Back to Sarah's POV! Last chapter was super short bc it was like a little sneak peek? Idk I was just getting my mind wander and write what it wants to write. Just out of curiosity, does anybody actually read the Author's Note? I usually do. To the people that do, thanks! To the people that don't, well... nothing I guess I mean you're not reading this so I'm basically talking to myself. Whatever, please review and if you FOLLOW you can keep up with the story and be notified whenever I write a new chapter which is always great. Also, my last story, The After Effects, reached 2,000 views! I'm psyched, that's so cool! This is like the closest I've ever become to famous! Yeet! (I can't believe I just said yeet) Anyways, BACK TO THE STORY! Disclaimer: Still don't own Percy Jackson or any characters other then the one I created, Sarah.

Sarah's POV:

I woke up and looked over at the clock. 5:23. Perfect. It was just early enough to hopefully prevent getting seen by somebody. I prayed that everyone was sleeping. I quickly dressed into the clothes Piper had given me and walked across the hall to the armory. I looked around and found my quiver and sword laying in the corner of the room. I picked it up and started looking around for arrows. I finally managed to gather about 20 arrows. I smiled, this should be enough to hold me over for a wile. I stuffed the arrows and sword into my quiver and shouldered it. I grabbed my bow and walked out of the room. I quickly sniffed myself out of curiosity. I still smelled good, nice.

I walked quietly up the stairs and tiptoed my way across the hall trying my best not to wake anyone up. I got up on deck and looked around, there didn't seem to be anybody watching. I walked over to the side of the ship. This was it, I was leaving. I would be free of these kids and their quest to save the world. I can go back to my fountain, live peacefully and scourge for my food. Maybe when I got older and earned enough money I would buy a ticket and go back to the U.S. and find wherever these kids stayed, until then I was going to stay happily talking to the market guy who gave me near rotten fish. I know my life doesn't sound like much but it was better than staying on this ship that caused nightmares, with this group of teenagers risking their lives to save the world. I would let them do that, they signed up for it, I was unwillingly dragged onto here and I was not about to die trying to help them out like that dream showed me.

I was about to hop over the side of the ship when I heard someone call me. "Sarah?" I looked over to see Leo staring at me with curiosity. "What are you doing?" He looked at me holding my weapons. "You're... leaving?"

I stared at him. He seemed almost upset that I was leaving. "I don't belong here. This isn't my quest. It's time for me to leave."

"No, you can't leave. We need you're help getting around Greece. You know your way around better than all of us combined. You can help us," he said walking up to me.

I stared at him angrily. "Is that all you guys want me here for? To help you out on your little quest? You guys don't care about me or making sure I'm okay, you never did! You saved me from that monster so that I could lead you around like some kind of tour guide!" I spat angrily. "Well, I'm not doing it. You guys can find your way around, it's not that big of a place. You'll be just fine without me. I'm out of here."

Leo grabbed my forearm and turned me back around to face him. I yanked my arm away. "Sarah, we don't want you just for your help. Sure it's great that you can help us out with our quest but you're also a demigod and it's dangerous living out here by yourself."

"I've been doing just fine for the past 7 years," I said.

"You can't stay out here for the rest of your life. You're gonna die. Eventually there's going to be a monster that's too big and you can't defeat it. If you stay with us, after this whole thing is over we can take you back home with us. There's this whole camp just for demigods. The shirt that you're wearing, Camp Half-Blood, that's what it's called. And it's full of Greek demigods from all over. It's like a safe house, it's protected so monsters can't get in and mortals can't see us. It's the safest place a demigod can be. And there's a whole other camp for Roman demigods too," Leo explained to me.

I looked down at the shirt I was wearing. Was there really a place I could go back to? A place that's safe with nice, comfy beds? Could I finally have a home again? "I don't know, Leo..."I said skeptically. It sounded too good to be true.

"C'mon, Camp Half-Blood is great. Plus, where else are you going to go? Do you even have anything to go back to? Anyone?" he asked pointing out to the dimly lit streets of Greece.

I sighed. I really didn't. And then something occurred to me. "If I go back with you guys to your camp, will I find out who my dad is?" I asked Leo hopefully.

"Yeah, you'll most likely be claimed like all the other demigod's. It's unusual for a demigod to go unclaimed when they're staying there. Oh, and about you're father, I've been thinking and I think I have a good idea who you're dad might be," Leo said smiling at me.

I looked up at Leo with disbelief in my eyes. Could he really have an idea? Could it be close? Would I finally find out who my dad is? I've been wondering ever since I found out my step dad wasn't my real dad. My mom never told me about my real dad, she died before she got the chance to. And my step dad didn't know much about him. "Who do you think it is?" I asked cautiously. I didn't want to get my hopes up.

"Have you ever tried healing or anything? Like just fixing a broken bone or a cut," he asked me.

