazel murmured, "Mercury". I scooped a large part of my food into the flames." To whoever god that is my parent, please help me regain my memories and tell me who you are."

We went back, and ate our food in silence. I was surprised, I expected some noise like laughter or some conversation. After all, we are kids. The eerie silence actually crept me out. It was as though we were soldiers eating in the military.

After the meal, which ended quickly, Lupa spoke, "There is an announcement, I'm sure you have seen a boy walking around the camps. He is Perseus Jackson and is still unclaimed." My friends pulled me u. everyone was staring at me. I felt really uncomfortable. "He will be put in the fifth legion and in the Mercury Cabin for now."Lupa continued.

After that, I went back to the cabin and took a bath. I put on this purple shirt I found on my bed. Suddenly, a thought came to me: Just now Lupa said Perseus Jackson, I didn't tell anyone that, Me myself I had only remembered it when I was in the Mercury cabin. How did she know? Does she know anything else about me?

Yay! This is the longest chapter ever!(Celebrates)