So sorry it takes so long to update...I'm really busy...but here's the next chapter!

Also for those of you that noticed the incorrect age of Nico...I commend you on your awesome observing skills and being a true PJO fan! I am aware of his age change. I purposefully made him 15 for future chapters and such. I didn't want there to be that much of an age gap between Pearl and Nico and I had to make Pearl 16 so...yeah but thank you to those of you who noticed!

Anyway...here's Chapter 4!

Disclaimer: again, rights to PJO do not belong to me.

Pearl's POV

Strapping on a breastplate waaay to large for my tiny figure I looked around and saw campers snickering at me. I turned towards the small mirror and saw I looked completely ridiculous.

XXXL armor and a helmet that almost completely covered my eyes, was nothing compared to the giant shield an Ares child had chucked at me. The thing must have weighed at least as much as me. A sword had been tossed into my hands but it weighed at least 95 lbs and was not only extremely off balance, but the handle was almost too big to wrap my hand around it. Annabeth came over and tried to mask her laugh.

"The Ares children don't really care about other demigods...here let me help you." Annabeth tightened the straps holding the armor in place so they wouldn't fall of my body the movement she moved.

"Thanks" I said, embarrassed. Annabeth smiled and said "no problem." She began to walk away but I quickly asked "wait. What's border control?" "Ahh..." Annabeth said. "That would be better for Percy to explain...but...basically just standing by the creek and keeping the reds away."That's it? I think I can do that." I said hoping I could. Annabeth smiled slightly then looking down at my sword, chuckled and said "They gave you that sword? We should probably find you one that didn't used to belong to a 10 foot tall giant..."

Annabeth and I searched the weapons quickly and just before Chiron signaled for the game to begin, Annabeth thrusted an off balanced sword into my hands. "Sorry...it's the best I can do right now." Annabeth said apologetically. I gave her a half smile and said "well at least I can hold it." Then followed Annabeth out into the woods.

When the conch horn was blown, I immediately knew I was in trouble. I had absolutely no idea how to use a sword or fight off the gang of reds coming toward me. As they grew closer, I stepped forward nervously to fight them off. Just as they were raising their weapons, I detected out of the corner of my eye, Percy quickly making his way closer and closer to the creek. Ignoring the gang, I stealthily ran over to where he was about to cross the border. Just as he was about to leap over, I clumsily attacked him with my sword.

He quickly deflected it and was about to strike me down, but looked at my half covered face, saw me, gave an impish smile and said "You should know something; I'm not the best person to pick a fight with, especially near water..."

He focused on the creek and suddenly a small wave of water was hurdling towards me, slashing me back 15 feet. I hit my head against a tree, making all of my armor clatter against my body. I heard the snickers of several campers and I felt my face grow hot with embarrassment. Suddenly, anger and adrenaline overtook me. I stood up shakily, my eyes narrowing on Percy who was returning to his route to the flag. I ran towards Percy, clumsily thrusting my sword.

He easily deflected my thrusts, which just made me angrier that I couldn't even hit him. I fell back into the creek and felt a surge of power. Suddenly the sword became balanced and my thrusts became less jagged. Percy seemed to realize the change as well, and squinted his eyebrows in confusion. He easily knocked the sword out of my hand and knocked me back into the creek with the butt of his sword.

Suddenly, I was no longer controlling my actions. I stood, willed the water to rise as if I had done a million times before, and I felt the power of the ocean seep into me. Percy tried to continue to the flag but a tentacle of water grabbed him. He brushed it away but not before I willed funnel of water to form around him.

Percy's eyes widened in alarm and he tried to disperse the funnel. I willed the funnels to tighten around Percy and freeze around him. He broke free, and willed a large wave to encase me against a tree. I quickly broke it and we both willed 20 foot tall waves to rise and hurdled them towards each other.

The moment the two waves crashed into one another, a giant earthquake rumbled, louder than anything I had ever heard. The shock wave, heading out from the impact, knocked down both of us. I felt my head smash against a rock, and with all the energy drained out of me, I closed my heavy eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying on the ground, surrounded by several campers, feeling extremely fatigued. Annabeth leaned over Percy a few feet away, then she realized I was awake, came running over to where I lay.

"What happened? There was an awful earthquake and then we found you and Percy here knocked out cold. A few campers claimed to have seen you two fighting, but don't remember much. What happened?" I tried to speak but my mouth was so dry, I could only whimper quietly. When I had had something to drink and Percy had awoken, Percy told Annabeth what had happened. Annabeth eyed me warily then, as Chiron came trotting over, the camp (which had gathered around us) made a collective gasp. I was bathed in a green light which was emanating above me. The entire camp knelt before me as Chiron said "Hail Pearl Jackson...Daughter of Poseidon, the Sea God.

We all knew that was coming. Anyway remember to review!