I shook my head wondering what this had to do with my dad. "No, I've never really tried and I don't know a whole lot about it but I try to read any books I find and I did once read a book about it and I thought it was pretty cool. Why?"

"I think you should try sometime, just to see what happens. You said you like archery and music right?" I nodded. He continued, "Well, liking archery doesn't mean a whole bunch, I mean Frank is really good at archery and his dad is Mars. But you also said you like music which is still a pretty generic thing but still kinda helps to lead to one God. You also said you like reading and you seem to read people fairly well which would make me believe that it's Athena but you said you know you're mom so it has to be your dad. And after last night I figured we could safely cross off Hephaestus," he said. I thought back to last night and my failed attempt to make build something. I smiled slightly at remembering the small figure Leo had built for me, I had put it in my quiver before packing, I had full intentions of taking it with me.

I groaned wishing Leo would hurry up and just tell me who he thought my dad was. "Okay, so who do you think it is?" I asked getting frustrated.

"Well, this is just a theory and we should probably try different things to really look into it more but I'm pretty sure you're dad is Apollo. I mean, right now, that's the only thing I can really think of," Leo explained.

I thought for a minute. I didn't know much about Apollo. I tried to remember books I had read on Greek Gods. I'm pretty sure Apollo was the God of music, archery, healing, poems, and... the sun? Was he the God of that much? That didn't seem right. Maybe my memory was failing me. "Apollo?" I pronounced carefully, the word dancing on my tongue. "You think my dad is Apollo?"

"Well, like I said it's just a theory, but yes, that's what I'm thinking," Leo said smiling at me.

I smiled back. I couldn't believe it. We may have just figured out that my dad was Apollo. This was the greatest day of my life. I don't think I've been so happy in so long. Finally, a big mystery of my life was solved. I was so happy at Leo for figuring this out I could kiss him! I won't of course, that's way out of line, I mean, I just met the dude. "So, if I go with you guys to Camp, do you think he'll claim me?" I asked excitedly. My hopes where way up.

"Probably," Leo grinned at me.

"Oh my Gods, this is great!" I said flinging myself forward to give Leo a hug. In all honesty, I couldn't remember the last time I hugged somebody. "Thank you so much!"

Leo laughed and hugged me back. "No problem, Sarita." He pulled out of the hug and gave me a look, "So, are you still gunna leave?"

I laughed, "Hell no! Are you kidding? I finally have a chance to learn for sure who my dad is and maybe, hopefully, meet him after all these years," I looked up at Leo hopefully. "Can you tell me more about Camp Half-Blood? Like, what does it look like and who's there?"

Leo looked at me and laughed happily, "Of course! Come sit down with me and I'll tell you all about it." I followed him to the middle of the deck where he stopped in front of the mast.

"What are you doing?" I asked slowly.

"I'm going up to the Crow's Nest. You're not afraid of heights are you?" I followed him up the net and into the Crow's nest. Once we got up there Leo looked at me with a big grin on his face. "Ta-da!" he yelled throwing his hands up. I looked out at the still dark city of Greece.

"Wow," I said as my mouth hung open. I had spent all these years in Greece and had never viewed it like this before. From way up here the city looked beautiful.

"Nice, huh? So, Camp Half-Blood. Let's see... Well, for one, you're welcome to stay there year round, that's what I do. Most people leave during the Fall for school and come back at the end of Spring, but if you have nowhere to go home to, you're welcomed to stay year round," Leo started.

I looked at him, catching on to something he may not have intentionally revealed or noticed he had said. "You have nowhere to go back to?" I asked.

He looked up at me, sadness in his eyes. "No, my mom died when I was eight. I was on the run until I was brought to Camp Half-Blood."

"Oh, I'm sorry," I said quietly. Maybe I shouldn't have asked.

"It's fine. It sounds like you've been through as much as me," he joked playfully. It's pretty sad when you can joke about how much somebody understands what you've been through. You should never have to say "me too" about your mom dying and being left alone. "Anyways, camp," he said bringing the conversation back. I sat there listening and staring at the rising sun as he described how the cabins work. He described in full detail the strawberry fields and the way the waves calmly hit the sand down at the beach. He talked about all the different activities you could do, archery, rock climbing, sword fighting, and all the different classes you could take. I was lost in staring at the now pink sky and dreaming about how great it would be to go there and start a life. I could actually do something, I could learn, I could eat, I could sleep in a bed and have half brothers and sisters that actually cared about me. I could better my archery skills and learn to take care of patience and heal wounds. This whole camp sounded amazing and I couldn't wait for this quest to be over so I could go back. If I did anything now, it was for a start at a brand new life.

Leo stopped abruptly and I stared at him disappointed. I wanted to hear more about this camp. "Why'd you stop talking?" I asked sadly.

Down below us someone was yelling Leo's name, trying to find him. "Looks like we're being summoned, c'mon," he said and we climbed back down the rope to figure out what was wanted.